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be made available for security upgrades to soft targets, including 
schools, recreational facilities, and residences used by United States 
diplomatic personnel and their dependents, except that the amount 
made available for such purposes shall be a minimum of 
$10,000,000. 
(h) REPORT.—Within 45 days of enactment of this Act and 
every 3 months thereafter until the completion of each project, 
the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropria-
tions a report on the Erbil Consulate, Beirut Embassy, Jakarta 
Embassy, Mexico City Embassy, and New Delhi Embassy, as 
described under this section in the joint explanatory statement 
accompanying this Act. 
(i) SECURE RESUPPLY
AND MAINTENANCE.—The Secretary of 
State may not grant final approval for the construction of a new 
facility or substantial construction to improve or expand an existing 
facility in the United States by or for the Government of the 
People’s Republic of China until the Secretary certifies and reports 
to the appropriate congressional committees that an agreement 
has been concluded between the Governments of the United States 
and the People’s Republic of China that permits secure resupply, 
maintenance, and new construction of United States Government 
facilities in the People’s Republic of China. 
PERSONNEL ACTIONS 
SEC. 7005. Any costs incurred by a department or agency funded 
under title I of this Act resulting from personnel actions taken 
in response to funding reductions included in this Act shall be 
absorbed within the total budgetary resources available under title 
I to such department or agency: Provided, That the authority to 
transfer funds between appropriations accounts as may be necessary 
to carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities 
included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use of funds 
to carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming 
of funds under section 7015 of this Act. 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 7006. (a) FINANCIAL
SYSTEMS
IMPROVEMENT.—Funds 
appropriated by this Act for the operations of the Department 
of State under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ and ‘‘Capital 
Investment Fund’’ shall be made available to implement the rec-
ommendations contained in the Foreign Assistance Data Review 
Findings Report (FADR) and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) 
report entitled ‘‘Department Financial Systems Are Insufficient to 
Track and Report on Foreign Assistance Funds’’: Provided, That 
not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations an 
update to the plan required under section 7006 of the Department 
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 115–31) for implementing the 
FADR and OIG recommendations: Provided further, That such 
funds may not be obligated for enhancements to, or expansions 
of, the Budget System Modernization Financial System, Central 
Resource Management System, Joint Financial Management 
System, or Foreign Assistance Coordination and Tracking System 
until such updated plan is submitted to the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided further, That such funds may not be obligated
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for new, or expansion of existing, ad hoc electronic systems to 
track commitments, obligations, or expenditures of funds unless 
the Secretary of State, following consultation with the Chief 
Information Officer of the Department of State, has reviewed and 
certified that such new system or expansion is consistent with 
the FADR and OIG recommendations. 
(b) WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
or otherwise made available to the Department of State for pay-
ments to the Working Capital Fund may only be used for the 
service centers included in the Congressional Budget Justification, 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, 
Fiscal Year 2019: Provided, That the amounts for such service 
centers shall be the amounts included in such budget justification, 
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: Provided further, 
That prior to increasing the percentage charged to Department 
of State bureaus and offices for procurement-related activities, the 
Secretary of State shall include the proposed increase in the Depart-
ment of State budget justification or, at least 60 days prior to 
the increase, provide the Committees on Appropriations a justifica-
tion for such increase, including a detailed assessment of the cost 
and benefit of the services provided by the procurement fee: Pro-
vided further, That Federal agency components may only pay for 
Working Capital Fund services that are consistent with the purpose 
and authorities of such components: 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. 
(c) CERTIFICATION.— 
(1) Not later than 45 days after the initial obligation of 
funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act that 
are made available to a Department of State bureau or office 
with responsibility for the management and oversight of such 
funds, the Secretary of State shall certify and report to the 
Committees on Appropriations, on an individual bureau or office 
basis, that such bureau or office is in compliance with Depart-
ment and Federal financial and grants management policies, 
procedures, and regulations, as applicable. 
(2) When making a certification required by paragraph 
(1), the Secretary of State shall consider the capacity of a 
bureau or office to— 
(A) account for the obligated funds at the country 
and program level, as appropriate; 
(B) identify risks and develop mitigation and moni-
toring plans; 
(C) establish performance measures and indicators; 
(D) review activities and performance; and 
(E) assess final results and reconcile finances. 
(3) If the Secretary of State is unable to make a certification 
required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit a plan 
and timeline detailing the steps to be taken to bring such 
bureau or office into compliance. 
(4) The report accompanying a certification required by 
paragraph (1) shall include the requirements contained under 
this section in House Report 115–829.
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PROHIBITION AGAINST DIRECT FUNDING FOR CERTAIN COUNTRIES 
SEC. 7007. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be 
obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance or repara-
tions for the governments of Cuba, North Korea, Iran, or Syria: 
Provided, That for purposes of this section, the prohibition on 
obligations or expenditures shall include direct loans, credits, insur-
ance, and guarantees of the Export-Import Bank or its agents. 
COUPS D’E´ TAT 
SEC. 7008. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be 
obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance to the 
government of any country whose duly elected head of government 
is deposed by military coup d’e´tat or decree or, after the date 
of enactment of this Act, a coup d’e´tat or decree in which the 
military plays a decisive role: Provided, That assistance may be 
resumed to such government if the Secretary of State certifies 
and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that subse-
quent to the termination of assistance a democratically elected 
government has taken office: Provided further, That the provisions 
of this section shall not apply to assistance to promote democratic 
elections or public participation in democratic processes: Provided 
further, That funds made available pursuant to the previous pro-
visos shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
TRANSFER OF FUNDS AUTHORITY 
SEC. 7009. (a) DEPARTMENT
OF STATE
AND BROADCASTING 
BOARD OF GOVERNORS.— 
(1) DEPARTMENT OF STATE.—Not to exceed 5 percent of 
any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year 
for the Department of State under title I of this Act may 
be transferred between, and merged with, such appropriations, 
but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically pro-
vided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any 
such transfers, and no such transfer may be made to increase 
the 
appropriation 
under 
the 
heading 
‘‘Representation 
Expenses’’. 
(2) BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS.—Not to exceed 
5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current 
fiscal year for the Broadcasting Board of Governors under title 
I of this Act may be transferred between, and merged with, 
such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as other-
wise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 
10 percent by any such transfers. 
(3) TREATMENT AS REPROGRAMMING.—Any transfer pursu-
ant to this subsection shall be treated as a reprogramming 
of funds under section 7015 of this Act and shall not be avail-
able for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with 
the procedures set forth in that section. 
(b) TITLE VI AGENCIES.—Not to exceed 5 percent of any appro-
priation, other than for administrative expenses made available 
for fiscal year 2019, for programs under title VI of this Act may 
be transferred between such appropriations for use for any of the
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purposes, programs, and activities for which the funds in such 
receiving account may be used, but no such appropriation, except 
as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 
25 percent by any such transfer: Provided, That the exercise of 
such authority shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(c) LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS OF FUNDS BETWEEN AGENCIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds made available under 
titles II through V of this Act may be transferred to any 
department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States 
Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer 
authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations 
Act. 
(2) ALLOCATION AND TRANSFERS.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (1), in addition to transfers made by, or authorized 
elsewhere in, this Act, funds appropriated by this Act to carry 
out the purposes of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may 
be allocated or transferred to agencies of the United States 
Government pursuant to the provisions of sections 109, 610, 
and 632 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
(3) NOTIFICATION.—Any agreement entered into by the 
United States Agency for International Development or the 
Department of State with any department, agency, or 
instrumentality of the United States Government pursuant to 
section 632(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 valued 
in excess of $1,000,000 and any agreement made pursuant 
to section 632(a) of such Act, with funds appropriated by this 
Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 
of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the 
headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia 
and Central Asia’’ shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, 
That the requirement in the previous sentence shall not apply 
to agreements entered into between USAID and the Depart-
ment of State. 
(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 Appropriations. 
(e) AUDIT OF INTER-AGENCY TRANSFERS OF FUNDS.—Any agree-
ment for the transfer or allocation of funds appropriated by this 
Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations and related programs, entered into 
between the Department 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 comparable 
provision of law, shall expressly provide that the Inspector General 
(IG) for the agency receiving the transfer 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 Depart-
ment of State or USAID, as appropriate, upon completion of such