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Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–323): Provided, That 
the elements and objectives of subsection (c) of such section 
shall include the adoption of a United Nations policy requiring 
the mandatory repatriation from a United Nations peace-
keeping operation of any personnel credibly alleged to have 
engaged in sexual exploitation or abuse, and a prohibition 
on the participation in such peacekeeping operations of per-
sonnel from any country the government of which is unwilling 
or unable to carry out its criminal or disciplinary responsibil-
ities with respect to personnel credibly alleged to have engaged 
in sexual exploitation or abuse. 
(2) The Secretary of State should withhold assistance to 
any unit of the security forces of a foreign country if the 
Secretary has credible information that such unit has engaged 
in sexual exploitation or abuse, including while serving in a 
United Nations peacekeeping operation, until the Secretary 
determines that the government of such country is taking effec-
tive steps to bring the responsible members of such unit to 
justice and to prevent future incidents: Provided, That the 
Secretary shall promptly notify the government of each country 
subject to any withholding of assistance pursuant to this para-
graph, and shall notify the appropriate congressional commit-
tees of such withholding not later than 10 days after a deter-
mination to withhold such assistance is made: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
assist such government in bringing the responsible members 
of such unit to justice. 
(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 Activi-
ties’’ of such title shall remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 2018. 
(j) REPORT ON ARREARS.—Not later than 30 days after enact-
ment of this Act, and updated every 90 days thereafter until Sep-
tember 30, 2018, the Secretary of State shall submit a report 
to the appropriate congressional committees detailing— 
(1) a description of the treaty or other obligation of the 
United States to pay assessed contributions at specified rates 
for the United Nations and other international organizations 
by organization or entity; 
(2) a description of relevant United States laws regarding 
such assessed rates and contributions; 
(3) a description of, and justification for, any deviation 
from payment of such assessed rates and contributions, to 
include the cumulative amount of arrears owed, or anticipated 
to be owed, by the United States to any organization or entity 
as a result of such deviation; 
(4) a specific plan for payment of such arrears; 
(5) an analysis of when the amount of arrears owed by 
the United States may trigger Article 19 of the United Nations 
Charter or similar provision in a treaty, convention or charter 
governing participation in an international organization, 
resulting in the loss of a vote by the United States in the 
United Nations General Assembly or other governing body of 
an international organization; and
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(6) an analysis of the impact to the national interest of 
the United States in international organizations, including the 
United Nations, as a result of arrears owed, if any, including 
with respect to the loss of influence within such organizations. 
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, notwithstanding section 660 of that 
Act, to enhance the effectiveness 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 support demo-
cratic governance, including assistance for programs 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 subsection (a) 
shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
DISABILITY PROGRAMS 
SEC. 7050. (a) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made avail-
able for programs and activities administered by the United States 
Agency for International Development to address the needs and 
protect and promote the rights of people with disabilities in devel-
oping countries, including initiatives that focus on independent 
living, economic self-sufficiency, advocacy, education, employment, 
transportation, sports, and integration of individuals with disabil-
ities, including for the cost of translation. 
(b) MANAGEMENT, OVERSIGHT, AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT.—Of 
the funds made available pursuant to this section, 5 percent may 
be used for USAID for management, oversight, and technical sup-
port. 
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES 
SEC. 7051. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 
50 employees of agencies or departments of the United States 
Government who are stationed in the United States, at any single 
international conference occurring outside the United States, unless 
the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
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 conference’’ shall mean a conference 
attended by representatives of the United States Government and 
of foreign governments, international organizations, or nongovern-
mental organizations. 
AIRCRAFT TRANSFER, COORDINATION, AND USE 
SEC. 7052. (a) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law or regulation, aircraft procured with funds 
appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations
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for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’, 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Andean 
Counterdrug Initiative’’, and ‘‘Andean Counterdrug Programs’’ may 
be used for any other program and in any region, including for 
the transportation of active and standby Civilian Response Corps 
personnel and equipment during a deployment: Provided, That the 
responsibility for policy decisions and justification for the use of 
such transfer authority shall be the responsibility of the Secretary 
of State and the Deputy Secretary of State and this responsibility 
shall not be delegated. 
(b) PROPERTY DISPOSAL.—The authority provided in subsection 
(a) shall apply only after the Secretary of State determines and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the equipment 
is no longer required to meet programmatic purposes in the des-
ignated country or region: 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 Depart-
ment of State and the United States Agency for International 
Development with funds made available in this Act or prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs shall be coordinated under 
the authority of the appropriate Chief of Mission: Provided, 
That such aircraft may be used to transport, on a reimbursable 
or non-reimbursable basis, Federal and non-Federal personnel 
supporting Department of State and USAID programs and 
activities: Provided further, That official travel for other agen-
cies for other purposes may be supported on a reimbursable 
basis, or without reimbursement when traveling on a space 
available basis: Provided further, That funds received by the 
Department of State for 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 expenses related to the purchase, lease, mainte-
nance, 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 max-
imum extent practicable, the costs of operations 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 Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2011 (division F of Public Law 111–117) shall 
apply to this Act: Provided, That the date ‘‘September 30, 2009’’ 
in subsection (f)(2)(B) of such section shall be deemed to be ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2016’’.
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LANDMINES AND CLUSTER MUNITIONS 
SEC. 7054. (a) LANDMINES.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion 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 humanitarian 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 fur-
nished for cluster munitions, no defense export license for cluster 
munitions may be issued, and no cluster munitions or cluster muni-
tions 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 applicable to the assistance, transfer, or sale 
of such cluster munitions or cluster munitions technology speci-
fies that the cluster munitions will only be used against clearly 
defined military targets and will not 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 disposing of such 
cluster munitions. 
PROHIBITION ON PUBLICITY OR PROPAGANDA 
SEC. 7055. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within 
the United States not authorized before the 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 (Public Law 96–533). 
CONTINUOUS SUPERVISION AND GENERAL DIRECTION OF ECONOMIC 
AND MILITARY ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 7056. (a) Under the direction of the President, the Sec-
retary of State shall be responsible for the continuous supervision 
and general direction of economic assistance, law enforcement and 
justice sector assistance, military assistance, and military education 
and training programs, 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 Assistance 
Act of 1961, the Secretary of State shall be responsible for coordi-
nating all assistance provided by the United States Government 
to support international efforts to combat illicit narcotics production 
or trafficking: Provided, That the provision of assistance by the 
Department of Defense which is comparable to assistance that 
may be made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘International 
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ shall be provided in a 
manner consistent with the requirements of section 333(b) of title