oppose any assistance by these institutions, using funds 
appropriated or made available pursuant to titles III 
through VI of this Act, for the production or extraction 
of any commodity or mineral for export, if it is in surplus 
on world markets and if the assistance will cause substan-
tial injury to United States producers of the same, similar, 
or competing commodity. 
SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 
SEC. 7026. (a) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR LOCAL 
CURRENCIES.— 
(1) If assistance is furnished to the government 
of a foreign country under chapters 1 and 10 of part 
I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 under agreements which result in the 
generation of local currencies of that country, the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development (USAID) shall— 
(A) require that local currencies be depos-
ited in a separate account established by that 
government; 
(B) enter into an agreement with that gov-
ernment which sets forth— 
(i) the amount of the local currencies 
to be generated; and 
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(ii) the terms and conditions under 
which the currencies so deposited may be 
utilized, consistent with this section; and 
(C) establish by agreement with that gov-
ernment the responsibilities of USAID and that 
government to monitor and account for deposits 
into and disbursements from the separate ac-
count. 
(2) USES OF LOCAL CURRENCIES.—As may be 
agreed upon with the foreign government, local cur-
rencies deposited in a separate account pursuant to 
subsection (a), or an equivalent amount of local cur-
rencies, shall be used only— 
(A) to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part 
I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (as the case may be), for such 
purposes as— 
(i) project and sector assistance activi-
ties; or 
(ii) debt and deficit financing; or 
(B) for the administrative requirements of 
the United States Government. 
(3) PROGRAMMING ACCOUNTABILITY.—USAID 
shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the 
equivalent of the local currencies disbursed pursuant 
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to subsection (a)(2)(A) from the separate account 
established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are used 
for the purposes agreed upon pursuant to subsection 
(a)(2). 
(4) 
TERMINATION
OF
ASSISTANCE
PRO-
GRAMS.—Upon termination of assistance to a coun-
try under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of 
part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as 
the case may be), any unencumbered balances of 
funds which remain in a separate account estab-
lished pursuant to subsection (a) shall be disposed of 
for such purposes as may be agreed to by the gov-
ernment of that country and the United States Gov-
ernment. 
(5) REPORTING
REQUIREMENT.—The USAID 
Administrator shall report on an annual basis as 
part of the justification documents submitted to the 
Committees on Appropriations on the use of local 
currencies for the administrative requirements of the 
United States Government as authorized in sub-
section (a)(2)(B), and such report shall include the 
amount of local currency (and United States dollar 
equivalent) used or to be used for such purpose in 
each applicable country. 
(b) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR CASH TRANSFERS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—If assistance is made avail-
able to the government of a foreign country, under 
chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as cash transfer 
assistance or as nonproject sector assistance, that 
country shall be required to maintain such funds in 
a separate account and not commingle them with 
any other funds. 
(2) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS OF 
LAW.—Such funds may be obligated and expended 
notwithstanding provisions of law which are incon-
sistent with the nature of this assistance including 
provisions which are referenced in the Joint Explan-
atory Statement of the Committee of Conference ac-
companying House Joint Resolution 648 (House Re-
port No. 98–1159). 
(3) NOTIFICATION.—At least 15 days prior to 
obligating any such cash transfer or nonproject sec-
tor assistance, the President shall submit a notifica-
tion through the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations, which shall in-
clude a detailed description of how the funds pro-
posed to be made available will be used, with a dis-
cussion of the United States interests that will be 
served by the assistance (including, as appropriate, 
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a description of the economic policy reforms that will 
be promoted by such assistance). 
(4) EXEMPTION.—Nonproject sector assistance 
funds may be exempt from the requirements of sub-
section (b)(1) only through the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 7027. (a) ASSISTANCE THROUGH NONGOVERN-
MENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.—Restrictions contained in this 
or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country 
shall not be construed to restrict assistance in support of 
programs of nongovernmental organizations from funds 
appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of 
chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 4 of 
part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided, 
That before using the authority of this subsection to fur-
nish assistance in support of programs of nongovern-
mental organizations, the President shall submit a notifi-
cation through the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations, including a description of 
the program to be assisted, the assistance to be provided, 
and the reasons for furnishing such assistance: Provided 
further, That nothing in this subsection shall be construed 
to alter any existing statutory prohibitions against abor-
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tion or involuntary sterilizations contained in this or any 
other Act. 
(b) PUBLIC LAW 480.—During fiscal year 2014, re-
strictions contained in this or any other Act with respect 
to assistance for a country shall not be construed to re-
strict assistance under the Food for Peace Act (Public 
Law 83–480): Provided, That none of the funds appro-
priated to carry out title I of such Act and made available 
pursuant to this subsection may be obligated or expended 
except as provided through the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply— 
(1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision 
of law prohibiting assistance to countries that sup-
port international terrorism; or 
(2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision 
of law prohibiting assistance to the government of a 
country that violates internationally recognized 
human rights. 
IMPACT ON JOBS IN THE UNITED STATES 
SEC. 7028. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available under titles III through VI of this 
Act may be obligated or expended to provide— 
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(1) any financial incentive to a business enter-
prise currently located in the United States for the 
purpose of inducing such an enterprise to relocate 
outside the United States if such incentive or in-
ducement is likely to reduce the number of employ-
ees of such business enterprise in the United States 
because United States production is being replaced 
by such enterprise outside the United States; 
(2) assistance for any program, project, or ac-
tivity that contributes to the violation of internation-
ally recognized workers rights, as defined in section 
507(4) of the Trade Act of 1974, of workers in the 
recipient country, including any designated zone or 
area in that country: Provided, That the application 
of section 507(4)(D) and (E) of such Act should be 
commensurate with the level of development of the 
recipient country and sector, and shall not preclude 
assistance for the informal sector in such country, 
micro and small-scale enterprise, and smallholder 
agriculture; 
(3) any assistance to an entity outside the 
United States if such assistance is for the purpose 
of directly relocating or transferring jobs from the 
United States to other countries and adversely im-
pacts the labor force in the United States; or 
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(4) for the enforcement of any rule, regulation, 
or policy at the Export-Import Bank of the United 
States or the Overseas Private Investment Corpora-
tion, if such enforcement or implementation would 
prohibit insurance, reinsurance, financing, guaran-
tees, or other assistance, or have the effect of lim-
iting insurance, reinsurance, financing, guarantees, 
or other assistance, for any power-generation project 
that would increase exports of goods and services 
from the United States or prevent the loss of jobs 
in the United States. 
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
SEC. 7029. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available under title V of this Act may 
be made as payment to any international financial institu-
tion while the United States executive director to such in-
stitution is compensated by the institution at a rate which, 
together with whatever compensation such executive direc-
tor receives from the United States, is in excess of the 
rate provided for an individual occupying a position at 
level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of 
title 5, United States Code, or while any alternate United 
States executive director to such institution is com-
pensated by the institution at a rate in excess of the rate 
provided for an individual occupying a position at level V 
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of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(b) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 
United States executive director of each international fi-
nancial institution to oppose any loan, grant, strategy or 
policy of such institution that would require user fees or 
service charges on poor people for primary education or 
primary healthcare, including prevention, care and treat-
ment for HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and infant, 
child, and maternal health, in connection with such insti-
tution’s financing programs. 
(c) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 
United States Executive Director of the International 
Monetary Fund (IMF) to use the voice and vote of the 
United States to oppose any loan, project, agreement, 
memorandum, instrument, plan, or other program of the 
IMF to a Heavily Indebted Poor Country that imposes 
budget caps or restraints that do not allow the mainte-
nance of or an increase in governmental spending on 
healthcare or education; and to promote government 
spending on healthcare, education, agriculture and food 
security, or other critical safety net programs in all of the 
IMF’s activities with respect to Heavily Indebted Poor 
Countries. 
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(d) The Secretary of State, after consultation with 
the Secretary of the Treasury and the Committees on Ap-
propriations, may transfer funds made available under the 
headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’ in title III of this Act to funds previously 
made available under the heading ‘‘Multilateral Assist-
ance, International Financial Institutions’’ for payments 
to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Develop-
ment (IBRD), the African Development Bank, the Inter- 
American Development Bank, and the Asian Development 
Bank for the United States share of the paid-in portion 
of the increases in capital stock; for payment to the IBRD 
as a trustee for the Global Environment Facility; for pay-
ment to the Global Agriculture and Food Security Pro-
gram; for payment to the Enterprise for the Americas 
Multilateral Investment Fund; and for payment to the 
International Fund for Agricultural Development. 
(e) For the purposes of this Act, ‘‘international finan-
cial institutions’’ shall mean the International Bank for 
Reconstruction and Development, the International Devel-
opment Association, the International Finance Corpora-
tion, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Inter-
national Monetary Fund, the Asian Development Bank, 
the Asian Development Fund, the Inter-American Invest-
ment Corporation, the North American Development 
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Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Devel-
opment, the African Development Bank, and the African 
Development Fund. 
DEBT-FOR-DEVELOPMENT 
SEC. 7030. In order to enhance the continued partici-
pation of nongovernmental organizations in debt-for-devel-
opment and debt-for-nature exchanges, a nongovern-
mental organization which is a grantee or contractor of 
the United States Agency for International Development 
may place in interest bearing accounts local currencies 
which accrue to that organization as a result of economic 
assistance provided under title III of this Act and, subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 
on Appropriations, any interest earned on such investment 
shall be used for the purpose for which the assistance was 
provided to that organization. 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TRANSPARENCY 
SEC. 7031. (a) LIMITATION ON DIRECT GOVERN-
MENT-TO-GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for direct government-to-govern-
ment assistance unless the Secretary of State cer-
tifies to the Committees on Appropriations that— 
(A) each implementing agency or ministry 
to receive assistance has been assessed and is 
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considered to have the systems required to 
manage such assistance and any identified 
vulnerabilities or weaknesses of such agency or 
ministry have been addressed, including that— 
(i) the recipient agency or ministry 
employs and utilizes staff with the nec-
essary technical, financial, and manage-
ment capabilities; 
(ii) the recipient agency or ministry 
has adopted competitive procurement poli-
cies and systems; 
(iii) effective monitoring and evalua-
tion systems are in place to ensure that 
such assistance is used for its intended 
purposes; 
(iv) no level of acceptable fraud is as-
sumed; and 
(v) the government of the recipient 
country is taking steps to publicly disclose 
on an annual basis its national budget, to 
include income and expenditures; 
(B) the recipient government has dem-
onstrated a commitment to democracy or is tak-
ing significant steps to strengthen democratic 
institutions; 
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(C) the recipient government is taking 
steps to protect the rights of civil society, in-
cluding freedom of association and assembly; 
(D) the recipient government, agency, or 
ministry is not headed or controlled by an orga-
nization designated as a terrorist organization 
under section 219 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act; and 
(E) the Government of the United States 
and the government of the recipient country 
have agreed, in writing— 
(i) on clear and achievable objectives 
for the use of such assistance; and 
(ii) that such assistance should be 
made on a cost-reimbursable basis. 
(2) In addition to the requirements in sub-
section (a), no funds may be made available for di-
rect government-to-government assistance without 
prior consultation with, and notification of, the Com-
mittees on Appropriations: Provided, That such noti-
fication shall contain an explanation of how the pro-
posed activity meets the requirements of paragraph 
(1): Provided further, That the requirements of this 
paragraph shall only apply to direct government-to- 
government assistance in excess of $10,000,000 and 
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all funds available for cash transfer, budget support, 
and cash payments to individuals. 
(3) The Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development (USAID) or 
the Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall suspend 
any direct government-to-government assistance if 
the Administrator or the Secretary has credible in-
formation of material misuse of such assistance, un-
less the Administrator or the Secretary determines 
and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
that it is in the national interest of the United 
States to continue such assistance, including a jus-
tification. 
(4) The USAID Administrator shall submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations, concurrent with 
the fiscal year 2015 congressional budget justifica-
tion materials, amounts planned for assistance de-
scribed in subsection (a) by country, proposed fund-
ing amount, source of funds, and type of assistance. 
(5) Not later than 90 days after the enactment 
of this Act and 6 months thereafter, the USAID Ad-
ministrator shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations a report that— 
(A) details all assistance described in sub-
section (a) provided during the previous 6- 
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100 
month period by country, funding amount, 
source of funds, and type of such assistance; 
and 
(B) the type of procurement instrument or 
mechanism utilized and whether the assistance 
was provided on a reimbursable basis. 
(6) None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used for any foreign country for debt 
service payments owed by any country to any inter-
national financial institution: Provided, That for 
purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘international 
financial institution’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 7029(e) of this Act. 
(b) NATIONAL BUDGET
AND CONTRACT TRANS-
PARENCY.— 
(1) LIMITATION
ON
FUNDING.—None of the 
funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this 
Act may be made available to the central govern-
ment of any country that does not meet minimum 
standards of fiscal transparency: Provided, That the 
Secretary of State shall develop ‘‘minimum stand-
ards of fiscal transparency’’ to be updated and 
strengthened, as appropriate, to reflect best prac-
tices: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
make an annual determination of the degree to 
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101 
which those countries meet each minimum standard 
of fiscal transparency and make those determina-
tions publicly available in an annual ‘‘Fiscal Trans-
parency Report’’. 
(2) MINIMUM STANDARDS OF FISCAL TRANS-
PARENCY.—For purposes of paragraph (1), ‘‘min-
imum standards of fiscal transparency’’ shall include 
standards for the public disclosure of budget docu-
mentation, including receipts and expenditures by 
ministry, and government contracts and licenses for 
natural resource extraction, to include bidding and 
concession allocation practices. 
(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the 
limitation on funding in paragraph (1) on a country- 
by-country basis if the Secretary reports to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations that the waiver is impor-
tant to the national interest of the United States: 
Provided, That such waiver shall identify any steps 
taken by the government of the country to publicly 
disclose its budget documentation and contracts 
which are additional to those which were undertaken 
in previous fiscal years, include specific rec-
ommendations of short- and long-term steps such 
government can take to improve budget and contract 
transparency, include a detailed description of how 
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funds appropriated by this Act are being used to im-
prove budget and contract transparency, and iden-
tify benchmarks for measuring progress: Provided 
further, That a list of countries receiving waivers in 
a given year should be made publicly available in the 
annual ‘‘Fiscal Transparency Report’’ required by 
paragraph (1). 
(4) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated 
under title III of this Act, not less than $5,000,000 
should be made available for programs and activities 
to assist the central governments of countries named 
in the list required by paragraph (1) to improve 
budget transparency or to support civil society orga-
nizations in such countries that promote budget 
transparency: Provided, That such sums shall be in 
addition to funds otherwise made available for such 
purposes: Provided further, That a list of the recipi-
ents of such sums shall be included in the annual 
‘‘Fiscal Transparency Report’’ required by para-
graph (1). 
(c) ANTI-KLEPTOCRACY.— 
(1) Officials of foreign governments and their 
immediate family members who the Secretary of 
State has credible information have been involved in 
significant corruption, including corruption related 
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