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organization plan required by section 1462(a) of the 
BUILD Act of 2018 is transmitted to Congress. 
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, $2,545,525,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2020. 
DEMOCRACY FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion 
of democracy globally, including to carry out the purposes 
of section 502(b)(3) and (5) of Public Law 98–164 (22 
U.S.C. 4411), $157,700,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2020, which shall be made available for the 
Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of De-
mocracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of 
State: Provided, That funds appropriated under this head-
ing that are made available to the National Endowment 
for Democracy and its core institutes are in addition to 
amounts otherwise available by this Act for such purposes: 
Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary for Democ-
racy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, 
shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior 
to the obligation of funds appropriated under this para-
graph. 
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For an additional amount for such purposes, 
$69,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2020, which shall be made available for the Bureau for 
Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, 
United States Agency for International Development. 
ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the FREEDOM 
Support Act (Public Law 102–511), and the Support for 
Eastern European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (Pub-
lic Law 101–179), $760,334,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2020, which shall be available, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, except section 7047 
of this Act, for assistance and related programs for coun-
tries identified in section 3 of Public Law 102–511 (22 
U.S.C. 5801) and section 3(c) of Public Law 101–179 (22 
U.S.C. 5402), in addition to funds otherwise available for 
such purposes: Provided, That funds appropriated by this 
Act under the headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Con-
trol and Law Enforcement’’ that are made available for 
assistance for such countries shall be administered in ac-
cordance with the responsibilities of the coordinator des-
ignated pursuant to section 102 of Public Law 102–511 
and section 601 of Public Law 101–179: Provided further, 
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That funds appropriated under this heading shall be con-
sidered to be economic assistance under the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 for purposes of making available the 
administrative authorities contained in that Act for the 
use of economic assistance: Provided further, That any no-
tification of funds made available under this heading in 
this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations and related pro-
grams shall include information (if known on the date of 
transmittal of such notification) on the use of notwith-
standing authority: Provided further, That if subsequent 
to the notification of assistance it becomes necessary to 
rely on notwithstanding authority, the Committees on Ap-
propriations should be informed at the earliest opportunity 
and to the extent practicable. 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses not otherwise provided for, 
to enable the Secretary of State to carry out the provisions 
of section 2(a) and (b) of the Migration and Refugee As-
sistance Act of 1962, and other activities to meet refugee 
and migration needs; salaries and expenses of personnel 
and dependents as authorized by the Foreign Service Act 
of 1980; allowances as authorized by sections 5921 
through 5925 of title 5, United States Code; purchase and 
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hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as author-
ized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
$2,027,876,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which not less than $35,000,000 shall be made available 
to respond to small-scale emergency humanitarian require-
ments, and $5,000,000 shall be made available for refu-
gees resettling in Israel. 
UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION 
ASSISTANCE FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance 
Act of 1962, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)), 
$1,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That amounts in excess of the limitation contained in 
paragraph (2) of such section shall be transferred to, and 
merged with, funds made available by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’. 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
PEACE CORPS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), including 
the purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles 
for administrative purposes for use outside of the United 
States, $410,500,000, of which $6,000,000 is for the Of-
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fice of Inspector General, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2020: Provided, That the Director of the Peace 
Corps may transfer to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations 
Account, as authorized by section 16 of the Peace Corps 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2515), an amount not to exceed 
$5,000,000: Provided further, That funds transferred pur-
suant to the previous proviso may not be derived from 
amounts made available for Peace Corps overseas oper-
ations: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
under this heading, not to exceed $104,000 may be avail-
able for representation expenses, of which not to exceed 
$4,000 may be made available for entertainment expenses: 
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated 
under this heading shall be used to pay for abortions: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding the previous proviso, 
section 614 of division E of Public Law 113–76 shall 
apply to funds appropriated under this heading. 
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7701 
et seq.) (MCA), $905,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under 
this heading, up to $105,000,000 may be available for ad-
ministrative expenses of the Millennium Challenge Cor-
poration: Provided further, That section 605(e) of the 
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MCA shall apply to funds appropriated under this head-
ing: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this 
heading may be made available for a Millennium Challenge 
Compact entered into pursuant to section 609 of the MCA 
only if such Compact obligates, or contains a commitment 
to obligate subject to the availability of funds and the mu-
tual agreement of the parties to the Compact to proceed, 
the entire amount of the United States Government fund-
ing anticipated for the duration of the Compact: Provided 
further, That no country should be eligible for a threshold 
program after such country has completed a country com-
pact: Provided further, That any funds that are 
deobligated from a Millennium Challenge Compact shall 
be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations prior to re-obligation: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds appropriated under this 
heading, not to exceed $100,000 may be available for rep-
resentation and entertainment expenses, of which not to 
exceed $5,000 may be available for entertainment ex-
penses. 
INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of 
the Inter-American Foundation in accordance with the 
provisions of section 401 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1969, $22,500,000, to remain available until September 
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30, 2020: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under 
this heading, not to exceed $2,000 may be available for 
representation expenses. 
UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the African De-
velopment Foundation Act (title V of Public Law 96–533; 
22 U.S.C. 290h et seq.), $30,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2020, of which not to exceed $2,000 
may be available for representation expenses: Provided, 
That funds made available to grantees may be invested 
pending expenditure for project purposes when authorized 
by the Board of Directors of the United States African 
Development Foundation (USADF): Provided further, 
That interest earned shall be used only for the purposes 
for which the grant was made: Provided further, That not-
withstanding section 505(a)(2) of the African Develop-
ment Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 290h–3(a)(2)), in excep-
tional circumstances the Board of Directors of the 
USADF may waive the $250,000 limitation contained in 
that section with respect to a project and a project may 
exceed the limitation by up to 10 percent if the increase 
is due solely to foreign currency fluctuation: Provided fur-
ther, That the USADF shall submit a report to the appro-
priate congressional committees after each time such waiv-
er authority is exercised: Provided further, That the 
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USADF may make rent or lease payments in advance 
from appropriations available for such purpose for offices, 
buildings, grounds, and quarters in Africa as may be nec-
essary to carry out its functions: Provided further, That 
the USADF may maintain bank accounts outside the 
United States Treasury and retain any interest earned on 
such accounts, in furtherance of the purposes of the Afri-
can Development Foundation Act: Provided further, That 
the USADF may not withdraw any appropriation from the 
Treasury prior to the need of spending such funds for pro-
gram purposes. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 129 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$30,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
not more than $6,000,000 may be used for administrative 
expenses: Provided, That amounts made available under 
this heading may be made available to contract for services 
as described in section 129(d)(3)(A) of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961, without regard to the location in which 
such services are performed. 
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TITLE IV 
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $1,497,469,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, 
That the Department of State may use the authority of 
section 608 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, with-
out regard to its restrictions, to receive excess property 
from an agency of the United States Government for the 
purpose of providing such property to a foreign country 
or international organization under chapter 8 of part I of 
such Act, subject to the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
section 482(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall 
not apply to funds appropriated under this heading, except 
that any funds made available notwithstanding such sec-
tion shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made 
available to support training and technical assistance for 
foreign law enforcement, corrections, judges, and other ju-
dicial authorities, utilizing regional partners: Provided fur-
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ther, That funds made available under this heading that 
are transferred to another department, agency, or instru-
mentality of the United States Government pursuant to 
section 632(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 val-
ued in excess of $5,000,000, and any agreement made 
pursuant to section 632(a) of such Act, shall be subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND 
RELATED PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-ter-
rorism, demining and related programs and activities, 
$864,550,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2020, to carry out the provisions of chapter 8 of part II 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for anti-terrorism 
assistance, chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act, 
section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act, or the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 for demining activities, the clear-
ance of unexploded ordnance, the destruction of small 
arms, and related activities, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, including activities implemented through 
nongovernmental and international organizations, and sec-
tion 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for a 
United States contribution to the Comprehensive Nuclear 
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Test Ban Treaty Preparatory Commission, and for a vol-
untary contribution to the International Atomic Energy 
Agency (IAEA): Provided, That funds made available 
under this heading for the Nonproliferation and Disar-
mament Fund shall be made available, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law and subject to prior consulta-
tion with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 
Committees on Appropriations, to promote bilateral and 
multilateral activities relating to nonproliferation, disar-
mament, and weapons destruction, and shall remain avail-
able until expended: Provided further, That such funds 
may also be used for such countries other than the Inde-
pendent States of the former Soviet Union and inter-
national organizations when it is in the national security 
interest of the United States to do so: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated under this heading may be made 
available for the IAEA unless the Secretary of State deter-
mines that Israel is being denied its right to participate 
in the activities of that Agency: Provided further, That 
funds made available for conventional weapons destruction 
programs, including demining and related activities, in ad-
dition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, may 
be used for administrative expenses related to the oper-
ation and management of such programs and activities, 
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subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations. 
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$163,457,000: Provided, That funds appropriated under 
this heading may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of 
such Act, to provide assistance to enhance the capacity 
of foreign civilian security forces, including gendarmes, to 
participate in peacekeeping operations: Provided further, 
That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not 
less than $31,000,000 shall be made available for a United 
States contribution to the Multinational Force and Ob-
servers mission in the Sinai and not less than $71,000,000 
shall be made available for the Global Peace Operations 
Initiative: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be obligated except as 
provided through the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$110,778,000, of which up to $11,000,000 may remain 
available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That the 
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civilian personnel for whom military education and train-
ing may be provided under this heading may include civil-
ians who are not members of a government whose partici-
pation would contribute to improved civil-military rela-
tions, civilian control of the military, or respect for human 
rights: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
under this heading, not to exceed $50,000 may be avail-
able for entertainment expenses. 
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses for grants to enable the 
President to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the 
Arms Export Control Act, $5,962,241,000: Provided, 
That to expedite the provision of assistance to foreign 
countries and international organizations, the Secretary of 
State, following consultation with the Committees on Ap-
propriations and subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of such Committees, may use the funds appro-
priated under this heading to procure defense articles and 
services to enhance the capacity of foreign security forces: 
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under 
this heading, not less than $3,300,000,000 shall be avail-
able for grants only for Israel which shall be disbursed 
within 30 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
That to the extent that the Government of Israel requests 
that funds be used for such purposes, grants made avail-
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able for Israel under this heading shall, as agreed by the 
United States and Israel, be available for advanced weap-
ons systems, of which not less than $815,300,000 shall 
be available for the procurement in Israel of defense arti-
cles and defense services, including research and develop-
ment: Provided further, That funds appropriated or other-
wise made available under this heading shall be nonrepay-
able notwithstanding any requirement in section 23 of the 
Arms Export Control Act: Provided further, That funds 
made available under this heading shall be obligated upon 
apportionment in accordance with paragraph (5)(C) of 
section 1501(a) of title 31, United States Code. 
None of the funds made available under this heading 
shall be available to finance the procurement of defense 
articles, defense services, or design and construction serv-
ices that are not sold by the United States Government 
under the Arms Export Control Act unless the foreign 
country proposing to make such procurement has first 
signed an agreement with the United States Government 
specifying the conditions under which such procurement 
may be financed with such funds: Provided, That all coun-
try and funding level increases in allocations shall be sub-
mitted through the regular notification procedures of sec-
tion 7015 of this Act: Provided further, That funds made 
available under this heading may be used, notwithstanding 
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any other provision of law, for demining, the clearance of 
unexploded ordnance, and related activities, and may in-
clude activities implemented through nongovernmental 
and international organizations: Provided further, That 
only those countries for which assistance was justified for 
the ‘‘Foreign Military Sales Financing Program’’ in the 
fiscal year 1989 congressional presentation for security as-
sistance programs may utilize funds made available under 
this heading for procurement of defense articles, defense 
services, or design and construction services that are not 
sold by the United States Government under the Arms 
Export Control Act: Provided further, That funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be expended at the min-
imum rate necessary to make timely payment for defense 
articles and services: Provided further, That not more than 
$75,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading 
may be obligated for necessary expenses, including the 
purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only 
for use outside of the United States, for the general costs 
of administering military assistance and sales, except that 
this limitation may be exceeded only through the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That of the funds made available 
under this heading for general costs of administering mili-
tary assistance and sales, not to exceed $4,000 may be 
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available for entertainment expenses and not to exceed 
$130,000 may be available for representation expenses: 
Provided further, That not more than $1,009,700,000 of 
funds realized pursuant to section 21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms 
Export Control Act may be obligated for expenses incurred 
by the Department of Defense during fiscal year 2019 
pursuant to section 43(b) of the Arms Export Control Act, 
except that this limitation may be exceeded only through 
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
TITLE V 
MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$339,000,000: Provided, That section 307(a) of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to contribu-
tions to the United Nations Democracy Fund. 
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY 
For payment to the International Bank for Recon-
struction and Development as trustee for the Global Envi-
ronment Facility by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
$139,575,000, to remain available until, and to be fully 
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disbursed no later than, September 30, 2020: Provided, 
That of such amount, $136,563,000, which shall remain 
available until September 30, 2019, is only available for 
the first installment of the seventh replenishment of the 
Global Environment Facility, and shall be obligated and 
disbursed not later than 90 days after enactment of this 
Act: Provided further, That the Secretary shall report to 
the Committees on Appropriations on the status of funds 
provided under this heading not less than quarterly until 
fully disbursed: Provided further, That in such report the 
Secretary shall provide a timeline for the obligation and 
disbursement of any funds that have not yet been obli-
gated or disbursed. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
ASSOCIATION 
For payment to the International Development Asso-
ciation by the Secretary of the Treasury, $1,097,010,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For payment to the Asian Development Bank’s Asian 
Development Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
$47,395,000, to remain available until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK 
For payment to the African Development Bank by 
the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share 
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of the paid-in portion of the increase in capital stock, 
$32,417,159, to remain available until expended. 
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 
The United States Governor of the African Develop-
ment Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation 
to the callable capital portion of the United States share 
of such capital stock in an amount not to exceed 
$507,860,806. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For payment to the African Development Fund by 
the Secretary of the Treasury, $171,300,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR 
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT 
For payment to the International Fund for Agricul-
tural Development by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
$30,000,000, to remain available until, and to be fully dis-
bursed no later than, September 30, 2020, for the first 
installment of the eleventh replenishment of the Inter-
national Fund for Agricultural Development: Provided, 
That the Secretary of the Treasury shall report to the 
Committees on Appropriations on the status of such pay-
ment not less than quarterly until fully disbursed: Pro-
vided further, That in such report the Secretary shall pro-
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vide a timeline for the obligation and disbursement of any 
funds that have not yet been obligated or disbursed. 
TITLE VI 
EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE 
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES 
INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, as amended, $5,700,000, of which 
up to $855,000 may remain available until September 30, 
2020. 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
The Export-Import Bank of the United States is au-
thorized to make such expenditures within the limits of 
funds and borrowing authority available to such corpora-
tion, and in accordance with law, and to make such con-
tracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limi-
tations, as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United 
States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the pro-
gram for the current fiscal year for such corporation: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds available during the current 
fiscal year may be used to make expenditures, contracts, 
or commitments for the export of nuclear equipment, fuel, 
or technology to any country, other than a nuclear-weapon 
state as defined in Article IX of the Treaty on the Non- 
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Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons eligible to receive eco-
nomic or military assistance under this Act, that has deto-
nated a nuclear explosive after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
and guaranteed loan and insurance programs, including 
hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized 
by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and not 
to exceed $30,000 for official reception and representation 
expenses for members of the Board of Directors, not to 
exceed $110,000,000, of which up to $16,500,000 may re-
main available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That 
the Export-Import Bank (the Bank) may accept, and use, 
payment or services provided by transaction participants 
for legal, financial, or technical services in connection with 
any transaction for which an application for a loan, guar-
antee or insurance commitment has been made: Provided 
further, That the Bank shall charge fees for necessary ex-
penses (including special services performed on a contract 
or fee basis, but not including other personal services) in 
connection with the collection of moneys owed the Bank, 
repossession or sale of pledged collateral or other assets 
acquired by the Bank in satisfaction of moneys owed the 
Bank, or the investigation or appraisal of any property, 
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or the evaluation of the legal, financial, or technical as-
pects of any transaction for which an application for a 
loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has been made, 
or systems infrastructure directly supporting transactions: 
Provided further, That in addition to other funds appro-
priated for administrative expenses, such fees shall be 
credited to this account for such purposes, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
RECEIPTS COLLECTED 
Receipts collected pursuant to the Export-Import 
Bank Act of 1945 (Public Law 79–173) and the Federal 
Credit Reform Act of 1990, in an amount not to exceed 
the amount appropriated herein, shall be credited as off-
setting collections to this account: Provided, That the 
sums herein appropriated from the General Fund shall be 
reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by such offsetting col-
lections so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation 
from the General Fund estimated at $0. 
OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION 
NONCREDIT ACCOUNT 
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation is au-
thorized to make, without regard to fiscal year limitations, 
as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States 
Code, such expenditures and commitments within the lim-
its of funds available to it and in accordance with law as 
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may be necessary: Provided, That the amount available for 
administrative expenses to carry out the credit and insur-
ance programs (including an amount for official reception 
and representation expenses which shall not exceed 
$35,000) shall not exceed $79,200,000: Provided further, 
That project-specific transaction costs, including direct 
and indirect costs incurred in claims settlements, and 
other direct costs associated with services provided to spe-
cific investors or potential investors pursuant to section 
234 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, shall not be 
considered administrative expenses for the purposes of this 
heading: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
under this heading in this Act and prior Acts making ap-
propriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs, up to $5,000,000 may be 
made available for limited transition costs associated with 
the implementation of section 1463 of the Better Utiliza-
tion of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) 
Act of 2018 (division F of Public Law 115–254): Provided 
further, That prior to the initial obligation of funds made 
available for such transition costs, the President of the 
Overseas Private Investment Corporation shall submit a 
spend plan to the Committees on Appropriations for the 
use of such funds: Provided further, That funds made 
available for such transition costs shall be subject to the 
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regular notification procedures of the Committees on Ap-
propriations, and may not be made available until the re-
organization plan required by section 1462(a) of the 
BUILD Act of 2018 is transmitted to Congress. 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans as au-
thorized by section 234 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, $20,000,000, to be derived by transfer from the 
Overseas Private Investment Corporation Noncredit Ac-
count, to remain available until September 30, 2021: Pro-
vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 
funds so obligated in fiscal year 2019 remain available for 
disbursement through 2027; funds obligated in fiscal year 
2020 remain available for disbursement through 2028; 
and funds obligated in fiscal year 2021 remain available 
for disbursement through 2029: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Overseas 
Private Investment Corporation is authorized to undertake 
any program authorized by title IV of chapter 2 of part 
I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 in Iraq: Provided 
further, That funds made available pursuant to the au-
thority of the previous proviso shall be subject to the reg-
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ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
In addition, such sums as may be necessary for ad-
ministrative expenses to carry out the credit program may 
be derived from amounts available for administrative ex-
penses to carry out the credit and insurance programs in 
the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Noncredit 
Account and merged with said account. 
TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$79,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2020, of which no more than $19,000,000 may be used 
for administrative expenses: Provided, That of the funds 
appropriated under this heading, not more than $5,000 
may be available for representation and entertainment ex-
penses. 
TITLE VII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
ALLOWANCES AND DIFFERENTIALS 
SEC. 7001. Funds appropriated under title I of this 
Act shall be available, except as otherwise provided, for 
allowances and differentials as authorized by subchapter 
59 of title 5, United States Code; for services as author-
ized by section 3109 of such title and for hire of passenger 
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transportation pursuant to section 1343(b) of title 31, 
United States Code. 
UNOBLIGATED BALANCES REPORT 
SEC. 7002. Any department or agency of the United 
States Government to which funds are appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act shall provide to the 
Committees on Appropriations a quarterly accounting of 
cumulative unobligated balances and obligated, but unex-
pended, balances by program, project, and activity, and 
Treasury Account Fund Symbol of all funds received by 
such department or agency in fiscal year 2019 or any pre-
vious fiscal year, disaggregated by fiscal year: Provided, 
That the report required by this section shall be submitted 
not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter 
and should specify by account the amount of funds obli-
gated pursuant to bilateral agreements which have not 
been further sub-obligated. 
CONSULTING SERVICES 
SEC. 7003. The expenditure of any appropriation 
under title I of this Act for any consulting service through 
procurement contract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 
5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts 
where such expenditures are a matter of public record and 
available for public inspection, except where otherwise pro-
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vided under existing law, or under existing Executive order 
issued pursuant to existing law. 
DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES 
SEC. 7004. (a) CAPITAL SECURITY COST SHARING 
INFORMATION.—The Secretary of State shall promptly in-
form the Committees on Appropriations of each instance 
in which a Federal department or agency is delinquent in 
providing the full amount of funding required by section 
604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counter-
terrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865 note). 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of 
section 604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and 
Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (title VI of division A of 
H.R. 3427, as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(7) of 
Public Law 106–113 and contained in appendix G of that 
Act), as amended by section 111 of the Department of 
State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 
323), a project to construct a facility of the United States 
may include office space or other accommodations for 
members of the United States Marine Corps. 
(c) NEW DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES.—For the pur-
poses of calculating the fiscal year 2019 costs of providing 
new United States diplomatic facilities in accordance with 
section 604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and 
Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865 note), the 
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Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget, shall determine the 
annual program level and agency shares in a manner that 
is proportional to the contribution of the Department of 
State for this purpose. 
(d) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs, which may be made available for the 
acquisition of property or award of construction contracts 
for overseas United States diplomatic facilities during fis-
cal year 2019, shall be subject to prior consultation with, 
and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees 
on Appropriations: Provided, That notifications pursuant 
to this subsection shall include the information enumer-
ated under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, 
and Maintenance’’ in House Report 115–829. 
(e) 
INTERIM
AND
TEMPORARY
FACILITIES 
ABROAD.— 
(1) SECURITY
VULNERABILITIES.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Embassy 
Security, Construction, and Maintenance’’ may be 
made available, following consultation with the ap-
propriate congressional committees, to address secu-
rity vulnerabilities at interim and temporary United 
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States diplomatic facilities abroad, including physical 
security upgrades and local guard staffing, except 
that the amount of funds made available for such 
purposes from this Act and prior Acts making ap-
propriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs shall be a min-
imum of $25,000,000. 
(2) 
CONSULTATION.—Notwithstanding 
any 
other provision of law, the opening, closure, or any 
significant modification to an interim or temporary 
United States diplomatic facility shall be subject to 
prior consultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees and the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations, except that 
such consultation and notification may be waived if 
there is a security risk to personnel. 
(f) TRANSFER OF FUNDS AUTHORITY.—Funds ap-
propriated under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, 
including for Worldwide Security Protection, ‘‘Emer-
gencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service’’, and 
‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance’’ in 
this Act may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
appropriated under such headings if the Secretary of State 
determines and reports to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that to do so is necessary to implement the rec-
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ommendations of the Benghazi Accountability Review 
Board, for emergency evacuations, or to prevent or re-
spond to security situations and requirements, following 
consultation with, and subject to the regular notification 
procedures of, such Committees: Provided, That such 
transfer authority is in addition to any transfer authority 
otherwise available in this Act and under any other provi-
sion of law. 
(g) SOFT TARGETS.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 
Maintenance’’ may be made available for security up-
grades to soft targets, including schools, recreational fa-
cilities, and residences used by United States diplomatic 
personnel and their dependents, except that the amount 
made available for such purposes shall be a minimum of 
$10,000,000. 
(h) REPORT.—Within 45 days of enactment of this 
Act and every 3 months thereafter until the completion 
of each project, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations a report on the Erbil Con-
sulate, Beirut Embassy, Jakarta Embassy, Mexico City 
Embassy, and New Delhi Embassy, as described under 
this section in the explanatory statement described in sec-
tion 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consoli-
dated Act). 
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(i) SECURE RESUPPLY
AND MAINTENANCE.—The 
Secretary of State may not grant final approval for the 
construction of a new facility or substantial construction 
to improve or expand an existing facility in the United 
States by or for the Government of the People’s Republic 
of China until the Secretary certifies and reports to the 
appropriate congressional committees that an agreement 
has been concluded between the Governments of the 
United States and the People’s Republic of China that 
permits secure resupply, maintenance, and new construc-
tion of United States Government facilities in the People’s 
Republic of China. 
PERSONNEL ACTIONS 
SEC. 7005. Any costs incurred by a department or 
agency funded under title I of this Act resulting from per-
sonnel actions taken in response to funding reductions in-
cluded in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budg-
etary resources available under title I to such department 
or agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds 
between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to 
carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities 
included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use 
of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a 
reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of this Act. 
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 7006. (a) FINANCIAL
SYSTEMS
IMPROVE-
MENT.—Funds appropriated by this Act for the operations 
of the Department of State under the headings ‘‘Diplo-
matic Programs’’ and ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ shall be 
made available to implement the recommendations con-
tained in the Foreign Assistance Data Review Findings 
Report (FADR) and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) 
report entitled ‘‘Department Financial Systems Are Insuf-
ficient to Track and Report on Foreign Assistance 
Funds’’: Provided, That not later than 45 days after en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations an update to the 
plan required under section 7006 of the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 115–31) for 
implementing the FADR and OIG recommendations: Pro-
vided further, That such funds may not be obligated for 
enhancements to, or expansions of, the Budget System 
Modernization Financial System, Central Resource Man-
agement System, Joint Financial Management System, or 
Foreign Assistance Coordination and Tracking System 
until such updated plan is submitted to the Committees 
on Appropriations: Provided further, That such funds may 
not be obligated for new, or expansion of existing, ad hoc 
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electronic systems to track commitments, obligations, or 
expenditures of funds unless the Secretary of State, fol-
lowing consultation with the Chief Information Officer of 
the Department of State, has reviewed and certified that 
such new system or expansion is consistent with the 
FADR and OIG recommendations. 
(b) WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds appropriated 
by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department 
of State for payments to the Working Capital Fund may 
only be used for the service centers included in the Con-
gressional Budget Justification, Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Fiscal Year 
2019: Provided, That the amounts for such service centers 
shall be the amounts included in such budget justification, 
except as provided in section 7015(b) of this Act: Provided 
further, That Federal agency components shall be charged 
only for their direct usage of each Working Capital Fund 
service: Provided further, That prior to increasing the per-
centage charged to Department of State bureaus and of-
fices for procurement-related activities, the Secretary of 
State shall include the proposed increase in the Depart-
ment of State budget justification or, at least 60 days 
prior to the increase, provide the Committees on Appro-
priations a justification for such increase, including a de-
tailed assessment of the cost and benefit of the services 
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provided by the procurement fee: Provided further, That 
Federal agency components may only pay for Working 
Capital Fund services that are consistent with the purpose 
and authorities of such components: Provided further, 
That the Working Capital Fund shall be paid in advance 
or reimbursed at rates which will return the full cost of 
each service. 
(c) CERTIFICATION.— 
(1) Not later than 45 days after the initial obli-
gation 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 oversight of such funds, the Sec-
retary of State shall certify and report to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations, on an individual bureau 
or office basis, that such bureau or office is in com-
pliance with Department and Federal financial and 
grants management policies, procedures, and regula-
tions, as applicable. 
(2) When making a certification required by 
paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall consider 
the capacity of a bureau or office to— 
(A) account for the obligated funds at the 
country and program level, as appropriate; 
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(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) If the Secretary of State is unable to make 
a certification required by paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall submit a plan and timeline detailing the 
steps to be taken to bring such bureau or office into 
compliance. 
(4) The report accompanying a certification re-
quired by paragraph (1) shall include the require-
ments contained under this section in House Report 
115–829. 
PROHIBITION AGAINST DIRECT FUNDING FOR CERTAIN 
COUNTRIES 
SEC. 7007. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available pursuant to titles III through VI of 
this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly 
any assistance or reparations for the governments of 
Cuba, North Korea, Iran, or Syria: Provided, That for 
purposes of this section, the prohibition on obligations or 
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expenditures shall include direct loans, credits, insurance, 
and guarantees of the Export-Import Bank or its agents. 
COUPS D’E´TAT 
SEC. 7008. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available pursuant to titles III through VI of 
this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly 
any assistance to the government of any country whose 
duly elected head of government is deposed by military 
coup d’e´tat or decree or, after the date of enactment of 
this Act, a coup d’e´tat or decree in which the military 
plays a decisive role: Provided, That assistance may be re-
sumed to such government if the Secretary of State cer-
tifies and reports to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees that subsequent to the termination of assistance a 
democratically elected government has taken office: Pro-
vided further, That the provisions of this section shall not 
apply to assistance to promote democratic elections or 
public participation in democratic processes: Provided fur-
ther, That funds made available pursuant to the previous 
provisos shall be subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
TRANSFER OF FUNDS AUTHORITY 
SEC. 7009. (a) DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND BROAD-
CASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS.— 
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(1) DEPARTMENT OF STATE.—Not to exceed 5 
percent of any appropriation made available for the 
current fiscal year for the Department of State 
under title I of this Act may be transferred between, 
and merged with, such appropriations, but no such 
appropriation, except as otherwise specifically pro-
vided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by 
any such transfers, and no such transfer may be 
made to increase the appropriation under the head-
ing ‘‘Representation Expenses’’. 
(2) BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS.— 
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the Broad-
casting Board of Governors under title I of this Act 
may be transferred between, and merged with, such 
appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as 
otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by 
more than 10 percent by any such transfers. 
(3) TREATMENT
AS
REPROGRAMMING.—Any 
transfer pursuant to this subsection shall be treated 
as a reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of 
this Act and shall not be available for obligation or 
expenditure except in compliance with the proce-
dures set forth in that section. 
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(b) TITLE VI AGENCIES.—Not to exceed 5 percent 
of any appropriation, other than for administrative ex-
penses made available for fiscal year 2019, for programs 
under title VI of this Act may be transferred between such 
appropriations for use for any of the purposes, programs, 
and activities for which the funds in such receiving ac-
count may be used, but no such appropriation, except as 
otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more 
than 25 percent by any such transfer: Provided, That the 
exercise of such authority shall be subject to the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(c) LIMITATION
ON TRANSFERS
OF FUNDS BE-
TWEEN AGENCIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—None of the funds made 
available under titles II through V of this Act may 
be transferred to any department, agency, or instru-
mentality of the United States Government, except 
pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer author-
ity provided in, this Act or any other appropriations 
Act. 
(2) ALLOCATION
AND
TRANSFERS.—Notwith-
standing paragraph (1), in addition to transfers 
made by, or authorized elsewhere in, this Act, funds 
appropriated by this Act to carry out the purposes 
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of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be allo-
cated or transferred to agencies of the United States 
Government pursuant to the provisions of sections 
109, 610, and 632 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961. 
(3) NOTIFICATION.—Any agreement entered 
into by the United States Agency for International 
Development or the Department of State with any 
department, agency, or instrumentality of the United 
States Government pursuant to section 632(b) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 valued in excess of 
$1,000,000 and any agreement made pursuant to 
section 632(a) of such Act, with funds appropriated 
by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs under the headings ‘‘Global Health 
Programs’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eur-
asia and Central Asia’’ shall be subject to the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations: Provided, That the requirement in 
the previous sentence shall not apply to agreements 
entered into between USAID and the Department of 
State. 
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(d) TRANSFER OF FUNDS BETWEEN ACCOUNTS.— 
None of the funds made available under titles II through 
V of this Act may be obligated under an appropriations 
account to which such funds were not appropriated, except 
for transfers specifically provided for in this Act, unless 
the President, not less than 5 days prior to the exercise 
of any authority contained in the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 to transfer funds, consults with and provides a 
written policy justification to the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
(e) AUDIT
OF
INTER-AGENCY
TRANSFERS
OF 
FUNDS.—Any agreement for the transfer or allocation of 
funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making ap-
propriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations and related programs, entered into between the De-
partment of State or USAID and another agency of the 
United States Government under the authority of section 
632(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any com-
parable provision of law, shall expressly provide that the 
Inspector General (IG) for the agency receiving the trans-
fer or allocation of such funds, or other entity with audit 
responsibility if the receiving agency does not have an IG, 
shall perform periodic program and financial audits of the 
use of such funds and report to the Department of State 
or USAID, as appropriate, upon completion of such au-
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dits: Provided, That such audits shall be transmitted to 
the Committees on Appropriations by the Department of 
State or USAID, as appropriate: Provided further, That 
funds transferred under such authority may be made 
available for the cost of such audits. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than October 31, 2019, the 
Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall 
each submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
detailing all transfers to another agency of the United 
States Government made pursuant to sections 632(a) and 
632(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 with funds 
provided in the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 (division 
K of Public Law 115–141): Provided, That such reports 
shall include a list of each transfer made pursuant to such 
sections with the respective funding level, appropriation 
account, and the receiving agency. 
PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN OPERATIONAL EXPENSES 
SEC. 7010. (a) FIRST-CLASS TRAVEL.—None of the 
funds made available by this Act may be used for first- 
class travel by employees of United States Government de-
partments and agencies funded by this Act in contraven-
tion of section 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 
41, Code of Federal Regulations. 
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(b) COMPUTER NETWORKS.—None of the funds 
made available by this Act for the operating expenses of 
any United States Government department or agency may 
be used to establish or maintain a computer network for 
use by such department or agency unless such network 
has filters designed to block access to sexually explicit 
websites: Provided, That nothing in this subsection shall 
limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, 
tribal, or local law enforcement agency, or any other entity 
carrying out the following activities: criminal investiga-
tions, prosecutions, and adjudications; administrative dis-
cipline; and the monitoring of such websites undertaken 
as part of official business. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON PROMOTION OF TOBACCO.— 
None of the funds made available by this Act should be 
available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or to-
bacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any 
foreign country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco 
or tobacco products, except for restrictions which are not 
applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the 
same type. 
AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS 
SEC. 7011. No part of any appropriation contained 
in this Act shall remain available for obligation after the 
expiration of the current fiscal year unless expressly so 
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provided by this Act: Provided, That funds appropriated 
for the purposes of chapters 1 and 8 of part I, section 
661, chapters 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 of part II of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, section 23 of the Arms Export 
Control Act, and funds provided under the headings ‘‘De-
velopment Credit Authority’’ and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, 
Eurasia and Central Asia’’ shall remain available for an 
additional 4 years from the date on which the availability 
of such funds would otherwise have expired, if such funds 
are initially obligated before the expiration of their respec-
tive periods of availability contained in this Act: Provided 
further, That the availability of funds pursuant to the pre-
vious proviso shall not be applicable to such funds until 
the Secretary of State submits the reports required under 
section 7011 of the Department of State, Foreign Oper-
ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 
(division J of Public Law 115–31) and the Department 
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Ap-
propriations Act, 2018 (division K of Public Law 115– 
141): Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of this Act, any funds made available for the 
purposes of chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part II 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which are allocated 
or obligated for cash disbursements in order to address 
balance of payments or economic policy reform objectives, 
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shall remain available for an additional 4 years from the 
date on which the availability of such funds would other-
wise have expired, if such funds are initially allocated or 
obligated before the expiration of their respective periods 
of availability contained in this Act: Provided further, That 
the Secretary of State shall provide a report to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations not later than October 31, 
2019, detailing by account and source year, the use of this 
authority during the previous fiscal year. 
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES IN DEFAULT 
SEC. 7012. No part of any appropriation provided 
under titles III through VI in this Act shall be used to 
furnish assistance to the government of any country which 
is in default during a period in excess of 1 calendar year 
in payment to the United States of principal or interest 
on any loan made to the government of such country by 
the United States pursuant to a program for which funds 
are appropriated under this Act unless the President de-
termines, following consultation with the Committees on 
Appropriations, that assistance for such country is in the 
national interest of the United States. 
PROHIBITION ON TAXATION OF UNITED STATES 
ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 7013. (a) PROHIBITION ON TAXATION.—None 
of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of 
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this Act may be made available to provide assistance for 
a foreign country under a new bilateral agreement gov-
erning the terms and conditions under which such assist-
ance is to be provided unless such agreement includes a 
provision stating that assistance provided by the United 
States shall be exempt from taxation, or reimbursed, by 
the foreign government, and the Secretary of State and 
the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development shall expeditiously seek to negotiate 
amendments to existing bilateral agreements, as nec-
essary, to conform with this requirement. 
(b) NOTIFICATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF FOR-
EIGN TAXES.—An amount equivalent to 200 percent of 
the total taxes assessed during fiscal year 2019 on funds 
appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs by a foreign government or entity 
against United States assistance programs, either directly 
or through grantees, contractors, and subcontractors, shall 
be withheld from obligation from funds appropriated for 
assistance for fiscal year 2020 and for prior fiscal years 
and allocated for the central government of such country 
or for the West Bank and Gaza program, as applicable, 
if, not later than September 30, 2020, such taxes have 
not been reimbursed: Provided, That the Secretary of 
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State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations 
by such date on the foreign governments and entities that 
have not reimbursed such taxes, including any amount of 
funds withheld pursuant to this subsection. 
(c) DE MINIMIS EXCEPTION.—Foreign taxes of a de 
minimis nature shall not be subject to the provisions of 
subsection (b). 
(d) REPROGRAMMING OF FUNDS.—Funds withheld 
from obligation for each foreign government or entity pur-
suant to subsection (b) shall be reprogrammed for assist-
ance for countries which do not assess taxes on United 
States assistance or which have an effective arrangement 
that is providing substantial reimbursement of such taxes, 
and that can reasonably accommodate such assistance in 
a programmatically responsible manner. 
(e) DETERMINATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of this sec-
tion shall not apply to any foreign government or en-
tity that assesses such taxes if the Secretary of 
State reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
that— 
(A) such foreign government or entity has 
an effective arrangement that is providing sub-
stantial reimbursement of such taxes; or 
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(B) the foreign policy interests of the 
United States outweigh the purpose of this sec-
tion to ensure that United States assistance is 
not subject to taxation. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of State 
shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations 
at least 15 days prior to exercising the authority of 
this subsection with regard to any foreign govern-
ment or entity. 
(f) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of State shall 
issue and update rules, regulations, or policy guidance, as 
appropriate, to implement the prohibition against the tax-
ation of assistance contained in this section. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section: 
(1) BILATERAL AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘bilat-
eral agreement’’ refers to a framework bilateral 
agreement between the Government of the United 
States and the government of the country receiving 
assistance that describes the privileges and immuni-
ties applicable to United States foreign assistance 
for such country generally, or an individual agree-
ment between the Government of the United States 
and such government that describes, among other 
things, the treatment for tax purposes that will be 
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accorded the United States assistance provided 
under that agreement. 
(2) TAXES AND TAXATION.—The term ‘‘taxes 
and taxation’’ shall include value added taxes and 
customs duties but shall not include individual in-
come taxes assessed to local staff. 
(h) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the heads of other relevant agencies of the United 
States Government, shall submit a report to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations on the requirements contained 
under this section in House Report 115–829. 
RESERVATIONS OF FUNDS 
SEC. 7014. (a) REPROGRAMMING.—Funds appro-
priated under titles III through VI of this Act which are 
specifically designated may be reprogrammed for other 
programs within the same account notwithstanding the 
designation if compliance with the designation is made im-
possible by operation of any provision of this or any other 
Act: Provided, That any such reprogramming shall be sub-
ject to the regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations: Provided further, That assistance 
that is reprogrammed pursuant to this subsection shall be 
made available under the same terms and conditions as 
originally provided. 
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(b) EXTENSION OF AVAILABILITY.—In addition to 
the authority contained in subsection (a), the original pe-
riod of availability of funds appropriated by this Act and 
administered by the Department of State or the United 
States Agency for International Development that are spe-
cifically designated for particular programs or activities by 
this or any other Act may be extended for an additional 
fiscal year if the Secretary of State or the USAID Admin-
istrator, as appropriate, determines and reports promptly 
to the Committees on Appropriations that the termination 
of assistance to a country or a significant change in cir-
cumstances makes it unlikely that such designated funds 
can be obligated during the original period of availability: 
Provided, That such designated funds that continue to be 
available for an additional fiscal year shall be obligated 
only for the purpose of such designation. 
(c) OTHER ACTS.—Ceilings and specifically des-
ignated funding levels contained in this Act shall not be 
applicable to funds or authorities appropriated or other-
wise made available by any subsequent Act unless such 
Act specifically so directs: Provided, That specifically des-
ignated funding levels or minimum funding requirements 
contained in any other Act shall not be applicable to funds 
appropriated by this Act. 
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NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 7015. (a) NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES IN PRO-
GRAMS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES.—None of the funds 
made available in titles I and II of this Act or prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, for-
eign operations, and related programs to the departments 
and agencies funded by this Act that remain available for 
obligation in fiscal year 2019, or provided from any ac-
counts in the Treasury of the United States derived by 
the collection of fees or of currency reflows or other offset-
ting collections, or made available by transfer, to the de-
partments and agencies funded by this Act, shall be avail-
able for obligation to— 
(1) create new programs; 
(2) suspend or eliminate a program, project, or 
activity; 
(3) close, suspend, open, or reopen a mission or 
post; 
(4) create, close, reorganize, downsize, or re-
name bureaus, centers, or offices; or 
(5) contract out or privatize any functions or 
activities presently performed by Federal employees; 
unless previously justified to the Committees on Appro-
priations or such Committees are notified 15 days in ad-
vance of such obligation. 
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(b) 
NOTIFICATION
OF
REPROGRAMMING
OF 
FUNDS.—None of the funds provided under titles I and 
II of this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams, to the departments and agencies funded under ti-
tles I and II of this Act that remain available for obliga-
tion in fiscal year 2019, or provided from any accounts 
in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collec-
tion of fees available to the department and agency funded 
under title I of this Act, shall be available for obligation 
or expenditure for activities, programs, or projects 
through a reprogramming of funds in excess of 
$1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that— 
(1) augments or changes existing programs, 
projects, or activities; 
(2) relocates an existing office or employees; 
(3) reduces by 10 percent funding for any exist-
ing program, project, or activity, or numbers of per-
sonnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or 
(4) results from any general savings, including 
savings from a reduction in personnel, which would 
result in a change in existing programs, activities, or 
projects as approved by Congress; 
unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 
days in advance of such reprogramming of funds. 
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(c) NOTIFICATION
REQUIREMENT.—None of the 
funds made available by this Act under the headings 
‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, 
‘‘International Organizations and Programs’’, ‘‘Trade and 
Development Agency’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘De-
mocracy Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 
Central 
Asia’’, 
‘‘Peacekeeping 
Operations’’, 
‘‘Non-
proliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Pro-
grams’’, ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’’, ‘‘Foreign 
Military Financing Program’’, ‘‘International Military 
Education and Training’’, and ‘‘Peace Corps’’, shall be 
available for obligation for activities, programs, projects, 
type of materiel assistance, countries, or other operations 
not justified or in excess of the amount justified to the 
Committees on Appropriations for obligation under any of 
these specific headings unless the Committees on Appro-
priations are notified 15 days in advance of such obliga-
tion: Provided, That the President shall not enter into any 
commitment of funds appropriated for the purposes of sec-
tion 23 of the Arms Export Control Act for the provision 
of major defense equipment, other than conventional am-
munition, or other major defense items defined to be air-
craft, ships, missiles, or combat vehicles, not previously 
justified to Congress or 20 percent in excess of the quan-
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tities justified to Congress unless the Committees on Ap-
propriations are notified 15 days in advance of such com-
mitment: Provided further, That requirements of this sub-
section or any similar provision of this or any other Act 
shall not apply to any reprogramming for an activity, pro-
gram, or project for which funds are appropriated under 
titles III through VI of this Act of less than 10 percent 
of the amount previously justified to Congress for obliga-
tion for such activity, program, or project for the current 
fiscal year: Provided further, That any notification sub-
mitted pursuant to subsection (f) of this section shall in-
clude information (if known on the date of transmittal of 
such notification) on the use of notwithstanding authority: 
Provided further, That if subsequent to the notification of 
assistance it becomes necessary to rely on notwithstanding 
authority, the Committees on Appropriations should be in-
formed at the earliest opportunity and to the extent prac-
ticable. 
(d) DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS
AND 
FUNDING NOTIFICATIONS.— 
(1) PROGRAMS.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act or prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs may be made available 
to support or continue any program initially funded 
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under any authority of title 10, United States Code, 
or any Act making or authorizing appropriations for 
the Department of Defense, unless the Secretary of 
State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense 
and in accordance with the regular notification pro-
cedures of the Committees on Appropriations, sub-
mits a justification to such Committees that includes 
a description of, and the estimated costs associated 
with, the support or continuation of such program. 
(2) FUNDING.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, funds transferred by the Department 
of Defense to the Department of State and the 
United States Agency for International Development 
for assistance for foreign countries and international 
organizations shall be subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(3) NOTIFICATION ON EXCESS DEFENSE ARTI-
CLES.—Prior to providing excess Department of De-
fense articles in accordance with section 516(a) of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Department 
of Defense shall notify the Committees on Appro-
priations to the same extent and under the same 
conditions as other committees pursuant to sub-
section (f) of that section: Provided, That before 
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issuing a letter of offer to sell excess defense articles 
under the Arms Export Control Act, the Department 
of Defense shall notify the Committees on Appro-
priations in accordance with the regular notification 
procedures of such Committees if such defense arti-
cles are significant military equipment (as defined in 
section 47(9) of the Arms Export Control Act) or 
are valued (in terms of original acquisition cost) at 
$7,000,000 or more, or if notification is required 
elsewhere in this Act for the use of appropriated 
funds for specific countries that would receive such 
excess defense articles: Provided further, That such 
Committees shall also be informed of the original ac-
quisition cost of such defense articles. 
(e) WAIVER.—The requirements of this section or 
any similar provision of this Act or any other Act, includ-
ing any prior Act requiring notification in accordance with 
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations, may be waived if failure to do so would 
pose a substantial risk to human health or welfare: Pro-
vided, That in case of any such waiver, notification to the 
Committees on Appropriations shall be provided as early 
as practicable, but in no event later than 3 days after tak-
ing the action to which such notification requirement was 
applicable, in the context of the circumstances necessi-
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tating such waiver: Provided further, That any notification 
provided pursuant to such a waiver shall contain an expla-
nation of the emergency circumstances. 
(f) COUNTRY NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—None 
of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of 
this Act may be obligated or expended for assistance for 
Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bolivia, Burma, Cambodia, Colom-
bia, Cuba, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, 
Haiti, Honduras, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, 
Nicaragua, Pakistan, Philippines, the Russian Federation, 
Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Uzbek-
istan, Venezuela, Yemen, and Zimbabwe except as pro-
vided through the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
(g) TRUST FUNDS.—Funds appropriated or other-
wise made available in title III of this Act and prior Acts 
making funds available for the Department of State, for-
eign operations, and related programs that are made avail-
able for a trust fund held by an international financial 
institution shall be subject to the regular notification pro-
cedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, 
That such notification shall include the information speci-
fied under this section in the explanatory statement ac-
companying the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 
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and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 (division 
K of Public Law 115–141). 
(h) OTHER
PROGRAM
NOTIFICATION
REQUIRE-
MENT.— 
(1) DIPLOMATIC
PROGRAMS.—Funds appro-
priated under title I of this Act under the heading 
‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ that are made available for 
a pilot program for lateral entry into the Foreign 
Service shall be subject to prior consultation with, 
and the regular notification procedures of, the Com-
mittees on Appropriations. 
(2) OTHER PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act that are made available for the following 
programs and activities shall be subject to the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations— 
(A) The Global Engagement Center, except 
that the Secretary of State shall consult with 
the appropriate congressional committees prior 
to submitting such notification; 
(B) The Power Africa initiative, or any 
successor program; 
(C) Community-based police assistance 
conducted pursuant to the authority of section 
7049(a)(1) of this Act; 
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(D) Programs to counter foreign fighters 
and extremist organizations, pursuant to sec-
tion 7071(a) of this Act; 
(E) The Relief and Recovery Fund; 
(F) The Indo-Pacific Strategy; 
(G) The Global Security Contingency 
Fund; 
(H) The Countering Russian Influence 
Fund; and 
(I) Programs to end modern slavery. 
(i) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 
by this Act under titles III and IV that are withheld from 
obligation or otherwise not programmed as a result of ap-
plication of a provision of law in this or any other Act 
shall, if reprogrammed, be subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(j) REQUIREMENT TO INFORM, COORDINATE, AND 
CONSULT.— 
(1) The Secretary of State shall promptly in-
form the appropriate congressional committees of 
each instance in which funds appropriated by this 
Act for assistance for Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Syria, 
the Counterterrorism Partnership Fund, the Relief 
and Recovery Fund, or programs to counter extre-
mism and foreign fighters abroad, have been di-
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verted or destroyed, to include the type and amount 
of assistance, a description of the incident and par-
ties involved, and an explanation of the response of 
the Department of State or USAID, as appropriate: 
Provided, That the Secretary shall ensure such 
funds are coordinated with, and complement, the 
programs of other United States Government de-
partments and agencies and international partners 
in such countries and on such activities. 
(2) The Secretary of State shall consult with 
the Committees on Appropriations at least seven 
days prior to informing a government of, or pub-
lically announcing a decision on, the suspension of 
assistance to a country or a territory, including as 
a result of an interagency review of such assistance, 
from funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs. 
DOCUMENT REQUESTS, RECORDS MANAGEMENT, AND 
RELATED CYBERSECURITY PROTECTIONS 
SEC. 7016. (a) REQUESTS FOR DOCUMENTS.—None 
of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to 
titles III through VI of this Act shall be available to a 
nongovernmental organization, including any contractor, 
which fails to provide upon timely request any document, 
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file, or record necessary to the auditing requirements of 
the Department of State and the United States Agency 
for International Development. 
(b) RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND RELATED CYBER-
SECURITY PROTECTIONS.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic 
Programs’’ and ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in title 
I, and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ and ‘‘Capital Invest-
ment Fund’’ in title II that are made available to 
the Department of State and USAID may be made 
available to support the use or establishment of 
email accounts or email servers created outside the 
.gov domain or not fitted for automated records 
management as part of a Federal government 
records management program in contravention of 
the Presidential and Federal Records Act Amend-
ments of 2014 (Public Law 113–187). 
(2) DIRECTIVES.—The Secretary of State and 
USAID Administrator shall— 
(A) regularly review and update the poli-
cies, directives, and oversight necessary to com-
ply with Federal statutes, regulations, and pres-
idential executive orders and memoranda con-
cerning the preservation of all records made or 
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received in the conduct of official business, in-
cluding record emails, instant messaging, and 
other online tools; 
(B) use funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ and 
‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in title I, and ‘‘Op-
erating Expenses’’ and ‘‘Capital Investment 
Fund’’ in title II, as appropriate, to improve 
Federal records management pursuant to the 
Federal Records Act (44 U.S.C. Chapters 21, 
29, 31, and 33) and other applicable Federal 
records management statutes, regulations, or 
policies for the Department of State and 
USAID; 
(C) direct departing employees that all 
Federal records generated by such employees, 
including senior officials, belong to the Federal 
Government; 
(D) improve the response time for identi-
fying and retrieving Federal records, including 
requests made pursuant to section 552 of title 
5, United States Code (commonly known as the 
‘‘Freedom of Information Act’’); and 
(E) strengthen cyber security measures to 
mitigate vulnerabilities, including those result-
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ing from the use of personal email accounts or 
servers outside the .gov domain, improve the 
process to identify and remove inactive user ac-
counts, update and enforce guidance related to 
the control of national security information, and 
implement the recommendations of the applica-
ble reports of the cognizant Office of Inspector 
General. 
USE OF FUNDS IN CONTRAVENTION OF THIS ACT 
SEC. 7017. If the President makes a determination 
not to comply with any provision of this Act on constitu-
tional grounds, the head of the relevant Federal agency 
shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in writing 
within 5 days of such determination, the basis for such 
determination and any resulting changes to program and 
policy. 
PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR ABORTIONS AND 
INVOLUNTARY STERILIZATION 
SEC. 7018. None of the funds made available to carry 
out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
amended, may be used to pay for the performance of abor-
tions as a method of family planning or to motivate or 
coerce any person to practice abortions. None of the funds 
made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for 
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the performance of involuntary sterilization as a method 
of family planning or to coerce or provide any financial 
incentive to any person to undergo sterilizations. None of 
the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay 
for any biomedical research which relates in whole or in 
part, to methods of, or the performance of, abortions or 
involuntary sterilization as a means of family planning. 
None of the funds made available to carry out part I of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be 
obligated or expended for any country or organization if 
the President certifies that the use of these funds by any 
such country or organization would violate any of the 
above provisions related to abortions and involuntary steri-
lizations. 
ALLOCATIONS AND REPORTS 
SEC. 7019. (a) ALLOCATION TABLES.—Subject to 
subsection (b), funds appropriated by this Act under titles 
III through V shall be made available in the amounts spe-
cifically designated in the respective tables included in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the mat-
ter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Pro-
vided, That such designated amounts for foreign countries 
and international organizations shall serve as the amounts 
for such countries and international organizations trans-
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mitted to Congress in the report required by section 
653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
(b) AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS.—Unless otherwise 
provided for by this Act, the Secretary of State and the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, as applicable, may only deviate up 
to 10 percent from the amounts specifically designated in 
the respective tables included in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 
A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That such percent-
age may be exceeded only if the Secretary of State and 
USAID Administrator, as applicable, determines and re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations on a case-by- 
case basis that such deviation is necessary to respond to 
significant, exigent, or unforeseen events or to address 
other exceptional circumstances directly related to the na-
tional security interest of the United States: Provided fur-
ther, That deviations pursuant to the previous proviso 
shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(c) 
LIMITATION.—For 
specifically 
designated 
amounts that are included, pursuant to subsection (a), in 
the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign As-
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sistance Act of 1961, no deviations authorized by sub-
section (b) may take place until submission of such report. 
(d) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to— 
(A) amounts designated for ‘‘International 
Military Education and Training’’ in the re-
spective tables included in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act); 
(B) funds for which the initial period of 
availability has expired; 
(C) amounts designated by this Act as 
minimum funding requirements; and 
(D) funds made available for a country 
pursuant to sections 7043(c), 7047(d), and 
7071(b) of this Act. 
(2) The authority in subsection (b) to deviate 
below amounts designated in the respective tables in-
cluded in the explanatory statement described in sec-
tion 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act) shall not apply to the table in-
cluded under the heading ‘‘Global Health Programs’’ 
in such explanatory statement. 
(3) With respect to the amounts designated for 
‘‘Global Programs’’ in the table under the heading 
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‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ included in the explana-
tory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act), sub-
section (b) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘5 per-
cent’’ for ‘‘10 percent’’. 
(e) REPORTS.—The Secretary of State and the 
USAID Administrator, as appropriate, shall submit the 
reports required, in the manner described, in House Re-
port 115–829, Senate Report 115–282, and the explana-
tory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act), unless directed 
otherwise in such explanatory statement. 
REPRESENTATION AND ENTERTAINMENT EXPENSES 
SEC. 7020. (a) USES OF FUNDS.—Each Federal de-
partment, agency, or entity funded in titles I or II of this 
Act, and the Department of the Treasury and independent 
agencies funded in titles III or VI of this Act, shall take 
steps to ensure that domestic and overseas representation 
and entertainment expenses further official agency busi-
ness and United States foreign policy interests, and— 
(1) are primarily for fostering relations outside 
of the Executive Branch; 
(2) are principally for meals and events of a 
protocol nature; 
(3) are not for employee-only events; and 
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(4) do not include activities that are substan-
tially of a recreational character. 
(b) LIMITATIONS.—None of the funds appropriated 
or otherwise made available by this Act under the head-
ings ‘‘International Military Education and Training’’ or 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ for Informational 
Program activities or under the headings ‘‘Global Health 
Programs’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 
Central Asia’’ may be obligated or expended to pay for— 
(1) alcoholic beverages; or 
(2) entertainment expenses for activities that 
are substantially of a recreational character, includ-
ing entrance fees at sporting events, theatrical and 
musical productions, and amusement parks. 
PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENTS 
SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM 
SEC. 7021. (a) LETHAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT EX-
PORTS.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available under titles III 
through VI of this Act may be made available to any 
foreign government which provides lethal military 
equipment to a country the government of which the 
Secretary of State has determined supports inter-
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national terrorism for purposes of section 6(j) of the 
Export Administration Act of 1979 as continued in 
effect pursuant to the International Emergency Eco-
nomic Powers Act: Provided, That the prohibition 
under this section with respect to a foreign govern-
ment shall terminate 12 months after that govern-
ment ceases to provide such military equipment: 
Provided further, That this section applies with re-
spect to lethal military equipment provided under a 
contract entered into after October 1, 1997. 
(2) DETERMINATION.—Assistance restricted by 
paragraph (1) or any other similar provision of law, 
may be furnished if the President determines that to 
do so is important to the national interest of the 
United States. 
(3) REPORT.—Whenever the President makes a 
determination pursuant to paragraph (2), the Presi-
dent shall submit to the Committees on Appropria-
tions a report with respect to the furnishing of such 
assistance, including a detailed explanation of the 
assistance to be provided, the estimated dollar 
amount of such assistance, and an explanation of 
how the assistance furthers United States national 
interest. 
(b) BILATERAL ASSISTANCE.— 
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(1) LIMITATIONS.—Funds appropriated for bi-
lateral assistance in titles III through VI of this Act 
and funds appropriated under any such title in prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs, 
shall not be made available to any foreign govern-
ment which the President determines— 
(A) grants sanctuary from prosecution to 
any individual or group which has committed 
an act of international terrorism; 
(B) otherwise supports international ter-
rorism; or 
(C) is controlled by an organization des-
ignated as a terrorist organization under sec-
tion 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
(2) WAIVER.—The President may waive the ap-
plication of paragraph (1) to a government if the 
President determines that national security or hu-
manitarian reasons justify such waiver: Provided, 
That the President shall publish each such waiver in 
the Federal Register and, at least 15 days before the 
waiver takes effect, shall notify the Committees on 
Appropriations of the waiver (including the justifica-
tion for the waiver) in accordance with the regular 
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notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 7022. Funds appropriated by this Act, except 
funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Trade and Devel-
opment Agency’’, may be obligated and expended notwith-
standing section 10 of Public Law 91–672 (22 U.S.C. 
2412), section 15 of the State Department Basic Authori-
ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of the For-
eign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 
1995 (22 U.S.C. 6212), and section 504(a)(1) of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)). 
DEFINITION OF PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY 
SEC. 7023. For the purpose of titles II through VI 
of this Act ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall be de-
fined at the appropriations Act account level and shall in-
clude all appropriations and authorizations Acts funding 
directives, ceilings, and limitations with the exception that 
for the following accounts: ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, and 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, ‘‘program, 
project, and activity’’ shall also be considered to include 
country, regional, and central program level funding with-
in each such account; and for the development assistance 
accounts of the United States Agency for International 
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Development, ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall also 
be considered to include central, country, regional, and 
program level funding, either as— 
(1) justified to Congress; or 
(2) allocated by the Executive Branch in ac-
cordance with a report, to be provided to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations within 30 days after en-
actment of this Act, as required by section 653(a) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or as modi-
fied pursuant to section 7019 of this Act. 
AUTHORITIES FOR THE PEACE CORPS, INTER-AMERICAN 
FOUNDATION AND UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVEL-
OPMENT FOUNDATION 
SEC. 7024. Unless expressly provided to the contrary, 
provisions of this or any other Act, including provisions 
contained in prior Acts authorizing or making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs, shall not be construed to prohibit activi-
ties authorized by or conducted under the Peace Corps 
Act, the Inter-American Foundation Act or the African 
Development Foundation Act: Provided, That prior to con-
ducting activities in a country for which assistance is pro-
hibited, the agency shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations and report to such Committees within 15 
days of taking such action. 
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COMMERCE, TRADE AND SURPLUS COMMODITIES 
SEC. 7025. (a) WORLD MARKETS.—None of the 
funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles 
III through VI of this Act for direct assistance and none 
of the funds otherwise made available to the Export-Im-
port Bank and the Overseas Private Investment Corpora-
tion shall be obligated or expended to finance any loan, 
any assistance, or any other financial commitments for es-
tablishing or expanding production of any commodity for 
export by any country other than the United States, if 
the commodity is likely to be in surplus on world markets 
at the time the resulting productive capacity is expected 
to become operative and if the assistance will cause sub-
stantial injury to United States producers of the same, 
similar, or competing commodity: Provided, That such 
prohibition shall not apply to the Export-Import Bank if 
in the judgment of its Board of Directors the benefits to 
industry and employment in the United States are likely 
to outweigh the injury to United States producers of the 
same, similar, or competing commodity, and the Chairman 
of the Board so notifies the Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That this subsection shall not pro-
hibit— 
(1) activities in a country that is eligible for as-
sistance from the International Development Asso-
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ciation, is not eligible for assistance from the Inter-
national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 
and does not export on a consistent basis the agri-
cultural commodity with respect to which assistance 
is furnished; or 
(2) activities in a country the President deter-
mines is recovering from widespread conflict, a hu-
manitarian crisis, or a complex emergency. 
(b) EXPORTS.—None of the funds appropriated by 
this or any other Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be available 
for any testing or breeding feasibility study, variety im-
provement or introduction, consultancy, publication, con-
ference, or training in connection with the growth or pro-
duction in a foreign country of an agricultural commodity 
for export which would compete with a similar commodity 
grown or produced in the United States: Provided, That 
this subsection shall not prohibit— 
(1) activities designed to increase food security 
in developing countries where such activities will not 
have a significant impact on the export of agricul-
tural commodities of the United States; 
(2) research activities intended primarily to 
benefit United States producers; 
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(3) activities in a country that is eligible for as-
sistance from the International Development Asso-
ciation, is not eligible for assistance from the Inter-
national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 
and does not export on a consistent basis the agri-
cultural commodity with respect to which assistance 
is furnished; or 
(4) activities in a country the President deter-
mines is recovering from widespread conflict, a hu-
manitarian crisis, or a complex emergency. 
(c) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.— 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
States executive directors of the international financial in-
stitutions to use the voice and vote of the United States 
to oppose any assistance by such institutions, using funds 
appropriated or made available by this Act, for the produc-
tion or extraction of any commodity or mineral for export, 
if it is in surplus on world markets and if the assistance 
will cause substantial injury to United States producers 
of the same, similar, or competing commodity. 
SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 
SEC. 7026. (a) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR LOCAL 
CURRENCIES.— 
(1) AGREEMENTS.—If assistance is furnished to 
the government of a foreign country under chapters 
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1 and 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 under agreements 
which result in the generation of local currencies of 
that country, the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development shall— 
(A) require that local currencies be depos-
ited in a separate account established by that 
government; 
(B) enter into an agreement with that gov-
ernment which sets forth— 
(i) the amount of the local currencies 
to be generated; and 
(ii) the terms and conditions under 
which the currencies so deposited may be 
utilized, consistent with this section; and 
(C) establish by agreement with that gov-
ernment the responsibilities of USAID and that 
government to monitor and account for deposits 
into and disbursements from the separate ac-
count. 
(2) USES OF LOCAL CURRENCIES.—As may be 
agreed upon with the foreign government, local cur-
rencies deposited in a separate account pursuant to 
subsection (a), or an equivalent amount of local cur-
rencies, shall be used only— 
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(A) to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part 
I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (as the case may be), for such 
purposes as— 
(i) project and sector assistance activi-
ties; or 
(ii) debt and deficit financing; or 
(B) for the administrative requirements of 
the United States Government. 
(3) PROGRAMMING ACCOUNTABILITY.—USAID 
shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the 
equivalent of the local currencies disbursed pursuant 
to subsection (a)(2)(A) from the separate account 
established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are used 
for the purposes agreed upon pursuant to subsection 
(a)(2). 
(4) 
TERMINATION
OF
ASSISTANCE
PRO-
GRAMS.—Upon termination of assistance to a coun-
try under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of 
part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as 
the case may be), any unencumbered balances of 
funds which remain in a separate account estab-
lished pursuant to subsection (a) shall be disposed of 
for such purposes as may be agreed to by the gov-
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ernment of that country and the United States Gov-
ernment. 
(5) REPORT.—The USAID Administrator shall 
report as part of the congressional budget justifica-
tion submitted to the Committees on Appropriations 
on the use of local currencies for the administrative 
requirements of the United States Government as 
authorized in subsection (a)(2)(B), and such report 
shall include the amount of local currency (and 
United States dollar equivalent) used or to be used 
for such purpose in each applicable country. 
(b) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR CASH TRANSFERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If assistance is made avail-
able to the government of a foreign country, under 
chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as cash transfer 
assistance or as nonproject sector assistance, that 
country shall be required to maintain such funds in 
a separate account and not commingle with any 
other funds. 
(2) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS OF 
LAW.—Such funds may be obligated and expended 
notwithstanding provisions of law which are incon-
sistent with the nature of this assistance including 
provisions which are referenced in the Joint Explan-
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atory Statement of the Committee of Conference ac-
companying House Joint Resolution 648 (House Re-
port No. 98–1159). 
(3) NOTIFICATION.—At least 15 days prior to 
obligating any such cash transfer or nonproject sec-
tor assistance, the President shall submit a notifica-
tion through the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations, which shall in-
clude a detailed description of how the funds pro-
posed to be made available will be used, with a dis-
cussion of the United States interests that will be 
served by such assistance (including, as appropriate, 
a description of the economic policy reforms that will 
be promoted by such assistance). 
(4) EXEMPTION.—Nonproject sector assistance 
funds may be exempt from the requirements of para-
graph (1) only through the regular notification pro-
cedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 7027. (a) ASSISTANCE THROUGH NONGOVERN-
MENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.—Restrictions contained in this 
or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country 
shall not be construed to restrict assistance in support of 
programs of nongovernmental organizations from funds 
appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of 
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chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 4 of 
part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and from 
funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Eu-
rope, Eurasia and Central Asia’’: Provided, That before 
using the authority of this subsection to furnish assistance 
in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations, 
the President shall notify the Committees on Appropria-
tions pursuant to the regular notification procedures, in-
cluding a description of the program to be assisted, the 
assistance to be provided, and the reasons for furnishing 
such assistance: Provided further, That nothing in this 
subsection shall be construed to alter any existing statu-
tory prohibitions against abortion or involuntary steriliza-
tions contained in this or any other Act. 
(b) PUBLIC LAW 480.—During fiscal year 2019, re-
strictions contained in this or any other Act with respect 
to assistance for a country shall not be construed to re-
strict assistance under the Food for Peace Act (Public 
Law 83–480; 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.): Provided, That none 
of the funds appropriated to carry out title I of such Act 
and made available pursuant to this subsection may be 
obligated or expended except as provided through the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply— 
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(1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision 
of law prohibiting assistance to countries that sup-
port international terrorism; or 
(2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision 
of law prohibiting assistance to the government of a 
country that violates internationally recognized 
human rights. 
LOCAL COMPETITION 
SEC. 7028. (a) REQUIREMENTS FOR EXCEPTIONS TO 
COMPETITION
FOR
LOCAL
ENTITIES.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act that are made available to the United 
States Agency for International Development may only be 
made available for limited competitions through local enti-
ties if— 
(1) prior to the determination to limit competi-
tion to local entities, USAID has— 
(A) assessed the level of local capacity to 
effectively implement, manage, and account for 
programs included in such competition; and 
(B) documented the written results of the 
assessment and decisions made; and 
(2) prior to making an award after limiting 
competition to local entities— 
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(A) each successful local entity has been 
determined to be responsible in accordance with 
USAID guidelines; and 
(B) effective monitoring and evaluation 
systems are in place to ensure that award fund-
ing is used for its intended purposes; and 
(3) no level of acceptable fraud is assumed. 
(b) REPORT.—In addition to the requirements of sub-
section (a)(1), the USAID Administrator shall report to 
the appropriate congressional committees not later than 
45 days after the end of fiscal year 2019 on all awards 
subject to limited or no competition for local entities: Pro-
vided, That such report shall be posted on the USAID 
website: Provided further, That the requirements of this 
subsection shall only apply to awards in excess of 
$3,000,000 and sole source awards to local entities in ex-
cess of $2,000,000. 
(c) EXTENSION OF PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY.— 
Section 7077 of the Department of State, Foreign Oper-
ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 
(division I of Public Law 112–74) shall continue in effect 
during fiscal year 2019. 
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
SEC. 7029. (a) EVALUATIONS AND REPORT.—The 
Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States 
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executive director of each international financial institu-
tion to seek to require that such institution adopts and 
implements a publicly available policy, including the stra-
tegic use of peer reviews and external experts, to conduct 
independent, in-depth evaluations of the effectiveness of 
at least 25 percent of all loans, grants, programs, and sig-
nificant analytical non-lending activities in advancing the 
institution’s goals of reducing poverty and promoting equi-
table economic growth, consistent with relevant safe-
guards, to ensure that decisions to support such loans, 
grants, programs, and activities are based on accurate 
data and objective analysis: Provided, That not later than 
45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on 
steps taken in fiscal year 2018 by the United States execu-
tive directors and the international financial institutions 
consistent with this subsection compared to the previous 
fiscal year. 
(b) SAFEGUARDS.— 
(1) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct 
the United States Executive Director of the Inter-
national Bank for Reconstruction and Development 
and the International Development Association to 
vote against any loan, grant, policy, or strategy if 
such institution has adopted and is implementing 
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any social or environmental safeguard relevant to 
such loan, grant, policy, or strategy that provides 
less protection than World Bank safeguards in effect 
on September 30, 2015. 
(2) The Secretary of the Treasury should in-
struct the United States executive director of each 
international financial institution to vote against 
loans or other financing for projects unless such 
projects— 
(A) provide for accountability and trans-
parency, including the collection, verification 
and publication of beneficial ownership informa-
tion related to extractive industries and on-site 
monitoring during the life of the project; 
(B) will be developed and carried out in ac-
cordance with best practices regarding environ-
mental conservation; cultural protection; and 
empowerment of local populations, including 
free, prior and informed consent of affected in-
digenous communities; 
(C) do not provide incentives for, or facili-
tate, forced displacement; and 
(D) do not partner with or otherwise in-
volve enterprises owned or controlled by the 
armed forces. 
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(c) COMPENSATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated under title V of this Act may be made as payment 
to any international financial institution while the United 
States executive director to such institution is com-
pensated by the institution at a rate which, together with 
whatever compensation such executive director receives 
from the United States, is in excess of the rate provided 
for an individual occupying a position at level IV of the 
Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
States Code, or while any alternate United States execu-
tive director to such institution is compensated by the in-
stitution at a rate in excess of the rate provided for an 
individual occupying a position at level V of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(d) HUMAN RIGHTS.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
shall instruct the United States executive director of each 
international financial institution to promote human 
rights due diligence and risk management, as appropriate, 
in connection with any loan, grant, policy, or strategy of 
such institution in accordance with the criteria specified 
under this subsection in Senate Report 115–282: Pro-
vided, That prior to voting on any such loan, grant, policy, 
or strategy the executive director shall consult with the 
Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and 
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Labor, Department of State, if the executive director has 
reason to believe that such loan, grant, policy, or strategy 
could result in forced displacement or other violation of 
human rights. 
(e) FRAUD AND CORRUPTION.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall instruct the United States executive direc-
tor of each international financial institution to promote 
in loan, grant, and other financing agreements improve-
ments in borrowing countries’ financial management and 
judicial capacity to investigate, prosecute, and punish 
fraud and corruption. 
(f) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INFORMATION.—The 
Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States 
executive director of each international financial institu-
tion to seek to require that such institution collects, 
verifies, and publishes, to the maximum extent practicable, 
beneficial ownership information (excluding proprietary 
information) for any corporation or limited liability com-
pany, other than a publicly listed company, that receives 
funds from any such financial institution: Provided, That 
not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall submit a report to the Committees on Ap-
propriations on steps taken in fiscal year 2018 by the 
United States executive directors and the international fi-
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nancial institutions consistent with this subsection com-
pared to the previous fiscal year. 
(g) WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS.—The Secretary 
of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive 
director of each international financial institution to seek 
to require that each such institution is effectively imple-
menting and enforcing policies and procedures which re-
flect best practices for the protection of whistleblowers 
from retaliation, including best practices for— 
(1) protection against retaliation for internal 
and lawful public disclosure; 
(2) legal burdens of proof; 
(3) statutes of limitation for reporting retalia-
tion; 
(4) access to independent adjudicative bodies, 
including external arbitration; and 
(5) results that eliminate the effects of proven 
retaliation. 
DEBT-FOR-DEVELOPMENT 
SEC. 7030. 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 
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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. 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TRANSPARENCY 
SEC. 7031. (a) LIMITATION ON DIRECT GOVERN-
MENT-TO-GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) REQUIREMENTS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act may be made available for direct govern-
ment-to-government assistance only if— 
(A)(i) each implementing agency or min-
istry to receive assistance has been assessed 
and is considered to have the systems required 
to manage such assistance and any identified 
vulnerabilities or weaknesses of such agency or 
ministry have been addressed; 
(ii) the recipient agency or ministry em-
ploys and utilizes staff with the necessary tech-
nical, financial, and management capabilities; 
(iii) the recipient agency or ministry has 
adopted competitive procurement policies and 
systems; 
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(iv) effective monitoring and evaluation 
systems are in place to ensure that such assist-
ance is used for its intended purposes; 
(v) no level of acceptable fraud is assumed; 
and 
(vi) the government of the recipient coun-
try is taking steps to publicly disclose on an an-
nual basis its national budget, to include in-
come and expenditures; 
(B) the recipient government is in compli-
ance with the principles set forth in section 
7013 of this Act; 
(C) the recipient agency or ministry is not 
headed or controlled by an organization des-
ignated as a foreign terrorist organization 
under section 219 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); 
(D) the Government of the United States 
and the government of the recipient country 
have agreed, in writing, on clear and achievable 
objectives for the use of such assistance, which 
should be made available on a cost-reimbursable 
basis; and 
(E) the recipient government is taking 
steps to protect the rights of civil society, in-
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cluding freedoms of expression, association, and 
assembly. 
(2) CONSULTATION
AND
NOTIFICATION.—In 
addition to the requirements in paragraph (1), no 
funds may be made available for direct government- 
to-government assistance without prior consultation 
with, and notification of, the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided, That such notification shall con-
tain an explanation of how the proposed activity 
meets the requirements of paragraph (1): Provided 
further, That the requirements of this paragraph 
shall only apply to direct government-to-government 
assistance in excess of $10,000,000 and all funds 
available for cash transfer, budget support, and cash 
payments to individuals. 
(3) SUSPENSION OF ASSISTANCE.—The Admin-
istrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development or the Secretary of State, as 
appropriate, shall suspend any direct government-to- 
government assistance if the Administrator or the 
Secretary has credible information of material mis-
use of such assistance, unless the Administrator or 
the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that it is in the national interest of the 
United States to continue such assistance, including 
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a justification, or that such misuse has been appro-
priately addressed. 
(4) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.—The Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations, concurrent with the fiscal year 2020 
congressional budget justification materials, amounts 
planned for assistance described in paragraph (1) by 
country, proposed funding amount, source of funds, 
and type of assistance. 
(5) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after en-
actment of this Act and every 6 months thereafter 
until September 30, 2020, the USAID Adminis-
trator shall submit to the Committees on Appropria-
tions a report that— 
(A) details all assistance described in para-
graph (1) provided during the previous 6-month 
period by country, funding amount, source of 
funds, and type of such assistance; and 
(B) the type of procurement instrument or 
mechanism utilized and whether the assistance 
was provided on a reimbursable basis. 
(6) DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT PROHIBITION.— 
None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used by the government of any foreign country 
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for debt service payments owed by any country to 
any international financial institution. 
(b) NATIONAL BUDGET
AND CONTRACT TRANS-
PARENCY.— 
(1) 
MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS
OF
FISCAL 
TRANSPARENCY.—The Secretary of State shall con-
tinue to update and strengthen the ‘‘minimum re-
quirements of fiscal transparency’’ for each govern-
ment receiving assistance appropriated by this Act, 
as identified in the report required by section 
7031(b) of the Department of State, Foreign Oper-
ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2014 (division K of Public Law 113–76). 
(2) DEFINITION.—For purposes of paragraph 
(1), ‘‘minimum requirements of fiscal transparency’’ 
are requirements consistent with those in subsection 
(a)(1), and the public disclosure of national budget 
documentation (to include receipts and expenditures 
by ministry) and government contracts and licenses 
for natural resource extraction (to include bidding 
and concession allocation practices). 
(3) DETERMINATION AND REPORT.—For each 
government identified pursuant to paragraph (1), 
the Secretary of State, not later than 180 days after 
enactment of this Act, shall make or update any de-
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termination of ‘‘significant progress’’ or ‘‘no signifi-
cant progress’’ in meeting the minimum require-
ments of fiscal transparency, and make such deter-
minations publicly available in an annual ‘‘Fiscal 
Transparency Report’’ to be posted on the Depart-
ment of State website: Provided, That the Secretary 
shall identify the significant progress made by each 
such government to publicly disclose national budget 
documentation, contracts, and licenses which are ad-
ditional to such information disclosed in previous fis-
cal years, and include specific recommendations of 
short- and long-term steps such government should 
take to improve fiscal transparency: Provided fur-
ther, That the annual report shall include a detailed 
description of how funds appropriated by this Act 
are being used to improve fiscal transparency, and 
identify benchmarks for measuring progress. 
(4) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under 
title III of this Act shall be made available for pro-
grams and activities to assist governments identified 
pursuant to paragraph (1) to improve budget trans-
parency and to support civil society organizations in 
such countries that promote budget transparency: 
Provided, That such sums shall be in addition to 
funds otherwise available for such purposes: Pro-
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vided further, That a description of the uses of such 
funds shall be included in the annual ‘‘Fiscal Trans-
parency Report’’ required by paragraph (3). 
(c) ANTI-KLEPTOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS.— 
(1) INELIGIBILITY.— 
(A) Officials of foreign governments and 
their immediate family members about whom 
the Secretary of State has credible information 
have been involved in significant corruption, in-
cluding corruption related to the extraction of 
natural resources, or a gross violation of human 
rights shall be ineligible for entry into the 
United States. 
(B) The Secretary shall also publicly or 
privately designate or identify officials of for-
eign governments and their immediate family 
members about whom the Secretary has such 
credible information without regard to whether 
the individual has applied for a visa. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Individuals shall not be ineli-
gible if entry into the United States would further 
important United States law enforcement objectives 
or is necessary to permit the United States to fulfill 
its obligations under the United Nations Head-
quarters Agreement: Provided, That nothing in 
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paragraph (1) shall be construed to derogate from 
United States Government obligations under applica-
ble international agreements. 
(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the ap-
plication of paragraph (1) if the Secretary deter-
mines that the waiver would serve a compelling na-
tional interest or that the circumstances which 
caused the individual to be ineligible have changed 
sufficiently. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit a report, including a classified annex if nec-
essary, to the Committees on Appropriations and the 
Committees on the Judiciary describing the informa-
tion related to corruption or violation of human 
rights concerning each of the individuals found ineli-
gible in the previous 12 months pursuant to para-
graph (1)(A) as well as the individuals who the Sec-
retary designated or identified pursuant to para-
graph (1)(B), or who would be ineligible but for the 
application of paragraph (2), a list of any waivers 
provided under paragraph (3), and the justification 
for each waiver. 
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(5) POSTING
OF
REPORT.—Any unclassified 
portion of the report required under paragraph (4) 
shall be posted on the Department of State website. 
(6) CLARIFICATION.—For purposes of para-
graphs (1)(B), (4), and (5), the records of the De-
partment of State and of diplomatic and consular of-
fices of the United States pertaining to the issuance 
or refusal of visas or permits to enter the United 
States shall not be considered confidential. 
(d) EXTRACTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act shall be made available to promote and support 
transparency and accountability of expenditures and 
revenues related to the extraction of natural re-
sources, including by strengthening implementation 
and monitoring of the Extractive Industries Trans-
parency Initiative, implementing and enforcing sec-
tion 8204 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2052) 
and the amendments made by such section, and to 
prevent the sale of conflict diamonds, and provide 
technical assistance to promote independent audit 
mechanisms and support civil society participation in 
natural resource management. 
(2) UNITED STATES POLICY.— 
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(A) The Secretary of the Treasury shall in-
form the management of the international fi-
nancial institutions, and post on the Depart-
ment of the Treasury website, that it is the pol-
icy of the United States to vote against any as-
sistance by such institutions (including any 
loan, credit, grant, or guarantee) to any coun-
try for the extraction and export of a natural 
resource if the government of such country has 
in place laws, regulations, or procedures to pre-
vent or limit the public disclosure of company 
payments as required by United States law, and 
unless such government has adopted laws, regu-
lations, or procedures in the sector in which as-
sistance is being considered for— 
(i) accurately accounting for and pub-
lic disclosure of payments to the host gov-
ernment by companies involved in the ex-
traction and export of natural resources; 
(ii) the independent auditing of ac-
counts receiving such payments and public 
disclosure of the findings of such audits; 
and 
(iii) public disclosure of such docu-
ments as Host Government Agreements, 
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Concession Agreements, and bidding docu-
ments, allowing in any such dissemination 
or disclosure for the redaction of, or excep-
tions for, information that is commercially 
proprietary or that would create competi-
tive disadvantage. 
(B) The requirements of subparagraph (A) 
shall not apply to assistance for the purpose of 
building the capacity of such government to 
meet the requirements of this subparagraph. 
(e) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE WEBSITE.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under titles I and II, and funds made 
available for any independent agency in title III, as appro-
priate, shall be made available to support the provision 
of additional information on United States Government 
foreign assistance on the Department of State foreign as-
sistance website: Provided, That all Federal agencies fund-
ed under this Act shall provide such information on for-
eign assistance, upon request, to the Department of State. 
DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS 
SEC. 7032. (a) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds appropriated 
by this Act under the headings ‘‘Development As-
sistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy 
Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Cen-
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tral Asia’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’, not less than $2,400,000,000 
shall be made available for democracy programs. 
(2) PROGRAMS.—Of the funds made available 
for democracy programs under the headings ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, 
Eurasia and Central Asia’’ pursuant to paragraph 
(1), not less than $89,540,000 shall be made avail-
able to the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, 
and Labor, Department of State, at not less than 
the amounts specified for certain countries and re-
gional programs designated in the table under this 
section in the explanatory statement described in 
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act). 
(b) AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) Funds made available by this Act for de-
mocracy programs pursuant to subsection (a) and 
under the heading ‘‘National Endowment for De-
mocracy’’ may be made available notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, and with regard to the 
National Endowment for Democracy (NED), any 
regulation. 
(2) Funds made available by this Act for the 
NED are made available pursuant to the authority 
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of the National Endowment for Democracy Act (title 
V of Public Law 98–164), including all decisions re-
garding the selection of beneficiaries. 
(c) DEFINITION OF DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—For 
purposes of funds appropriated by this Act, the term ‘‘de-
mocracy programs’’ means programs that support good 
governance, credible and competitive elections, freedom of 
expression, association, assembly, and religion, human 
rights, labor rights, independent media, and the rule of 
law, and that otherwise strengthen the capacity of demo-
cratic political parties, governments, nongovernmental or-
ganizations and institutions, and citizens to support the 
development of democratic states and institutions that are 
responsive and accountable to citizens. 
(d) PROGRAM PRIORITIZATION.—Funds made avail-
able pursuant to this section that are made available for 
programs to strengthen government institutions shall be 
prioritized for those institutions that demonstrate a com-
mitment to democracy and the rule of law, as determined 
by the Secretary of State or the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development, as 
appropriate. 
(e) RESTRICTION ON PRIOR APPROVAL.—With re-
spect to the provision of assistance for democracy pro-
grams in this Act, the organizations implementing such 
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assistance, the specific nature of that assistance, and the 
participants in such programs shall not be subject to the 
prior approval by the government of any foreign country: 
Provided, That the Secretary of State, in coordination 
with the USAID Administrator, shall report to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations, not later than 120 days after 
enactment of this Act, detailing steps taken by the Depart-
ment of State and USAID to comply with the require-
ments of this subsection. 
(f) CONTINUATION
OF
CURRENT
PRACTICES.— 
USAID shall continue to implement civil society and polit-
ical competition and consensus building programs abroad 
with funds appropriated by this Act in a manner that rec-
ognizes the unique benefits of grants and cooperative 
agreements in implementing such programs: Provided, 
That nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to af-
fect the ability of any entity, including United States small 
businesses, from competing for proposals for USAID- 
funded civil society and political competition and con-
sensus building programs. 
(g) INFORMING THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR 
DEMOCRACY.—The Assistant Secretary for Democracy, 
Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, and the 
Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict, and Hu-
manitarian Assistance, USAID, shall regularly inform the 
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National Endowment for Democracy of democracy pro-
grams that are planned and supported by funds made 
available by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs. 
(h) PROTECTION OF CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVISTS AND 
JOURNALISTS.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘De-
mocracy Fund’’, not less than $15,000,000 shall be made 
available to support and protect civil society activists and 
journalists who have been threatened, harassed, or at-
tacked, consistent with the action plan submitted pursuant 
to, and on the same terms and conditions of, section 
7032(i) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 (division 
K of Public Law 115–141). 
INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 
SEC. 7033. (a) INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREE-
DOM OFFICE AND SPECIAL ENVOY TO PROMOTE RELI-
GIOUS FREEDOM.— 
(1) OPERATIONS.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ shall 
be made available for the Office of International Re-
ligious Freedom, Bureau of Democracy, Human 
Rights, and Labor, Department of State, and the 
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Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Re-
ligious Minorities in the Near East and South Cen-
tral Asia, as authorized in the Near East and South 
Central Asia Religious Freedom Act of 2014 (Public 
Law 113–161), including for support staff at not 
less than the amounts specified for such offices in 
the table under such heading in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act). 
(2) CURRICULUM.—Funds appropriated under 
the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ and designated 
for the Office of International Religious Freedom 
shall be made available for the development and im-
plementation of an international religious freedom 
curriculum in accordance with section 708(a)(2) of 
the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
4028(a)(2)). 
(b) ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM PRO-
GRAMS.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Democracy Fund’’ and available 
for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund, not 
less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for 
international religious freedom programs: Provided, 
That the Ambassador-at-Large for International Re-
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ligious Freedom shall consult with the Committees 
on Appropriations on the uses of such funds. 
(2) PROTECTION
AND
INVESTIGATION
PRO-
GRAMS.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not 
less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for 
programs to protect vulnerable and persecuted reli-
gious minorities: Provided, That a portion of such 
funds shall be made available for programs to inves-
tigate the persecution of such minorities by govern-
ments and non-state actors and for the public dis-
semination of information collected on such persecu-
tion, including on the Department of State website. 
(3) HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMS.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Inter-
national Disaster Assistance’’ and ‘‘Migration and 
Refugee Assistance’’ shall be made available for hu-
manitarian assistance for vulnerable and persecuted 
religious minorities, including victims of genocide 
designated by the Secretary of State and other 
groups that have suffered crimes against humanity 
and ethnic cleansing, to— 
(A) facilitate the implementation of an im-
mediate, coordinated, and sustained response to 
provide humanitarian assistance; 
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(B) enhance protection of conflict victims, 
including those facing a dire humanitarian cri-
sis and severe persecution because of their faith 
or ethnicity; 
(C) improve access to secure locations for 
obtaining humanitarian and resettlement serv-
ices; and 
(D) build resilience and help reestablish 
livelihoods for displaced and persecuted persons 
in their communities of origin. 
(4) TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE, RECONCILIATION, 
AND REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS.—Of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act that are made available for 
the Relief and Recovery Fund, not less than 
$5,000,000 shall be made available to support tran-
sitional justice, reconciliation, and reintegration pro-
grams for vulnerable and persecuted religious mi-
norities, including in the Middle East and North Af-
rica regions: Provided, That such funds shall be 
matched, to the maximum extent practicable, from 
sources other than the United States Government. 
(5) RESPONSIBILITY FOR FUNDS.—Funds made 
available by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be the re-
sponsibility of the Ambassador-at-Large for Inter-
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national Religious Freedom, in consultation with 
other relevant United States Government officials. 
(c) INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Broadcasting 
Board of Governors, International Broadcasting Oper-
ations’’ shall be made available for programs related to 
international religious freedom, including reporting on the 
condition of vulnerable and persecuted religious groups. 
(d) FUNDING CLARIFICATION.— 
(1) Funds made available pursuant to sub-
section (b) are in addition to amounts otherwise 
made available for such purposes. 
(2) Funds appropriated by this Act and prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may 
be made available notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law for assistance for ethnic and religious 
minorities in Iraq and Syria. 
SPECIAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 7034. (a) VICTIMS OF WAR, DISPLACED CHIL-
DREN, AND DISPLACED BURMESE.—Funds appropriated 
in titles III and VI of this Act that are made available 
for victims of war, displaced children, displaced Burmese, 
and to combat trafficking in persons and assist victims 
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of such trafficking, may be made available notwith-
standing any other provision of law. 
(b) FORENSIC ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less 
than $10,000,000 shall be made available for foren-
sic anthropology assistance related to the exhuma-
tion and identification of victims of war crimes, 
crimes against humanity, and genocide, which shall 
be administered by the Assistant Secretary for De-
mocracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of 
State: Provided, That such funds shall be in addition 
to funds made available by this Act and prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs for assist-
ance for countries. 
(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’, not less than $8,000,000 shall 
be made available for DNA forensic technology pro-
grams to combat human trafficking in Central 
America and Mexico. 
(c) ATROCITIES PREVENTION.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
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(3) 
INTERNATIONAL
FINANCIAL
INSTITU-
TIONS.—In this Act ‘‘international financial institu-
tions’’ means the International Bank for Recon-
struction and Development, the International Devel-
opment Association, the International Finance Cor-
poration, the Inter-American Development Bank, the 
International Monetary Fund, the International 
Fund for Agricultural Development, the Asian De-
velopment Fund, the Inter-American Investment 
Corporation, the North American Development 
Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development, the African Development Bank, the 
African Development Fund, and the Multilateral In-
vestment Guarantee Agency. 
(4) SOUTHERN KORDOFAN REFERENCE.—Any 
reference to Southern Kordofan in this or any other 
Act making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs shall 
be deemed to include portions of Western Kordofan 
that were previously part of Southern Kordofan 
prior to the 2013 division of Southern Kordofan. 
(5) USAID.—In this Act, the term ‘‘USAID’’ 
means the United States Agency for International 
Development. 
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section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Re-
view Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–17). 
(B) SANCTIONS REPORT.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on the status of the implementation and 
enforcement of bilateral United States and mul-
tilateral sanctions against Iran and actions 
taken by the United States and the inter-
national community to enforce such sanctions 
against Iran: Provided, That the report shall 
also include any entities involved in providing 
significant support for the development of a 
ballistic missile by the Government of Iran after 
October 1, 2015, including shipping and financ-
ing, and note whether such entities are cur-
rently under United States sanctions: Provided 
further, That such report shall be submitted in 
an unclassified form, but may contain a classi-
fied annex if necessary. 
(c) IRAQ.— 
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NORTHEAST CORRIDOR GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL 
RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for 
activities associated with the Northeast Corridor as au-
thorized by section 11101(a) of the Fixing America’s Sur-
face Transportation Act (division A of Public Law 114– 
94), $650,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That the Secretary may retain up to one-half 
of 1 percent of the funds provided under both this heading 
and the ‘‘National Network Grants to the National Rail-
road Passenger Corporation’’ heading to fund the costs 
of project management and oversight of activities author-
ized by section 11101(c) of division A of Public Law 114– 
94: Provided further, That in addition to the project man-
agement oversight funds authorized under section 
11101(c) of division A of Public Law 114–94, the Sec-
retary may retain up to an additional $5,000,000 of the 
funds provided under this heading to fund expenses associ-
ated with the Northeast Corridor Commission established 
under section 24905 of title 49, United States Code: Pro-
vided further, That of the amounts made available under 
this heading and the ‘‘National Network Grants to the Na-
tional Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ heading, not less 
than $50,000,000 shall be made available to bring Am-
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$350,000,000 shall be available for grants as authorized 
under section 5339 of such title, of which $160,000,000 
shall be available for the buses and bus facilities formula 
grants as authorized under section 5339(a) of such title, 
$160,000,000 shall be available for the buses and bus fa-
cilities competitive grants as authorized under section 
5339(b) of such title, and $30,000,000 shall be available 
for the low or no emission grants as authorized under sec-
tion 5339(c) of such title: Provided further, That 
$263,000,000 shall be available for the state of good re-
pair grants as authorized under section 5337 of such title: 
Provided further, That $40,000,000 shall be available for 
formula grants for rural areas as authorized under section 
5311 of such title: Provided further, That $40,000,000 
shall be available for the high density state apportion-
ments as authorized under section 5340(d) of such title: 
Provided further, That $1,000,000 shall be available for 
the bus testing facility as authorized under section 5318 
of such title: Provided further, That notwithstanding sec-
tion 5318(a) of such title, $6,000,000 shall be available 
for the operation and maintenance of bus testing facilities 
by institutions of higher education selected pursuant to 
section 5312(h) of such title: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall enter into a contract or cooperative agree-
ment with, or make a grant to, each institution of higher 
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