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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 for an additional 4 years from 
the date on which the availability 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 Appropria-
tions not later than October 31, 2021, detailing by account and 
source year, the use of this authority during the previous fiscal 
year. 
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 assistance 
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 pursuant to a program for 
which funds are appropriated under this Act unless the President 
determines, following consultation with the Committees on Appro-
priations, 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 assistance provided by the United States 
shall be exempt from taxation, or reimbursed, by the foreign govern-
ment, 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 agree-
ments, 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 2021 on funds appropriated by this Act and 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs by a foreign government 
or entity against United States assistance programs, either directly 
or through grantees, contractors, and subcontractors, shall be with-
held from obligation from funds appropriated for assistance for 
fiscal year 2022 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, 2022, 
such taxes have not been reimbursed: Provided, That the Secretary 
of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations not 
later than 30 days after enactment of this Act and then quarterly 
thereafter until September 30, 2021, on the foreign governments 
and entities that have not reimbursed such taxes, including any 
amount of funds withheld pursuant to this subsection.
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(c) DE MINIMIS EXCEPTION.—Foreign taxes of a de minimis 
nature shall not be subject to the provisions of subsection (b). 
(d) REPROGRAMMING OF FUNDS.—Funds withheld from obliga-
tion for each foreign government or entity pursuant to subsection 
(b) shall be reprogrammed for assistance for countries which do 
not assess taxes on United States assistance or which have an 
effective arrangement that is providing substantial reimbursement 
of such taxes, and that can reasonably accommodate such assistance 
in a programmatically responsible 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 ensure 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 subsection with regard to 
any foreign government or entity. 
(f) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of State shall issue and 
update rules, regulations, or policy guidance, as appropriate, to 
implement the prohibition against the taxation of assistance con-
tained in this section. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section: 
(1) BILATERAL
AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘bilateral agree-
ment’’ refers to a framework bilateral agreement between the 
Government of the United States and the government of the 
country receiving assistance that describes the privileges and 
immunities applicable to United States foreign assistance for 
such country generally, or an individual agreement between 
the Government of the United States and such government 
that describes, among other things, the treatment for tax pur-
poses that will be accorded the United States assistance pro-
vided under that agreement. 
(2) TAXES AND TAXATION.—The term ‘‘taxes and taxation’’ 
shall include value added taxes and customs duties but shall 
not include individual income taxes assessed 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 compliance 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 notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided 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
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funds appropriated by this Act and administered by the Department 
of State or the United States Agency for International Development 
that are specifically designated 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 
appropriate, 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 unlikely 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 designation. 
(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 subse-
quent Act unless such Act specifically so directs: Provided, That 
specifically designated funding levels or minimum funding require-
ments contained in any other Act shall not be applicable to funds 
appropriated by this Act. 
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 7015. (a) NOTIFICATION
OF
CHANGES
IN
PROGRAMS, 
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 Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs to the departments and agencies 
funded by this Act that remain available for obligation in fiscal 
year 2021, 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 and agencies funded by this Act, shall be available 
for obligation to— 
(1) create new programs; 
(2) suspend or eliminate a program, project, or activity; 
(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 activities 
presently performed by Federal employees; 
unless previously justified to the Committees on Appropriations 
or such Committees are notified 15 days in advance of such obliga-
tion. 
(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 oper-
ations, and related programs, to the departments and agencies 
funded under such titles that remain available for obligation in 
fiscal year 2021, 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 obligation or expenditure for programs, 
projects, or activities 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;
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(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 savings 
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’’, ‘‘International Organizations and Pro-
grams’’, ‘‘Trade and Development Agency’’, ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democ-
racy Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, 
‘‘Peacekeeping 
Operations’’, 
‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, 
Demining and Related Programs’’, ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corpora-
tion’’, ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, ‘‘International Military 
Education and Training’’, ‘‘United States International Development 
Finance Corporation’’, and ‘‘Peace Corps’’, shall be available for 
obligation for programs, projects, activities, type of materiel assist-
ance, countries, or other operations not justified or in excess of 
the amount justified to the Committees on Appropriations for obliga-
tion under any of these specific headings unless the Committees 
on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such obligation: 
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, missiles, or combat vehicles, not pre-
viously 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 requirements 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 appropriated 
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 current fiscal year: Pro-
vided further, That any notification submitted pursuant to sub-
section (f) of this section shall include information (if known on 
the date of transmittal of such notification) on the use of notwith-
standing authority. 
(d) DEPARTMENT
OF
DEFENSE
PROGRAMS
AND
FUNDING 
NOTIFICATIONS.— 
(1) PROGRAMS.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 
of State, foreign operations, and related programs 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 Secretary of Defense and in accordance with the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, 
submits a justification to such Committees that includes a
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description of, and the estimated costs associated with, the 
support or continuation of such program. 
(2) FUNDING.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
funds transferred by the Department of Defense to the Depart-
ment of State and the United States Agency for International 
Development for assistance for foreign countries and inter-
national organizations shall be subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(3) NOTIFICATION ON EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.—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 extent and under the same condi-
tions 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 Department of Defense shall notify the Committees on 
Appropriations in accordance with the regular notification 
procedures 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 regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, may be waived 
if failure to do so would pose a substantial risk to human health 
or welfare: Provided, That in case of any such waiver, notification 
to the Committees on Appropriations 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: Pro-
vided further, That any notification provided pursuant to such 
a waiver shall contain an explanation of the emergency cir-
cumstances. 
(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, Cam-
bodia, Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Greenland, 
Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, 
Nicaragua, Pakistan, Philippines, the Russian Federation, Somalia, 
South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Uzbekistan, 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 operations, 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 Committees on Appropriations 
and such notification shall include the information specified under 
this section in House Report 116–444.
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(h) OTHER PROGRAM NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.— 
(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 programs and activities 
shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations: 
(A) the Global Engagement Center, except that the 
Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations prior to submitting such notification; 
(B) the Power Africa and Prosper Africa initiatives; 
(C) community-based police assistance conducted 
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; 
(F) the Global Security Contingency Fund; 
(G) the Countering Chinese Influence Fund and the 
Countering Russian Influence Fund; 
(H) the Program to End Modern Slavery; and 
(I) the Women’s Global Development and Prosperity 
Fund. 
(3) DEMOCRACY PROGRAM POLICY AND PROCEDURES.—Modi-
fications to democracy program policy and procedures, including 
relating to the use of consortia, by the Department of State 
and USAID shall be subject to prior consultation with, and 
the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
(4) ARMS
SALES.—The reports, notifications, and certifi-
cations, and any other documents, required to be submitted 
pursuant to section 36(a) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2776), and such documents submitted pursuant to sec-
tion 36(b) through (d) of such Act with respect to countries 
that have received assistance provided with funds appropriated 
by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of State, foreign operations, and related programs, shall 
be concurrently submitted to the Committees on Appropriations 
and shall include information about the source of funds for 
any sale or transfer, as applicable, if known at the time of 
submission. 
(i) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under titles III and IV that are withheld from obligation or other-
wise not programmed as a result of application of a provision 
of law in this or any other Act shall, if reprogrammed, be subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
(j) FOREIGN
ASSISTANCE
AND
GLOBAL
HEALTH
SECURITY 
REVIEWS.—Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available 
to make programmatic, funding, and organizational changes 
resulting from implementation of any foreign assistance review 
or realignment shall be subject to prior consultation with, and 
the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided, That such notifications may be submitted in classi-
fied form, if necessary: Provided further, That the consultation
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requirement of this subsection shall apply to global health security 
programs, to include the Global Health Security Agenda and emer-
gency health responses. 
(k) PRIOR CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of 
State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, the Chief Executive Officer of the United 
States International Development Finance Corporation, and the 
Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation 
shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations at least 7 
days prior to informing a government of, or publically announcing 
a decision on, the suspension or early termination of assistance 
to a country or a territory, including as a result of an interagency 
review of such assistance, from funds appropriated by this Act 
or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs: Provided, That such con-
sultation shall include a detailed justification for such suspension, 
including a description of the assistance being suspended. 
(l) REPORT
ON FUNDS RECEIVED FROM FOREIGN GOVERN-
MENTS.—The Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator, 
as appropriate, shall report to the Committees on Appropriations 
on a quarterly basis until September 30, 2021, on funds received 
from foreign governments pursuant to sections 607 and 635(d) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, other than from countries 
that are North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or major non- 
NATO allies designated pursuant to section 517(b) of such Act: 
Provided, That such report shall include the requirements described 
under this heading in the explanatory statement described in sec-
tion 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act). 
DOCUMENT REQUESTS, RECORDS MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED 
CYBERSECURITY PROTECTIONS 
SEC. 7016. (a) DOCUMENT REQUESTS.—None of the funds appro-
priated or made available pursuant to titles III through VI of 
this Act shall be available to a nongovernmental organization, 
including any contractor, which fails to provide upon timely request 
any document, file, or record necessary to the auditing requirements 
of the Department of State and the United States Agency for 
International Development. 
(b) RECORDS
MANAGEMENT
AND
RELATED
CYBERSECURITY 
PROTECTIONS.—The Secretary of State and USAID Administrator 
shall— 
(1) regularly review and update the policies, directives, 
and oversight necessary to comply with Federal statutes, regu-
lations, and presidential executive orders and memoranda con-
cerning the preservation of all records made or received in 
the conduct of official business, including record emails, instant 
messaging, and other online tools; 
(2) use funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ and ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in title 
I, and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ and ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ 
in title II, as appropriate, to improve Federal records manage-
ment pursuant to the Federal Records Act (44 U.S.C. Chapters 
21, 29, 31, and 33) and other applicable Federal records 
management statutes, regulations, or policies for the Depart-
ment of State and USAID;
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(3) direct departing employees, including senior officials, 
that all Federal records generated by such employees belong 
to the Federal Government; 
(4) substantially reduce, compared to the previous fiscal 
year, the response time for identifying and retrieving Federal 
records, including requests made pursuant to section 552 of 
title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Freedom 
of Information Act’’); and 
(5) 
strengthen 
cybersecurity 
measures 
to 
mitigate 
vulnerabilities, including those resulting from the use of per-
sonal email accounts or servers outside the .gov domain, 
improve the process to identify and remove inactive user 
accounts, update and enforce guidance related to the control 
of national security information, and implement the rec-
ommendations of the applicable reports of the cognizant Office 
of Inspector General. 
USE OF FUNDS IN CONTRAVENTION OF THIS ACT 
SEC. 7017. If the President makes a determination not to 
comply with any provision of this Act on constitutional grounds, 
the head of the relevant Federal agency shall notify the Committees 
on Appropriations in writing within 5 days of such determination, 
the basis for such determination and any resulting changes to 
program or policy. 
PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR ABORTIONS AND INVOLUNTARY 
STERILIZATION 
SEC. 7018. None of the funds made available to carry out 
part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may 
be used to pay for the performance of abortions as a method of 
family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to practice 
abortions. None of the funds made available to carry out part 
I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be 
used to pay for the performance of involuntary sterilization as 
a method of family planning or to coerce or provide any financial 
incentive to any person to undergo sterilizations. None of the funds 
made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for any biomedical research 
which relates in whole or in part, to methods of, or the performance 
of, abortions or involuntary sterilization as a means of family plan-
ning. None of the funds made available to carry out part I of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be obligated 
or expended for any country or organization if the President certifies 
that the use of these funds by any such country or organization 
would violate any of the above provisions related to abortions and 
involuntary sterilizations. 
ALLOCATIONS AND REPORTS 
SEC. 7019. (a) ALLOCATION TABLES.—Subject to subsection (b), 
funds appropriated by this Act under titles III through V shall 
be made available at not less than the amounts specifically des-
ignated in the respective tables included in the explanatory state-
ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A 
of this consolidated Act): Provided, That such designated amounts 
for foreign countries and international organizations shall serve
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as the amounts for such countries and international organizations 
transmitted to Congress in the report required by section 653(a) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and shall be made available 
for such foreign countries and international organizations notwith-
standing the date of the transmission of such report. 
(b) AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS BELOW MINIMUM LEVELS.—Unless 
otherwise provided for by this Act, the Secretary of State and 
the Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development, as applicable, may deviate by not more than 10 
percent below the minimum amounts specifically designated in 
the respective tables in the explanatory statement described in 
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act): Provided, That deviations pursuant to this subsection shall 
be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(c) LIMITATION.—For specifically designated amounts that are 
included, pursuant to subsection (a), in the report required by 
section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, deviations 
authorized by subsection (b) may only take place after submission 
of such report. 
(d) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to— 
(A) amounts designated for ‘‘International Military 
Education and Training’’ in the respective tables included 
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in 
the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act); 
(B) funds for which the initial period of availability 
has expired; and 
(C) amounts designated by this Act as minimum 
funding requirements. 
(2) The authority in subsection (b) to deviate below amounts 
designated in the respective tables included in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding divi-
sion A of this consolidated Act) shall not apply to the table 
included under the heading ‘‘Global Health Programs’’ in such 
statement. 
(3) With respect to the amounts designated for ‘‘Global 
Programs’’ in the table under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ included in the explanatory statement described in sec-
tion 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act), subsection (b) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘5 percent’’ 
for ‘‘10 percent’’. 
(e) REPORTS.—The Secretary of State, USAID Administrator, 
and other designated officials, as appropriate, shall submit the 
reports required, in the manner described, in House Report 116– 
444 and the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), unless directed 
otherwise in such explanatory statement. 
(f) CLARIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ and ‘‘Migration and 
Refugee Assistance’’ shall not be included for purposes of meeting 
amounts designated for countries in this Act or the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 
A of this consolidated Act), unless such headings are specifically 
designated as the source of funds.
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MULTI-YEAR PLEDGES 
SEC. 7020. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used to make any pledge for future 
year funding for any multilateral or bilateral program funded in 
titles III through VI of this Act unless such pledge meets one 
or more of the requirements enumerated under section 7066 of 
the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F of Public Law 116–6). 
PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENTS SUPPORTING 
INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM 
SEC. 7021. (a) LETHAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT EXPORTS.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available under titles III through VI of this Act 
may be made available to any foreign government which pro-
vides lethal military equipment to a country the government 
of which the Secretary of State has determined supports inter-
national terrorism for purposes of section 1754(c) of the Export 
Reform Control Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)): Provided, That 
the prohibition under this section with respect to a foreign 
government shall terminate 12 months after that government 
ceases to provide such military equipment: Provided further, 
That this section applies with respect to lethal military equip-
ment provided under a contract entered into after October 
1, 1997. 
(2) DETERMINATION.—Assistance restricted by paragraph 
(1) or any other similar provision of law, may be furnished 
if the President determines that to do so is important to the 
national interest of the United States. 
(3) REPORT.—Whenever the President makes a determina-
tion pursuant to paragraph (2), the President shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations a report with respect 
to the furnishing of such assistance, including a detailed expla-
nation of the assistance to be provided, the estimated dollar 
amount of such assistance, and an explanation of how the 
assistance furthers United States national interest. 
(b) BILATERAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) LIMITATIONS.—Funds appropriated for bilateral assist-
ance in titles III through VI of this Act and funds appropriated 
under any such title in prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams, shall not be made available to any foreign government 
which the President determines— 
(A) grants sanctuary from prosecution to any individual 
or group which has committed an act of international ter-
rorism; 
(B) otherwise supports international terrorism; or 
(C) is controlled by an organization designated as a 
terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
(2) WAIVER.—The President may waive the application of 
paragraph (1) to a government if the President determines 
that national security or humanitarian reasons justify such 
waiver: Provided, That the President shall publish each such 
waiver in the Federal Register and, at least 15 days before
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the waiver takes effect, shall notify the Committees on Appro-
priations of the waiver (including the justification for the 
waiver) in accordance with the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations. 
AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 7022. Funds appropriated by this Act, except funds appro-
priated under the heading ‘‘Trade and Development Agency’’, may 
be obligated and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public 
Law 91–672 (22 U.S.C. 2412), section 15 of the State Department 
Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of 
the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 
1995 (22 U.S.C. 6212), and section 504(a)(1) of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)). 
DEFINITION OF PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY 
SEC. 7023. For the purpose of titles II through VI of this 
Act ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall be defined at the appro-
priations Act account level and shall include all appropriations 
and authorizations Acts funding directives, ceilings, and limitations 
with the exception that for the ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assist-
ance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ accounts, ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall 
also be considered to include country, regional, and central program 
level funding within each such account, and for the development 
assistance accounts of the United States Agency for International 
Development, ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall also be consid-
ered to include central, country, regional, and program level 
funding, either as— 
(1) justified to Congress; or 
(2) allocated by the Executive Branch in accordance with 
the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 or as modified pursuant to section 7019 of this 
Act. 
AUTHORITIES FOR THE PEACE CORPS, INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION, 
AND UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION 
SEC. 7024. Unless expressly provided to the contrary, provisions 
of this or any other Act, including provisions contained in prior 
Acts authorizing or making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs, shall not be con-
strued to prohibit activities authorized by or conducted under the 
Peace Corps Act, the Inter-American Foundation Act, or the African 
Development Foundation Act: Provided, That prior to conducting 
activities in a country for which assistance is prohibited, the agency 
shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations and report 
to such Committees within 15 days of taking such action. 
COMMERCE, TRADE AND SURPLUS COMMODITIES 
SEC. 7025. (a) WORLD MARKETS.—None of the funds appro-
priated or made available pursuant to titles III through VI of 
this Act for direct assistance and none of the funds otherwise 
made available to the Export-Import Bank and the United States 
International Development Finance Corporation shall be obligated
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or expended to finance any loan, any assistance, or any other 
financial commitments for establishing or expanding production 
of any commodity for export by any country other than the United 
States, if the commodity is likely to be in surplus on world markets 
at the time the resulting productive capacity is expected to become 
operative and if the assistance will cause substantial injury to 
United States producers of the same, similar, or competing com-
modity: Provided, That such prohibition shall not apply to the 
Export-Import Bank if in the judgment of its Board of Directors 
the benefits to industry and employment in the United States 
are likely to outweigh the injury to United States producers of 
the same, similar, or competing commodity, and the Chairman 
of the Board so notifies the Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
further, That this subsection shall not prohibit— 
(1) activities in a country that is eligible for assistance 
from the International Development Association, is not eligible 
for assistance from the International Bank for Reconstruction 
and Development, and does not export on a consistent basis 
the agricultural commodity with respect to which assistance 
is furnished; or 
(2) activities in a country the President determines is recov-
ering from widespread conflict, a humanitarian crisis, or a 
complex emergency. 
(b) EXPORTS.—None of the funds appropriated by this or any 
other Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 shall be available for any testing or breeding feasibility 
study, variety improvement or introduction, consultancy, publica-
tion, conference, or training in connection with the growth or 
production in a foreign country of an agricultural commodity for 
export which would compete with a similar commodity grown or 
produced in the United States: Provided, That this subsection shall 
not prohibit— 
(1) activities designed to increase food security in devel-
oping countries where such activities will not have a significant 
impact on the export of agricultural commodities of the United 
States; 
(2) research activities intended primarily to benefit United 
States producers; 
(3) activities in a country that is eligible for assistance 
from the International Development Association, is not eligible 
for assistance from the International Bank for Reconstruction 
and Development, and does not export on a consistent basis 
the agricultural commodity with respect to which assistance 
is furnished; or 
(4) activities in a country the President determines is recov-
ering from widespread conflict, a humanitarian crisis, or a 
complex emergency. 
(c) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.—The Secretary of 
the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive directors 
of the international financial institutions to use the voice and 
vote of the United States to oppose any assistance by such institu-
tions, using funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
this Act, for the production or extraction of any commodity or 
mineral for export, if it is in surplus on world markets and if 
the assistance will cause substantial injury to United States pro-
ducers of the same, similar, or competing commodity.
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SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 
SEC. 7026. (a) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR LOCAL CURRENCIES.— 
(1) AGREEMENTS.—If assistance is furnished to the govern-
ment of a foreign country under chapters 1 and 10 of part 
I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 under agreements which result in the generation of local 
currencies of that country, the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development shall— 
(A) require that local currencies be deposited in a 
separate account established by that government; 
(B) enter into an agreement with that government 
which sets forth— 
(i) the amount of the local currencies to be gen-
erated; and 
(ii) the terms and conditions under which the cur-
rencies so deposited may be utilized, consistent with 
this section; and 
(C) establish by agreement with that government the 
responsibilities of USAID and that government to monitor 
and account for deposits into and disbursements from the 
separate account. 
(2) USES OF LOCAL CURRENCIES.—As may be agreed upon 
with the foreign government, local currencies deposited in a 
separate account pursuant to subsection (a), or an equivalent 
amount of local currencies, shall be used only— 
(A) to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 
4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as 
the case may be), for such purposes as— 
(i) project and sector assistance activities; or 
(ii) debt and deficit financing; or 
(B) for the administrative requirements of the United 
States Government. 
(3) PROGRAMMING ACCOUNTABILITY.—USAID shall take all 
necessary steps to ensure that the equivalent of the local cur-
rencies disbursed pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A) from the 
separate account established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are 
used for the purposes agreed upon pursuant to subsection (a)(2). 
(4) TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.—Upon termi-
nation of assistance to a country under chapter 1 or 10 of 
part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 (as the case may be), any unencumbered balances 
of funds which remain in a separate account established pursu-
ant to subsection (a) shall be disposed of for such purposes 
as may be agreed to by the government of that country and 
the United States Government. 
(b) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR CASH TRANSFERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If assistance is made available to the 
government of a foreign country, under chapter 1 or 10 of 
part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, as cash transfer assistance or as nonproject sector 
assistance, that country shall be required to maintain such 
funds in a separate account and not commingle with any other 
funds. 
(2) APPLICABILITY
OF
OTHER
PROVISIONS
OF
LAW.—Such 
funds may be obligated and expended notwithstanding provi-
sions of law which are inconsistent with the nature of this
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assistance including provisions which are referenced in the 
Joint Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference 
accompanying House Joint Resolution 648 (House Report No. 
98–1159). 
(3) NOTIFICATION.—At least 15 days prior to obligating 
any such cash transfer or nonproject sector assistance, the 
President shall submit a notification through the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, 
which shall include a detailed description of how the funds 
proposed to be made available will be used, with a discussion 
of the United States interests that will be served by such 
assistance (including, as appropriate, a description of the eco-
nomic policy reforms that will be promoted by such assistance). 
(4) EXEMPTION.—Nonproject sector assistance funds may 
be exempt from the requirements of paragraph (1) only through 
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 7027. (a) ASSISTANCE
THROUGH
NONGOVERNMENTAL 
ORGANIZATIONS.—Restrictions contained in this or any other Act 
with respect to assistance for a country shall not be construed 
to restrict assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental 
organizations from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out 
the provisions of chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 
4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and from funds 
appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia 
and Central Asia’’: Provided, That before using the authority of 
this subsection to furnish assistance in support of programs of 
nongovernmental organizations, the President shall notify the 
Committees on Appropriations pursuant to the regular notification 
procedures, including a description of the program to be assisted, 
the assistance to be provided, and the reasons for furnishing such 
assistance: Provided further, That nothing in this subsection shall 
be construed to alter any existing statutory prohibitions against 
abortion or involuntary sterilizations contained in this or any other 
Act. 
(b) PUBLIC LAW 480.—During fiscal year 2021, restrictions con-
tained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance for 
a country shall not be construed to restrict assistance under the 
Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83–480; 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.): 
Provided, That none of the funds appropriated to carry out title 
I of such Act and made available pursuant to this subsection may 
be obligated or expended except as provided through the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply— 
(1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting 
assistance to countries that support international terrorism; 
or 
(2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting 
assistance to the government of a country that violates inter-
nationally recognized human rights.
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LOCAL COMPETITION 
SEC. 7028. (a) REQUIREMENTS FOR EXCEPTIONS TO COMPETITION 
FOR LOCAL ENTITIES.—Funds appropriated by this Act that are 
made available to the United States Agency for International 
Development may only be made available for limited competitions 
through local entities if— 
(1) prior to the determination to limit competition to local 
entities, USAID has— 
(A) assessed the level of local capacity to effectively 
implement, manage, and account for programs included 
in such competition; and 
(B) documented the written results of the assessment 
and decisions made; and 
(2) prior to making an award after limiting competition 
to local entities— 
(A) each successful local entity has been determined 
to be responsible in accordance with USAID guidelines; 
and 
(B) effective monitoring and evaluation systems are 
in place to ensure that award funding is used for its 
intended purposes; and 
(3) no level of acceptable fraud is assumed. 
(b) EXTENSION OF PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY.—Section 7077 of 
the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2012 (division I of Public Law 112–74) shall 
continue in effect during fiscal year 2021. 
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
SEC. 7029. (a) EVALUATIONS AND REPORT.—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 institution to adopt and implement 
a publicly available policy, including the strategic use of peer 
reviews and external experts, to conduct independent, in-depth 
evaluations of the effectiveness of at least 35 percent of all loans, 
grants, programs, and significant analytical non-lending activities 
in advancing the institution’s goals of reducing poverty and pro-
moting equitable economic growth, consistent with relevant safe-
guards, to ensure that decisions to support such loans, grants, 
programs, and activities are based on accurate data and objective 
analysis: Provided, That not later than 45 days after enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committees 
on Appropriations on steps taken in fiscal year 2020 by the United 
States executive directors and the international financial institu-
tions consistent with this subsection compared to the previous fiscal 
year. 
(b) SAFEGUARDS.— 
(1) STANDARD.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
instruct the United States Executive Director of the Inter-
national Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the 
International Development Association to use the voice and 
vote of the United States to oppose any loan, grant, policy, 
or strategy if such institution has adopted and is implementing 
any social or environmental safeguard relevant to such loan, 
grant, policy, or strategy that provides less protection than 
World Bank safeguards in effect on September 30, 2015.
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(2) ACCOUNTABILITY, STANDARDS, AND BEST PRACTICES.— 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States 
executive director of each international financial institution 
to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose loans 
or other financing for projects unless such projects— 
(A) provide for accountability and transparency, 
including the collection, verification, and publication of 
beneficial ownership information related to extractive 
industries and on-site monitoring during the life of the 
project; 
(B) will be developed and carried out in accordance 
with best practices regarding environmental conservation, 
cultural protection, and empowerment of local populations, 
including free, prior and informed consent of affected 
indigenous communities; 
(C) do not provide incentives for, or facilitate, forced 
displacement or other violations of human rights; and 
(D) do not partner with or otherwise involve enterprises 
owned or controlled by the armed forces. 
(c) COMPENSATION.—None of the funds appropriated under title 
V of this Act may be made as payment to any international financial 
institution while the United States executive director to such 
institution is compensated by the institution at a rate which, 
together with whatever compensation such executive director 
receives from the United States, is in excess of the rate provided 
for an individual occupying a position at level IV of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, or 
while any alternate United States executive director to such institu-
tion is compensated by the institution at a rate in excess of the 
rate provided for an individual occupying a position at level V 
of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(d) HUMAN RIGHTS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
instruct the United States executive director of each international 
financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United States 
to promote human rights due diligence and risk management, as 
appropriate, in connection with any loan, grant, policy, or strategy 
of such institution in accordance with the requirements specified 
under this subsection in House Report 116–444: Provided, That 
prior to voting on any such loan, grant, policy, or strategy the 
executive director shall consult with the Assistant Secretary for 
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, if 
the executive director has reason to believe that such loan, grant, 
policy, or strategy could result in forced displacement or other 
violations of human rights. 
(e) FRAUD AND CORRUPTION.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
shall instruct the United States executive director of each inter-
national financial institution to use the voice of the United States 
to include in loan, grant, and other financing agreements improve-
ments in borrowing countries’ financial management and judicial 
capacity to investigate, prosecute, and punish fraud and corruption. 
(f) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INFORMATION.—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 institution to collect, verify, and publish,
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to the maximum extent practicable, beneficial ownership informa-
tion (excluding proprietary information) for any corporation or lim-
ited liability company, other than a publicly listed company, that 
receives funds from any such financial institution: Provided, That 
not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on 
steps taken in fiscal year 2020 by the United States executive 
directors and the international financial institutions consistent with 
this subsection compared to the previous fiscal year. 
(g) 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 each such institution to effectively implement 
and enforce policies and procedures which meet or exceed best 
practices in the United States for the protection of whistleblowers 
from retaliation, including— 
(1) protection against retaliation for internal and lawful 
public disclosure; 
(2) legal burdens of proof; 
(3) statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation; 
(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. 
INSECURE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS 
SEC. 7030. Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made avail-
able for programs, including through the Digital Connectivity and 
Cybersecurity Partnership, to— 
(1) advance the adoption of secure, next-generation commu-
nications networks and services, including 5G, and cybersecu-
rity policies, in countries receiving 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 communications 
networks and services, including 5G, 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 
origin; and 
(3) provide policy and technical training on deploying open, 
interoperable, reliable, and secure networks to information 
communication technology professionals in countries receiving 
assistance under this Act, as appropriate: 
Provided, That such funds may be used to support the participation 
of foreign military officials in programs designed to strengthen 
civilian cybersecurity capacity, following consultation with the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TRANSPARENCY 
SEC. 7031. (a) LIMITATION ON DIRECT GOVERNMENT-TO-GOVERN-
MENT ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) REQUIREMENTS.—Funds appropriated by this Act may 
be made available for direct government-to-government assist-
ance only if the requirements included in section 7031(a)(1)(A) 
through (E) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations,
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and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F 
of Public Law 116–6) are fully met. 
(2) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—In addition to the 
requirements in paragraph (1), funds may only be made avail-
able for direct government-to-government assistance subject to 
prior consultation 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 requirements of this paragraph shall only 
apply to direct government-to-government assistance in excess 
of $10,000,000 and all funds available for cash transfer, budget 
support, and cash payments to individuals. 
(3) SUSPENSION OF ASSISTANCE.—The Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International 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 misuse of 
such assistance, unless the Administrator or the Secretary 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that it is in the 
national interest of the United States to continue such assist-
ance, including a justification, or that such misuse has been 
appropriately addressed. 
(4) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary of State 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations, concurrent 
with the fiscal year 2022 congressional budget justification 
materials, amounts planned for assistance described in para-
graph (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 govern-
ment of any foreign country for debt service payments owed 
by any country to any international financial institution. 
(b) NATIONAL BUDGET AND CONTRACT TRANSPARENCY.— 
(1) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF FISCAL TRANSPARENCY.— 
The Secretary of State shall continue to update and strengthen 
the ‘‘minimum requirements of fiscal transparency’’ for each 
government receiving assistance appropriated by this Act, as 
identified in the report required by section 7031(b) of the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
grams 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 enactment of this Act, shall 
make or update any determination of ‘‘significant progress’’ 
or ‘‘no significant progress’’ in meeting the minimum require-
ments of fiscal transparency, and make such determinations 
publicly available in an annual ‘‘Fiscal Transparency Report’’ 
to be posted on the Department of State website: Provided, 
That such report shall include the elements included under 
this section in the explanatory statement described in section 
4 in the matter preceding division A of Public Law 116–94. 
(3) ASSISTANCE.—Not less than $7,000,000 of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ shall be made available for programs and activities 
to assist governments identified pursuant to paragraph (1) to
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improve budget transparency and to support civil society 
organizations in such countries that promote budget trans-
parency. 
(c) ANTI-KLEPTOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS.— 
(1) INELIGIBILITY.— 
(A) Officials of foreign governments and their imme-
diate family members about whom the Secretary of State 
has credible information have been involved, directly or 
indirectly, in significant 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) The Secretary shall also publicly or privately des-
ignate 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. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Individuals shall not be ineligible for entry 
into the United States pursuant to paragraph (1) if such entry 
would further important United States law enforcement objec-
tives or is necessary to permit the United States to fulfill 
its obligations under the United Nations Headquarters Agree-
ment: Provided, That nothing in paragraph (1) shall be con-
strued to derogate from United States Government obligations 
under applicable international agreements. 
(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the application of 
paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that the waiver would 
serve a compelling national interest or that the circumstances 
which caused the individual to be ineligible have changed suffi-
ciently. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after enactment of 
this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until September 30, 
2021, 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 describing 
the information related to corruption or violation of human 
rights concerning each of the individuals found ineligible in 
the previous 12 months pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) as well 
as the individuals who the Secretary designated or identified 
pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), or who would be ineligible but 
for the application of paragraph (2), a list of any waivers 
provided under paragraph (3), and the justification for each 
waiver. 
(5) POSTING OF REPORT.—Any unclassified portion of the 
report required under paragraph (4) shall be posted on the 
Department of State website. 
(6) CLARIFICATION.—For purposes of paragraphs (1), (4), 
and (5), the records of the Department of State and of diplo-
matic and consular offices of the United States pertaining to 
the issuance or refusal of visas or permits to enter the United 
States shall not be considered confidential. 
(d) EXTRACTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this Act shall be 
made available to promote and support transparency and 
accountability of expenditures and revenues related to the
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extraction of natural resources, including by strengthening 
implementation and monitoring of the Extractive Industries 
Transparency Initiative, implementing and enforcing section 
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 provide technical assistance to promote independent audit 
mechanisms and support civil society participation in natural 
resource management. 
(2) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE AND INDEPENDENT AUDITS.—(A) The 
Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the executive director 
of each international financial institution that it is the policy 
of the United States to use the voice and vote of the United 
States to oppose any assistance by such institutions (including 
any loan, credit, grant, or guarantee) to any country for the 
extraction and export of a natural resource if the government 
of such country has in place laws, regulations, or procedures 
to prevent or limit the public disclosure of company payments 
as required by United States law, and unless such government 
has adopted laws, regulations, or procedures in the sector in 
which assistance is being considered to meet the standards 
included under this section in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 in the matter preceding division A of 
Public Law 116–94. 
(B) The requirements of subparagraph (A) shall not apply 
to assistance for the purpose of building the capacity of such 
government to meet the requirements of such subparagraph. 
(e) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE WEBSITE.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under titles I and II, and funds made available for any inde-
pendent agency in title III, as appropriate, 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 assistance, upon 
request and in a timely manner, to the Department of State and 
USAID. 
DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS 
SEC. 7032. (a) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia 
and Central Asia’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’, not less than $2,417,000,000 shall be made 
available for democracy programs. 
(2) PROGRAMS.—Of the funds made available for democracy 
programs under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and 
‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ pursuant 
to paragraph (1), not less than $102,040,000 shall be made 
available to the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and 
Labor, Department of State, at not less than the amounts 
specified for certain countries and regional programs designated 
in the table under this section in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 
this consolidated Act). 
(b) AUTHORITIES.—
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(1) AVAILABILITY.—Funds made available by this Act for 
democracy programs pursuant to subsection (a) and under the 
heading ‘‘National Endowment for Democracy’’ may be made 
available notwithstanding 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 Democracy Act (title V of Public 
Law 98–164), including all decisions regarding the selection 
of beneficiaries. 
(c) DEFINITION
OF DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—For purposes of 
funds appropriated by this Act, the term ‘‘democracy programs’’ 
means programs that support good governance, credible and 
competitive elections, freedom of expression, association, assembly, 
and religion, human rights, labor rights, independent media, and 
the rule of law, and that otherwise strengthen the capacity of 
democratic 
political 
parties, 
governments, 
nongovernmental 
organizations and institutions, and citizens to support the develop-
ment of democratic states and institutions that are responsive and 
accountable to citizens. 
(d) PROGRAM PRIORITIZATION.—Funds made available pursuant 
to this section that are made available for programs to strengthen 
government institutions shall be prioritized for those institutions 
that demonstrate a commitment to democracy and the rule of law. 
(e) RESTRICTION
ON PRIOR APPROVAL.—With respect to the 
provision of assistance for democracy programs in this Act, the 
organizations implementing such assistance, the specific nature 
of that assistance, and the participants in such programs shall 
not be subject to the prior approval by the government of any 
foreign country: Provided, That the Secretary of State, in coordina-
tion with the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, shall report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions, not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, detailing 
steps taken by the Department of State and USAID to comply 
with the requirements of this subsection. 
(f) CONTINUATION OF CURRENT PRACTICES.—USAID shall con-
tinue to implement civil society and political competition and con-
sensus building programs abroad with funds appropriated by this 
Act in a manner that recognizes the unique benefits of grants 
and cooperative agreements in implementing such programs. 
(g) INFORMING THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY.— 
The Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, 
Department of State, and the Assistant Administrator for Democ-
racy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, USAID, shall regu-
larly inform the NED of democracy programs that are planned 
and supported by funds made available by this Act and prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs. 
(h) PROTECTION
OF CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVISTS
AND JOURNAL-
ISTS.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, not less than 
$25,000,000 shall be made available to support and protect civil 
society activists and journalists who have been threatened, har-
assed, or attacked, including journalists affiliated with the United 
States Agency for Global Media, consistent with the action plan 
required under this section in the explanatory statement described
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in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act), and on the same terms and conditions of section 7032(i) 
of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 2018 (division K of Public Law 115– 
141). 
(i) INTERNATIONAL FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION.— 
(1) OPERATIONS.—Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ shall be made available 
for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, 
Department of State, for the costs of administering programs 
designed to promote and defend freedom of expression and 
the independence of the media in countries where such freedom 
and independence are restricted or denied. 
(2) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than 
$15,000,000 shall be made available for programs that promote 
and defend freedom of expression and the independence of 
the media abroad: Provided, That such funds are in addition 
to funds otherwise made available by this Act for such purposes, 
and are intended to complement emergency and safety pro-
grams for civil society, including journalists and media outlets 
at risk: Provided further, That such funds shall be subject 
to prior consultation with, and the regular notification proce-
dures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 
SEC. 7033. (a) INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM OFFICE.— 
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic 
Programs’’ shall be made available for the Office of International 
Religious Freedom, Department of State, including for support staff, 
at not less than the amounts specified for such office in the table 
under such heading in the explanatory statement described in sec-
tion 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act). 
(b) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, and ‘‘Inter-
national Broadcasting Operations’’ shall be made available for inter-
national religious freedom programs and funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ 
and ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ shall be made available 
for humanitarian assistance for vulnerable and persecuted religious 
minorities: Provided, 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 Ambas-
sador-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 Appropria-
tions. 
(c) AUTHORITY.—Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, 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. 
(d) DESIGNATION OF NON-STATE ACTORS.—Section 7033(e) of 
the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
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Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 115–31) shall 
continue in effect during fiscal year 2021. 
SPECIAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 7034. (a) VICTIMS OF WAR, DISPLACED CHILDREN, 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 combat trafficking in persons and assist 
victims of such trafficking, may be made available notwithstanding 
any other provision of law. 
(b) FORENSIC ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than $15,500,000 shall be 
made available for forensic anthropology assistance related to 
the exhumation and identification of victims of war crimes, 
crimes against humanity, and genocide, including in Central 
America, which shall be administered by the Assistant Sec-
retary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department 
of State: Provided, That such funds shall be in addition to 
funds made available by this Act and prior Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs for assistance for countries. 
(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, not 
less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for DNA forensic 
technology programs to combat human trafficking in Central 
America and Mexico. 
(c) ATROCITIES PREVENTION.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Inter-
national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, not less than 
$5,000,000 shall be made available for programs to prevent atroc-
ities, including to implement recommendations of the Atrocities 
Prevention Board: Provided, That funds made available pursuant 
to this subsection are in addition to amounts otherwise made avail-
able for such purposes: Provided further, That such funds shall 
be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
(d) WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME.—Funds managed by the Bureau 
for Humanitarian Assistance, United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, from this or any other Act, may be made 
available as a general contribution to the World Food Programme, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law. 
(e) DIRECTIVES AND AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) RESEARCH AND TRAINING.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 
Central Asia’’ shall be made available to carry out the Program 
for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and the Inde-
pendent 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 appro-
priated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and 
‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ may be 
made available as contributions to establish and maintain
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memorial sites of genocide, subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(3) PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assist-
ance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are made available 
for private sector partnerships, up to $50,000,000 may remain 
available until September 30, 2023: Provided, That funds made 
available pursuant to this paragraph may only be made avail-
able following prior consultation with the appropriate congres-
sional committees, and the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
(4) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES.—Of the amounts made avail-
able by title I of this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Pro-
grams’’, up to $500,000 may be made available for grants pursu-
ant to section 504 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
Fiscal Year 1979 (22 U.S.C. 2656d), including to facilitate 
collaboration 
with 
indigenous 
communities, 
and 
up 
to 
$1,000,000 may be made available for grants to carry out the 
activities of the Cultural Antiquities Task Force. 
(5) INNOVATION.—The USAID Administrator may use funds 
appropriated by this Act under title III to make innovation 
incentive awards in accordance with the terms and conditions 
of section 7034(e)(4) of the Department of State, Foreign Oper-
ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 (divi-
sion F of Public Law 116–6): Provided, That each individual 
award may not exceed $100,000: Provided further, That no 
more than 15 such awards may be made during fiscal year 
2021. 
(6) EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM.—None of the funds made 
available by this Act may be used to modify the Exchange 
Visitor Program administered 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 pursuant to the 
Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 551 et seq.) and not-
withstanding 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 Committees on 
Appropriations, regarding how any proposed modification would 
affect the public diplomacy goals of, and the estimated economic 
impact on, the United States: Provided further, That such con-
sultation shall take place not later than 30 days prior to the 
publication in the Federal Register of any regulatory action 
modifying the Exchange Visitor Program. 
(f) PARTNER VETTING.—Prior to initiating a partner vetting 
program, or making a significant change to the scope of an existing 
partner vetting program, the Secretary of State and USAID 
Administrator, as appropriate, shall consult with the Committees 
on Appropriations: Provided, That the Secretary and the Adminis-
trator shall provide a direct vetting option for prime awardees 
in any partner vetting program initiated or significantly modified 
after the date of enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary of 
State or USAID Administrator, as applicable, informs the Commit-
tees on Appropriations on a case-by-case basis that a direct vetting 
option is not feasible for such program.
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(g) CONTINGENCIES.—During fiscal year 2021, the President 
may use up to $125,000,000 under the authority of section 451 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law. 
(h) INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTIONS.—The Secretary of State 
should withhold funds appropriated under title III of this Act for 
assistance for the central government 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 October 25, 1980: Provided, That the Secretary shall report 
to the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of withholding 
funds under this subsection. 
(i) 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 2021, except for 
funds designated for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 
on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, 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 
appropriated: Provided, That not more than $50,000,000 may be 
transferred. 
(j) AUTHORITY.—Funds made available by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ to counter extremism may be 
made available notwithstanding any other provision of law 
restricting assistance to foreign countries, except sections 502B, 
620A, and 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided, 
That the use of the authority of this subsection shall be subject 
to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional committees 
and the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
(k) PROTECTIONS AND REMEDIES FOR EMPLOYEES OF DIPLOMATIC 
MISSIONS
AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.—The terms and 
conditions of section 7034(k) of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020 (divi-
sion G of Public Law 116–94) shall continue in effect during fiscal 
year 2021. 
(l) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) PASSPORT FEES.—Section 1(b)(2) of the Passport Act 
of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(b)(2)) shall be applied by sub-
stituting ‘‘September 30, 2021’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2010’’. 
(2) INCENTIVES FOR CRITICAL POSTS.—The authority con-
tained in section 1115(d) of the Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32) shall remain in effect through 
September 30, 2021. 
(3) USAID CIVIL
SERVICE
ANNUITANT
WAIVER.—Section 
625(j)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2385(j)(1)) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘September 30, 
2021’’ for ‘‘October 1, 2010’’ in subparagraph (B). 
(4) OVERSEAS
PAY
COMPARABILITY
AND
LIMITATION.—(A) 
Subject to the limitation described in subparagraph (B), the 
authority provided by section 1113 of the Supplemental Appro-
priations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32) shall remain in effect 
through September 30, 2021.
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(B) The authority described in subparagraph (A) may not 
be used to pay an eligible member of the Foreign Service 
(as defined in section 1113(b) of the Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32)) a locality-based com-
parability payment (stated as a percentage) that exceeds two- 
thirds of the amount of the locality-based comparability pay-
ment (stated as a percentage) that would be payable to such 
member under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, 
if such member’s official duty station were in the District of 
Columbia. 
(5) CATEGORICAL
ELIGIBILITY.—The Foreign Operations, 
Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
1990 (Public Law 101–167) is amended— 
(A) in section 599D (8 U.S.C. 1157 note)— 
(i) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘and 2020’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2020, and 2021’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2020’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘2021’’; and 
(B) in section 599E(b)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1255 note), by 
striking ‘‘2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2021’’. 
(6) INSPECTOR GENERAL ANNUITANT WAIVER.—The authori-
ties provided in section 1015(b) of the Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–212) shall remain in effect 
through September 30, 2021, and may be used to facilitate 
the assignment of persons for oversight of programs in Syria, 
South Sudan, Yemen, Somalia, and Venezuela. 
(7) ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEW BOARDS.—The authority pro-
vided by section 301(a)(3) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security 
and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4831(a)(3)) shall 
remain in effect for facilities in Afghanistan through September 
30, 2021, except that the notification and reporting require-
ments contained in such section shall include the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
(8) 
SPECIAL
INSPECTOR
GENERAL
FOR
AFGHANISTAN 
RECONSTRUCTION COMPETITIVE STATUS.—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 enactment 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. 
(9) TRANSFER OF BALANCES.—Section 7081(h) of the Depart-
ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 115–31) 
shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2021. 
(10) DEPARTMENT OF STATE INSPECTOR GENERAL WAIVER 
AUTHORITY.—The Inspector General of the Department of State 
may waive the provisions of subsections (a) through (d) of 
section 824 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
4064) on a case-by-case basis for an annuitant reemployed 
by the Inspector General on a temporary basis, subject to 
the same constraints and in the same manner by which the 
Secretary of State may exercise such waiver authority pursuant 
to subsection (g) of such section. 
(11) AFGHAN ALLIES.—Section 602(b)(3)(F) of the Afghan 
Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended—
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(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘2015 THROUGH 2020’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2015 THROUGH 2021’’; 
(B) in the matter preceding clause (i), in the first 
sentence, by striking ‘‘shall’’ and all that follows through 
the period at the end, and inserting ‘‘shall not exceed 
26,500.’’; and 
(C) in clauses (i) and (ii), by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2021’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2022’’. 
(m) MONITORING AND EVALUATION.— 
(1) BENEFICIARY FEEDBACK.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act that are made available for monitoring and evaluation 
of assistance under the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, 
‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, and ‘‘Migration and Ref-
ugee Assistance’’ shall be made available for the regular and 
systematic collection of feedback obtained directly from bene-
ficiaries to enhance the quality and relevance of such assistance: 
Provided, That the Department of State and USAID shall estab-
lish, and post on their respective websites, updated procedures 
for implementing partners that receive funds under such 
headings for regularly and systematically collecting and 
responding to such feedback, including guidelines for the 
reporting on actions taken in response to the feedback received: 
Provided further, That the Department of State and USAID 
shall regularly conduct oversight to ensure that such feedback 
is regularly collected and used by implementing partners to 
maximize the cost-effectiveness and utility of such assistance. 
(2) EX-POST EVALUATIONS.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under titles III and IV, not less than $10,000,000 
shall be made available for ex-post evaluations consistent with 
the requirements under this heading in the explanatory state-
ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 
A of this consolidated Act). 
(n) HIV/AIDS WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds available in 
the HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund established pursuant to sec-
tion 525(b)(1) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447) 
may be made available for pharmaceuticals and other products 
for child survival, malaria, tuberculosis, and emerging infectious 
diseases 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 
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriation 
Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447) shall be exercised by the Assistant 
Administrator for Global Health, USAID, with respect to funds 
deposited for such non-HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other prod-
ucts, 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 budget justifica-
tion an accounting of budgetary resources, disbursements, balances, 
and reimbursements related to such fund. 
(o) LOANS, CONSULTATION, AND NOTIFICATION.— 
(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
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of 1974, of loan guarantees for Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia, and 
Ukraine, which are authorized to be provided: Provided, 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 assistance to a country. 
(2) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING DIRECT LOANS.—During 
fiscal year 2021, direct loans under section 23 of the Arms 
Export Control Act may be made available for Jordan, notwith-
standing section 23(c)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, gross 
obligations for the principal amounts of which shall not exceed 
$4,000,000,000: Provided, That funds appropriated under the 
heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ in 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 such loans: 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 
and may include the costs of selling, reducing, 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 available 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 associated with 
such loans: Provided further, That such loans shall be repaid 
in not more than 12 years, including a grace period of up 
to one year on repayment of principal: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding section 23(c)(1) of the Arms Export Control 
Act, interest for such loans may be charged at a rate determined 
by the Secretary of State, except that such rate may not be 
less than the prevailing interest rate on marketable Treasury 
securities of similar maturity: 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
GUARANTEES.— 
Funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ in this Act and prior Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs may be made available, notwithstanding the 
third proviso under such heading, for the costs of loan guaran-
tees under section 24 of the Arms Export Control Act for 
Jordan, which are authorized to be provided: 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 
$4,000,000,000: Provided further, That no loan guarantee with 
respect to any one borrower may exceed 80 percent of the 
loan principal: Provided 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
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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, notwith-
standing section 24 of the Arms Export Control Act, which 
shall be collected from borrowers or third parties on behalf 
of such borrowers in accordance with section 502(7) of the 
Congressional Budget 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 assistance to a country. 
(4) DESIGNATION
REQUIREMENT.—Funds made available 
pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (3) from prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs that were previously designated by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 
Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) 
of such Act. 
(5) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—Funds made avail-
able 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 
Committees on Appropriations. 
(p) LOCAL WORKS.— 
(1) FUNDING.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’, not less than $55,000,000 shall be made available for 
Local Works pursuant to section 7080 of the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropria-
tions Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235), which may 
remain available until September 30, 2025. 
(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), ‘‘eligible entities’’ shall be defined as small local, 
international, 
and 
United 
States-based 
nongovernmental 
organizations, educational institutions, and other 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 
individually in determining such eligibility. 
(q) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES.—Unless 
otherwise defined in this Act, for purposes of this Act the 
term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means the 
Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign 
Affairs 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 appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs’’ means funds that remain available for 
obligation, and have not expired.
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(3) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.—In this Act 
‘‘international financial institutions’’ means the International 
Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International 
Development Association, the International Finance Corpora-
tion, the Inter-American Development Bank, the International 
Monetary Fund, the International Fund for Agricultural 
Development, the Asian Development Bank, the Asian Develop-
ment 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 appropriated 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 meas-
uring progress, and a timeline for achieving such goals; 
(B) amounts and sources of funds by account; 
(C) how such funds will complement other ongoing 
or planned programs; and 
(D) implementing partners, to the maximum extent 
practicable. 
(5) SUCCESSOR OPERATING UNIT.—Any reference to a par-
ticular USAID operating unit or office in this or prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs shall be deemed to include 
any successor operating unit or office performing the same 
or similar functions. 
(6) USAID.—In this Act, the term ‘‘USAID’’ means the 
United States Agency for International Development. 
(7) THIS ACT.—Except as expressly provided otherwise, any 
reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in titles I through VII shall 
be treated as referring only to the provisions of such titles. 
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 Assistance 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, including assistance for programs to prevent con-
flict, respond to disasters, address gender-based violence, and 
foster improved police relations with the communities they 
serve. 
(2) 
COUNTERTERRORISM
PARTNERSHIPS
FUND.—Funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’ shall be made 
available for the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund for pro-
grams in areas liberated from, under the influence of, or 
adversely affected by, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria or
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other terrorist organizations: Provided, That such areas shall 
include the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Provided further, That 
prior to the obligation of funds made available pursuant to 
this paragraph, the Secretary of State shall take all practicable 
steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place for monitoring, 
oversight, and control of such funds: Provided further, That 
funds made available pursuant to this paragraph shall be sub-
ject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification 
procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
(3) COMBAT CASUALTY CARE.— 
(A) Consistent with the objectives of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act, funds 
appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping 
Operations’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ 
shall be made available for combat casualty training and 
equipment consistent with prior fiscal years. 
(B) The Secretary of State shall offer combat casualty 
care training and equipment as a component of any package 
of lethal assistance funded by this Act with funds appro-
priated under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ and 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’: Provided, That the 
requirement of this subparagraph shall apply to a country 
in conflict, unless the Secretary determines that such 
country has in place, to the maximum extent practicable, 
functioning combat casualty care treatment and equipment 
that meets or exceeds the standards recommended by the 
Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care: Provided 
further, That any such training and equipment for combat 
casualty care shall be made available through an open 
and competitive process. 
(4) TRAINING RELATED TO INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN 
LAW.—The Secretary of State shall offer training related to 
the requirements of international humanitarian law as a compo-
nent of any package of lethal assistance funded by this Act 
with funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping 
Operations’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’: Pro-
vided, That the requirement of this paragraph shall not apply 
to a country that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization (NATO), is a major non-NATO ally designated 
by section 517(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or 
is complying with international humanitarian law: Provided 
further, That any such training shall be made available through 
an open and competitive process. 
(5) SECURITY FORCE PROFESSIONALIZATION.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ 
shall be made available to increase the capacity of foreign 
military and law enforcement personnel to operate in accord-
ance with appropriate standards relating to human rights and 
the protection of civilians in the manner specified under this 
section in Senate Report 116–126, following consultation with 
the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That funds made 
available pursuant to this paragraph shall be made available 
through an open and competitive process. 
(6) 
GLOBAL
SECURITY
CONTINGENCY
FUND.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of this Act, up to $7,500,000
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from funds appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Peace-
keeping Operations’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ 
may be transferred to, and merged with, funds previously made 
available under the heading ‘‘Global Security Contingency 
Fund’’, subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
(7) INTERNATIONAL
PRISON
CONDITIONS.—Of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Development 
Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘International Nar-
cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, not less than $7,500,000 
shall be made available for assistance to eliminate inhumane 
conditions in foreign prisons and other detention facilities, not-
withstanding section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: 
Provided, That the Secretary of State and the USAID Adminis-
trator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations 
on the proposed uses of such funds prior to obligation and 
not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act: Provided 
further, That such funds shall be in addition to funds otherwise 
made available by this Act for such purpose. 
(b) AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) RECONSTITUTING CIVILIAN POLICE AUTHORITY.—In pro-
viding assistance with funds appropriated 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 REINTEGRATION.— 
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 2021. 
(3) EXTENSION OF WAR RESERVES STOCKPILE AUTHORITY.— 
(A) Section 12001(d) of the Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–287; 118 Stat. 
1011) is amended by striking ‘‘of this section’’ and all 
that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘of this section after September 30, 2023.’’. 
(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 
‘‘and 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘2021, 2022, and 2023’’. 
(4) COMMERCIAL LEASING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES.—Notwith-
standing 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 Organization (NATO), and 
major non-NATO allies for the 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 application), if the President 
determines that there are compelling foreign policy or national 
security reasons for those defense articles being provided by 
commercial lease rather than by government-to-government 
sale under such Act.
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(5) SPECIAL DEFENSE ACQUISITION FUND.—Not to exceed 
$900,000,000 may be obligated pursuant 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 remain available for obligation until September 30, 2023: 
Provided, That the provision of defense articles and defense 
services to foreign countries or international organizations from 
the Fund shall be subject to the concurrence of the Secretary 
of State. 
(6) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.—For the purposes of funds appro-
priated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams that are made available for assistance for units of foreign 
security forces, the term ‘‘to the maximum extent practicable’’ 
in section 620M(d)(7) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2378d) means that the identity of such units shall 
be made publicly available unless the Secretary of State, on 
a case-by-case basis, determines and reports to the appropriate 
congressional committees that non-disclosure is in the national 
security interest of the United States: Provided, That any such 
determination shall include a detailed justification, and may 
be submitted in classified form. 
(7) DUTY TO INFORM.— 
(A) COMPLIANCE.—If assistance to a foreign security 
force is provided in a manner in which the recipient unit 
or units cannot be identified prior to the transfer of assist-
ance, the Secretary of State shall regularly provide a list 
of units prohibited from receiving such assistance pursuant 
to section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
to the recipient government, and such assistance shall be 
made available subject to a written agreement that the 
recipient government will comply with such prohibition: 
Provided, That such requirement regarding a written 
agreement shall take effect not later than December 31, 
2021. 
(B) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 120 days 
after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit an implementation plan to the Committees on 
Appropriations including a timeline and mechanisms for 
executing such agreements by December 31, 2021: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary of State shall consult with the 
Committees on Appropriations prior to submitting such 
plan. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) CHILD
SOLDIERS.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
should not be used to support any military training or oper-
ations that include child soldiers. 
(2) LANDMINES AND CLUSTER MUNITIONS.— 
(A) LANDMINES.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, demining equipment available to the United States 
Agency for International Development and the Department 
of State and used in support of the clearance of landmines 
and unexploded ordnance for humanitarian 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.
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(B) CLUSTER MUNITIONS.—No military assistance shall 
be furnished for cluster munitions, no defense export 
license for cluster munitions may be issued, and no cluster 
munitions or cluster munitions technology shall be sold 
or transferred, unless— 
(i) the submunitions of the cluster munitions, after 
arming, do not result in more than 1 percent 
unexploded ordnance across the range of intended oper-
ational environments, and the agreement applicable 
to the assistance, transfer, or sale of such cluster muni-
tions or cluster munitions technology specifies that 
the cluster munitions will only be used against clearly 
defined 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 dis-
posing of such cluster munitions. 
(3) CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET JUSTIFICATIONS.—Of the funds 
realized pursuant to section 21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms Export 
Control Act and made available for obligation for expenses 
incurred by the Department of Defense, Defense Security 
Cooperation Agency (DSCA) during fiscal year 2021 pursuant 
to section 43(b) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
2792(b)), $25,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation until 
the DSCA, jointly with the Department of State, submits to 
the Committees on Appropriations the congressional budget 
justification for funds requested under the heading ‘‘Foreign 
Military Financing Program’’ for fiscal years 2021 and 2022, 
including the accompanying classified appendices. 
(4) CROWD CONTROL ITEMS.—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 
foreign security forces that use excessive force to repress peace-
ful expression, association, or assembly in countries that the 
Secretary of State determines are undemocratic or are under-
going democratic transitions. 
(d) REPORTS.— 
(1) SECURITY ASSISTANCE REPORT.—Not later than 120 days 
after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations a report on funds obli-
gated and expended during fiscal year 2020, by country and 
purpose of assistance, under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper-
ations’’, ‘‘International Military Education and Training’’, and 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’. 
(2) ANNUAL FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING REPORT.—For the 
purposes of implementing section 656 of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, the term ‘‘military training provided to foreign 
military personnel by the Department of Defense and the 
Department of State’’ shall be deemed to include all military 
training provided by foreign governments with funds appro-
priated to the Department of Defense or the Department of 
State, except for training provided by the government of a 
country designated 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
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identified in the report submitted pursuant to section 656 of 
such Act. 
ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL 
SEC. 7036. It is the sense of the Congress that— 
(1) the Arab League boycott of Israel, and the secondary 
boycott of American firms that have commercial ties with Israel, 
is an impediment to peace in the region and to United States 
investment and trade in the Middle East and North Africa; 
(2) the Arab League boycott, which was regrettably 
reinstated in 1997, should be immediately and publicly termi-
nated, and the Central Office for the Boycott of Israel imme-
diately disbanded; 
(3) all Arab League states should normalize relations with 
their neighbor Israel; 
(4) the President and the Secretary of State should continue 
to vigorously oppose the Arab League boycott of Israel and 
find concrete steps to demonstrate that opposition by, for 
example, taking into consideration the participation of any 
recipient country in the boycott when determining to sell 
weapons to said country; and 
(5) the President should report to Congress annually on 
specific steps being taken by the United States to encourage 
Arab League states to normalize their relations with Israel 
to bring about the termination of the Arab League boycott 
of Israel, including those to encourage allies and trading part-
ners of the United States to enact laws prohibiting businesses 
from complying with the boycott and penalizing businesses 
that do comply. 
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 deter-
mines 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; and 
(B) 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 appro-
priate 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 efforts 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 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 establish-
ment of demilitarized zones;
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(C) their right to live in peace within secure and recog-
nized boundaries free from threats or acts of force; 
(D) freedom of navigation through international water-
ways in the area; and 
(E) a framework for achieving a just settlement of 
the refugee problem. 
(b) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 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 accountable 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. 
(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 Palestinian Authority’’). 
PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN BROADCASTING 
CORPORATION 
SEC. 7038. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 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 2021, 30 days prior 
to the initial obligation of funds for the bilateral West Bank and 
Gaza Program, the Secretary of State shall certify to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations that procedures have been established to 
assure the Comptroller 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 Program 
funded under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for the West 
Bank and Gaza. 
(b) VETTING.—Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for assist-
ance 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 educational 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 edu-
cational institutions, those that have as a principal officer of the 
entity’s governing board or governing board of trustees any indi-
vidual that has been determined to be involved in, or advocating 
terrorist activity or determined to be a member of a designated 
foreign terrorist 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 assist-
ance to any individual, entity, or educational institution which 
the Secretary has determined to be involved in or advocating ter-
rorist activity.
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(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 Bank and Gaza Program may 
be made available for— 
(A) the purpose of recognizing or otherwise honoring 
individuals who commit, or have committed acts of ter-
rorism; and 
(B) any educational institution located in the West 
Bank or Gaza that is named after an individual who the 
Secretary of State determines has committed an act of 
terrorism. 
(2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 
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 
obligation for security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza 
until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations on the benchmarks that have been established for 
security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza and reports 
on the extent of Palestinian compliance with such benchmarks. 
(d) OVERSIGHT
BY
THE UNITED STATES AGENCY
FOR INTER-
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.— 
(1) The Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development shall ensure that Federal or non- 
Federal audits of all contractors and grantees, and significant 
subcontractors and sub-grantees, under the West Bank and 
Gaza Program, are conducted at least on an annual basis 
to ensure, among other things, compliance with this section. 
(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, up to $1,000,000 
may be used by the Office of Inspector General of the United 
States Agency for International Development for audits, inves-
tigations, and other activities in furtherance of the require-
ments of this subsection: Provided, That such funds are in 
addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes. 
(e) COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES AUDIT.— 
Subsequent to the certification specified in subsection (a), the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall conduct an audit and 
an investigation of the treatment, handling, and uses of all funds 
for the bilateral West Bank and Gaza Program, including all funds 
provided as cash transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2021 under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and such audit shall 
address— 
(1) the extent to which such Program complies with the 
requirements of subsections (b) and (c); and 
(2) an examination of all programs, projects, and activities 
carried out under such Program, including both obligations 
and expenditures. 
(f) NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES.—Funds made available in this 
Act for West Bank and Gaza shall be subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY 
SEC. 7040. (a) PROHIBITION
OF FUNDS.—None of the funds 
appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 
4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be obligated
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or expended with respect to providing funds to the Palestinian 
Authority. 
(b) WAIVER.—The prohibition included in subsection (a) shall 
not apply if the President certifies in writing to the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the 
Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations that waiving such 
prohibition is important to the national security interest of the 
United States. 
(c) PERIOD OF APPLICATION OF WAIVER.—Any waiver pursuant 
to subsection (b) shall be effective for no more than a period of 
6 months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months after 
the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REPORT.—Whenever the waiver authority pursuant to sub-
section (b) is exercised, the President shall submit a report to 
the Committees on Appropriations detailing the justification for 
the waiver, the purposes for which the funds will be spent, and 
the accounting procedures in place to ensure that the funds are 
properly disbursed: Provided, That the report shall also detail the 
steps the Palestinian Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, con-
fiscate weapons and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure. 
(e) CERTIFICATION.—If the President exercises the waiver 
authority under subsection (b), the Secretary of State must certify 
and report to the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obliga-
tion of funds that the Palestinian Authority has established a 
single treasury account for all Palestinian Authority financing and 
all financing mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel 
financing mechanisms exist outside of the Palestinian Authority 
treasury account, and there is a single comprehensive civil service 
roster and payroll, and the Palestinian Authority is acting to 
counter incitement of violence against Israelis and is supporting 
activities aimed at promoting peace, coexistence, and security 
cooperation with Israel. 
(f) PROHIBITION
TO HAMAS
AND
THE PALESTINE LIBERATION 
ORGANIZATION.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated in titles III through 
VI of this Act may be obligated for salaries of personnel of 
the Palestinian Authority located in Gaza or may be obligated 
or expended for assistance to Hamas or any entity effectively 
controlled by Hamas, any power-sharing government of which 
Hamas is a member, or that results from an agreement with 
Hamas and over which Hamas exercises undue influence. 
(2) Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph (1), assist-
ance may be provided to a power-sharing government only 
if the President certifies and reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations that such government, including all of its min-
isters or such equivalent, has publicly accepted and is complying 
with the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1) (A) and 
(B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. 
(3) The President may exercise the authority in section 
620K(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by 
the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 (Public Law 109– 
446) with respect to this subsection. 
(4) Whenever the certification pursuant to paragraph (2) 
is exercised, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to 
the Committees on Appropriations within 120 days of the cer-
tification and every quarter thereafter on whether such govern-
ment, including all of its ministers or such equivalent are
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continuing to comply with the principles contained in section 
620K(b)(1) (A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
as amended: Provided, That the report shall also detail the 
amount, purposes and delivery mechanisms for any assistance 
provided pursuant to the abovementioned certification and a 
full accounting of any direct support of such government. 
(5) None of the funds appropriated under titles III through 
VI of this Act may be obligated for assistance for the Palestine 
Liberation Organization. 
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 
SEC. 7041. (a) EGYPT.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION AND REPORT.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act that are available for assistance for Egypt may be 
made available notwithstanding any other provision of law 
restricting assistance for Egypt, except for this subsection and 
section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and may 
only be made available for assistance for the Government of 
Egypt if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that such government is— 
(A) sustaining the strategic relationship with the 
United States; and 
(B) meeting its obligations under the 1979 Egypt-Israel 
Peace Treaty. 
(2) ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND.—Of the funds appropriated 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not 
less than $125,000,000 shall be made available for assistance 
for Egypt, of which $40,000,000 should be made available for 
higher education programs, including not less than $15,000,000 
for scholarships for Egyptian students with high financial need 
to attend not-for-profit institutions of higher education in Egypt 
that are currently accredited by a regional accrediting agency 
recognized by the United States Department of Education, or 
meets standards equivalent to those required for United States 
institutional accreditation by a regional accrediting agency rec-
ognized by such Department: Provided, That such funds shall 
be made available for democracy programs, and for development 
programs in the Sinai: Provided further, That such funds may 
not be made available for cash transfer assistance or budget 
support unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to 
the appropriate congressional committees that the Government 
of Egypt is taking consistent and effective steps to stabilize 
the economy and implement market-based economic reforms. 
(3) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.— 
(A) CERTIFICATION.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’, $1,300,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2022, should be made available for assistance for Egypt: 
Provided, That such funds may be transferred to an interest 
bearing account in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 
following consultation with the Committees on Appropria-
tions, and the uses of any interest earned on such funds 
shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
$225,000,000 of such funds shall be withheld from obliga-
tion until the Secretary of State certifies and reports to
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the Committees on Appropriations that the Government 
of Egypt is taking sustained and effective steps to— 
(i) strengthen the rule of law, democratic institu-
tions, and human rights in Egypt, including to protect 
religious minorities and the rights of women, which 
are in addition to steps taken during the previous 
calendar year for such purposes; 
(ii) implement reforms that protect freedoms of 
expression, 
association, 
and 
peaceful 
assembly, 
including the ability of civil society organizations, 
human rights defenders, and the media to function 
without interference; 
(iii) hold Egyptian security forces accountable, 
including officers credibly alleged to have violated 
human rights; 
(iv) investigate and prosecute cases of extrajudicial 
killings and forced disappearances; and 
(v) provide regular access for United States offi-
cials to monitor such assistance in areas where the 
assistance is used: 
Provided further, That the certification requirement of this 
paragraph shall not apply to funds appropriated by this 
Act under such heading for counterterrorism, border secu-
rity, and nonproliferation programs for Egypt. 
(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may waive the 
certification requirement in subparagraph (A) if the Sec-
retary determines and reports to the Committees on Appro-
priations that to do so is important to the national security 
interest of the United States, and submits a report to 
such Committees containing a detailed justification for the 
use of such waiver and the reasons why any of the require-
ments of subparagraph (A) cannot be met: Provided, That 
the report required by this paragraph shall be submitted 
in unclassified form, but may be accompanied by a classi-
fied annex. 
(C) In addition to the funds withheld pursuant to 
subparagraph (A), $75,000,000 of the funds made available 
pursuant to this paragraph shall be withheld from obliga-
tion until the Secretary of State determines and reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government 
of Egypt is making clear and consistent progress in 
releasing political prisoners and providing detainees with 
due process of law. 
(4) SEPTEMBER 13, 2015, ATTACK.—The Secretary of State 
shall encourage good faith negotiations between the relevant 
parties regarding the September 13, 2015, attack against a 
tour group by the Egyptian military during which American 
April Corley was injured: Provided, That in lieu of the reporting 
requirement under section 7041(a)(4) of the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropria-
tions Act, 2020 (division G of Public Law 116–94), the Secretary 
of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations on 
the status of such negotiations not later than 60 days after 
enactment of this Act and every 90 days thereafter until Sep-
tember 30, 2021. 
(b) IRAN.—
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(1) FUNDING.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 
Programs’’ shall be made available for the programs and activi-
ties described under this section in House Report 116–444. 
(2) REPORTS.— 
(A) SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary of State shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations the semi- 
annual report required by section 135(d)(4) of the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2160e(d)(4)), as added by 
section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 
2015 (Public Law 114–17). 
(B) SANCTIONS REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report on— 
(i) the status of United States bilateral sanctions 
on Iran; 
(ii) the reimposition and renewed enforcement of 
secondary sanctions; and 
(iii) the impact such sanctions have had on Iran’s 
destabilizing activities throughout the Middle East. 
(c) IRAQ.— 
(1) PURPOSES.—Funds appropriated under titles III and 
IV of this Act shall be made available for assistance for Iraq 
for— 
(A) bilateral economic assistance and international 
security assistance, including in the Kurdistan Region of 
Iraq; 
(B) stabilization assistance, including in Anbar Prov-
ince; 
(C) justice sector strengthening; 
(D) 
humanitarian 
assistance, 
including 
in 
the 
Kurdistan Region of Iraq; and 
(E) programs to protect and assist religious and ethnic 
minority populations in Iraq, including as described under 
this section in House Report 116–444. 
(2) UNITED
STATES
CONSULATE
GENERAL
BASRAH.—Any 
change in the status of operations at United States Consulate 
General Basrah, including the return of Consulate property 
located adjacent to the Basrah International Airport to the 
Government of Iraq, shall be subject to prior consultation with 
the appropriate congressional committees and the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(3) BASING RIGHTS AGREEMENT.—None of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used 
by the Government of the United States to enter into a perma-
nent basing rights agreement between the United States and 
Iraq. 
(d) JORDAN.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under titles 
III and IV, not less than $1,650,000,000 shall be made available 
for assistance for Jordan, of which: not less than $845,100,000 
shall be made available for budget support for the Government 
of Jordan; not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for 
programs and activities for which policy justifications and decisions 
shall be the responsibility of the United States Chief of Mission
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in Jordan; and not less than $425,000,000 shall be made available 
under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’. 
(e) LEBANON.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under titles III and 
IV of this Act shall be made available for assistance for Leb-
anon: Provided, That such funds made available under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may be made available not-
withstanding section 1224 of the Foreign Relations Authoriza-
tion Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–228; 22 U.S.C. 
2346 note). 
(2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ 
and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ that are made 
available for assistance for Lebanon may be made available 
for programs and equipment for the Lebanese Internal 
Security Forces (ISF) and the Lebanese Armed Forces 
(LAF) to address security and stability requirements in 
areas affected by conflict in Syria, following consultation 
with the appropriate congressional committees. 
(B) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ that are made avail-
able for assistance for Lebanon may only be made available 
for programs to— 
(i) professionalize the LAF to mitigate internal 
and external threats from non-state actors, including 
Hizballah; 
(ii) strengthen border security and combat ter-
rorism, including training and equipping the LAF to 
secure the borders of Lebanon and address security 
and stability requirements in areas affected by conflict 
in Syria, interdicting arms shipments, and preventing 
the use of Lebanon as a safe haven for terrorist groups; 
and 
(iii) implement United Nations Security Council 
Resolution 1701: 
Provided, That prior to obligating funds made available 
by this subparagraph for assistance for the LAF, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appro-
priations a spend plan, including actions to be taken to 
ensure equipment provided to the LAF is used only for 
the intended purposes, except such plan may not be consid-
ered as meeting the notification requirements under section 
7015 of this Act or under section 634A of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, and shall be submitted not later 
than June 1, 2021: Provided further, That any notification 
submitted pursuant to such section shall include any funds 
specifically intended for lethal military equipment. 
(3) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be made available for the ISF or the LAF if the 
ISF or the LAF is controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, 
as designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
(f) LIBYA.—
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(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under titles III and 
IV of this Act shall be made available for stabilization assist-
ance for Libya, including support for a United Nations-facili-
tated political process and border security: Provided, That the 
limitation on the uses of funds for certain infrastructure 
projects in section 7041(f)(2) of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 
(division K of Public Law 113–76) shall apply to such funds. 
(2) CERTIFICATION.—Prior to the initial obligation of funds 
made available by this Act for assistance for Libya, the Sec-
retary of State shall certify and report to the Committees 
on Appropriations that all practicable steps have been taken 
to ensure that mechanisms are in place for monitoring, over-
sight, and control of such funds. 
(g) MOROCCO.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY AND CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—Funds 
appropriated under title III of this Act shall be made available 
for assistance for the Western Sahara: Provided, That not later 
than 90 days after enactment of this Act and prior to the 
obligation of such funds, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations on the proposed uses of such funds. 
(2) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ that are available for assistance for 
Morocco may only be used for the purposes requested in the 
Congressional Budget Justification, Foreign Operations, Fiscal 
Year 2017. 
(h) SAUDI ARABIA.— 
(1) INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING.— 
None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘International Military Education and Training’’ may be made 
available for assistance for the Government of Saudi Arabia. 
(2) EXPORT-IMPORT BANK.—None of the funds appropriated 
or otherwise made available by this Act and prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs should be obligated or expended by the 
Export-Import Bank of the United States to guarantee, insure, 
or extend (or participate in the extension of) credit in connection 
with the export of nuclear technology, equipment, fuel, mate-
rials, or other nuclear technology-related goods or services to 
Saudi Arabia unless the Government of Saudi Arabia— 
(A) has in effect a nuclear cooperation agreement 
pursuant to section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
(42 U.S.C. 2153); 
(B) has committed to renounce uranium enrichment 
and reprocessing on its territory under that agreement; 
and 
(C) has signed and implemented an Additional Protocol 
to its Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement with the Inter-
national Atomic Energy Agency. 
(i) SYRIA.— 
(1) NON-LETHAL ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated 
by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, and 
‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, not less than $40,000,000 shall be
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made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
for non-lethal stabilization assistance for Syria, of which not 
less than $7,000,000 shall be made available for emergency 
medical and rescue response and chemical weapons use inves-
tigations. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.—Funds made available pursuant to para-
graph (1) of this subsection— 
(A) may not be made available for a project or activity 
that supports or otherwise legitimizes the Government of 
Iran, foreign terrorist organizations (as designated pursu-
ant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1189)), or a proxy of Iran in Syria; 
(B) may not be made available for activities that fur-
ther the strategic objectives of the Government of the Rus-
sian Federation that the Secretary of State determines 
may threaten or undermine United States national security 
interests; and 
(C) should not be used in areas of Syria controlled 
by a government led by Bashar al-Assad or associated 
forces. 
(3) MONITORING AND OVERSIGHT.—Prior to the obligation 
of any funds appropriated by this Act and made available 
for assistance for Syria, the Secretary of State shall take all 
practicable steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place for 
monitoring, oversight, and control of such assistance inside 
Syria. 
(4) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—Funds made avail-
able pursuant to this subsection may only be made available 
following consultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees, and shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(j) TUNISIA.—Of the funds appropriated under titles III and 
IV of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of State, foreign operations, and related programs, not less 
than $241,400,000 shall be made available for assistance for 
Tunisia. 
(k) WEST BANK AND GAZA.— 
(1) REPORT ON ASSISTANCE.—Prior to the initial obligation 
of funds made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ for assistance for the West Bank and 
Gaza, the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees 
on Appropriations that the purpose of such assistance is to— 
(A) advance Middle East peace; 
(B) improve security in the region; 
(C) continue support for transparent and accountable 
government institutions; 
(D) promote a private sector economy; or 
(E) address urgent humanitarian needs. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A)(i) None of the funds appropriated under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in this Act may be made 
available for assistance for the Palestinian Authority, if 
after the date of enactment of this Act— 
(I) the Palestinians obtain the same standing 
as member states or full membership as a state 
in the United Nations or any specialized agency
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thereof outside an agreement negotiated between 
Israel and the Palestinians; or 
(II) the Palestinians initiate an International 
Criminal Court (ICC) judicially authorized inves-
tigation, or actively support such an investigation, 
that subjects Israeli nationals to an investigation 
for alleged crimes against Palestinians. 
(ii) The Secretary of State may waive the restric-
tion in clause (i) of this subparagraph resulting from 
the application of subclause (I) of such clause if the 
Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that to do so is in the national security interest 
of the United States, and submits a report to such 
Committees detailing how the waiver and the continu-
ation of assistance would assist in furthering Middle 
East peace. 
(B)(i) The President may waive the provisions of section 
1003 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100–204) if the President 
determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of 
the Senate, and the appropriate congressional committees 
that the Palestinians have not, after the date of enactment 
of this Act— 
(I) obtained in the United Nations or any 
specialized agency thereof the same standing as 
member states or full membership as a state out-
side an agreement negotiated between Israel and 
the Palestinians; and 
(II) initiated or actively supported an ICC 
investigation against Israeli nationals for alleged 
crimes against Palestinians. 
(ii) Not less than 90 days after the President is 
unable to make the certification pursuant to clause 
(i) of this subparagraph, the President may waive sec-
tion 1003 of Public Law 100–204 if the President deter-
mines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives, the President pro tempore 
of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations 
that the Palestinians have entered into direct and 
meaningful negotiations with Israel: Provided, That 
any waiver of the provisions of section 1003 of Public 
Law 100–204 under clause (i) of this subparagraph 
or under previous provisions of law must expire before 
the waiver under the preceding sentence may be exer-
cised. 
(iii) Any waiver pursuant to this subparagraph 
shall be effective for no more than a period of 6 months 
at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months after 
the enactment of this Act. 
(3) APPLICATION
OF
TAYLOR
FORCE
ACT.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 
that are made available for assistance for the West Bank and 
Gaza shall be made available consistent with section 1004(a) 
of the Taylor Force Act (title X of division S of Public Law 
115–141).
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(4) SECURITY REPORT.—The reporting requirements in sec-
tion 1404 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public 
Law 110–252) shall apply to funds made available by this 
Act, including a description of modifications, if any, to the 
security strategy of the Palestinian Authority. 
(5) INCITEMENT
REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit 
a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing 
steps taken by the Palestinian Authority to counter incitement 
of violence against Israelis and to promote peace and coexist-
ence with Israel. 
(l) YEMEN.—Funds appropriated under title III and under the 
headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ 
and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Pro-
grams’’ of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall 
be made available for health, humanitarian, and stabilization assist-
ance for Yemen. 
AFRICA 
SEC. 7042. (a) AFRICAN GREAT LAKES REGION ASSISTANCE 
RESTRICTION.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘International Military Education and Training’’ for the central 
government of a country in the African Great Lakes region may 
be made available only for Expanded International Military Edu-
cation and Training and professional military education until the 
Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations that such government is not facilitating or otherwise 
participating in destabilizing activities in a neighboring country, 
including aiding and abetting armed groups. 
(b) CAMEROON.—Funds appropriated under title IV of this Act 
that are made available for assistance for the armed forces of 
Cameroon, including the Rapid Intervention Battalion, may only 
be made available to counter regional terrorism, including Boko 
Haram and other Islamic State affiliates, participate in inter-
national peacekeeping operations, and for military education and 
maritime security programs. 
(c) CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC.—Of the funds appropriated 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less 
than $3,000,000 shall be made available for a contribution to the 
Special Criminal Court in Central African Republic. 
(d) COUNTER ILLICIT ARMED GROUPS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act shall be made available for programs and activities in 
areas affected by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) or other illicit 
armed groups in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and 
the Central African Republic, including to improve physical access, 
telecommunications infrastructure, and early-warning mechanisms 
and to support the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration 
of former LRA combatants, especially child soldiers. 
(e) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO.—Of the funds appro-
priated under titles III and IV of this Act, not less than 
$325,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for the Demo-
cratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for stabilization, global health, 
and bilateral economic assistance, including in areas affected by, 
and at risk from, the Ebola virus disease: Provided, That such 
funds shall also be made available to support security, stabilization,
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development, and democracy in Eastern DRC: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Peace-
keeping Operations’’ and ‘‘International Military Education and 
Training’’ that are made available for such purposes may be made 
available notwithstanding any other provision of law, except section 
620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
(f) LAKE CHAD BASIN COUNTRIES.—Funds appropriated under 
titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available for assistance 
for Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria for— 
(1) democracy, development, and health programs; 
(2) assistance for individuals targeted by foreign terrorist 
and other extremist organizations, including Boko Haram, con-
sistent with the provisions of section 7059 of this Act; 
(3) assistance for individuals displaced by violent conflict; 
and 
(4) counterterrorism programs. 
(g) MALAWI.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’, not less than $60,000,000 
shall be made available for assistance for Malawi, of which up 
to $10,000,000 shall be made available for higher education pro-
grams. 
(h) SAHEL STABILIZATION AND SECURITY.—Funds appropriated 
under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available for 
stabilization, health, development, and security programs in the 
countries of the Sahel region. 
(i) SOUTH SUDAN.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated under title III 
of this Act that are made available for assistance for South 
Sudan, not less than $15,000,000 shall be made available for 
democracy programs and not less than $8,000,000 shall be 
made available for conflict mitigation and reconciliation pro-
grams. 
(2) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE CENTRAL GOVERN-
MENT.—Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available 
for assistance for the central Government of South Sudan may 
only be made available, following consultation with the Commit-
tees on Appropriations, for— 
(A) humanitarian assistance; 
(B) health programs, including to prevent, detect, and 
respond to infectious diseases; 
(C) assistance to support South Sudan peace negotia-
tions or to advance or implement a peace agreement; and 
(D) assistance to support implementation of out-
standing issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement 
and mutual arrangements related to such agreement: 
Provided, That prior to the initial obligation of funds made 
available pursuant to subparagraphs (C) and (D), the Secretary 
of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations 
on the intended uses of such funds and steps taken by such 
government to advance or implement a peace agreement. 
(j) SUDAN.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this 
Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of State, foreign operations, and related programs, 
except for funds designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on
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the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985, not less than $60,000,000 shall be 
made available for assistance for Sudan, following consulta-
tion with the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, 
That amounts repurposed pursuant to this subparagraph 
that were previously designated by the Congress for Over-
seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated 
by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 
Global 
War 
on 
Terrorism 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of such Act: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, such funds may be 
made available for agriculture and economic growth pro-
grams, and economic assistance for marginalized areas in 
Sudan and Abyei. 
(B) None of the funds appropriated under title IV of 
this Act may be made available for assistance for the 
Government of Sudan, except assistance to support 
implementation of outstanding issues of the Comprehensive 
Peace Agreement, mutual arrangements related to post- 
referendum issues associated with such Agreement, or any 
other viable peace agreement in Sudan. 
(2) EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION.—Section 501(i) of title 
V of H.R. 3425 of the 106th Congress, as enacted into law 
by section 1000(a)(5) of Public Law 106–113 (113 Stat. 1501, 
1535–36), and set forth in Appendix E thereof (113 Stat. 1501A– 
289,–313), as most recently amended by section 904(b) of the 
Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 
116–94, 113 Stat. 2534, 3086), is further amended by striking 
‘‘2000–2021’’ and inserting ‘‘2000–2025’’. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act and 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs that are made avail-
able for any new program, project, or activity in Sudan shall 
be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congres-
sional committees. 
(k) ZIMBABWE.— 
(1) INSTRUCTION.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
instruct the United States executive director of each inter-
national financial institution to vote against any extension 
by the respective institution of any loan or grant to the Govern-
ment of Zimbabwe, except to meet basic human needs or to 
promote democracy, unless the Secretary of State certifies and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the rule 
of law has been restored, including respect for ownership and 
title to property, and freedoms of expression, association, and 
assembly. 
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act shall be made available for assistance for the central 
Government of Zimbabwe, except for health and education, 
unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports as required 
in paragraph (1). 
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 
SEC. 7043. (a) BURMA.—
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(1) BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) Of the funds appropriated under title III and under 
the heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement’’ of this Act, not less than $134,950,000 shall 
be made available for assistance for Burma: Provided, That 
such funds may be made available notwithstanding any 
other provision of law and following consultation with the 
appropriate congressional committees: Provided further, 
That such funds shall be made available for programs 
to promote ethnic and religious tolerance and to combat 
gender-based 
violence, 
including 
in 
Kachin, 
Karen, 
Rakhine, and Shan states: Provided further, That such 
funds shall be made available for programs to strengthen 
media and civil society organizations: Provided further, 
That such funds may be made available for ethnic groups 
and civil society in Burma to help sustain ceasefire agree-
ments and further prospects for reconciliation and peace, 
which may include support to representatives of ethnic 
armed groups for this purpose. 
(B) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act for 
assistance for Burma shall be made available for commu-
nity-based organizations operating in Thailand to provide 
food, medical, and other humanitarian assistance to 
internally displaced persons in eastern Burma, in addition 
to assistance for Burmese refugees from funds appropriated 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘Migration and Refugee 
Assistance’’: Provided, That such funds may be available 
for programs to support the return of Kachin, Karen, 
Rohingya, Shan, and other refugees and internally dis-
placed persons to their locations of origin or preference 
in Burma only if such returns are voluntary and consistent 
with international law. 
(C) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act for 
assistance for Burma that are made available for assistance 
for the Government of Burma to support the implementa-
tion of Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement conferences, 
committees, and other procedures may only be made avail-
able if the Secretary of State reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations that such conferences, committees, and 
procedures are directed toward a sustainable peace and 
the Government of Burma is implementing its commit-
ments under such Agreement. 
(2) INTERNATIONAL
SECURITY
ASSISTANCE.—None of the 
funds appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Inter-
national Military Education and Training’’ and ‘‘Foreign Mili-
tary Financing Program’’ may be made available for assistance 
for Burma: Provided, That the Department of State may con-
tinue consultations with the armed forces of Burma only on 
human rights and disaster response in a manner consistent 
with the prior fiscal year, and following consultation with the 
appropriate congressional committees. 
(3) LIMITATIONS.—None of the funds appropriated under 
title III of this Act for assistance for Burma may be made 
available to any organization or entity controlled by the armed 
forces of Burma, or to any individual or organization that 
has committed a gross violation of human rights or advocates 
violence against ethnic or religious groups or individuals in
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Burma, as determined by the Secretary of State for programs 
administered by the Department of State and USAID or the 
President of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) 
for programs administered by NED. 
(4) CONSULTATION.—Any new program or activity in Burma 
initiated in fiscal year 2021 shall be subject to prior consultation 
with the appropriate congressional committees. 
(b) CAMBODIA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated under title III 
of this Act, not less than $85,505,000 shall be made available 
for assistance for Cambodia. 
(2) CERTIFICATION AND EXCEPTIONS.— 
(A) CERTIFICATION.—None of the funds appropriated 
by this Act that are made available for assistance for 
the Government of Cambodia may be obligated or expended 
unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that such Government is 
taking effective steps to— 
(i) strengthen regional security and stability, 
particularly regarding territorial disputes in the South 
China Sea and the enforcement of international sanc-
tions with respect to North Korea; 
(ii) assert its sovereignty against interference by 
the People’s Republic of China, including by verifiably 
maintaining the neutrality of Ream Naval Base, other 
military installations in Cambodia, and dual use facili-
ties such as the Dara Sakor development project; 
(iii) cease violence and harassment against civil 
society and the political opposition in Cambodia, and 
dismiss any politically motivated criminal charges 
against those who criticize the government; and 
(iv) respect the rights, freedoms, and responsibil-
ities enshrined in the Constitution of the Kingdom 
of Cambodia as enacted in 1993. 
(B) 
EXCEPTIONS.—The 
certification 
required 
by 
subparagraph (A) shall not apply to funds appropriated 
by this Act and made available for democracy, health, 
education, 
and 
environment 
programs, 
programs 
to 
strengthen the sovereignty of Cambodia, and programs to 
educate and inform the people of Cambodia of the influence 
activities of the People’s Republic of China in Cambodia. 
(3) USES OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated under title III 
of this Act for assistance for Cambodia shall be made available 
for— 
(A) research and education programs associated with 
the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia; and 
(B) programs in the Khmer language to monitor, map, 
and publicize the efforts by the People’s Republic of China 
to expand its influence in Cambodia. 
(c) INDO-PACIFIC STRATEGY AND THE ASIA REASSURANCE INITIA-
TIVE ACT OF 2018.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated under titles 
III and IV of this Act, not less than $1,482,000,000 shall be 
made available to support implementation of the Indo-Pacific 
Strategy and the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 (Public 
Law 115–409).
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(2) COUNTERING CHINESE INFLUENCE FUND.—Of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Development 
Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-ter-
rorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, and ‘‘Foreign Mili-
tary Financing Program’’, not less than $300,000,000 shall be 
made available for a Countering Chinese Influence Fund to 
counter the malign influence of the Government of the People’s 
Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party and enti-
ties acting on their behalf globally, which shall be subject 
to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided, That such funds are in addition to amounts otherwise 
made available for such purposes: Provided further, That such 
funds appropriated under such headings may be transferred 
to, and merged with, funds appropriated under such headings: 
Provided further, That such transfer authority is in addition 
to any other transfer authority provided by this Act or any 
other Act, and is subject to the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(3) RESTRICTION ON USES OF FUNDS.—None of the funds 
appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs may be made available for any project or activity 
that directly supports or promotes— 
(A) the Belt and Road Initiative or any dual-use infra-
structure projects of the People’s Republic of China; and 
(B) the use of technology, including biotechnology, dig-
ital, telecommunications, and cyber, developed by the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China unless the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the USAID Administrator and the heads 
of other Federal agencies, as appropriate, determines that 
such use does not adversely impact the national security 
of the United States. 
(d) LAOS.—Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV 
of this Act, not less than $80,930,000 shall be made available 
for assistance for Laos. 
(e) NORTH KOREA.— 
(1) CYBERSECURITY.—None of the funds appropriated by 
this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 
of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made 
available for assistance for the central government of a country 
the Secretary of State determines and reports to the appropriate 
congressional committees engages in significant transactions 
contributing 
materially 
to 
the 
malicious 
cyber-intrusion 
capabilities of the Government of North Korea: Provided, That 
the Secretary of State shall submit the report required by 
section 209 of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhance-
ment Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–122; 22 U.S.C. 9229) to 
the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of State may waive the application of the restriction 
in this paragraph with respect to assistance for the central 
government of a country if the Secretary determines and reports 
to the appropriate congressional committees that to do so is 
important to the national security interest of the United States, 
including a description of such interest served. 
(2) BROADCASTS.—Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’ shall be
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made available to maintain broadcasting hours into North 
Korea at levels not less than the prior fiscal year. 
(3) HUMAN RIGHTS.—Funds appropriated by this Act under 
the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Democracy Fund’’ 
shall be made available for the promotion of human rights 
in North Korea: Provided, That the authority of section 
7032(b)(1) of this Act shall apply to such funds. 
(4) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of the funds made 
available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ may be made available for assistance for the Government 
of North Korea. 
(f) PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.— 
(1) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of the funds appro-
priated under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ in this Act 
may be obligated or expended for processing licenses for the 
export of satellites of United States origin (including commer-
cial satellites and satellite components) to the People’s Republic 
of China (PRC) unless, at least 15 days in advance, the Commit-
tees on Appropriations are notified of such proposed action. 
(2) PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY.—The terms and require-
ments of section 620(h) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
shall apply to foreign assistance projects or activities of the 
People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of the PRC, to include such 
projects or activities by any entity that is owned or controlled 
by, or an affiliate of, the PLA: Provided, That none of the 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to 
this Act may be used to finance any grant, contract, or coopera-
tive agreement with the PLA, or any entity that the Secretary 
of State has reason to believe is owned or controlled by, or 
an affiliate of, the PLA. 
(3) HONG KONG.— 
(A) DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—Of the funds appropriated 
by this Act under the first paragraph under the heading 
‘‘Democracy Fund’’, not less than $3,000,000 shall be made 
available for democracy and Internet freedom programs 
for Hong Kong, including legal and other support for democ-
racy activists. 
(B) RESTRICTIONS ON ASSISTANCE.—None of the funds 
appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs that are made available for assistance 
for Hong Kong should be obligated for assistance for the 
Government of the People’s Republic of China and the 
Chinese Communist Party or any entity acting on their 
behalf in Hong Kong. 
(C) REPORT.—Funds appropriated under title I of this 
Act shall be made available to prepare and submit to 
Congress the report required by section 301 of the United 
States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5731), 
which shall include the information described in section 
7043(f)(4)(B) of the Department of State, Foreign Oper-
ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020 
(division G of Public Law 116–94) and under this paragraph 
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in 
the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
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(4) UYGHURS AND OTHER MUSLIM MINORITIES.—The deter-
mination described under this heading in the explanatory state-
ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 
A of this consolidated Act) shall be submitted to the appropriate 
congressional committees not later than 90 days after enact-
ment of this Act. 
(5) CLARIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act and 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs that are made avail-
able for programs in the People’s Republic of China may be 
used to counter the impact of Chinese influence and invest-
ments in the Greater Mekong Subregion, following consultation 
with the Committees on Appropriations. 
(g) PHILIPPINES.—None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for counternarcotics assistance for the Phil-
ippines, except for drug demand reduction, maritime law enforce-
ment, or transnational interdiction. 
(h) TIBET.— 
(1) FINANCING OF PROJECTS IN TIBET.—The Secretary of 
the Treasury should instruct the United States executive 
director of each international financial institution to use the 
voice and vote of the United States to support financing of 
projects in Tibet if such projects do not provide incentives 
for the migration and settlement of non-Tibetans into Tibet 
or facilitate the transfer of ownership of Tibetan land and 
natural resources to non-Tibetans, are based on a thorough 
needs-assessment, foster self-sufficiency of the Tibetan people 
and respect Tibetan culture and traditions, and are subject 
to effective monitoring. 
(2) PROGRAMS FOR TIBETAN COMMUNITIES.—(A) Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, of the funds appropriated 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not 
less than $8,000,000 shall be made available to nongovern-
mental organizations to support activities which preserve cul-
tural traditions and promote sustainable development, edu-
cation, and environmental conservation in Tibetan communities 
in the Tibet Autonomous Region and in other Tibetan commu-
nities in China. 
(B) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than $6,000,000 shall be 
made available for programs to promote and preserve Tibetan 
culture and language in the refugee and diaspora Tibetan 
communities, development, and the resilience of Tibetan 
communities and the Central Tibetan Administration in India 
and Nepal, and to assist in the education and development 
of the next generation of Tibetan leaders from such commu-
nities: Provided, That such funds are in addition to amounts 
made available in subparagraph (A) for programs inside Tibet. 
(C) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than $3,000,000 shall be 
made available for programs to strengthen the capacity of the 
Central Tibetan Administration: Provided, That such funds 
shall be administered by the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development. 
(i) VIETNAM.—Of the funds appropriated under titles III and 
IV of this Act, not less than $169,739,000 shall be made available 
for assistance for Vietnam, of which not less than—
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(1) $14,500,000 shall be made available for health and 
disability programs in areas sprayed with Agent Orange and 
contaminated with dioxin, to assist individuals with severe 
upper or lower body mobility impairment or cognitive or 
developmental disabilities; 
(2) $19,000,000 shall be made available, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, for activities related to the remedi-
ation of dioxin contaminated sites in Vietnam and may be 
made available for assistance for the Government of Vietnam, 
including the military, for such purposes; and 
(3) $2,500,000 shall be made available for a war legacy 
reconciliation program. 
SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA 
SEC. 7044. (a) AFGHANISTAN.— 
(1) FUNDING AND LIMITATIONS.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Inter-
national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ that are 
made available for assistance for Afghanistan— 
(A) shall be made available to implement the South 
Asia Strategy, the Revised Strategy for United States 
Engagement in Afghanistan, and the United States Agency 
for 
International 
Development 
Country 
Development 
Cooperation Strategy for Afghanistan; 
(B) shall be made available for programs that imple-
ment and support comprehensive strategies to combat 
corruption in Afghanistan, with an emphasis on public 
disclosure of government receipts and expenditures and 
prosecution and punishment of corrupt officials; 
(C) shall be made available to continue support for 
not-for-profit institutions of higher education in Kabul, 
Afghanistan that are accessible to both women and men 
in a coeducational environment, including for the costs 
for operations and security for such institutions; 
(D) shall be made available for programs that protect 
and strengthen the rights of Afghan women and girls and 
promote the political and economic empowerment of women 
including their meaningful inclusion in political processes: 
Provided, That such assistance to promote the economic 
empowerment of women shall be made available as grants 
to Afghan organizations, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable; 
(E) shall prioritize, unless the Secretary of State or 
the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, as appropriate, determines that 
security conditions do not permit or risk deterioration, 
assistance to support long-term development in areas pre-
viously under the control of the Taliban or other violent 
extremist groups: Provided, That such funds may be made 
available notwithstanding any other provision of law and 
following consultation with the Committees on Appropria-
tion; 
(F) may not be made available for any program, project, 
or activity pursuant to section 7044(a)(1)(C) of the Depart-
ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
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Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F of Public Law 116– 
6); and 
(G) may be made available, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, for programs and activities to address 
the needs of the people of Afghanistan in support of peace 
and reconciliation, including reintegration of former 
Taliban and other extremists. 
(2) AFGHAN WOMEN.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall promote 
and ensure the meaningful participation of Afghan women 
in any discussions between the Government of Afghanistan 
and the Taliban related to the future of Afghanistan in 
a manner consistent with the Women, Peace, and Security 
Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–68) and the 2019 United 
States Strategy on Women, Peace, and Security, including 
through— 
(i) advocacy by the United States Government for 
the inclusion of Afghan women representatives, 
particularly from civil society and rural provinces, in 
ongoing and future discussion; 
(ii) the leveraging of assistance for the protection 
of women and girls and their rights; and 
(iii) efforts to ensure that any agreement protects 
women’s and girl’s rights and ensures their freedom 
of movement, rights to education and work, and access 
to healthcare and legal representation. 
(B) ASSISTANCE.—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’’ shall be made available 
for an endowment pursuant to paragraph (3)(A)(iv) of this 
subsection for a not-for-profit institution of higher edu-
cation in Kabul, Afghanistan that is accessible to both 
women and men in a coeducational environment: Provided, 
That such endowment shall be established in partnership 
with a United States-based American higher education 
institution that will serve on its board of trustees: Provided 
further, That prior to the obligation of funds for such an 
endowment, the Administrator of the United States Agency 
for International Development shall submit a report to 
the Committees on Appropriations describing the govern-
ance structure, including a proposed board of trustees, 
and financial safeguards, including regular audit and 
reporting requirements, in any endowment agreement: Pro-
vided further, That the USAID Administrator shall provide 
a report on the expenditure of funds generated from such 
an endowment to the Committees on Appropriations on 
an annual basis. 
(3) AUTHORITIES.— 
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under titles III 
through VI that are made available for assistance for 
Afghanistan may be made available— 
(i) notwithstanding section 7012 of this Act or 
any similar provision of law and section 660 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; 
(ii) for reconciliation programs and disarmament, 
demobilization, and reintegration activities for former
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combatants who have renounced violence against the 
Government of Afghanistan, including in accordance 
with section 7046(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2012 (division I of Public Law 112– 
74); 
(iii) for an endowment to empower women and 
girls; and 
(iv) for an endowment for higher education. 
(B) Section 7046(a)(2)(A) of the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2012 (division I of Public Law 112–74) shall apply 
to funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for Afghani-
stan. 
(C) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, up to $3,000,000 may be 
transferred to any other appropriation of any department 
or agency of the United States Government, upon the 
concurrence of the head of such department or agency, 
to support operations in, and assistance for, Afghanistan 
and to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961: Provided, That any such transfer shall be 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
(4) AGREEMENT, 
REPORT, 
AND
CERTIFICATION.—Funds 
appropriated by this Act shall be made available for the fol-
lowing purposes— 
(A) the submission to the appropriate congressional 
committees by the President of a copy of any agreement 
or arrangement between the Government of the United 
States and the Taliban relating to the United States pres-
ence in Afghanistan or Taliban commitments on the future 
of Afghanistan, which shall be submitted not later than 
30 days after finalizing or amending such an agreement 
or arrangement: Provided, That not later than 30 days 
after enactment of this Act and every 60 days thereafter 
until September 30, 2021, the Secretary of State shall 
submit to such committees a report detailing and assessing 
the activities of the Taliban to abide by their commitments 
in such agreement or arrangement; and 
(B) the submission to the appropriate congressional 
committees of a joint certification by the Secretary of State 
and Secretary of Defense that such agreement or arrange-
ment, or any amendment to such agreement or arrange-
ment, will further the objective of setting conditions for 
the long-term defeat of al Qaeda and Islamic State and 
will not make the United States more vulnerable to ter-
rorist attacks originating from Afghanistan or supported 
by terrorist elements in Afghanistan: Provided, That the 
initial joint certification to such committees shall be sub-
mitted upon enactment of this Act, and additional joint 
certifications, as appropriate, shall be submitted to such 
committees not later than 30 days after any amendment 
to such agreement or arrangement. 
(5) UPDATED STRATEGY.—Not less than 90 days after enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall submit
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to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive, 
multi-year strategy for diplomatic and development engagement 
with the Government of Afghanistan that reflects the agree-
ment between the United States and the Taliban, as well 
as intra-Afghan negotiations: Provided, That such strategy shall 
include a component to protect and strengthen women and 
girl’s welfare and rights, including in any intra-Afghan negotia-
tion and during the implementation of any peace agreement: 
Provided further, That such strategy shall describe the antici-
pated United States diplomatic and military presence in 
Afghanistan over a multi-year period and related strategy for 
mitigating and countering ongoing terrorist threats and violent 
extremism: Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall 
consult with such committees on the parameters of such 
strategy: Provided further, That the strategy required by this 
paragraph shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
be accompanied by a classified annex. 
(6) BASING RIGHTS AGREEMENT.—None of the funds made 
available by this Act may be used by the United States Govern-
ment to enter into a permanent basing rights agreement 
between the United States and Afghanistan. 
(b) BANGLADESH.—Of the funds appropriated under titles III 
and IV of this Act, not less than $198,323,000 shall be made 
available for assistance for Bangladesh, of which— 
(1) not less than $23,500,000 shall be made available to 
address the needs of communities impacted by refugees from 
Burma; 
(2) not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for 
programs to protect freedom of expression and due process 
of law; and 
(3) not less than $23,300,000 shall be made available for 
democracy programs, of which not less than $2,000,000 shall 
be made available for such programs for the Rohingya commu-
nity in Bangladesh. 
(c) NEPAL.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated under titles 
III and IV of this Act, not less than $130,265,000 shall be 
made available for assistance for Nepal, including for develop-
ment and democracy programs. 
(2) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ shall only be made available for humani-
tarian and disaster relief and reconstruction activities in Nepal, 
and in support of international peacekeeping operations: Pro-
vided, That such funds may only be made available for any 
additional uses if the Secretary of State certifies and reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government 
of Nepal is investigating and prosecuting violations of human 
rights and the laws of war, and the Nepal Army is cooperating 
fully with civilian judicial authorities in such cases. 
(d) PAKISTAN.— 
(1) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The terms and conditions of 
section 7044(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F 
of Public Law 116–6) shall continue in effect during fiscal 
year 2021.
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(2) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated under title III 
of this Act that are made available for assistance for Pakistan, 
not less than $15,000,000 shall be made available for democracy 
programs and not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available 
for gender programs. 
(3) CLARIFICATION.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), sec-
tion 7044(d)(4)(A) of the Department of State, Foreign Oper-
ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (divi-
sion J of Public Law 113–235) is amended by striking ‘‘shall’’ 
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘may’’. 
(e) SRI LANKA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under title III of this 
Act shall be made available for assistance for Sri Lanka for 
democracy and economic development programs, particularly 
in areas recovering from ethnic and religious conflict: Provided, 
That such funds shall be made available for programs to assist 
in the identification and resolution of cases of missing persons. 
(2) CERTIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act for 
assistance for the central Government of Sri Lanka may be 
made available only if the Secretary of State certifies and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such Govern-
ment is taking effective and consistent steps to— 
(A) respect and uphold the rights and freedoms of 
the people of Sri Lanka regardless of ethnicity and religious 
belief, including by investigating violations of human rights 
and holding perpetrators of such violations accountable; 
(B) increase transparency and accountability in govern-
ance; 
(C) assert its sovereignty against influence by the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China; and 
(D) promote reconciliation between ethnic and religious 
groups, particularly arising from past conflict in Sri Lanka, 
including by— 
(i) addressing land confiscation and ownership 
issues; 
(ii) resolving cases of missing persons, including 
by maintaining a functioning office of missing persons; 
(iii) reducing the presence of the armed forces in 
former conflict zones and restructuring the armed 
forces for a peacetime role that contributes to post- 
conflict reconciliation and regional security; 
(iv) repealing or amending laws on arrest and 
detention by security forces to comply with inter-
national standards; and 
(v) investigating allegations of arbitrary arrest and 
torture, and supporting a credible justice mechanism: 
Provided, That the limitations of this paragraph shall not 
apply to funds made available for humanitarian assistance 
and disaster relief; to protect human rights, locate and 
identify missing persons, and assist victims of torture and 
trauma; to promote justice, accountability, and reconcili-
ation; to enhance maritime security and domain awareness; 
to promote fiscal transparency and sovereignty; and for 
International Military Education and Training. 
(3) INTERNATIONAL
SECURITY
ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds 
appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related
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programs under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’, up to $15,000,000 may be made available for assistance 
for Sri Lanka for the refurbishing of a high endurance cutter: 
Provided, That in addition to such funds, up to $500,000 may 
be made available only for programs to support humanitarian 
assistance, disaster relief, instruction in human rights and 
related curricula development, and maritime security and 
domain awareness, including professionalization and training 
for the navy and coast guard: Provided further, That amounts 
repurposed pursuant to this paragraph that were previously 
designated by the Congress, respectively, as an emergency 
requirement or for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
War on Terrorism pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Con-
gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of such Act or for Overseas Contingency 
Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of such Act. 
(f) REGIONAL PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by this Act shall 
be made available for assistance for Afghanistan, Pakistan, and 
other countries in South and Central Asia to significantly increase 
the recruitment, training, and retention of women in the judiciary, 
police, and other security forces, and to train judicial and security 
personnel in such countries to prevent and address gender-based 
violence, human trafficking, and other practices that disproportion-
ately harm women and girls. 
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 
SEC. 7045. (a) CENTRAL AMERICA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under titles III and IV, $505,925,000 should be made available 
for assistance for Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, 
Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama, including through the Cen-
tral America Regional Security Initiative: Provided, That such 
assistance shall be prioritized for programs and activities that 
address the key factors that contribute to the migration of 
unaccompanied, undocumented minors to the United States 
and such funds shall be made available for global health, 
humanitarian, development, democracy, border security, and 
law enforcement programs for such countries, including for 
programs to reduce violence against women and girls and to 
combat corruption, and for support of commissions against 
corruption and impunity, as appropriate: Provided further, That 
not less than $45,000,000 shall be made available for support 
of offices of Attorneys General and of other entities and activi-
ties to combat corruption and impunity in such countries. 
(2) NORTHERN TRIANGLE.— 
(A) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN CENTRAL 
GOVERNMENTS.—Of the funds made available pursuant to 
paragraph (1) under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 
and under title IV of this Act that are made available 
for assistance for each of the central governments of El 
Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, 50 percent may only 
be obligated after the Secretary of State certifies and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such 
government is—
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(i) combating corruption and impunity, including 
prosecuting corrupt government officials; 
(ii) implementing reforms, policies, and programs 
to increase transparency and strengthen public institu-
tions; 
(iii) protecting the rights of civil society, opposition 
political parties, and the independence of the media; 
(iv) providing effective and accountable law 
enforcement and security for its citizens, and upholding 
due process of law; 
(v) implementing policies to reduce poverty and 
promote equitable economic growth and opportunity; 
(vi) upholding the independence of the judiciary 
and of electoral institutions; 
(vii) improving border security; 
(viii) combating human smuggling and trafficking 
and countering the activities of criminal gangs, drug 
traffickers, and transnational criminal organizations; 
(ix) informing its citizens of the dangers of the 
journey to the southwest border of the United States; 
and 
(x) resolving disputes involving the confiscation 
of real property of United States entities. 
(B) REPROGRAMMING.—If the Secretary is unable to 
make the certification required by subparagraph (A) for 
one or more of the governments, such assistance for such 
central government shall be reprogrammed for assistance 
for other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, 
notwithstanding the minimum funding requirements of this 
subsection and of section 7019 of this Act: Provided, That 
any such reprogramming shall be subject to the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(C) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitation of subparagraph (A) 
shall not apply to funds appropriated by this Act that 
are made available for— 
(i) offices of Attorneys General and other judicial 
entities and activities related to combating corruption 
and impunity; 
(ii) programs to combat gender-based violence; 
(iii) humanitarian assistance; and 
(iv) food security programs. 
(D) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.—None of 
the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘For-
eign Military Financing Program’’ may be made available 
for assistance for El Salvador, Guatemala, or Honduras. 
(b) COLOMBIA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under titles III and IV, not less than $461,375,000 shall be 
made available for assistance for Colombia: Provided, That 
such funds shall be made available for the programs and activi-
ties described under this section in House Report 116–444. 
(2) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.— 
(A) COUNTERNARCOTICS.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement’’ and made available for assistance 
for Colombia, 20 percent may be obligated only after the
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Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations that the Government of Colombia is 
continuing to implement a national whole-of-government 
counternarcotics strategy designed to reduce by 50 percent 
cocaine production and coca cultivation levels in Colombia 
by 2023 and such strategy is not in violation of the 2016 
peace accord between the Government of Colombia and 
the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. 
(B) HUMAN RIGHTS.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ and made available for assistance for Colombia, 
20 percent may be obligated only after the Secretary of 
State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that— 
(i) the Special Jurisdiction for Peace and other 
judicial authorities are taking effective steps to hold 
accountable perpetrators of gross violations of human 
rights in a manner consistent with international law, 
including for command responsibility, and sentence 
them to deprivation of liberty; 
(ii) the Government of Colombia is taking effective 
steps to prevent attacks against human rights 
defenders and other civil society activists, trade union-
ists, and journalists, and judicial authorities are pros-
ecuting those responsible for such attacks; 
(iii) the Government of Colombia is taking effective 
steps to protect Afro-Colombian and indigenous 
communities and is respecting their rights and terri-
tory; 
(iv) 
senior 
military 
officers 
responsible 
for 
ordering, committing, and covering up cases of false 
positives are being held accountable, including removal 
from active duty if found guilty through criminal or 
disciplinary proceedings; and 
(v) the Government of Colombia has investigated 
and is taking steps to hold accountable Government 
officials credibly alleged to have directed, authorized, 
or conducted illegal surveillance of political opponents, 
government officials, journalists, and human rights 
defenders, including through the use of assets provided 
by the United States for combating counterterrorism 
and counternarcotics for such purposes. 
(3) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitations of paragraph (2) shall 
not apply to funds made available for aviation instruction and 
maintenance, and maritime and riverine security programs. 
(4) AUTHORITY.—Aircraft supported by funds appropriated 
by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs 
and made available for assistance for Colombia may be used 
to transport personnel and supplies involved in drug eradication 
and interdiction, including security for such activities, and to 
provide transport in support of alternative development pro-
grams and investigations by civilian judicial authorities. 
(5) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 
of State, foreign operations, and related programs that are
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made available for assistance for Colombia may be made avail-
able for payment of reparations to conflict victims or compensa-
tion to demobilized combatants associated with a peace agree-
ment between the Government of Colombia and illegal armed 
groups. 
(c) HAITI.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION.—The certification requirement con-
tained in section 7045(c)(1) of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020 
(division G of Public Law 116–94) shall continue in effect during 
fiscal year 2021 and shall also apply to funds appropriated 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’ that 
are made available for assistance for Haiti. 
(2) HAITIAN COAST GUARD.—The Government of Haiti shall 
be eligible to purchase defense articles and services under 
the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) for the 
Coast Guard. 
(3) LIMITATION.—None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to provide assistance to the armed forces 
of Haiti. 
(d) THE CARIBBEAN.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under titles III and IV, not less than $74,800,000 shall be made 
available for the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative. 
(e) VENEZUELA.— 
(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than $33,000,000 shall be 
made available for democracy programs for Venezuela. 
(2) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act and 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs shall be made avail-
able for assistance for communities in countries supporting 
or otherwise impacted by refugees from Venezuela, including 
Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Curacao, and Trinidad and Tobago: 
Provided, That such amounts are in addition to funds otherwise 
made available for assistance for such countries, subject to 
prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures 
of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
EUROPE AND EURASIA 
SEC. 7046. (a) ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) GEORGIA.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
titles III and IV, not less than $132,025,000 shall be made 
available for assistance for Georgia: Provided, That not later 
than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a 
report on the rule of law and accountable institutions in Georgia 
as described under this heading in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 
this consolidated Act). 
(2) UKRAINE.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
titles III and IV, not less than $453,000,000 shall be made 
available for assistance for Ukraine. 
(b) TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY.—None of the funds appropriated 
by this Act may be made available for assistance for a government 
of an Independent State of the former Soviet Union if such govern-
ment directs any action in violation of the territorial integrity
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or national sovereignty of any other Independent State of the former 
Soviet Union, such as those violations included in the Helsinki 
Final Act: Provided, That except as otherwise provided in section 
7047(a) of this Act, funds may be made available without regard 
to the restriction in this subsection if the President determines 
that to do so is in the national security interest of the United 
States: Provided further, That prior to executing the authority 
contained in the previous proviso, the Secretary of State shall 
consult with the Committees on Appropriations on how such assist-
ance supports the national security interest of the United States. 
(c) SECTION 907 OF THE FREEDOM SUPPORT ACT.—Section 907 
of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5812 note) shall not 
apply to— 
(1) activities to support democracy or assistance under 
title V of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5851 et seq.) 
and section 1424 of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass 
Destruction Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 2333) or non-proliferation 
assistance; 
(2) any assistance provided by the Trade and Development 
Agency under section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961; 
(3) any activity carried out by a member of the United 
States and Foreign Commercial Service while acting within 
his or her official capacity; 
(4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or other assist-
ance provided by the United States International Development 
Finance Corporation as authorized by the BUILD Act of 2018 
(division F of Public Law 115–254); 
(5) any financing provided under the Export-Import Bank 
Act of 1945 (Public Law 79–173); or 
(6) humanitarian assistance. 
(d) TURKEY.—None of the funds made available by this Act 
may be used to facilitate or support the sale of defense articles 
or defense services to the Turkish Presidential Protection Direc-
torate (TPPD) under Chapter 2 of the Arms Export Control Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2761 et seq.) unless the Secretary of State determines 
and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that mem-
bers of the TPPD who are named in the July 17, 2017, indictment 
by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and against 
whom there are pending charges, have returned to the United 
States to stand trial in connection with the offenses contained 
in such indictment or have otherwise been brought to justice: Pro-
vided, That the limitation in this paragraph shall not apply to 
the use of funds made available by this Act for border security 
purposes, for North Atlantic Treaty Organization or coalition oper-
ations, or to enhance the protection of United States officials and 
facilities in Turkey. 
COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE AND AGGRESSION 
SEC. 7047. (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated 
by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central 
Government of the Russian Federation. 
(b) ANNEXATION OF CRIMEA.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be made available for assistance for the central govern-
ment of a country that the Secretary of State determines and
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reports to the Committees on Appropriations has taken affirma-
tive steps intended to support or be supportive of the Russian 
Federation annexation of Crimea or other territory in Ukraine: 
Provided, That except as otherwise provided in subsection (a), 
the Secretary may waive the restriction on assistance required 
by this paragraph if the Secretary determines and reports 
to such Committees that to do so is in the national interest 
of the United States, and includes a justification for such 
interest. 
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be made available for— 
(A) the implementation of any action or policy that 
recognizes the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over 
Crimea or other territory in Ukraine; 
(B) the facilitation, financing, or guarantee of United 
States Government investments in Crimea or other terri-
tory in Ukraine under the control of Russian-backed sepa-
ratists, if such activity includes the participation of Russian 
Government officials, or other Russian owned or controlled 
financial entities; or 
(C) assistance for Crimea or other territory in Ukraine 
under the control of Russian-backed separatists, if such 
assistance includes the participation of Russian Govern-
ment officials, or other Russian owned or controlled finan-
cial entities. 
(3) INTERNATIONAL
FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS.—The Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive 
directors of each international financial institution to use the 
voice and vote of the United States to oppose any assistance 
by such institution (including any loan, credit, or guarantee) 
for any program that violates the sovereignty or territorial 
integrity of Ukraine. 
(4) DURATION.—The requirements and limitations of this 
subsection shall cease to be in effect if the Secretary of State 
determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
that the Government of Ukraine has reestablished sovereignty 
over Crimea and other territory in Ukraine under the control 
of Russian-backed separatists. 
(c) OCCUPATION OF THE GEORGIAN TERRITORIES OF ABKHAZIA 
AND TSKHINVALI REGION/SOUTH OSSETIA.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be made available for assistance for the central govern-
ment of a country that the Secretary of State determines and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations has recognized 
the independence of, or has established diplomatic relations 
with, the Russian Federation occupied Georgian territories of 
Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia: Provided, That 
the Secretary shall publish on the Department of State website 
a list of any such central governments in a timely manner: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may waive the restriction 
on assistance required by this paragraph if the Secretary deter-
mines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
to do so is in the national interest of the United States, and 
includes a justification for such interest. 
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be made available to support the Russian Federation