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SEC. 506. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this 
Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds 
are appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for any abor-
tion. 
(b) None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and none 
of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are appro-
priated in this Act, shall be expended for health benefits cov-
erage that includes coverage of abortion. 
(c) The term ‘‘health benefits coverage’’ means the pack-
age of services covered by a managed care provider or organi-
zation pursuant to a contract or other arrangement. 
SEC. 507. (a) The limitations established in the pre-
ceding section shall not apply to an abortion— 
(1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape 
or incest; or 
(2) in the case where a woman suffers from a phys-
ical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, includ-
ing a life-endangering physical condition caused by or 
arising from the pregnancy itself, that would, as certified 
by a physician, place the woman in danger of death un-
less an abortion is performed. 
(b) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed 
as prohibiting the expenditure by a State, locality, entity, or 
private person of State, local, or private funds (other than a 
State’s or locality’s contribution of Medicaid matching funds).
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(c) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed 
as restricting the ability of any managed care provider from 
offering abortion coverage or the ability of a State or locality 
to contract separately with such a provider for such coverage 
with State funds (other than a State’s or locality’s contribu-
tion of Medicaid matching funds). 
(d)(1) None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be made available to a Federal agency or program, or to a 
State or local government, if such agency, program, or gov-
ernment subjects any institutional or individual health care 
entity to discrimination on the basis that the health care enti-
ty does not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or refer for 
abortions. 
(2) In this subsection, the term ‘‘health care entity’’ in-
cludes an individual physician or other health care profes-
sional, a hospital, a provider-sponsored organization, a health 
maintenance organization, a health insurance plan, or any 
other kind of health care facility, organization, or plan. 
SEC. 508. (a) None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used for— 
(1) the creation of a human embryo or embryos for 
research purposes; or 
(2) research in which a human embryo or embryos 
are destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected to risk 
of injury or death greater than that allowed for research
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on fetuses in utero under 45 CFR 46.204(b) and section 
498(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
289g(b)). 
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘human em-
bryo or embryos’’ includes any organism, not protected as a 
human subject under 45 CFR 46 as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, that is derived by fertilization, parthenogen-
esis, cloning, or any other means from one or more human 
gametes or human diploid cells. 
SEC. 509. (a) None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used for any activity that promotes the legaliza-
tion of any drug or other substance included in schedule I of 
the schedules of controlled substances established under sec-
tion 202 of the Controlled Substances Act except for normal 
and recognized executive-congressional communications. 
(b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply when 
there is significant medical evidence of a therapeutic advan-
tage to the use of such drug or other substance or that feder-
ally sponsored clinical trials are being conducted to determine 
therapeutic advantage. 
SEC. 510. None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used to promulgate or adopt any final standard under 
section 1173(b) of the Social Security Act providing for, or 
providing for the assignment of, a unique health identifier for 
an individual (except in an individual’s capacity as an em-
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ployer or a health care provider), until legislation is enacted 
specifically approving the standard. 
SEC. 511. None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be obligated or expended to enter into or renew a con-
tract with an entity if— 
(1) such entity is otherwise a contractor with the 
United States and is subject to the requirement in 38 
U.S.C. 4212(d) regarding submission of an annual re-
port to the Secretary of Labor concerning employment 
of certain veterans; and 
(2) such entity has not submitted a report as re-
quired by that section for the most recent year for which 
such requirement was applicable to such entity. 
SEC. 512. None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumen-
tality of the United States Government, except pursuant to 
a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this 
Act or any other appropriation Act. 
SEC. 513. None of the funds made available by this Act 
to carry out the Library Services and Technology Act may be 
made available to any library covered by paragraph (1) of 
section 224(f) of such Act, as amended by the Children’s 
Internet Protection Act, unless such library has made the 
certifications required by paragraph (4) of such section.
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SEC. 514. (a) None of the funds provided under this 
Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the 
agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obliga-
tion or expenditure in fiscal year 2024, or provided from any 
accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the 
collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, 
shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a re-
programming of funds that— 
(1) creates new programs; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 
(3) increases funds or personnel by any means for 
any project or activity for which funds have been denied 
or restricted; 
(4) relocates an office or employees; 
(5) reorganizes or renames offices; 
(6) reorganizes programs or activities; or 
(7) contracts out or privatizes any functions or ac-
tivities presently performed by Federal employees; 
unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate are consulted 15 days in ad-
vance of such reprogramming or of an announcement of in-
tent relating to such reprogramming, whichever occurs ear-
lier, and are notified in writing 10 days in advance of such 
reprogramming.
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(b) None of the funds provided under this Act, or pro-
vided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies 
funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or ex-
penditure in fiscal year 2024, or provided from any accounts 
in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection 
of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 
available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogram-
ming of funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever 
is less, that— 
(1) augments existing programs, projects (including 
construction projects), or activities; 
(2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing 
program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 
10 percent as approved by Congress; or 
(3) results from any general savings from a reduc-
tion in personnel which would result in a change in exist-
ing programs, activities, or projects as approved by Con-
gress; 
unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate are consulted 15 days in ad-
vance of such reprogramming or of an announcement of in-
tent relating to such reprogramming, whichever occurs ear-
lier, and are notified in writing 10 days in advance of such 
reprogramming.
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SEC. 515. (a) None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to request that a candidate for appointment 
to a Federal scientific advisory committee disclose the polit-
ical affiliation or voting history of the candidate or the posi-
tion that the candidate holds with respect to political issues 
not directly related to and necessary for the work of the com-
mittee involved. 
(b) None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to disseminate information that is deliberately false 
or misleading. 
SEC. 516. Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, each 
department and related agency funded through this Act shall 
submit an operating plan that details at the program, project, 
and activity level any funding allocations for fiscal year 2024 
that are different than those specified in this Act, the explan-
atory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act) or the fiscal year 
2024 budget request. 
SEC. 517. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education shall each prepare and submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate a report on the number and amount of 
contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements exceeding 
$500,000, individually or in total for a particular project, ac-
tivity, or programmatic initiative, in value and awarded by
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the Department on a non-competitive basis during each quar-
ter of fiscal year 2024, but not to include grants awarded on 
a formula basis or directed by law. Such report shall include 
the name of the contractor or grantee, the amount of fund-
ing, the governmental purpose, including a justification for 
issuing the award on a non-competitive basis. Such report 
shall be transmitted to the Committees within 30 days after 
the end of the quarter for which the report is submitted. 
SEC. 518. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 
shall be expended or obligated by the Commissioner of Social 
Security, for purposes of administering Social Security ben-
efit payments under title II of the Social Security Act, to 
process any claim for credit for a quarter of coverage based 
on work performed under a social security account number 
that is not the claimant’s number and the performance of 
such work under such number has formed the basis for a 
conviction of the claimant of a violation of section 208(a)(6) 
or (7) of the Social Security Act. 
SEC. 519. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used by the Commissioner of Social Security or the 
Social Security Administration to pay the compensation of 
employees of the Social Security Administration to administer 
Social Security benefit payments, under any agreement be-
tween the United States and Mexico establishing totalization 
arrangements between the social security system established
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by title II of the Social Security Act and the social security 
system of Mexico, which would not otherwise be payable but 
for such agreement. 
SEC. 520. (a) None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network 
unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and ex-
changing of pornography. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds 
necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforce-
ment agency or any other entity carrying out criminal inves-
tigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 
SEC. 521. For purposes of carrying out Executive Order 
13589, Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M– 
12–12 dated May 11, 2012, and requirements contained in 
the annual appropriations bills relating to conference attend-
ance and expenditures: 
(1) the operating divisions of HHS shall be consid-
ered independent agencies; and 
(2) attendance at and support for scientific con-
ferences shall be tabulated separately from and not in-
cluded in agency totals. 
SEC. 522. Federal agencies funded under this Act shall 
clearly state within the text, audio, or video used for adver-
tising or educational purposes, including emails or Internet 
postings, that the communication is printed, published, or
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produced and disseminated at United States taxpayer ex-
pense. The funds used by a Federal agency to carry out this 
requirement shall be derived from amounts made available to 
the agency for advertising or other communications regarding 
the programs and activities of the agency. 
SEC. 523. (a) Federal agencies may use Federal discre-
tionary funds that are made available in this Act to carry out 
up to 10 Performance Partnership Pilots. Such Pilots shall 
be governed by the provisions of section 526 of division H of 
Public Law 113–76, except that in carrying out such Pilots 
section 526 shall be applied by substituting ‘‘Fiscal Year 
2024’’ for ‘‘Fiscal Year 2014’’ in the title of subsection (b) 
and by substituting ‘‘September 30, 2028’’ for ‘‘September 
30, 2018’’ each place it appears: Provided, That such pilots 
shall include communities that have experienced civil unrest. 
(b) In addition, Federal agencies may use Federal dis-
cretionary funds that are made available in this Act to par-
ticipate in Performance Partnership Pilots that are being car-
ried out pursuant to the authority provided by section 526 of 
division H of Public Law 113–76, section 524 of division G 
of Public Law 113–235, section 525 of division H of Public 
Law 114–113, section 525 of division H of Public Law 115– 
31, section 525 of division H of Public Law 115–141, section 
524 of division A of Public Law 116–94, section 524 of divi-
sion H of Public Law 116–260, section 523 of division H of
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Public Law 117–103,and section 523 of division H of Public 
Law 117–328. 
(c) Pilot sites selected under authorities in this Act and 
prior appropriations Acts may be granted by relevant agen-
cies up to an additional 5 years to operate under such au-
thorities. 
SEC. 524. Not later than 30 days after the end of each 
calendar quarter, beginning with the first month of fiscal 
year 2024 the Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services and Education and the Social Security Administra-
tion shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and Senate a report on the status 
of balances of appropriations: Provided, That for balances 
that are unobligated and uncommitted, committed, and obli-
gated but unexpended, the monthly reports shall separately 
identify the amounts attributable to each source year of ap-
propriation (beginning with fiscal year 2012, or, to the extent 
feasible, earlier fiscal years) from which balances were de-
rived. 
SEC. 525. The Departments of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education shall provide to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate a comprehensive list of any new or competitive 
grant award notifications, including supplements, issued at 
the discretion of such Departments not less than 3 full busi-
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ness days before any entity selected to receive a grant award 
is announced by the Department or its offices (other than 
emergency response grants at any time of the year or for 
grant awards made during the last 10 business days of the 
fiscal year, or if applicable, of the program year). 
SEC. 526. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
Act, no funds appropriated in this Act shall be used to pur-
chase sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection 
of any illegal drug: Provided, That such limitation does not 
apply to the use of funds for elements of a program other 
than making such purchases if the relevant State or local 
health department, in consultation with the Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention, determines that the State or 
local jurisdiction, as applicable, is experiencing, or is at risk 
for, a significant increase in hepatitis infections or an HIV 
outbreak due to injection drug use, and such program is op-
erating in accordance with State and local law. 
SEC. 527. Each department and related agency funded 
through this Act shall provide answers to questions submitted 
for the record by members of the Committee within 45 busi-
ness days after receipt. 
SEC. 528. Of amounts deposited in the Child Enrollment 
Contingency Fund under section 2104(n)(2) of the Social Se-
curity Act and the income derived from investment of those 
funds pursuant to section 2104(n)(2)(C) of that Act,
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$14,224,000,000 shall not be available for obligation in this 
fiscal year. 
(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 529. Of the unobligated balances of funds made 
available by sections 2301, 2302, 2303, 2401, 2402, 2403, 
2404, 2501, 2502, 2704, 3101 and 9911 of the American 
Rescue 
Plan 
Act 
of 
2021 
(Public 
Law 
117–2), 
$4,309,000,000 are hereby rescinded: Provided, That not 
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate a report specifying the unobli-
gated balances rescinded pursuant to this section by both ac-
count and amount from each applicable appropriation in Pub-
lic Law 117–2. 
(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 530. Of the unobligated balances of amounts made 
available in section 10301(1)(A)(ii) of Public Law 117–169, 
$10,000,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 
SEC. 531. (a) This section applies to: (1) the Adminis-
tration for Children and Families in the Department of 
Health and Human Services; and (2) the Chief Evaluation 
Office and the statistical-related cooperative and interagency 
agreements and contracting activities of the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics in the Department of Labor.
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(b) Amounts made available under this Act which are ei-
ther appropriated, allocated, advanced on a reimbursable 
basis, or transferred to the functions and organizations iden-
tified in subsection (a) for research, evaluation, or statistical 
purposes shall be available for obligation through September 
30, 2028: Provided, That when an office referenced in sub-
section (a) receives research and evaluation funding from 
multiple appropriations, such offices may use a single Treas-
ury account for such activities, with funding advanced on a 
reimbursable basis. 
(c) Amounts referenced in subsection (b) that are unex-
pended at the time of completion of a contract, grant, or co-
operative agreement may be deobligated and shall imme-
diately become available and may be reobligated in that fiscal 
year or the subsequent fiscal year for the research, evalua-
tion, or statistical purposes for which such amounts are avail-
able. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Departments of 
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024’’.
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DIVISION E—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024 
TITLE I 
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
SENATE 
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES 
For expense allowances of the Vice President, $20,000; 
the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $40,000; Majority 
Leader of the Senate, $40,000; Minority Leader of the Sen-
ate, $40,000; Majority Whip of the Senate, $10,000; Minority 
Whip of the Senate, $10,000; President Pro Tempore Emer-
itus, $15,000; Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Con-
ference Committees, $5,000 for each Chairman; and Chair-
men of the Majority and Minority Policy Committees, $5,000 
for each Chairman; in all, $195,000. 
For representation allowances of the Majority and Mi-
nority Leaders of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader; 
in all, $30,000. 
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For compensation of officers, employees, and others as 
authorized 
by 
law, 
including 
agency 
contributions, 
$277,838,000, which shall be paid from this appropriation as 
follows: 
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT 
For the Office of the Vice President, $3,000,000.
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OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE 
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $843,000. 
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE EMERITUS 
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore Emeritus, 
$364,000. 
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS 
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, 
$6,272,000. 
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS 
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, 
$3,934,000. 
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, 
$19,319,000. 
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES 
For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference 
of the Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the 
Chairman of each such committee, $1,914,000 for each such 
committee; in all, $3,828,000. 
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE 
MAJORITY AND THE CONFERENCE OF THE MINORITY 
For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the 
Majority and the Conference of the Minority, $952,000.
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POLICY COMMITTEES 
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the 
Minority Policy Committee, $1,955,000 for each such com-
mittee; in all, $3,910,000. 
OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN 
For Office of the Chaplain, $606,000. 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
For Office of the Secretary, $30,288,000. 
OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER 
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, 
$115,875,000. 
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND 
MINORITY 
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the 
Secretary for the Minority, $2,644,000. 
AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES 
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as au-
thorized by law, and related expenses, $86,003,000. 
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative 
Counsel of the Senate, $8,650,000. 
OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal 
Counsel, $1,365,000.
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EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SEN-
ATE, SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE 
SENATE, AND SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND 
MINORITY OF THE SENATE 
For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, 
$7,500; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, 
$7,500; Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, $7,500; 
Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, $7,500; in all, 
$30,000. 
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE 
INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS 
For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by 
the Senate, or conducted under paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of 
the Standing Rules of the Senate, section 112 of the Supple-
mental Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1980 (Public Law 
96–304), and Senate Resolution 281, 96th Congress, agreed 
to March 11, 1980, $174,000,000, of which $17,400,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2026. 
U.S. SENATE CAUCUS ON INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS 
CONTROL 
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on 
International Narcotics Control, $582,000. 
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE 
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Sen-
ate, $17,494,000, of which $12,994,000 shall remain avail-
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able until September 30, 2028, and of which $4,500,000 shall 
remain available until expended: Provided, That of the 
amounts made available under this heading, $112,000 shall 
be available for the requirements associated with Public Law 
117–326. 
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE 
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and 
Doorkeeper 
of 
the 
Senate, 
$194,942,000, 
of 
which 
$185,442,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2028: Provided, That of the amounts made available under 
this heading, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be for Senate hearing room audiovisual equipment; 
$2,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for 
a residential security system program; and $2,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be for a joint audible 
warning system. 
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 
For miscellaneous items, $26,517,000 which shall re-
main available until September 30, 2026. 
SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE 
ACCOUNT 
For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Ac-
count, $552,600,000, of which $20,128,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2026, and of which $7,000,000
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shall be allocated solely for the purpose of providing financial 
compensation to Senate interns. 
OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS 
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Sen-
ate, $300,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
REQUIRING
AMOUNTS
REMAINING
IN
SENATORS’ OFFICIAL 
PERSONNEL
AND
OFFICE
EXPENSE
ACCOUNT
TO
BE 
USED
FOR
DEFICIT
REDUCTION
OR
TO
REDUCE
THE 
FEDERAL DEBT 
SEC. 101. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
any amounts appropriated under this Act under the heading 
‘‘SENATE—CONTINGENT EXPENSES
OF
THE SENATE— 
SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE AC-
COUNT’’ shall be available for obligation only during the fiscal 
year or fiscal years for which such amounts are made avail-
able. Any unexpended balances under such allowances re-
maining after the end of the period of availability shall be re-
turned to the Treasury in accordance with the undesignated 
paragraph under the center heading ‘‘GENERAL PROVI-
SION’’ under chapter XI of the Third Supplemental Appro-
priation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C. 4107) and used for deficit re-
duction (or, if there is no Federal budget deficit after all such 
payments have been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in
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such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury considers ap-
propriate). 
NUMBER OF CONSULTANTS 
SEC. 102. Section 101(a) of the Supplemental Appro-
priations Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 6501(a)) is amended, in the 
first sentence, by striking ‘‘nine’’ and inserting ‘‘12’’. 
AVAILABILITY OF AUTHORITY OF EXECUTIVE AGENCIES TO 
USE APPROPRIATED AMOUNTS FOR CHILD CARE TO THE 
UNITED STATES SENATE 
SEC. 103. (a) Section 590(g) of title 40, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) APPLICATION
TO
SENATE.—This subsection 
shall apply with respect to the Senate in the same man-
ner as it applies to an Executive agency, except that— 
‘‘(A) the authority granted to the Office of 
Personnel Management shall be exercised with re-
spect to the Senate, by the Majority and Minority 
Leaders of the Senate, in accordance with regula-
tions promulgated by the Committee on Rules and 
Administration of the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) amounts may be made available to imple-
ment this subsection with respect to the Senate 
without advance notice to the Committee on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives.’’.
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2024 and each 
succeeding fiscal year. 
SECURITY OF OFFICE SPACE RENTED BY SENATORS 
SEC. 104. Section 3 of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priations Act, 1975 (2 U.S.C. 6317) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(12) as subparagraphs (A) through (L), respec-
tively; 
(B) by striking ‘‘The aggregate’’ and inserting 
‘‘(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the aggregate’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) The aggregate square feet of an office space 
for purposes of paragraph (1) shall not include any por-
tion of the office space used for security or safety en-
hancements that are— 
‘‘(A) of a kind authorized by the Committee on 
Rules and Administration of the Senate, which shall 
include an information technology security closet 
and a secure lobby or reception area; and 
‘‘(B) approved by the Sergeant at Arms and 
Doorkeeper of the Senate.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(1)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘The maximum’’ and inserting 
‘‘(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the maximum’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) The portion of the cost of a rental de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) that is attributable to 
building security and safety measures shall not be 
included in determining the annual rate paid for the 
rental for purposes of subparagraph (A) if— 
‘‘(i) the costs are for building security and 
safety measures— 
‘‘(I) of a kind authorized by the Com-
mittee on Rules and Administration of the 
Senate, which shall include guard services, 
access control, and facility monitoring; 
and 
‘‘(II) approved by the Sergeant at 
Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate; and 
‘‘(ii) such costs are itemized separately in 
a manner approved by the Sergeant at Arms 
and Doorkeeper of the Senate.’’. 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representa-
tives, $1,850,998,000, as follows:
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HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES 
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, 
$36,560,000, including: Office of the Speaker, $10,499,000, 
including $35,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; Office 
of the Majority Floor Leader, $3,730,000, including $15,000 
for official expenses of the Majority Leader; Office of the Mi-
nority Floor Leader, $10,499,000, including $17,500 for offi-
cial expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the Majority 
Whip, 
including 
the 
Chief 
Deputy 
Majority 
Whip, 
$3,099,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Ma-
jority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief 
Deputy Minority Whip, $2,809,000, including $5,000 for offi-
cial expenses of the Minority Whip; Republican Conference, 
$2,962,000; Democratic Caucus, $2,962,000: Provided, That 
such amount for salaries and expenses shall remain available 
from January 3, 2024 until January 2, 2025. 
MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES 
INCLUDING MEMBERS’ CLERK HIRE, OFFICIAL EXPENSES OF 
MEMBERS, AND OFFICIAL MAIL 
For Members’ representational allowances, including 
Members’ clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, 
$810,000,000.
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ALLOWANCE FOR COMPENSATION OF INTERNS IN MEMBER 
OFFICES 
For the allowance established under section 120 of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2019 (2 U.S.C. 
5322a) for the compensation of interns who serve in the of-
fices of Members of the House of Representatives, 
$20,638,800, to remain available through January 2, 2025: 
Provided, That notwithstanding section 120(b) of such Act, 
an office of a Member of the House of Representatives may 
use not more than $46,800 of the allowance available under 
this heading during legislative year 2024. 
ALLOWANCE FOR COMPENSATION OF INTERNS IN HOUSE 
LEADERSHIP OFFICES 
For the allowance established under section 113 of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020 (2 U.S.C. 5106) 
for the compensation of interns who serve in House leader-
ship offices, $586,000, to remain available through January 
2, 2025: Provided, That of the amount provided under this 
heading, $322,300 shall be available for the compensation of 
interns who serve in House leadership offices of the majority, 
to be allocated among such offices by the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives, and $263,700 shall be available for 
the compensation of interns who serve in House leadership 
offices of the minority, to be allocated among such offices by 
the Minority Floor Leader.
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ALLOWANCE FOR COMPENSATION OF INTERNS IN HOUSE 
STANDING, SPECIAL AND SELECT COMMITTEE OFFICES 
For the allowance established under section 113(a)(1) of 
the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 
117–103) for the compensation of interns who serve in offices 
of standing, special, and select committees (other than the 
Committee on Appropriations), $2,600,000, to remain avail-
able through January 2, 2025: Provided, That of the amount 
provided under this heading, $1,300,000 shall be available for 
the compensation of interns who serve in offices of the major-
ity, and $1,300,000 shall be available for the compensation 
of interns who serve in offices of the minority, to be allocated 
among such offices by the Chair, in consultation with the 
ranking minority member, of the Committee on House Ad-
ministration. 
ALLOWANCE FOR COMPENSATION OF INTERNS IN HOUSE 
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE OFFICES 
For the allowance established under section 113(a)(2) of 
the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 
117–103) for the compensation of interns who serve in offices 
of the Committee on Appropriations, $463,000: Provided, 
That of the amount provided under this heading, $231,500 
shall be available for the compensation of interns who serve 
in offices of the majority, and $231,500 shall be available for 
the compensation of interns who serve in offices of the minor-
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ity, to be allocated among such offices by the Chair, in con-
sultation with the ranking minority member, of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations. 
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES 
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT 
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, spe-
cial 
and 
select, 
authorized 
by 
House 
resolutions, 
$180,587,000: Provided, That such amount shall remain 
available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 
2024, except that $5,800,000 of such amount shall remain 
available until expended for committee room upgrading. 
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appro-
priations, $31,294,000, including studies and examinations of 
executive agencies and temporary personal services for such 
committee, to be expended in accordance with section 202(b) 
of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 and to be avail-
able for reimbursement to agencies for services performed: 
Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such 
salaries and expenses until December 31, 2024. 
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For compensation and expenses of officers and employ-
ees, as authorized by law, $324,879,000, including: for sala-
ries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including the po-
sitions of the Chaplain and the Historian, and including not
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more than $25,000 for official representation and reception 
expenses, of which not more than $20,000 is for the Family 
Room and not more than $2,000 is for the Office of the 
Chaplain, $41,455,000, of which $9,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Of-
fice of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position of Super-
intendent of Garages and the Office of Emergency Manage-
ment, and including not more than $3,000 for official rep-
resentation and reception expenses, $38,793,000, of which 
$22,232,000 shall remain available until expended; for sala-
ries and expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative 
Officer including not more than $3,000 for official represen-
tation and reception expenses, $213,072,000, of which 
$26,477,000 shall remain available until expended; for sala-
ries and expenses of the Office of the Whistleblower Ombuds, 
$1,250,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the In-
spector General, $5,512,000; for salaries and expenses of the 
Office of General Counsel, $1,987,000; for salaries and ex-
penses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, including the 
Parliamentarian, $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, 
and not more than $1,000 for official representation and re-
ception expenses, $2,240,000; for salaries and expenses of the 
Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, 
$3,900,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
Legislative Counsel of the House, $14,671,000, of which
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$2,000,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries 
and expenses of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, 
$934,000; for other authorized employees, $1,065,000. 
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES 
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House 
resolution or law, $433,390,200, including: supplies, mate-
rials, 
administrative 
costs 
and 
Federal 
tort 
claims, 
$1,555,000; official mail for committees, leadership offices, 
and administrative offices of the House, $190,000; Govern-
ment contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, 
contractor support for actuarial projections, and other appli-
cable employee benefits, $392,368,200, to remain available 
until March 31, 2025, except that $37,000,000 of such 
amount shall remain available until expended; salaries and 
expenses for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, 
$27,264,000, of which $6,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended; transition activities for new members and 
staff, $5,895,000, to remain available until expended; Green 
and Gold Congressional Aide Program, $3,356,000, to re-
main available until expended; Office of Congressional Ethics, 
$1,762,000; and miscellaneous items including purchase, ex-
change, maintenance, repair and operation of House motor 
vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs 
of deceased employees of the House, $1,000,000.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MODERNIZATION INITIATIVES 
ACCOUNT 
For the House of Representatives Modernization Initia-
tives Account established under section 115 of the Legislative 
Branch 
Appropriations 
Act, 
2021 
(2 
U.S.C. 
5513), 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That disbursement from this account is subject to approval 
of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives: Provided further, That funds provided in this ac-
count shall only be used for initiatives approved by the Com-
mittee on House Administration. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN MEMBERS’ REPRESEN-
TATIONAL ALLOWANCES TO BE USED FOR DEFICIT RE-
DUCTION OR TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL DEBT 
SEC. 110. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for ‘‘HOUSE 
OF REPRESENTATIVES—SALARIES
AND
EXPENSES— 
MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES’’ shall be avail-
able only for fiscal year 2024. Any amount remaining after 
all payments are made under such allowances for fiscal year 
2024 shall be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit 
reduction (or, if there is no Federal budget deficit after all 
such payments have been made, for reducing the Federal
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debt, in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury con-
siders appropriate). 
(b) The Committee on House Administration of the 
House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe 
regulations to carry out this section. 
(c) As used in this section, the term ‘‘Member of the 
House of Representatives’’ means a Representative in, or a 
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress. 
LIMITATION ON AMOUNT AVAILABLE TO LEASE VEHICLES 
SEC. 111. None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House 
of Representatives to make any payments from any Members’ 
Representational Allowance for the leasing of a vehicle, ex-
cluding mobile district offices, in an aggregate amount that 
exceeds $1,000 for the vehicle in any month. 
CYBERSECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES 
SEC. 112. The head of any Federal entity that provides 
assistance to the House of Representatives in the House’s ef-
forts to deter, prevent, mitigate, or remediate cybersecurity 
risks to, and incidents involving, the information systems of 
the House shall take all necessary steps to ensure the con-
stitutional integrity of the separate branches of the govern-
ment at all stages of providing the assistance, including ap-
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plying minimization procedures to limit the spread or sharing 
of privileged House and Member information. 
JOINT ITEMS 
For Joint Committees, as follows: 
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Com-
mittee, $4,283,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the 
Senate. 
JOINT CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE ON INAUGURAL 
CEREMONIES OF 2025 
For salaries and expenses associated with conducting the 
inaugural ceremonies of the President and Vice President of 
the United States, January 20, 2025, in accordance with 
such program as may be adopted by the joint congressional 
committee authorized to conduct the inaugural ceremonies of 
2025, $3,675,000 to be disbursed by the Secretary of the 
Senate and to remain available until September 30, 2025: 
Provided, That funds made available under this heading shall 
be available for payment, on a direct or reimbursable basis, 
whether incurred on, before, or after, October 1, 2024: Pro-
vided further, That the compensation of any employee of the 
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate who 
has been designated to perform service with respect to the in-
augural ceremonies of 2025 shall continue to be paid by the 
Committee on Rules and Administration, but the account
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from which such staff member is paid may be reimbursed for 
the services of the staff member out of funds made available 
under this heading: Provided further, That of the amounts 
made available under the heading ‘‘SENATE—CONTINGENT 
EXPENSES
OF
THE SENATE—INQUIRIES
AND
INVESTIGA-
TIONS’’, there are authorized to be paid sums as may be nec-
essary, without fiscal year limitation, for agency contributions 
related to the compensation of employees of the joint congres-
sional committee. 
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 
Taxation, $13,554,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Adminis-
trative Officer of the House of Representatives. 
For other joint items, as follows: 
OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN 
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent ex-
penses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physi-
cian and their assistants, including: 
(1) an allowance of $3,500 per month to the At-
tending Physician; 
(2) an allowance of $2,500 per month to the Senior 
Medical Officer; 
(3) an allowance of $900 per month each to three 
medical officers while on duty in the Office of the At-
tending Physician;
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(4) an allowance of $900 per month to 2 assistants 
and $900 per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on 
the basis heretofore provided for such assistants; and 
(5) $3,054,000 for reimbursement to the Depart-
ment of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and 
equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending Physi-
cian, which shall be advanced and credited to the appli-
cable appropriation or appropriations from which such 
salaries, allowances, and other expenses are payable and 
shall be available for all the purposes thereof, 
$4,764,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative 
Officer of the House of Representatives. 
OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congressional 
Accessibility Services, $1,766,000, to be disbursed by the 
Secretary of the Senate. 
CAPITOL POLICE 
SALARIES 
For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including 
overtime, hazardous duty pay, and Government contributions 
for health, retirement, social security, professional liability in-
surance, 
and 
other 
applicable 
employee 
benefits, 
$588,627,000, 
of 
which 
overtime 
shall 
not 
exceed 
$74,976,000 unless the Committees on Appropriations of the
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House and Senate are notified, to be disbursed by the Chief 
of the Capitol Police or a duly authorized designee: Provided, 
That of the amounts made available under this heading, at 
least $3,167,000 shall be available for overtime to support 
mission requirements associated with the national political 
conventions 
and 
pre-inauguration 
preparedness; 
and 
$15,000,000 shall be available for tuition reimbursement, re-
cruitment and retention bonuses and other retention focused 
salary related items. 
GENERAL EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including 
motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, secu-
rity equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, 
materials, training, medical services, forensic services, Mem-
ber protection-related activities and equipment, stenographic 
services, personal and professional services, the employee as-
sistance program, the awards program, postage, communica-
tion services, travel advances, relocation of instructor and li-
aison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement Training 
Centers, and not more than $7,500 to be expended on the 
certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police in connection 
with 
official 
representation 
and 
reception 
expenses, 
$202,846,000, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Po-
lice or a duly authorized designee: Provided, That, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the cost of basic training
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for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Centers for fiscal year 2024 shall be paid by the 
Secretary of Homeland Security from funds available to the 
Department of Homeland Security: Provided further, That of 
the amounts made available under this heading, $3,200,000 
shall be available to support mission requirements associated 
with the national political conventions and pre-inauguration 
preparedness: Provided further, That none of the amounts 
made available under this heading may be used to purchase 
a drone manufactured in the People’s Republic of China or 
by a business affiliated with the People’s Republic of China 
except for national security purposes. 
OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL WORKPLACE RIGHTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses necessary for the operation of 
the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, $8,150,000, of 
which $2,500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2025, and of which not more than $1,000 may be expended 
on the certification of the Executive Director in connection 
with official representation and reception expenses. 
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the 
Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $6,000 
to be expended on the certification of the Director of the
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Congressional Budget Office in connection with official rep-
resentation and reception expenses, $70,000,000: Provided, 
That the Director shall use not less than $500,000 of the 
amount made available under this heading for (1) improving 
technical systems, processes, and models for the purpose of 
improving the transparency of estimates of budgetary effects 
to Members of Congress, employees of Members of Congress, 
and the public, and (2) to increase the availability of models, 
economic assumptions, and data for Members of Congress, 
employees of Members of Congress, and the public. 
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 
CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS 
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other 
personal services, at rates of pay provided by law; for all nec-
essary expenses for surveys and studies, construction, oper-
ation, and general and administrative support in connection 
with facilities and activities under the care of the Architect 
of the Capitol, including the Botanic Garden, Senate and 
House office buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdic-
tion of the Architect of the Capitol; for furnishings and office 
equipment; for official reception and representation expenses 
of not more than $5,000, to be expended as the Architect of 
the Capitol may approve; for purchase or exchange, mainte-
nance, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle, 
$152,507,000, of which $3,100,000 shall remain available
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until September 30, 2028: Provided, That $1,000,000 shall 
be for improvements to rooms for nursing mothers and re-
lated resources across the Capitol complex. 
CAPITOL BUILDING 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
operation of the Capitol, $95,688,000, of which $46,599,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2028, and of 
which $17,000,000 shall remain available until expended. 
CAPITOL GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of 
grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House of-
fice buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $16,600,000, of 
which $2,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2028. 
SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
operation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and fur-
nishings to be expended under the control and supervision of 
the Architect of the Capitol, $138,751,000, of which 
$52,825,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2028, 
and of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care, 
and operation of the House office buildings, $166,426,000, of
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which an amount equal to the balance of the House Office 
Buildings Fund under section 176(d) of the Continuing Ap-
propriations Act, 2017 (2 U.S.C. 2001 note) as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act shall be derived from such Fund, 
and of which $50,562,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2028, and of which $41,800,000 shall remain 
available until expended for the restoration and renovation of 
the Cannon House Office Building. 
CAPITOL POWER PLANT 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
operation of the Capitol Power Plant; and all electrical sub-
stations of the Capitol; lighting, heating, power (including the 
purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer services 
for the Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, Library 
of Congress buildings, and the grounds about the same, Bo-
tanic Garden, Senate garage, and air conditioning refrigera-
tion not supplied from plants in any of such buildings; heat-
ing the Government Publishing Office and Washington City 
Post Office, and heating and chilled water for air condi-
tioning for the Supreme Court Building, the Union Station 
complex, the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building 
and the Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall 
be advanced or reimbursed upon request of the Architect of 
the Capitol and amounts so received shall be deposited into 
the 
Treasury 
to 
the 
credit 
of 
this 
appropriation,
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$148,650,000, of which $43,400,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2028: Provided, That not more than 
$10,000,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this 
appropriation as herein provided shall be available for obliga-
tion during fiscal year 2024. 
LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and struc-
tural maintenance, care and operation of the Library build-
ings and grounds, $94,978,000, of which $27,800,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2028; and of which 
$30,000,000 shall remain available until expended. 
CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS, GROUNDS AND SECURITY 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
operation of buildings, grounds and security enhancements of 
the United States Capitol Police, wherever located, the Alter-
nate Computing Facility, and Architect of the Capitol secu-
rity operations, $85,207,000, of which $26,169,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2028: Provided, That of 
such amount, $250,000 shall be for construction contin-
gencies related to Project 116–DS: Provided further, That 
none of the amounts made available under this heading may 
be used to purchase a drone manufactured in the People’s 
Republic of China or by a business affiliated with the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China except for national security purposes.
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BOTANIC GARDEN 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, 
grounds, and collections; and purchase and exchange, mainte-
nance, repair, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all 
under the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library, 
$20,506,000, of which $4,900,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2028: Provided, That, of the amount 
made available under this heading, the Architect of the Cap-
itol may obligate and expend such sums as may be necessary 
for the maintenance, care and operation of the National Gar-
den established under section 307E of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 1989 (2 U.S.C. 2146), upon vouchers ap-
proved by the Architect of the Capitol or a duly authorized 
designee. 
CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER 
For all necessary expenses for the operation of the Cap-
itol Visitor Center, $28,000,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
NO BONUSES FOR CONTRACTORS BEHIND SCHEDULE OR 
OVER BUDGET 
SEC. 120. None of the funds made available in this Act 
for the Architect of the Capitol may be used to make incen-
tive or award payments to contractors for work on contracts 
or programs for which the contractor is behind schedule or
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over budget, unless the Architect of the Capitol, or agency- 
employed designee, determines that any such deviations are 
due 
to 
unforeseeable 
events, 
government-driven 
scope 
changes, or are not significant within the overall scope of the 
project and/or program. 
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses of the Library of Congress 
not otherwise provided for, including development and main-
tenance of the Library’s catalogs; custody and custodial care 
of the Library buildings; information technology services pro-
vided centrally; special clothing; cleaning, laundering and re-
pair of uniforms; preservation of motion pictures in the cus-
tody of the Library; operation and maintenance of the Amer-
ican Folklife Center in the Library; preparation and distribu-
tion of catalog records and other publications of the Library; 
hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and expenses 
of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly 
chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by the 
Board, $592,411,000, and, in addition, amounts credited to 
this appropriation during fiscal year 2024 under the Act of 
June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150), 
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That the Li-
brary of Congress may not obligate or expend any funds de-
rived from collections under the Act of June 28, 1902, in ex-
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cess of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure 
in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That of the total 
amount appropriated, not more than $18,000 may be ex-
pended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in 
connection with official representation and reception ex-
penses, including for the Overseas Field Offices: Provided fur-
ther, That of the total amount appropriated, no less than 
$10,360,000 shall remain available until expended for the 
Teaching 
with 
Primary 
Sources 
program, 
of 
which 
$2,379,000 shall be for the Lewis-Houghton Civics and De-
mocracy Initiative: Provided further, That of the total amount 
appropriated, $1,509,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for upgrade of the Legislative Branch Financial Man-
agement System: Provided further, That of the total amount 
appropriated, no less than $150,000 shall remain available 
until expended for the Surplus Books Program to promote 
the program and facilitate a greater number of donations to 
eligible entities across the United States: Provided further, 
That of the total amount appropriated, $4,205,000 shall re-
main available until expended for the Veterans History 
Project to continue digitization efforts of already collected 
materials, reach a greater number of veterans to record their 
stories, and promote public access to the Project: Provided 
further, That of the total amount appropriated, $1,500,000 
shall remain available until expended for the COVID–19
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American History Project: Provided further, That of such 
amount, $5,000,000 shall be available until expended for the 
development and implementation of a pilot data storage and 
migration method initiative. 
COPYRIGHT OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, 
$103,128,000, of which not more than $38,025,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be derived from collec-
tions credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2024 
under sections 708(d) and 1316 of title 17, United States 
Code: Provided, That the Copyright Office may not obligate 
or expend any funds derived from collections under such sec-
tion in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or ex-
penditure in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That not 
more than $7,566,000 shall be derived from collections dur-
ing fiscal year 2024 under sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(3), 
803(e), and 1005 of such title: Provided further, That the 
total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the 
amount by which collections are less than $45,591,000: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds provided under this heading, 
not less than $10,300,000 is for modernization initiatives, of 
which $9,300,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2025: Provided further, That not more than $100,000 of the 
amount appropriated is available for the maintenance of an
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‘‘International Copyright Institute’’ in the Copyright Office of 
the Library of Congress for the purpose of training nationals 
of developing countries in intellectual property laws and poli-
cies: Provided further, That not more than $6,500 may be ex-
pended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in 
connection with official representation and reception expenses 
for activities of the International Copyright Institute and for 
copyright delegations, visitors, and seminars: Provided fur-
ther, That, notwithstanding any provision of chapter 8 of title 
17, United States Code, any amounts made available under 
this heading which are attributable to royalty fees and pay-
ments received by the Copyright Office pursuant to sections 
111, 119, and chapter 10 of such title may be used for the 
costs incurred in the administration of the Copyright Royalty 
Judges program, with the exception of the costs of salaries 
and benefits for the Copyright Royalty Judges and staff 
under section 802(e). 
CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 
U.S.C. 166) and to revise and extend the Annotated Con-
stitution of the United States of America, $136,080,000: Pro-
vided, That no part of such amount may be used to pay any 
salary or expense in connection with any publication, or prep-
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aration of material therefor (except the Digest of Public Gen-
eral Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress unless 
such publication has obtained prior approval of either the 
Committee on House Administration of the House of Rep-
resentatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration 
of the Senate: Provided further, That this prohibition does 
not apply to publication of non-confidential Congressional Re-
search Service (CRS) products: Provided further, That a non- 
confidential CRS product includes any written product con-
taining research or analysis that is currently available for 
general congressional access on the CRS Congressional 
Intranet, or that would be made available on the CRS Con-
gressional Intranet in the normal course of business and does 
not include material prepared in response to Congressional 
requests for confidential analysis or research. 
NATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE FOR THE BLIND AND PRINT 
DISABLED 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses to carry out the Act of March 
3, 1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a), 
$66,130,000: Provided, That of the total amount appro-
priated, $650,000 shall be available to contract to provide 
newspapers to blind and print disabled residents at no cost 
to the individual.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
REIMBURSABLE AND REVOLVING FUND ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 130. (a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2024, the 
obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the ac-
tivities described in subsection (b) may not exceed 
$324,110,000. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—The activities referred to in subsection 
(a) are reimbursable and revolving fund activities that are 
funded from sources other than appropriations to the Library 
in appropriations Acts for the legislative branch. 
GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 
CONGRESSIONAL PUBLISHING 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For authorized publishing of congressional information 
and the distribution of congressional information in any for-
mat; publishing of Government publications authorized by law 
to be distributed to Members of Congress; and publishing, 
and distribution of Government publications authorized by 
law to be distributed without charge to the recipient, 
$83,000,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be 
available for paper copies of the permanent edition of the 
Congressional Record for individual Representatives, Resident 
Commissioners or Delegates authorized under section 906 of 
title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That this ap-
propriation shall be available for the payment of obligations
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incurred under the appropriations for similar purposes for 
preceding fiscal years: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
the 2-year limitation under section 718 of title 44, United 
States Code, none of the funds appropriated or made avail-
able under this Act or any other Act for printing and binding 
and related services provided to Congress under chapter 7 of 
title 44, United States Code, may be expended to print a doc-
ument, report, or publication after the 27-month period be-
ginning on the date that such document, report, or publica-
tion is authorized by Congress to be printed, unless Congress 
reauthorizes such printing in accordance with section 718 of 
title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That unobli-
gated or unexpended balances of expired discretionary funds 
made available under this heading in this Act for this fiscal 
year may be transferred to, and merged with, funds under 
the heading ‘‘GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE BUSINESS 
OPERATIONS REVOLVING FUND’’ no later than the end of the 
fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which such funds 
are available for the purposes for which appropriated, to be 
available for carrying out the purposes of this heading, sub-
ject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding sections 901, 902, and 906 of title 
44, United States Code, this appropriation may be used to
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prepare indexes to the Congressional Record on only a 
monthly and session basis. 
PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAMS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT 
OF DOCUMENTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses of the public information programs of the 
Office of Superintendent of Documents necessary to provide 
for the cataloging and indexing of Government publications 
in any format, and their distribution to the public, Members 
of Congress, other Government agencies, and designated de-
pository and international exchange libraries as authorized by 
law, $37,388,000: Provided, That amounts of not more than 
$2,000,000 from current year appropriations are authorized 
for producing and disseminating Congressional serial sets and 
other related publications for the preceding two fiscal years 
to depository and other designated libraries: Provided further, 
That unobligated or unexpended balances of expired discre-
tionary funds made available under this heading in this Act 
for this fiscal year may be transferred to, and merged with, 
funds under the heading ‘‘GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OF-
FICE BUSINESS OPERATIONS REVOLVING FUND’’ no later 
than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year 
for which such funds are available for the purposes for which 
appropriated, to be available for carrying out the purposes of
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this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate. 
GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE BUSINESS OPERATIONS 
REVOLVING FUND 
For payment to the Government Publishing Office Busi-
ness Operations Revolving Fund, $11,611,000, to remain 
available until expended, for information technology develop-
ment and facilities repair: Provided, That the Government 
Publishing Office is hereby authorized to make such expendi-
tures, within the limits of funds available and in accordance 
with law, and to make such contracts and commitments with-
out regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 
9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may be necessary 
in carrying out the programs and purposes set forth in the 
budget for the current fiscal year for the Government Pub-
lishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund: Provided 
further, That not more than $7,500 may be expended on the 
certification of the Director of the Government Publishing 
Office in connection with official representation and reception 
expenses: Provided further, That the Business Operations Re-
volving Fund shall be available for the hire or purchase of not 
more than 12 passenger motor vehicles: Provided further, 
That expenditures in connection with travel expenses of the 
advisory councils to the Director of the Government Pub-
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lishing Office shall be deemed necessary to carry out the pro-
visions of title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That 
the Business Operations Revolving Fund shall be available 
for temporary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) 
of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not 
more than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay 
for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of 
such title: Provided further, That activities financed through 
the Business Operations Revolving Fund may provide infor-
mation in any format: Provided further, That the Business 
Operations Revolving Fund and the funds provided under the 
heading ‘‘PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAMS OF THE SUPER-
INTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS’’ may not be used for contracted 
security services at Government Publishing Office’s passport 
facility in the District of Columbia. 
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Government Account-
ability Office, including not more than $12,500 to be ex-
pended on the certification of the Comptroller General of the 
United States in connection with official representation and 
reception expenses; temporary or intermittent services under 
section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates 
for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the an-
nual rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule
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under section 5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor 
vehicle; advance payments in foreign countries in accordance 
with section 3324 of title 31, United States Code; benefits 
comparable to those payable under sections 901(5), (6), and 
(8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(5), 
(6), and (8)); and under regulations prescribed by the Comp-
troller General of the United States, rental of living quarters 
in foreign countries, $811,894,000, of which $5,000,000 shall 
remain available until expended: Provided, That, in addition, 
$73,976,000 of payments received under sections 782, 791, 
3521, and 9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be 
available without fiscal year limitation: Provided further, That 
this appropriation and appropriations for administrative ex-
penses of any other department or agency which is a member 
of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Re-
gional Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be available to 
finance an appropriate share of either Forum’s costs as de-
termined by the respective Forum, including necessary travel 
expenses of non-Federal participants: Provided further, That 
payments hereunder to the Forum may be credited as reim-
bursements to any appropriation from which costs involved 
are initially financed.
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CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL 
LEADERSHIP FUND 
For a payment to the Congressional Office for Inter-
national Leadership Fund for financing activities of the Con-
gressional Office for International Leadership under section 
313 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 
U.S.C. 1151), $6,000,000: Provided, That funds made avail-
able to support Russian participants shall only be used for 
those engaging in free market development, humanitarian ac-
tivities, and civic engagement, and shall not be used for offi-
cials of the central government of Russia. 
JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE 
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT 
For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Public 
Service Development Trust Fund established under section 
116 of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Train-
ing and Development Act (2 U.S.C. 1105), $430,000.
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TITLE II 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF PRIVATE VEHICLES 
SEC. 201. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act 
shall be used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, 
except for emergency assistance and cleaning as may be pro-
vided under regulations relating to parking facilities for the 
House of Representatives issued by the Committee on House 
Administration and for the Senate issued by the Committee 
on Rules and Administration. 
FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION 
SEC. 202. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act 
shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 2024 
unless expressly so provided in this Act. 
RATES OF COMPENSATION AND DESIGNATION 
SEC. 203. Whenever in this Act any office or position 
not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 
(46 Stat. 32 et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate of com-
pensation or designation of any office or position appro-
priated for is different from that specifically established by 
such Act, the rate of compensation and the designation in 
this Act shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: Pro-
vided, That the provisions in this Act for the various items 
of official expenses of Members, officers, and committees of 
the Senate and House of Representatives, and clerk hire for
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Senators and Members of the House of Representatives shall 
be the permanent law with respect thereto. 
CONSULTING SERVICES 
SEC. 204. The expenditure of any appropriation under 
this Act for any consulting service through procurement con-
tract, under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall 
be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a 
matter of public record and available for public inspection, 
except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under 
existing Executive order issued under existing law. 
COSTS OF LEGISLATIVE BRANCH FINANCIAL MANAGERS 
COUNCIL 
SEC. 205. Amounts available for administrative expenses 
of any legislative branch entity which participates in the Leg-
islative Branch Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) estab-
lished by charter on March 26, 1996, shall be available to fi-
nance an appropriate share of LBFMC costs as determined 
by the LBFMC, except that the total LBFMC costs to be 
shared among all participating legislative branch entities (in 
such allocations among the entities as the entities may deter-
mine) may not exceed $2,000. 
LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS 
SEC. 206. None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumen-
tality of the United States Government, except pursuant to
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a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this 
Act or any other appropriation Act. 
GUIDED TOURS OF THE CAPITOL 
SEC. 207. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none 
of the funds made available to the Architect of the Capitol 
in this Act may be used to eliminate or restrict guided tours 
of the United States Capitol which are led by employees and 
interns of offices of Members of Congress and other offices 
of the House of Representatives and Senate, unless through 
regulations as authorized by section 402(b)(8) of the Capitol 
Visitor Center Act of 2008 (2 U.S.C. 2242(b)(8)). 
(b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or at 
the direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the approval 
of the Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the United 
States Capitol which are led by employees and interns de-
scribed in subsection (a) may be suspended temporarily or 
otherwise subject to restriction for security or related reasons 
to the same extent as guided tours of the United States Cap-
itol which are led by the Architect of the Capitol. 
LIMITATION ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT 
PROCUREMENT 
SEC. 208. (a) None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available under this Act may be used to acquire 
telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei Tech-
nologies Company or ZTE Corporation for a high or mod-
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erate impact information system, as defined for security cat-
egorization in the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology’s (NIST) Federal Information Processing Standard 
Publication 199, ‘‘Standards for Security Categorization of 
Federal Information and Information Systems’’ unless the 
agency, office, or other entity acquiring the equipment or sys-
tem has— 
(1) reviewed the supply chain risk for the informa-
tion systems against criteria developed by NIST to in-
form acquisition decisions for high or moderate impact 
information systems within the Federal Government; 
(2) reviewed the supply chain risk from the pre-
sumptive awardee against available and relevant threat 
information provided by the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation and other appropriate agencies; and 
(3) in consultation with the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation or other appropriate Federal entity, con-
ducted an assessment of any risk of cyber-espionage or 
sabotage associated with the acquisition of such tele-
communications equipment for inclusion in a high or 
moderate impact system, including any risk associated 
with such system being produced, manufactured, or as-
sembled by one or more entities identified by the United 
States Government as posing a cyber threat, including 
but not limited to, those that may be owned, directed,
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or subsidized by the People’s Republic of China, the Is-
lamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People’s Repub-
lic of Korea, or the Russian Federation. 
(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available under this Act may be used to acquire a high or 
moderate impact information system reviewed and assessed 
under subsection (a) unless the head of the assessing entity 
described in subsection (a) has— 
(1) developed, in consultation with NIST and sup-
ply chain risk management experts, a mitigation strategy 
for any identified risks; 
(2) determined, in consultation with NIST and the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation, that the acquisition of 
such telecommunications equipment for inclusion in a 
high or moderate impact system is in the vital national 
security interest of the United States; and 
(3) reported that determination to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate in a manner that identifies the telecommuni-
cations equipment for inclusion in a high or moderate 
impact system intended for acquisition and a detailed 
description of the mitigation strategies identified in 
paragraph (1), provided that such report may include a 
classified annex as necessary.
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PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN OPERATIONAL EXPENSES 
SEC. 209. (a) None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network 
unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and ex-
changing of pornography. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds 
necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforce-
ment agency or any other entity carrying out criminal inves-
tigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities or other offi-
cial government activities. 
PLASTIC WASTE REDUCTION 
SEC. 210. All agencies and offices funded by this Act 
that contract with a food service provider or providers shall 
confer and coordinate with such food service provider or pro-
viders, in consultation with disability advocacy groups, to 
eliminate or reduce plastic waste, including waste from plas-
tic straws, explore the use of biodegradable items, and in-
crease recycling and composting opportunities. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 2024’’.
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DIVISION F—DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOR-
EIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PRO-
GRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of the Department of State and 
the 
Foreign 
Service 
not 
otherwise 
provided 
for, 
$9,413,107,000, of which $839,910,000 may remain available 
until 
September 
30, 
2025, 
and 
of 
which 
up 
to 
$3,813,707,000 may remain available until expended for 
Worldwide Security Protection: Provided, That funds made 
available under this heading shall be allocated in accordance 
with paragraphs (1) through (4), as follows: 
(1) HUMAN RESOURCES.—For necessary expenses 
for training, human resources management, and salaries, 
including employment without regard to civil service and 
classification laws of persons on a temporary basis (not 
to exceed $700,000), as authorized by section 801 of the 
United States Information and Educational Exchange 
Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 11; Chapter 36), $3,336,128,000, 
of which up to $684,767,000 is for Worldwide Security 
Protection.
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(2) OVERSEAS PROGRAMS.—For necessary expenses 
for the regional bureaus of the Department of State and 
overseas activities as authorized by law, $1,828,155,000. 
(3) DIPLOMATIC POLICY AND SUPPORT.—For nec-
essary expenses for the functional bureaus of the De-
partment of State, including 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, general administration, and arms control, non-
proliferation, and disarmament activities as authorized, 
$1,091,879,000. 
(4) SECURITY PROGRAMS.—For necessary expenses 
for security activities, $3,156,945,000, of which up to 
$3,128,940,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection. 
(5) REPROGRAMMING.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this Act, funds may be reprogrammed with-
in and between paragraphs (1) through (4) under this 
heading subject to section 7015 of this Act. 
CONSULAR AND BORDER SECURITY PROGRAMS 
Of the amounts deposited in the Consular and Border 
Security Programs account in this or any prior fiscal year 
pursuant to section 7069(e) of the Department of State, For-
eign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2022 (division K of Public Law 117–103), $50,000,000 shall
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be available until expended for the purposes of such account, 
including to reduce passport backlogs and reduce visa wait 
times: Provided, That the Secretary of State may by regula-
tion authorize State officials or the United States Postal 
Service to collect and retain the execution fee for each appli-
cation for a passport accepted by such officials or by that 
Service. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment Fund, 
as authorized, $389,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral, $131,670,000, of which $16,025,000 may remain avail-
able until September 30, 2025, and of which $24,835,000 
may remain available until September 30, 2025 for the Spe-
cial Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction 
(SIGAR): Provided, That funds appropriated under this 
heading are made available notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) 
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929(a)(1)), 
as it relates to post inspections: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated under this heading that are made available for 
the printing and reproduction costs of SIGAR shall not ex-
ceed amounts for such costs during the prior fiscal year.
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EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of educational and cultural ex-
change programs, as authorized, $741,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which not less than $287,800,000 
shall be for the Fulbright Program: Provided, That fees or 
other payments received from, or in connection with, English 
teaching, educational advising and counseling programs, and 
exchange visitor programs as authorized may be credited to 
this account, to remain available until expended: Provided 
further, That a portion of the Fulbright awards from the 
Eurasia and Central Asia regions shall be designated as Ed-
mund S. Muskie Fellowships, following consultation with the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated under this heading that are made available for 
the Benjamin Gilman International Scholarships Program 
shall also be made available for the John S. McCain Scholars 
Program, pursuant to section 7075 of the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropria-
tions Act, 2019 (division F of Public Law 116–6): Provided 
further, That any substantive modifications from the prior fis-
cal year to programs funded under this heading in this Act 
shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
REPRESENTATION EXPENSES 
For representation expenses as authorized, $7,415,000.
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PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, to en-
able the Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary pro-
tective services, as authorized, $30,890,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2025. 
EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign 
Service Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292 et seq.), pre-
serving, maintaining, repairing, and planning for real prop-
erty that are owned or leased by the Department of State, 
and renovating, in addition to funds otherwise available, the 
Harry S Truman Building, $902,615,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2028, of which not to exceed $25,000 
may be used for overseas representation expenses as author-
ized: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in this 
paragraph shall be available for acquisition of furniture, fur-
nishings, or generators for other departments and agencies of 
the United States Government. 
In addition, for the costs of worldwide security upgrades, 
acquisition, and construction as authorized, $1,055,206,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE 
For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of State 
to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and 
Consular Service, as authorized, $8,885,000, to remain avail-
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able until expended, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 may 
be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Repatriation Loans Program Ac-
count’’. 
REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans, $1,800,000, as authorized: 
Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That such funds 
are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal 
amount of direct loans not to exceed $5,167,004. 
PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Rela-
tions Act (Public Law 96–8), $35,964,000. 
INTERNATIONAL CENTER, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA 
Not to exceed $1,842,732 shall be derived from fees col-
lected from other executive agencies for lease or use of facili-
ties at the International Center in accordance with section 4 
of the International Center Act (Public Law 90–553), and, 
in addition, as authorized by section 5 of such Act, $744,000, 
to be derived from the reserve authorized by such section, to 
be used for the purposes set out in that section.
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PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND 
DISABILITY FUND 
For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Dis-
ability Fund, as authorized, $158,900,000. 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to 
meet annual obligations of membership in international multi-
lateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to 
the advice and consent of the Senate, conventions, or specific 
Acts of Congress, $1,543,452,000, of which $96,240,000 may 
remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That 
the Secretary of State shall, at the time of the submission of 
the President’s budget to Congress under section 1105(a) of 
title 31, United States Code, transmit to the Committees on 
Appropriations the most recent biennial budget prepared by 
the United Nations for the operations of the United Nations: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall notify the 
Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance 
(or in an emergency, as far in advance as is practicable) of 
any United Nations action to increase funding for any United 
Nations program without identifying an offsetting decrease 
elsewhere in the United Nations budget: Provided further, 
That any payment of arrearages under this heading shall be 
directed to activities that are mutually agreed upon by the
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United States and the respective international organization 
and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
available for a United States contribution to an international 
organization for the United States share of interest costs 
made known to the United States Government by such orga-
nization for loans incurred on or after October 1, 1984, 
through external borrowings: Provided further, That funds 
made available under this heading may be made available for 
United States contributions in support of the International 
Energy Forum. 
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING 
ACTIVITIES 
For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other ex-
penses of international peacekeeping activities directed to the 
maintenance or restoration of international peace and secu-
rity, $1,367,407,000, of which $683,704,000 may remain 
available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That none of 
the funds made available by this Act shall be obligated or ex-
pended for any new or expanded United Nations peace-
keeping mission unless, at least 15 days in advance of voting 
for such mission in the United Nations Security Council (or 
in an emergency as far in advance as is practicable), the 
Committees on Appropriations are notified of: (1) the esti-
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mated cost and duration of the mission, the objectives of the 
mission, the national interest that will be served, and the exit 
strategy; and (2) the sources of funds, including any 
reprogrammings or transfers, that will be used to pay the 
cost of the new or expanded mission, and the estimated cost 
in future fiscal years: Provided further, That none of the 
funds appropriated under this heading may be made available 
for obligation unless the Secretary of State certifies and re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations on a peacekeeping 
mission-by-mission basis that the United Nations is imple-
menting effective policies and procedures to prevent United 
Nations employees, contractor personnel, and peacekeeping 
troops serving in such mission from trafficking in persons, 
exploiting victims of trafficking, or committing acts of sexual 
exploitation and abuse or other violations of human rights, 
and to hold accountable individuals who engage in such acts 
while participating in such mission, including prosecution in 
their home countries and making information about such 
prosecutions publicly available on the website of the United 
Nations: Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall 
work with the United Nations and foreign governments con-
tributing peacekeeping troops to implement effective vetting 
procedures to ensure that such troops have not violated 
human rights: Provided further, That funds shall be available 
for peacekeeping expenses unless the Secretary of State de-
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termines that United States manufacturers and suppliers are 
not being given opportunities to provide equipment, services, 
and material for United Nations peacekeeping activities equal 
to those being given to foreign manufacturers and suppliers: 
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available under this heading may be used for 
any United Nations peacekeeping mission that will involve 
United States Armed Forces under the command or oper-
ational control of a foreign national, unless the President’s 
military advisors have submitted to the President a rec-
ommendation that such involvement is in the national interest 
of the United States and the President has submitted to Con-
gress such a recommendation: Provided further, That any 
payment of arrearages with funds appropriated by this Act 
shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to 
meet obligations of the United States arising under treaties, 
or specific Acts of Congress, as follows: 
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, 
UNITED STATES AND MEXICO 
For necessary expenses for the United States Section of 
the International Boundary and Water Commission, United 
States and Mexico, and to comply with laws applicable to the
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United States Section, including not to exceed $6,000 for 
representation expenses, as follows: 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
$64,800,000, of which $9,720,000 may remain available until 
September 30, 2025. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For detailed plan preparation and construction of au-
thorized projects, $156,050,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, as authorized: Provided, That of the funds appro-
priated under this heading in this Act and prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs for the United States Section, 
up to $5,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, 
funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ to carry out the purposes of the United States Sec-
tion, which shall be subject to prior consultation with, and 
the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Ap-
propriations: Provided further, That such transfer authority is 
in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this 
Act. 
AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for the 
International Joint Commission and the International Bound-
ary Commission, United States and Canada, as authorized by
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treaties between the United States and Canada or Great 
Britain, and for technical assistance grants and the Commu-
nity Assistance Program of the North American Development 
Bank, $16,204,000: Provided, That of the amount provided 
under this heading for the International Joint Commission, 
up to $1,250,000 may remain available until September 30, 
2025, and up to $9,000 may be made available for represen-
tation expenses: Provided further, That of the amount pro-
vided under this heading for the International Boundary 
Commission, up to $1,000 may be made available for rep-
resentation expenses. 
INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS 
For necessary expenses for international fisheries com-
missions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by law, 
$65,719,000: Provided, That the United States share of such 
expenses may be advanced to the respective commissions pur-
suant to section 3324 of title 31, United States Code. 
RELATED AGENCY 
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA 
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses to enable the United States 
Agency for Global Media (USAGM), as authorized, to carry 
out international communication activities, and to make and 
supervise grants for radio, Internet, and television broad-
casting to the Middle East, $857,214,000, of which
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$42,861,000 may remain available until September 30, 2025: 
Provided, That in addition to amounts otherwise available for 
such purposes, up to $75,722,000 of the amount appro-
priated under this heading may remain available until ex-
pended for satellite transmissions, global network distribu-
tion, and Internet freedom programs, of which not less than 
$43,500,000 shall be for Internet freedom programs: Pro-
vided further, That of the total amount appropriated under 
this heading, not to exceed $35,000 may be used for rep-
resentation expenses, of which $10,000 may be used for such 
expenses within the United States as authorized, and not to 
exceed $30,000 may be used for representation expenses of 
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated under this heading shall be allocated in 
accordance with the table included under this heading in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding the previous proviso, funds may 
be reprogrammed within and between amounts designated in 
such table, subject to the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations, except that no such re-
programming may reduce a designated amount by more than 
5 percent: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 
this heading shall be made available in accordance with the 
principles and standards set forth in section 303(a) and (b)
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of the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 
(22 U.S.C. 6202) and section 305(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
6204): Provided further, That the USAGM Chief Executive 
Officer shall notify the Committees on Appropriations within 
15 days of any determination by the USAGM that any of its 
broadcast entities, including its grantee organizations, pro-
vides an open platform for international terrorists or those 
who support international terrorism, or is in violation of the 
principles and standards set forth in section 303(a) and (b) 
of such Act or the entity’s journalistic code of ethics: Pro-
vided further, That in addition to funds made available under 
this heading, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
up to $5,000,000 in receipts from advertising and revenue 
from business ventures, up to $500,000 in receipts from co-
operating international organizations, and up to $1,000,000 
in receipts from privatization efforts of the Voice of America 
and the International Broadcasting Bureau, shall remain 
available until expended for carrying out authorized purposes: 
Provided further, That significant modifications to USAGM 
broadcast hours previously justified to Congress, including 
changes to transmission platforms (shortwave, medium wave, 
satellite, Internet, and television), for all USAGM language 
services shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
up to $7,000,000 from the USAGM Buying Power Mainte-
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nance account may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘International 
Broadcasting Operations’’, which shall remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That such transfer authority is in 
addition to any transfer authority otherwise available under 
any other provision of law and shall be subject to prior con-
sultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 
For the purchase, rent, construction, repair, preserva-
tion, and improvement of facilities for radio, television, and 
digital transmission and reception; the purchase, rent, and in-
stallation of necessary equipment for radio, television, and 
digital transmission and reception, including to Cuba, as au-
thorized; and physical security worldwide, in addition to 
amounts otherwise available for such purposes, $9,700,000, 
to remain available until expended, as authorized. 
RELATED PROGRAMS 
THE ASIA FOUNDATION 
For a grant to The Asia Foundation, as authorized by 
The Asia Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 4402), $22,000,000, to 
remain available 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
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Act (22 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.), $55,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2025, which shall not be used for 
construction activities. 
CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN-WESTERN DIALOGUE TRUST 
FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Center for Middle East-
ern-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 earn-
ings accruing to such Fund on or before September 30, 2024, 
to remain available until expended. 
EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fellow-
ships, 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 Eisen-
hower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund on or be-
fore September 30, 2024, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be 
used to pay any salary or other compensation, 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 Regula-
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tions, including the restrictions on compensation for personal 
services. 
ISRAELI ARAB SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholarship 
Program, as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign Rela-
tions Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 
U.S.C. 2452 note), all interest and earnings accruing to the 
Israeli Arab Scholarship Fund on or before September 30, 
2024, to remain available until expended. 
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 Be-
tween East and West in the State of Hawaii, $22,000,000. 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY 
For grants made by the Department of State to the Na-
tional Endowment for Democracy, as authorized by the Na-
tional Endowment for Democracy Act (22 U.S.C. 4412), 
$315,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$210,316,000 shall be allocated in the traditional and cus-
tomary manner, including for the core institutes, and 
$104,684,000 shall be for democracy programs: Provided, 
That the requirements of section 7062(a) of this Act shall 
not apply to funds made available under this heading.
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OTHER COMMISSIONS 
COMMISSION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF AMERICA’S 
HERITAGE ABROAD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Commission for the Pres-
ervation of America’s Heritage Abroad, as authorized by 
chapter 3123 of title 54, United States Code, $770,000, of 
which $116,000 may remain available until September 30, 
2025: Provided, That the Commission may procure tem-
porary, intermittent, and other services notwithstanding para-
graph (3) of section 312304(b) of such chapter: Provided fur-
ther, That such authority shall terminate on October 1, 2024: 
Provided further, That the Commission shall notify the Com-
mittees on Appropriations prior to exercising such authority. 
UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL 
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the United States Commis-
sion on International Religious Freedom, as authorized by 
title II of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 
(22 U.S.C. 6431 et seq.), $4,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2025, including not more than $4,000 
for representation expenses.
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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 (22 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), $2,908,000, including not 
more than $6,000 for representation expenses, to remain 
available until September 30, 2025. 
CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON THE PEOPLE’S 
REPUBLIC OF CHINA 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Executive 
Commission 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.), $2,300,000, including not more than 
$3,000 for representation expenses, to remain available until 
September 30, 2025. 
UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW 
COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States-China Eco-
nomic and Security Review Commission, as authorized by sec-
tion 1238 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (22 U.S.C. 7002), 
$4,000,000, including not more than $4,000 for representa-
tion expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2025:
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Provided, That the authorities, requirements, limitations, and 
conditions contained in the second through fifth provisos 
under this heading in the Department of State, Foreign Op-
erations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 
(division F of Public Law 111–117) shall continue in effect 
during fiscal year 2024 and shall apply to funds appropriated 
under this heading. 
COMMISSION ON REFORM AND MODERNIZATION OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Reform 
and Modernization of the Department of State, as authorized 
by section 9803 of the Department of State Authorization 
Act of 2022 (title XCVIII of division I of Public Law 117– 
263), $2,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2025.
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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, 
$1,695,000,000, of which up to $254,250,000 may remain 
available until September 30, 2025: 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 Devel-
opment, unless the USAID Administrator has identified such 
proposed use of funds in a report submitted to the Commit-
tees 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 following 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
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with the provisions of those sections: Provided further, That 
of the funds appropriated or made available under this head-
ing, not to exceed $250,000 may be available for representa-
tion 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 current fiscal year: Provided further, 
That of the funds appropriated under this heading, up to 
$20,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available in title II of this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’, subject to 
prior consultation with, and the regular notification proce-
dures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses for overseas construction and re-
lated costs, and for the procurement and enhancement of in-
formation technology and related capital investments, pursu-
ant to section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$259,100,000, 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.
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$85,500,000, of which up to $12,825,000 may remain avail-
able until September 30, 2025, for the Office of Inspector 
General of the United States Agency for International Devel-
opment.
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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 oth-
erwise available for such purposes, $3,985,450,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2025, and which shall be appor-
tioned 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 organiza-
tions in developing countries, and for such activities as: (1) 
child survival and maternal health programs; (2) immuniza-
tion and oral rehydration programs; (3) other health, nutri-
tion, water and sanitation programs which directly address 
the needs of mothers and children, and related education pro-
grams; (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, tuber-
culosis, polio, malaria, and other infectious diseases including
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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, prepare for, and re-
spond to unanticipated and emerging global health threats, 
including zoonotic diseases; and (8) family planning/reproduc-
tive health: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 
this paragraph may be made available for United States con-
tributions to The GAVI Alliance and to a multilateral vaccine 
development partnership to support epidemic preparedness: 
Provided further, That none of the funds made available in 
this Act nor any unobligated balances from prior appropria-
tions Acts may be made available to any organization or pro-
gram which, as determined by the President of the United 
States, supports or participates in the management of a pro-
gram of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization: Pro-
vided further, That any determination made under the pre-
vious 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 available 
under this Act may be used to pay for the performance of 
abortion as a method of family planning or to motivate or co-
erce any person to practice abortions: Provided further, That 
nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to alter any ex-
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isting 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 na-
tions, funds shall be available only to voluntary family plan-
ning 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 voluntary 
family planning project shall meet the following requirements: 
(1) service providers or referral agents in the project shall not 
implement or be subject to quotas, or other numerical tar-
gets, of total number of births, number of family planning ac-
ceptors, or acceptors of a particular method of family plan-
ning (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 financial reward to: (A) an 
individual in exchange for becoming a family planning accep-
tor; or (B) program personnel for achieving a numerical tar-
get 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
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care, as a consequence of any individual’s decision not to ac-
cept family planning services; (4) the project shall provide 
family planning acceptors comprehensible information on the 
health benefits and risks of the method chosen, including 
those conditions that might render the use of the method in-
advisable and those adverse side effects known to be con-
sequent to the use of the method; and (5) the project shall 
ensure that experimental contraceptive drugs and devices and 
medical procedures are provided only in the context of a sci-
entific 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 para-
graph (1), (2), (3), or (5) of this proviso, or a pattern or 
practice of violations of the requirements contained in para-
graph (4) of this proviso, the Administrator shall submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations a report containing a de-
scription of such violation and the corrective action taken by 
the Agency: Provided further, That in awarding grants for 
natural family planning under section 104 of the Foreign As-
sistance 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, addi-
tionally, all such applicants shall comply with the require-
ments of the previous proviso: Provided further, That for pur-
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poses of this or any other Act authorizing or appropriating 
funds for the Department of State, foreign operations, 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 coun-
seling about all pregnancy options: Provided further, That in-
formation provided about the use of condoms as part of 
projects or activities that are funded from amounts appro-
priated by this Act shall be medically accurate and shall in-
clude the public health benefits and failure rates of such use. 
In addition, for necessary expenses to carry out the pro-
visions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the preven-
tion, treatment, and control of, and research on, HIV/AIDS, 
$6,045,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2028, which shall be apportioned directly to the Department 
of State: Provided, That funds appropriated under this para-
graph may be made available, notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, except for the United States Leadership 
Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 
(Public Law 108–25), for a United States contribution to the 
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Glob-
al Fund): Provided further, That the amount of such con-
tribution shall be $1,650,000,000: Provided further, That up 
to 5 percent of the aggregate amount of funds made available 
to the Global Fund in fiscal year 2024 may be made available
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to USAID for technical assistance related to the activities of 
the Global Fund, subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 
That of the funds appropriated under this paragraph, up to 
$22,000,000 may be made available, in addition to amounts 
otherwise available for such purposes, for administrative ex-
penses of the United States Global AIDS Coordinator, con-
sistent with the direction included under this heading in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 
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, $3,931,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2025: Provided, That funds made available under this 
heading shall be apportioned to the United States Agency for 
International Development. 
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for inter-
national disaster relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction as-
sistance, $4,779,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which $750,000,000 is designated by the Congress as 
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
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251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
icit Control Act of 1985: Provided, That funds made available 
under this heading shall be apportioned to the United States 
Agency for International Development not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
TRANSITION INITIATIVES 
For necessary expenses for international disaster reha-
bilitation and reconstruction assistance administered by the 
Office of Transition Initiatives, United States Agency for 
International Development, pursuant to section 491 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and to support transition to 
democracy and long-term development of countries in crisis, 
$75,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That such support may include assistance to develop, 
strengthen, or preserve democratic institutions and processes, 
revitalize basic infrastructure, and foster the peaceful resolu-
tion of conflict: Provided further, That the USAID Adminis-
trator shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions at least 5 days prior to beginning a new, or terminating 
a, program of assistance: Provided further, That if the Sec-
retary 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
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1961 may be used for purposes of this heading and under the 
authorities applicable to funds appropriated under this head-
ing: Provided further, That funds made available pursuant to 
the previous 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 
section 509(b) of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (title V 
of division J of Public Law 116–94), $55,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, 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 shall be apportioned to the United States Agen-
cy for International Development. 
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$3,890,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2025, of which $300,000,000 is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
icit Control Act of 1985.
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DEMOCRACY FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion of democ-
racy globally, including to carry out the purposes of section 
502(b)(3) and (5) of Public Law 98–164 (22 U.S.C. 4411), 
$205,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, 
which shall be made available for the Human Rights and De-
mocracy Fund of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, 
and Labor, Department of State: Provided, That funds ap-
propriated under this heading that are made available to the 
National Endowment for Democracy and its core institutes 
are in addition to amounts otherwise made available by this 
Act for such purposes: Provided further, That the Assistant 
Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Depart-
ment of State, shall consult with the Committees on Appro-
priations prior to the initial obligation of funds appropriated 
under this paragraph. 
For 
an 
additional 
amount 
for 
such 
purposes, 
$140,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, 
which shall be made available for the Bureau for Democracy, 
Human Rights, and Governance, United States Agency for 
International Development. 
ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the FREEDOM Support Act
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(Public Law 102–511), and the Support for Eastern Euro-
pean Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (Public Law 101– 
179), $770,334,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2025, which shall be available, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, except section 7047 of this Act, for assist-
ance and related programs for countries identified in section 
3 of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5801) and sec-
tion 3(c) of the SEED Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5402), in ad-
dition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, of 
which $310,000,000 is designated by the Congress as being 
for 
an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
icit Control Act of 1985: Provided, That funds appropriated 
by this Act under the headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’ that are made available for 
assistance for such countries shall be administered in accord-
ance with the responsibilities of the coordinator designated 
pursuant to section 102 of the FREEDOM Support Act and 
section 601 of the SEED Act of 1989: 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 au-
thorities contained in that Act for the use of economic assist-
ance: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this
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heading may be made available for contributions to multilat-
eral initiatives to counter hybrid threats. 
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 (22 U.S.C. 2601), and other activities to meet 
refugee and migration needs; salaries and expenses of per-
sonnel and dependents as authorized by the Foreign Service 
Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.); allowances as author-
ized 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, $3,928,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which $750,000,000 is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
icit Control Act of 1985: Provided, That of the funds appro-
priated under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be made avail-
able 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
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1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)), $100,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That amounts in excess of the limi-
tation contained in paragraph (2) of such section shall be 
transferred to, and merged with, funds made available by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’. 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
PEACE CORPS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), including the pur-
chase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for ad-
ministrative purposes for use outside of the United States, 
$430,500,000, of which $7,800,000 is for the Office of In-
spector General, to remain available until September 30, 
2025: Provided, That the Director of the Peace Corps may 
transfer to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations Account, as 
authorized by section 16 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 
2515), an amount not to exceed $5,000,000: Provided further, 
That funds transferred pursuant to the previous proviso may 
not be derived from amounts made available for Peace Corps 
overseas operations: Provided further, That of the funds ap-
propriated under this heading, not to exceed $104,000 may 
be available for representation expenses, of which not to ex-
ceed $4,000 may be made available for entertainment ex-
penses: Provided further, That in addition to the requirements
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under section 7015(a) of this Act, the Peace Corps shall con-
sult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to any deci-
sion to open, close, or suspend a domestic or overseas office 
or a country program unless there is a substantial risk to vol-
unteers or other Peace Corps personnel: Provided further, 
That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall 
be used to pay for abortions: Provided further, That notwith-
standing the previous proviso, section 614 of division E of 
Public Law 113–76 shall apply to funds appropriated under 
this heading. 
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) 
(MCA), $930,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
up to $143,000,000 may be available for administrative ex-
penses of the Millennium Challenge Corporation: Provided 
further, That section 605(e) of the MCA (22 U.S.C. 7704(e)) 
shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading: Pro-
vided further, That funds appropriated under this heading 
may be made available for a Millennium Challenge Compact 
entered into pursuant to section 609 of the MCA (22 U.S.C. 
7708) only if such Compact obligates, or contains a commit-
ment to obligate subject to the availability of funds and the 
mutual agreement of the parties to the Compact to proceed,
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the entire amount of the United States Government funding 
anticipated for the duration of the Compact: Provided further, 
That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to ex-
ceed $100,000 may be available for representation and enter-
tainment expenses, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be 
available for entertainment expenses: Provided further, That 
the 
member 
of 
the 
Board 
described 
in 
section 
604(c)(3)(B)(ii) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 
U.S.C. 7703(c)(3)(B)(ii)), whose term began on September 
16, 2019, shall continue to serve in such appointment until 
December 31, 2024: Provided further, That in the event that 
a new member of the Board described in section 604(c)(3)(B) 
of such Act is appointed prior to December 31, 2024, the 
term of the member of the Board whose term began on Sep-
tember 16, 2019, shall terminate as of the date of such ap-
pointment. 
INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of the 
Inter-American Foundation in accordance with the provisions 
of section 401 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969, 
$47,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025: 
Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
not to exceed $2,000 may be available for representation ex-
penses.
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UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the African Devel-
opment Foundation Act (title V of Public Law 96–533; 22 
U.S.C. 290h et seq.), $45,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2025, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be 
available for representation expenses: Provided, That funds 
made available to grantees may be invested pending expendi-
ture for project purposes when authorized by the Board of 
Directors of the United States African Development Founda-
tion (USADF): Provided further, That interest earned shall 
be used only for the purposes for which the grant was made: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding section 505(a)(2) of 
the African Development Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 290h– 
3(a)(2)), in exceptional circumstances the Board of Directors 
of the USADF may waive the $250,000 limitation contained 
in that section with respect to a project and a project may 
exceed the limitation by up to 10 percent if the increase is 
due solely to foreign currency fluctuation: Provided further, 
That the USADF shall submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees after each time such waiver author-
ity is exercised: Provided further, That the USADF may 
make rent or lease payments in advance from appropriations 
available for such purpose for offices, buildings, grounds, and 
quarters in Africa as may be necessary to carry out its func-
tions: Provided further, That the USADF may maintain bank
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accounts outside the United States Treasury and retain any 
interest earned on such accounts, in furtherance of the pur-
poses of the African Development Foundation Act: Provided 
further, That the USADF may not withdraw any appropria-
tion from the Treasury prior to the need of spending such 
funds for program purposes. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
section 129 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$38,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That amounts made available under this heading may be 
made available to contract for services as described in section 
129(d)(3)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, without 
regard to the location in which such services are performed. 
DEBT RESTRUCTURING 
For ‘‘Bilateral Economic Assistance—Department of the 
Treasury—Debt 
Restructuring’’ 
there 
is 
appropriated 
$26,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, 
for the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and loan guarantees 
for, or credits extended to, such countries as the President 
may determine, including the costs of selling, reducing, or 
canceling amounts owed to the United States pursuant to 
multilateral debt restructurings, including Paris Club debt
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restructurings and the ‘‘Common Framework for Debt Treat-
ments beyond the Debt Service Suspension Initiative’’: Pro-
vided, That such amounts may be used notwithstanding any 
other provision of law. 
TROPICAL FOREST AND CORAL REEF CONSERVATION 
For the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and loan guar-
antees, as the President may determine, for which funds have 
been appropriated or otherwise made available for programs 
within the International Affairs Budget Function 150, includ-
ing the costs of selling, reducing, or canceling amounts owed 
to the United States as a result of concessional loans made 
to eligible countries pursuant to part V of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961, $15,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2027.
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TITLE IV 
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $1,400,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2025, of which $115,000,000 
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 
Provided, That the Department of State may use the author-
ity of section 608 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
without regard to its restrictions, to receive excess property 
from an agency of the United States Government for the pur-
pose of providing such property to a foreign country or inter-
national organization under chapter 8 of part I of such Act, 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations: Provided further, That section 482(b) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to 
funds appropriated under this heading, except that any funds 
made available notwithstanding such section shall be subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations: Provided further, That funds appropriated 
under this heading shall be made available to support train-
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ing and technical assistance for foreign law enforcement, cor-
rections, judges, and other judicial authorities, utilizing re-
gional partners: Provided further, That funds made available 
under this heading that are transferred to another depart-
ment, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Gov-
ernment pursuant to section 632(b) of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 valued in excess of $5,000,000, and any agree-
ment made pursuant to section 632(a) of such Act, shall be 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds made 
available under this heading for Program Development and 
Support may be made available notwithstanding pre-obliga-
tion requirements contained in this Act, except for the notifi-
cation requirements of section 7015. 
NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND 
RELATED PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-ter-
rorism, demining and related programs and activities, 
$870,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, 
to carry out the provisions of chapter 8 of part II of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 for anti-terrorism assistance, 
chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 
5854), section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
2763), or the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for demining
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activities, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, the destruc-
tion of small arms, and related activities, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, including activities implemented 
through nongovernmental and international organizations, 
and section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for 
a United States contribution to the Comprehensive Nuclear 
Test Ban Treaty Preparatory Commission, and for a vol-
untary contribution to the International Atomic Energy 
Agency (IAEA): Provided, That funds made available under 
this heading for the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund 
shall be made available, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law and subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations, 
to promote bilateral and multilateral activities relating to 
nonproliferation, disarmament, and weapons destruction, and 
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That 
such funds may also be used for such countries other than 
the Independent States of the former Soviet Union and inter-
national organizations when it is in the national security in-
terest of the United States to do so: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated under this heading may be made available 
for the IAEA unless the Secretary of State determines that 
Israel is being denied its right to participate in the activities 
of that Agency: Provided further, That funds made available 
for conventional weapons destruction programs, including
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demining and related activities, in addition to funds otherwise 
available for such purposes, may be used for administrative 
expenses related to the operation and management of such 
programs and activities, subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$410,458,000, of which $291,425,000 may remain available 
until September 30, 2025: Provided, That funds appropriated 
under this heading may be used, notwithstanding section 660 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, to provide assistance 
to enhance the capacity of foreign civilian security forces, in-
cluding gendarmes, to participate in peacekeeping operations: 
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this 
heading, not less than $34,000,000 shall be made available 
for a United States contribution to the Multinational Force 
and Observers mission in the Sinai: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated under this heading may be made available 
to pay assessed expenses of international peacekeeping activi-
ties in Somalia under the same terms and conditions, as ap-
plicable, as funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities’’: 
Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading
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shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$119,152,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025: 
Provided, That the civilian personnel for whom military edu-
cation and training may be provided under this heading may 
include civilians who are not members of a government whose 
participation would contribute to improved civil-military rela-
tions, civilian control of the military, or respect for human 
rights: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
under this heading, $3,000,000 shall remain available until 
expended to increase the participation of women in programs 
and activities funded under this heading, following consulta-
tion with the Committees on Appropriations: Provided fur-
ther, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not 
to exceed $50,000 may be available for entertainment ex-
penses. 
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses for grants to enable the Presi-
dent to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the Arms 
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), $6,133,397,000, of 
which $275,000,000 is designated by the Congress as being
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for 
an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
icit Control Act of 1985: Provided, That to expedite the pro-
vision of assistance to foreign countries and international or-
ganizations, the Secretary of State, following consultation 
with the Committees on Appropriations and subject to the 
regular notification procedures of such Committees, may use 
the funds appropriated under this heading to procure defense 
articles and services to enhance the capacity of foreign secu-
rity forces: Provided further, That funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available under this heading shall be nonrepay-
able notwithstanding any requirement in section 23 of the 
Arms Export Control Act: Provided further, That funds made 
available under this heading shall be obligated upon appor-
tionment in accordance with paragraph (5)(C) of section 
1501(a) of title 31, United States Code. 
None of the funds made available under this heading 
shall be available to finance the procurement of defense arti-
cles, defense services, or design and construction services that 
are not sold by the United States Government under the 
Arms Export Control Act unless the foreign country pro-
posing to make such procurement has first signed an agree-
ment with the United States Government specifying the con-
ditions under which such procurement may be financed with 
such funds: Provided, That all country and funding level in-
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creases in allocations shall be submitted through the regular 
notification procedures of section 7015 of this Act: Provided 
further, That funds made available under this heading may 
be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
demining, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, and related 
activities, and may include activities implemented through 
nongovernmental and international organizations: Provided 
further, That a country that is a member of the North Atlan-
tic Treaty Organization (NATO) or is a major non-NATO 
ally designated by section 517(b) of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 may utilize funds made available under this 
heading for procurement of defense articles, defense services, 
or design and construction services that are not sold by the 
United States Government under the Arms Export Control 
Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this 
heading shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary to 
make timely payment for defense articles and services: Pro-
vided further, That not more than $72,000,000 of the funds 
appropriated under this heading may be obligated for nec-
essary expenses, including the purchase of passenger motor 
vehicles for replacement only for use outside of the United 
States, for the general costs of administering military assist-
ance and sales, except that this limitation may be exceeded 
only through the regular notification procedures of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the Sec-
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retary of State may use funds made available under this 
heading pursuant to the previous proviso for the administra-
tive and other operational costs of the Department of State 
related to military assistance and sales, assistance under sec-
tion 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and Depart-
ment of Defense security assistance programs, in addition to 
funds otherwise available for such purposes: Provided further, 
That up to $2,000,000 of the funds made available pursuant 
to the previous proviso may be used for direct hire personnel, 
except that this limitation may be exceeded by the Secretary 
of State following consultation with the Committees on Ap-
propriations: Provided further, That of the funds made avail-
able under this heading for general costs of administering 
military assistance and sales, not to exceed $4,000 may be 
available for entertainment expenses and not to exceed 
$130,000 may be available for representation expenses: Pro-
vided further, That not more than $1,541,392,546 of funds 
realized pursuant to section 21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms Export 
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761(e)(1)(A)) may be obligated for 
expenses incurred by the Department of Defense during fiscal 
year 2024 pursuant to section 43(b) of the Arms Export 
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2792(b)), except that this limitation 
may be exceeded only through the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations.
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TITLE V 
MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$436,920,000: Provided, That section 307(a) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to contributions to the 
United Nations Democracy Fund: Provided further, That not 
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
such funds shall be made available for core contributions for 
each entity listed in the table under this heading in the ex-
planatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act) unless otherwise 
provided for in this Act, or if the Secretary of State has justi-
fied to the Committees on Appropriations the proposed uses 
of funds other than for core contributions following prior con-
sultation with, and subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of, such Committees. 
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY 
For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruc-
tion and Development as trustee for the Global Environment 
Facility by the Secretary of the Treasury, $150,200,000, to 
remain available until expended.
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CONTRIBUTION TO THE CLEAN TECHNOLOGY FUND 
For contribution to the Clean Technology Fund, 
$125,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That up to $125,000,000 of such amount shall be available 
to cover costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans issued to the Clean Tech-
nology Fund: Provided further, That such funds are available 
to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect loans without limitation. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR 
RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT 
For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruc-
tion and Development by the Secretary of the Treasury for 
the United States share of the paid-in portion of the in-
creases in capital stock, $206,500,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 
The United States Governor of the International Bank 
for Reconstruction and Development may subscribe without 
fiscal year limitation to the callable capital portion of the 
United States share of increases in capital stock in an 
amount not to exceed $1,421,275,728.70.
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CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
ASSOCIATION 
For payment to the International Development Associa-
tion by the Secretary of the Treasury, $1,380,256,000, to re-
main available until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For payment to the Asian Development Bank’s Asian 
Development Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
$87,220,000, to remain available until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK 
For payment to the African Development Bank by the 
Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share of the 
paid-in portion of the increases in capital stock, $54,648,752, 
to remain available until expended. 
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 
The United States Governor of the African Development 
Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the call-
able capital portion of the United States share of increases 
in capital stock in an amount not to exceed $856,174,624. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For payment to the African Development Fund by the 
Secretary of the Treasury, $197,000,000, to remain available 
until expended.
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CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR 
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT 
For payment to the International Fund for Agricultural 
Development by the Secretary of the Treasury, $43,000,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
GLOBAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM 
For payment to the Global Agriculture and Food Secu-
rity Program by the Secretary of the Treasury, $10,000,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
TREASURY INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 
For contributions by the Secretary of the Treasury to 
international financial institutions and trust funds adminis-
tered by such institutions, in addition to amounts otherwise 
available for such purposes, $50,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That of the amount made available 
under this heading, up to $50,000,000 may be available for 
the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, of loan guarantees to the International 
Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Asian De-
velopment Bank: Provided further, That funds made available 
under this heading may be transferred to, and merged with, 
funds provided under the heading ‘‘Contribution to the Inter-
national Development Association’’ in this title and under the 
headings ‘‘Department of the Treasury, International Affairs 
Technical Assistance’’ and ‘‘Department of the Treasury,
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Debt Restructuring’’ in title III of this Act: Provided further, 
That such transfer authority is in addition to any transfer 
authority otherwise available in this Act and under any other 
provision of law: Provided further, That funds made available 
under this heading, including funds transferred pursuant to 
the second proviso, shall be subject to prior consultation with, 
and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on 
Appropriations.
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TITLE VI 
EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE 
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES 
INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $8,860,000, of which up to 
$1,329,000 may remain available until September 30, 2025. 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
The Export-Import Bank of the United States is author-
ized to make such expenditures within the limits of funds and 
borrowing authority available to such corporation, and in ac-
cordance with law, and to make such contracts and commit-
ments without regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided 
by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may be 
necessary in carrying out the program for the current fiscal 
year for such corporation: Provided, That none of the funds 
available during the current fiscal year may be used to make 
expenditures, contracts, or commitments for the export of nu-
clear equipment, fuel, or technology to any country, other 
than a nuclear-weapon state as defined in Article IX of the 
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons eligible 
to receive economic or military assistance under this Act, that 
has detonated a nuclear explosive after the date of enactment 
of this Act.
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ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct and 
guaranteed loan and insurance programs, including hire of 
passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by sec-
tion 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and not to exceed 
$30,000 for official reception and representation expenses for 
members of the Board of Directors, not to exceed 
$125,000,000, of which up to $18,750,000 may remain avail-
able until September 30, 2025: Provided, That the Export- 
Import Bank (the Bank) may accept, and use, payment or 
services provided by transaction participants for legal, finan-
cial, or technical services in connection with any transaction 
for which an application for a loan, guarantee or insurance 
commitment has been made: Provided further, That notwith-
standing subsection (b) of section 117 of the Export En-
hancement Act of 1992, subsection (a) of such section shall 
remain in effect until September 30, 2024: Provided further, 
That the Bank shall charge fees for necessary expenses (in-
cluding special services performed on a contract or fee basis, 
but not including other personal services) in connection with 
the collection of moneys owed the Bank, repossession or sale 
of pledged collateral or other assets acquired by the Bank in 
satisfaction of moneys owed the Bank, or the investigation or 
appraisal of any property, or the evaluation of the legal, fi-
nancial, or technical aspects of any transaction for which an
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application for a loan, guarantee or insurance commitment 
has been made, or systems infrastructure directly supporting 
transactions: Provided further, That in addition to other 
funds appropriated for administrative expenses, such fees 
shall be credited to this account for such purposes, to remain 
available until expended. 
PROGRAM BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS 
For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, insurance, 
and tied-aid grants as authorized by section 10 of the Ex-
port-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended, not to exceed 
$15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027: 
Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That such funds 
shall remain available until September 30, 2039, for the dis-
bursement of direct loans, loan guarantees, insurance and 
tied-aid grants obligated in fiscal years 2024 through 2027. 
RECEIPTS COLLECTED 
Receipts collected pursuant to the Export-Import Bank 
Act of 1945 (Public Law 79–173) and the Federal Credit Re-
form Act of 1990, in an amount not to exceed the amount 
appropriated herein, shall be credited as offsetting collections 
to this account: Provided, That the sums herein appropriated 
from the General Fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar 
basis by such offsetting collections so as to result in a final
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fiscal year appropriation from the General Fund estimated at 
$0. 
UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE 
CORPORATION 
INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $7,200,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2025. 
CORPORATE CAPITAL ACCOUNT 
The United States International Development Finance 
Corporation (the Corporation) is authorized to make such ex-
penditures and commitments within the limits of funds and 
borrowing authority available to the Corporation, and in ac-
cordance with the law, and to make such expenditures and 
commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, as pro-
vided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may 
be necessary in carrying out the programs for the current fis-
cal year for the Corporation: Provided, That for necessary ex-
penses of the activities described in subsections (b), (c), (e), 
(f), and (g) of section 1421 of the BUILD Act of 2018 (divi-
sion F of Public Law 115–254) and for administrative ex-
penses to carry out authorized activities described in section 
1434(d) of such Act, $983,250,000: Provided further, That of 
the amount provided—
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(1) $243,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2026, for administrative expenses to carry 
out authorized activities (including an amount for offi-
cial reception and representation expenses which shall 
not exceed $25,000); and 
(2) $740,250,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2026, for the activities described in sub-
sections (b), (c), (e), (f), and (g) of section 1421 of the 
BUILD Act of 2018, except such amounts obligated in 
a fiscal year for activities described in section 1421(c) of 
such Act shall remain available for disbursement for the 
term of the underlying project: Provided further, That 
amounts made available under this paragraph may be 
paid to the ‘‘United States International Development 
Finance Corporation—Program Account’’ for programs 
authorized by subsections (b), (e), (f), and (g) of section 
1421 of the BUILD Act of 2018: 
Provided further, That funds may only be obligated pursuant 
to section 1421(g) of the BUILD Act of 2018 subject to 
prior consultation with the appropriate congressional commit-
tees and the regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds appro-
priated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams for support by the Corporation in upper-middle income
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countries shall be subject to prior consultation with the Com-
mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That in fiscal 
year 2024 collections of amounts described in section 1434(h) 
of the BUILD Act of 2018 shall be credited as offsetting col-
lections to this appropriation: Provided further, That such col-
lections collected in fiscal year 2024 in excess of 
$983,250,000 shall be credited to this account and shall be 
available in future fiscal years only to the extent provided in 
advance in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That in fis-
cal year 2024, if such collections are less than $983,250,000, 
receipts collected pursuant to the BUILD Act of 2018 and 
the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, in an amount equal 
to such shortfall, shall be credited as offsetting collections to 
this appropriation: Provided further, That fees charged for 
project-specific transaction costs as described in section 
1434(k) of the BUILD Act of 2018, and other direct costs 
associated with origination or monitoring services provided to 
specific or potential investors, shall not be considered admin-
istrative expenses for the purposes of this heading: Provided 
further, That such fees shall be credited to this account for 
such purposes, to remain available until expended: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
under this heading may not be used to provide any type of 
assistance that is otherwise prohibited by any other provision 
of law or to provide assistance to any foreign country that
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is otherwise prohibited by any other provision of law: Pro-
vided further, That the sums herein appropriated from the 
General Fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by 
the offsetting collections described under this heading so as 
to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from the General 
Fund estimated at $556,450,000. 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
Amounts paid from ‘‘United States International Devel-
opment Finance Corporation—Corporate Capital Account’’ 
(CCA) shall remain available until September 30, 2026: Pro-
vided, That amounts paid to this account from CCA or trans-
ferred to this account pursuant to section 1434(j) of the 
BUILD Act of 2018 (division F of Public Law 115–254) 
shall be available for the costs of direct and guaranteed loans 
provided by the Corporation pursuant to section 1421(b) of 
such Act and the costs of modifying loans and loan guaran-
tees transferred to the Corporation pursuant to section 1463 
of such Act: Provided further, That such costs, including the 
cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided fur-
ther, That such amounts obligated in a fiscal year shall re-
main available for disbursement for the following 8 fiscal 
years: Provided further, That funds made available in this Act 
and transferred to carry out the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 pursuant to section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 2018
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may remain available for obligation for 1 additional fiscal 
year: Provided further, That the total loan principal or guar-
anteed principal amount shall not exceed $12,000,000,000. 
TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$87,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, 
of which no more than $24,500,000 may be used for adminis-
trative expenses: Provided, That of the funds appropriated 
under this heading, not more than $5,000 may be available 
for representation and entertainment expenses.
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TITLE VII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
ALLOWANCES AND DIFFERENTIALS 
SEC. 7001. Funds appropriated under title I of this Act 
shall be available, except as otherwise provided, for allow-
ances and differentials as authorized by subchapter 59 of title 
5, United States Code; for services as authorized by section 
3109 of such title and for hire of passenger transportation 
pursuant to section 1343(b) of title 31, United States Code. 
UNOBLIGATED BALANCES REPORT 
SEC. 7002. Any department or agency of the United 
States Government to which funds are appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act shall provide to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations a quarterly accounting of cumulative 
unobligated balances and obligated, but unexpended, balances 
by program, project, and activity, and Treasury Account 
Fund Symbol of all funds received by such department or 
agency in fiscal year 2024 or any previous fiscal year, 
disaggregated by fiscal year: Provided, That the report re-
quired by this section shall be submitted not later than 30 
days after the end of each fiscal quarter and should specify 
by account the amount of funds obligated pursuant to bilat-
eral agreements which have not been further sub-obligated.
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CONSULTING SERVICES 
SEC. 7003. The expenditure of any appropriation under 
title I of this Act for any consulting service through procure-
ment contract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such 
expenditures are a matter of public record and available for 
public inspection, except where otherwise provided under ex-
isting law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant 
to existing law. 
DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES 
SEC. 7004. (a) CAPITAL SECURITY COST SHARING EX-
CEPTION.—Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of section 604(e) 
of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism 
Act of 1999 (title VI of division A of H.R. 3427, as enacted 
into law by section 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 106–113 and 
contained in appendix G of that Act), as amended by section 
111 of the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 
2017 (Public Law 114–323), a project to construct a facility 
of the United States may include office space or other accom-
modations for members of the United States Marine Corps. 
(b) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATIONS.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams, which may be made available for the acquisition of 
property or award of construction contracts for overseas
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United States diplomatic facilities during fiscal year 2024, 
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 enumerated under this section in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary of State shall consult with the Com-
mittees on Appropriations at the early project development 
stage for out-year construction projects, including to discuss 
security and non-security construction requirements, modi-
fications to scope, and cost reductions identified for such 
projects, consistent with applicable laws and regulations: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall submit a quarterly re-
port to the Committees on Appropriations on contingency 
savings identified from funds appropriated under the heading 
‘‘Embassy Security, 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 Appropriations. 
(c) INTERIM AND TEMPORARY FACILITIES ABROAD.— 
(1) SECURITY
VULNERABILITIES.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Embassy Secu-
rity, Construction, and Maintenance’’ may be made
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available, following consultation with the appropriate 
congressional 
committees, 
to 
address 
security 
vulnerabilities at interim and temporary United States 
diplomatic facilities abroad, including physical security 
upgrades and local guard staffing. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the opening, closure, or any significant 
modification to an interim or temporary United States 
diplomatic facility shall be subject to prior consultation 
with the appropriate congressional committees and the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Ap-
propriations, except that such consultation and notifica-
tion may be waived if there is a security risk to per-
sonnel. 
(d) SOFT TARGETS.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 
Maintenance’’ may be made available for security upgrades to 
soft targets, including schools, recreational facilities, resi-
dences, and places of worship used by United States diplo-
matic personnel and their dependents. 
(e) REPORT.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, $100,000,000 
may not be obligated until the Secretary of State promulgates 
new guidance and requirements consistent with section 9301 
of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism
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Act of 2022 (title XCIII of division I of Public Law 117– 
263) and submits to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees a report detailing such guidance and requirements, in-
cluding the impact of implementation on United States diplo-
matic facilities and construction projects. 
(f) FACILITIES.— 
(1) None of the funds made available by this Act 
may be used to move the United States embassy in 
Israel to a location other than Jerusalem. 
(2) Section 305 of the Departments of Commerce, 
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 1989 (Public Law 100–459) is re-
pealed. 
PERSONNEL ACTIONS 
SEC. 7005. Any costs incurred by a department or agen-
cy funded under title I of this Act resulting from personnel 
actions taken in response to funding reductions included in 
this Act shall be absorbed within the total budgetary re-
sources available under title I to such department or agency: 
Provided, That the authority to transfer funds between ap-
propriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this 
section is provided in addition to authorities included else-
where 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.
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PROHIBITION ON PUBLICITY OR PROPAGANDA 
SEC. 7006. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes 
within the United States not authorized before enactment of 
this Act by Congress: Provided, That up to $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; 22 U.S.C. 2151a note). 
PROHIBITION AGAINST DIRECT FUNDING FOR CERTAIN 
COUNTRIES 
SEC. 7007. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act 
shall be obligated or expended to finance directly any assist-
ance or reparations for the governments of Cuba, North 
Korea, Iran, or Syria: Provided, That for purposes of this 
section, the prohibition on obligations or expenditures 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 appro-
priated or otherwise made available pursuant to titles III 
through VI of this Act shall be obligated or expended to fi-
nance directly any assistance to the government of any coun-
try whose duly elected head of government is deposed by mili-
tary coup d’e´tat or decree or, after the date of enactment of
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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 re-
ports to the appropriate congressional committees that subse-
quent to the termination of assistance a democratically elect-
ed government has taken office: Provided further, That the 
provisions of this section shall not apply to assistance to pro-
mote democratic elections or public participation in demo-
cratic processes, or to support a democratic transition: Pro-
vided further, That funds made available pursuant to the pre-
vious provisos shall be subject to prior consultation with, and 
the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Ap-
propriations. 
(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-program 
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 notification procedures of, 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
TRANSFER OF FUNDS AUTHORITY 
SEC. 7009. (a) DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND UNITED 
STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA.—
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(1) DEPARTMENT OF STATE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not to exceed 5 percent of 
any appropriation made available for the current 
fiscal year for the Department of State under title 
I of this Act may be transferred between, and 
merged with, such appropriations, but no such ap-
propriation, except as otherwise specifically pro-
vided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent 
by any such transfers, and no such transfer may be 
made to increase the appropriation under the head-
ing ‘‘Representation Expenses’’. 
(B) EMBASSY SECURITY.—Funds appropriated 
under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, includ-
ing for Worldwide Security Protection, ‘‘Embassy 
Security, Construction, and Maintenance’’, and 
‘‘Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Serv-
ice’’ in this Act may be transferred to, and merged 
with, funds appropriated under such headings if the 
Secretary of State determines and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that to do so is nec-
essary to implement the recommendations of the 
Benghazi Accountability Review Board, for emer-
gency evacuations, or to prevent or respond to secu-
rity situations and requirements, following consulta-
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tion with, and subject to the regular notification 
procedures of, such Committees. 
(C) EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND 
CONSULAR SERVICE.—Of the amount made avail-
able under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ 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 Con-
sular Service’’, to be available only for emergency 
evacuations and rewards, as authorized. 
(D) CAPITAL
INVESTMENT
FUND.—Of the 
amount made available under the heading, ‘‘Diplo-
matic Programs’’, up to $50,000,000 may be trans-
ferred to, and merged with, funds made available in 
title I of this Act under the heading ‘‘Capital In-
vestment Fund’’. 
(E) PRIOR CONSULTATION.—The transfer au-
thorities provided by subparagraphs (B), (C), and 
(D) are in addition to any transfer authority other-
wise available in this Act and under any other pro-
vision of law and the exercise of such authority 
shall be subject to prior consultation with the Com-
mittees on Appropriations.
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(2) UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA.— 
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made avail-
able for the current fiscal year for the United States 
Agency for Global Media under title I of this Act may 
be transferred between, and merged with, such appro-
priations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise 
specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 
percent by any such transfers. 
(3) TREATMENT AS REPROGRAMMING.—Any trans-
fer pursuant to this subsection shall be treated as a re-
programming of funds under section 7015 of this Act 
and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
except in compliance with the procedures set forth in 
that section. 
(b) LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS OF FUNDS BETWEEN 
AGENCIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds made avail-
able under titles II through V of this Act may be trans-
ferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of 
the United States Government, except pursuant to a 
transfer made by, or transfer authority 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 appro-
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priated by this Act to carry out the purposes of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 may be allocated or trans-
ferred to agencies of the United States Government pur-
suant 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 United States Agency for International Development 
or the Department of State with any department, agen-
cy, or instrumentality of the United States Government 
pursuant to section 632(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 valued in excess of $1,000,000 and any agree-
ment made pursuant to section 632(a) of such Act, with 
funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making ap-
propriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs under the headings ‘‘Global 
Health Programs’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, 
Eurasia and Central Asia’’ shall be subject to the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on Ap-
propriations: Provided, That the requirement in the pre-
vious sentence shall not apply to agreements entered into 
between USAID and the Department of State.
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(c) UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FI-
NANCE CORPORATION.— 
(1) TRANSFERS.—Amounts transferred pursuant 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: Pro-
vided, That any such transfers, or any other amounts 
transferred to the United States International Develop-
ment Finance Corporation (the Corporation) pursuant to 
any provision of law, shall be subject to prior consulta-
tion with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, and the 
Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, as appro-
priate, shall ensure that the programs funded by such 
transfers are coordinated with, and complement, foreign 
assistance programs implemented by the Department of 
State and USAID. 
(2) TRANSFER
OF
FUNDS
FROM
MILLENNIUM 
CHALLENGE CORPORATION.—Funds appropriated under 
the heading ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’’ in this 
Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of State, foreign operations, and related programs 
may be transferred to accounts under the heading
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‘‘United States International Development Finance Cor-
poration’’ and, when so transferred, may be used for the 
costs of activities described in subsections (b) and (c) of 
section 1421 of the BUILD Act of 2018: Provided, That 
such funds shall be subject to the limitations provided in 
the second, third, and fifth provisos under the heading 
‘‘United States International Development Finance Cor-
poration—Program Account’’ in this Act: Provided fur-
ther, That any transfer executed pursuant to the trans-
fer authority provided in this paragraph shall not exceed 
10 percent of an individual Compact awarded pursuant 
to section 609(a) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 
2003 (title VI of Public Law 108–199): Provided further, 
That such funds shall not be available for administrative 
expenses of the United States International Development 
Finance Corporation: Provided further, That such au-
thority shall be subject to prior consultation with, and 
the regular notification procedures of, the Committees 
on Appropriations: Provided further, That the transfer 
authority provided in this section is in addition to any 
other transfer authority provided by law: Provided fur-
ther, That within 60 days of the termination in whole or 
in part of the Compact from which funds were trans-
ferred under this authority to the United States Inter-
national Development Finance Corporation, any unobli-
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gated balances shall be transferred back to the Millen-
nium Challenge Corporation, subject to the regular noti-
fication procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(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 con-
tained in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to transfer 
funds, consults with and provides a written policy justifica-
tion to the Committees on Appropriations. 
(e) AUDIT OF INTER-AGENCY TRANSFERS OF FUNDS.— 
Any agreement for the transfer or allocation of funds appro-
priated by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams entered into between the Department of State or 
USAID and another agency of the United States Government 
under the authority of section 632(a) of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961, or any comparable provision of law, shall 
expressly provide that the Inspector General (IG) for the 
agency receiving the transfer or allocation of such funds, or 
other entity with audit responsibility if the receiving agency 
does not have an IG, shall perform periodic program and fi-
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nancial audits of the use of such funds and report to the De-
partment of State or USAID, as appropriate, upon comple-
tion of such audits: Provided, That such audits shall be 
transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations by the De-
partment of State or USAID, as appropriate: Provided fur-
ther, 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 depart-
ments and agencies funded by this Act in contravention of 
section 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41, Code of 
Federal Regulations. 
(b) COMPUTER NETWORKS.—None of the funds made 
available by this Act for the operating expenses of any United 
States Government department or agency may be used to es-
tablish or maintain a computer network for use by such de-
partment or agency unless such network has filters designed 
to block access to sexually explicit websites: Provided, That 
nothing in this subsection shall limit the use of funds nec-
essary for any Federal, State, Tribal, or local law enforce-
ment agency, or any other entity carrying out the following 
activities: criminal investigations, prosecutions, and adjudica-
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tions; administrative discipline; and the monitoring of such 
websites undertaken as part of official business. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON PROMOTION OF TOBACCO.—None 
of the funds made available by this Act shall be available to 
promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products (in-
cluding electronic nicotine delivery systems), or to seek the 
reduction or removal by any foreign country of restrictions on 
the marketing of tobacco or tobacco products (including elec-
tronic nicotine delivery systems), except for restrictions which 
are not applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products (in-
cluding electronic nicotine delivery systems) of the same type. 
(d) EMAIL SERVERS OUTSIDE
THE .GOV DOMAIN.— 
None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the head-
ings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ and ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ 
in title I, and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ and ‘‘Capital Invest-
ment Fund’’ in title II that are made available to the Depart-
ment of State and the United States Agency for International 
Development may be made available to support the use or es-
tablishment of email accounts or email servers created out-
side the .gov domain or not fitted for automated records 
management as part of a Federal government records man-
agement program in contravention of the Presidential and 
Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014 (Public Law 113– 
187).
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(e) 
REPRESENTATION
AND
ENTERTAINMENT
EX-
PENSES.—Each Federal department, agency, or entity funded 
in titles I or II of this Act, and the Department of the Treas-
ury and independent agencies funded in titles III or VI of 
this Act, shall take steps to ensure that domestic and over-
seas representation and entertainment expenses further offi-
cial agency business and United States foreign policy inter-
ests, and— 
(1) are primarily for fostering relations outside of 
the Executive Branch; 
(2) are principally for meals and events of a pro-
tocol nature; 
(3) are not for employee-only events; and 
(4) do not include activities that are substantially of 
a recreational character. 
(f) LIMITATIONS
ON ENTERTAINMENT EXPENSES.— 
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
by this Act under the headings ‘‘International Military Edu-
cation and Training’’ or ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ for Informational Program activities or under the 
headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘Development Assist-
ance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for Eu-
rope, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ may be obligated or ex-
pended to pay for— 
(1) alcoholic beverages; or
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(2) entertainment expenses for activities that are 
substantially of a recreational character, including en-
trance fees at sporting events, theatrical and musical 
productions, and amusement parks. 
AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS 
SEC. 7011. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation after the expira-
tion of the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided by 
this Act: Provided, That funds appropriated for the purposes 
of chapters 1 and 8 of part I, section 661, chapters 4, 5, 6, 
8, and 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), 
and funds made available for ‘‘United States International 
Development Finance Corporation’’ and under the heading 
‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ shall re-
main available for an additional 4 years from the date on 
which the availability of such funds would otherwise have ex-
pired, if such funds are initially obligated before the expira-
tion of their respective periods of availability contained in this 
Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of this Act, any funds made available for the purposes 
of chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 which are allocated or obligated for 
cash disbursements in order to address balance of payments 
or economic policy reform objectives, shall remain available
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for an additional 4 years from the date on which the avail-
ability of such funds would otherwise have expired, if such 
funds are initially allocated or obligated before the expiration 
of their respective periods of availability contained in this 
Act: Provided further, That the Secretary of State and the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development shall provide a report to the Committees on Ap-
propriations not later than October 31, 2024, detailing by ac-
count and source year, the use of this authority during the 
previous fiscal year: Provided further, That an obligation in 
excess of $2,000,000 from deobligated balances of funds ap-
propriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs that remain available due to the exercise of the au-
thority of this section shall be subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES IN DEFAULT 
SEC. 7012. No part of any appropriation provided under 
titles III through VI in this Act shall be used to furnish as-
sistance to the government of any country which is in default 
during a period in excess of 1 calendar year in payment to 
the United States of principal or interest on any loan made 
to the government of such country by the United States pur-
suant to a program for which funds are appropriated under 
this Act unless the President determines, following consulta-
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tion with the Committees on Appropriations, that assistance 
for such country is in the national interest of the United 
States. 
PROHIBITION ON TAXATION OF UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 7013. (a) PROHIBITION ON TAXATION.—None of 
the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act 
may be made available to provide assistance for a foreign 
country under a new bilateral agreement governing the terms 
and conditions under which such assistance is to be provided 
unless such agreement includes a provision stating that as-
sistance provided by the United States shall be exempt from 
taxation, or reimbursed, by the foreign government, and the 
Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development shall expedi-
tiously seek to negotiate amendments to existing bilateral 
agreements, as necessary, to conform with this requirement. 
(b) NOTIFICATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF FOREIGN 
TAXES.—An amount equivalent to 200 percent of the total 
taxes assessed during fiscal year 2024 on funds appropriated 
by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related programs 
by a foreign government or entity against United States as-
sistance programs, either directly or through grantees, con-
tractors, and subcontractors, shall be withheld from obliga-
tion from funds appropriated for assistance for fiscal year
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2025 and for prior fiscal years and allocated for the central 
government of such country or for the West Bank and Gaza 
program, as applicable, if, not later than September 30, 
2025, such taxes have not been reimbursed. 
(c) DE MINIMIS EXCEPTION.—Foreign taxes of a de 
minimis nature shall not be subject to the provisions of sub-
section (b). 
(d) REPROGRAMMING OF FUNDS.—Funds withheld from 
obligation for each foreign government or entity pursuant to 
subsection (b) shall be reprogrammed for assistance for coun-
tries which do not assess taxes on United States assistance 
or which have an effective arrangement that is providing sub-
stantial reimbursement of such taxes, and that can reason-
ably accommodate such assistance in a programmatically re-
sponsible manner. 
(e) DETERMINATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of this section 
shall not apply to any foreign government or entity that 
assesses such taxes if the Secretary of State reports to 
the Committees on Appropriations that— 
(A) such foreign government or entity has an 
effective arrangement that is providing substantial 
reimbursement of such taxes; or 
(B) the foreign policy interests of the United 
States outweigh the purpose of this section to en-
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sure that United States assistance is not subject to 
taxation. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of State shall 
consult with the Committees on Appropriations at least 
15 days prior to exercising the authority of this sub-
section with regard to any foreign government or entity. 
(f) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of State shall 
issue and update rules, regulations, or policy guidance, as ap-
propriate, to implement the prohibition against the taxation 
of assistance contained in this section. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section: 
(1) BILATERAL AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘bilateral 
agreement’’ refers to a framework bilateral agreement 
between the Government of the United States and the 
government of the country receiving assistance that de-
scribes the privileges and immunities applicable to 
United States foreign assistance for such country gen-
erally, or an individual agreement between the Govern-
ment of the United States and such government that de-
scribes, among other things, the treatment for tax pur-
poses that will be accorded the United States assistance 
provided under that agreement. 
(2) TAXES AND TAXATION.—The term ‘‘taxes and 
taxation’’ shall include value added taxes and customs
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duties but shall not include individual income taxes as-
sessed to local staff. 
RESERVATIONS OF FUNDS 
SEC. 7014. (a) REPROGRAMMING.—Funds appropriated 
under titles III through VI of this Act which are specifically 
designated may be reprogrammed for other programs within 
the same account notwithstanding the designation if compli-
ance with the designation is made impossible by operation of 
any provision of this or any other Act: Provided, That any 
such reprogramming shall be subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Pro-
vided further, That assistance that is reprogrammed pursuant 
to this subsection shall be made available under the same 
terms and conditions as originally provided. 
(b) EXTENSION OF AVAILABILITY.—In addition to the 
authority contained in subsection (a), the original period of 
availability of funds appropriated by this Act and adminis-
tered by the Department of State or the United States Agen-
cy for International Development that are specifically des-
ignated for particular programs or activities by this or any 
other Act may be extended for an additional fiscal year if the 
Secretary of State or the USAID Administrator, as appro-
priate, determines and reports promptly to the Committees 
on Appropriations that the termination of assistance to a 
country or a significant change in circumstances makes it un-
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likely that such designated funds can be obligated during the 
original period of availability: Provided, That such designated 
funds that continue to be available for an additional fiscal 
year shall be obligated only for the purpose of such designa-
tion. 
(c) OTHER ACTS.—Ceilings and specifically designated 
funding levels contained in this Act shall not be applicable to 
funds or authorities appropriated or otherwise made available 
by any subsequent Act unless such Act specifically so directs: 
Provided, That specifically designated funding levels or min-
imum funding requirements contained in any other Act shall 
not be applicable to funds appropriated by this Act. 
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 7015. (a) NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES IN PRO-
GRAMS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES.—None of the funds 
made available in titles I, II, and VI, and under the headings 
‘‘Peace Corps’’ and ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’’, of 
this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of State, foreign operations, and related programs to 
the departments and agencies funded by this Act that remain 
available for obligation in fiscal year 2024, or provided from 
any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by 
the collection of fees or of currency reflows or other offsetting 
collections, or made available by transfer, to the departments
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and agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obliga-
tion to— 
(1) create new programs; 
(2) suspend or eliminate a program, project, or ac-
tivity; 
(3) close, suspend, open, or reopen a mission or 
post; 
(4) create, close, reorganize, downsize, or rename 
bureaus, centers, or offices; or 
(5) contract out or privatize any functions or activi-
ties presently performed by Federal employees; 
unless previously justified to the Committees on Appropria-
tions or such Committees are notified 15 days in advance of 
such obligation. 
(b) NOTIFICATION OF REPROGRAMMING OF FUNDS.— 
None of the funds provided under titles I, II, and VI of this 
Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 
of State, foreign operations, and related programs, to the de-
partments and agencies funded under such titles that remain 
available for obligation in fiscal year 2024, or provided from 
any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by 
the collection of fees available to the department and agency 
funded under title I of this Act, shall be available for obliga-
tion or expenditure for programs, projects, or activities
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through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $1,000,000 
or 10 percent, whichever is less, that— 
(1) augments or changes existing programs, 
projects, or activities; 
(2) relocates an existing office or employees; 
(3) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing 
program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 
10 percent as approved by Congress; or 
(4) results from any general savings, including sav-
ings from a reduction in personnel, which would result 
in a change in existing programs, projects, or activities 
as approved by Congress; 
unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days 
in advance of such reprogramming of funds. 
(c) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—None of the funds 
made available by this Act under the headings ‘‘Global 
Health Programs’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, 
Eurasia and Central Asia’’, ‘‘Peace Corps’’, ‘‘Millennium 
Challenge Corporation’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law 
Enforcement’’, 
‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, 
Demining and Related Programs’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper-
ations’’, ‘‘International Military Education and Training’’, 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, ‘‘International Orga-
nizations and Programs’’, ‘‘United States International De-
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velopment Finance Corporation’’, and ‘‘Trade and Develop-
ment Agency’’ shall be available for obligation for programs, 
projects, activities, type of materiel assistance, countries, or 
other operations not justified or in excess of the amount jus-
tified to the Committees on Appropriations for obligation 
under any of these specific headings unless the Committees 
on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such ob-
ligation: Provided, That the President shall not enter into any 
commitment of funds appropriated for the purposes of section 
23 of the Arms Export Control Act for the provision of major 
defense equipment, other than conventional ammunition, or 
other major defense items defined to be aircraft, ships, mis-
siles, or combat vehicles, not previously justified to Congress 
or 20 percent in excess of the quantities justified to Congress 
unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days 
in advance of such commitment: Provided further, That re-
quirements of this subsection or any similar provision of this 
or any other Act shall not apply to any reprogramming for 
a program, project, or activity for which funds are appro-
priated under titles III through VI of this Act of less than 
10 percent of the amount previously justified to Congress for 
obligation for such program, project, or activity for the cur-
rent fiscal year: Provided further, That any notification sub-
mitted pursuant to subsection (f) of this section shall include
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information (if known on the date of transmittal of such noti-
fication) on the use of notwithstanding authority. 
(d) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS AND FUND-
ING NOTIFICATIONS.— 
(1) PROGRAMS.—None of the funds appropriated by 
this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams may be made available to support or continue any 
program initially funded under any authority of title 10, 
United States Code, or any Act making or authorizing 
appropriations for the Department of Defense, unless 
the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Defense and in accordance with the regular no-
tification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions, submits a justification to such Committees that in-
cludes a description of, and the estimated costs associ-
ated with, the support or continuation of such program. 
(2) FUNDING.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, funds transferred by the Department of De-
fense to the Department of State and the United States 
Agency for International Development for assistance for 
foreign countries and international organizations shall be 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations.
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(3) NOTIFICATION
ON
EXCESS
DEFENSE
ARTI-
CLES.—Prior to providing excess Department of Defense 
articles in accordance with section 516(a) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, the Department of Defense shall 
notify the Committees on Appropriations to the same ex-
tent and under the same conditions as other committees 
pursuant to subsection (f) of that section: Provided, 
That before issuing a letter of offer to sell excess defense 
articles under the Arms Export Control Act, the Depart-
ment of Defense shall notify the Committees on Appro-
priations in accordance with the regular notification pro-
cedures of such Committees if such defense articles are 
significant military equipment (as defined in section 
47(9) of the Arms Export Control Act) or are valued (in 
terms of original acquisition cost) at $7,000,000 or 
more, or if notification is required elsewhere in this Act 
for the use of appropriated funds for specific countries 
that would receive such excess defense articles: Provided 
further, That such Committees shall also be informed of 
the original acquisition cost of such defense articles. 
(e) WAIVER.—The requirements of this section or any 
similar provision of this Act or any other Act, including any 
prior Act requiring notification in accordance with the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions, may be waived if failure to do so would pose a substan-
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tial risk to human health or welfare: Provided, That in case 
of any such waiver, notification to the Committees on Appro-
priations shall be provided as early as practicable, but in no 
event later than 3 days after taking the action to which such 
notification requirement was applicable, in the context of the 
circumstances necessitating such waiver: Provided further, 
That any notification provided pursuant to such a waiver 
shall contain an explanation of the emergency circumstances. 
(f) COUNTRY NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—None of 
the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act 
may be obligated or expended for assistance for Afghanistan, 
Bahrain, Burma, Cambodia, Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, El Sal-
vador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Iran, Iraq, 
Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Philippines, 
the Russian Federation, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, 
Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Ukraine, Venezuela, Yemen, and 
Zimbabwe except as provided through the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(g) TRUST FUNDS.—Funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available in title III of this Act and prior Acts making 
funds available for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs that are made available for a 
trust fund held by an international financial institution shall 
be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations, and such notification shall include
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the information specified under this section in the explana-
tory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
division A of this consolidated Act). 
(h) OTHER PROGRAM NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated 
under title I of this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic 
Programs’’ that are made available for lateral entry into 
the Foreign Service shall be subject to prior consultation 
with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
(2) OTHER
PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act that are made available for the following pro-
grams and activities shall be subject to the regular noti-
fication procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions: 
(A) the Global Engagement Center; 
(B) the Power Africa and Prosper Africa ini-
tiatives; 
(C) community-based police assistance con-
ducted pursuant to the authority of section 
7035(a)(1) of this Act; 
(D) the Prevention and Stabilization Fund and 
the Multi-Donor Global Fragility Fund; 
(E) the Indo-Pacific Strategy;