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such Committees shall include a detailed justification for 
any proposed action: Provided further, That congressional 
notifications submitted in prior fiscal years pursuant to 
similar provisions of law in prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs may be deemed to meet the notification 
requirements of this section. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES.—Pursuant to sub-
section (a), a reorganization, redesign, or other plan shall 
include any action to— 
(1) expand, eliminate, consolidate, or downsize 
covered departments, agencies, or organizations, in-
cluding bureaus and offices within or between such 
departments, agencies, or organizations, including 
the transfer to other agencies of the authorities and 
responsibilities of such bureaus and offices; 
(2) expand, eliminate, consolidate, or downsize 
the United States official presence overseas, includ-
ing at bilateral, regional, and multilateral diplomatic 
facilities and other platforms; or 
(3) expand or reduce the size of the permanent 
Civil Service, Foreign Service, eligible family mem-
ber, and locally employed staff workforce of the De-
partment of State and USAID from the staffing lev-
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els previously justified to the Committees on Appro-
priations for fiscal year 2025. 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE MATTERS 
SEC. 7064. (a) WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds 
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to 
the Department of State for payments to the Working 
Capital Fund that are made available for new service cen-
ters, shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(b) CERTIFICATION.— 
(1) COMPLIANCE.—Not later than 45 days 
after the initial obligation of funds appropriated 
under titles III and IV of this Act that are made 
available to a Department of State bureau or office 
with responsibility for the management and over-
sight of such funds, the Secretary of State shall cer-
tify and report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions, on an individual bureau or office basis, that 
such bureau or office is in compliance with Depart-
ment and Federal financial and grants management 
policies, procedures, and regulations, as applicable. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—When making a certifi-
cation required by paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
State shall consider the capacity of a bureau or of-
fice to— 
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(A) account for the obligated funds at the 
country and program level, as appropriate; 
(B) identify risks and develop mitigation 
and monitoring plans; 
(C) establish performance measures and 
indicators; 
(D) review activities and performance; and 
(E) assess final results and reconcile fi-
nances. 
(3) PLAN.—If the Secretary of State is unable 
to make a certification required by paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall submit a plan and timeline de-
tailing the steps to be taken to bring such bureau 
or office into compliance. 
(c) OTHER MATTERS.— 
(1) In addition to amounts appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’— 
(A) as authorized by section 810 of the 
United States Information and Educational Ex-
change Act, not to exceed $5,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, may be credited 
to this appropriation from fees or other pay-
ments received from English teaching, library, 
motion pictures, and publication programs and 
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from fees from educational advising and coun-
seling and exchange visitor programs; and 
(B) not to exceed $15,000, which shall be 
derived from reimbursements, surcharges, and 
fees for use of Blair House facilities. 
(2) Funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic 
Programs’’ are available for acquisition by exchange 
or purchase of passenger motor vehicles as author-
ized by law and, pursuant to section 1108(g) of title 
31, United States Code, for the field examination of 
programs and activities in the United States funded 
from any account contained in title I of this Act. 
(3)(A) Prior to entering into a bilateral or mul-
tilateral agreement authorized by section 303(a) of 
the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation 
Act (19 U.S.C. 2602) or the extension of an agree-
ment pursuant to section 303(e) of such Act, the 
Secretary of State shall ensure that any import re-
strictions authorized by such agreement comply with 
the provisions of sections 302 and 305 of such Act. 
(B) Reports required by section 303(g) of 
the Convention on Cultural Property Implemen-
tation Act (19 U.S.C. 2602) shall also be sub-
mitted to the Committees on Appropriations: 
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Provided, That such reports shall also include 
information concerning compliance with section 
303(c) of such Act. 
(4)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Pro-
grams’’ in this Act and prior Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs may be made available 
for support of a Special Envoy, Special Representa-
tive, Special Coordinator, Special Negotiator, Envoy, 
Representative, Coordinator, Special Advisor, or 
other position performing a similar function unless 
such Special Envoy, Special Representative, Special 
Coordinator, Special Negotiator, Envoy, Representa-
tive, Coordinator, Special Advisor, or other position 
performing a similar function— 
(i) is expressly authorized by statute; or 
(ii) has affirmatively received the advice 
and consent of the Senate. 
(B) The limitations of this paragraph shall be 
construed to include the applicable office personnel 
and bureau managed funds of such office. 
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UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 7065. (a) AUTHORITY.—Up to $170,000,000 of 
the funds made available in title III of this Act pursuant 
to or to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, including funds appropriated 
under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 
Central Asia’’, may be used by the United States Agency 
for International Development to hire and employ individ-
uals in the United States and overseas on a limited ap-
pointment basis pursuant to the authority of sections 308 
and 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
3948 and 3949). 
(b) RESTRICTION.—The authority to hire individuals 
contained in subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 
2026. 
(c) PROGRAM ACCOUNT CHARGED.—The account 
charged for the cost of an individual hired and employed 
under the authority of this section shall be the account 
to which the responsibilities of such individual primarily 
relate: Provided, That funds made available to carry out 
this section may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
appropriated by this Act in title II under the heading ‘‘Op-
erating Expenses’’. 
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(d) FOREIGN SERVICE LIMITED EXTENSIONS.—Indi-
viduals hired and employed by USAID, with funds made 
available in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs, pursuant to the authority of section 309 
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3949), may 
be extended for a period of up to 4 years notwithstanding 
the limitation set forth in such section. 
(e) DISASTER
SURGE
CAPACITY.—Funds appro-
priated under title III of this Act to carry out part I of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including funds ap-
propriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, 
Eurasia and Central Asia’’, may be used, in addition to 
funds otherwise available for such purposes, for the cost 
(including the support costs) of individuals detailed to or 
employed by USAID whose primary responsibility is to 
carry out programs in response to natural disasters or 
man-made disasters, subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(f) PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTORS.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I, 
chapter 4 of part II, and section 667 of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961, and title II of the Food for Peace 
Act (Public Law 83–480; 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.), may be 
used by USAID to employ up to 40 personal services con-
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tractors in the United States, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, for the purpose of providing direct, in-
terim support for new or expanded overseas programs and 
activities managed by the agency until permanent direct 
hire personnel are hired and trained: Provided, That not 
more than 15 of such contractors shall be assigned to any 
bureau or office: Provided further, That such funds appro-
priated to carry out title II of the Food for Peace Act 
(Public Law 83–480; 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.), may be made 
available only for personal services contractors assigned 
to the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance. 
(g) SMALL BUSINESS.—In entering into multiple 
award indefinite-quantity contracts with funds appro-
priated by this Act, USAID may provide an exception to 
the fair opportunity process for placing task orders under 
such contracts when the order is placed with any category 
of small or small disadvantaged business. 
(h) SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE LIMITED APPOINT-
MENTS.—Individuals hired pursuant to the authority pro-
vided by section 7059(o) of the Department of State, For-
eign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2010 (division F of Public Law 111–117) may be 
assigned to or support programs in Afghanistan or Paki-
stan with funds made available in this Act and prior Acts 
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making appropriations for the Department of State, for-
eign operations, and related programs. 
(i) 
CRISIS
OPERATIONS
STAFFING.—Up 
to 
$86,000,000 of the funds made available in title III of 
this Act pursuant to, or to carry out the provisions of, 
part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and section 
509(b) of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (title V of divi-
sion J of Public Law 116–94) may be made available for 
the United States Agency for International Development 
to appoint and employ personnel in the excepted service 
to prevent or respond to foreign crises and contexts with 
growing instability: Provided, That functions carried out 
by personnel hired under the authority of this subsection 
shall be related to the purpose for which the funds were 
appropriated: Provided further, That such funds are in ad-
dition to funds otherwise available for such purposes and 
may remain attributed to any minimum funding require-
ment for which they were originally made available: Pro-
vided further, That the USAID Administrator shall coordi-
nate with the Director of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment and consult with the appropriate congressional com-
mittees on implementation of this provision. 
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STABILIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN REGIONS 
IMPACTED BY EXTREMISM AND CONFLICT 
SEC. 7066. Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Inter-
national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Non-
proliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Pro-
grams’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, and ‘‘Foreign Mili-
tary Financing Program’’, not less than $135,000,000 (in-
creased by $15,000,000) shall be made available for the 
Prevention and Stabilization Fund for the purposes enu-
merated in section 509(a) of the Global Fragility Act of 
2019 (title V of division J of Public Law 116–94): Pro-
vided, That such funds shall be prioritized for countries 
with national and local governments with the dem-
onstrated political will and capacity to partner on 
strengthening government legitimacy: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development shall 
consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the in-
tended prioritization and allocation of such funds not later 
than 60 days prior to submitting the pre-obligation spend 
plans required by section 7062(b) of this Act: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated under such headings may 
be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated 
under such headings for such purposes: Provided further, 
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That such transfer authority is in addition to any other 
transfer authority provided by this Act or any other Act, 
and is subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That funds made available pursu-
ant to this subsection under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ may remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2026. 
DEBT-FOR-DEVELOPMENT 
SEC. 7067. In order to enhance the continued partici-
pation of nongovernmental organizations in debt-for-devel-
opment and debt-for-nature exchanges, a nongovern-
mental organization which is a grantee or contractor of 
the United States Agency for International Development 
may place in interest bearing accounts local currencies 
which accrue to that organization as a result of economic 
assistance provided under title III of this Act and, subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 
on Appropriations, any interest earned on such investment 
shall be used for the purpose for which the assistance was 
provided to that organization. 
EXTENSION OF CONSULAR FEES AND RELATED 
AUTHORITIES 
SEC. 7068. (a) Section 1(b)(1) of the Passport Act 
of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(b)(1)) shall be applied 
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through fiscal year 2025 by substituting ‘‘the costs of pro-
viding consular services’’ for ‘‘such costs’’. 
(b) Section 21009 of the Emergency Appropriations 
for Coronavirus Health Response and Agency Operations 
(division B of Public Law 116–136; 134 Stat. 592) shall 
be applied during fiscal year 2025 by substituting ‘‘2020 
through 2025’’ for ‘‘2020 and 2021’’. 
(c) Discretionary amounts made available to the De-
partment of State under the heading ‘‘Administration of 
Foreign Affairs’’ of this Act, and discretionary unobli-
gated balances under such heading from prior Acts mak-
ing appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs, may be transferred to 
the Consular and Border Security Programs account if the 
Secretary of State determines and reports to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations that to do so is necessary to sus-
tain consular operations, following consultation with such 
Committees: Provided, That such transfer authority is in 
addition to any transfer authority otherwise available in 
this Act and under any other provision of law: Provided 
further, That no amounts may be transferred from 
amounts designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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(d) In addition to the uses permitted pursuant to sec-
tion 286(v)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1356(v)(2)(A)), for fiscal year 2025, the Sec-
retary of State may also use fees deposited into the Fraud 
Prevention and Detection Account for the costs of pro-
viding consular services. 
(e) Amounts repurposed pursuant to subsection (b) 
that were previously designated by the Congress as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or a concur-
rent resolution on the budget are designated by the Con-
gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
GAZA OVERSIGHT AND OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 7069. (a) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of 
State shall certify and report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees not later than 15 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, that— 
(1) oversight policies, processes, and procedures 
have been established by the Department of State 
and the United States Agency for International De-
velopment, as appropriate, and are in use to prevent 
the diversion to Hamas and other terrorist and ex-
tremist entities in Gaza and the misuse or destruc-
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tion by such entities of assistance, including through 
international organizations; and 
(2) such policies, processes, and procedures 
have been developed in coordination with other bilat-
eral and multilateral donors and the Government of 
Israel, as appropriate. 
(b) OVERSIGHT POLICY
AND PROCEDURES.—The 
Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees, con-
current with the submission of the certification required 
in subsection (a), a written description of the oversight 
policies, processes, and procedures for funds appropriated 
by this Act that are made available for assistance for 
Gaza, including specific actions to be taken should such 
assistance be diverted, misused, or destroyed, and the role 
of the Government of Israel in the oversight of such assist-
ance. 
(c) REQUIREMENT TO INFORM.—The Secretary of 
State and USAID Administrator shall promptly inform 
the appropriate congressional committees of each instance 
in which funds appropriated by this Act that are made 
available for assistance for Gaza have been diverted, mis-
used, or destroyed, to include the type of assistance, a de-
scription of the incident and parties involved, and an ex-
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planation of the response of the Department of State or 
USAID, as appropriate. 
(d) THIRD
PARTY
MONITORING.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act shall be made available for third party 
monitoring of assistance for Gaza, including end use moni-
toring, following consultation with the appropriate con-
gressional committees. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the initial 
obligation of funds appropriated by this Act that are made 
available for assistance for Gaza, and every 90 days there-
after until all such funds are expended, the Secretary of 
State and the USAID Administrator shall jointly submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report de-
tailing the amount and purpose of such assistance pro-
vided during each respective quarter, including a descrip-
tion of the specific entity implementing such assistance. 
(f) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act and every 90 days thereafter 
until September 30, 2026, the Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with the Director of National Intelligence and 
other heads of elements of the intelligence community that 
the Secretary considers relevant, shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a report assessing 
whether funds appropriated by this Act and made avail-
able for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza have been 
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