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more than $3,000 for representation expenses, to remain 
available until September 30, 2027. 
UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY 
REVIEW COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States-China 
Economic and Security Review Commission, as authorized 
by section 1238 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (22 U.S.C. 7002), 
$4,000,000, including not more than $4,000 for represen-
tation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 
2027: Provided, That the authorities, requirements, limi-
tations, and conditions contained in the second through 
fifth 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 2026 and shall 
apply to funds appropriated under this heading. 
HOUSE DEMOCRACY PARTNERSHIP 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the House Democracy 
Partnership established pursuant to House Resolution 24, 
One Hundred Tenth Congress, as carried forward by 
House Resolution 5, One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, 
$2,300,000: Provided, That funds appropriated under this 
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heading shall be apportioned to the House Democracy 
Partnership not later than 60 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
TITLE II 
ADMINISTRATION OF ASSISTANCE 
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, 
$111,988,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For the necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General with continued oversight jurisdiction for foreign 
assistance programs administered by the agency primarily 
responsible for administering part I of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) and whose over-
sight activities were funded under title II of prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, for-
eign operations, and related programs, $62,500,000, of 
which $9,375,000 may remain available until September 
30, 2027, in accordance with section 409 of title 5, United 
States Code, section 614(f) of the Millennium Challenge 
Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7713(f)) and section 8A(a) of the 
Inspector General Act of 1978 (as enacted into law by sec-
tion 1000(a) of Public Law 106–113), as well as section 
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401 of the Inter-American Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 
290f), and section 505 of the African Development Foun-
dation Act (22 U.S.C. 290h). 
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, 
$3,531,975,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2027, and which shall be apportioned directly to the De-
partment of State: Provided, That this amount shall be 
made available for training, equipment, and technical as-
sistance to build the capacity of public health institutions 
and organizations in developing countries, and for such 
activities as: (1) child survival and maternal health pro-
grams; (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 programs; (4) assistance for chil-
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dren displaced or orphaned by causes other than AIDS; 
(5) programs for the prevention, treatment, control of, and 
research on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, polio, malaria, and 
other infectious diseases including neglected tropical dis-
eases, and for assistance to communities severely affected 
by HIV/AIDS, including children infected or affected by 
AIDS; (6) disaster preparedness training for health crises; 
(7) programs to prevent, prepare for, and respond to un-
anticipated and emerging global health threats, including 
zoonotic diseases; and (8) family planning/reproductive 
health: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 
this paragraph may be made available for United States 
contributions to The GAVI Alliance and to a multilateral 
vaccine development partnership to support epidemic pre-
paredness: Provided further, That funds made available 
pursuant to the previous proviso shall remain available 
until September 30, 2026: Provided further, 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 deter-
mined 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 
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enactment of this Act, and must be accompanied 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 fur-
ther, That nothing in this paragraph shall be construed 
to alter any existing statutory prohibitions against abor-
tion 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 such voluntary family planning 
project shall meet the following requirements: (1) service 
providers or referral agents in the project shall not imple-
ment or be subject to quotas, or other numerical targets, 
of total number of births, number of family planning ac-
ceptors, 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 budg-
eting and planning purposes); (2) the project shall not in-
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clude payment of incentives, bribes, gratuities, or financial 
reward to: (A) an individual in exchange for becoming a 
family planning acceptor; or (B) program personnel for 
achieving a numerical target or quota of total number of 
births, number of family 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 ac-
ceptors comprehensible information on the health benefits 
and risks of the method chosen, 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 contraceptive drugs and devices and medical 
procedures are provided only in the context of a scientific 
study in which participants are advised of potential risks 
and benefits; and, not less than 60 days after the date 
on which the Secretary of State determines that there has 
been a violation of the requirements contained in para-
graph (1), (2), (3), or (5) of this proviso, or a pattern 
or practice of violations of the requirements contained in 
paragraph (4) of this proviso, the Secretary shall submit 
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to the Committees on Appropriations a report containing 
a description of such violation and the corrective action 
taken by the Department: Provided further, That in 
awarding grants for natural family planning under section 
104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 no applicant 
shall be discriminated against because of such applicant’s 
religious or conscientious commitment to offer only nat-
ural family planning; and, additionally, all such applicants 
shall comply with the requirements of the previous proviso: 
Provided further, That for purposes of this Act or any 
other Act authorizing or appropriating funds for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams, the term ‘‘motivate’’, as it relates to family plan-
ning assistance, shall not be construed to prohibit the pro-
vision, consistent with local law, of information or coun-
seling about all pregnancy options: Provided further, That 
information provided about the use of condoms as part 
of projects or activities that are funded from amounts ap-
propriated by this Act shall be medically accurate and 
shall include the public health benefits and failure rates 
of such use. 
In addition, for necessary expenses to carry out the 
provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the 
prevention, treatment, and control of, and research on, 
HIV/AIDS, $5,883,800,000, to remain available until 
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September 30, 2030, which shall be apportioned directly 
to the Department of State: Provided, That funds appro-
priated under this paragraph may be made available, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, except for the 
United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuber-
culosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–25), 
for a United States contribution to the Global Fund to 
Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund): 
Provided further, That the amount of such contribution 
shall be $1,250,000,000: Provided further, That of the 
funds appropriated under this paragraph, up to 
$22,000,000 may be made available, in addition to 
amounts otherwise available for such purposes, for admin-
istrative expenses of the United States Global AIDS Coor-
dinator. 
INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of 
State to carry out the provisions of section 491 of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 for international disaster re-
lief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction assistance; section 
2(a) and (b) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act 
of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601), and other activities to meet 
refugee and migration needs; salaries and expenses of per-
sonnel and dependents as authorized by the Foreign Serv-
ice Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.); allowances as 
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authorized by sections 5921 through 5925 of title 5, 
United States Code; purchase and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; and services as authorized by section 3109 of title 
5, United States Code, $5,400,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which not less than $6,500,000 
shall be made available for refugees resettling in Israel: 
Provided, That consistent with section 491(d) of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961, funds made available under 
this heading shall be prioritized to reach those most in 
need of relief and rehabilitation because of natural and 
manmade disasters: Provided further, That of the funds 
appropriated under this paragraph, not less than 
$2,970,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the 
provisions of section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 
this heading shall be apportioned to the Department of 
State not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act: Provided further, That not later than 30 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act and at the start 
of each quarter thereafter until September 30, 2027, the 
Secretary of State shall submit a spend plan to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations detailing the planned uses of 
funds, obligations, and disbursements as described under 
this heading in the explanatory statement described in sec-
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tion 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consoli-
dated Act). 
UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION 
ASSISTANCE FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance 
Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)), $100,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That amounts 
made available by this Act that are in excess of the limita-
tion contained in paragraph (2) of such section shall be 
transferred to, and merged with, funds made available by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘International Humanitarian 
Assistance’’. 
NATIONAL SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of sections 103, 105, 106, 214, and sections 251 through 
255, and chapter 10 of part I and chapter 4 of part II 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the FREEDOM 
Support Act (Public Law 102–511), and the Support for 
East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (Public 
Law 101–179), $6,766,874,000, of which not less than fif-
teen percent of amounts made available under this head-
ing shall be made available for programs in Africa, to re-
main available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That 
funds appropriated under this heading shall be appor-
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INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
PEACE CORPS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), including 
the purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles 
for administrative purposes for use outside of the United 
States, $410,500,000, of which $7,800,000 is for the Of-
fice of Inspector General, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2027: Provided, That the Director of the Peace 
Corps may transfer to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations 
Account, as authorized by section 16 of the Peace Corps 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2515), an amount not to exceed 
$5,000,000: Provided further, That funds transferred pur-
suant to the previous proviso may not be derived from 
amounts made available for Peace Corps overseas oper-
ations: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
under this heading, not to exceed $104,000 may be avail-
able for representation expenses, of which not to exceed 
$4,000 may be made available for entertainment expenses: 
Provided further, That in addition to the requirements 
under section 7015(a) of this Act, the Peace Corps shall 
consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to 
any decision to open, close, or suspend a domestic or over-
seas office or a country program unless there is a substan-
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tial risk to volunteers or other Peace Corps personnel: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds appropriated under 
this heading shall be used to pay for abortions: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding the previous proviso, section 
614 of division E of Public Law 113–76 shall apply to 
funds appropriated under this heading. 
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7701 
et seq.) (MCA), $830,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That section 605(e) of the MCA (22 
U.S.C. 7704(e)) shall apply to funds appropriated under 
this heading: Provided further, That funds appropriated 
under this heading may be made available for a Millen-
nium Challenge Compact entered into pursuant to section 
609 of the MCA (22 U.S.C. 7708) only if such Compact 
obligates, or contains a commitment to obligate subject to 
the availability of funds and the mutual agreement of the 
parties to the Compact to proceed, the entire amount of 
the United States Government funding anticipated for the 
duration of the Compact: Provided further, That of the 
funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed 
$100,000 may be available for representation and enter-
tainment expenses, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be 
available for entertainment expenses: Provided further, 
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That funds appropriated under this heading shall be ap-
portioned to the Corporation not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding the limitations in sections 609(i) and 
609(j) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 
U.S.C. 7708(i), 7708(j)), the Millennium Challenge Cor-
poration may, subject to the availability of funds, extend 
compacts in Indonesia, Kosovo, Nepal, and Senegal, for 
up to one additional year: Provided further, That the Cor-
poration shall notify the appropriate congressional com-
mittees prior to providing any such extension. 
INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of 
the Inter-American Foundation in accordance with the 
provisions of section 401 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1969, $29,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2027: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under 
this heading, not to exceed $2,000 may be available for 
representation expenses. 
UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the African De-
velopment Foundation Act (title V of Public Law 96–533; 
22 U.S.C. 290h et seq.), $12,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2027, of which not to exceed $2,000 
may be available for representation expenses: Provided, 
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That funds made available to grantees may be invested 
pending expenditure for project purposes when authorized 
by the Board of Directors of the United States African 
Development Foundation (USADF): Provided further, 
That interest earned shall be used only for the purposes 
for which the grant was made: Provided further, That not-
withstanding section 505(a)(2) of the African Develop-
ment Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 290h–3(a)(2)), in excep-
tional circumstances the Board of Directors of the 
USADF may waive the $250,000 limitation contained in 
that section with respect to a project and a project may 
exceed the limitation by up to 10 percent if the increase 
is due solely to foreign currency fluctuation: Provided fur-
ther, That the USADF shall submit a report to the appro-
priate congressional committees after each time such waiv-
er authority is exercised: Provided further, That the 
USADF may make rent or lease payments in advance 
from appropriations available for such purpose for offices, 
buildings, grounds, and quarters in Africa as may be nec-
essary to carry out its functions: Provided further, That 
the USADF may maintain bank accounts outside the 
United States Treasury and retain any interest earned on 
such accounts, in furtherance of the purposes of the Afri-
can Development Foundation Act: Provided further, That 
the USADF may not withdraw any appropriation from the 
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Treasury prior to the need of spending such funds for pro-
gram purposes. 
UNITED STATES FOUNDATION FOR NATURAL SECURITY 
AND COUNTERTERRORISM 
For necessary expenses to carry out the purposes of 
section 5102 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2025 (22 U.S.C. 10602), $100,000,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 129 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$30,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That amounts made available under this heading 
may be made available to contract for services as described 
in section 129(d)(3)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, without regard to the location in which such services 
are performed. 
DEBT RESTRUCTURING 
For ‘‘Bilateral Economic Assistance—Department of 
the Treasury—Debt Restructuring’’ there is appropriated 
$52,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2029, for the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and 
loan guarantees for, or credits extended to, such countries 
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as the President may determine, including the costs of 
selling, reducing, or canceling amounts owed to the United 
States pursuant to multilateral debt restructurings, in-
cluding Paris Club debt restructurings and the ‘‘Common 
Framework for Debt Treatments beyond the Debt Service 
Suspension Initiative’’: Provided, That such amounts may 
be used notwithstanding any other provision of law. 
TITLE IV 
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $1,400,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, 
That the Department of State may use the authority of 
section 608 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, with-
out regard to its restrictions, to receive excess property 
from an agency of the United States Government for the 
purpose of providing such property to a foreign country 
or international organization under chapter 8 of part I of 
such Act, subject to the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
section 482(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall 
not apply to funds appropriated under this heading, except 
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that any funds made available notwithstanding such sec-
tion shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made 
available to support training and technical assistance for 
foreign law enforcement, corrections, judges, and other ju-
dicial authorities, utilizing regional partners: Provided fur-
ther, That funds made available under this heading for 
Program Development and Support may be made available 
notwithstanding pre-obligation requirements contained in 
this Act, except for the notification requirements of sec-
tion 7015: Provided further, That funds appropriated 
under this heading shall be apportioned to the Department 
of State not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND 
RELATED PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-ter-
rorism, demining and related programs and activities, 
$870,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2027, to carry out the provisions of chapter 8 of part II 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for anti-terrorism 
assistance, chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act 
(22 U.S.C. 5854), section 23 of the Arms Export Control 
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Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), or the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 for demining activities, the clearance of unexploded 
ordnance, the destruction of small arms, and related ac-
tivities, notwithstanding any other provision of law, includ-
ing activities implemented through nongovernmental and 
international organizations, and section 301 of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 for a United States contribu-
tion to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Pre-
paratory Commission, and for a voluntary contribution to 
the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): Pro-
vided, That funds made available under this heading for 
the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund shall be 
made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law 
and subject to prior consultation with, and the regular no-
tification procedures of, the Committees on Appropria-
tions, to promote bilateral and multilateral activities relat-
ing to nonproliferation, disarmament, and weapons de-
struction, and shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided further, That such funds may also be used for such 
countries other than the Independent States of the former 
Soviet Union and international organizations when it is 
in the national security interest of the United States to 
do so: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 
this heading may be made available for the IAEA unless 
the Secretary of State determines that Israel is being de-
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nied its right to participate in the activities of that Agen-
cy: Provided further, That funds made available for con-
ventional 
weapons 
destruction 
programs, 
including 
demining and related activities, in addition to funds other-
wise available for such purposes, may be used for adminis-
trative expenses related to the operation and management 
of such programs and activities, subject to the regular no-
tification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$335,458,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2027: Provided, That funds appropriated under this head-
ing may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961, to provide assistance to en-
hance the capacity of foreign civilian security forces, in-
cluding gendarmes, to participate in peacekeeping oper-
ations: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
under this heading, not less than $32,000,000 shall be 
made available for a United States contribution to the 
Multinational Force and Observers mission in the Sinai: 
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under 
this heading, up to $148,300,000 may be made available 
to pay assessed expenses of international peacekeeping ac-
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tivities under the same terms and conditions, as applica-
ble, as funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
‘‘Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities’’. 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$119,152,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2027: Provided, That the civilian personnel for whom mili-
tary education and training may be provided under this 
heading may include civilians who are not members of a 
government whose participation would contribute to im-
proved civil-military relations, civilian control of the mili-
tary, or respect for human rights: Provided further, That 
of the funds appropriated under this heading, $3,500,000 
shall remain available until expended to increase the par-
ticipation of women in programs and activities funded 
under this heading, following consultation with the Com-
mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That of the 
funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed 
$50,000 may be available for entertainment expenses. 
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses for grants to enable the 
President to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the 
Arms 
Export 
Control 
Act 
(22 
U.S.C. 
2763), 
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$6,158,397,000: Provided, That to expedite the provision 
of assistance to foreign countries and international organi-
zations, the Secretary of State, following consultation with 
the Committees on Appropriations and subject to the reg-
ular notification procedures of such Committees, may use 
the funds appropriated under this heading to procure de-
fense articles and services to enhance the capacity of for-
eign security forces: Provided further, That funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available under this heading 
shall be nonrepayable notwithstanding any requirement in 
section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act: Provided fur-
ther, That funds made available under this heading shall 
be obligated upon apportionment in accordance with para-
graph (5)(C) of section 1501(a) of title 31, United States 
Code. 
None of the funds made available under this heading 
shall be available to finance the procurement of defense 
articles, defense services, or design and construction serv-
ices that are not sold by the United States Government 
under the Arms Export Control Act unless the foreign 
country proposing to make such procurement has first 
signed an agreement with the United States Government 
specifying the conditions under which such procurement 
may be financed with such funds: Provided, That all coun-
try and funding level increases in allocations shall be sub-
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mitted through the regular notification procedures of sec-
tion 7015 of this Act: Provided further, That funds made 
available under this heading may be used, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, for demining, the clearance of 
unexploded ordnance, and related activities, and may in-
clude activities implemented through nongovernmental 
and international organizations: Provided further, That a 
country that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization (NATO) or is a major non-NATO ally des-
ignated by section 517(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 may utilize funds made available under this head-
ing for procurement of defense articles, defense services, 
or design and construction services that are not sold by 
the United States Government under the Arms Export 
Control Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated 
under this heading shall be expended at the minimum rate 
necessary to make timely payment for defense articles and 
services: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
not 
more 
than 
$72,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading 
may be obligated for necessary expenses, including the 
purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only 
for use outside of the United States, for the general costs 
of administering military assistance and sales, except that 
this limitation may be exceeded only through the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
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tions: Provided further, That the Secretary of State may 
use funds made available under this heading pursuant to 
the previous proviso for the administrative and other oper-
ational costs of the Department of State related to mili-
tary assistance and sales, assistance under section 551 of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and Department of 
Defense security assistance programs, in addition to funds 
otherwise available for such purposes: Provided further, 
That up to $2,000,000 of the funds made available pursu-
ant to the previous proviso may be used for direct hire 
personnel, except that this limitation may be exceeded by 
the Secretary of State following consultation with the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That of 
the funds made available under this heading for general 
costs of administering military assistance and sales, not 
to exceed $4,000 may be available for entertainment ex-
penses and not to exceed $130,000 may be available for 
representation expenses: Provided further, That not more 
than $1,589,585,805 of funds realized pursuant to section 
21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
2761(e)(1)(A)) may be obligated for expenses incurred by 
the Department of Defense during fiscal year 2026 pursu-
ant to section 43(b) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2792(b)), except that this limitation may be ex-
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ceeded only through the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
TITLE V 
MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$339,000,000: Provided, That not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a spend 
plan detailing the proposed allocation of funds under this 
heading and the entities to be funded: Provided further, 
That such funds shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of such Committees. 
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY 
For payment to the International Bank for Recon-
struction and Development as trustee for the Global Envi-
ronment Facility by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
$150,200,000, to remain available until expended. 
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CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
ASSOCIATION 
For payment to the International Development Asso-
ciation by the Secretary of the Treasury, $1,066,184,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For payment to the Asian Development Bank’s Asian 
Development Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
$43,610,000, to remain available until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK 
For payment to the African Development Bank by 
the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share 
of the paid-in portion of the increases in capital stock, 
$54,649,000, to remain available until expended. 
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 
The United States Governor of the African Develop-
ment Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation 
to the callable capital portion of the United States share 
of increases in capital stock in an amount not to exceed 
$8,656,174,624. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE EUROPEAN BANK FOR 
RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT 
For payment to the European Bank for Reconstruc-
tion and Development by the Secretary of the Treasury 
for the United States share of the paid-in portion of the 
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increases in capital stock, $87,500,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR 
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT 
For payment to the International Fund for Agricul-
tural Development by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
$54,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
TREASURY INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 
For contributions by the Secretary of the Treasury 
to international financial institutions and trust funds ad-
ministered by such institutions, in addition to amounts 
otherwise available for such purposes, $75,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That funds made 
available under this heading shall be subject to prior con-
sultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
TITLE VI 
EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE 
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES 
INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $8,860,000, of 
which up to $1,329,000 may remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2027. 
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PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
The Export-Import Bank of the United States is au-
thorized to make such expenditures within the limits of 
funds and borrowing authority available to such corpora-
tion, and in accordance with law, and to make such con-
tracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limi-
tations, as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United 
States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the pro-
gram for the current fiscal year for such corporation: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds available during the current 
fiscal year may be used to make expenditures, contracts, 
or commitments for the export of nuclear equipment, fuel, 
or technology to any country, other than a nuclear-weapon 
state as defined in Article IX of the Treaty on the Non- 
Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons eligible to receive eco-
nomic or military assistance under this Act, that has deto-
nated a nuclear explosive after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
and guaranteed loan and insurance programs, including 
hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized 
by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and not 
to exceed $30,000 for official reception and representation 
expenses for members of the Board of Directors, not to 
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exceed $125,000,000, of which up to $18,750,000 may re-
main available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That 
the Export-Import Bank (the Bank) may accept, and use, 
payment or services provided by transaction participants 
for legal, financial, or technical services in connection with 
any transaction for which an application for a loan, guar-
antee or insurance commitment has been made: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 
117 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1992, subsection 
(a) of such section shall remain in effect until September 
30, 2026: Provided further, That the Bank shall charge 
fees for necessary expenses (including special services per-
formed on a contract or fee basis, but not including other 
personal services) in connection with the collection of mon-
eys owed the Bank, repossession or sale of pledged collat-
eral or other assets acquired by the Bank in satisfaction 
of moneys owed the Bank, or the investigation or appraisal 
of any property, or the evaluation of the legal, financial, 
or technical aspects of any transaction for which an appli-
cation for a loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has 
been made, or systems infrastructure directly supporting 
transactions: Provided further, That in addition to other 
funds appropriated for administrative expenses, such fees 
shall be credited to this account for such purposes, to re-
main available until expended. 
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PROGRAM BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS 
For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, insur-
ance, and tied-aid grants as authorized by section 10 of 
the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended, not 
to exceed $20,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2029: 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 
further, That such funds shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2041, for the disbursement of direct loans, 
loan guarantees, insurance and tied-aid grants obligated 
in fiscal years 2026 through 2029. 
RECEIPTS COLLECTED 
Receipts collected pursuant to the Export-Import 
Bank Act of 1945 (Public Law 79–173) and the Federal 
Credit Reform Act of 1990, in an amount not to exceed 
the amount appropriated herein, shall be credited as off-
setting collections to this account: Provided, That the 
sums herein appropriated from the General Fund shall be 
reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by such offsetting col-
lections so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation 
from the General Fund estimated at $0. 
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UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
FINANCE CORPORATION 
INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $7,200,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2027. 
CORPORATE CAPITAL ACCOUNT 
The United States International Development Fi-
nance Corporation (the Corporation) is authorized to 
make such expenditures and commitments within the lim-
its of funds and borrowing authority available to the Cor-
poration, and in accordance with the law, and to make 
such expenditures and commitments without regard to fis-
cal year limitations, as provided by section 9104 of title 
31, United States Code, as may be necessary in carrying 
out the programs for the current fiscal year for the Cor-
poration: Provided, That for necessary expenses of the ac-
tivities described in subsections (b), (c), (e), (f), and (g) 
of section 1421 of the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F 
of Public Law 115–254) and for administrative expenses 
to carry out authorized activities described in section 
1434(d) of such Act, $983,250,000: Provided further, 
That of the amount provided— 
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(1) $243,000,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2028, for administrative expenses to 
carry out authorized activities (including an amount 
for official reception and representation expenses 
which shall not exceed $25,000); and 
(2) $740,250,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2028, for the activities described in 
subsections (b), (c), (e), (f), and (g) of section 1421 
of the BUILD Act of 2018, except such amounts ob-
ligated in a fiscal year for activities described in sec-
tion 1421(c) of such Act shall remain available for 
disbursement for the term of the underlying project: 
Provided further, That amounts made available 
under this paragraph may be paid to the ‘‘United 
States International Development Finance Corpora-
tion—Program Account’’ for programs authorized 
by subsections (b), (e), (f), and (g) of section 1421 
of the BUILD Act of 2018: 
Provided further, That funds may only be obligated pursu-
ant to section 1421(g) of the BUILD Act of 2018 subject 
to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees and the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making ap-
propriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
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ations, and related programs for support by the Corpora-
tion in high-income and advancing income countries shall 
be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on 
Appropriations: Provided further, That in fiscal year 2026 
collections of amounts described in section 1434(h) of the 
BUILD Act of 2018 shall be credited as offsetting collec-
tions to this appropriation: Provided further, That such 
collections collected in fiscal year 2026 in excess of 
$983,250,000 shall be credited to this account and shall 
be available in future fiscal years only to the extent pro-
vided in advance in appropriations Acts: Provided further, 
That in fiscal year 2026, if such collections are less than 
$983,250,000, receipts collected pursuant to the BUILD 
Act of 2018 and the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, 
in an amount equal to such shortfall, shall be credited as 
offsetting collections to this appropriation: Provided fur-
ther, That fees charged for project-specific transaction 
costs as described in section 1434(k) of the BUILD Act 
of 2018, and other direct costs associated with origination 
or monitoring services provided to specific or potential in-
vestors, shall not be considered administrative expenses 
for the purposes of this heading: Provided further, That 
such fees shall be credited to this account for such pur-
poses, to remain available until expended: Provided fur-
ther, That funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
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under this heading may not be used to provide any type 
of assistance that is otherwise prohibited by any other pro-
vision of law or to provide assistance to any foreign coun-
try that is otherwise prohibited by any other provision of 
law: Provided further, That the sums herein appropriated 
from the General Fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for- 
dollar basis by the offsetting collections described under 
this heading so as to result in a final fiscal year appropria-
tion from the General Fund estimated at $547,450,000. 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
Amounts paid from ‘‘United States International De-
velopment Finance Corporation—Corporate Capital Ac-
count’’ (CCA) shall remain available until September 30, 
2028: Provided, That amounts paid to this account from 
CCA or transferred to this account pursuant to section 
1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F of Public 
Law 115–254) shall be available for the costs of direct 
and guaranteed loans provided by the Corporation pursu-
ant to section 1421(b) of such Act and the costs of modi-
fying loans and loan guarantees transferred to the Cor-
poration pursuant to section 1463 of such Act: Provided 
further, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 
such amounts obligated in a fiscal year shall remain avail-
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able for disbursement for the following 8 fiscal years: Pro-
vided further, That funds made available in this Act and 
transferred to carry out the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 pursuant to section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 
2018 may remain available for obligation for 1 additional 
fiscal year: Provided further, That the total loan principal 
or guaranteed principal amount shall not exceed 
$15,000,000,000. 
TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$87,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2027: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this 
heading, not more than $5,000 may be available for rep-
resentation and entertainment expenses. 
TITLE VII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
ALLOWANCES AND DIFFERENTIALS 
SEC. 7001. Funds appropriated under title I of this 
Act shall be available, except as otherwise provided, for 
allowances and differentials as authorized by subchapter 
59 of title 5, United States Code; for services as author-
ized by section 3109 of such title and for hire of passenger 
transportation pursuant to section 1343(b) of title 31, 
United States Code. 
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UNOBLIGATED BALANCES REPORT 
SEC. 7002. Any department or agency of the United 
States Government to which funds are appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act shall provide to the 
Committees on Appropriations a quarterly accounting of 
cumulative unobligated balances and obligated, but unex-
pended, balances by program, project, and activity, and 
Treasury Account Fund Symbol of all funds received by 
such department or agency in fiscal year 2026 or any pre-
vious fiscal year, disaggregated by fiscal year: Provided, 
That the report required by this section shall be submitted 
not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter 
and should specify by account the amount of funds obli-
gated pursuant to bilateral agreements which have not 
been further sub-obligated. 
CONSULTING SERVICES 
SEC. 7003. The expenditure of any appropriation 
under title I of this Act for any consulting service through 
procurement contract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 
5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts 
where such expenditures are a matter of public record and 
available for public inspection, except where otherwise pro-
vided under existing law, or under existing Executive order 
issued pursuant to existing law. 
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DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES 
SEC. 7004. (a) CAPITAL SECURITY COST SHARING 
EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of section 
604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counter-
terrorism Act of 1999 (title VI of division A of H.R. 3427, 
as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 
106–113 and contained in appendix G of that Act), as 
amended by section 111 of the Department of State Au-
thorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–323), a 
project to construct a facility of the United States may 
include office space or other accommodations for members 
of the United States Marine Corps. 
(b) CONSULTATION
AND NOTIFICATIONS.—Funds 
appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs, which may be made available for the 
acquisition of property or award of construction contracts 
for overseas United States diplomatic facilities during fis-
cal year 2026, shall be subject to prior consultation with, 
and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees 
on Appropriations: Provided, That notifications pursuant 
to this subsection shall include the information enumer-
ated under this section in House Report 119–217: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary of State shall consult 
with the Committees on Appropriations at the early 
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project development stage for out-year construction 
projects, including to discuss security and non-security 
construction requirements, modifications to scope, and 
cost reductions identified for such projects, consistent with 
applicable laws and regulations: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall submit a quarterly report to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations on contingency savings identified 
from funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Embassy Se-
curity, Construction, and Maintenance’’ by prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, for-
eign operations, and related programs, and the obligation 
of funds made available by such savings shall be subject 
to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(c) 
INTERIM
AND
TEMPORARY
FACILITIES 
ABROAD.— 
(1) SECURITY
VULNERABILITIES.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Embassy 
Security, Construction, and Maintenance’’ may be 
made available, following consultation with the ap-
propriate congressional committees, to address secu-
rity vulnerabilities at interim and temporary United 
States diplomatic facilities abroad, including physical 
security upgrades and local guard staffing. 
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(2) CONSULTATION.—The opening, closure, or 
any significant modification to an interim or tem-
porary United States diplomatic facility shall be sub-
ject to prior consultation with the appropriate con-
gressional committees and the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, ex-
cept that such consultation and notification may be 
waived if there is a security risk to personnel. 
(d) SOFT TARGETS.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 
Maintenance’’ may be made available for security up-
grades to soft targets, including schools, recreational fa-
cilities, residences, and places of worship used by United 
States diplomatic personnel and their dependents. 
(e) FACILITIES.—None of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act may be used to move 
the United States embassy to the State of Israel to a loca-
tion other than Jerusalem. 
PERSONNEL ACTIONS 
SEC. 7005. Any costs incurred by a department or 
agency funded under title I of this Act resulting from per-
sonnel actions taken in response to funding reductions in-
cluded in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budg-
etary resources available under title I to such department 
or agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds 
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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. 
PROHIBITION ON PUBLICITY OR PROPAGANDA 
SEC. 7006. No part of any appropriation contained 
in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda pur-
poses within the United States not authorized before en-
actment of this Act by Congress: Provided, That up to 
$25,000 may be made available to carry out the provisions 
of section 316 of the International Security and Develop-
ment Cooperation Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–533; 22 
U.S.C. 2151a note). 
PROHIBITION AGAINST DIRECT FUNDING FOR CERTAIN 
COUNTRIES 
SEC. 7007. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available pursuant to titles III through VI of 
this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly 
any assistance or reparations for the governments of 
Cuba, North Korea, or Iran: Provided, That for purposes 
of this section, the prohibition on obligations or expendi-
tures shall include direct loans, credits, insurance, and 
guarantees of the Export-Import Bank or its agents. 
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COUPS D’E´TAT 
SEC. 7008. (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds ap-
propriated 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 en-
actment 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 congres-
sional committees that subsequent 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 elec-
tions or public participation in democratic processes, or 
to support a democratic transition: Provided further, That 
funds made available pursuant to the previous provisos 
shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State, following con-
sultation with the heads of relevant Federal agencies, may 
waive the restriction in this section on a program-by-pro-
gram basis if the Secretary certifies and reports to the 
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Committees on Appropriations that such waiver is in the 
national security interest of the United States: Provided, 
That funds made available pursuant to such waiver shall 
be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular noti-
fication procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
TRANSFER OF FUNDS AUTHORITY 
SEC. 7009. (a) DEPARTMENT OF STATE.— 
(1) DEPARTMENT OF STATE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not to exceed 5 percent 
of any appropriation made available for the cur-
rent fiscal year for the Department of State 
under title I of this Act may be transferred be-
tween, and merged with, such appropriations, 
but no such appropriation, except as otherwise 
specifically provided, shall be increased by more 
than 10 percent by any such transfers, and no 
such transfer may be made to increase the ap-
propriation under the heading ‘‘Representation 
Expenses’’. 
(B) EMBASSY
SECURITY.—Funds appro-
priated under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Pro-
grams’’, including for Worldwide Security Pro-
tection, ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 
Maintenance’’, and ‘‘Emergencies in the Diplo-
matic and Consular Service’’ in this Act may be 
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transferred to, and merged with, funds appro-
priated under such headings if the Secretary of 
State determines and reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations that to do so is necessary to 
implement 
the 
recommendations 
of 
the 
Benghazi Accountability Review Board, for 
emergency evacuations, or to prevent or re-
spond to security situations and requirements, 
subject to the regular notification procedures of 
such Committees. 
(C) EMERGENCIES
IN
THE
DIPLOMATIC 
AND CONSULAR SERVICE.—Of the amount made 
available under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Pro-
grams’’ for Worldwide Security Protection, not 
to exceed $50,000,000 may be transferred to, 
and merged with, funds made available by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Emergencies in the 
Diplomatic and Consular Service’’, to be avail-
able only for emergency evacuations and re-
wards, as authorized. 
(D) CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND.—Of the 
amount made available under the heading, 
‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, up to $50,000,000 
may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
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made available in title I of this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’. 
(E) PRIOR CONSULTATION.—The transfer 
authorities provided by subparagraphs (B), (C), 
and (D) are in addition to any transfer author-
ity otherwise available in this Act and under 
any other provision of law and the exercise of 
such authority shall be subject to prior con-
sultation with the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(2) REORGANIZATION.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs under the headings ‘‘Administration 
of Foreign Affairs’’ in title I and ‘‘Operating Ex-
penses’’ in title II may be transferred to and be-
tween accounts under such headings if the Secretary 
of State determines such transfer is necessary to im-
plement a reorganization, redesign, or other plan as 
defined by section 7063(b) of this Act that is ex-
pressly authorized by a subsequent Act of Congress: 
Provided, That such transfer authority is in addition 
to any other transfer authority provided by this Act 
or any other Act and is subject to prior consultation 
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with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
(3) TREATMENT
AS
REPROGRAMMING.—Any 
transfer pursuant to this subsection shall be treated 
as a reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of 
this Act and shall not be available for obligation or 
expenditure except in compliance with the proce-
dures set forth in that section. 
(b) LIMITATION
ON TRANSFERS
OF FUNDS BE-
TWEEN 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 instru-
mentality of the United States Government, except 
pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer author-
ity provided in, this Act or any other appropriations 
Act. 
(2) ALLOCATION
AND
TRANSFERS.—Notwith-
standing paragraph (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 allo-
cated 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 
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1961, and section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 
2018 (division F of Public Law 115–254). 
(3) NOTIFICATION.—Any agreement entered 
into by the Department of State with any depart-
ment, agency, or instrumentality of the United 
States Government pursuant to section 632(b) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 valued in excess of 
$2,000,000 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 re-
lated programs under the headings ‘‘Global Health 
Programs’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’, ‘‘National Security Investment Pro-
grams’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Cen-
tral Asia’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’ shall be subject to the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided, That the requirement of this 
paragraph shall not apply to such agreements with 
a department, agency, or instrumentality funded by 
this Act. 
(4) PRIOR
CONSULTATION
REQUIREMENT.— 
Agreements between the Department of State with 
any department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
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United States Government not funded by this Act or 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams, to transfer or allocate funds appropriated 
under the headings ‘‘International Humanitarian 
Assistance’’ and ‘‘United States Emergency Refugee 
and Migration Assistance Fund’’ in this Act, or 
under the headings ‘‘International Disaster Assist-
ance’’, ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’, and 
‘‘United States Emergency Refugee and Migration 
Assistance Fund’’ in prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs shall be subject to 
prior consultation with the Committees on Appro-
priations, not later than 7 days prior to the transfer 
of such funds, except if to do so would pose an im-
mediate and substantial risk to human health or 
welfare: Provided, That in the case of any such ex-
ception the information required by such consulta-
tion shall be provided as early as practicable, but in 
no event later than 3 days after taking the action 
to which the consultation requirement was applica-
ble, and such information shall include a description 
of the circumstance necessitating such exception. 
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(c) UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
FINANCE CORPORATION.—Amounts transferred pursuant 
to section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (division 
F of Public Law 115–254) may only be transferred from 
funds made available under title III of this Act: Provided, 
That any such transfers, or any other amounts transferred 
to the United States International Development Finance 
Corporation (the Corporation) pursuant to any provision 
of law, shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the 
regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Ap-
propriations: Provided further, That the Secretary of State 
and the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, as ap-
propriate, shall ensure that the programs funded by such 
transfers are coordinated with, and complement, foreign 
assistance programs implemented by the Department 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 
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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 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 allo-
cation of such funds, or other entity with audit responsi-
bility 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 upon 
completion of such audits: Provided, That such audits 
shall be transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations 
by the Department of State: 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-
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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 
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 shall 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 
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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’’ that are made available to the Department 
of State may be made available to support the use or es-
tablishment of email accounts 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 contravention 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 title I 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 domestic 
and overseas representation and entertainment expenses 
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; 
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(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 
under the headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’ and ‘‘Na-
tional Security Investment Programs’’ 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. 
ASSISTANCE EFFECTIVENESS AND TRANSPARENCY 
SEC. 7011. (a) STRATEGY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall develop and submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a multi-year 
strategy to improve the effectiveness of United 
States Government foreign assistance. 
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(2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by this 
subsection shall include— 
(A) methods used to determine the effec-
tiveness of United States Government foreign 
assistance; 
(B) analysis on using outcomes to inform 
the allocation of such assistance; 
(C) results of impact evaluations carried 
out within the prior 12 months and a plan for 
incorporating the results of such evaluations 
into the design of future programs funded by 
such assistance; 
(D) analysis of opportunities to enhance 
the effectiveness of such assistance by increas-
ing partnerships with local organizations, in-
cluding faith-based organizations, as appro-
priate, including specific plans to provide 
grants, cooperative agreements, and other 
awards of not more than $2,000,000, consistent 
with the requirements included in the explana-
tory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act); and 
(E) estimated costs associated with imple-
mentation of the strategy. 
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(3) SPECIFIC REFORMS.—The strategy required 
by this subsection shall include the following specific 
reforms— 
(A) an approval process for small grants 
previously managed at the mission level, includ-
ing public diplomacy and cultural preservation 
programs, by respective Chiefs of Mission, the 
Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and 
Public Affairs, and the Under Secretary of Po-
litical Affairs, as appropriate: Provided, That 
for purposes of this section, the term ‘‘small 
grants’’ means a grant with a value of less than 
$1,000,000; 
(B) a certification process, on a country- 
by-country basis, to ensure that United States 
assistance supports the implementation of a 
comprehensive assistance strategy that pro-
motes American interests abroad, including a 
detailed definition of such interests, consistent 
with the requirements of subparagraphs (C) 
and (D); 
(C) a plan established prior to the obliga-
tion of United States assistance for the winding 
down of such assistance, as appropriate, includ-
ing transition and sustainment of programs and 
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activities to entities other than the United 
States Government; and 
(D) requirements for co-investment by re-
cipient governments and cost matching from 
sources other than the United States Govern-
ment, including other international donors and 
the private sector, for assistance made available 
by this Act, as appropriate. 
(4) CONCURRENT
RECOMMENDATIONS.—The 
Secretary shall— 
(A) convene a panel of experts and practi-
tioners to make recommendations for the strat-
egy required by this subsection; and 
(B) include all such recommendations in 
an appendix to the strategy whether or not they 
were incorporated into the strategy. 
(5) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 45 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall consult with the Committees on Appro-
priations on the requirements of this subsection. 
(b) BENEFICIARY FEEDBACK.—Funds appropriated 
by this Act that are made available for monitoring and 
evaluation of assistance under the headings ‘‘National Se-
curity Investment Programs’’ and ‘‘International Humani-
tarian Assistance’’ shall be made available for the regular 
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and systematic collection of feedback obtained directly 
from beneficiaries to enhance the quality and relevance of 
such assistance: Provided, That the Secretary of State 
shall regularly conduct oversight to ensure that such feed-
back is collected and used by implementing partners to 
maximize the cost-effectiveness and utility of such assist-
ance. 
(c) EVALUATIONS.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under titles III and IV, not less than 
$15,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
made available for impact evaluations, including ex-post 
evaluations, of the effectiveness and sustainability of 
United States Government foreign assistance programs: 
Provided, That funds made available pursuant to this sub-
section are in addition to funds otherwise made available 
for such purposes. 
(d) INNOVATION.—The Secretary of State may use 
funds appropriated by this Act under title III to make in-
novation incentive awards in accordance with the terms 
and conditions of section 7034(e)(4) of the Department 
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Ap-
propriations Act, 2019 (division F of Public Law 116– 
6), except that each individual award may not exceed 
$500,000. 
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(e) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE WEBSITE.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under title I, funds made available for 
any independent agency in title III, and funds made avail-
able under the headings ‘‘Trade and Development Agen-
cy’’ and ‘‘United States International Development Fi-
nance Corporation’’, as appropriate, shall be made avail-
able to support the provision of additional information on 
United States Government foreign assistance on the 
‘‘ForeignAssistance.gov’’ website: Provided, That all Fed-
eral agencies funded under this Act shall provide such in-
formation on foreign assistance, upon request and in a 
timely manner, to the Department of State. 
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. 
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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 shall 
expeditiously seek to negotiate amendments to existing bi-
lateral agreements, as necessary, to conform with this re-
quirement. 
(b) NOTIFICATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF FOR-
EIGN TAXES.—An amount equivalent to 200 percent of 
the total taxes assessed during fiscal year 2026 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 2027 and for prior fiscal years 
and allocated for the central government of such country 
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or for the West Bank and Gaza program, as applicable, 
if, not later than September 30, 2027, 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 
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-
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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 
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. 
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(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. 
AVAILABILITY AND DESIGNATED FUNDING LEVELS 
SEC. 7014. (a) AVAILABILITY.—No part of any ap-
propriation contained in this Act shall remain available for 
obligation after the expiration of the current fiscal year 
unless expressly so provided by this Act. 
(b) REPROGRAMMING.—Funds appropriated under 
titles III through VI of this Act which are specifically des-
ignated may be reprogrammed for other programs within 
the same account notwithstanding the designation if com-
pliance with the designation is made impossible by oper-
ation of any provision of this or any other Act: Provided, 
That any such reprogramming shall be subject to the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided further, That assistance that is repro-
grammed pursuant to this subsection shall be made avail-
able under the same terms and conditions as originally 
provided. 
(c) EXTENSION OF AVAILABILITY.—In addition to 
the authority contained in subsection (b), the original pe-
riod of availability of funds appropriated by this Act and 
administered by the Department of State that are specifi-
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cally designated for particular programs or activities by 
this or any other Act may be extended for an additional 
fiscal year if the Secretary of State determines and reports 
promptly to the Committees on Appropriations that the 
termination of assistance to a country or a significant 
change in circumstances makes it unlikely that such 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. 
(d) 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 
2026, 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 2026, 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’’, ‘‘National Security Invest-
ment Programs’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, ‘‘Peace Corps’’, 
‘‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’’, ‘‘International Nar-
cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, 
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Anti-terrorism, 
Demining 
and 
Related 
Programs’’, 
‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, ‘‘International Military Edu-
cation and Training’’, ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’, ‘‘International Organizations and Programs’’, 
‘‘United States International Development Finance Cor-
poration’’, 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 obligation under any of 
these specific headings unless the Committees on Appro-
priations are notified 15 days in advance of such obliga-
tion: Provided, That the President shall not enter into any 
commitment of funds appropriated for the purposes of sec-
tion 23 of the Arms Export Control Act for the provision 
of major defense equipment, other than conventional am-
munition, or other major defense items defined to be air-
craft, ships, missiles, or combat vehicles, not previously 
justified to Congress or 20 percent in excess of the quan-
tities justified to Congress unless the Committees on Ap-
propriations are notified 15 days in advance of such com-
mitment: Provided further, That requirements of this sub-
section or any similar provision of this or any other Act 
shall not apply to any reprogramming for a program, 
project, or activity for which funds are appropriated under 
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titles III through VI of this Act of less than 10 percent 
of the amount previously justified to Congress for obliga-
tion for such program, project, or activity for the current 
fiscal year: Provided further, That any notification sub-
mitted pursuant to subsection (f) of this section shall in-
clude information on the use of notwithstanding authority. 
(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 annual estimated costs as-
sociated with, the support or continuation of such 
program. 
(2) FUNDING.—Funds transferred by the De-
partment of Defense to the Department of State for 
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assistance for foreign countries and international or-
ganizations 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 
elsewhere in this Act for the use of appropriated 
funds for specific countries that would receive such 
excess defense articles: Provided further, That such 
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Committees shall also be informed of the original ac-
quisition cost of such defense articles. 
(e) WAIVER.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the requirements of this section or any similar pro-
vision of this Act or any other Act, including any prior 
Act, requiring notification in accordance with the regular 
notification procedures of, or consultations with, the Com-
mittees on Appropriations may only be waived if failure 
to do so would pose a substantial risk to human health 
or welfare: Provided, That in case of any such waiver, noti-
fication to, or consultation with, the Committees on Ap-
propriations shall be provided as early as practicable, but 
in no event later than 3 days after taking the action to 
which such notification requirement was applicable, in the 
context of the circumstances necessitating such waiver: 
Provided further, That any notification provided pursuant 
to such a waiver shall contain an explanation of the emer-
gency circumstances: Provided further, That no other pro-
vision of law relating to such assistance may be construed 
to authorize a waiver or alteration of the notification re-
quirements of this section, or any other notification or 
consultation required by this Act or prior Acts, unless 
such provision explicitly cites to and supersedes this pro-
viso. 
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(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, Cambodia, Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, 
El Salvador, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Iran, 
Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Paki-
stan, the Russian Federation, Somalia, South Sudan, 
Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Ukraine, Venezuela, Yemen, and 
Zimbabwe except as provided through the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(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 House Report 119–217. 
(h) OTHER
PROGRAM
NOTIFICATION
REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
(1) OTHER PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act that are made available for the following 
programs and activities shall be subject to the reg-
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ular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations: 
(A) the Power Africa and Prosper Africa 
initiatives; 
(B) the Indo-Pacific Strategy; 
(C) assistance made available pursuant to 
section 7066 of this Act; 
(D) the Countering PRC Influence Fund 
and the Countering Russian Influence Fund; 
and 
(E) the America First Opportunity Fund. 
(2) 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. 
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(3) DEOBLIGATED
BALANCES.—An obligation 
in excess of $2,000,000 from deobligated balances of 
funds appropriated by prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs that remain available 
due to the exercise of the authority in section 7011 
of such Acts shall be subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
(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 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 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: Provided, 
That the requirement to inform of this subsection shall 
also apply to the circumstances and in the manner de-
scribed under this section in the explanatory statement de-
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scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A 
of this consolidated Act). 
(k) PRIOR
CONSULTATION
REQUIREMENT.—The 
Secretary of State, the Chief Executive Officer of the 
United States International Development Finance Cor-
poration, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Millen-
nium Challenge Corporation shall consult with the Com-
mittees on Appropriations at least 7 days prior to inform-
ing a government of, or publicly announcing a decision on, 
the suspension or early termination of assistance to a 
country or a territory, including as a result of an inter-
agency review of such assistance, from funds appropriated 
by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams: Provided, That such consultation shall include a 
detailed justification for such suspension, including a de-
scription of the assistance being suspended. 
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, 
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file, or record necessary to the auditing requirements of 
the Department of State. 
(b) PUBLIC POSTING OF REPORTS.— 
(1) Any Federal agency funded by this Act 
shall maintain a public website, and, except as pro-
vided in paragraphs (2) and (3), any report required 
by this Act to be submitted to Congress 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— 
(A) the head of such agency determines 
and reports to the Committees on Appropria-
tions in the transmittal letter accompanying 
such report 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 House Report 119–217 or 
the explanatory statement described in section 
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4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated 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 heads of Federal agencies 
funded under titles I and II of this Act 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 
of official business, including record emails, instant 
messaging, and other online tools; 
(2) use funds appropriated by this Act to im-
prove Federal records management pursuant to the 
Federal Records Act (44 U.S.C. Chapters 21, 29, 
31, and 33) and other applicable Federal records 
management statutes, regulations, or policies for 
such agencies; 
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(3) direct departing employees, including senior 
officials, that all Federal records generated by such 
employees belong to the Federal Government; 
(4) substantially reduce, compared to the 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 
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 
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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 
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 
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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 at not less than the 
amounts specifically designated in the respective tables in-
cluded in the explanatory statement described in section 
4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act): Provided, That such designated amounts for foreign 
countries and international organizations shall serve as 
the amounts for such countries and international organi-
zations transmitted to Congress in the report required by 
section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and 
shall be made available for such foreign countries and 
international organizations notwithstanding the date of 
the transmission of such report. 
(b) AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS.—Unless otherwise 
provided for by this Act, the Secretary of State may only 
deviate up to 10 percent below the amounts specifically 
designated in the respective tables included in the explana-
tory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That 
such percentage may be exceeded only if the Secretary of 
State determines and reports in writing to the Committees 
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on Appropriations on a case-by-case basis that such devi-
ation is necessary to respond to significant, exigent, or un-
foreseen events, or to address other exceptional cir-
cumstances directly related to the national security inter-
est of the United States, including a description of such 
events or circumstances: Provided further, That deviations 
pursuant to the preceding proviso may not exceed 50 per-
cent and shall be subject to prior consultation with, and 
the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
(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.— 
(1) Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to— 
(A) funds for which the initial period of 
availability has expired; and 
(B) amounts designated by this Act as 
minimum funding requirements. 
(2) The authority of subsection (b) to deviate 
from amounts designated in the respective tables in-
cluded in the explanatory statement described in sec-
tion 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
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consolidated Act) shall not apply to the table in-
cluded under the heading ‘‘Global Health Programs’’ 
in such statement. 
(3) With respect to the amounts designated for 
‘‘Global Programs’’ in the table under the heading 
‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’ included 
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 
(in the matter preceding division A of this consoli-
dated Act), the matter preceding the first proviso in 
subsection (b) of this section shall be applied by sub-
stituting ‘‘5 percent’’ for ‘‘10 percent’’, and the pro-
visos in such subsection (b) shall not apply. 
(e) REPORTS AND CONSULTATIONS.—The Secretary 
of State and other designated officials, as appropriate, 
shall submit the reports and conduct the consultations re-
quired, in the manner described, in House Report 119– 
217 and the explanatory statement described in section 
4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act), unless otherwise directed in such explanatory state-
ment. 
(f) CLARIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘International Humanitarian Assist-
ance’’ shall not be included for purposes of meeting 
amounts designated for countries in this Act, unless such 
heading is specifically designated as the source of funds. 
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(g) REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations the report re-
quired by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 for fiscal year 2025: Provided, That such report 
shall also include details on the allocation of funds at the 
program, project, and activity level for meeting the con-
gressionally directed amounts specifically designated for a 
purpose in the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024 (division 
F of Public Law 118–47), as carried forward by the Con-
tinuing Appropriations Act, 2025 (division A of Public 
Law 119–4), to include the amounts specifically des-
ignated in title VII of such Acts: Provided further, That 
not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations on the structure and details to accompany 
such report. 
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 meets the requirements contained 
under this section in House Report 119–217. 
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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 Control Reform 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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pharmacies that are network pharmacies for 
prescription drug plans offered by PDP spon-
sors and MA–PD plans offered by MA organi-
zations under this part and such volume of dis-
pensing by network pharmacies for such plans 
located in similar geographic areas that are not 
essential retail pharmacies, including informa-
tion on any patterns or trends in such compari-
son specific to certain types of covered part D 
drugs, such as generic drugs or drugs specified 
as specialty drugs by a PDP sponsor under a 
prescription drug plan or an MA organization 
under an MA–PD plan; and 
‘‘(G) a comparison of the information de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A) through (F) be-
tween essential retail pharmacies that are net-
work pharmacies for prescription drug plans of-
fered by PDP sponsors under this part and es-
sential retail pharmacies that are network phar-
macies for MA–PD plans offered by MA organi-
zations under this part. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION OF ESSENTIAL RETAIL PHAR-
MACY.—In this subsection, the term ‘essential retail 
pharmacy’ means, with respect to a plan year, a re-
tail pharmacy that— 
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