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for permanent residence in the United States, shall be consid-
ered a conviction for the purposes of United States law or 
for any activity undertaken within the jurisdiction of the United 
States during fiscal year 2016 and any fiscal year thereafter. 
(5) MODIFICATION
OF
LIFE
INSURANCE
SUPPLEMENTAL 
APPLICABLE TO THOSE KILLED IN TERRORIST ATTACKS.— 
(A) Section 415(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 
1980 (22 U.S.C. 3975(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘a pay-
ment from the United States in an amount that, when 
added to the amount of the employee’s employer-provided 
group life insurance policy coverage (if any), equals 
$400,000’’ and inserting ‘‘a special payment of $400,000, 
which shall be in addition to any employer provided life 
insurance policy coverage’’. 
(B) The insurance benefit under section 415 of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3975), as amended 
by subparagraph (A), shall be applicable to eligible 
employees who die as a result of injuries sustained while 
on duty abroad because of an act of terrorism, as defined 
in section 140(d) of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999 (22 U.S.C. 2656f(d)), any-
time on or after April 18, 1983. 
(6) AUTHORITY.—The Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development may use funds appro-
priated by this Act under title III to make innovation incentive 
awards: Provided, That each individual award may not exceed 
$100,000: Provided further, That no more than 10 such awards 
may be made during fiscal year 2016: Provided further, That 
for purposes of this paragraph the term ‘‘innovation incentive 
award’’ means the provision of funding on a competitive basis 
that— 
(A) encourages and rewards the development of solu-
tions for a particular, well-defined problem related to the 
alleviation of poverty; or 
(B) helps identify and promote a broad range of ideas 
and practices facilitating further development of an idea 
or practice by third parties. 
(e) PARTNER VETTING.—Funds appropriated by this Act or in 
titles I through IV of prior Acts making appropriations for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall 
be used by the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator, 
as appropriate, to support the continued implementation of the 
Partner Vetting System (PVS) pilot program: Provided, That the 
Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall inform the 
Committees on Appropriations, at least 30 days prior to completion 
of the pilot program, on the criteria for evaluating such program, 
including for possible expansion: Provided further, That not later 
than 180 days after completion of the pilot program, the Secretary 
and USAID Administrator shall jointly submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations, in classified form if necessary, 
detailing the findings, conclusions, and any recommendations for 
expansion of such program: Provided further, That not less than 
30 days prior to the implementation of any recommendations for 
expanding the PVS pilot program the Secretary of State and USAID 
Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations 
and with representatives of agency implementing partners on the
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findings, conclusions, and recommendations in such report, as 
appropriate. 
(f) CONTINGENCIES.—During fiscal year 2016, 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. 
(g) 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. 
(h) REPORT REPEALED.—Section 616(c) of the Departments of 
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 1999 (division A of Public Law 105–277) is 
hereby repealed. 
(i) TRANSFERS
FOR EXTRAORDINARY PROTECTION.—The Sec-
retary of State may transfer to, and merge with, funds under 
the heading ‘‘Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials’’ unobli-
gated balances of expired funds appropriated under the heading 
‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ for fiscal year 2016, except 
for funds designated for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal-
anced 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) PROTECTIONS AND REMEDIES FOR EMPLOYEES OF DIPLOMATIC 
MISSIONS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.—Section 7034(k) 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 2016 as if part of this Act. 
(k) 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, 2016’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2010’’. 
(2) 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, 2016, except that the notification and reporting require-
ments contained in such section shall include the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
(3) 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, 2016. 
(4) FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER ANNUITANT WAIVER.—Section 
824(g) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4064(g)) 
shall be applied by substituting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’ for 
‘‘October 1, 2010’’ in paragraph (2).
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(5) DEPARTMENT
OF
STATE
CIVIL
SERVICE
ANNUITANT 
WAIVER.—Section 61(a) of the State Department Basic Authori-
ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2733(a)) shall be applied by sub-
stituting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’ for ‘‘October 1, 2010’’ in para-
graph (2). 
(6) 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, 
2016’’ for ‘‘October 1, 2010’’ in subparagraph (B). 
(7) OVERSEAS PAY COMPARABILITY AND LIMITATION.— 
(A) Subject to the limitation described in subparagraph 
(B), the authority provided by section 1113 of the Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32; 123 
Stat. 1904) shall remain in effect through September 30, 
2016. 
(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 
Appropriations Act, 2009) a locality-based comparability 
payment (stated as a percentage) that exceeds two-thirds 
of the amount of the locality-based comparability payment 
(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. 
(8) 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 2015’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2015, and 2016’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2015’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘2016’’; and 
(B) in section 599E (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) in subsection 
(b)(2), by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
(9) 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, 2016. 
(10) EXTENSION OF LOAN GUARANTEES TO ISRAEL.—Chapter 
5 of title I of the Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act, 2003 (Public Law 108–11; 117 Stat. 576) is amended 
under the heading ‘‘Loan Guarantees to Israel’’— 
(A) in the matter preceding the first proviso, by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2019’’; 
and 
(B) in the second proviso, by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2019’’. 
(11) 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 ‘‘more than 11 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘after 
September 30, 2017’’. 
(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 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2015, 2016, and 2017’’.
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(12) UNITED
STATES
ADVISORY
COMMISSION
ON
PUBLIC 
DIPLOMACY.—Section 1334 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and 
Restructuring Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6553) shall be applied 
by substituting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’ for ‘‘October 1, 2015’’. 
(l) DEPARTMENT OF STATE WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds 
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to the Depart-
ment of State for payments to the Working Capital Fund may 
only be used for the service centers included in Appendix 1 of 
the Congressional Budget Justification, Department of State, Diplo-
matic Engagement, Fiscal Year 2016: Provided, That the amounts 
for such service centers shall be the amounts included in such 
budget except as provided in section 7015(b) of this Act: Provided 
further, That Federal agency components shall be charged only 
for their direct usage of each Working Capital Fund service: Pro-
vided further, That Federal agency components may only pay for 
Working Capital Fund services that are consistent with the compo-
nent’s purpose and authorities: Provided further, That the Working 
Capital Fund shall be paid in advance or reimbursed at rates 
which will return the full cost of each service. 
(m) HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act that are available for monitoring and evaluation of assistance 
under the headings ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ and ‘‘Migra-
tion and Refugee Assistance’’ shall, as appropriate, be made avail-
able for the regular collection of feedback obtained directly from 
beneficiaries on the quality and relevance of such assistance: Pro-
vided, That the Department of State and USAID shall conduct 
regular oversight to ensure that such feedback is collected and 
used by implementing partners to maximize the cost-effectiveness 
and utility of such assistance, and require such partners that receive 
funds under such headings to establish procedures for collecting 
and responding to such feedback. 
(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 108–477) 
may be made available for pharmaceuticals and other products 
for child survival, malaria, and tuberculosis to the same extent 
as HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, subject to the 
terms and conditions in such section: Provided, That the authority 
in section 525(b)(5) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108– 
477) shall be exercised by the Assistant Administrator for Global 
Health, USAID, with respect to funds deposited for such non-HIV/ 
AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, and shall be subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall include 
in the congressional budget justification an accounting of budgetary 
resources, disbursements, balances, and reimbursements related 
to such fund. 
(o) LOAN GUARANTEES AND ENTERPRISE FUNDS.— 
(1) LOAN
GUARANTEES.—Funds appropriated under the 
headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, 
Eurasia and Central Asia’’ by this Act and prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs may be made available for the costs, 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, of loan guarantees for Jordan, Ukraine, and Tunisia,