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(B) The limitation on the use of funds 
under subparagraph (A) shall not apply— 
(i) with respect to assistance or sup-
port in furtherance of democracy-building 
efforts for Cuba described in section 109 
of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Soli-
darity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 
U.S.C. 6039); and 
(ii) if the President determines and 
reports to the appropriate congressional 
committees that the government in Cuba 
has met the requirements and factors spec-
ified in section 205 of the LIBERTAD Act 
of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6065). 
(2) OFFICE OF CUBA BROADCASTING.—None of 
the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘International Broad-
casting Operations’’ may be used to establish an 
independent grantee organization, as a private non-
profit organization, to carry out any and all broad-
casting and related programs to the Latin America 
and Caribbean region, including Cuba, or otherwise 
substantively alter the structure of the Office of 
Cuba Broadcasting unless specifically authorized by 
a subsequent Act of Congress: Provided, That the 
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prohibition of this paragraph shall be construed to 
include the merger of the Office of Cuba Broad-
casting and the Voice of America Latin America Di-
vision. 
(3) DEMOCRACY PROMOTION.—Of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’, $30,000,000 shall be made avail-
able to promote democracy and strengthen civil soci-
ety in Cuba: Provided, That no funds shall be obli-
gated for business promotion, economic reform, en-
trepreneurship, or any other assistance that is not 
democracy-building as expressly authorized in the 
Cuban Liberty and Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 
1996 and the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992. 
(d) HAITI.— 
(1) GOVERNANCE
CERTIFICATION.—None of 
the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
by this Act may be made available for assistance for 
the central Government of Haiti unless the Sec-
retary of State certifies and reports to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations that the Government of Haiti 
has installed a democratically elected president and 
seated newly elected members of parliament, and the 
Government of Haiti is taking effective steps to— 
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(A) strengthen the rule of law in Haiti, in-
cluding by— 
(i) selecting and vetting judges in a 
transparent manner; 
(ii) respecting the independence of the 
judiciary; and 
(iii) improving governance by imple-
menting reforms to increase transparency 
and accountability and advancing the pas-
sage of draft penal and criminal codes; 
(B) combat corruption, including by imple-
menting the anti-corruption law enacted in 
2014 and prosecuting corrupt officials; and 
(C) increase government revenues, includ-
ing by implementing tax reforms, and increase 
expenditures on public services. 
(2) HAITIAN COAST GUARD.—The Government 
of Haiti shall be eligible to purchase defense articles 
and services under the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) for the Coast Guard. 
(e) AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE.—To 
the maximum extent practicable, the costs of operations 
and maintenance, including fuel, of aircraft funded by this 
Act should be borne by the recipient country. 
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PROHIBITION OF PAYMENTS TO UNITED NATIONS 
MEMBERS 
SEC. 7046. None of the funds appropriated or made 
available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act for 
carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be 
used to pay in whole or in part any assessments, arrear-
ages, or dues of any member of the United Nations or, 
from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chapter 
1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the 
costs for participation of another country’s delegation at 
international conferences held under the auspices of multi-
lateral or international organizations. 
WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS 
SEC. 7047. If the President determines that doing so 
will contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding 
genocide or other violations of international humanitarian 
law, the President may direct a drawdown pursuant to sec-
tion 552(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 of up 
to $30,000,000 of commodities and services for the United 
Nations War Crimes Tribunal established with regard to 
the former Yugoslavia by the United Nations Security 
Council or such other tribunals or commissions as the 
Council may establish or authorize to deal with such viola-
tions, without regard to the ceiling limitation contained 
in paragraph (2) thereof: Provided, That the determina-
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tion required under this section shall be in lieu of any de-
terminations otherwise required under section 552(c): Pro-
vided further, That funds made available pursuant to this 
section shall be made available subject to the regular noti-
fication procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
UNITED NATIONS 
SEC. 7048. (a) TRANSPARENCY
AND ACCOUNT-
ABILITY.— 
(1) Of the funds appropriated under title I of 
this Act that are available for contributions to the 
United Nations (including the Department of Peace-
keeping Operations), any United Nations agency, or 
the Organization of American States, 15 percent 
may not be obligated for such organization, depart-
ment, or agency until the Secretary of State reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations that the orga-
nization, department, or agency is— 
(A) posting on a publicly available Web 
site, consistent with privacy regulations and due 
process, regular financial and programmatic au-
dits of such organization, department, or agen-
cy, and providing the United States Govern-
ment with necessary access to such financial 
and performance audits; and 
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tion in the Council is in the national security interest of 
the United States and that the Council is taking signifi-
cant steps to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item: 
Provided, That such report shall include a description of 
the national security interest served and the steps taken 
to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item: Provided 
further, That the Secretary of State shall report to the 
Committees on Appropriations not later than September 
30, 2017, on the resolutions considered in the United Na-
tions Human Rights Council during the previous 12 
months, and on steps taken to remove Israel as a perma-
nent agenda item. 
(d) UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGEN-
CY.—None of the funds made available by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ may be 
made available as a contribution to the United Nations 
Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) until the Secretary 
of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations, in writing, that UNRWA is— 
(1) utilizing Operations Support Officers in the 
West Bank, Gaza, and other fields of operation to 
inspect UNRWA installations and reporting any in-
appropriate use; 
(2) acting promptly to address any staff or ben-
eficiary violation of its own policies (including the 
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policies on neutrality and impartiality of employees) 
and the legal requirements under section 301(c) of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; 
(3) implementing procedures to maintain the 
neutrality of its facilities, including implementing a 
no-weapons policy, and conducting regular inspec-
tions of its installations, to ensure they are only 
used for humanitarian or other appropriate pur-
poses; 
(4) taking necessary and appropriate measures 
to ensure it is operating in compliance with the con-
ditions of section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 and continuing regular reporting to the 
Department of State on actions it has taken to en-
sure conformance with such conditions; 
(5) taking steps to ensure the content of all 
educational materials currently taught in UNRWA- 
administered schools and summer camps is con-
sistent with the values of human rights, dignity, and 
tolerance and does not induce incitement; 
(6) not engaging in operations with financial in-
stitutions or related entities in violation of relevant 
United States law, and is taking steps to improve 
the financial transparency of the organization; and 
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(7) in compliance with the United Nations 
Board of Auditors’ biennial audit requirements and 
is implementing in a timely fashion the Board’s rec-
ommendations. 
(e) UNITED NATIONS CAPITAL PROJECTS.—None of 
the funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs may be used for major cap-
ital projects for the United Nations, including for the de-
sign, renovation, or construction of the United Nations 
Headquarters in New York. 
(f) WAIVER.—The restrictions imposed by or pursu-
ant to subsection (d) may be waived on a case-by-case 
basis by the Secretary of State if the Secretary determines 
and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
such waiver is necessary to avert or respond to a humani-
tarian crisis. 
(g) WITHHOLDING REPORT.—Not later than 45 days 
after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations de-
tailing the amount of funds available for obligation or ex-
penditure in fiscal year 2017 for contributions to any or-
ganization, department, agency, or program within the 
United Nations system or any international program that 
are withheld from obligation or expenditure due to any 
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provision of law: Provided, That the Secretary of State 
shall update such report each time additional funds are 
withheld by operation of any provision of law: Provided 
further, That the reprogramming of any withheld funds 
identified in such report, including updates thereof, shall 
be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular noti-
fication procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
(h) COMPLIANCE
WITH
REPORTING
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Of the funds made available in paragraph (3) 
under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ 
in title I of this Act for the Bureau of International Orga-
nizations, 10 percent shall be withheld from obligation 
until the Secretary of State complies with the reporting 
requirements contained under the headings ‘‘Contribu-
tions to International Organizations’’ and ‘‘Contributions 
for International Peacekeeping Activities’’ and section 
7048 in the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of 
Public Law 113–235) and the Department of State, For-
eign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2016 (division K of Public Law 114–113) and associ-
ated explanatory statements and Committee reports ac-
companying such Acts. 
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COMMUNITY-BASED POLICE ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 7049. (a) AUTHORITY.—Funds made available 
by titles III and IV of this Act to carry out the provisions 
of chapter 1 of part I and chapters 4 and 6 of part II 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used, not-
withstanding section 660 of that Act, to enhance the effec-
tiveness and accountability of civilian police authority 
through training and technical assistance in human rights, 
the rule of law, anti-corruption, strategic planning, and 
through assistance to foster civilian police roles that sup-
port democratic governance, including assistance for pro-
grams to prevent conflict, respond to disasters, address 
gender-based violence, and foster improved police relations 
with the communities they serve. 
(b) NOTIFICATION.—Assistance provided under sub-
section (a) shall be subject to the regular notification pro-
cedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
PROHIBITION ON PROMOTION OF TOBACCO 
SEC. 7050. None of the funds provided by this Act 
shall be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco 
or tobacco 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. 
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES 
SEC. 7051. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attend-
ance of more than 50 employees of agencies or depart-
ments of the United States Government who are stationed 
in the United States, at any single international con-
ference occurring outside the United States, unless the 
Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations at least 5 days in advance that such attendance 
is important to the national interest: Provided, That for 
purposes of this section the term ‘‘international con-
ference’’ shall mean a conference attended by representa-
tives of the United States Government and of foreign gov-
ernments, international organizations, or nongovern-
mental organizations. 
AIRCRAFT TRANSFER AND COORDINATION 
SEC. 7052. (a) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law or regulation, aircraft 
procured with funds appropriated by this Act and prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs under the head-
ings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, ‘‘International 
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Andean 
Counterdrug Initiative’’, and ‘‘Andean Counterdrug Pro-
grams’’ may be used for any other program and in any 
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region, including for the transportation of active and 
standby Civilian Response Corps personnel and equipment 
during a deployment: Provided, That the responsibility for 
policy decisions and justification for the use of such trans-
fer authority shall be the responsibility of the Secretary 
of State and the Deputy Secretary of State and this re-
sponsibility shall not be delegated. 
(b) PROPERTY DISPOSAL.—The authority provided 
in subsection (a) shall apply only after the Secretary of 
State determines and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that the equipment is no longer required to meet 
programmatic purposes in the designated country or re-
gion: Provided, That any such transfer shall be subject 
to prior consultation with, and the regular notification 
procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
(c) AIRCRAFT COORDINATION.— 
(1) The uses of aircraft purchased or leased by 
the Department of State and the United States 
Agency for International Development (USAID) 
with funds made available in this Act or prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs shall be co-
ordinated under the authority of the appropriate 
Chief of Mission: Provided, That such aircraft may 
be used to transport, on a reimbursable or non-reim-
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bursable basis, Federal and non-Federal personnel 
supporting Department of State and USAID pro-
grams and activities: Provided further, That official 
travel for other agencies for other purposes may be 
supported on a reimbursable basis, or without reim-
bursement when traveling on a space available basis: 
Provided further, That funds received by the Depart-
ment of State in connection with the use of aircraft 
owned, leased, or chartered by the Department of 
State may be credited to the Working Capital Fund 
of the Department and shall be available for ex-
penses related to the purchase, lease, maintenance, 
chartering, or operation of such aircraft. 
(2) The requirement and authorities of this 
subsection shall only apply to aircraft, the primary 
purpose of which is the transportation of personnel. 
PARKING FINES AND REAL PROPERTY TAXES OWED BY 
FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS 
SEC. 7053. The terms and conditions of section 7055 
of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Re-
lated Programs Appropriations Act, 2011 (division F of 
Public Law 111–117) shall apply to this Act: Provided, 
That the date ‘‘September 30, 2009’’ in subsection 
(f)(2)(B) of such section shall be deemed to be ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2016’’. 
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LANDMINES AND CLUSTER MUNITIONS 
SEC. 7054. (a) LANDMINES.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, demining equipment available to 
the United States Agency for International Development 
and the Department of State and used in support of the 
clearance of landmines and unexploded ordnance for hu-
manitarian purposes may be disposed of on a grant basis 
in foreign countries, subject to such terms and conditions 
as the Secretary of State may prescribe. 
(b) CLUSTER MUNITIONS.—No military assistance 
shall be furnished for cluster munitions, no defense export 
license for cluster munitions may be issued, and no cluster 
munitions or cluster munitions technology shall be sold or 
transferred, unless— 
(1) the submunitions of the cluster munitions, 
after arming, do not result in more than 1 percent 
unexploded ordnance across the range of intended 
operational environments, and the agreement appli-
cable to the assistance, transfer, or sale of such clus-
ter munitions or cluster munitions technology speci-
fies that the cluster munitions will only be used 
against clearly defined military targets and will not 
be used where civilians are known to be present or 
in areas normally inhabited by civilians; or 
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(2) such assistance, license, sale, or transfer is 
for the purpose of demilitarizing or permanently dis-
posing of such cluster munitions. 
PROHIBITION ON PUBLICITY OR PROPAGANDA 
SEC. 7055. No part of any appropriation contained 
in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda pur-
poses within the United States not authorized before the 
date of the enactment of this Act by Congress: Provided, 
That not to exceed $25,000 may be made available to 
carry out the provisions of section 316 of the International 
Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1980 (Pub-
lic Law 96–533). 
LIMITATIONS ON FAMILY PLANNING/REPRODUCTIVE 
HEALTH 
SEC. 7056. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act may be made avail-
able for the United Nations Population Fund. 
(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act for population planning activi-
ties or other population assistance may be made available 
to any foreign nongovernmental organization that pro-
motes or performs abortion, except in cases of rape or in-
cest or when the life of the mother would be endangered 
if the fetus were carried to term. 
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UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 7057. (a) AUTHORITY.—Up to $93,000,000 of 
the funds made available in title III of this Act pursuant 
to or to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, including funds appropriated 
under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 
Central Asia’’, may be used by the United States Agency 
for International Development (USAID) to hire and em-
ploy individuals in the United States and overseas on a 
limited appointment basis pursuant to the authority of 
sections 308 and 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980. 
(b) RESTRICTIONS.— 
(1) The number of individuals hired in any fis-
cal year pursuant to the authority contained in sub-
section (a) may not exceed 175. 
(2) The authority to hire individuals contained 
in subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 
2018. 
(c) CONDITIONS.—The authority of subsection (a) 
should only be used to the extent that an equivalent num-
ber of positions that are filled by personal services contrac-
tors or other non-direct hire employees of USAID, who 
are compensated with funds appropriated to carry out part 
I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including funds 
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appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, 
Eurasia and Central Asia’’, are eliminated. 
(d) PROGRAM ACCOUNT CHARGED.—The account 
charged for the cost of an individual hired and employed 
under the authority of this section shall be the account 
to which the responsibilities of such individual primarily 
relate: Provided, That funds made available to carry out 
this section may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
appropriated by this Act in title II under the heading ‘‘Op-
erating Expenses’’. 
(e) FOREIGN SERVICE LIMITED EXTENSIONS.—Indi-
viduals hired and employed by USAID, with funds made 
available in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs, pursuant to the authority of section 309 
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, may be extended for 
a period of up to 4 years notwithstanding the limitation 
set forth in such section. 
(f) DISASTER
SURGE
CAPACITY.—Funds appro-
priated under title III of this Act to carry out part I of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including funds ap-
propriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, 
Eurasia and Central Asia’’, may be used, in addition to 
funds otherwise available for such purposes, for the cost 
(including the support costs) of individuals detailed to or 
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employed by USAID whose primary responsibility is to 
carry out programs in response to natural disasters, or 
man-made disasters subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(g) PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTORS.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I, 
chapter 4 of part II, and section 667 of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961, and title II of the Food for Peace 
Act (Public Law 83–480), may be used by USAID to em-
ploy up to 40 personal services contractors in the United 
States, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the 
purpose of providing direct, interim support for new or 
expanded overseas programs and activities managed by 
the agency until permanent direct hire personnel are hired 
and trained: Provided, That not more than 15 of such con-
tractors shall be assigned to any bureau or office: Provided 
further, That such funds appropriated to carry out title 
II of the Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83–480), may 
be made available only for personal services contractors 
assigned to the Office of Food for Peace. 
(h) SMALL BUSINESS.—In entering into multiple 
award indefinite-quantity contracts with funds appro-
priated by this Act, USAID may provide an exception to 
the fair opportunity process for placing task orders under 
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such contracts when the order is placed with any category 
of small or small disadvantaged business. 
(i) SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE LIMITED APPOINT-
MENTS.—Individuals hired pursuant to the authority pro-
vided by section 7059(o) of the Department of State, For-
eign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2011 (division F of Public Law 111–117) may be 
assigned to or support programs in Afghanistan or Paki-
stan with funds made available in this Act and prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, for-
eign operations, and related programs. 
GLOBAL HEALTH ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 7058. (a) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated 
by titles III and IV of this Act that are made available 
for bilateral assistance for child survival activities or dis-
ease programs including activities relating to research on, 
and the prevention, treatment and control of, HIV/AIDS 
may be made available notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law except for provisions under the heading ‘‘Glob-
al Health Programs’’ and the United States Leadership 
Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 
2003 (117 Stat. 711; 22 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.), as amend-
ed. 
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(b) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not more 
than $461,000,000 may be made available for family plan-
ning/reproductive health. 
(c) GLOBAL FUND.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act that are available for a contribution to the Global 
Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global 
Fund), 10 percent should be withheld from obligation until 
the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations that the Global Fund is— 
(1) maintaining and implementing a policy of 
transparency, including the authority of the Global 
Fund Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to pub-
lish OIG reports on a public Web site; 
(2) providing sufficient resources to maintain 
an independent OIG that— 
(A) reports directly to the Board of the 
Global Fund; 
(B) maintains a mandate to conduct thor-
ough investigations and programmatic audits, 
free from undue interference; and 
(C) compiles regular, publicly published 
audits and investigations of financial, pro-
grammatic, and reporting aspects of the Global 
Fund, its grantees, recipients, sub-recipients, 
and Local Fund Agents; 
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(3) effectively implementing and enforcing poli-
cies and procedures which reflect best practices for 
the protection of whistleblowers from retaliation, in-
cluding best practices for— 
(A) protection against retaliation for inter-
nal and lawful public disclosures; 
(B) legal burdens of proof; 
(C) statutes of limitation for reporting re-
taliation; 
(D) access to independent adjudicative 
bodies, including external arbitration; and 
(E) results that eliminate the effects of 
proven retaliation; and 
(4) implementing the recommendations con-
tained in the Consolidated Transformation Plan ap-
proved by the Board of the Global Fund on Novem-
ber 21, 2011: 
Provided, That such withholding shall not be in addition 
to funds that are withheld from the Global Fund in fiscal 
year 2017 pursuant to the application of any other provi-
sion contained in this or any other Act. 
(d) GLOBAL HEALTH EMERGENCIES.—If the Sec-
retary of State determines and reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations that an international infectious disease 
outbreak is sustained, severe, and is spreading inter-
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nationally, or that it is in the national interest to respond 
to a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, 
funds made available under title III of this Act may be 
made available to combat such infectious disease or public 
health emergency: Provided, That funds made available 
pursuant to the authority of this subsection shall be sub-
ject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification 
procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
GENDER EQUALITY 
SEC. 7059. (a) GENDER EQUALITY.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act shall be made available to promote gen-
der equality in United States Government diplomatic and 
development efforts by raising the status, increasing the 
participation, and protecting the rights of women and girls 
worldwide. 
(b) WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP.—Of the funds appro-
priated by title III of this Act, not less than $50,000,000 
shall be made available to increase leadership opportuni-
ties for women in countries where women and girls suffer 
discrimination due to law, policy, or practice, by strength-
ening protections for women’s political status, expanding 
women’s participation in political parties and elections, 
and increasing women’s opportunities for leadership posi-
tions in the public and private sectors at the local, provin-
cial, and national levels. 
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(c) GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE.— 
(1)(A) Of the funds appropriated by titles III 
and IV of this Act, not less than $150,000,000 shall 
be made available to implement a multi-year strat-
egy to prevent and respond to gender-based violence 
in countries where it is common in conflict and non- 
conflict settings. 
(B) Funds appropriated by titles III and IV of 
this Act that are available to train foreign police, ju-
dicial, and military personnel, including for inter-
national peacekeeping operations, shall address, 
where appropriate, prevention and response to gen-
der-based violence and trafficking in persons, and 
shall promote the integration of women into the po-
lice and other security forces. 
(2) Department of State and United States 
Agency for International Development gender pro-
grams shall incorporate coordinated efforts to com-
bat a variety of forms of gender-based violence, in-
cluding child marriage, rape, female genital cutting 
and mutilation, and domestic violence, among other 
forms of gender-based violence in conflict and non- 
conflict settings. 
(d) WOMEN, PEACE, AND SECURITY.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Development As-
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sistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘International 
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ should be made 
available to support a multi-year strategy to expand, and 
improve coordination of, United States Government ef-
forts to empower women as equal partners in conflict pre-
vention, peace building, transitional processes, and recon-
struction efforts in countries affected by conflict or in po-
litical transition, and to ensure the equitable provision of 
relief and recovery assistance to women and girls. 
SECTOR ALLOCATIONS 
SEC. 7060. (a) BASIC EDUCATION
AND HIGHER 
EDUCATION.— 
(1) BASIC EDUCATION.— 
(A) Of the funds appropriated under title 
III of this Act, not less than $800,000,000 
shall be made available for assistance for basic 
education, and such funds may be made avail-
able notwithstanding any other provision of law 
that restricts assistance to foreign countries. 
(B) Not later than 30 days after enact-
ment of this Act, the United States Agency for 
International Development (USAID) Adminis-
trator shall report to the Committees on Appro-
priations on the status of cumulative unobli-
gated balances and obligated, but unexpended, 
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balances in each country where USAID pro-
vides basic education assistance and such report 
shall also include details on the types of con-
tracts and grants provided and the goals and 
objectives of such assistance: Provided, That 
the USAID Administrator shall update such re-
port on a monthly basis during fiscal year 
2017. 
(C) Of the funds appropriated under title 
III of this Act for assistance for basic education 
programs, not less than $75,000,000 shall be 
made available for a contribution to multilateral 
partnerships that support education. 
(2) HIGHER EDUCATION.—(A) Of the funds ap-
propriated under title III of this Act, not less than 
$235,000,000 shall be made available for assistance 
for higher education. 
(B) Of the funds made available in subpara-
graph (A)— 
(i) not less than $35,000,000 shall be 
made available for new partnerships between 
higher education institutions in the United 
States and developing countries; and 
(ii) not less than $10,000,000 shall be 
made available for programs in Malawi. 
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