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ECONOMIC RESILIENCE INITIATIVE 
SEC. 7030. (a) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’, not less 
than $155,000,000 shall be made available for the Economic Resil-
ience Initiative to enhance the economic security and stability of 
the United States and partner countries, including through efforts 
to counter economic coercion: Provided, That funds made available 
by this section may only be made available following consultation 
with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees 
on Appropriations, and shall include support for— 
(1) strategic infrastructure investments, which shall be 
administered by the Secretary of State in consultation with 
the heads of other relevant Federal agencies; 
(2) activities to enhance critical mineral supply chain secu-
rity; and 
(3) the Cyberspace, Digital Connectivity, and Related Tech-
nologies Fund in accordance with Chapter 10 of Part II of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided, That the 
authority of section 592(f) of such Act may apply to amounts 
made available for such Fund under the heading ‘‘National 
Security Investment Programs’’ and such funds may be made 
available for the Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity Part-
nership program consistent with section 6306 of the Depart-
ment of State Authorization Act of 2023 (division F of Public 
Law 118–31). 
(b) Funds appropriated by subsection (a) may be transferred 
to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act to the Export- 
Import Bank of the United States under the heading ‘‘Program 
Account’’, to the United States International Development Finance 
Corporation under the heading ‘‘Corporate Capital Account’’, and 
under the heading ‘‘Trade and Development Agency’’: Provided, 
That such transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer 
authority provided by this Act or any other Act, and is subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
(c) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not 
less than $185,250,000 shall be made available for energy develop-
ment and security programs for countries globally through 
approaches consistent with section 3 of the Electrify Africa Act 
(Public Law 114–121), to improve energy access, productivity, and 
self-reliance, including to counter the influence of the People’s 
Republic of China and increase the economic competitiveness of 
the United States in the energy sector. 
(d) Section 7030(c) of division F of Public Law 118–47 shall 
apply during fiscal year 2026. 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, BUDGET TRANSPARENCY, AND ANTI- 
CORRUPTION 
SEC. 7031. (a) LIMITATION ON DIRECT GOVERNMENT-TO-GOVERN-
MENT ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) REQUIREMENTS.—Funds appropriated by this Act may 
be made available for direct government-to-government assist-
ance only if— 
(A) the requirements included in section 7031(a)(1)(A) 
through (E) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations,
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and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 (division 
F of Public Law 116–6) are fully met; and 
(B) the government of the recipient country is taking 
steps to reduce corruption. 
(2) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—In addition to the 
requirements in paragraph (1), funds may only be made avail-
able for direct government-to-government assistance subject to 
prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures 
of, the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That such 
notification shall contain 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 $2,500,000 and all funds available for cash transfer, budget 
support, and cash payments to individuals. 
(3) SUSPENSION OF ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of State 
shall suspend any direct government-to-government assistance 
if the Secretary has credible information of material misuse 
of such assistance, unless the Secretary reports to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations that it is in the national interest of 
the United States to continue such assistance, including a 
justification, or that such misuse has been appropriately 
addressed. 
(4) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary of State 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations, concurrent 
with the fiscal year 2027 congressional budget justification 
materials, amounts planned for assistance described in para-
graph (1) by country, proposed funding amount, source of funds, 
and type of assistance. 
(5) DEBT
SERVICE
PAYMENT
PROHIBITION.—None of the 
funds made available by this Act may be used by the govern-
ment of any foreign country for debt service payments owed 
by any country to any international financial institution or 
to the Government of the People’s Republic of China. 
(b) NATIONAL BUDGET AND CONTRACT TRANSPARENCY.— 
(1) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF FISCAL TRANSPARENCY.— 
The Secretary of State shall continue to update and strengthen 
the ‘‘minimum requirements of fiscal transparency’’ for each 
government receiving assistance appropriated by this Act, as 
identified in the report required by section 7031(b) of the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113– 
76). 
(2) DETERMINATION
AND
REPORT.—For each government 
identified pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of State, 
not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, shall make or update any determination of ‘‘significant 
progress’’ or ‘‘no significant progress’’ in meeting the minimum 
requirements of fiscal transparency, and make such determina-
tions publicly available in an annual ‘‘Fiscal Transparency 
Report’’ to be posted on the Department of State website: Pro-
vided, That such report shall include the elements included 
under this section in House Report 118–146. 
(3) ASSISTANCE.—Not less than $5,000,000 of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘National Security 
Investment Programs’’ shall be made available for programs
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and activities to assist governments identified pursuant to para-
graph (1) to improve budget transparency and to support civil 
society organizations in such countries that promote budget 
transparency. 
(c) ANTI-KLEPTOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS.— 
(1) INELIGIBILITY.— 
(A) Officials of foreign governments and their imme-
diate family members about whom the Secretary of State 
has credible information have been involved, directly or 
indirectly, in significant corruption, including corruption 
related to the extraction of natural resources, or a gross 
violation of human rights, including the wrongful detention 
of locally employed staff of a United States diplomatic 
mission or a United States citizen or national, shall be 
ineligible for entry into the United States. 
(B) Concurrent with the application of subparagraph 
(A), the Secretary shall, as appropriate, refer the matter 
to the Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of 
the Treasury, to determine whether to apply sanctions 
authorities in accordance with United States law to block 
the transfer of property and interests in property, and 
all financial transactions, in the United States involving 
any person described in such subparagraph. 
(C) The Secretary shall also publicly or privately des-
ignate or identify the officials of foreign 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 ineligible for entry 
into the United States pursuant to paragraph (1) if such entry 
would further important United States law enforcement objec-
tives or is necessary to permit the United States to fulfill 
its obligations under the United Nations Headquarters Agree-
ment: Provided, That nothing in paragraph (1) shall be con-
strued to derogate from United States Government obligations 
under applicable international agreements. 
(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the application of 
paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that the waiver would 
serve a compelling national interest or that the circumstances 
which caused the individual to be ineligible have changed suffi-
ciently. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until Sep-
tember 30, 2027, the Secretary of State shall submit a report, 
including a classified annex if necessary, to the appropriate 
congressional committees and the Committees on the Judiciary 
describing the information related to corruption or violation 
of human rights concerning each of the individuals found ineli-
gible in the previous 12 months pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) 
as well as the individuals who the Secretary designated or 
identified pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), or who would be ineli-
gible but for the application of paragraph (2), a list of any 
waivers provided under paragraph (3), and the justification 
for each waiver. 
(5) POSTING OF REPORT.—Any unclassified portion of the 
report required under paragraph (4) shall be posted on the 
Department of State website.
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(6) CLARIFICATION.—For purposes of paragraphs (1), (4), 
and (5), the records of the Department of State and of diplo-
matic and consular offices 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 resources, including by strengthening 
implementation and monitoring of the Extractive Industries 
Transparency Initiative, implementing and enforcing section 
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 minerals, and 
for technical assistance to promote independent audit mecha-
nisms and support civil society participation in natural resource 
management. 
(2) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE AND INDEPENDENT AUDITS.— 
(A) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 
executive director of each international financial institution 
to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose 
any assistance by such institutions (including any loan, 
credit, grant, or guarantee) to any country for the extraction 
and export of a natural resource if the government of 
such country has in place laws, regulations, or procedures 
to prevent or limit the public disclosure of company pay-
ments as required by United States law, and unless such 
government has adopted laws, regulations, or procedures 
in the sector in which assistance is being considered that: 
(1) accurately account for and publicly disclose payments 
to the government by companies involved in the extraction 
and export of natural resources; (2) include independent 
auditing of accounts receiving such payments and the 
public disclosure of such audits; and (3) require public 
disclosure of agreement and bidding documents, as appro-
priate. 
(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 such 
subparagraph. 
DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS 
SEC. 7032. (a) FUNDING.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the headings ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’, 
‘‘Democracy Fund’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement’’, $2,175,000,000 should be made available for democ-
racy programs as described under this section in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 
A of this consolidated Act). 
(b) AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY.—Funds made available by this Act for 
democracy programs pursuant to subsection (a) and under the 
heading ‘‘National Endowment for Democracy’’ may be made 
available notwithstanding any other provision of law, and with