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(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. 
EUROPE AND EURASIA 
SEC. 7046. (a) ASSISTANCE FOR UKRAINE.—Of the 
funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV, 
not less than $410,465,000 shall be made available for 
assistance for Ukraine. 
(b) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by 
this Act may be made available for assistance for a govern-
ment of an Independent State of the former Soviet Union 
if such government directs any action in violation of the 
territorial integrity or national sovereignty of any other 
Independent State of the former Soviet Union, such as 
those violations included in the Helsinki Final Act: Pro-
vided, That except as otherwise provided in section 
7070(a) of this Act, funds may be made available without 
regard to the restriction in this subsection if the President 
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determines that to do so is in the national security interest 
of the United States: Provided further, That prior to exe-
cuting the authority contained in the previous proviso the 
Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations on how such assistance supports the na-
tional security interest of the United States. 
(c) SECTION
907 OF
THE
FREEDOM
SUPPORT 
ACT.—Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act shall 
not apply to— 
(1) activities to support democracy or assist-
ance under title V of the FREEDOM Support Act 
and section 1424 of the Defense Against Weapons 
of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 2333) 
or non-proliferation assistance; 
(2) any assistance provided by the Trade and 
Development Agency under section 661 of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2421); 
(3) any activity carried out by a member of the 
United States and Foreign Commercial Service while 
acting within his or her official capacity; 
(4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or 
other assistance provided by the Overseas Private 
Investment Corporation under title IV of chapter 2 
of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2191 et seq.); 
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(5) any financing provided under the Export- 
Import Bank Act of 1945; or 
(6) humanitarian assistance. 
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-
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.— 
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(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 deter-
mines and reports to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that the organization, 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; 
(B) effectively implementing and enforcing 
policies and procedures which reflect best prac-
tices for the protection of whistleblowers from 
retaliation, including best practices for— 
(i) protection against retaliation for 
internal and lawful public disclosures; 
(ii) legal burdens of proof; 
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(iii) statutes of limitation for report-
ing retaliation; 
(iv) access to independent adjudicative 
bodies, including external arbitration; and 
(v) results that eliminate the effects of 
proven retaliation; and 
(C) effectively implementing and enforcing 
policies and procedures regarding travel, includ-
ing a prohibition on first class travel. 
(2) The restrictions imposed by or pursuant to 
paragraph (1) may be waived on a case-by-case basis 
if the Secretary of State determines and reports to 
the Committees on Appropriations that such waiver 
is necessary to avert or respond to a humanitarian 
crisis. 
(b) RESTRICTIONS ON UNITED NATIONS DELEGA-
TIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS.— 
(1) None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to pay expenses for any United 
States delegation to any specialized agency, body, or 
commission of the United Nations if such agency, 
body, or commission is chaired or presided over by 
a country, the government of which the Secretary of 
State has determined, for purposes of section 6(j)(1) 
of the Export Administration Act of 1979 as contin-
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ued in effect pursuant to the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. App. 
2405(j)(1)), supports international terrorism. 
(2) None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Secretary of State as a con-
tribution to any organization, agency, commission, 
or program within the United Nations system if 
such organization, agency, commission, or program 
is chaired or presided over by a country the govern-
ment of which the Secretary of State has deter-
mined, for purposes of section 620A of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, section 40 of the Arms Ex-
port Control Act, section 6(j)(1) of the Export Ad-
ministration Act of 1979, or any other provision of 
law, is a government that has repeatedly provided 
support for acts of international terrorism. 
(c) UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL.— 
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made 
available in support of the United Nations Human Rights 
Council unless the Secretary of State determines and re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that participa-
tion in the Council is in the national security interest of 
the United States and that such Council is taking signifi-
cant steps to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item 
and increase transparency in the election of members to 
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such Council: 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 
and increase transparency in the election of members to 
such Council: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations 
not later than September 30, 2018, on the resolutions con-
sidered in the United Nations Human Rights Council dur-
ing the previous 12 months, and on steps taken to remove 
Israel as a permanent agenda item and increase trans-
parency in the election of members to such Council. 
(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 
policies on neutrality and impartiality of employees) 
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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 
(7) in compliance with the United Nations 
Board of Auditors’ biennial audit requirements and 
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is implementing in a timely fashion the Board’s rec-
ommendations. 
(e) PROHIBITION OF PAYMENTS TO UNITED NA-
TIONS MEMBERS.—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, 
arrearages, or dues of any member of the United Nations 
or, from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chap-
ter 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 
multilateral or international organizations. 
(f) CAPITAL PROJECTS.—None of the funds made 
available by this Act may be used for the design, renova-
tion, or construction of the United Nations Headquarters 
in New York: Provided, That any operating plan sub-
mitted pursuant to this Act for funds made available 
under the heading ‘‘Contributions to International Organi-
zations’’ shall include information on capital projects, as 
described under such heading in the report accompanying 
this Act. 
(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-
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tailing the amount of funds available for obligation or ex-
penditure in fiscal year 2018 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 
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) SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE IN PEACE-
KEEPING OPERATIONS.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
shall be made available to implement section 301 of the 
Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 
(Public Law 114–323). 
(i) ADDITIONAL AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated 
under title I of this Act which are returned or not made 
available due to the implementation of subsection (a) or 
the second proviso under the heading ‘‘Contributions for 
International Peacekeeping Activities’’ of such title shall 
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019. 
(j) WAIVER.—The restrictions imposed by or pursu-
ant to subsection (d) may be waived on a case-by-case 
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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. 
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 PUBLICITY OR PROPAGANDA 
SEC. 7050. 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 
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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). 
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, COORDINATION, AND USE 
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, 
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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 
region. 
(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 with funds 
made available in this Act or prior Acts making ap-
propriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs shall be coordi-
nated under the authority of the appropriate Chief 
of Mission: Provided, That such aircraft may be 
used to transport, on a reimbursable or non-reim-
bursable basis, Federal and non-Federal personnel 
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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. 
(d) AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE.— 
To the maximum extent practicable, the costs of oper-
ations and maintenance, including fuel, of aircraft funded 
by this Act shall be borne by the recipient country. 
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, 
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That the date ‘‘September 30, 2009’’ in subsection 
(f)(2)(B) of such section shall be deemed to be ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2017’’. 
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 
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be used where civilians are known to be present or 
in areas normally inhabited by civilians; or 
(2) such assistance, license, sale, or transfer is 
for the purpose of demilitarizing or permanently dis-
posing of such cluster munitions. 
CONTINUOUS SUPERVISION AND GENERAL DIRECTION OF 
ECONOMIC AND MILITARY ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 7055. (a) Under the direction of the President, 
the Secretary of State should be responsible for the contin-
uous supervision and general direction of economic assist-
ance, law enforcement and justice sector assistance, mili-
tary assistance, and military education and training pro-
grams, including but not limited to determining whether 
there shall be a military assistance (including civic action) 
or a military education and training program for a country 
and the value thereof, to the end that such programs are 
effectively integrated both at home and abroad and the 
foreign policy of the United States is best served thereby. 
(b) Consistent with section 481(b) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961, the Secretary of State shall be re-
sponsible for coordinating all assistance provided by the 
United States Government to support international efforts 
to combat illicit narcotics production or trafficking: Pro-
vided, That the provision of assistance by the Department 
of Defense which is comparable to assistance that may be 
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made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Inter-
national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ should 
be provided in a manner consistent with the requirements 
of section 333(b) of title 10, United States Code, as added 
by section 1241 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328). 
LIMITATIONS RELATED TO FAMILY PLANNING AND 
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 global health assistance 
may be made available to any foreign nongovernmental or-
ganization that promotes or performs abortion, except in 
cases of rape or incest or when the life of the mother 
would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term. 
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 
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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. 
(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, 
2019. 
(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 
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 
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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 
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 
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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 
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 
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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. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act, not more than $461,000,000 may be made available 
for family planning/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 
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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; 
(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 
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(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 2018 pursuant to the application of any other provi-
sion contained in this or any other Act. 
(d) 
CONTAGIOUS
INFECTIOUS
DISEASE
OUT-
BREAKS.— 
(1) EMERGENCY
RESERVE
FUND.—Of the 
funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Global Health Programs’’, $10,000,000 shall be for 
the Emergency Reserve Fund established pursuant 
to section 7058(c)(1) of the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 115- 
31) and shall be available under the same terms and 
conditions of such section. 
(2) EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES.—If the Sec-
retary of State determines and reports to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations that an international in-
fectious disease outbreak is sustained, severe, and is 
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spreading internationally, or that it is in the na-
tional interest to respond to a Public Health Emer-
gency of International Concern, funds appropriated 
by this Act under the headings ‘‘Global Health Pro-
grams’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘International 
Disaster Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
‘‘Democracy Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eur-
asia and Central Asia’’, ‘‘Migration and Refugee As-
sistance’’, and ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’’ 
may be made available to combat such infectious dis-
ease or public health emergency, and may be trans-
ferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated 
under such headings for the purposes of this para-
graph. 
(3) OVERSIGHT OF FUNDS.—Funds made avail-
able pursuant to the authority of this subsection 
shall be subject to prior consultation with the appro-
priate congressional committees and the regular no-
tification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
(e) MALARIA AND OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASES.— 
Of the unobligated balances available under the heading 
‘‘Bilateral Economic Assistance’’ in title IX of division J 
of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropria-
tions Act, 2015 (Public Law 113–235), $250,000,000 
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shall be available for assistance or research to detect, pre-
vent, treat, and control malaria, and $72,500,000 shall be 
for assistance or research to detect, prevent, treat, and 
control emerging infectious diseases in countries at risk 
of such diseases: Provided, That amounts made available 
under this section are designated by the Congress as an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 and shall be available only 
if the President subsequently so designates all such 
amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress. 
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, 
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and increasing women’s opportunities for leadership posi-
tions in the public and private sectors at the local, provin-
cial, and national levels. 
(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 
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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-
sistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Eu-
rope, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, and ‘‘International Nar-
cotics 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. 
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(B) Not later than 30 days after enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Devel-
opment shall report to the Committees on Ap-
propriations on the status of cumulative unobli-
gated balances and obligated, but unexpended, 
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 quarterly basis until September 30, 
2019. 
(C) Of the funds appropriated under title 
III of this Act for assistance for basic education 
programs, not less than $87,500,000 shall be 
made available for a contribution to multilateral 
partnerships that support education. 
(2) HIGHER EDUCATION.—Of the funds appro-
priated by title III of this Act, not less than 
$235,000,000 shall be made available for assistance 
for higher education, including not less than 
$35,000,000 for new and ongoing partnerships for 
human and institutional capacity building between 
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higher education institutions in the United States 
and developing countries. 
(b) CONSERVATION PROGRAMS AND LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) BIODIVERSITY.— 
(A) Of the funds appropriated under title 
III of this Act, not less than $265,000,000 
shall be made available for biodiversity con-
servation programs. 
(B) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
$102,375,000 shall be made available for a 
multilateral funding facility to support biodiver-
sity conservation programs: Provided, That 
such funds may only be made available on a 
grant basis: Provided further, That such funds 
are in addition to amounts specified in subpara-
graph (A) and are subject to prior consultation 
with, and the regular notification procedures of, 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
(2) WILDLIFE POACHING AND TRAFFICKING.— 
(A) Not less than $90,664,000 of the 
funds appropriated under titles III and IV of 
this Act shall be made available to combat the 
transnational threat of wildlife poaching and 
trafficking. 
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(B) None of the funds appropriated under 
title IV of this Act may be made available for 
training or other assistance for any military 
unit or personnel that the Secretary of State 
determines has been credibly alleged to have 
participated in wildlife poaching or trafficking, 
unless the Secretary reports to the appropriate 
congressional committees that to do so is in the 
national security interest of the United States. 
(c) DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Development As-
sistance’’, not less than $26,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for the American Schools and Hospitals Abroad pro-
gram, and not less than $12,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for cooperative development programs of USAID. 
(d) FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOP-
MENT.—Of the funds appropriated under title III of this 
Act, not less than $1,000,600,000 should be made avail-
able to carry out the provisions of the Global Food Secu-
rity Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-195), of which not less 
than $60,000,000 shall be made available for the Feed 
the Future Innovation Labs: Provided, That funds may 
be made available for a contribution as authorized by sec-
tion 3202 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 
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2008 (Public Law 110-246), as amended by section 3206 
of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79). 
(e) MICROENTERPRISE AND MICROFINANCE.—Of the 
funds 
appropriated 
by 
this 
Act, 
not 
less 
than 
$265,000,000 should be made available for microenter-
prise and microfinance development programs for the 
poor, especially women. 
(f) PROGRAMS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PER-
SONS.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 
Asia’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En-
forcement’’, not less than $65,000,000 shall be made 
available for activities to combat trafficking in persons 
internationally, of which not less than $40,000,000 shall 
be from funds made available under the heading ‘‘Inter-
national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’: Pro-
vided, That not later than 120 days after enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit an update 
to the report required pursuant to section 7060(f)(1) of 
the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Public 
Law 115-31). 
(g) WATER AND SANITATION.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act, not less than $400,000,000 shall be 
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made available for water supply and sanitation projects 
pursuant to the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor 
Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–121), of which not less than 
$145,000,000 shall be for programs in sub-Saharan Afri-
ca. 
COUNTRIES IMPACTED BY SIGNIFICANT REFUGEE 
POPULATIONS OR INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS 
SEC. 7061. Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’ shall be made available for programs in coun-
tries affected by significant populations of internally dis-
placed persons or refugees to— 
(1) expand and improve host government social 
services and basic infrastructure to accommodate the 
needs of such populations and persons; 
(2) alleviate the social and economic strains 
placed on host communities, including through pro-
grams to promote livelihoods, vocational training, 
and formal and informal education; 
(3) improve coordination of such assistance in 
a more effective and sustainable manner; and 
(4) leverage increased assistance from donors 
other than the United States Government for central 
governments and local communities in such coun-
tries. 
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ARMS TRADE TREATY 
SEC. 7062. None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms 
Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of 
ratification for the Treaty. 
INSPECTORS GENERAL 
SEC. 7063. (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-
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-
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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 REQUIREMENT.—Each Inspector Gen-
eral covered by this section shall report to the Committees 
on Appropriations within 5 calendar days of any failure 
by any department or agency of the United States Govern-
ment to provide its Inspector General access to all re-
quested records, documents, and other materials. 
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING INDIVIDUALS 
DETAINED AT NAVAL STATION, GUANTA´NAMO BAY, CUBA 
SEC. 7064. Not later than 5 days after the conclusion 
of an agreement with a country, including a state with 
a compact of free association with the United States, to 
receive by transfer or release individuals detained at 
United States Naval Station, Guanta´namo Bay, Cuba, the 
Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on Appro-
priations in writing of the terms of the agreement, includ-
ing whether funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, for-
eign operations, and related programs will be made avail-
able for assistance for such country pursuant to such 
agreement. 
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MULTI-YEAR PLEDGES 
SEC. 7065. 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. 
PROHIBITION ON USE OF TORTURE 
SEC. 7066. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to support or justify the use of torture, 
cruel, or inhumane treatment by any official or contract 
employee of the United States Government. 
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EXTRADITION 
SEC. 7067. (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’’, ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Migration and Refugee 
Assistance’’, 
and 
‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, 
Demining and Related Assistance’’) for the central gov-
ernment 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 killing a law enforcement offi-
cer, as specified in a United States extradition request. 
(b) CLARIFICATION.—Subsection (a) shall only apply 
to the central government of a country with which the 
United States maintains diplomatic relations and with 
which the United States has an extradition treaty and the 
government of that country is in violation of the terms 
and conditions of the treaty. 
(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may waive the 
restriction in subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the 
Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations 
that such waiver is important to the national interests of 
the United States. 
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COMMERCIAL LEASING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES 
SEC. 7068. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, and subject to the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations, the authority of sec-
tion 23(a) of the Arms Export Control Act may be used 
to provide financing to Israel, Egypt, and the North Atlan-
tic Treaty Organization (NATO), and major non-NATO 
allies for the procurement by leasing (including leasing 
with an option to purchase) of defense articles from 
United States commercial suppliers, not including Major 
Defense Equipment (other than helicopters and other 
types of aircraft having possible civilian application), if the 
President determines that there are compelling foreign 
policy or national security reasons for those defense arti-
cles being provided by commercial lease rather than by 
government-to-government sale under such Act. 
RESCISSIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 7069. (a) ASSISTANCE.—Of the unobligated 
balances available to the President under the heading 
‘‘Development Assistance’’, as identified by Treasury Ap-
propriation Fund Symbol 72 X 1021, $29,906,927.46 are 
rescinded. 
(b) NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK.—The 
unobligated balances available under the heading ‘‘Con-
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tribution to the North American Development Bank’’ in 
the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 (division K of Public 
Law 114-113) are rescinded. 
(c) EXPORT-IMPORT BANK.—Of the unobligated bal-
ances under the heading ‘‘Export and Investment Assist-
ance, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Subsidy 
Appropriation’’ for tied-aid grants in prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs, $165,000,000 are rescinded. 
(d) SEC. 129 OF PUBLIC LAW 110-329.—Of the un-
obligated balances available for ‘‘Department of Energy— 
Energy Programs—Advanced Technology Vehicles Manu-
facturing Loan Program Account’’ under section 129 of 
the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2009 (division 
A of Public Law 110–329), $1,090,000,000 is hereby re-
scinded. 
COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE AND AGGRESSION 
SEC. 7070. (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act may be made available for assist-
ance for the central Government of the Russian Federa-
tion. 
(b) ANNEXATION OF CRIMEA.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for assistance for the central 
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government of a country that the Secretary of State 
determines and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations has taken affirmative steps intended to 
support or be supportive of the Russian Federation 
annexation of Crimea: Provided, That except as oth-
erwise provided in subsection (a), the Secretary may 
waive the restriction on assistance required by this 
paragraph if the Secretary determines and reports to 
such Committees that to do so is in the national in-
terest of the United States, and includes a justifica-
tion for such interest. 
(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for— 
(A) the implementation of any action or 
policy that recognizes the sovereignty of the 
Russian Federation over Crimea; 
(B) the facilitation, financing, or guarantee 
of United States Government investments in 
Crimea, if such activity includes the participa-
tion of Russian Government officials, or other 
Russian owned or controlled financial entities; 
or 
(C) assistance for Crimea, if such assist-
ance includes the participation of Russian Gov-
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ernment officials, or other Russian owned or 
controlled financial entities. 
(3) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct 
the United States executive directors of each inter-
national financial institution to vote against any as-
sistance by such institution (including any loan, 
credit, or guarantee) for any program that violates 
the sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine. 
(4) The requirements and limitations of this 
subsection shall cease to be in effect if the Secretary 
of State determines and reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations that the Government of Ukraine 
has reestablished sovereignty over Crimea. 
(c) OCCUPATION OF THE GEORGIAN TERRITORIES OF 
ABKHAZIA AND TSKHINVALI REGION/SOUTH OSSETIA.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for assistance for the central 
government of a country that the Secretary of State 
determines and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations has recognized the independence of, or has 
established diplomatic relations with, the Russian oc-
cupied 
Georgian 
territories 
of 
Abkhazia 
and 
Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia: Provided, That the 
Secretary shall publish on the Department of State 
Web site a list of any such central governments in 
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a timely manner: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary may waive the restriction on assistance re-
quired by this paragraph if the Secretary determines 
and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
that to do so is in the national interest of the United 
States, and includes a justification for such interest. 
(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available to support the Russian occu-
pation of the Georgian territories of Abkhazia and 
Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia. 
(3) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct 
the United States executive directors of each inter-
national financial institution to vote against any as-
sistance by such institution (including any loan, 
credit, or guarantee) for any program that violates 
the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia. 
(d) ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER INFLUENCE AND AG-
GRESSION.— 
(1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Cen-
tral Asia’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘International Military Edu-
cation and Training’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Fi-
nancing Program’’ shall be made available for assist-
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ance to counter Russian influence and aggression in 
countries in Europe and Eurasia. 
(2) Funds appropriated by this Act and made 
available for assistance for the Eastern Partnership 
countries shall be made available to advance the im-
plementation of Association Agreements and trade 
agreements with the European Union, and to reduce 
their vulnerability to external economic and political 
pressure from the Russian Federation. 
(e) DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act shall be made available to support democracy pro-
grams in the Russian Federation, including to promote 
Internet freedom, and shall also be made available to sup-
port the democracy and rule of law strategy required by 
section 7071(d) of the Department of State, Foreign Op-
erations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 
(division K of Public Law 113–76). 
(f) REPORTS.—Not later than 45 days after enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall update the 
reports required by subsections (b)(2) and (e) of section 
7071 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K 
of Public Law 113–76). 
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INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND 
SEC. 7071. (a) EXTENSIONS.—The terms and condi-
tions of sections 7086(b) (1) and (2) and 7090(a) of the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of Public 
Law 111–117) shall apply to this Act. 
(b) REPAYMENT.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
shall instruct the United States Executive Director of the 
International Monetary Fund (IMF) to seek to ensure 
that any loan will be repaid to the IMF before other pri-
vate creditors. 
SPECIAL DEFENSE ACQUISITION FUND 
SEC. 7072. Not to exceed $900,000,000 may be obli-
gated pursuant to section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export 
Control Act for the purposes of the Special Defense Acqui-
sition Fund (Fund), to remain available for obligation 
until September 30, 2020: Provided, That the provision 
of defense articles and defense services to foreign coun-
tries or international organizations from the Fund shall 
be subject to the concurrence of the Secretary of State. 
COUNTERING FOREIGN FIGHTERS AND EXTREMIST 
ORGANIZATIONS 
SEC. 7073. (a) FUNDING.— Funds appropriated 
under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available 
for programs and activities to counter and defeat violent 
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extremism and foreign fighters abroad, which shall include 
components to— 
(1) counter the recruitment, radicalization, 
movement, and financing of such extremists and for-
eign fighters; 
(2) secure borders of countries impacted by ex-
tremism; 
(3) assist countries impacted by extremism to 
implement and establish criminal laws and policies 
to counter extremists and foreign fighters; and 
(4) promote and strengthen democratic institu-
tions and practices in countries impacted by extre-
mism. 
(b) CONDITIONS.—The Secretary of State shall— 
(1) promptly inform the appropriate congres-
sional committees of each instance in which assist-
ance provided pursuant to this section has been di-
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 the United States Agen-
cy for International Development, as appropriate; 
and 
(2) ensure programs to counter and defeat vio-
lent extremism and foreign fighters abroad are co-
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ordinated with and complement the efforts of other 
United States Government agencies and inter-
national partners. 
ENTERPRISE FUNDS 
SEC. 7074. (a) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.— 
None of the funds made available under titles III through 
VI of this Act may be made available for Enterprise Funds 
unless the appropriate congressional committees are noti-
fied at least 15 days in advance. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS PLAN.—Prior to the 
distribution of any assets resulting from any liquidation, 
dissolution, or winding up of an Enterprise Fund, in whole 
or in part, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a plan for the distribution of the 
assets of the Enterprise Fund. 
(c) TRANSITION OR OPERATING PLAN.—Prior to a 
transition to and operation of any private equity fund or 
other parallel investment fund under an existing Enter-
prise Fund, the President shall submit such transition or 
operating plan to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees. 
USE OF FUNDS IN CONTRAVENTION OF THIS ACT 
SEC. 7075. 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 
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