accounts under the heading ‘‘United States Inter-
national Development Finance Corporation’’ and, 
when so transferred, may be used for the costs of 
activities described in subsections (b) and (c) of sec-
tion 1421 of the BUILD Act of 2018: Provided, 
That such funds shall be subject to the limitations 
provided in the second, third, and fifth provisos 
under the heading ‘‘United States International De-
velopment Finance Corporation—Program Account’’ 
in this Act: Provided further, That any transfer exe-
cuted pursuant to the transfer authority provided in 
this paragraph shall not exceed 10 percent of an in-
dividual Compact awarded pursuant to section 
609(a) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 
(title VI of Public Law 108–199): Provided further, 
That such funds shall not be available for adminis-
trative expenses of the United States International 
Development Finance Corporation: Provided further, 
That such authority shall be subject to prior con-
sultation with, and the regular notification proce-
dures of, the Committees on Appropriations: Pro-
vided further, That the transfer authority provided 
in this section is in addition to any other transfer 
authority provided by law: Provided further, That 
within 60 days of the termination in whole or in part 
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of the Compact from which funds were transferred 
under this authority to the United States Inter-
national Development Finance Corporation, any un-
obligated balances shall be transferred back to the 
Millennium Challenge Corporation, subject to the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
(d) TRANSFER OF FUNDS BETWEEN ACCOUNTS.— 
None of the funds made available under titles II through 
V of this Act may be obligated under an appropriations 
account to which such funds were not appropriated, except 
for transfers specifically provided for in this Act, unless 
the President, not less than 5 days prior to the exercise 
of any authority contained in the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 to transfer funds, consults with and provides a 
written policy justification to the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
(e) AUDIT
OF
INTER-AGENCY
TRANSFERS
OF 
FUNDS.—Any agreement for the transfer or allocation of 
funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making ap-
propriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs entered into between the De-
partment of State or USAID and another agency of the 
United States Government under the authority of section 
632(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or any com-
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parable provision of law, shall expressly provide that the 
Inspector General (IG) for the agency receiving the trans-
fer or allocation of such funds, or other entity with audit 
responsibility if the receiving agency does not have an IG, 
shall perform periodic program and financial audits of the 
use of such funds and report to the Department of State 
or USAID, as appropriate, upon completion of such au-
dits: Provided, That such audits shall be transmitted to 
the Committees on Appropriations by the Department of 
State or USAID, as appropriate: Provided further, That 
funds transferred under such authority may be made 
available for the cost of such audits. 
PROHIBITION AND LIMITATION ON CERTAIN EXPENSES 
SEC. 7010. (a) FIRST-CLASS TRAVEL.—None of the 
funds made available by this Act may be used for first- 
class travel by employees of United States Government de-
partments and agencies funded by this Act in contraven-
tion of section 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 
41, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(b) COMPUTER NETWORKS.—None of the funds 
made available by this Act for the operating expenses of 
any United States Government department or agency may 
be used to establish or maintain a computer network for 
use by such department or agency unless such network 
has filters designed to block access to sexually explicit 
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websites: Provided, That nothing in this subsection shall 
limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, 
Tribal, or local law enforcement agency, or any other enti-
ty carrying out the following activities: criminal investiga-
tions, prosecutions, and adjudications; administrative dis-
cipline; and the monitoring of such websites undertaken 
as part of official business. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON PROMOTION OF TOBACCO.— 
None of the funds made available by this Act should be 
available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or to-
bacco products (including electronic nicotine delivery sys-
tems), or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign 
country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or to-
bacco products (including electronic nicotine delivery sys-
tems), except for restrictions which are not applied equally 
to all tobacco or tobacco products (including electronic nic-
otine delivery systems) of the same type. 
(d) EMAIL SERVERS OUTSIDE THE .GOV DOMAIN.— 
None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ and ‘‘Capital Invest-
ment Fund’’ in title I, and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ and 
‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in title II that are made avail-
able to the Department of State and the United States 
Agency for International Development may be made avail-
able to support the use or establishment of email accounts 
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or email servers created outside the .gov domain or not 
fitted for automated records management as part of a 
Federal government records management program in con-
travention of the Presidential and Federal Records Act 
Amendments of 2014 (Public Law 113–187). 
(e) REPRESENTATION
AND ENTERTAINMENT EX-
PENSES.—Each Federal department, agency, or entity 
funded in titles I or II of this Act, and the Department 
of the Treasury and independent agencies funded in titles 
III or VI of this Act, shall take steps to ensure that do-
mestic and overseas representation and entertainment ex-
penses further official agency business and United States 
foreign policy interests, and— 
(1) are primarily for fostering relations outside 
of the Executive Branch; 
(2) are principally for meals and events of a 
protocol nature; 
(3) are not for employee-only events; and 
(4) do not include activities that are substan-
tially of a recreational character. 
(f) LIMITATIONS ON ENTERTAINMENT EXPENSES.— 
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able by this Act under the headings ‘‘International Mili-
tary Education and Training’’ or ‘‘Foreign Military Fi-
nancing Program’’ for Informational Program activities or 
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under the headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘Develop-
ment Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘As-
sistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ may be 
obligated or expended to pay for— 
(1) alcoholic beverages; or 
(2) entertainment expenses for activities that 
are substantially of a recreational character, includ-
ing entrance fees at sporting events, theatrical and 
musical productions, and amusement parks. 
AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS 
SEC. 7011. No part of any appropriation contained 
in this Act shall remain available for obligation after the 
expiration of the current fiscal year unless expressly so 
provided by this Act: Provided, That funds appropriated 
for the purposes of chapters 1 and 8 of part I, section 
661, chapters 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 of part II of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, section 23 of the Arms Export 
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), and funds made available 
for ‘‘United States International Development Finance 
Corporation’’ and under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Eu-
rope, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ shall remain available for 
an additional 4 years from the date on which the avail-
ability of such funds would otherwise have expired, if such 
funds are initially obligated before the expiration of their 
respective periods of availability contained in this Act: 
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Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of this Act, any funds made available for the purposes 
of chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which are allocated or ob-
ligated for cash disbursements in order to address balance 
of payments or economic policy reform objectives, shall re-
main 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 avail-
ability 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 Appropriations not later 
than October 31, 2024, detailing by account and source 
year, the use of this authority during the previous fiscal 
year: Provided further, That any funds obligated for an 
additional period of availability pursuant to this section 
in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams shall be subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided fur-
ther, That any notification submitted pursuant to the pre-
vious proviso shall indicate the source year of funds, the 
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purpose of initial obligation, the reason for de-obligation, 
and the purpose for re-obligation. 
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 de-
termines, following consultation with the Committees on 
Appropriations, that assistance for such country is in the 
national interest of the United States. 
PROHIBITION ON TAXATION OF UNITED STATES 
ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 7013. (a) PROHIBITION ON TAXATION.—None 
of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of 
this Act may be made available to provide assistance for 
a foreign country under a new bilateral agreement gov-
erning the terms and conditions under which such assist-
ance 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 government, and the Secretary of State and 
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the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development shall expeditiously seek to negotiate 
amendments to existing bilateral agreements, as nec-
essary, to conform with this requirement. 
(b) NOTIFICATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF FOR-
EIGN TAXES.—An amount equivalent to 200 percent of 
the total taxes assessed during fiscal year 2024 on funds 
appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropria-
tions 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 withheld from obligation from funds appropriated for 
assistance for fiscal year 2025 and for prior fiscal years 
and allocated for the central government of such country 
or for the West Bank and Gaza program, as applicable, 
if, not later than September 30, 2025, such taxes have 
not been reimbursed. 
(c) DE MINIMIS EXCEPTION.—Foreign taxes of a de 
minimis nature shall not be subject to the provisions of 
subsection (b). 
(d) REPROGRAMMING OF FUNDS.—Funds withheld 
from obligation for each foreign government or entity pur-
suant to subsection (b) shall be reprogrammed for assist-
ance for countries which do not assess taxes on United 
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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 sec-
tion shall not apply to any foreign government or en-
tity 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 sub-
stantial reimbursement of such taxes; or 
(B) the foreign policy interests of the 
United States outweigh the purpose of this sec-
tion 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 govern-
ment or entity. 
(f) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of State shall 
issue and update rules, regulations, or policy guidance, as 
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appropriate, to implement the prohibition against the tax-
ation of assistance contained in this section. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section: 
(1) BILATERAL AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘bilat-
eral agreement’’ 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 immuni-
ties applicable to United States foreign assistance 
for such country generally, or an individual agree-
ment between the Government of the United States 
and such government that describes, among other 
things, the treatment for tax purposes that will be 
accorded the United States assistance provided 
under that agreement. 
(2) TAXES AND TAXATION.—The term ‘‘taxes 
and taxation’’ shall include value added taxes and 
customs duties but shall not include individual in-
come taxes assessed to local staff. 
RESERVATIONS OF FUNDS 
SEC. 7014. (a) EXTENSION OF AVAILABILITY.—The 
original period of availability of 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 ac-
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tivities 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 re-
ports 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 des-
ignated 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. 
(b) OTHER ACTS.—Ceilings and specifically des-
ignated funding levels contained in this Act shall not be 
applicable to funds or authorities appropriated or other-
wise made available by any subsequent Act unless such 
Act specifically so directs: Provided, That specifically des-
ignated funding levels or minimum funding requirements 
contained in any other Act shall not be applicable to funds 
appropriated by this Act. 
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 7015. (a) NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES IN PRO-
GRAMS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES.—None of the funds 
made available in titles I, II, and VI, and under the head-
ings ‘‘Peace Corps’’ and ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corpora-
tion’’, of this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
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programs to the departments and agencies funded by this 
Act that remain available for obligation in fiscal year 
2024, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of 
the United States derived by the collection of fees or of 
currency reflows or other offsetting collections, or made 
available by transfer, to the departments 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 re-
name 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 Appro-
priations or such Committees are notified 15 days in ad-
vance of such obligation. 
(b) 
NOTIFICATION
OF
REPROGRAMMING
OF 
FUNDS.—None of the funds provided under titles I, II, 
and VI of this Act or prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs, to the departments and agencies funded 
under such titles that remain available for obligation in 
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fiscal year 2024, or provided from any accounts in the 
Treasury of the United States derived by the collection 
of fees available to the department and agency funded 
under title I of this Act, shall be available for 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; 
(2) relocates an existing office or employees; 
(3) reduces by 10 percent funding for any exist-
ing program, project, or activity, or numbers of per-
sonnel 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’’, 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, ‘‘Assist-
ance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, ‘‘Peace 
Corps’’, ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’’, ‘‘Inter-
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national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Non-
proliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Pro-
grams’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, ‘‘International Mili-
tary Education and Training’’, ‘‘Foreign Military Financ-
ing Program’’, ‘‘United States International Development 
Finance Corporation’’, and ‘‘Trade and Development 
Agency’’ shall be available for obligation for programs, 
projects, activities, type of materiel assistance, countries, 
or other operations not justified or in excess of the amount 
justified to the Committees on Appropriations for obliga-
tion under any of these specific headings unless the Com-
mittees 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 previously justified to Congress or 20 percent in excess 
of the quantities justified to Congress unless the Commit-
tees 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 pro-
gram, project, or activity for which funds are appropriated 
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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: Provided further, That any notification 
submitted pursuant to subsection (f) of this section shall 
include information (if known on the date of transmittal 
of such notification) on the use of notwithstanding author-
ity. 
(d) DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS
AND 
FUNDING NOTIFICATIONS.— 
(1) PROGRAMS.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act or prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, 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 pro-
cedures of the Committees on Appropriations, sub-
mits a justification to such Committees that includes 
a description of, and the estimated costs associated 
with, the support or continuation of such program. 
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(2) FUNDING.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, funds transferred by the Department 
of Defense to the Department of State and the 
United States Agency for International Development 
for assistance for foreign countries and international 
organizations shall be subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(3) NOTIFICATION ON EXCESS DEFENSE ARTI-
CLES.—Prior to providing excess Department of De-
fense articles in accordance with section 516(a) of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Department 
of Defense shall notify the Committees on Appro-
priations to the same extent and under the same 
conditions as other committees pursuant to sub-
section (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 Appro-
priations in accordance with the regular notification 
procedures of such Committees if such defense arti-
cles 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 
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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 ac-
quisition cost of such defense articles. 
(e) WAIVER.—The requirements of this section or 
any similar provision of this Act or any other Act, includ-
ing 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: Pro-
vided, 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 tak-
ing the action to which such notification requirement was 
applicable, in the context of the circumstances necessi-
tating such waiver: Provided further, That any notification 
provided pursuant to such a waiver shall contain an expla-
nation of the emergency circumstances. 
(f) COUNTRY NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—None 
of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of 
this Act may be obligated or expended for assistance for 
Afghanistan, Burma, Central African Republic, Cam-
bodia, Colombia, Cuba, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Haiti, Hon-
duras, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Nicaragua, 
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Pakistan, the Russian Federation, Rwanda, Somalia, 
South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Ukraine, Venezuela, 
Yemen, and Zimbabwe except as provided through the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
(g) TRUST FUNDS.—Funds appropriated or other-
wise made available in title III of this Act and prior Acts 
making funds available for the Department of State, for-
eign operations, and related programs that are made avail-
able for a trust fund held by an international financial 
institution shall be subject to the regular notification pro-
cedures of the Committees on Appropriations, and such 
notification shall include the information specified under 
this section in the report accompanying this Act. 
(h) OTHER
PROGRAM
NOTIFICATION
REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
(1) OTHER PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs that are made available for the fol-
lowing programs and activities shall be subject to 
the regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations— 
(A) the Global Engagement Center; 
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(B) the Power Africa and Prosper Africa 
initiatives; 
(C) funds under the headings ‘‘Inter-
national Disaster Assistance’’ and ‘‘Migration 
and Refugee Assistance’’ that are made avail-
able to a country listed in section 7007 of this 
Act; 
(D) the Prevention and Stabilization Fund 
and the Multi-Donor Global Fragility Fund; 
(E) the Indo-Pacific Strategy; 
(F) the Countering PRC Influence Fund 
and the Countering Russian Influence Fund; 
(G) assistance made available pursuant to 
section 7059; and 
(H) funds specifically allocated for the 
Partnership for Global Infrastructure and In-
vestment. 
(2) DEMOCRACY PROGRAM POLICY AND PROCE-
DURES.—Modifications to democracy program policy 
and procedures, including relating to the use of con-
sortia, by the Department of State and USAID shall 
be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
notification procedures of, the Committees on Ap-
propriations. 
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(3) ARMS
SALES.—The reports, notifications, 
and certifications, and any other documents, re-
quired 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 section 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 ap-
propriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs, shall be concur-
rently submitted to the Committees on Appropria-
tions 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 otherwise not programmed as a result of ap-
plication of a provision of law in this or any other Act 
shall, if reprogrammed, be subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(j) REQUIREMENT TO INFORM.—The Secretary of 
State and Administrator of USAID, as applicable, shall 
promptly inform the appropriate congressional committees 
of each instance in which funds appropriated by this Act 
for assistance have been diverted or destroyed, to include 
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the type and amount of assistance, a description of the 
incident and parties involved, and an explanation of the 
response of the Department of State or USAID, as appro-
priate. 
DOCUMENTS, REPORT POSTING, RECORDS MANAGEMENT, 
AND RELATED CYBERSECURITY PROTECTIONS 
SEC. 7016. (a) DOCUMENT REQUESTS.—None of the 
funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles 
III through VI of this Act shall be available to a non-
governmental 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) PUBLIC POSTING OF REPORTS.— 
(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 
(3), any report required by this Act to be submitted 
to Congress by any Federal agency receiving funds 
made available by this Act shall be posted on the 
public website of such agency not later than 45 days 
following the receipt of such report by Congress. 
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a report 
if— 
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(A) the head of such agency determines 
and reports to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that— 
(i) the public posting of the report 
would compromise national security, in-
cluding the conduct of diplomacy; or 
(ii) the report contains proprietary or 
other privileged information; or 
(B) the public posting of the report is spe-
cifically exempted in the report accompanying 
this Act. 
(3) The agency posting such report shall do so 
only after the report has been made available to the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
(4) The head of the agency posting such report 
shall do so in a central location on the public website 
of such agency. 
(c) RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND RELATED CYBER-
SECURITY PROTECTIONS.—The Secretary of State and 
USAID Administrator shall— 
(1) regularly review and update the policies, di-
rectives, and oversight necessary to comply with 
Federal statutes, regulations, and presidential execu-
tive orders and memoranda concerning the preserva-
tion of all records made or received in the conduct 
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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 Ex-
penses’’ 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 ap-
plicable Federal records management statutes, regu-
lations, or policies for the Department of State and 
USAID; 
(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 pre-
vious 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 miti-
gate vulnerabilities, including those resulting from 
the use of personal email accounts or servers outside 
the .gov domain, improve the process to identify and 
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remove inactive user accounts, update and enforce 
guidance related to the control of national security 
information, and implement the recommendations of 
the applicable reports of the cognizant Office of In-
spector 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 constitu-
tional 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 abor-
tions 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 Assist-
ance 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 
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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 planning. 
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 steri-
lizations. 
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 in the amounts spe-
cifically designated in the respective tables included in the 
report accompanying this Act: Provided, That such des-
ignated amounts for foreign countries and international 
organizations shall serve as the amounts for such coun-
tries and international organizations transmitted to Con-
gress in the report required by section 653(a) of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961, and shall be made available 
for such foreign countries and international organizations 
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notwithstanding the date of the transmission of such re-
port. 
(b) AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS.—Unless otherwise 
provided for by this Act, the Secretary of State and the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, as applicable, may only deviate up 
to 5 percent from the amounts specifically designated in 
the respective tables included in the report accompanying 
this Act. 
(c) 
LIMITATION.—For 
specifically 
designated 
amounts that are included, pursuant to subsection (a), in 
the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961, deviations authorized by subsection 
(b) may only take place after submission of such report. 
(d) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall not 
apply to— 
(1) funds for which the initial period of avail-
ability has expired; and 
(2) amounts designated by this Act as min-
imum funding requirements. 
(e) REPORTS.—The Secretary of State, USAID Ad-
ministrator, and other designated officials, as appropriate, 
shall submit the reports required, in the manner described, 
in the report accompanying this Act. 
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(f) CLARIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ 
and ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ shall not be in-
cluded for purposes of meeting amounts designated for 
countries in this Act, unless such headings are specifically 
designated as the source of funds. 
MULTI-YEAR PLEDGES 
SEC. 7020. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to make any 
pledge for future year funding for any multilateral or bi-
lateral program funded in titles III through VI of this Act 
unless such pledge was: (1) previously justified, including 
the projected future year costs, in a congressional budget 
justification; (2) included in an Act making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs or previously authorized by an Act of Con-
gress; (3) notified in accordance with the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, in-
cluding the projected future year costs; or (4) the subject 
of prior consultation with the Committees on Appropria-
tions and such consultation was conducted at least 7 days 
in advance of the pledge. 
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PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENTS 
SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM 
SEC. 7021. (a) LETHAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT EX-
PORTS.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available under titles III 
through VI of this Act may be made available to any 
foreign government which provides 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 mili-
tary equipment 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. 
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(3) REPORT.—Whenever the President makes a 
determination pursuant to paragraph (2), the Presi-
dent shall submit to the Committees on Appropria-
tions a report with respect to the furnishing of such 
assistance, including a detailed explanation of the 
assistance to be provided, the estimated dollar 
amount of such assistance, and an explanation of 
how the assistance furthers the United States na-
tional interest. 
(b) BILATERAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) LIMITATIONS.—Funds appropriated for bi-
lateral assistance 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 programs, 
shall not be made available to any foreign govern-
ment which the President determines— 
(A) grants sanctuary from prosecution to 
any individual or group which has committed 
an act of international terrorism; 
(B) otherwise supports international ter-
rorism; or 
(C) is controlled by an organization des-
ignated as a terrorist organization under sec-
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tion 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
(2) WAIVER.—The President may waive the ap-
plication of paragraph (1) to a government if the 
President determines that national security or hu-
manitarian reasons justify such waiver: Provided, 
That the President shall publish each such waiver in 
the Federal Register and, at least 15 days before the 
waiver takes effect, shall notify the Committees on 
Appropriations of the waiver (including the justifica-
tion for the waiver) in accordance with the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 7022. Funds appropriated by this Act, except 
funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Trade and Devel-
opment Agency’’, may be obligated and expended notwith-
standing section 10 of Public Law 91–672 (22 U.S.C. 
2412), section 15 of the State Department Basic Authori-
ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of the For-
eign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 
1995 (22 U.S.C. 6212), and section 504(a)(1) of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)). 
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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 de-
fined at the appropriations Act account level and shall in-
clude all appropriations and authorizations Acts funding 
directives, ceilings, and limitations with the exception that 
for the ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Eu-
rope, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ accounts, ‘‘program, project, and ac-
tivity’’ shall also be considered to include country, re-
gional, 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 considered 
to include central, country, regional, and program level 
funding, either as— 
(1) justified to Congress; or 
(2) allocated by the Executive Branch in ac-
cordance with the report required by section 653(a) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or as modi-
fied pursuant to section 7019 of this Act. 
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AUTHORITIES FOR THE PEACE CORPS, INTER-AMERICAN 
FOUNDATION, AND UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVEL-
OPMENT 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 appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs, shall not be construed to prohibit activi-
ties authorized by or conducted under the Peace Corps 
Act, the Inter-American Foundation Act, or the African 
Development Foundation Act: Provided, That prior to con-
ducting activities in a country for which assistance is pro-
hibited, 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 appropriated 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-Im-
port Bank and the United States International Develop-
ment Finance Corporation shall be obligated 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 
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United States, if the commodity is likely to be in surplus 
on world markets at the time the resulting productive ca-
pacity is expected to become operative and if the assist-
ance will cause substantial injury to United States pro-
ducers of the same, similar, or competing commodity: Pro-
vided, 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 as-
sistance from the International Development Asso-
ciation, is not eligible for assistance from the Inter-
national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 
and does not export on a consistent basis the agri-
cultural commodity with respect to which assistance 
is furnished; or 
(2) activities in a country the President deter-
mines is recovering from widespread conflict, a hu-
manitarian 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 
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of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be available 
for any testing or breeding feasibility study, variety im-
provement or introduction, consultancy, publication, con-
ference, or training in connection with the growth or pro-
duction 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 developing countries where such activities will not 
have a significant impact on the export of agricul-
tural commodities of the United States; 
(2) research activities intended primarily to 
benefit United States producers; 
(3) activities in a country that is eligible for as-
sistance from the International Development Asso-
ciation, is not eligible for assistance from the Inter-
national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 
and does not export on a consistent basis the agri-
cultural commodity with respect to which assistance 
is furnished; or 
(4) activities in a country the President deter-
mines is recovering from widespread conflict, a hu-
manitarian crisis, or a complex emergency. 
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(c) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.— 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
States executive director of each international financial in-
stitution to use the voice and vote of the United States 
to oppose any assistance by such institution, 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 
producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity. 
SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 
SEC. 7026. (a) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR LOCAL 
CURRENCIES.— 
(1) AGREEMENTS.—If assistance is furnished to 
the government 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 depos-
ited in a separate account established by that 
government; 
(B) enter into an agreement with that gov-
ernment which sets forth— 
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(i) the amount of the local currencies 
to be generated; and 
(ii) the terms and conditions under 
which the currencies so deposited may be 
utilized, consistent with this section; and 
(C) establish by agreement with that gov-
ernment the responsibilities of USAID and that 
government to monitor and account for deposits 
into and disbursements from the separate ac-
count. 
(2) USES OF LOCAL CURRENCIES.—As may be 
agreed upon with the foreign government, local cur-
rencies deposited in a separate account pursuant to 
subsection (a), or an equivalent amount of local cur-
rencies, shall be used only— 
(A) to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part 
I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (as the case may be), for such 
purposes as— 
(i) project and sector assistance activi-
ties; or 
(ii) debt and deficit financing; or 
(B) for the administrative requirements of 
the United States Government. 
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(3) PROGRAMMING ACCOUNTABILITY.—USAID 
shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the 
equivalent of the local currencies 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
PRO-
GRAMS.—Upon termination of assistance to a coun-
try 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 estab-
lished pursuant to subsection (a) shall be disposed of 
for such purposes as may be agreed to by the gov-
ernment of that country and the United States Gov-
ernment. 
(b) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR CASH TRANSFERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If assistance is made avail-
able 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 
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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 provisions of law which are incon-
sistent with the nature of this assistance, including 
provisions which are referenced in the Joint Explan-
atory Statement of the Committee of Conference ac-
companying House Joint Resolution 648 (House Re-
port No. 98–1159). 
(3) NOTIFICATION.—At least 15 days prior to 
obligating any such cash transfer or nonproject sec-
tor assistance, the President shall submit a notifica-
tion through the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations, which shall in-
clude a detailed description of how the funds pro-
posed to be made available will be used, with a dis-
cussion of the United States interests that will be 
served by such assistance (including, as appropriate, 
a description of the economic policy reforms that will 
be promoted by such assistance). 
(4) EXEMPTION.—Nonproject sector assistance 
funds may be exempt from the requirements of para-
graph (1) only through the regular notification pro-
cedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
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ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 7027. (a) ASSISTANCE THROUGH NONGOVERN-
MENTAL 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 Eu-
rope, 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 Appropria-
tions pursuant to the regular notification procedures, in-
cluding 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 statu-
tory prohibitions against abortion or involuntary steriliza-
tions contained in this or any other Act. 
(b) PUBLIC LAW 480.—During fiscal year 2024, re-
strictions contained in this or any other Act with respect 
to assistance for a country shall not be construed to re-
strict assistance under the Food for Peace Act (Public 
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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 reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
(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 sup-
port 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 internationally recognized 
human rights. 
IMPACT ON JOBS IN THE UNITED STATES 
SEC. 7028. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available under titles III through VI of this 
Act may be obligated or expended to provide— 
(1) any financial incentive to a business enter-
prise currently located in the United States for the 
purpose of inducing such an enterprise to relocate 
outside the United States if such incentive or in-
ducement is likely to reduce the number of employ-
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ees of such business enterprise in the United States 
because United States production is being replaced 
by such enterprise outside the United States; 
(2) assistance for any program, project, or ac-
tivity that contributes to the violation of internation-
ally recognized workers’ rights, as defined in section 
507(4) of the Trade Act of 1974, of workers in the 
recipient country, including any designated zone or 
area in that country: Provided, That the application 
of section 507(4)(D) and (E) of such Act (19 U.S.C. 
2467(4)(D) and (E)) should be commensurate with 
the level of development of the recipient country and 
sector, and shall not preclude assistance for the in-
formal sector in such country, micro and small-scale 
enterprise, and smallholder agriculture; 
(3) any assistance to an entity outside the 
United States if such assistance is for the purpose 
of directly relocating or transferring jobs from the 
United States to other countries and adversely im-
pacts the labor force in the United States; or 
(4) for the enforcement of any rule, regulation, 
policy, or guidelines implemented pursuant to the 
Supplemental Guidelines for High Carbon Intensity 
Projects approved by the Export-Import Bank of the 
United States on December 12, 2013, when enforce-
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ment of such rule, regulation, policy, or guidelines 
would prohibit, or have the effect of prohibiting, any 
coal-fired or other power-generation project the pur-
pose of which is to— 
(A) provide affordable electricity in Inter-
national Development Association (IDA)-eligible 
countries and IDA-blend countries; and 
(B) increase exports of goods and services 
from the United States or prevent the loss of 
jobs from the United States. 
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
SEC. 7029. (a) 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 re-
ceives from the United States, is in excess of the rate pro-
vided 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 institution 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 Execu-
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tive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(b) 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 dili-
gence and risk management, as appropriate, in connection 
with any loan, grant, policy, or strategy of such institu-
tion. 
(c) FRAUD AND CORRUPTION.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall instruct the United States executive direc-
tor of each international financial institution to use the 
voice of the United States to include in loan, grant, and 
other financing agreements improvements in borrowing 
countries’ financial management and judicial capacity to 
investigate, prosecute, and punish fraud and corruption. 
(d) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INFORMATION.—The 
Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States 
executive director of each international financial institu-
tion to use the voice of the United States to encourage 
such institution to collect, verify, and publish, to the max-
imum extent practicable, beneficial ownership information 
(excluding proprietary information) for any corporation or 
limited liability company, other than a publicly listed com-
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pany, that receives funds from any such financial institu-
tion. 
(e) WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS.—The Secretary 
of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive 
director of each international financial institution to use 
the voice of the United States to encourage such institu-
tion to effectively implement and enforce policies and pro-
cedures which meet or exceed best practices in the United 
States for the protection of whistleblowers from retalia-
tion, including— 
(1) protection against retaliation for internal 
and lawful public disclosure; 
(2) legal burdens of proof; 
(3) statutes of limitation for reporting retalia-
tion; 
(4) access to binding independent adjudicative 
bodies, including shared cost and selection external 
arbitration; and 
(5) results that eliminate the effects of proven 
retaliation, including provision for the restoration of 
prior employment. 
(f) GRIEVANCE MECHANISMS AND PROCEDURES.— 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
States executive director of each international financial in-
stitution to use the voice of the United States to support 
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independent investigative and adjudicative mechanisms 
and procedures that meet or exceed best practices in the 
United States to provide due process and fair compensa-
tion, including the right to reinstatement, for employees 
who are subjected to harassment, discrimination, retalia-
tion, false allegations, or other misconduct. 
(g) CAPITAL INCREASES.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act may be made available to support a 
new capital increase for an international financial institu-
tion unless the President submits a budget request for 
such increase to Congress and determines and reports to 
the Committees on Appropriations that— 
(1) the institution has completed a thorough 
analysis of the development challenges facing the rel-
evant geographical region, the role of the institution 
in addressing such challenges and its role relative to 
other financing partners, and the steps to be taken 
to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the in-
stitution; and 
(2) the governors of such institution have ap-
proved the capital increase. 
(h) OPPOSITION TO LENDING TO THE PEOPLE’S RE-
PUBLIC OF CHINA.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
instruct the United States executive director at each mul-
tilateral development bank to use the voice and vote of 
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the United States to oppose any loan, extension of finan-
cial assistance, or technical assistance by such bank to the 
People’s Republic of China. 
(i) CONTRIBUTIONS TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY 
FUNDS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall ensure that 
no United States contribution to a financial intermediary 
fund may be used to provide any loan, extension of finan-
cial assistance, or technical assistance to the People’s Re-
public of China or to any country or region subject to com-
prehensive sanctions by the United States. 
(j) REPORT TO CONGRESS AND WITHHOLDING.— 
(1) Not later than 120 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appro-
priations indicating the amount of funds that a fi-
nancial intermediary fund is budgeting for the year 
in which the report is submitted for a country or re-
gion described in subsection (i). 
(2) If a report under paragraph (1) indicates 
that a financial intermediary fund plans to spend 
funds for a country or region described under sub-
section (i), including through projects implemented 
by a multilateral development bank, then 10 percent 
of the United States contribution to such bank shall 
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be withheld from obligation for the remainder of the 
fiscal year in which the report is submitted. 
(k) GUIDANCE ON MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT 
BANKS.—None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Multilateral 
Assistance’’ may be used to implement, administer, or oth-
erwise carry out Executive Order 14008 (relating to Exec-
utive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and 
Abroad), including the memorandum entitled ‘‘Guidance 
on Fossil Fuel Energy at the Multilateral Development 
Banks’’, issued by the Department of the Treasury on Au-
gust 16, 2021. 
TECHNOLOGY SECURITY 
SEC. 7030. (a) INSECURE COMMUNICATIONS NET-
WORKS.—Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made 
available for programs, including through the Digital 
Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership, to— 
(1) advance the adoption of secure, next-genera-
tion communications networks and services, includ-
ing 5G, and cybersecurity policies, in countries re-
ceiving assistance under this Act and prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs; 
(2) counter the establishment of insecure com-
munications networks and services, including 5G, 
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promoted by the People’s Republic of China and 
other state-backed enterprises that are subject to 
undue or extrajudicial control by their country of or-
igin; and 
(3) provide policy and technical training on de-
ploying open, interoperable, reliable, and secure net-
works to information communication technology pro-
fessionals in countries receiving assistance under 
this Act, as appropriate: 
Provided, That such funds, including funds appropriated 
under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, may be 
used to strengthen civilian cybersecurity and information 
and communications technology capacity, including par-
ticipation of foreign law enforcement and military per-
sonnel in non-military activities, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law and following consultation with the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
(b) CHIPS FOR AMERICA INTERNATIONAL TECH-
NOLOGY SECURITY AND INNOVATION FUND.— 
(1) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of State shall allocate amounts made 
available from the Creating Helpful Incentives to 
Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America 
International Technology Security and Innovation 
Fund for fiscal year 2024 pursuant to the transfer 
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authority in section 102(c)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 
2022 (division A of Public Law 117–167), to the ac-
counts specified and in the amounts specified, in the 
table titled ‘‘CHIPS for America International Tech-
nology Security and Innovation Fund’’ in the report 
accompanying this Act: Provided, That such funds 
shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the 
regular notification procedures of, the Committees 
on Appropriations: Provided further, That amounts 
transferred to the Export-Import Bank of the 
United States and the United States International 
Development Finance Corporation pursuant to the 
transfer authority in section 102(c)(1) of the CHIPS 
Act of 2022 (division A of Public Law 117–167) 
may be made available for the costs of direct loans 
and loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974. 
(2) Neither the President nor his designee may 
allocate any amounts that are made available for 
any fiscal year under section 102(c)(2) of the 
CHIPS Act of 2022 if there is in effect an Act mak-
ing or continuing appropriations for part of a fiscal 
year for the Department of State, Foreign Oper-
ations, and Related Programs: Provided, That in any 
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fiscal year, the matter preceding this proviso shall 
not apply to the allocation, apportionment, or allot-
ment of amounts for continuing administration of 
programs allocated using funds transferred from the 
CHIPS for America International Technology Secu-
rity and Innovation Fund, which may be allocated 
pursuant to the transfer authority in section 
102(c)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 only in 
amounts that are no more than the allocation for 
such purposes in paragraph (1) of this subsection. 
(3) Concurrent with the annual budget submis-
sion of the President for fiscal year 2025, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations proposed allocations by account and 
by program, project, or activity, with detailed jus-
tifications, for amounts made available under section 
102(c)(2) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 for fiscal year 
2025. 
(4) The Secretary of State shall provide the 
Committees on Appropriations quarterly reports on 
the status of balances of projects and activities fund-
ed by the CHIPS for America International Tech-
nology Security and Innovation Fund for amounts 
allocated pursuant to paragraph (1) of this sub-
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section, including all uncommitted, committed, and 
unobligated funds. 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, BUDGET TRANSPARENCY, AND 
ANTI-CORRUPTION 
SEC. 7031. (a) LIMITATION ON DIRECT GOVERN-
MENT-TO-GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) REQUIREMENTS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act may be made available for direct govern-
ment-to-government assistance only if— 
(A)(i) each implementing agency or min-
istry to receive assistance has been assessed 
and is considered to have the systems required 
to manage such assistance and any identified 
vulnerabilities or weaknesses of such agency or 
ministry have been addressed; 
(ii) the recipient agency or ministry em-
ploys and utilizes staff with the necessary tech-
nical, financial, and management capabilities; 
(iii) the recipient agency or ministry has 
adopted competitive procurement policies and 
systems; 
(iv) effective monitoring and evaluation 
systems are in place to ensure that such assist-
ance is used for its intended purposes; 
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(v) no level of acceptable fraud is assumed; 
and 
(vi) the government of the recipient coun-
try is taking steps to publicly disclose on an an-
nual basis its national budget, to include in-
come and expenditures; 
(B) the recipient government is in compli-
ance with the principles set forth in section 
7013 of this Act; 
(C) the recipient agency or ministry is not 
headed or controlled by an organization des-
ignated as a foreign terrorist organization 
under section 219 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); 
(D) the Government of the United States 
and the government of the recipient country 
have agreed, in writing, on clear and achievable 
objectives for the use of such assistance, which 
should be made available on a cost-reimbursable 
basis; 
(E) the recipient government is taking 
steps to protect the rights of civil society, in-
cluding freedoms of expression, association, and 
assembly; and 
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