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(4) for the enforcement of any rule, regulation, 
policy, or guidelines implemented pursuant to— 
(A) the third proviso of subsection 7079(b) 
of the Department of State, Foreign Oper-
ations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2010 (division F of Public Law 111–117); 
(B) the modification proposed by the Over-
seas Private Investment Corporation in Novem-
ber 2013 to the Corporation’s Environmental 
and Social Policy Statement relating to coal; or 
(C) the Supplemental Guidelines for High 
Carbon Intensity Projects approved by the Ex-
port-Import Bank of the United States on De-
cember 12, 2013, 
when enforcement of such rule, regulation, policy, or 
guidelines would prohibit, or have the effect of pro-
hibiting, any coal-fired or other power-generation 
project the purpose of which is to: (i) provide afford-
able electricity in International Development Asso-
ciation (IDA)-eligible countries and IDA-blend coun-
tries; and (ii) increase exports of goods and services 
from the United States or prevent the loss of jobs 
from the United States. 
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OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION 
SEC. 7063. (a) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Whenever 
the President determines that it is in furtherance of the 
purposes of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, up to a 
total of $20,000,000 of the funds appropriated under title 
III of this Act may be transferred to, and merged with, 
funds appropriated by this Act for the Overseas Private 
Investment Corporation Program Account, to be subject 
to the terms and conditions of that account: Provided, 
That such funds shall not be available for administrative 
expenses of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation: 
Provided further, That designated funding levels in this 
Act shall not be transferred pursuant to this section: Pro-
vided further, That the exercise of such authority shall be 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations. 
(b) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding section 235(a)(2) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the authority of 
subsections (a) through (c) of section 234 of such Act 
shall remain in effect until September 30, 2019. 
INSPECTORS GENERAL 
SEC. 7064. (a) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.— 
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used 
to deny an Inspector General funded under this Act timely 
access to any records, documents, or other materials avail-
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able to the department or agency of the United States 
Government over which such Inspector General has re-
sponsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.), or to prevent or impede the access of such 
Inspector General to such records, documents, or other 
materials, under any provision of law, except a provision 
of law that expressly refers to such Inspector General and 
expressly limits the right of access of such Inspector Gen-
eral. 
(b) TIMELY ACCESS.—A department or agency of the 
United States Government covered by this section shall 
provide its Inspector General access to all records, docu-
ments, and other materials in a timely manner. 
(c) COMPLIANCE.—Each Inspector General covered 
by this section shall ensure compliance with statutory limi-
tations on disclosure relevant to the information provided 
by the department or agency over which that Inspector 
General has responsibilities under the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 
(d) REPORT.—Each Inspector General covered by 
this section shall report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions within 5 calendar days of any failure by any depart-
ment or agency of the United States Government to pro-
vide its Inspector General access to all requested records, 
documents, and other materials. 
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GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM 
SEC. 7065. (a) FUNDING.—Of the funds available for 
obligation during fiscal year 2019 under the headings 
‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’, ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for 
Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, not less than 
$60,500,000 shall be made available for programs to pro-
mote Internet freedom globally: Provided, That such pro-
grams shall be prioritized for countries whose governments 
restrict freedom of expression on the Internet, and that 
are important to the national interest of the United 
States: Provided further, That funds made available pursu-
ant to this section shall be matched, to the maximum ex-
tent practicable, by sources other than the United States 
Government, including from the private sector. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy 
Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 
Central Asia’’ that are made available pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall be— 
(A) coordinated with other democracy pro-
grams funded by this Act under such headings, 
and shall be incorporated into country assist-
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ance and democracy promotion strategies, as 
appropriate; 
(B) for programs to implement the May 
2011, International Strategy for Cyberspace; 
the Department of State International Cyber-
space Policy Strategy required by section 402 
of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (division N of 
Public Law 114–113); and the comprehensive 
strategy to promote Internet freedom and ac-
cess to information in Iran, as required by sec-
tion 414 of the Iran Threat Reduction and 
Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 
8754); 
(C) made available for programs that sup-
port the efforts of civil society to counter the 
development of repressive Internet-related laws 
and regulations, including countering threats to 
Internet freedom at international organizations; 
to combat violence against bloggers and other 
users; and to enhance digital security training 
and capacity building for democracy activists; 
(D) made available for research of key 
threats to Internet freedom; the continued de-
velopment of technologies that provide or en-
hance access to the Internet, including cir-
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cumvention tools that bypass Internet blocking, 
filtering, and other censorship techniques used 
by authoritarian governments; and maintenance 
of the technological advantage of the United 
States Government over such censorship tech-
niques: Provided, That the Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer 
(CEO) of the Broadcasting Board of Governors 
(BBG), shall coordinate any such research and 
development programs with other relevant 
United States Government departments and 
agencies in order to share information, tech-
nologies, and best practices, and to assess the 
effectiveness of such technologies; and 
(E) made available only after the Assistant 
Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and 
Labor, Department of State, concurs that such 
funds are allocated consistent with— 
(i) the strategies referenced in sub-
paragraph (B) of this paragraph; 
(ii) best practices regarding security 
for, and oversight of, Internet freedom pro-
grams; and 
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(iii) sufficient resources and support 
for the development and maintenance of 
anti-censorship technology and tools. 
(2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’ 
that are made available pursuant to subsection (a) 
shall be— 
(A) made available only for tools and tech-
niques to securely develop and distribute BBG 
digital content; facilitate audience access to 
such content on websites that are censored; co-
ordinate the distribution of BBG digital content 
to targeted regional audiences; and to promote 
and distribute such tools and techniques, in-
cluding digital security techniques; 
(B) coordinated with programs funded by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘International 
Broadcasting Operations’’, and shall be incor-
porated into country broadcasting strategies, as 
appropriate; 
(C) coordinated by the BBG CEO to pro-
vide Internet circumvention tools and tech-
niques for audiences in countries that are stra-
tegic priorities for the BBG and in a manner 
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consistent with the BBG Internet freedom 
strategy; and 
(D) made available for the research and 
development of new tools or techniques author-
ized in paragraph (A) only after the BBG CEO, 
in consultation with the Secretary of State and 
other relevant United States Government de-
partments and agencies, evaluates the risks and 
benefits of such new tools or techniques, and 
establishes safeguards to minimize the use of 
such new tools or techniques for illicit purposes. 
(c) COORDINATION AND SPEND PLANS.—After con-
sultation among the relevant agency heads to coordinate 
and de-conflict planned activities, but not later than 90 
days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
and the BBG CEO shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations spend plans for funds made available by this 
Act for programs to promote Internet freedom globally, 
which shall include a description of safeguards established 
by relevant agencies to ensure that such programs are not 
used for illicit purposes: Provided, That the Department 
of State spend plan shall include funding for all such pro-
grams for all relevant Department of State and the United 
States Agency for International Development offices and 
bureaus. 
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(d) SECURITY AUDITS.—Funds made available pur-
suant to this section to promote Internet freedom globally 
may only be made available to support technologies that 
undergo comprehensive security audits conducted by the 
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, De-
partment of State to ensure that such technology is secure 
and has not been compromised in a manner detrimental 
to the interest of the United States or to individuals and 
organizations benefiting from programs supported by such 
funds: Provided, That the security auditing procedures 
used by such Bureau shall be reviewed and updated peri-
odically to reflect current industry security standards. 
(e) SURGE.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, up to 
$2,500,000 may be made available to surge Internet free-
dom programs in closed societies if the Secretary of State 
determines and reports to the appropriate congressional 
committees that such use of funds is in the national inter-
est: Provided, That such funds are in addition to amounts 
made available for such purposes: Provided further, That 
such funds may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘International 
Broadcasting Operations’’ following consultation with, and 
the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
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MULTI-YEAR PLEDGES 
SEC. 7066. None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be used to make any pledge for future year fund-
ing for any multilateral or bilateral program funded in ti-
tles III through VI of this Act unless such pledge was— 
(1) previously justified, including the projected 
future year costs, in a congressional budget justifica-
tion; 
(2) included in an Act making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs or previously authorized by an Act 
of Congress; 
(3) notified in accordance with the regular noti-
fication procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions, including the projected future year costs; or 
(4) the subject of prior consultation with the 
Committees on Appropriations and such consultation 
was conducted at least 7 days in advance of the 
pledge. 
TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN, OR DEGRADING 
TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT 
SEC. 7067. (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds 
made available by this Act may be used to support or jus-
tify the use of torture and other cruel, inhuman, or de-
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grading treatment or punishment by any official or con-
tract employee of the United States Government. 
(b) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under titles 
III and IV of this Act shall be made available, notwith-
standing section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 and following consultation with the Committees on 
Appropriations, for assistance to eliminate torture and 
other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punish-
ment by foreign police, military or other security forces 
in countries receiving assistance from funds appropriated 
by this Act. 
EXTRADITION 
SEC. 7068. (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds ap-
propriated in this Act may be used to provide assistance 
(other than funds provided under the headings ‘‘Inter-
national Disaster Assistance’’, ‘‘Complex Crises Fund’’, 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, 
‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’, ‘‘United States 
Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund’’, and 
‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 
Assistance’’) for the central government of a country 
which has notified the Department of State of its refusal 
to extradite to the United States any individual indicted 
for a criminal offense for which the maximum penalty is 
life imprisonment without the possibility of parole or for 
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