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pany, that receives funds from any such financial institu-
tion. 
(e) WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS.—The Secretary 
of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive 
director of each international financial institution to use 
the voice of the United States to encourage such institu-
tion to effectively implement and enforce policies and pro-
cedures which meet or exceed best practices in the United 
States for the protection of whistleblowers from retalia-
tion, including— 
(1) protection against retaliation for internal 
and lawful public disclosure; 
(2) legal burdens of proof; 
(3) statutes of limitation for reporting retalia-
tion; 
(4) access to binding independent adjudicative 
bodies, including shared cost and selection external 
arbitration; and 
(5) results that eliminate the effects of proven 
retaliation, including provision for the restoration of 
prior employment. 
(f) GRIEVANCE MECHANISMS AND PROCEDURES.— 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
States executive director of each international financial in-
stitution to use the voice of the United States to support 
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independent investigative and adjudicative mechanisms 
and procedures that meet or exceed best practices in the 
United States to provide due process and fair compensa-
tion, including the right to reinstatement, for employees 
who are subjected to harassment, discrimination, retalia-
tion, false allegations, or other misconduct. 
(g) CAPITAL INCREASES.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available to support a 
new capital increase for an international financial institu-
tion unless the President submits a budget request for 
such increase to Congress and determines and reports to 
the Committees on Appropriations that— 
(1) the institution has completed a thorough 
analysis of the development challenges facing the rel-
evant geographical region, the role of the institution 
in addressing such challenges and its role relative to 
other financing partners, and the steps to be taken 
to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the in-
stitution; and 
(2) the governors of such institution have ap-
proved the capital increase. 
(h) OPPOSITION TO LENDING TO THE PEOPLE’S RE-
PUBLIC OF CHINA.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
instruct the United States executive director at each mul-
tilateral development bank to use the voice and vote of 
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the United States to oppose any loan, extension of finan-
cial assistance, or technical assistance by such bank to the 
People’s Republic of China. 
(i) CONTRIBUTIONS TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY 
FUNDS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall ensure that 
no United States contribution to a financial intermediary 
fund may be used to provide any loan, extension of finan-
cial assistance, or technical assistance to the People’s Re-
public of China or to any country or region subject to com-
prehensive sanctions by the United States. 
(j) REPORT TO CONGRESS AND WITHHOLDING.— 
(1) Not later than 120 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appro-
priations indicating the amount of funds that a fi-
nancial intermediary fund is budgeting for the year 
in which the report is submitted for a country or re-
gion described in subsection (i). 
(2) If a report under paragraph (1) indicates 
that a financial intermediary fund plans to spend 
funds for a country or region described under sub-
section (i), including through projects implemented 
by a multilateral development bank, then 10 percent 
of the United States contribution to such bank shall 
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be withheld from obligation for the remainder of the 
fiscal year in which the report is submitted. 
(k) GUIDANCE ON MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT 
BANKS.—None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Multilateral 
Assistance’’ may be used to implement, administer, or oth-
erwise carry out Executive Order 14008 (relating to Exec-
utive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and 
Abroad), including the memorandum entitled ‘‘Guidance 
on Fossil Fuel Energy at the Multilateral Development 
Banks’’, issued by the Department of the Treasury on Au-
gust 16, 2021. 
TECHNOLOGY SECURITY 
SEC. 7030. (a) INSECURE COMMUNICATIONS NET-
WORKS.—Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made 
available for programs, including through the Digital 
Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership, to— 
(1) advance the adoption of secure, next-genera-
tion communications networks and services, includ-
ing 5G, and cybersecurity policies, in countries re-
ceiving assistance under this Act and prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs; 
(2) counter the establishment of insecure com-
munications networks and services, including 5G, 
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promoted by the People’s Republic of China and 
other state-backed enterprises that are subject to 
undue or extrajudicial control by their country of or-
igin; and 
(3) provide policy and technical training on de-
ploying open, interoperable, reliable, and secure net-
works to information communication technology pro-
fessionals in countries receiving assistance under 
this Act, as appropriate: 
Provided, That such funds, including funds appropriated 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, may be 
used to strengthen civilian cybersecurity and information 
and communications technology capacity, including par-
ticipation of foreign law enforcement and military per-
sonnel in non-military activities, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law and following consultation with the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
(b) CHIPS FOR AMERICA INTERNATIONAL TECH-
NOLOGY SECURITY AND INNOVATION FUND.— 
(1) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of State shall allocate amounts made 
available from the Creating Helpful Incentives to 
Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America 
International Technology Security and Innovation 
Fund for fiscal year 2024 pursuant to the transfer 
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authority in section 102(c)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 
2022 (division A of Public Law 117–167), to the ac-
counts specified and in the amounts specified, in the 
table titled ‘‘CHIPS for America International Tech-
nology Security and Innovation Fund’’ in the report 
accompanying this Act: Provided, That such funds 
shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the 
regular notification procedures of, the Committees 
on Appropriations: Provided further, That amounts 
transferred to the Export-Import Bank of the 
United States and the United States International 
Development Finance Corporation pursuant to the 
transfer authority in section 102(c)(1) of the CHIPS 
Act of 2022 (division A of Public Law 117–167) 
may be made available for the costs of direct loans 
and loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974. 
(2) Neither the President nor his designee may 
allocate any amounts that are made available for 
any fiscal year under section 102(c)(2) of the 
CHIPS Act of 2022 if there is in effect an Act mak-
ing or continuing appropriations for part of a fiscal 
year for the Department of State, Foreign Oper-
ations, and Related Programs: Provided, That in any 
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fiscal year, the matter preceding this proviso shall 
not apply to the allocation, apportionment, or allot-
ment of amounts for continuing administration of 
programs allocated using funds transferred from the 
CHIPS for America International Technology Secu-
rity and Innovation Fund, which may be allocated 
pursuant to the transfer authority in section 
102(c)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 only in 
amounts that are no more than the allocation for 
such purposes in paragraph (1) of this subsection. 
(3) Concurrent with the annual budget submis-
sion of the President for fiscal year 2025, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations proposed allocations by account and 
by program, project, or activity, with detailed jus-
tifications, for amounts made available under section 
102(c)(2) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 for fiscal year 
2025. 
(4) The Secretary of State shall provide the 
Committees on Appropriations quarterly reports on 
the status of balances of projects and activities fund-
ed by the CHIPS for America International Tech-
nology Security and Innovation Fund for amounts 
allocated pursuant to paragraph (1) of this sub-
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section, including all uncommitted, committed, and 
unobligated funds. 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, BUDGET TRANSPARENCY, AND 
ANTI-CORRUPTION 
SEC. 7031. (a) LIMITATION ON DIRECT GOVERN-
MENT-TO-GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) REQUIREMENTS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act may be made available for direct govern-
ment-to-government assistance only if— 
(A)(i) each implementing agency or min-
istry to receive assistance has been assessed 
and is considered to have the systems required 
to manage such assistance and any identified 
vulnerabilities or weaknesses of such agency or 
ministry have been addressed; 
(ii) the recipient agency or ministry em-
ploys and utilizes staff with the necessary tech-
nical, financial, and management capabilities; 
(iii) the recipient agency or ministry has 
adopted competitive procurement policies and 
systems; 
(iv) effective monitoring and evaluation 
systems are in place to ensure that such assist-
ance is used for its intended purposes; 
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(v) no level of acceptable fraud is assumed; 
and 
(vi) the government of the recipient coun-
try is taking steps to publicly disclose on an an-
nual basis its national budget, to include in-
come and expenditures; 
(B) the recipient government is in compli-
ance with the principles set forth in section 
7013 of this Act; 
(C) the recipient agency or ministry is not 
headed or controlled by an organization des-
ignated as a foreign terrorist organization 
under section 219 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); 
(D) the Government of the United States 
and the government of the recipient country 
have agreed, in writing, on clear and achievable 
objectives for the use of such assistance, which 
should be made available on a cost-reimbursable 
basis; 
(E) the recipient government is taking 
steps to protect the rights of civil society, in-
cluding freedoms of expression, association, and 
assembly; and 
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(F) the government of the recipient coun-
try is taking steps to reduce corruption. 
(2) CONSULTATION
AND
NOTIFICATION.—In 
addition to the requirements in paragraph (1), funds 
may only be made available for direct government- 
to-government assistance subject to prior consulta-
tion with, and the regular notification procedures of, 
the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That 
such notification shall contain an explanation of how 
the proposed activity meets the requirements of 
paragraph (1): Provided further, That the require-
ments of this paragraph shall only apply to direct 
government-to-government assistance in excess of 
$5,000,000 and all funds available for cash transfer, 
budget support, and cash payments to individuals. 
(3) SUSPENSION OF ASSISTANCE.—The Admin-
istrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development or the Secretary of State, as 
appropriate, shall suspend any direct government-to- 
government assistance if the Administrator or the 
Secretary has credible information of material mis-
use of such assistance, unless the Administrator or 
the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that it is in the national interest of the 
United States to continue such assistance, including 
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a justification, or that such misuse has been appro-
priately addressed. 
(4) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.—The Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations, concurrent with the fiscal year 2025 
congressional budget justification materials, amounts 
planned for assistance described in paragraph (1) by 
country, proposed funding amount, source of funds, 
and type of assistance. 
(5) DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT PROHIBITION.— 
None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used by the government of any foreign country 
for debt service payments owed by any country to 
any international financial institution or to the Gov-
ernment of the People’s Republic of China. 
(b) NATIONAL BUDGET
AND CONTRACT TRANS-
PARENCY.— 
(1) 
MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS
OF
FISCAL 
TRANSPARENCY.—The Secretary of State shall con-
tinue to update and strengthen the ‘‘minimum re-
quirements of fiscal transparency’’ for each govern-
ment receiving assistance appropriated by this Act, 
as identified in the report required by section 
7031(b) of the Department of State, Foreign Oper-
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ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2014 (division K of Public Law 113–76). 
(2) DETERMINATION AND REPORT.—For each 
government identified pursuant to paragraph (1), 
the Secretary of State, not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, shall make or up-
date any determination of ‘‘significant progress’’ or 
‘‘no significant progress’’ in meeting the minimum 
requirements of fiscal transparency, and make such 
determinations publicly available in an annual ‘‘Fis-
cal Transparency Report’’ to be posted on the De-
partment of State website: Provided, That such re-
port shall include the elements included under this 
section in the report accompanying this Act. 
(3) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under 
title III of this Act shall be made available for pro-
grams and activities to assist governments identified 
pursuant to paragraph (1) to improve budget trans-
parency and to support civil society organizations in 
such countries that promote budget transparency. 
(c) ANTI-KLEPTOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS.— 
(1) INELIGIBILITY.— 
(A) Officials of foreign governments and 
their immediate family members about whom 
the Secretary of State has credible information 
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have been involved, directly or indirectly, in sig-
nificant corruption, including corruption related 
to the extraction of natural resources, or a 
gross violation of human rights, including the 
wrongful detention of locally employed staff of 
a United States diplomatic mission or a United 
States citizen or national, shall be ineligible for 
entry into the United States. 
(B) Concurrent with the application of 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall, as ap-
propriate, refer the matter to the Office of For-
eign Assets Control, Department of the Treas-
ury, to determine whether to apply sanctions 
authorities in accordance with United States 
law to block the transfer of property and inter-
ests in property, and all financial transactions, 
in the United States involving any person de-
scribed in such subparagraph. 
(C) The Secretary shall also publicly or 
privately designate or identify the officials of 
foreign governments and their immediate family 
members about whom the Secretary has such 
credible information without regard to whether 
the individual has applied for a visa. 
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(2) EXCEPTION.—Individuals shall not be ineli-
gible for entry into the United States pursuant to 
paragraph (1) if such entry would further important 
United States law enforcement objectives or is nec-
essary to permit the United States to fulfill its obli-
gations under the United Nations Headquarters 
Agreement: Provided, That nothing in paragraph (1) 
shall be construed to derogate from United States 
Government obligations under applicable inter-
national agreements. 
(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the ap-
plication of paragraph (1) if the Secretary deter-
mines that the waiver would serve a compelling na-
tional interest or that the circumstances which 
caused the individual to be ineligible have changed 
sufficiently. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and every 90 days 
thereafter until September 30, 2025, the Secretary 
of State shall submit a report, including a classified 
annex if necessary, to the appropriate congressional 
committees and the Committees on the Judiciary de-
scribing the information related to corruption or vio-
lation of human rights concerning each of the indi-
viduals found ineligible in the previous 12 months 
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pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) as well as the individ-
uals who the Secretary designated or identified pur-
suant to paragraph (1)(B), or who would be ineli-
gible but for the application of paragraph (2), a list 
of any waivers provided under paragraph (3), and 
the justification for each waiver. 
(d) EXTRACTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act may be made available to promote and support 
transparency and accountability of expenditures and 
revenues related to the extraction of natural re-
sources, including by strengthening implementation 
and monitoring of the Extractive Industries Trans-
parency Initiative, implementing and enforcing sec-
tion 8204 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2052) 
and the amendments made by such section, and to 
prevent the sale of conflict diamonds, and for tech-
nical assistance to promote independent audit mech-
anisms and support civil society participation in nat-
ural resource management. 
(2) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under title III may be made 
available to support mining activities related to the 
extraction of minerals until the Secretary of State 
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certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional 
committees that comparable mining activities are 
permitted in areas in the United States which were 
allowable prior to 2023: Provided, That the restric-
tion in this paragraph shall not apply to United 
States entities. 
(e) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE WEBSITE.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under titles I and II, and funds made 
available for any independent agency in title III, as appro-
priate, shall be made available to support the provision 
of additional information on United States Government 
foreign 
assistance 
on 
the 
‘‘ForeignAssistance.gov’’ 
website: Provided, That all Federal agencies funded under 
this Act shall provide such information on foreign assist-
ance, upon request and in a timely manner, to the Depart-
ment of State and the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development. 
DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS 
SEC. 7032. (a) FUNDING.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Development As-
sistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy 
Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 
Asia’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En-
forcement’’, $2,900,000,000 shall be made available for 
democracy programs. 
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(b) AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY.—Funds made available by 
this Act for democracy programs pursuant to sub-
section (a) and under the heading ‘‘National Endow-
ment for Democracy’’ may be made available not-
withstanding any other provision of law, and with 
regard to the National Endowment for Democracy 
(NED), any regulation. 
(2) BENEFICIARIES.—Funds made available by 
this Act for the NED are made available pursuant 
to the authority of the National Endowment for De-
mocracy Act (title V of Public Law 98–164), includ-
ing all decisions regarding the selection of bene-
ficiaries. 
(c) DEFINITION OF DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—For 
purposes of funds appropriated by this Act, the term ‘‘de-
mocracy programs’’ means programs that support: out-
comes of improved democratic governance; credible and 
observable electoral processes; strong, multi-party political 
systems with rights to contest government; rule of law; 
freedoms of expression, assembly, association, and reli-
gion; human rights, including property rights; activities by 
non-governmental organizations and other civil society, in-
cluding independent media, that promote the outcomes de-
scribed in this subsection. 
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(d) PROGRAM PRIORITIZATION.—Funds made avail-
able for support to strengthen government institutions, in-
cluding ministries, should be prioritized for countries dem-
onstrating strong separation of powers, checks and bal-
ances, rule of law, and credible and observable electoral 
processes. 
(e) RESTRICTIONS ON FOREIGN GOVERNMENT IN-
TERFERENCE.—With respect to the provision of assistance 
for democracy programs in this Act, the organizations im-
plementing such assistance, the specific nature of the as-
sistance, and the participants in such programs shall not 
be subject to prior approval by the government of any for-
eign country. 
(f) INFORMING PROGRAMMING.—The Secretary of 
State, Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development, and President of the NED 
should coordinate on plans for democracy programs sup-
ported with funds appropriated by this Act during joint 
regional and country planning for fiscal year 2024. 
INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 
SEC. 7033. (a) INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREE-
DOM OFFICE.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ shall be made available 
for the Office of International Religious Freedom, Depart-
ment of State. 
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(b) ASSISTANCE.—(1) Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
‘‘Democracy Fund’’, and ‘‘International Broadcasting Op-
erations’’, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for international religious freedom programs: Pro-
vided, That funds made available by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Democracy 
Fund’’ pursuant to this section shall be the responsibility 
of the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious 
Freedom, in consultation with other relevant United 
States Government officials, and shall be subject to prior 
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. 
(2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the head-
ings ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ and ‘‘Migration 
and Refugee Assistance’’ shall be made available for hu-
manitarian assistance for vulnerable and persecuted ethnic 
and religious minorities 
(c) AUTHORITY.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 
of State, foreign operations, and related programs under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may be made 
available notwithstanding any other provision of law for 
assistance for ethnic and religious minorities in Iraq and 
Syria. 
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(d) DESIGNATION OF NON-STATE ACTORS.—Section 
7033(e) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (division 
J of Public Law 115–31) shall continue in effect during 
fiscal year 2024. 
SPECIAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 7034. (a) VICTIMS OF WAR, DISPLACED CHIL-
DREN, AND DISPLACED BURMESE.—Funds appropriated 
in title III of this Act that are made available for victims 
of war, displaced children, displaced Burmese, and to com-
bat trafficking in persons and assist victims of such traf-
ficking may be made available notwithstanding any other 
provision of law. 
(b) FORENSIC ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made 
available for forensic anthropology assistance related 
to the exhumation and identification of victims of 
war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, 
which shall be administered by the Assistant Sec-
retary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, 
Department of State. 
(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’, not less than $10,000,000 (in-
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creased by $3,000,000) shall be made available for 
DNA forensic technology programs to combat 
human trafficking in Central America and Mexico. 
(c) WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME.—Funds managed by 
the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, United States 
Agency for International Development from this Act may 
be made available as a general contribution to the World 
Food Programme. 
(d) DIRECTIVES AND AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) RESEARCH AND TRAINING.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Assistance 
for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ shall be 
made available to carry out the Program for Re-
search and Training on Eastern Europe and the 
Independent States of the Former Soviet Union as 
authorized by the Soviet-Eastern European Research 
and Training Act of 1983 (22 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.). 
(2) GENOCIDE
VICTIMS
MEMORIAL
SITES.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts mak-
ing appropriations for the Department of State, for-
eign operations, and related programs under the 
headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Assist-
ance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ may be 
made available as contributions to establish and 
maintain memorial sites of genocide, subject to the 
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regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
(3) SPECIAL ENVOY FOR HOLOCAUST ISSUES.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ may be made available for 
the Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues notwith-
standing the limitation of section 7064(e)(3) of this 
Act. 
(4) PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS.—Of the 
funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ that are made available for private sector 
partnerships, including partnerships with philan-
thropic foundations, up to $50,000,000 may remain 
available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That 
funds made available pursuant to this paragraph 
may only be made available following prior consulta-
tion with, and the regular notification procedures of, 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
(5) INNOVATION.—The USAID Administrator 
may use funds appropriated by this Act under title 
III to make innovation incentive awards in accord-
ance with the terms and conditions of section 
7034(e)(4) of the Department of State, Foreign Op-
erations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
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2019 (division F of Public Law 116–6): Provided, 
That each individual award may not exceed 
$100,000. 
(6) EXCHANGE
VISITOR
PROGRAM.—None of 
the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to modify the Exchange Visitor Program adminis-
tered by the Department of State to implement the 
Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 
1961 (Public Law 87–256; 22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), 
except through the formal rulemaking process pursu-
ant to the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 
551 et seq.) and notwithstanding the exceptions to 
such rulemaking process in such Act: Provided, That 
funds made available for such purpose shall only be 
made available after consultation with, and subject 
to the regular notification procedures of, the Com-
mittees on Appropriations, regarding how any pro-
posed modification would affect the public diplomacy 
goals of, and the estimated economic impact on, the 
United States: Provided further, That such consulta-
tion shall take place not later than 30 days prior to 
the publication in the Federal Register of any regu-
latory action modifying the Exchange Visitor Pro-
gram. 
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(7) PAYMENTS.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Pro-
grams’’ and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’, except for funds 
designated by Congress as an emergency require-
ment pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the 
budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
icit Control Act of 1985, are available to provide 
payments pursuant to section 901(i)(2) of title IX of 
division J of the Further Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act, 2020 (22 U.S.C. 2680b(i)(2)): Provided, 
That funds made available pursuant to this para-
graph shall be subject to prior consultation with the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
(e) PARTNER VETTING.—Prior to initiating a partner 
vetting program, providing a direct vetting option, or mak-
ing a significant change to the scope of an existing partner 
vetting program, the Secretary of State and USAID Ad-
ministrator, as appropriate, shall consult with the Com-
mittees on Appropriations: Provided, That the Secretary 
and the Administrator shall provide a direct vetting option 
for prime awardees in any partner vetting program initi-
ated or significantly modified after the date of enactment 
of this Act, unless the Secretary or Administrator, as ap-
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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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procurement by leasing (including leasing with an 
option to purchase) of defense articles from United 
States commercial suppliers, not including Major 
Defense Equipment (other than helicopters and 
other types of aircraft having possible civilian appli-
cation), if the President determines that there are 
compelling foreign policy or national security reasons 
for those defense articles being provided by commer-
cial lease rather than by government-to-government 
sale under such Act. 
(4) SPECIAL
DEFENSE
ACQUISITION
FUND.— 
Not to exceed $900,000,000 may be obligated pursu-
ant to section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2795(c)(2)) for the purposes of the 
Special Defense Acquisition Fund (the Fund), to re-
main available for obligation until September 30, 
2026: Provided, That the provision of defense arti-
cles and defense services to foreign countries or 
international organizations from the Fund shall be 
subject to the concurrence of the Secretary of State. 
(5) EXTENSION OF WAR RESERVES STOCKPILE 
AUTHORITY.— 
(A) Section 12001(d) of the Department of 
Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 
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108–287; 118 Stat. 1011) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2025’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’. 
(B) Section 514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign 
Assistance 
Act 
of 
1961 
(22 
U.S.C. 
2321h(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘or 
2025’’ and inserting ‘‘2025 and 2026’’. 
(6) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Notwithstanding Section 503(a)(3) of 
Public Law 87-195 (22 U.S.C. 2311(a)(3)), the 
procurement of defense articles and services 
funded on a non-repayable basis under section 
23 of the Arms Export Control Act may be 
priced to include the costs of salaries of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces of the United States 
engaged in security assistance activities pursu-
ant to 10 U.S.C. 341 (relating to the State 
Partnership Program): Provided, That this sec-
tion shall only apply to funds that remain avail-
able for obligation in fiscal year 2024. 
(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, equipment procured with funds appro-
priated by this Act or prior Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs under the 
heading ‘‘Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capa-
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bility Fund’’ may be used for any other pro-
gram and in any region: Provided, That use of 
this authority shall be subject to prior consulta-
tion with the Committees on Appropriations. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) CHILD SOLDIERS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act should not be used to support any military 
training or operations that include child soldiers. 
(2) LANDMINES AND CLUSTER MUNITIONS.— 
(A) 
AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding 
any 
other provision of law, demining equipment 
available to the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development and the Department of 
State and used in support of the clearance of 
landmines and unexploded ordnance for human-
itarian purposes may be disposed of on a grant 
basis in foreign countries, subject to such terms 
and conditions as the Secretary of State may 
prescribe. 
(B) CLUSTER
MUNITIONS.—No military 
assistance shall be furnished for cluster muni-
tions, no defense export license for cluster mu-
nitions may be issued, and no cluster munitions 
or cluster munitions technology shall be sold or 
transferred, unless— 
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(i) the submunitions of the cluster 
munitions, after arming, do not result in 
more than 1 percent unexploded ordnance 
across the range of intended operational 
environments, and the agreement applica-
ble to the assistance, transfer, or sale of 
such cluster munitions or cluster munitions 
technology specifies that the cluster muni-
tions will only be used against clearly de-
fined military targets and will not be used 
where civilians are known to be present or 
in areas normally inhabited by civilians; or 
(ii) such assistance, license, sale, or 
transfer is for the purpose of demilitarizing 
or permanently disposing of such cluster 
munitions. 
(3) CROWD
CONTROL.—If the Secretary of 
State has information that a unit of a foreign secu-
rity force uses excessive force to repress peaceful ex-
pression or assembly concerning corruption, harm to 
the environment or human health, or the fairness of 
electoral processes, or in countries that are undemo-
cratic or undergoing democratic transition, the Sec-
retary shall promptly determine if such information 
is credible: Provided, That if the information is de-
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termined to be credible, funds appropriated by this 
Act should not be used for tear gas, small arms, 
light weapons, ammunition, or other items for crowd 
control purposes for such unit, unless the Secretary 
of State determines that the foreign government is 
taking effective measures to bring the responsible 
members of such unit to justice. 
(d) REPORTS.— 
(1) SECURITY ASSISTANCE REPORT.—Not later 
than 120 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations a report on funds obli-
gated and expended during fiscal year 2023, by 
country and purpose of assistance, under the head-
ings ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, ‘‘International 
Military Education and Training’’, and ‘‘Foreign 
Military Financing Program’’. 
(2) ANNUAL FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING RE-
PORT.—For the purposes of implementing section 
656 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the term 
‘‘military training provided to foreign military per-
sonnel by the Department of Defense and the De-
partment of State’’ shall be deemed to include all 
military training provided by foreign governments 
with funds appropriated to the Department of De-
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fense or the Department of State, except for train-
ing provided by the government of a country des-
ignated by section 517(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
2321k(b)) as a Major Non-North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization ally: Provided, That such third-country 
training shall be clearly identified in the report sub-
mitted pursuant to section 656 of such Act. 
COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS 
SEC. 7036. (a) OFFICE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT 
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS.—Of the funds appropriated 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, 
not less than $25,000,000 shall be made available for the 
Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. 
(b) PROGRAMS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PER-
SONS.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 
Asia’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En-
forcement’’, not less than $123,900,000 shall be made 
available for activities to combat trafficking in persons 
internationally, including for the Program to End Modern 
Slavery, of which not less than $92,000,000 shall be from 
funds made available under the heading ‘‘International 
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’: Provided, That 
funds made available by this Act under the headings ‘‘De-
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velopment Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and 
‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ that 
are made available for activities to combat trafficking in 
persons should be obligated and programmed consistent 
with the country-specific recommendations included in the 
annual Trafficking in Persons Report, and shall be coordi-
nated with the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking 
in Persons, Department of State. 
(c) TRAINING.—Of the funds made available by this 
Act, not less than $1,000,000 shall be made available to 
further develop, standardize, and update training for all 
United States Government personnel under Chief of Mis-
sion authority posted at United States embassies and con-
sulates abroad, on recognizing signs of human trafficking, 
and protocols for reporting such cases. 
(d) CONFERENCES.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
that are made available for international conferences may 
not be made available for such conferences in Tier 3 coun-
tries, as defined by section 104 of the Victims of Traf-
ficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 
106–386), unless the purpose of the conference is to com-
bat human trafficking or is in the United States national 
security interest, as determined by the Secretary of State. 
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PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD 
SEC. 7037. (a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—None 
of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of 
this Act may be provided to support a Palestinian state 
unless the Secretary of State determines and certifies to 
the appropriate congressional committees that— 
(1) the governing entity of a new Palestinian 
state— 
(A) has demonstrated a firm commitment 
to peaceful co-existence with the State of Israel; 
(B) exercises full territorial jurisdiction 
over the Gaza strip; and 
(C) is taking appropriate measures to 
counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the 
West Bank and Gaza, including the dismantling 
of terrorist infrastructures, and is cooperating 
with appropriate Israeli and other appropriate 
security organizations; and 
(2) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing 
entity of a new Palestinian state) is working with 
other countries in the region to vigorously pursue ef-
forts to establish a just, lasting, and comprehensive 
peace in the Middle East that will enable Israel and 
an independent Palestinian state to exist within the 
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context of full and normal relationships, which 
should include— 
(A) termination of all claims or states of 
belligerency; 
(B) respect for and acknowledgment of the 
sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political 
independence of every state in the area through 
measures including the establishment of demili-
tarized zones; 
(C) their right to live in peace within se-
cure and recognized boundaries free from 
threats or acts of force; 
(D) freedom of navigation through inter-
national waterways in the area; and 
(E) a framework for achieving a just set-
tlement of the refugee problem. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the governing entity should enact a constitution 
assuring the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and 
respect for human rights for its citizens, and should enact 
other laws and regulations assuring transparent and ac-
countable governance. 
(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection 
(a) if the President determines that it is important to the 
national security interest of the United States to do so. 
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(d) EXEMPTION.—The restriction in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to assistance intended to help reform the 
Palestinian Authority and affiliated institutions, or the 
governing entity, in order to help meet the requirements 
of subsection (a), consistent with the provisions of section 
7040 of this Act (‘‘Limitation on Assistance for the Pales-
tinian Authority’’). 
PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN 
BROADCASTING CORPORATION 
SEC. 7038. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to provide 
equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any 
other form of assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting 
Corporation. 
ASSISTANCE FOR THE WEST BANK AND GAZA 
SEC. 7039. (a) OVERSIGHT.—For fiscal year 2024, 
30 days prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bi-
lateral West Bank and Gaza Program, the Secretary of 
State shall certify to the Committees on Appropriations 
that procedures have been established to assure the Comp-
troller General of the United States will have access to 
appropriate United States financial information in order 
to review the uses of United States assistance for the Pro-
gram funded under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ for the West Bank and Gaza. 
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(b) VETTING.—Prior to the obligation of funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’ for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, 
the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps to 
ensure that such assistance is not provided to or through 
any individual, private or government entity, or edu-
cational institution that the Secretary knows or has reason 
to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has 
engaged in, terrorist activity nor, with respect to private 
entities or educational institutions, those that have as a 
principal officer of the entity’s governing board or gov-
erning board of trustees any individual that has been de-
termined to be involved in, or advocating terrorist activity 
or determined to be a member of a designated foreign ter-
rorist organization: Provided, That the Secretary of State 
shall, as appropriate, establish procedures specifying the 
steps to be taken in carrying out this subsection and shall 
terminate assistance to any individual, entity, or edu-
cational institution which the Secretary has determined to 
be involved in or advocating terrorist activity. 
(c) PROHIBITION.— 
(1) RECOGNITION OF ACTS OF TERRORISM.— 
None of the funds appropriated under titles III 
through VI of this Act for assistance under the West 
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Bank and Gaza Program may be made available 
for— 
(A) the purpose of recognizing or otherwise 
honoring individuals who commit, or have com-
mitted acts of terrorism; and 
(B) any educational institution located in 
the West Bank or Gaza that is named after an 
individual who the Secretary of State deter-
mines has committed an act of terrorism. 
(2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENT.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, none of the funds made available by this or 
prior appropriations Acts, including funds made 
available by transfer, may be made available for obli-
gation for security assistance for the West Bank and 
Gaza until the Secretary of State reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations on— 
(A) the benchmarks that have been estab-
lished for security assistance for the West Bank 
and Gaza and on the extent of Palestinian com-
pliance with such benchmarks; and 
(B) the steps being taken by the Pales-
tinian Authority to end torture and other cruel, 
inhuman, and degrading treatment of detainees, 
including by bringing to justice members of 
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