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BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 
For the purchase, rent, construction, repair, preservation, and 
improvement of facilities for radio, television, and digital trans-
mission and reception; the purchase, rent, and installation of nec-
essary equipment for radio, television, and digital transmission 
and reception, including to Cuba, as authorized; and physical secu-
rity worldwide, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such 
purposes, $9,700,000, to remain available until expended, as author-
ized. 
RELATED PROGRAMS 
THE ASIA FOUNDATION 
For a grant to The Asia Foundation, as authorized by The 
Asia Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 4402), $17,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE 
For necessary expenses of the United States Institute of Peace, 
as authorized by the United States Institute of Peace Act (22 
U.S.C. 4601 et seq.), $37,884,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2018, which shall not be used for construction activities. 
CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN-WESTERN DIALOGUE TRUST FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Center for Middle Eastern- 
Western Dialogue Trust Fund, as authorized by section 633 of 
the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 (22 U.S.C. 2078), 
the total amount of the interest and earnings accruing to such 
Fund on or before September 30, 2017, to remain available until 
expended. 
EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, 
Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 5 of the Eisenhower 
Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20 U.S.C. 5204–5205), all interest 
and earnings accruing to the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Pro-
gram Trust Fund on or before September 30, 2017, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds appro-
priated herein shall be used to pay any salary or other compensa-
tion, or to enter into any contract providing for the payment thereof, 
in excess of the rate authorized by section 5376 of title 5, United 
States Code; or for purposes which are not in accordance with 
section 200 of title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations, including 
the restrictions on compensation for personal services. 
ISRAELI ARAB SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholarship Pro-
gram, as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2452), 
all interest and earnings accruing to the Israeli Arab Scholarship 
Fund on or before September 30, 2017, to remain available until 
expended.
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EAST-WEST CENTER 
To enable the Secretary of State to provide for carrying out 
the provisions of the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange 
Between East and West Act of 1960, by grant to the Center for 
Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West in 
the State of Hawaii, $16,700,000. 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY 
For grants made by the Department of State to the National 
Endowment for Democracy, as authorized by the National Endow-
ment for Democracy Act (22 U.S.C. 4412), $170,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which $117,500,000 shall be allocated 
in the traditional and customary manner, including for the core 
institutes, and $52,500,000 shall be for democracy programs. 
OTHER COMMISSIONS 
COMMISSION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF AMERICA’S HERITAGE 
ABROAD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Commission for the Preservation 
of America’s Heritage Abroad, $888,000, as authorized by chapter 
3123 of title 54, United States Code: Provided, That the Commission 
may procure temporary, intermittent, and other services notwith-
standing paragraph (3) of section 312304(b) of such chapter: Pro-
vided further, That such authority shall terminate on October 1, 
2017: Provided further, That the Commission shall notify the 
Committees on Appropriations prior to exercising such authority. 
UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS 
FREEDOM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the United States Commission on 
International Religious Freedom, as authorized by title II of the 
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431 et 
seq.), $3,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018, 
including not more than $4,000 for representation expenses. 
COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Security and 
Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public Law 94–304, 
$2,579,000, including not more than $4,000 for representation 
expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2018.
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CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON THE PEOPLE’S 
REPUBLIC OF CHINA 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Executive Commis-
sion on the People’s Republic of China, as authorized by title III 
of the U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 6911 et seq.), 
$2,000,000, including not more than $3,000 for representation 
expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2018. 
UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW 
COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States-China Economic 
and Security Review Commission, as authorized by section 1238 
of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2001 (22 U.S.C. 7002), $3,500,000, including not more 
than $4,000 for representation expenses, to remain available until 
September 30, 2018: Provided, That the authorities, requirements, 
limitations, and conditions contained in the second through sixth 
provisos under this heading in the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (divi-
sion F of Public Law 111–117) shall continue in effect during 
fiscal year 2017 and shall apply to funds appropriated under this 
heading as if included in this Act. 
TITLE II 
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 
667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $1,204,609,000, of which 
up to $180,691,000 may remain available until September 30, 2018: 
Provided, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading 
and under the heading ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in this title 
may be made available to finance the construction (including 
architect and engineering services), purchase, or long-term lease 
of offices for use by the United States Agency for International 
Development, unless the USAID Administrator has identified such 
proposed use of funds in a report submitted to the Committees 
on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to the obligation of funds 
for such purposes: Provided further, That contracts or agreements 
entered into with funds appropriated under this heading may entail 
commitments for the expenditure of such funds through the fol-
lowing fiscal year: Provided further, That the authority of sections 
610 and 109 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be exercised 
by the Secretary of State to transfer funds appropriated to carry 
out chapter 1 of part I of such Act to ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ in 
accordance with the provisions of those sections: Provided further, 
That of the funds appropriated or made available under this
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heading, not to exceed $250,000 may be available for representation 
and entertainment expenses, of which not to exceed $5,000 may 
be available for entertainment expenses, and not to exceed $100,500 
shall be for official residence expenses, for USAID during the cur-
rent fiscal year. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses for overseas construction and related 
costs, and for the procurement and enhancement of information 
technology and related capital investments, pursuant to section 
667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $174,985,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That this amount is in addition 
to funds otherwise available for such purposes: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated under this heading shall be available 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 
667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $67,600,000, of which 
up to $10,140,000 may remain available until September 30, 2018, 
for the Office of Inspector General of the United States Agency 
for International Development. 
TITLE III 
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
For necessary expenses to enable the President to carry out 
the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other 
purposes, as follows: 
GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapters 
1 and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for 
global health activities, in addition to funds otherwise available 
for such purposes, $3,054,950,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2018, and which shall be apportioned directly to the 
United States Agency for International Development: Provided, 
That this amount shall be made available for training, equipment, 
and technical assistance to build the capacity of public health 
institutions and organizations in developing countries, and for such 
activities as: (1) child survival and maternal health programs; (2) 
immunization and oral rehydration programs; (3) other health, 
nutrition, water and sanitation programs which directly address 
the needs of mothers and children, and related education programs; 
(4) assistance for children displaced or orphaned by causes other 
than AIDS; (5) programs for the prevention, treatment, control 
of, and research on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, polio, malaria, and 
other infectious diseases including neglected tropical diseases, and 
for assistance to communities severely affected by HIV/AIDS, 
including children infected or affected by AIDS; (6) disaster 
preparedness training for health crises; (7) programs to prevent,
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prepare for, and respond to, unanticipated and emerging global 
health threats; and (8) family planning/reproductive health: Pro-
vided further, That funds appropriated under this paragraph may 
be made available for a United States contribution to the GAVI 
Alliance: Provided further, That none of the funds made available 
in this Act nor any unobligated balances from prior appropriations 
Acts may be made available to any organization or program which, 
as determined by the President of the United States, supports 
or participates in the management of a program of coercive abortion 
or involuntary sterilization: Provided further, That any determina-
tion made under the previous proviso must be made not later 
than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and must 
be accompanied by the evidence and criteria utilized to make the 
determination: Provided further, That none of the funds made avail-
able under this Act may be used to pay for the performance of 
abortion as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce 
any person to practice abortions: Provided further, That nothing 
in this paragraph shall be construed to alter any existing statutory 
prohibitions against abortion under section 104 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That none of the funds 
made available under this Act may be used to lobby for or against 
abortion: Provided further, That in order to reduce reliance on 
abortion in developing nations, funds shall be available only to 
voluntary family planning projects which offer, either directly or 
through referral to, or information about access to, a broad range 
of family planning methods and services, and that any such vol-
untary family planning project shall meet the following require-
ments: (1) service providers or referral agents in the project shall 
not implement or be subject to quotas, or other numerical targets, 
of total number of births, number of family planning acceptors, 
or acceptors of a particular method of family planning (this provision 
shall not be construed to include the use of quantitative estimates 
or indicators for budgeting and planning purposes); (2) the project 
shall not include payment of incentives, bribes, gratuities, or finan-
cial reward to: (A) an individual in exchange for becoming a family 
planning acceptor; or (B) program personnel for achieving a numer-
ical target or quota of total number of births, number of family 
planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method of family 
planning; (3) the project shall not deny any right or benefit, 
including the right of access to participate in any program of general 
welfare or the right of access to health care, as a consequence 
of any individual’s decision not to accept family planning services; 
(4) the project shall provide family planning acceptors comprehen-
sible information on the health benefits and risks of the method 
chosen, including those conditions that might render the use of 
the method inadvisable and those adverse side effects known to 
be consequent to the use of the method; and (5) the project shall 
ensure that experimental contraceptive drugs and devices and med-
ical procedures are provided only in the context of a scientific 
study in which participants are advised of potential risks and 
benefits; and, not less than 60 days after the date on which the 
USAID Administrator determines that there has been a violation 
of the requirements contained in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (5) 
of this proviso, or a pattern or practice of violations of the require-
ments contained in paragraph (4) of this proviso, the Administrator 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report con-
taining a description of such violation and the corrective action
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taken by the Agency: Provided further, That in awarding grants 
for natural family planning under section 104 of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 no applicant shall be discriminated against because 
of such applicant’s religious or conscientious commitment to offer 
only natural family planning; and, additionally, all such applicants 
shall comply with the requirements of the previous proviso: Pro-
vided further, That for purposes of this or any other Act authorizing 
or appropriating funds for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs, the term ‘‘motivate’’, as it relates 
to family planning assistance, shall not be construed to prohibit 
the provision, consistent with local law, of information or counseling 
about all pregnancy options: Provided further, That information 
provided about the use of condoms as part of projects or activities 
that are funded from amounts appropriated by this Act shall be 
medically accurate and shall include the public health benefits 
and failure rates of such use. 
In addition, for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the prevention, treatment, 
and control of, and research on, HIV/AIDS, $5,670,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2021, which shall be appor-
tioned directly to the Department of State: Provided, That funds 
appropriated under this paragraph may be made available, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, except for the United States 
Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 
2003 (Public Law 108–25), as amended, for a United States con-
tribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and 
Malaria (Global Fund), and shall be expended at the minimum 
rate necessary to make timely payment for projects and activities: 
Provided further, That the amount of such contribution should 
be $1,350,000,000: Provided further, That section 202(d)(4)(A)(i) 
and (vi) of Public Law 108–25, as amended, shall be applied with 
respect to such funds made available for fiscal years 2015 through 
2017 by substituting ‘‘2004’’ for ‘‘2009’’: Provided further, That up 
to 5 percent of the aggregate amount of funds made available 
to the Global Fund in fiscal year 2017 may be made available 
to USAID for technical assistance related to the activities of the 
Global Fund, subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That of the funds 
appropriated under this paragraph, up to $17,000,000 may be made 
available, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such pur-
poses, for administrative expenses of the Office of the United States 
Global AIDS Coordinator. 
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of sections 
103, 105, 106, 214, and sections 251 through 255, and chapter 
10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $2,995,465,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2018. 
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 
491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for international disaster 
relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction assistance, $498,483,000, 
to remain available until expended.
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TRANSITION INITIATIVES 
For necessary expenses for international disaster rehabilitation 
and reconstruction assistance administered by the Office of Transi-
tion Initiatives, United States Agency for International Develop-
ment, pursuant to section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, $35,600,000, to remain available until expended, to support 
transition to democracy and long-term development of countries 
in crisis: Provided, That such support may include assistance to 
develop, strengthen, or preserve democratic institutions and proc-
esses, revitalize basic infrastructure, and foster the peaceful resolu-
tion of conflict: Provided further, That the USAID Administrator 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations at 
least 5 days prior to beginning a new program of assistance: Pro-
vided further, That if the Secretary of State determines that it 
is important to the national interest of the United States to provide 
transition assistance in excess of the amount appropriated under 
this heading, up to $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this 
Act to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 may be used for purposes of this heading and under 
the authorities applicable to funds appropriated under this heading: 
Provided further, That funds made available pursuant to the pre-
vious proviso shall be made available subject to prior consultation 
with the Committees on Appropriations. 
COMPLEX CRISES FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 to support programs and activities 
to prevent or respond to emerging or unforeseen foreign challenges 
and complex crises overseas, $10,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading 
may be made available on such terms and conditions as are appro-
priate and necessary for the purposes of preventing or responding 
to such challenges and crises, except that no funds shall be made 
available for lethal assistance or to respond to natural disasters: 
Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading may 
be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
except sections 7007, 7008, and 7018 of this Act and section 620M 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated under this heading may be used for administrative 
expenses, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, 
except that such expenses may not exceed 5 percent of the funds 
appropriated under this heading: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated under this heading shall be subject to the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, except 
that such notifications shall be transmitted at least 5 days prior 
to the obligation of funds. 
DEVELOPMENT CREDIT AUTHORITY 
For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees provided by 
the United States Agency for International Development, as author-
ized by sections 256 and 635 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, up to $50,000,000 may be derived by transfer from funds 
appropriated by this Act to carry out part I of such Act and under 
the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’: 
Provided, That funds provided under this paragraph and funds
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provided as a gift that are used for purposes of this paragraph 
pursuant to section 635(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
shall be made available only for micro- and small enterprise pro-
grams, urban programs, and other programs which further the 
purposes of part I of such Act: Provided further, That funds provided 
as a gift that are used for purposes of this paragraph shall be 
subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification proce-
dures of, the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
such costs, including the cost of modifying such direct and guaran-
teed loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That funds 
made available by this paragraph may be used for the cost of 
modifying any such guaranteed loans under this Act or prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs, and funds used for such cost, 
including if the cost results in a negative subsidy, shall be subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided further, That the provisions of section 107A(d) 
(relating to general provisions applicable to the Development Credit 
Authority) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as contained 
in section 306 of H.R. 1486 as reported by the House Committee 
on International Relations on May 9, 1997, shall be applicable 
to direct loans and loan guarantees provided under this heading, 
except that the principal amount of loans made or guaranteed 
under this heading with respect to any single country shall not 
exceed $300,000,000: Provided further, That these funds are avail-
able to subsidize total loan principal, any portion of which is to 
be guaranteed, of up to $1,750,000,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out credit 
programs administered by USAID, $10,000,000, which may be 
transferred to, and merged with, funds made available under the 
heading ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ in title II of this Act: Provided, 
That funds made available under this heading shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2019. 
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapter 
4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $1,041,761,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2018. 
DEMOCRACY FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion of democracy globally, 
including to carry out the purposes of section 502(b)(3) and (5) 
of Public Law 98–164 (22 U.S.C. 4411), $145,375,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2018, which shall be made available 
for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of 
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State: Pro-
vided, That funds appropriated under this heading that are made 
available to the National Endowment for Democracy and its core 
institutes are in addition to amounts otherwise available by this 
Act for such purposes: Provided further, That the Assistant Sec-
retary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of 
State, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior 
to the obligation of funds appropriated under this paragraph.
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For an additional amount for such purposes, $65,125,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2018, which shall be made 
available for the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian 
Assistance, United States Agency for International Development. 
ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961, the FREEDOM Support Act (Public 
Law 102–511), and the Support for Eastern European Democracy 
(SEED) Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–179), $291,638,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2018, which shall be available, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, except section 7070 of 
this Act, for assistance and related programs for countries identified 
in section 3 of Public Law 102–511 and section 3(c) of Public 
Law 101–179, in addition to funds otherwise available for such 
purposes: Provided, That funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’ and ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ that are made available for assistance for such countries 
shall be administered in accordance with the responsibilities of 
the coordinator designated pursuant to section 102 of Public Law 
102–511 and section 601 of Public Law 101–179: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated under this heading shall be considered 
to be economic assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 for purposes of making available the administrative authori-
ties contained in that Act for the use of economic assistance. 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses not otherwise provided for, to enable 
the Secretary of State to carry out the provisions of section 2(a) 
and (b) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, and 
other activities to meet refugee and migration needs; salaries and 
expenses of personnel and dependents as authorized by the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980; allowances as authorized by sections 5921 
through 5925 of title 5, United States Code; purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; and services as authorized by section 
3109 of title 5, United States Code, $912,802,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which not less than $35,000,000 shall be 
made available to respond to small-scale emergency humanitarian 
requirements, and $7,500,000 shall be made available for refugees 
resettling in Israel. 
UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION ASSISTANCE 
FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 
2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as 
amended (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)), $10,000,000, to remain available until 
expended.