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for Taiwan, as authorized by section 5502(g) of the 
Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act (subtitle A of title 
LV of division E of Public Law 117–263). 
(4) FELLOWSHIP
PROGRAM.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Payment to 
the American Institute in Taiwan’’ shall be made 
available for the Taiwan Fellowship Program. 
(5) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations on the uses of funds made available 
pursuant to this subsection: Provided, That such 
funds shall be subject to the regular notification pro-
cedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(i) TIBET.— 
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than 
$10,000,000 shall be made available to nongovern-
mental organizations with experience working with 
Tibetan communities to support activities which pre-
serve cultural traditions and promote sustainable de-
velopment, education, and environmental conserva-
tion in Tibetan communities in the Tibet Autono-
mous Region and in other Tibetan communities in 
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China, as authorized by section 346(d) of the Ti-
betan Policy and Support Act of 2020 (subtitle E of 
title III of division FF of Public Law 116–260). 
(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less 
than $8,000,000 shall be made available for pro-
grams to promote and preserve Tibetan culture and 
language in the refugee and diaspora Tibetan com-
munities, development, and the resilience of Tibetan 
communities and the Central Tibetan Administra-
tion in India and Nepal, and to assist in the edu-
cation and development of the next generation of Ti-
betan leaders from such communities, as authorized 
by section 346(e) of the Tibetan Policy and Support 
Act of 2020 (subtitle E of title III of division FF 
of Public Law 116–260): Provided, That such funds 
are in addition to amounts made available in para-
graph (1) for programs inside Tibet. 
(3) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less 
than $5,000,000 shall be made available for pro-
grams to strengthen the capacity of the Central Ti-
betan Administration, as authorized by section 
346(f) of the Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 
2020 (subtitle E of title III of division FF of Public 
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Law 116–260), of which up to $1,500,000 may be 
made available to address economic growth and ca-
pacity building activities, including for displaced Ti-
betan refugee families in India and Nepal to help 
meet basic needs, following consultation with the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That such 
funds shall be administered by USAID. 
SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA 
SEC. 7044. (a) AFGHANISTAN.— 
(1) RESTRICTION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act that are made available for as-
sistance for Afghanistan may be made available for 
assistance to the Taliban. 
(2) AFGHAN WOMEN.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 
Fund’’ that are made available for assistance for Af-
ghanistan shall be made available for— 
(A) programs to investigate and document 
human rights abuses against women in Afghan-
istan; and 
(B) a program for Afghan women-led orga-
nizations to support education, human rights, 
and economic livelihoods in Afghanistan: Pro-
vided, That such program shall be co-designed 
by women in Afghanistan. 
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(3) AFGHAN STUDENTS.—Funds appropriated 
by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs shall be made available to— 
(A) support the higher education of stu-
dents from Afghanistan studying outside of the 
country, including the costs of reimbursement 
to institutions hosting such students, as appro-
priate: Provided, That the Secretary of State 
and the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development, as ap-
propriate, shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations prior to the initial obligation of 
funds for such purposes; and 
(B) provide modified learning opportunities 
for women and girls in Afghanistan, including 
but not limited to, efforts to expand internet ac-
cess, online schooling, and distribution of edu-
cational content. 
(b) PAKISTAN.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 
Program’’ that are made available for assistance for 
Pakistan may only be made available to support 
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counterterrorism and counterinsurgency capabilities 
in Pakistan. 
(2) WITHHOLDING.—Of the funds appropriated 
under titles III and IV of this Act that are made 
available for assistance for Pakistan, $33,000,000 
shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary 
of State reports to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that Dr. Shakil Afridi has been released from 
prison and cleared of all charges relating to the as-
sistance provided to the United States in locating 
Osama bin Laden. 
(c) SRI LANKA.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under 
title III of this Act shall be made available for as-
sistance for Sri Lanka for democracy and economic 
development programs, particularly in areas recov-
ering from ethnic and religious conflict. 
(2) CERTIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act for assistance for the central Government of 
Sri Lanka may be made available only if the Sec-
retary of State certifies and reports to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations that such Government is tak-
ing effective and consistent steps to— 
(A) protect the rights and freedoms of the 
people of Sri Lanka regardless of ethnicity and 
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religious belief, including by investigating viola-
tions of human rights and the laws of war and 
holding perpetrators of such violations account-
able; 
(B) implement the necessary political, eco-
nomic, military, and legal reforms to enable 
economic recovery and to prevent conflict and 
future economic crises; 
(C) increase transparency and account-
ability in governance and combat corruption, in-
cluding bringing to justice public officials who 
have engaged in significant acts of corruption; 
(D) assert its sovereignty against influence 
by the People’s Republic of China; and 
(E) promote reconciliation between ethnic 
and religious groups, particularly arising from 
past conflict in Sri Lanka, as described under 
this section in the report accompanying this 
Act: 
Provided, That the limitations of this paragraph 
shall not apply to funds made available for humani-
tarian assistance and disaster response; to protect 
human rights, locate and identify missing persons, 
and assist victims of torture and trauma; to promote 
justice, accountability, and reconciliation; to enhance 
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maritime security and domain awareness; to promote 
fiscal transparency and sovereignty; and for Inter-
national Military Education and Training. 
(3) LIMITATION.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act that are made available for assistance for the 
Sri Lankan armed forces may only be made avail-
able for— 
(A) international peacekeeping operations 
training; 
(B) humanitarian assistance and disaster 
response; 
(C) instruction in human rights and re-
lated curricula development; 
(D) maritime security and domain aware-
ness, including professionalization and training 
for the navy and coast guard; and 
(E) programs and activities under the 
heading ‘‘International Military Education and 
Training’’. 
(4) CONSULTATION.—Funds made available for 
assistance for Sri Lanka for international peace-
keeping operations training shall be subject to prior 
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. 
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LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 
SEC. 7045. (a) ASSISTANCE FOR LATIN AMERICA 
AND THE CARIBBEAN.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under titles III and IV and made available for countries 
in Latin America and the Caribbean shall be prioritized 
for countries and programs that are— 
(A) countering fentanyl and other narcotics 
trafficking; 
(B) respecting norms of democracy, constitu-
tional order, and human rights; 
(C) cooperating in the countering of regional 
and global authoritarian threats; and 
(D) demonstrating commitment and progress in 
offsetting large-scale migration and human traf-
ficking from or through the Western Hemisphere. 
(2) STRATEGIC PRIORITIES.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall consult with the appropriate congressional 
committees on a hemispheric plan to further the strategic 
priorities contained in paragraph (1): Provided, That such 
plan shall include baseline definitions for the requirements 
in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D). 
(b) CENTRAL AMERICA.— 
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(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under 
titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available 
for assistance for countries in Central America, in-
cluding Panama and Costa Rica, and shall be allo-
cated to address the unique circumstances of each 
country in support of United States security inter-
ests in the region. 
(2) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN 
CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS.— 
(A) Of the funds made available pursuant 
to paragraph (1), 80 percent of such funds that 
are made available for assistance for each of the 
central governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, 
and Honduras may only be obligated after the 
Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that such gov-
ernment is— 
(i) cooperating with the United States 
to counter drug trafficking, human traf-
ficking 
and 
smuggling, 
and 
other 
transnational crime; 
(ii) cooperating with the United 
States and other governments in the region 
to facilitate the return, repatriation, and 
reintegration of migrants arriving at the 
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southwest border of the United States who 
do not qualify for asylum, consistent with 
international law; 
(iii) taking demonstrable actions to 
secure national borders and stem mass mi-
gration towards Mexico and the United 
States, including positive governance re-
lated to combating crime and violence, 
building economic opportunity, improving 
services, and protecting human rights; 
(iv) improving strategies to combat 
money laundering and other global finan-
cial crimes, and counter corruption, includ-
ing investigating and prosecuting govern-
ment officials, military personnel, and po-
lice officers credibly alleged to be corrupt; 
(v) improving rule of law and taking 
positive steps to counter impunity; and 
(vi) improving the conditions for busi-
nesses to operate and invest, including in-
vestment-friendly tax reform, transparent 
and expeditious dispute resolution, and 
legal frameworks protecting private prop-
erty rights. 
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(B) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitation of sub-
paragraph (A) shall not apply to funds appro-
priated by this Act that are made available 
for— 
(i) judicial entities to combat corrup-
tion and impunity; 
(ii) investigation of human rights 
abuses; 
(iii) support for women’s economic 
empowerment; 
(iv) prevention of violence against 
women and girls; 
(v) security assistance to combat 
transnational crime, including narcotics 
trafficking; 
(vi) security assistance to protect na-
tional borders; and 
(vii) security assistance associated 
with migration protection. 
(c) COLOMBIA.— 
(1) PRE-OBLIGATION
REPORT.—Prior to the 
initial obligation of funds appropriated by this Act 
and made available for assistance for Colombia, the 
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the ap-
propriate congressional committees on the status of 
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United States bilateral relations with the Govern-
ment of Colombia, including analysis of how such 
Government’s current policies align with United 
States national interests such as mitigating irregular 
migration; supporting rule of law, democracy and 
strong institutions; and countering narcotics traf-
ficking, terrorist organizations, human trafficking, 
and antisemitism. 
(2) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.—Of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Inter-
national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ 
that are made available for assistance for Colombia, 
30 percent may be obligated only if the Secretary of 
State certifies and reports to the Committees on Ap-
propriations that in the previous 12 months the Gov-
ernment of Colombia has— 
(A) reduced overall coca cultivation, pro-
duction, and drug trafficking; 
(B) continued cooperating with the United 
States on joint counternarcotics operations; and 
(C) maintained extradition cooperation 
with the United States. 
(3) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act or prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign oper-
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ations, and related programs that are made available 
for assistance for Colombia may be made available 
for— 
(A) reparation payments; 
(B) alternative development assistance on 
properties where substances deemed illegal 
under the Controlled Substance Act of 1970 are 
grown, produced, imported, or distributed; 
(C) compensation awarded to demobilized 
combatants through the implementation of the 
2016 peace agreement between the Government 
of Colombia and illegal armed groups; and 
(D) agrarian cash subsidies. 
(4) OVERSIGHT.—Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’, up to $1,000,000 may be used by the 
Inspector General of the United States Agency for 
International Development for audits and other ac-
tivities related to compliance with the limitations in 
paragraph (3)(B): Provided, That such funds are in 
addition to funds otherwise available for such pur-
poses. 
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(5) AUTHORITY.—Aircraft supported by funds 
made available by this Act and prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs and made available 
for assistance for Colombia may be used to trans-
port personnel and supplies involved in drug eradi-
cation and interdiction, including security for such 
activities. 
(d) CUBA.— 
(1) DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—Of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’, not less than $35,000,000 shall be 
made available to promote democracy and strength-
en civil society in Cuba, including to support polit-
ical prisoners, and shall be administered by the 
United States Agency for International Develop-
ment, the National Endowment for Democracy, and 
the Bureau for Democracy Human Rights and 
Labor, Department of State: Provided, That no 
funds shall be obligated for business promotion, eco-
nomic reform, entrepreneurship, or any other assist-
ance that is not democracy building as expressly au-
thorized in the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Soli-
darity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 and the Cuban 
Democracy Act of 1992. 
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(2) PUBLIC DIPLOMACY LIMITATION.—None of 
the funds appropriated by this Act in title I and 
made available for public diplomacy programs may 
be made available for business promotion, economic 
reform, entrepreneurship, or any other activity or 
exchange in Cuba, or with Cuban nationals abroad, 
that is not democracy building as expressly author-
ized in the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 
(LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 and the Cuban Democ-
racy Act of 1992. 
(3) PROHIBITIONS.— 
(A) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this Act or prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs 
may be used to revoke the designation of Cuba 
as a State Sponsor of Terrorism. 
(B) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this Act or prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs 
may be used to eliminate or diminish the Cuba 
Restricted List as maintained by the Depart-
ment of State, or to otherwise allow, facilitate 
or encourage financial transactions with entities 
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on the Cuba Restricted List, as well as other 
entities or individuals within the Cuban military 
or Cuban intelligence services, high level mem-
bers of the Communist Party, those licensed by 
the Cuban government, or the immediate family 
members of these entities or individuals. 
(e) CUBAN DOCTORS.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit a report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees listing the countries and inter-
national organizations for which the Secretary has 
credible information are directly paying the Govern-
ment of Cuba for coerced and trafficked labor of 
Cuban medical professionals: Provided, That such 
report shall be submitted in unclassified form but 
may include a classified annex. 
(2) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of State 
shall apply the requirements of section 7031(c) of 
this Act to officials from countries and organizations 
identified in the report required pursuant to the pre-
vious paragraph. 
(3) LIMITATION.— 
(A) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under title III may be made available for 
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assistance for the central government of a coun-
try or international organization that is listed 
in the report required by paragraph (1). 
(B) The Secretary may resume assistance 
to the government of a country or international 
organization listed in the report required by 
paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines and 
reports to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees that such government or international 
organization no longer pays the Government of 
Cuba for coerced and trafficked labor of Cuban 
medical professionals. 
(f) FACILITATING IRRESPONSIBLE MIGRATION.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act may be used to encour-
age, mobilize, publicize, or manage mass-migration 
caravans towards the United States southwest bor-
der: Provided, That not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall report to the appropriate congressional 
committees with analysis on the organization and 
funding of mass-migration caravans in the Western 
Hemisphere. 
(2) Unless expressly authorized by a subsequent 
Act of Congress, none of the funds appropriated or 
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otherwise made available by this Act may be made 
available— 
(A) to designate foreign nationals residing 
in Mexico and awaiting entry into the United 
States on the Mexico side of the United States 
border as of May 19, 2023 for Priority 2 proc-
essing under the refugee resettlement priority 
system; 
(B) for the Safe Mobility Offices; and 
(C) for the Welcome Corps or any suc-
cessor programs. 
(3) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ and made avail-
able for the Office of the Secretary, 15 percent shall 
be withheld from obligation until the Secretary of 
State reports to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees that negotiations have begun with each of 
the governments listed in section 302 of H.R. 2, as 
passed by the House of Representatives on May 5, 
2023, to carry out the directives of such section: 
Provided, That such report shall detail the status of 
such negotiations with each government. 
(g) HAITI.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act under titles III and IV shall be made available 
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for assistance for Haiti to support the basic needs 
of the Haitian people. 
(2) CERTIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act that are made available for assistance for 
Haiti may only be made available for the central 
Government of Haiti if the Secretary of State cer-
tifies and reports to the appropriate congressional 
committees by January 1, 2025 that elections have 
been scheduled or held in Haiti and it is in the na-
tional interest of the United States to provide such 
assistance. 
(3) EXCEPTIONS.—Notwithstanding paragraph 
(2), funds may be made available to support— 
(A) democracy programs; 
(B) anti-gang police, and administration of 
justice programs, including to reduce pre-trial 
detention and eliminate inhumane prison condi-
tions; 
(C) public health, food security, subsist-
ence farmers, water and sanitation, education, 
and other programs to meet basic human needs; 
and 
(D) disaster relief and recovery. 
(4) CONSULTATION.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 
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the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs that are made available for any new 
program, project, or activity in Haiti shall be subject 
to prior consultation with the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided, That the requirement of this 
paragraph shall also apply to any funds from such 
Acts that are made available for support for an 
international security force in Haiti. 
(5) HAITIAN COAST GUARD.—The Government 
of Haiti shall be eligible to purchase defense articles 
and services under the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) for the Coast Guard. 
(h) MEXICO.— 
(1) WATER DELIVERIES.—None of the funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act 
may be made available for assistance for Mexico 
until the Secretary of State certifies and reports to 
the Committees on Appropriations that the United 
States and Mexico have entered into an agreement 
to balance the deficit of water deliveries to the 
United States by Mexico, as prescribed by Article 4, 
Section B of the Treaty Between the United States 
of America and Mexico Relating to the Utilization of 
Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of 
the Rio Grande, February 3, 1944 (59 Stat. 1219): 
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Provided, That the limitation of this paragraph shall 
not apply to funds made available to counter the 
flow of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and other syn-
thetic drugs into the United States. 
(2) COUNTERNARCOTICS.—Of the funds appro-
priated by this Act under title IV that are made 
available for assistance for Mexico, 30 percent may 
only be obligated after the Secretary of State cer-
tifies and reports to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that in the previous 12 months the Govern-
ment of Mexico has taken steps to— 
(A) reduce the amount of fentanyl arriving 
at the United States-Mexico border; 
(B) 
dismantle 
and 
hold 
accountable 
transnational criminal organizations; 
(C) support joint counternarcotics oper-
ations and intelligence sharing with United 
States counterparts; 
(D) respect extradition requests for crimi-
nals sought by the United States; and 
(E) increase counternarcotics engagement 
at both federal and state levels. 
(i) NICARAGUA.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’, not less 
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fication requirements in this Act or under section 634A 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
(d) CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET JUSTIFICATION.—The 
congressional budget justification for Department of State 
operations and foreign operations shall be provided to the 
Committees on Appropriations concurrent with the date 
of submission of the President’s budget for fiscal year 
2026: Provided, That the appendices for such justification 
shall be provided to the Committees on Appropriations not 
later than 10 calendar days thereafter. 
REORGANIZATION 
SEC. 7063. (a) PRIOR CONSULTATION AND NOTIFI-
CATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act, prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, for-
eign operations, and related programs, or any other Act 
may not be used to implement a reorganization, redesign, 
or other plan described in subsection (b) by the Depart-
ment of State, the United States Agency for International 
Development, or any other Federal department, agency, 
or organization funded by this Act without prior consulta-
tion by the head of such department, agency, or organiza-
tion with the appropriate congressional committees: Pro-
vided, That such funds shall be subject to the regular noti-
fication procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided further, That any such notification submitted to 
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(B) disallow a deduction for Federal tax 
purposes of any charitable contribution made to 
or by such person; 
(C) withhold, reduce the amount or fund-
ing for, exclude, terminate, or otherwise make 
unavailable or deny, any Federal grant, con-
tract, subcontract, cooperative agreement, guar-
antee, loan, scholarship, license, certification, 
accreditation, employment, or other similar po-
sition or status from or to such person; 
(D) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, 
or otherwise make unavailable or deny, any en-
titlement or benefit under a Federal benefit 
program, including admission to, equal treat-
ment in, or eligibility for a degree from an edu-
cational program, from or to such person; or 
(E) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, 
or otherwise make unavailable or deny access or 
an entitlement to Federal property, facilities, 
educational institutions, speech forum (includ-
ing traditional, limited and nonpublic forum), 
or charitable fundraising campaigns from or to 
such person. 
(3) The Federal Government shall consider ac-
credited, licensed, or certified for purposes of Fed-
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