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Union Calendar No. 184 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3362 
[Report No. 115–253] 
Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2017 
Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported 
the following bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs for the fiscal year end-
ing September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and 
for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED 
AGENCY 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of the Department of State 
and the Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, 
$5,449,289,000, of which up to $610,000,000 may remain 
available until September 30, 2019, and of which up to 
$1,380,752,000 may remain available until expended for 
Worldwide Security Protection: Provided, That funds 
made available under this heading shall be allocated in ac-
cordance with paragraphs (1) through (4) as follows: 
(1) HUMAN
RESOURCES.—For necessary ex-
penses for training, human resources management, 
and salaries, including employment without regard 
to civil service and classification laws of persons on 
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a temporary basis (not to exceed $700,000), as au-
thorized by section 801 of the United States Infor-
mation and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, 
$2,522,390,000, of which up to $476,879,000 is for 
Worldwide Security Protection. 
(2) OVERSEAS PROGRAMS.—For necessary ex-
penses for the regional bureaus of the Department 
of State and overseas activities as authorized by law, 
$1,260,517,000. 
(3) DIPLOMATIC POLICY AND SUPPORT.—For 
necessary expenses for the functional bureaus of the 
Department of State, including representation to 
certain international organizations in which the 
United States participates pursuant to treaties rati-
fied pursuant to the advice and consent of the Sen-
ate or specific Acts of Congress, general administra-
tion, and arms control, nonproliferation and disar-
mament activities as authorized, $740,052,000. 
(4) SECURITY PROGRAMS.—For necessary ex-
penses for security activities, $926,330,000, of which 
up to $903,873,000 is for Worldwide Security Pro-
tection. 
(5) FEES AND PAYMENTS COLLECTED.—In ad-
dition to amounts otherwise made available under 
this heading— 
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(A) as authorized by section 810 of the 
United States Information and Educational Ex-
change Act, not to exceed $5,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, may be credited 
to this appropriation from fees or other pay-
ments received from English teaching, library, 
motion pictures, and publication programs and 
from fees from educational advising and coun-
seling and exchange visitor programs; and 
(B) not to exceed $15,000, which shall be 
derived from reimbursements, surcharges, and 
fees for use of Blair House facilities. 
(6) TRANSFER, REPROGRAMMING, AND OTHER 
MATTERS.— 
(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, funds may be reprogrammed within 
and between paragraphs (1) through (4) under 
this heading subject to section 7015 of this Act. 
(B) Of the amount made available under 
this heading, not to exceed $10,000,000 may be 
transferred to, and merged with, funds made 
available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Emer-
gencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Serv-
ice’’, to be available only for emergency evacu-
ations and rewards, as authorized. 
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(C) Funds appropriated under this heading 
are available for acquisition by exchange or pur-
chase of passenger motor vehicles as authorized 
by law and, pursuant to section 1108(g) of title 
31, United States Code, for the field examina-
tion of programs and activities in the United 
States funded from any account contained in 
this title. 
(D) Funds appropriated under this head-
ing may be made available for Conflict Sta-
bilization Operations and for related reconstruc-
tion and stabilization assistance to prevent or 
respond to conflict or civil strife in foreign 
countries or regions, or to enable transition 
from such strife. 
(E) Funds appropriated under this head-
ing in this Act that are designated for World-
wide Security Protection shall continue to be 
made available for support of security-related 
training at sites in existence prior to the enact-
ment of this Act. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment 
Fund, as authorized, $15,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General, $73,869,000, notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) 
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465), 
as it relates to post inspections: Provided, That of the 
funds appropriated under this heading, $13,060,000 may 
remain available until September 30, 2019. 
EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS 
For expenses of educational and cultural exchange 
programs, as authorized, $590,900,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which not less than $236,000,000 
shall be for the Fulbright Program and not less than 
$111,360,000 shall be for Citizen Exchange Program, in-
cluding $4,125,000 for the Congress-Bundestag Youth 
Exchange: Provided, That fees or other payments received 
from, or in connection with, English teaching, educational 
advising and counseling programs, and exchange visitor 
programs as authorized may be credited to this account, 
to remain available until expended: Provided further, That 
any substantive modifications from the prior fiscal year 
to programs funded by this Act under this heading shall 
be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular noti-
fication procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
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REPRESENTATION EXPENSES 
For 
representation 
expenses 
as 
authorized, 
$7,000,000. 
PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS 
For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the 
Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary protective 
services, as authorized, $30,890,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2019. 
EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign 
Service Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292 et seq.), 
preserving, maintaining, repairing, and planning for build-
ings that are owned or directly leased by the Department 
of State, renovating, in addition to funds otherwise avail-
able, the Harry S Truman Building, and carrying out the 
Diplomatic Security Construction Program as authorized, 
$754,459,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which not to exceed $25,000 may be used for domestic 
and overseas representation expenses as authorized: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds appropriated in this para-
graph shall be available for acquisition of furniture, fur-
nishings, or generators for other departments and agen-
cies of the United States Government. 
In addition, for the costs of worldwide security up-
grades, acquisition, and construction as authorized, 
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$1,488,237,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That not later than 45 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations the proposed allocation of funds made 
available under this heading and the actual and antici-
pated proceeds of sales for all projects in fiscal year 2018. 
EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR 
SERVICE 
For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of 
State to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplo-
matic and Consular Service, as authorized, $7,885,000, to 
remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 
$1,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Repatriation 
Loans Program Account’’, subject to the same terms and 
conditions. 
REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans, $1,300,000, as author-
ized: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of 
modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided fur-
ther, That such funds are available to subsidize gross obli-
gations for the principal amount of direct loans not to ex-
ceed $2,440,856. 
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PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Rela-
tions Act (Public Law 96–8), $30,557,000. 
INTERNATIONAL CENTER, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA 
Not to exceed $1,806,600 shall be derived from fees 
collected from other executive agencies for lease or use of 
facilities at the International Center in accordance with 
section 4 of the International Center Act (Public Law 90– 
553), and, in addition, as authorized by section 5 of such 
Act, $743,000, to be derived from the reserve authorized 
by such section, to be used for the purposes set out in 
that section. 
PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND 
DISABILITY FUND 
For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and 
Disability Fund, as authorized, $158,900,000. 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
to meet annual obligations of membership in international 
multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified 
pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, conven-
tions or specific Acts of Congress, $1,074,645,000: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary of State shall, at the time of 
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the submission of the President’s budget to Congress 
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, 
transmit to the Committees on Appropriations the most 
recent biennial budget prepared by the United Nations for 
the operations of the United Nations: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees 
on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance (or in an 
emergency, as far in advance as is practicable) of any 
United Nations action to increase funding for any United 
Nations program without identifying an offsetting de-
crease elsewhere in the United Nations budget: Provided 
further, That not later than June 1, 2018, and 30 days 
after the end of fiscal year 2018, the Secretary of State 
shall report to the Committees on Appropriations any 
credits attributable to the United States, including from 
the United Nations Tax Equalization Fund, and provide 
updated fiscal year 2018 and fiscal year 2019 assessment 
costs including offsets from available credits and updated 
foreign currency exchange rates: Provided further, That 
any such credits shall only be available for United States 
assessed contributions to the United Nations regular 
budget, and the Committees on Appropriations shall be 
notified when such credits are applied to any assessed con-
tribution, including any payment of arrearages: Provided 
further, That any notification regarding funds appro-
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CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING 
ACTIVITIES 
For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other ex-
penses of international peacekeeping activities directed to 
the maintenance or restoration of international peace and 
security, $529,909,000, of which 15 percent shall remain 
available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That none 
of the funds made available by this Act shall be obligated 
or expended for any new or expanded United Nations 
peacekeeping mission unless, at least 15 days in advance 
of voting for such mission in the United Nations Security 
Council (or in an emergency as far in advance as is prac-
ticable), the Committees on Appropriations are notified of: 
(1) the estimated cost and duration of the mission, the 
objectives of the mission, the national interest that will 
be served, and the exit strategy; and (2) the sources of 
funds, including any reprogrammings or transfers, that 
will be used to pay the cost of the new or expanded mis-
sion, and the estimated cost in future fiscal years: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds appropriated under 
this heading may be made available for obligation unless 
the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations on a peacekeeping mission-by-mis-
sion basis that the United Nations is implementing effec-
tive policies and procedures to prevent United Nations em-
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ployees, contractor personnel, and peacekeeping troops 
serving in such mission from trafficking in persons, ex-
ploiting victims of trafficking, or committing acts of sexual 
exploitation and abuse or other violations of human rights, 
and to bring to justice individuals who engage in such acts 
while participating in such mission, including prosecution 
in their home countries and making information about 
such prosecutions publicly available on the Web site of the 
United Nations: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
State shall work with the United Nations and foreign gov-
ernments contributing peacekeeping troops to implement 
effective vetting procedures to ensure that such troops 
have not violated human rights: Provided further, That 
funds shall be available for peacekeeping expenses unless 
the Secretary of State determines that United States man-
ufacturers and suppliers are not being given opportunities 
to provide equipment, services, and material for United 
Nations peacekeeping activities equal to those being given 
to foreign manufacturers and suppliers: Provided further, 
That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available under this heading may be used for any United 
Nations peacekeeping mission that will involve United 
States Armed Forces under the command or operational 
control of a foreign national, unless the President’s mili-
tary advisors have submitted to the President a rec-
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ommendation that such involvement is in the national in-
terest of the United States and the President has sub-
mitted to Congress such a recommendation: Provided fur-
ther, That not later than June 1, 2018, and 30 days after 
the end of fiscal year 2018, the Secretary of State shall 
report to the Committees on Appropriations any credits 
attributable to the United States, including those resulting 
from United Nations peacekeeping missions or the United 
Nations Tax Equalization Fund, and provide updated fis-
cal year 2018 and fiscal year 2019 assessment costs in-
cluding offsets from available credits: Provided further, 
That any such credits shall only be available for United 
States assessed contributions to United Nations peace-
keeping missions, and the Committees on Appropriations 
shall be notified when such credits are applied to any as-
sessed contribution, including any payment of arrearages: 
Provided further, That any notification regarding funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available under this head-
ing in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs submitted pursuant to section 7015 of this Act, 
section 34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706), or any operating plan sub-
mitted pursuant to section 7076 of this Act, shall include 
an estimate of all known credits currently attributable to 
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the United States and provide updated assessment costs, 
including offsets from available credits: Provided further, 
That any payment of arrearages with funds appropriated 
by this Act shall be subject to the regular notification pro-
cedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
further, That the Secretary of State shall work with the 
United Nations and members of the United Nations Secu-
rity Council to evaluate and prioritize peacekeeping mis-
sions, and to consider a draw down when mission goals 
have been substantially achieved. 
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
to meet obligations of the United States arising under 
treaties, or specific Acts of Congress, as follows: 
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, 
UNITED STATES AND MEXICO 
For necessary expenses for the United States Section 
of the International Boundary and Water Commission, 
United States and Mexico, and to comply with laws appli-
cable to the United States Section, including not to exceed 
$6,000 for representation expenses; as follows: 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
$44,748,000. 
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CONSTRUCTION 
For detailed plan preparation and construction of au-
thorized projects, $27,900,000, to remain available until 
expended, as authorized. 
AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for 
the International Joint Commission and the International 
Boundary Commission, United States and Canada, as au-
thorized by treaties between the United States and Can-
ada or Great Britain, and the Border Environment Co-
operation Commission as authorized by the North Amer-
ican Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Public 
Law 103–182), $12,184,000: Provided, That of the 
amount provided under this heading for the International 
Joint Commission, up to $500,000 may remain available 
until September 30, 2019, and $9,000 may be made avail-
able for representation expenses. 
INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS 
For necessary expenses for international fisheries 
commissions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by 
law, $34,176,000: Provided, That the United States share 
of such expenses may be advanced to the respective com-
missions pursuant to section 3324 of title 31, United 
States Code. 
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RELATED AGENCY 
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses to enable the Broadcasting 
Board of Governors (BBG), as authorized, to carry out 
international communication activities, and to make and 
supervise grants for radio, Internet, and television broad-
casting to the Middle East, $764,936,000: Provided, That 
in addition to amounts otherwise available for such pur-
poses, up to $34,935,000 of the amount appropriated 
under this heading may remain available until expended 
for satellite transmissions and Internet freedom programs, 
of which not less than $13,800,000 shall be for Internet 
freedom programs: Provided further, That of the total 
amount appropriated under this heading, not to exceed 
$35,000 may be used for representation expenses, of 
which $10,000 may be used for such expenses within the 
United States as authorized, and not to exceed $30,000 
may be used for representation expenses of Radio Free 
Europe/Radio Liberty: Provided further, That the BBG 
shall notify the Committees on Appropriations within 15 
days of any determination by the BBG that any of its 
broadcast entities, including its grantee organizations, 
provides an open platform for international terrorists or 
those who support international terrorism, or is in viola-
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tion of the principles and standards set forth in sub-
sections (a) and (b) of section 303 of the United States 
International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6202) 
or the entity’s journalistic code of ethics: Provided further, 
That significant modifications to BBG broadcast hours 
previously justified to Congress, including changes to 
transmission platforms (shortwave, medium wave, sat-
ellite, Internet, and television), for all BBG language serv-
ices shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 
That in addition to funds made available under this head-
ing, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, up 
to $5,000,000 in receipts from advertising and revenue 
from business ventures, up to $500,000 in receipts from 
cooperating international organizations, and up to 
$1,000,000 in receipts from privatization efforts of the 
Voice of America and the International Broadcasting Bu-
reau, shall remain available until expended for carrying 
out authorized purposes. 
BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 
For the purchase, rent, construction, repair, preser-
vation, and improvement of facilities for radio, television, 
and digital transmission and reception; the purchase, rent, 
and installation of necessary equipment for radio, tele-
vision, and digital transmission and reception, including 
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to Cuba, as authorized; and physical security worldwide, 
in addition to amounts otherwise available for such pur-
poses, $4,791,000, to remain available until expended, as 
authorized. 
RELATED PROGRAMS 
THE ASIA FOUNDATION 
For a grant to The Asia Foundation, as authorized 
by The Asia Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 4402), 
$15,810,000, to remain available until expended. 
UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE 
For necessary expenses of the United States Institute 
of Peace, as authorized by the United States Institute of 
Peace Act (22 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.), $35,300,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2019, which shall not 
be used for construction activities. 
CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN-WESTERN DIALOGUE 
TRUST FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Center for Middle 
Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, as authorized by 
section 633 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and 
State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2004 (22 U.S.C. 2078), the total amount of the inter-
est and earnings accruing to such Fund on or before Sep-
tember 30, 2018, to remain available until expended. 
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EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fel-
lowships, Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 
5 of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20 
U.S.C. 5204–5205), all interest and earnings accruing to 
the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust 
Fund on or before September 30, 2018, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That none of the funds ap-
propriated herein shall be used to pay any salary or other 
compensation, or to enter into any contract providing for 
the payment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized by 
section 5376 of title 5, United States Code; or for pur-
poses which are not in accordance with section 200 of title 
2 of the Code of Federal Regulations, including the re-
strictions on compensation for personal services. 
ISRAELI ARAB SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholar-
ship Program, as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign 
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 
(22 U.S.C. 2452), all interest and earnings accruing to 
the Israeli Arab Scholarship Fund on or before September 
30, 2018, to remain available until expended. 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY 
For grants made by the Department of State to the 
National Endowment for Democracy, as authorized by the 
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National Endowment for Democracy Act (22 U.S.C. 
4412), $170,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which $117,500,000 shall be allocated in the traditional 
and customary manner, including for the core institutes, 
and $52,500,000 shall be for democracy programs. 
OTHER COMMISSIONS 
COMMISSION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF AMERICA’S 
HERITAGE ABROAD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Commission for the 
Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad, $675,000, as 
authorized by chapter 3123 of title 54, United States 
Code: Provided, That the Commission may procure tem-
porary, intermittent, and other services notwithstanding 
paragraph (3) of section 312304(b) of such chapter: Pro-
vided further, That such authority shall terminate on Oc-
tober 1, 2018: Provided further, That the Commission 
shall notify the Committees on Appropriations prior to ex-
ercising such authority. 
UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL 
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the United States Com-
mission on International Religious Freedom, as authorized 
by title II of the International Religious Freedom Act of 
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by section 1238 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (22 U.S.C. 7002), 
$3,500,000, including not more than $4,000 for represen-
tation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 
2019: Provided, That the authorities, requirements, limi-
tations, and conditions contained in the second through 
sixth provisos under this heading in the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2010 (division F of Public Law 111–117) 
shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2018 and shall 
apply to funds appropriated under this heading as if in-
cluded in this Act. 
TITLE II 
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$1,133,906,000, of which up to $170,085,000 may remain 
available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That none 
of the funds appropriated under this heading and under 
the heading ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in this title may 
be made available to finance the construction (including 
architect and engineering services), purchase, or long-term 
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lease of offices for use by the United States Agency for 
International Development, unless the USAID Adminis-
trator has identified such proposed use of funds in a re-
port submitted to the Committees on Appropriations at 
least 15 days prior to the obligation of funds for such pur-
poses: Provided further, That contracts or agreements en-
tered into with funds appropriated under this heading may 
entail commitments for the expenditure of such funds 
through the following fiscal year: Provided further, That 
the authority of sections 610 and 109 of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 may be exercised by the Secretary 
of State to transfer funds appropriated to carry out chap-
ter 1 of part I of such Act to ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ in 
accordance with the provisions of those sections: Provided 
further, That of the funds appropriated or made available 
under this heading, not to exceed $250,000 may be avail-
able for representation and entertainment expenses, of 
which not to exceed $5,000 may be available for entertain-
ment expenses, and not to exceed $100,500 shall be for 
official residence expenses, for USAID during the current 
fiscal year. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses for overseas construction and 
related costs, and for the procurement and enhancement 
of information technology and related capital investments, 
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pursuant to section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, $174,985,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That this amount is in addition to funds other-
wise available for such purposes: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated under this heading shall be available 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$69,000,000, of which up to $10,350,000 may remain 
available until September 30, 2019, for the Office of In-
spector General of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development. 
TITLE III 
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
For necessary expenses to enable the President to 
carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, and for other purposes, as follows: 
GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of chapters 1 and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, for global health activities, in addition to 
funds 
otherwise 
available 
for 
such 
purposes, 
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$2,651,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2019, and which shall be apportioned directly to the 
United States Agency for International Development: Pro-
vided, That this amount shall be made available for train-
ing, equipment, and technical assistance to build the ca-
pacity of public health institutions and organizations in 
developing countries, and for such activities as: (1) child 
survival and maternal health programs; (2) immunization 
and oral rehydration programs; (3) other health, nutrition, 
water and sanitation programs which directly address the 
needs of mothers and children, and related education pro-
grams; (4) assistance for children displaced or orphaned 
by causes other than AIDS; (5) programs for the preven-
tion, treatment, control of, and research on HIV/AIDS, 
tuberculosis, polio, malaria, and other infectious diseases 
including neglected tropical diseases, and for assistance to 
communities severely affected by HIV/AIDS, including 
children infected or affected by AIDS; (6) disaster pre-
paredness training for health crises; (7) programs to pre-
vent, prepare for, and respond to, unanticipated and 
emerging global health threats; and (8) family planning/ 
reproductive health: Provided further, That funds appro-
priated under this paragraph may be made available for 
a United States contribution to the GAVI Alliance and 
the United Nations Children’s Fund: Provided further, 
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That none of the funds made available in this Act nor 
any unobligated balances from prior appropriations Acts 
may be made available to any organization or program 
which, as determined by the President of the United 
States, supports or participates in the management of a 
program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization: 
Provided further, That any determination made under the 
previous proviso must be made not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and must be ac-
companied by the evidence and criteria utilized to make 
the determination: Provided further, That none of the 
funds made available under this Act may be used to pay 
for the performance of abortion as a method of family 
planning or to motivate or coerce any person to practice 
abortions: Provided further, That nothing in this para-
graph shall be construed to alter any existing statutory 
prohibitions against abortion under section 104 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That 
none of the funds made available under this Act may be 
used to lobby for or against abortion: Provided further, 
That in order to reduce reliance on abortion in developing 
nations, funds shall be available only to voluntary family 
planning projects which offer, either directly or through 
referral to, or information about access to, a broad range 
of family planning methods and services, and that any 
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such voluntary family planning project shall meet the fol-
lowing requirements: (1) service providers or referral 
agents in the project shall not implement or be subject 
to quotas, or other numerical targets, of total number of 
births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors 
of a particular method of family planning (this provision 
shall not be construed to include the use of quantitative 
estimates or indicators for budgeting and planning pur-
poses); (2) the project shall not include payment of incen-
tives, bribes, gratuities, or financial reward to: (A) an indi-
vidual in exchange for becoming a family planning accep-
tor; or (B) program personnel for achieving a numerical 
target or quota of total number of births, number of fam-
ily planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method 
of family planning; (3) the project shall not deny any right 
or benefit, including the right of access to participate in 
any program of general welfare or the right of access to 
health care, as a consequence of any individual’s decision 
not to accept family planning services; (4) the project shall 
provide family planning acceptors comprehensible infor-
mation on the health benefits and risks of the method cho-
sen, including those conditions that might render the use 
of the method inadvisable and those adverse side effects 
known to be consequent to the use of the method; and 
(5) the project shall ensure that experimental contracep-
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