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from funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Con-
tributions to International Organizations’’ for a contribution 
to the United Nations Regular Budget, the United States 
proportionate share of the total annual amount of the United 
Nations Regular Budget funding for the United Nations Human 
Rights Council until such determination and report is made: 
Provided further, That if the Secretary is unable to make such 
determination and report, such amounts may be reprogrammed 
for purposes other than the United Nations Regular Budget, 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 
on Appropriations: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 
September 30, 2026, on the resolutions considered in the United 
Nations Human Rights Council during the previous 12 months, 
and on steps taken to remove Israel as a permanent agenda 
item and to improve the quality of membership through 
competitive elections. 
(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
made available for the United Nations International Commis-
sion of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including 
East Jerusalem, and Israel. 
(e) PROHIBITION OF PAYMENTS TO UNITED NATIONS MEMBERS.— 
None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to 
titles III through VI of this Act for carrying out the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961, may be used to pay in whole or in part any 
assessments, arrearages, or dues of any member of the United 
Nations or, from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chapter 
1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the costs for 
participation of another country’s delegation at international con-
ferences held under the auspices of multilateral or international 
organizations. 
(f) REPORT AND BRIEFING.— 
(1) Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to 
the Committees on Appropriations detailing the amount of 
funds available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 
2026 for contributions to any organization, department, agency, 
or program within the United Nations system or any inter-
national program that are withheld from obligation or expendi-
ture due to any provision of law: Provided, That the Secretary 
shall update such report each time additional funds are with-
held by operation of any provision of law: Provided further, 
That the reprogramming of any withheld funds identified in 
such report, including updates thereof, shall be subject to prior 
consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
(2) Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall brief the appropriate 
congressional committees on the processes and recommenda-
tions for United States participation in each international 
organization included in the 2025 review of such matters. 
(g) SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE IN PEACEKEEPING OPER-
ATIONS.—The Secretary of State shall, to the maximum extent 
practicable, withhold assistance to any unit of the security forces 
of a foreign country if the Secretary has credible information that 
such unit has engaged in sexual exploitation or abuse while serving 
in a United Nations peacekeeping operation until the Secretary
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determines that the government of such country is taking effective 
steps to hold the responsible members of such unit accountable 
and to prevent future incidents: Provided, That the Secretary shall 
promptly notify the government of each country subject to any 
withholding of assistance pursuant to this paragraph, and shall 
notify the appropriate congressional committees of such withholding 
not later than 10 days after a determination to withhold such 
assistance is made: Provided further, That the Secretary shall, 
to the maximum extent practicable, assist such government in 
bringing the responsible members of such unit to justice. 
(h) ADDITIONAL AVAILABILITY.—Subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, funds appro-
priated by this Act which are returned or not made available 
due to the second proviso under the heading ‘‘Contributions for 
International Peacekeeping Activities’’ in title I of this Act or section 
307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2227(a)), 
shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 2027: 
Provided, That the requirement to withhold funds for programs 
in Burma under section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 shall not apply to funds appropriated by this Act. 
(i) ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) The Secretary of State shall seek to enter into written 
agreements with each international organization that receives 
funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs to provide timely access to the Inspector 
General of the Department of State and the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States to such organization’s financial data 
and other information relevant to United States contributions 
to such organization, as determined by the Inspector General 
and the Comptroller General. 
(2) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to 
the appropriate congressional committees detailing whether 
each international organization funded by this Act has entered 
into such agreements: Provided, That such report shall include, 
for each applicable organization, the status of any negotiations 
undertaken by the Department of State to secure such agree-
ments, including any obstacles encountered and a description 
of the Department’s plans to address them. 
(j) STRENGTHENING AMERICAN PRESENCE
AT INTERNATIONAL 
ORGANIZATIONS.— 
(1) Of the funds made available by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘International Organizations and Programs’’, not less 
than $5,000,000 shall be made available for the placement 
of United States citizens in the Junior Professional Officer 
Programme. 
(2) Of the funds made available by this Act under the 
heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, not less than $750,000 shall 
be made available to enhance the competitiveness of United 
States citizens for leadership positions in the United Nations 
system, including pursuant to section 9701 of the Department 
of State Authorization Act of 2022 (title XCVII of division 
I of Public Law 117–263). 
(k) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’, 
up to $466,514,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds
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available under the headings ‘‘Contributions to International 
Organizations’’ and ‘‘Contributions for International Peacekeeping 
Activities’’ if the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that such funds support reform 
efforts and are in the national interest: 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 
with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL 
SEC. 7049. If the President determines that doing so will con-
tribute to a just resolution of charges regarding genocide or other 
violations of international humanitarian law, the President may 
direct a drawdown pursuant to section 552(c) of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 of up to $30,000,000 of commodities and services 
for the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal established with 
regard to the former Yugoslavia by the United Nations Security 
Council or such other tribunals or commissions as the Council 
may establish or authorize to deal with such violations, without 
regard to the ceiling limitation contained in paragraph (2) thereof: 
Provided, That the determination required under this section shall 
be in lieu of any determinations otherwise required under section 
552(c): Provided further, That funds made available pursuant to 
this section shall be made available subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
INTERNET FREEDOM 
SEC. 7050. Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less 
than $78,375,000 shall be made available for programs to promote 
Internet freedom globally, consistent with section 9707 of the 
Department of State Authorization Act of 2022 (title XCVII of 
division I of Public Law 117–263). 
TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN, OR DEGRADING TREATMENT 
OR PUNISHMENT 
SEC. 7051. (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds made available 
by this Act may be used to support or justify the use of torture 
and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment 
by any official or contract employee of the United States Govern-
ment. 
(b) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under titles III and IV 
of this Act shall be made available, notwithstanding section 660 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for assistance to eliminate 
torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punish-
ment by foreign police, military, or other security forces in countries 
receiving assistance from funds appropriated by this Act. 
AIRCRAFT TRANSFER, COORDINATION, AND USE 
SEC. 7052. (a) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law or regulation, aircraft procured with funds 
appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, ‘‘International
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Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Andean Counterdrug 
Initiative’’, and ‘‘Andean Counterdrug Programs’’ may be used for 
any other program and in any region. 
(b) PROPERTY DISPOSAL.—The authority provided in subsection 
(a) shall apply only after the Secretary of State determines and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the equipment 
is no longer required to meet programmatic purposes in the des-
ignated country or region: Provided, That any such transfer shall 
be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification 
procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
(c) AIRCRAFT COORDINATION.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—The uses of aircraft purchased or leased 
by the Department of State with funds made available in this 
Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 
of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be 
coordinated under the authority of the appropriate Chief of 
Mission: Provided, That such aircraft may be used to transport, 
on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis, Federal and non- 
Federal personnel supporting Department of State programs 
and activities: Provided further, That official travel for other 
agencies for other purposes may be supported on a reimbursable 
basis, or without reimbursement when traveling on a space 
available basis: Provided further, That funds received by the 
Department of State in connection with the use of aircraft 
owned, leased, or chartered by the Department of State may 
be credited to the Working Capital Fund of the Department 
and shall be available for expenses related to the purchase, 
lease, maintenance, chartering, or operation of such aircraft. 
(2) SCOPE.—The requirement and authorities of this sub-
section shall only apply to aircraft, the primary purpose of 
which is the transportation of personnel. 
(d) AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE.—To the max-
imum extent practicable, the costs of operations and maintenance, 
including fuel, of aircraft funded by this Act shall be borne by 
the recipient country. 
PARKING FINES AND REAL PROPERTY TAXES OWED BY FOREIGN 
GOVERNMENTS 
SEC. 7053. The terms and conditions of section 7055 of the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of Public Law 111–117) shall 
apply to this Act: Provided, That subsection (f)(2)(B) of such section 
shall be applied by substituting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’ for ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2009’’. 
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND 
SEC. 7054. (a) EXTENSIONS.—The terms and conditions of sec-
tions 7086(b)(1) and (2) and 7090(a) of the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 
(division F of Public Law 111–117) shall apply to this Act. 
(b) REPAYMENT.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct 
the United States Executive Director of the International Monetary 
Fund (IMF) to seek to ensure that any loan will be repaid to 
the IMF before other private or multilateral creditors.