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plicable, informs the Committees on Appropriations on a 
case-by-case basis that a direct vetting option is not fea-
sible for such program: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary and the Administrator may restrict the award of, 
terminate, or cancel contracts, grants, or cooperative 
agreements or require an awardee to restrict the award 
of, terminate, or cancel a sub-award based on information 
in connection with a partner vetting program. 
(f) INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTIONS.—The Sec-
retary of State should withhold funds appropriated under 
title III of this Act for assistance for the central govern-
ment of any country that is not taking appropriate steps 
to comply with the Convention on the Civil Aspects of 
International Child Abductions, done at the Hague on Oc-
tober 25, 1980: Provided, That the Secretary shall report 
to the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of 
withholding funds under this subsection. 
(g) TRANSFER
OF FUNDS
FOR EXTRAORDINARY 
PROTECTION.—The Secretary of State may transfer to, 
and merge with, funds under the heading ‘‘Protection of 
Foreign Missions and Officials’’ unobligated balances of 
expired funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic 
Programs’’ for fiscal year 2024, at 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 appro-
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priated: Provided, That not more than $50,000,000 may 
be transferred. 
(h) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) INCENTIVES
FOR
CRITICAL
POSTS.—The 
authority contained in section 1115(d) of the Sup-
plemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 
111–32) shall remain in effect through September 
30, 2024. 
(2) SPECIAL
INSPECTOR
GENERAL
FOR
AF-
GHANISTAN
RECONSTRUCTION
COMPETITIVE
STA-
TUS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
any employee of the Special Inspector General for 
Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) who completes 
at least 12 months of continuous service after enact-
ment of this Act or who is employed on the date on 
which SIGAR terminates, whichever occurs first, 
shall acquire competitive status for appointment to 
any position in the competitive service for which the 
employee possesses the required qualifications. 
(3) TRANSFER OF BALANCES.—Section 7081(h) 
of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (divi-
sion J of Public Law 115–31) shall continue in ef-
fect during fiscal year 2024. 
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(4) PROTECTIVE SERVICES.—Section 7071 of 
the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 (divi-
sion K of Public Law 117–103) shall continue in ef-
fect during fiscal year 2024 and shall be applied to 
funds appropriated by this Act by substituting 
‘‘$40,000,000’’ for ‘‘$30,000,000’’. 
(5) EXTENSION
OF
LOAN
GUARANTEES
TO 
ISRAEL.—Chapter 5 of title I of the Emergency 
Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003 
(Public Law 108–11; 117 Stat. 576) is amended 
under the heading ‘‘Loan Guarantees to Israel’’— 
(A) in the matter preceding the first pro-
viso, by striking ‘‘September 30, 2028’’ and in-
serting ‘‘September 30, 2029’’; and 
(B) in the second proviso, by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2028’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2029’’. 
(6) EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PERSONAL SERV-
ICES
CONTRACT
AUTHORITY.—The authority pro-
vided in section 2401 of division C of the Extending 
Government Funding and Delivering Emergency As-
sistance Act (Public Law 117–43) shall remain in 
effect through September 30, 2024. 
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(7) EXTENSION OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.— 
During the current fiscal year, sections (2), (3), and 
(4) of the PEPFAR Extension Act of 2018 (Public 
Law 115–305) shall be applied by substituting 
‘‘2024’’ for ‘‘2023’’ each place it occurs. 
(i) MONITORING AND EVALUATION.— 
(1) BENEFICIARY
FEEDBACK.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act that are made available for moni-
toring and evaluation of assistance under the head-
ings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘International Dis-
aster Assistance’’, and ‘‘Migration and Refugee As-
sistance’’ shall be made available for the regular and 
systematic collection of feedback obtained directly 
from beneficiaries to enhance the quality and rel-
evance of such assistance: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of State and USAID Administrator shall reg-
ularly conduct oversight to ensure that such feed-
back is collected and used by implementing partners 
to maximize the cost-effectiveness and utility of such 
assistance. 
(2) EX-POST EVALUATIONS.—Of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act under titles III and IV, not 
less than $10,000,000 should be made available for 
ex-post evaluations of the effectiveness and sustain-
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ability of United States Government-funded assist-
ance programs. 
(j) HIV/AIDS WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds 
available in the HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund estab-
lished pursuant to section 525(b)(1) of the Foreign Oper-
ations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447) may be made 
available for pharmaceuticals and other products for child 
survival, malaria, and tuberculosis to the same extent as 
HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, subject to 
the terms and conditions in such section: Provided, That 
the authority in section 525(b)(5) of the Foreign Oper-
ations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447) shall be exer-
cised by the Assistant Administrator for Global Health, 
USAID, with respect to funds deposited for such non- 
HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, and shall 
be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of State shall include in the congressional budg-
et justification an accounting of budgetary resources, dis-
bursements, balances, and reimbursements related to such 
fund. 
(k) LOANS, CONSULTATION, AND NOTIFICATION.— 
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(1) LOAN GUARANTEES.—Funds appropriated 
under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and 
‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ 
by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs may be made available for the 
costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, of loan guarantees for Egypt, 
Jordan, Small Island Developing States, and 
Ukraine, which are authorized to be provided: Pro-
vided, That amounts made available under this para-
graph for the costs of such guarantees shall not be 
considered assistance for the purposes of provisions 
of law limiting assistance to a country. 
(2) FOREIGN
MILITARY
FINANCING
DIRECT 
LOANS.—During fiscal year 2024, direct loans under 
section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act may be 
made available for North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion (NATO) or Major Non-NATO Allies, notwith-
standing section 23(c)(1) of the Arms Export Con-
trol Act, gross obligations for the principal amounts 
of which shall not exceed $8,000,000,000: Provided, 
That funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘For-
eign Military Financing Program’’ in this Act and 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart-
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ment of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams, including balances that were previously des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
Operation/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, may be 
made available for the costs, as defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of 
such loans: Provided further, That such costs, in-
cluding the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as 
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974 and may include the costs of selling, re-
ducing, or cancelling any amounts owed to the 
United States or any agency of the United States: 
Provided further, That the Government of the 
United States may charge fees for such loans, which 
shall be collected from borrowers in accordance with 
section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974: Provided further, That no funds made avail-
able to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
(NATO) or Major Non-NATO Allies by this or any 
other appropriations Act for this fiscal year or prior 
fiscal years may be used for payment of any fees as-
sociated with such loans: Provided further, That such 
loans shall be repaid in not more than 12 years, in-
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cluding a grace period of up to one year on repay-
ment of principal: Provided further, That amounts 
made available under this paragraph for such costs 
shall not be considered assistance for the purposes 
of provisions of law limiting assistance to a country. 
(3) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING LOAN GUAR-
ANTEES.—Funds appropriated under the heading 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ in this Act 
and prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs, including balances that were previously 
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contin-
gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, may be 
made available, notwithstanding the third proviso 
under such heading, for the costs of loan guarantees 
under section 24 of the Arms Export Control Act for 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or 
Major Non-NATO Allies: Provided, That such funds 
are available to subsidize gross obligations for the 
principal amount of commercial loans, and total loan 
principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not 
to exceed $8,000,000,000: Provided further, That no 
loan guarantee with respect to any one borrower 
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may exceed 80 percent of the loan principal: Pro-
vided further, That any loan guaranteed under this 
paragraph may not be subordinated to another debt 
contracted by the borrower or to any other claims 
against the borrower in the case of default: Provided 
further, That repayment in United States dollars of 
any loan guaranteed under this paragraph shall be 
required within a period not to exceed 12 years after 
the loan agreement is signed: Provided further, That 
the Government of the United States may charge 
fees for such loan guarantees, as may be determined, 
notwithstanding section 24 of the Arms Export Con-
trol Act, which shall be collected from borrowers or 
third parties on behalf of such borrowers in accord-
ance with section 502(7) of the Congressional Budg-
et Act of 1974: Provided further, That amounts 
made available under this paragraph for the costs of 
such guarantees shall not be considered assistance 
for the purposes of provisions of law limiting assist-
ance to a country. 
(4) LIMITATION.—Prior to offering Foreign 
Military Financing Program loans or loan guaran-
tees to Major Non-NATO Allies, the Secretary of 
State shall determine and report to the appropriate 
congressional committees that such partners do not 
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support any foreign adversary as defined by 15 CFR 
§ 7.4. 
(5) 
CONSULTATION
AND
NOTIFICATION.— 
Funds made available pursuant to the authorities of 
this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation 
with the appropriate congressional committees and 
the regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations. 
(l) LOCAL WORKS.— 
(1) FUNDING.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assist-
ance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than 
$50,000,000 shall be made available for Local 
Works pursuant to section 7080 of the Department 
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 
113–235), which may remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2028. 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—For the purposes of 
section 7080 of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235), ‘‘eli-
gible entities’’ shall be defined as small local, inter-
national, and United States-based nongovernmental 
organizations, educational institutions, and other 
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small entities that have received less than a total of 
$5,000,000 from USAID over the previous 5 fiscal 
years: Provided, That departments or centers of 
such educational institutions may be considered indi-
vidually in determining such eligibility. 
(m) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for 
purposes of this Act the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the Committees on Appro-
priations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives. 
(2) FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY THIS ACT AND 
PRIOR ACTS.—Unless otherwise defined in this Act, 
for purposes of this Act the term ‘‘funds appro-
priated by this Act and prior Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs’’ means funds that re-
main available for obligation, and have not expired. 
(3) 
INTERNATIONAL
FINANCIAL
INSTITU-
TIONS.—In this Act ‘‘international financial institu-
tions’’ means the International Bank for Recon-
struction and Development, the International Devel-
opment Association, the International Finance Cor-
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poration, the Inter-American Development Bank, the 
International Monetary Fund, the International 
Fund for Agricultural Development, the Asian De-
velopment Bank, the Asian Development Fund, the 
Inter-American Investment Corporation, the North 
American Development Bank, the European Bank 
for Reconstruction and Development, the African 
Development Bank, the African Development Fund, 
and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency. 
(4) SPEND
PLAN.—In this Act, the term 
‘‘spend plan’’ means a plan for the uses of funds ap-
propriated for a particular entity, country, program, 
purpose, or account and which shall include, at a 
minimum, a description of— 
(A) realistic and sustainable goals, criteria 
for measuring progress, and a timeline for 
achieving such goals; 
(B) amounts and sources of funds by ac-
count; 
(C) how such funds will complement other 
ongoing or planned programs; and 
(D) implementing partners, to the max-
imum extent practicable. 
(5) SUCCESSOR
OPERATING
UNIT.—Any ref-
erence to a particular operating unit or office in this 
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Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs shall be deemed to include any successor 
operating unit performing the same or similar func-
tions. 
(6) USAID.—In this Act, the term ‘‘USAID’’ 
means the United States Agency for International 
Development. 
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY 
SEC. 7035. (a) ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) COMMUNITY-BASED POLICE ASSISTANCE.— 
Funds made available under titles III and IV of this 
Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 1 of part 
I and chapters 4 and 6 of part II of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961, may be used, notwithstanding 
section 660 of that Act, to enhance the effectiveness 
and accountability of civilian police authority 
through training and technical assistance in human 
rights, the rule of law, anti-corruption, strategic 
planning, and through assistance to foster civilian 
police roles that support democratic governance, in-
cluding assistance for programs to prevent conflict, 
respond to disasters, address violence against women 
and girls, and foster improved police relations with 
the communities they serve. 
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(2) COMBAT CASUALTY CARE.— 
(A) Consistent with the objectives of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms 
Export Control Act, funds appropriated by this 
Act under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper-
ations’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ shall be made available for combat cas-
ualty training and equipment in an amount 
above the prior fiscal year. 
(B) The Secretary of State shall offer com-
bat casualty care training and equipment as a 
component of any package of lethal assistance 
funded by this Act with funds appropriated 
under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ 
and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’: 
Provided, That the requirement of this subpara-
graph shall apply to a country in conflict, un-
less the Secretary determines that such country 
has in place, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, functioning combat casualty care treat-
ment and equipment that meets or exceeds the 
standards recommended by the Committee on 
Tactical Combat Casualty Care: Provided fur-
ther, That any such training and equipment for 
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combat casualty care shall be made available 
through an open and competitive process. 
(b) AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) RECONSTITUTING
CIVILIAN
POLICE
AU-
THORITY.—In providing assistance with funds ap-
propriated by this Act under section 660(b)(6) of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, support for a 
nation emerging from instability may be deemed to 
mean support for regional, district, municipal, or 
other sub-national entity emerging from instability, 
as well as a nation emerging from instability. 
(2) DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION, AND RE-
INTEGRATION.—Section 7034(d) of the Department 
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 
113–235) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 
2024. 
(3) COMMERCIAL LEASING OF DEFENSE ARTI-
CLES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
and subject to the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations, the authority of 
section 23(a) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2763) may be used to provide financing to 
Israel, Egypt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion (NATO), and Major Non-NATO Allies for the 
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