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(E) assess final results and reconcile fi-
nances. 
(3) PLAN.—If the Secretary of State is unable 
to make a certification required by paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall submit a plan and timeline de-
tailing the steps to be taken to bring such bureau 
or office into compliance. 
(c) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM.—None 
of the funds appropriated in title I of this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Administration of Foreign Affairs’’ may be made 
available for a new major information technology invest-
ment without the concurrence of the Chief Information Of-
ficer, Department of State. 
(d) OTHER MATTERS.— 
(1) In addition to amounts appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’— 
(A) as authorized by section 810 of the 
United States Information and Educational Ex-
change Act, not to exceed $5,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, may be credited 
to this appropriation from fees or other pay-
ments received from English teaching, library, 
motion pictures, and publication programs and 
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from fees from educational advising and coun-
seling and exchange visitor programs; and 
(B) not to exceed $15,000, which shall be 
derived from reimbursements, surcharges, and 
fees for use of Blair House facilities. 
(2) Funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic 
Programs’’ are available for acquisition by exchange 
or purchase of passenger motor vehicles as author-
ized by law and, pursuant to section 1108(g) of title 
31, United States Code, for the field examination of 
programs and activities in the United States funded 
from any account contained in title I of this Act. 
(3) Of the funds appropriated under the head-
ing ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ in this Act and prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs, 
$2,000,000 shall be made available to carry out sec-
tion 9803 of the Department of State Authorization 
Act of 2022 (division I of Public Law 117–263). 
(4) Consistent with section 204 of the Admiral 
James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Rela-
tions Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 
2001 (22 U.S.C. 2452b), up to $25,000,000 of the 
amounts made available under the heading ‘‘Diplo-
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matic Programs’’ in this Act may be obligated and 
expended for United States participation in inter-
national fairs and expositions abroad, including for 
construction and operation of a United States pavil-
ion at Expo 2025. 
(5) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, not less than 
$500,000 shall be made available for additional per-
sonnel for the Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Depart-
ment of State. 
(e) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ may be 
made available to carry out the functions of the 
Global Engagement Center established pursuant to 
section 1287 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 2656 note) un-
less prior to the initial obligation of such funds— 
(A) the Secretary of State certifies and re-
ports to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees that— 
(i) no funds will be used for purposes 
other than countering foreign propaganda 
and disinformation by foreign state and 
non-state actors that threaten United 
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States national security pursuant to sec-
tion 1287(i) of such Act; 
(ii) programs and activities will not be 
designed to influence public opinion in the 
United States or in a manner that 
abridges the freedom of speech or of the 
press of United States persons enshrined 
in the First Amendment of the United 
States Constitution; 
(iii) the development of tactics, tech-
niques, and procedures to expose and re-
fute 
foreign 
propaganda 
and 
disinformation and proactively support the 
promotion of credible, fact-based narratives 
and policies will be directed solely on audi-
ences outside the United States; and 
(iv) the Department of State has re-
solved with the Office of Inspector General, 
Department of State (OIG) and the OIG 
has closed each of the 18 recommendations 
detailed in the report ‘‘Inspection of the 
Global Engagement Center’’ (ISP I-22-15) 
dated September 2022; and 
(B) the Secretary submits to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations a spend plan for the ac-
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tivities of the Center in fiscal year 2024: Pro-
vided, That such plan shall detail amounts 
planned for each function authorized in section 
1287(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 2656 
note): Provided further, That such plan shall 
also include a list of each entity that received 
funding in the previous fiscal year. 
(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ may be 
reprogrammed for support of an international con-
ference unless such conference has been previously 
justified in a congressional budget justification: Pro-
vided, That any such reprogramming shall be sub-
ject to prior consultation with the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
(3)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Pro-
grams’’ in this Act and prior Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs may be made available 
for support of a Special Envoy, Special Representa-
tive, Special Coordinator, Special Negotiator, Envoy, 
Representative, Coordinator, Special Advisor, or 
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other position performing a similar function unless 
such Special Envoy, Special Representative, Special 
Coordinator, Special Negotiator, Envoy, Representa-
tive, Coordinator, Special Advisor, or other position 
performing a similar function— 
(i) is expressly authorized by statute; 
or 
(ii) has affirmatively received the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate. 
(B) The limitations of this paragraph shall 
be construed to include the applicable office 
personnel and bureau managed funds of such 
office. 
(4) Not later than 15 days prior to entering 
into a bilateral or multilateral agreement authorized 
by section 303(a) of the Convention on Cultural 
Property Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 2602) or 
the extension of an agreement pursuant to section 
303(e) of such Act, the Secretary of State shall cer-
tify and report to the Committees on Appropriations 
that any import restrictions authorized by such 
agreement comply with the provisions of sections 
302 and 305 of such Act. 
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UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 7065. (a) AUTHORITY.—Up to $170,000,000 of 
the funds made available in title III of this Act pursuant 
to or to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, including funds appropriated 
under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 
Central Asia’’, may be used by the United States Agency 
for International Development to hire and employ individ-
uals in the United States and overseas on a limited ap-
pointment basis pursuant to the authority of sections 308 
and 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
3948 and 3949). 
(b) RESTRICTION.—The authority to hire individuals 
contained in subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 
2025. 
(c) PROGRAM ACCOUNT CHARGED.—The account 
charged for the cost of an individual hired and employed 
under the authority of this section shall be the account 
to which the responsibilities of such individual primarily 
relate: Provided, That funds made available to carry out 
this section may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
appropriated by this Act in title II under the heading ‘‘Op-
erating Expenses’’. 
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(d) FOREIGN SERVICE LIMITED EXTENSIONS.—Indi-
viduals hired and employed by USAID, with funds made 
available in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs, pursuant to the authority of section 309 
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3949), may 
be extended for a period of up to 4 years notwithstanding 
the limitation set forth in such section. 
(e) DISASTER
SURGE
CAPACITY.—Funds appro-
priated under title III of this Act to carry out part I of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including funds ap-
propriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, 
Eurasia and Central Asia’’, may be used, in addition to 
funds otherwise available for such purposes, for the cost 
(including the support costs) of individuals detailed to or 
employed by USAID whose primary responsibility is to 
carry out programs in response to natural disasters, or 
man-made disasters subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(f) PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTORS.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I, 
chapter 4 of part II, and section 667 of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961, and title II of the Food for Peace 
Act (Public Law 83–480; 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.), may be 
used by USAID to employ up to 40 personal services con-
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tractors in the United States, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, for the purpose of providing direct, in-
terim support for new or expanded overseas programs and 
activities managed by the agency until permanent direct 
hire personnel are hired and trained: Provided, That not 
more than 15 of such contractors shall be assigned to any 
bureau or office: Provided further, That such funds appro-
priated to carry out title II of the Food for Peace Act 
(Public Law 83–480; 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.), may be made 
available only for personal services contractors assigned 
to the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance. 
(g) SMALL BUSINESS.—In entering into multiple 
award indefinite-quantity contracts with funds appro-
priated by this Act, USAID may provide an exception to 
the fair opportunity process for placing task orders under 
such contracts when the order is placed with any category 
of small or small disadvantaged business. 
(h) 
CRISIS
OPERATIONS
STAFFING.—Up 
to 
$86,000,000 of the funds made available in title III of 
this Act pursuant to, or to carry out the provisions of, 
part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and section 
509(b) of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (title V of divi-
sion J of Public Law 116–94) may be made available for 
the United States Agency for International Development 
to appoint and employ personnel in the excepted service 
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to prevent or respond to foreign crises and contexts with 
growing instability: Provided, That functions carried out 
by personnel hired under the authority of this subsection 
shall be related to the purpose for which the funds were 
appropriated: Provided further, That such funds are in ad-
dition to funds otherwise available for such purposes and 
may remain attributed to any minimum funding require-
ment for which they were originally made available: Pro-
vided further, That the USAID Administrator shall coordi-
nate with the Director of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment and consult with the appropriate congressional com-
mittees on implementation of this provision. 
STABILIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN REGIONS 
IMPACTED BY EXTREMISM AND CONFLICT 
SEC. 7066. (a) PREVENTION AND STABILIZATION 
FUND.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the head-
ings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti- 
terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, ‘‘Peace-
keeping Operations’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 
Program’’ may be made available for the Prevention and 
Stabilization Fund for the purposes enumerated in section 
509(a) of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (title V of divi-
sion J of Public Law 116–94). 
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(b) TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE.—Funds appropriated 
by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 
and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforce-
ment’’ may be made available for programs to promote 
accountability for genocide, crimes against humanity, and 
war crimes, which shall be in addition to any other funds 
made available by this Act for such purposes: Provided, 
That such programs shall include components to develop 
local investigative and judicial skills, and to collect and 
preserve evidence and maintain the chain of custody of 
evidence, including for use in prosecutions, and may in-
clude the establishment of, and assistance for, transitional 
justice mechanisms: Provided further, That such funds 
shall be administered by the Ambassador-at-Large for the 
Office of Global Criminal Justice, Department of State, 
and shall be subject to prior consultation with the Com-
mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds 
made available by this paragraph shall be made available 
on an open and competitive basis. 
DEBT-FOR-DEVELOPMENT 
SEC. 7067. In order to enhance the continued partici-
pation of nongovernmental organizations in debt-for-devel-
opment and debt-for-nature exchanges, a nongovern-
mental organization which is a grantee or contractor of 
the United States Agency for International Development 
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may place in interest bearing accounts local currencies 
which accrue to that organization as a result of economic 
assistance provided under title III of this Act and, subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 
on Appropriations, any interest earned on such investment 
shall be used for the purpose for which the assistance was 
provided to that organization. 
EXTENSION OF CONSULAR FEES AND RELATED 
AUTHORITIES 
SEC. 7068. (a) Section 1(b)(1) of the Passport Act 
of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(b)(1)) shall be applied 
through fiscal year 2024 by substituting ‘‘the costs of pro-
viding consular services’’ for ‘‘such costs’’. 
(b) Section 21009 of the Emergency Appropriations 
for Coronavirus Health Response and Agency Operations 
(division B of Public Law 116–136; 134 Stat. 592) shall 
be applied during fiscal year 2024 by substituting ‘‘2020 
through 2024’’ for ‘‘2020 and 2021’’. 
(c) Discretionary amounts made available to the De-
partment of State under the heading ‘‘Administration of 
Foreign Affairs’’ of this Act, and discretionary unobli-
gated balances under such heading from prior Acts mak-
ing appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs, may be transferred to 
the Consular and Border Security Programs account if the 
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Secretary of State determines and reports to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations that to do so is necessary to sus-
tain consular operations, following consultation with such 
Committees: Provided, That such transfer authority is in 
addition to any transfer authority otherwise available in 
this Act and under any other provision of law: Provided 
further, That no amounts may be transferred from 
amounts designated as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
(d) In addition to the uses permitted pursuant to sec-
tion 286(v)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1356(v)(2)(A)), for fiscal year 2024, the Sec-
retary of State may also use fees deposited into the Fraud 
Prevention and Detection Account for the costs of pro-
viding consular services. 
(e) Amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that 
were previously designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or a concurrent 
resolution on the budget are designated by the Congress 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to legislation es-
tablishing fiscal year 2024 budget enforcement in the 
House of Representatives. 
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PROMOTION OF UNITED STATES ECONOMIC INTERESTS 
SEC. 7069. (a) DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT.—Pursu-
ant to section 704 of the Championing American Business 
Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 (title VII of division J 
of Public Law 116–94) the Secretary of State, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Commerce, shall prioritize the 
allocation of funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ for support of Chief of 
Mission diplomatic engagement to foster commercial rela-
tions and safeguard United States economic and business 
interests in the country in which each Chief of Mission 
serves, including activities and initiatives to create and 
maintain an enabling environment, promote and protect 
such interests, and resolve commercial disputes: Provided, 
That each Mission Resource Request and Bureau Re-
source Request shall include amounts required to 
prioritize the activities described in this subsection. 
(b) TRAINING.—In carrying out section 705 of the 
Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act 
of 2019 (title VII of division J of Public Law 116–94) 
the Secretary of State shall annually assess training needs 
across the economic and commercial diplomacy issue areas 
and ensure after a review of course offerings, course at-
tendance records, and course evaluation results, that cur-
rent offerings meet training needs. 
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(c) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of State should di-
rect each Chief of Mission to consider how best to advance 
and support commercial relations and the safeguarding of 
United States business interests in the development and 
execution of the applicable Integrated Country Strategy 
and the Mission Resource Request for each country receiv-
ing bilateral assistance from funds appropriated by this 
Act. 
ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS ON OPERATIONS AND 
ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 7070. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act or prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs may be made available for 
drag queen workshops, performances, or documentaries. 
(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act may be used to carry out any 
program, project, or activity that teaches or trains any 
idea or concept that condones an individual being discrimi-
nated against or receiving adverse or beneficial treatment 
based on race or sex, that condones an individual feeling 
discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psycho-
logical distress on account of that individual’s race or sex, 
as well as any idea or concept that regards one race as 
inherently superior to another race, the United States or 
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its institutions as being systemically racist or sexist, an 
individual as being inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive 
by virtue of that individual’s race or sex, an individual’s 
moral character as being necessarily determined by race 
or sex, an individual as bearing responsibility for actions 
committed in the past by other members of the same race 
or sex, or meritocracy being racist, sexist, or having been 
created by a particular race to oppress another race. 
(c) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be made available to implement, 
administer, apply, enforce, or carry out Executive Order 
13985 of January 20, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 7009), Execu-
tive Order 14035 of June 25, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 34593), 
or Executive Order 14091 of February 16, 2023 (88 Fed. 
Reg. 10825). 
(d) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act may be obligated or expended 
to— 
(1) classify or facilitate the classification of any 
communications by a United States person as misin-
formation, disinformation, or malinformation; or 
(2) partner with or fund nonprofit or other or-
ganizations that pressure or recommend private 
companies to censor, filter, or otherwise suppress 
lawful and constitutionally protected speech of 
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