110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2764 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs for the fiscal year end-
ing September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other pur-
poses, namely: 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED 
AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Department of State 
and the Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, includ-
ing employment, without regard to civil service and classi-
fication laws, of persons on a temporary basis (not to ex-
ceed $700,000 of this appropriation), as authorized by 
section 801 of the United States Information and Edu-
cational Exchange Act of 1948; representation to certain 
international organizations in which the United States 
participates pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the 
advice and consent of the Senate or specific Acts of Con-
gress; arms control, nonproliferation and disarmament ac-
tivities as authorized; acquisition by exchange or purchase 
of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by law; and for 
expenses of general administration, $3,820,018,000 (re-
duced by $36,700,000) (reduced by $1,000,000): Pro-
vided, That of the amount made available under this head-
ing, not to exceed $10,000,000 may be transferred to, and 
merged with, funds in the ‘‘Emergencies in the Diplomatic 
and Consular Service’’ appropriations account, to be avail-
able only for emergency evacuations and terrorism re-
wards: Provided further, That of the amount made avail-
able under this heading, not less than $363,905,000 shall 
be available only for public diplomacy international infor-
mation programs: Provided further, That of the amount 
appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be 
available for the Secretary to establish and operate a pub-
lic/private interagency public diplomacy center which shall 
serve as a program integration and coordination entity for 
United States public diplomacy programs: Provided fur-
ther, That of the amounts appropriated under this head-
ing, $4,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
be for compensation to the families of members of the For-
eign Service or other United States Government employees 
or their dependents, who were killed in terrorist attacks 
since 1979: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
available for compensation in the previous proviso may be 
obligated without specific authorization in a subsequent 
Act of Congress: Provided further, That of the amount 
made available under this heading, $3,000,000 shall be
available only for the operations of the Office on Right- 
Sizing the United States Government Overseas Presence: 
Provided further, That not less than $5,000,000 shall be 
for the Program for Research and Training on Eastern 
Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet 
Union (title VIII) as authorized by the Soviet-Eastern Eu-
ropean Research and Training Act of 1983 (22 U.S.C. 
4501–4508, as amended): Provided further, That funds 
available under this heading may be available for a United 
States Government interagency task force to examine, co-
ordinate and oversee United States participation in the 
United Nations headquarters renovation project: Provided 
further, That no funds may be obligated or expended for 
processing licenses for the export of satellites of United 
States origin (including commercial satellites and satellite 
components) to the People’s Republic of China unless, at 
least 15 days in advance, the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate are 
notified of such proposed action: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated under this heading are available, pur-
suant to 31 U.S.C. 1108(g), for the field examination of 
programs and activities in the United States funded from 
any account contained in this title. 
In addition, not to exceed $1,558,390 shall be derived 
from fees collected from other executive agencies for lease
or use of facilities located at the International Center in 
accordance with section 4 of the International Center Act; 
in addition, as authorized by section 5 of such Act, 
$490,000, to be derived from the reserve authorized by 
that section, to be used for the purposes set out in that 
section; in addition, as authorized by section 810 of the 
United States Information and Educational Exchange 
Act, not to exceed $6,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, may be credited to this appropriation from fees 
or other payments received from English teaching, library, 
motion pictures, and publication programs and from fees 
from educational advising and counseling and exchange 
visitor programs; and, in addition, not to exceed $15,000, 
which shall be derived from reimbursements, surcharges, 
and fees for use of Blair House facilities. 
In addition, for the costs of worldwide security up-
grades, $964,760,000, to remain available until expended. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment 
Fund, $59,062,000, to remain available until expended, 
as authorized: Provided, That section 135(e) of Public 
Law 103–236 shall not apply to funds available under this 
heading. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General, $32,508,000, notwithstanding section 209(a)(1)
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465), 
as it relates to post inspections. 
EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS 
For expenses of educational and cultural exchange 
programs, as authorized, $501,400,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That not to exceed 
$5,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be 
credited to this appropriation from fees or other payments 
received from or in connection with English teaching, edu-
cational advising and counseling programs, and exchange 
visitor programs as authorized: Provided further, That of 
the 
amount 
made 
available 
under 
this 
heading, 
$6,000,000 shall be transferred to the Fund established 
by section 313 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151). 
REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES 
For 
representation 
allowances 
as 
authorized, 
$8,175,000. 
PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS 
For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the 
Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary protective 
services, as authorized, $28,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2009. 
EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign 
Service Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292–303), pre-