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to the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on 
Appropriations, regarding how any proposed modification would 
affect the public diplomacy goals of, and the estimated economic 
impact on, the United States: Provided further, That such con-
sultation shall take place not later than 30 days prior to the 
publication in the Federal Register of any regulatory action 
modifying the Exchange Visitor Program. 
(8) PAYMENTS.—Funds appropriated by this Act and prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs under the heading ‘‘Diplo-
matic Programs’’, except for funds designated by Congress as 
an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution 
on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985, are available to provide payments pursuant 
to section 901(i)(2) of title IX of division J of the Further 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (22 U.S.C. 2680b(i)(2)): 
Provided, That funds made available pursuant to this para-
graph shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
(9) TRANSATLANTIC ENGAGEMENT.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ are available 
for support of an institute for transatlantic engagement if legis-
lation establishing such institute is enacted into law by Sep-
tember 30, 2022: Provided, That in the event that such legisla-
tion is not enacted into law by such date, the amounts described 
in this paragraph shall be available under the heading ‘‘Diplo-
matic Programs’’ for the purposes provided therein. 
(f) PARTNER VETTING.—Prior to initiating a partner vetting 
program, providing a direct vetting option, or making a significant 
change to the scope of an existing partner vetting program, the 
Secretary of State and USAID Administrator, as appropriate, shall 
consult with the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That 
the Secretary and the Administrator shall provide a direct vetting 
option for prime awardees in any partner vetting program initiated 
or significantly modified after the date of enactment of this Act, 
unless the Secretary of State or USAID Administrator, as 
applicable, informs the Committees on Appropriations on a case- 
by-case basis that a direct vetting option is not feasible for such 
program. 
(g) CONTINGENCIES.—During fiscal year 2022, the President 
may use up to $145,000,000 under the authority of section 451 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law. 
(h) INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTIONS.—The Secretary of State 
should withhold funds appropriated under title III of this Act for 
assistance for the central government of any country that is not 
taking appropriate steps to comply with the Convention on the 
Civil Aspects of International Child Abductions, done at the Hague 
on October 25, 1980: Provided, That the Secretary shall report 
to the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of withholding 
funds under this subsection. 
(i) TRANSFER OF FUNDS FOR EXTRAORDINARY PROTECTION.— 
The Secretary of State may transfer to, and merge with, funds 
under the heading ‘‘Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials’’ 
unobligated balances of expired funds appropriated under the 
heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ for fiscal year 2022, at no later 
than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year
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for which such funds are available for the purposes for which 
appropriated: Provided, That not more than $50,000,000 may be 
transferred. 
(j) AUTHORITY.—Funds made available by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ to counter extremism may be 
made available notwithstanding any other provision of law 
restricting assistance to foreign countries, except sections 502B, 
620A, and 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided, 
That the use of the authority of this subsection shall be subject 
to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional committees 
and the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
(k) PROTECTIONS AND REMEDIES FOR EMPLOYEES OF DIPLOMATIC 
MISSIONS
AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.—The terms and 
conditions of section 7034(k) of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020 (divi-
sion G of Public Law 116–94) shall continue in effect during fiscal 
year 2022. 
(l) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) PASSPORT FEES.—Section 1(b)(2) of the Passport Act 
of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(b)(2)) shall be applied by sub-
stituting ‘‘September 30, 2022’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2010’’. 
(2) INCENTIVES FOR CRITICAL POSTS.—The authority con-
tained in section 1115(d) of the Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32) shall remain in effect through 
September 30, 2022. 
(3) USAID CIVIL
SERVICE
ANNUITANT
WAIVER.—Section 
625(j)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2385(j)(1)) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘September 30, 
2022’’ for ‘‘October 1, 2010’’ in subparagraph (B). 
(4) OVERSEAS
PAY
COMPARABILITY
AND
LIMITATION.—(A) 
Subject to the limitation described in subparagraph (B), the 
authority provided by section 1113 of the Supplemental Appro-
priations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32) shall remain in effect 
through September 30, 2022. 
(B) The authority described in subparagraph (A) may not 
be used to pay an eligible member of the Foreign Service 
(as defined in section 1113(b) of the Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32)) a locality-based com-
parability payment (stated as a percentage) that exceeds two- 
thirds of the amount of the locality-based comparability pay-
ment (stated as a percentage) that would be payable to such 
member under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, 
if such member’s official duty station were in the District of 
Columbia. 
(5) CATEGORICAL
ELIGIBILITY.—The Foreign Operations, 
Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
1990 (Public Law 101–167) is amended— 
(A) in section 599D (8 U.S.C. 1157 note)— 
(i) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘and 2021’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2021, and 2022’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2021’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘2022’’; and 
(B) in section 599E(b)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1255 note), by 
striking ‘‘2021’’ and inserting ‘‘2022’’.
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(6) INSPECTOR GENERAL ANNUITANT WAIVER.—The authori-
ties provided in section 1015(b) of the Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–212) shall remain in effect 
through September 30, 2022, and may be used to facilitate 
the assignment of persons for oversight of programs in Somalia, 
South Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen. 
(7) 
SPECIAL
INSPECTOR
GENERAL
FOR
AFGHANISTAN 
RECONSTRUCTION COMPETITIVE STATUS.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, any employee of the Special Inspector 
General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) who completes 
at least 12 months of continuous service after enactment of 
this Act or who is employed on the date on which SIGAR 
terminates, whichever occurs first, shall acquire competitive 
status for appointment to any position in the competitive service 
for which the employee possesses the required qualifications. 
(8) ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEW BOARDS.—The authority pro-
vided by section 301(a)(3) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security 
and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4831(a)(3)) shall 
remain in effect for facilities in Afghanistan through September 
30, 2022, except that the notification and reporting require-
ments contained in such section shall include the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
(9) TRANSFER OF BALANCES.—Section 7081(h) of the Depart-
ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 115–31) 
shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2022. 
(10) DEPARTMENT OF STATE INSPECTOR GENERAL WAIVER 
AUTHORITY.—The Inspector General of the Department of State 
may waive the provisions of subsections (a) through (d) of 
section 824 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
4064) on a case-by-case basis for an annuitant reemployed 
by the Inspector General on a temporary basis, subject to 
the same constraints and in the same manner by which the 
Secretary of State may exercise such waiver authority pursuant 
to subsection (g) of such section. 
(m) MONITORING AND EVALUATION.— 
(1) BENEFICIARY FEEDBACK.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act that are made available for monitoring and evaluation 
of assistance under the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, 
‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, and ‘‘Migration and Ref-
ugee Assistance’’ shall be made available for the regular and 
systematic collection of feedback obtained directly from bene-
ficiaries to enhance the quality and relevance of such assistance: 
Provided, That not later than 180 days after enactment of 
this Act, the Department of State and USAID shall post on 
their respective websites updated procedures for implementing 
partners that receive funds under such headings for regularly 
and systematically collecting and responding to such feedback, 
including guidelines for the reporting on actions taken in 
response to the feedback received: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall regularly 
conduct oversight to ensure that such feedback is regularly 
collected and used by implementing partners to maximize the 
cost-effectiveness and utility of such assistance. 
(2) EX-POST EVALUATIONS.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under titles III and IV, not less than $10,000,000
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shall be made available for ex-post evaluations of the effective-
ness and sustainability of United States Government-funded 
assistance programs. 
(n) HIV/AIDS WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds available in 
the HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund established pursuant to sec-
tion 525(b)(1) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447) 
may be made available for pharmaceuticals and other products 
for child survival, malaria, tuberculosis, and emerging infectious 
diseases to the same extent as HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and 
other products, subject to the terms and conditions in such section: 
Provided, That the authority in section 525(b)(5) of the Foreign 
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriation 
Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447) shall be exercised by the Assistant 
Administrator for Global Health, USAID, with respect to funds 
deposited for such non-HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other prod-
ucts, and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of State shall include in the congressional budget justifica-
tion an accounting of budgetary resources, disbursements, balances, 
and reimbursements related to such fund. 
(o) LOANS, CONSULTATION, AND NOTIFICATION.— 
(1) LOAN
GUARANTEES.—Funds appropriated under the 
headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, 
Eurasia and Central Asia’’ by this Act and prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs may be made available for the costs, 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, of loan guarantees for Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia, and 
Ukraine, which are authorized to be provided: Provided, That 
amounts made available under this paragraph for the costs 
of such guarantees shall not be considered assistance for the 
purposes of provisions of law limiting assistance to a country. 
(2) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—Funds made avail-
able pursuant to the authorities of this subsection shall be 
subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees and the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
(p) LOCAL WORKS.— 
(1) FUNDING.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, not less than $80,000,000 shall be made available for 
Local Works pursuant to section 7080 of the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropria-
tions Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235), which may 
remain available until September 30, 2026. 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—For the purposes of section 7080 
of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 
113–235), ‘‘eligible entities’’ shall be defined as small local, 
international, 
and 
United 
States-based 
nongovernmental 
organizations, educational institutions, and other small entities 
that have received less than a total of $5,000,000 from USAID 
over the previous 5 fiscal years: Provided, That departments 
or centers of such educational institutions may be considered 
individually in determining such eligibility.