acquisition of property or award of construction contracts 
for overseas United States diplomatic facilities during fis-
cal year 2026, shall be subject to prior consultation with, 
and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees 
on Appropriations: Provided, That notifications pursuant 
to this subsection shall include the information enumer-
ated under this section in the report accompanying this 
Act): Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall 
consult with the Committees on Appropriations at the 
early project development stage for out-year construction 
projects, including to discuss security and non-security 
construction requirements, modifications to scope, and 
cost reductions identified for such projects, consistent with 
applicable laws and regulations: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall submit a quarterly report to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations on contingency savings identified 
from funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Embassy Se-
curity, Construction, and Maintenance’’ by prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, for-
eign operations, and related programs, and the obligation 
of funds made available by such savings shall be subject 
to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(c) 
INTERIM
AND
TEMPORARY
FACILITIES 
ABROAD.— 
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(1) SECURITY
VULNERABILITIES.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Embassy 
Security, Construction, and Maintenance’’ may be 
made available, following consultation with the ap-
propriate congressional committees, to address secu-
rity vulnerabilities at interim and temporary United 
States diplomatic facilities abroad, including physical 
security upgrades and local guard staffing. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—The opening, closure, or 
any significant modification to an interim or tem-
porary United States diplomatic facility shall be sub-
ject to prior consultation with the appropriate con-
gressional committees and the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, ex-
cept that such consultation and notification may be 
waived if there is a security risk to personnel. 
(d) SOFT TARGETS.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 
Maintenance’’ may be made available for security up-
grades to soft targets, including schools, recreational fa-
cilities, residences, and places of worship used by United 
States diplomatic personnel and their dependents. 
(e) FACILITIES.—None of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act may be used— 
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(1) to move the United States embassy to the 
State of Israel to a location other than Jerusalem; 
or 
(2) for a United States Embassy, Consulate 
General, or any other diplomatic facility in Jeru-
salem other than the United States Embassy to the 
State of Israel. 
PERSONNEL ACTIONS 
SEC. 7005. Any costs incurred by a department or 
agency funded under title I of this Act resulting from per-
sonnel actions taken in response to funding reductions in-
cluded in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budg-
etary resources available under title I to such department 
or agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds 
between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to 
carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities 
included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use 
of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a 
reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of this Act. 
PROHIBITION ON PUBLICITY OR PROPAGANDA 
SEC. 7006. 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 en-
actment of this Act by Congress: Provided, That up to 
$25,000 may be made available to carry out the provisions 
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of section 316 of the International Security and Develop-
ment Cooperation Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–533; 22 
U.S.C. 2151a note). 
PROHIBITION AGAINST DIRECT FUNDING FOR CERTAIN 
COUNTRIES 
SEC. 7007. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available pursuant to titles III through VI of 
this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly 
any assistance or reparations for the governments of 
Cuba, North Korea, or Iran: Provided, That for purposes 
of this section, the prohibition on obligations or expendi-
tures shall include direct loans, credits, insurance, and 
guarantees of the Export-Import Bank or its agents. 
COUPS D’E´TAT 
SEC. 7008. (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds ap-
propriated or otherwise made available pursuant to titles 
III through VI of this Act shall be obligated or expended 
to finance directly any assistance to the government of any 
country whose duly elected head of government is deposed 
by military coup d’e´tat or decree or, after the date of en-
actment of this Act, a coup d’e´tat or decree in which the 
military plays a decisive role: Provided, That assistance 
may be resumed to such government if the Secretary of 
State certifies and reports to the appropriate congres-
sional committees that subsequent to the termination of 
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assistance a democratically elected government has taken 
office: Provided further, That the provisions of this section 
shall not apply to assistance to promote democratic elec-
tions or public participation in democratic processes, or 
to support a democratic transition: Provided further, That 
funds made available pursuant to the previous provisos 
shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State, following con-
sultation with the heads of relevant Federal agencies, may 
waive the restriction in this section on a program-by-pro-
gram basis if the Secretary certifies and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that such waiver is in the 
national security interest of the United States: Provided, 
That funds made available pursuant to such waiver shall 
be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular noti-
fication procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
TRANSFER OF FUNDS AUTHORITY 
SEC. 7009. (a) DEPARTMENT OF STATE.— 
(1) DEPARTMENT OF STATE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not to exceed 5 percent 
of any appropriation made available for the cur-
rent fiscal year for the Department of State 
under title I of this Act may be transferred be-
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tween, and merged with, such appropriations, 
but no such appropriation, except as otherwise 
specifically provided, shall be increased by more 
than 10 percent by any such transfers, and no 
such transfer may be made to increase the ap-
propriation under the heading ‘‘Representation 
Expenses’’. 
(B) EMBASSY
SECURITY.—Funds appro-
priated under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Pro-
grams’’, including for Worldwide Security Pro-
tection, ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 
Maintenance’’, and ‘‘Emergencies in the Diplo-
matic and Consular Service’’ in this Act may be 
transferred to, and merged with, funds appro-
priated under such headings if the Secretary of 
State determines and reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations that to do so is necessary to 
implement 
the 
recommendations 
of 
the 
Benghazi Accountability Review Board, for 
emergency evacuations, or to prevent or re-
spond to security situations and requirements, 
subject to the regular notification procedures of 
such Committees. 
(C) EMERGENCIES
IN
THE
DIPLOMATIC 
AND CONSULAR SERVICE.—Of the amount made 
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available under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Pro-
grams’’ for Worldwide Security Protection, not 
to exceed $50,000,000 may be transferred to, 
and merged with, funds made available by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Emergencies in the 
Diplomatic and Consular Service’’, to be avail-
able only for emergency evacuations and re-
wards, as authorized. 
(D) PRIOR CONSULTATION.—The transfer 
authorities provided by subparagraphs (B) and 
(C) are in addition to any transfer authority 
otherwise available in this Act and under any 
other provision of law and the exercise of such 
authority shall be subject to prior consultation 
with the Committees on Appropriations. 
(2) REORGANIZATION.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs under the headings ‘‘Administration 
of Foreign Affairs’’ in title I and ‘‘Operating Ex-
penses’’ in title II may be transferred to and be-
tween accounts under such headings if the Secretary 
of State determines such transfer is necessary to im-
plement a reorganization, redesign, or other plan as 
defined by section 7063(b) of this Act that is ex-
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pressly authorized by a subsequent Act of Congress: 
Provided, That such transfer authority is in addition 
to any other transfer authority provided by this Act 
or any other Act and is subject to prior consultation 
with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
(3) TREATMENT
AS
REPROGRAMMING.—Any 
transfer pursuant to this subsection shall be treated 
as a reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of 
this Act and shall not be available for obligation or 
expenditure except in compliance with the proce-
dures set forth in that section. 
(b) LIMITATION
ON TRANSFERS
OF FUNDS BE-
TWEEN AGENCIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—None of the funds made 
available under titles II through V of this Act may 
be transferred to any department, agency, or instru-
mentality of the United States Government, except 
pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer author-
ity provided in, this Act or any other appropriations 
Act. 
(2) ALLOCATION
AND
TRANSFERS.—Notwith-
standing paragraph (1), in addition to transfers 
made by, or authorized elsewhere in, this Act, funds 
appropriated by this Act to carry out the purposes 
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of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be allo-
cated or transferred to agencies of the United States 
Government pursuant to the provisions of sections 
109, 610, and 632 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, and section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 
2018 (division F of Public Law 115–254). 
(3) NOTIFICATION.—Any agreement entered 
into by the Department of State with any depart-
ment, agency, or instrumentality of the United 
States Government pursuant to section 632(b) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 valued in excess of 
$2,000,000 and any agreement made pursuant to 
section 632(a) of such Act, with funds appropriated 
by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs under the headings ‘‘Global Health 
Programs’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’, ‘‘National Security Investment Pro-
grams’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Cen-
tral Asia’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’ shall be subject to the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
(c) UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
FINANCE CORPORATION.—Amounts transferred pursuant 
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to section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (division 
F of Public Law 115–254) may only be transferred from 
funds made available under title III of this Act: Provided, 
That any such transfers, or any other amounts transferred 
to the United States International Development Finance 
Corporation (the Corporation) pursuant to any provision 
of law, shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the 
regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Ap-
propriations: Provided further, That the Secretary of State 
and the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, as ap-
propriate, shall ensure that the programs funded by such 
transfers are coordinated with, and complement, foreign 
assistance programs implemented by the Department of 
State. 
(d) TRANSFER OF FUNDS BETWEEN ACCOUNTS.— 
None of the funds made available under titles II through 
V of this Act may be obligated under an appropriations 
account to which such funds were not appropriated, except 
for transfers specifically provided for in this Act, unless 
the President, not less than 5 days prior to the exercise 
of any authority contained in the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 to transfer funds, consults with and provides a 
written policy justification to the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
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(e) AUDIT
OF
INTER-AGENCY
TRANSFERS
OF 
FUNDS.—Any agreement for the transfer or allocation of 
funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making ap-
propriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs entered into between the De-
partment of State and another agency of the United 
States Government under the authority of section 632(a) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or any comparable 
provision of law, shall expressly provide that the Inspector 
General (IG) for the agency receiving the transfer or allo-
cation of such funds, or other entity with audit responsi-
bility if the receiving agency does not have an IG, shall 
perform periodic program and financial audits of the use 
of such funds and report to the Department of State upon 
completion of such audits: Provided, That such audits 
shall be transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations 
by the Department of State: Provided further, That funds 
transferred under such authority may be made available 
for the cost of such audits. 
PROHIBITION AND LIMITATION ON CERTAIN EXPENSES 
SEC. 7010. (a) FIRST-CLASS TRAVEL.—None of the 
funds made available by this Act may be used for first- 
class travel by employees of United States Government de-
partments and agencies funded by this Act in contraven-
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