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of an Independent State of the former Soviet Union if such govern-
ment directs any action in violation of the territorial integrity 
or national sovereignty of any other Independent State of the former 
Soviet Union, such as those violations included in the Helsinki 
Final Act: Provided, That except as otherwise provided in section 
7047(a) of this Act, funds may be made available without regard 
to the restriction in this subsection if the President determines 
that to do so is in the national security interest of the United 
States: Provided further, That prior to executing the authority 
contained in the previous proviso, the Secretary of State shall 
consult with the Committees on Appropriations on how such assist-
ance supports the national security interest of the United States. 
(c) SECTION 907 OF THE FREEDOM SUPPORT ACT.—Section 
907 of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5812 note) shall 
not apply to— 
(1) activities to support democracy or assistance under 
title V of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5851 et seq.) 
and section 1424 of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass 
Destruction Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 2333) or non-proliferation 
assistance; 
(2) any assistance provided by the Trade and Development 
Agency under section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961; 
(3) any activity carried out by a member of the United 
States and Foreign Commercial Service while acting within 
his or her official capacity; 
(4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or other assist-
ance provided by the United States International Development 
Finance Corporation as authorized by the BUILD Act of 2018 
(division F of Public Law 115–254); 
(5) any financing provided under the Export-Import Bank 
Act of 1945 (Public Law 79–173); or 
(6) humanitarian assistance. 
(d) TURKEY.—None of the funds made available by this Act 
may be used to facilitate or support the sale of defense articles 
or defense services to the Turkish Presidential Protection Direc-
torate (TPPD) under chapter 2 of the Arms Export Control Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2761 et seq.) unless the Secretary of State determines 
and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that mem-
bers of the TPPD who are named in the July 17, 2017, indictment 
by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and against 
whom there are pending charges, have returned to the United 
States to stand trial in connection with the offenses contained 
in such indictment or have otherwise been brought to justice: Pro-
vided, That the limitation in this paragraph shall not apply to 
the use of funds made available by this Act for border security 
purposes, for North Atlantic Treaty Organization or coalition oper-
ations, or to enhance the protection of United States officials and 
facilities in Turkey. 
COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE AND AGGRESSION 
SEC. 7047. (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appropriated 
by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central 
Government of the Russian Federation. 
(b) ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY.—
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(1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be made available for assistance for the central govern-
ment of a country that the Secretary of State determines and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations has taken affirma-
tive steps intended to support or be supportive of the Russian 
Federation annexation of Crimea or other territory in Ukraine: 
Provided, That except as otherwise provided in subsection (a), 
the Secretary may waive the restriction on assistance required 
by this paragraph if the Secretary determines and reports 
to such Committees that to do so is in the national interest 
of the United States, and includes a justification for such 
interest. 
(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be made available for— 
(A) the implementation of any action or policy that 
recognizes the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over 
Crimea or other territory in Ukraine; 
(B) the facilitation, financing, or guarantee of United 
States Government investments in Crimea or other terri-
tory in Ukraine under the control of the Russian Federation 
or Russian-backed forces, if such activity includes the 
participation of Russian Government officials, or other Rus-
sian owned or controlled financial entities; or 
(C) assistance for Crimea or other territory in Ukraine 
under the control of the Russian Federation or Russian- 
backed forces, if such assistance includes the participation 
of Russian Government officials, or other Russian owned 
or controlled financial entities. 
(3) INTERNATIONAL
FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS.—The Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive 
director of each international financial institution to use the 
voice and vote of the United States to oppose any assistance 
by such institution (including any loan, credit, grant, or guar-
antee) for any program that violates the sovereignty or terri-
torial integrity of Ukraine. 
(4) DURATION.—The requirements and limitations of this 
subsection shall cease to be in effect if the Secretary of State 
determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
that the Government of Ukraine has reestablished sovereignty 
over Crimea and other territory in Ukraine under the control 
of the Russian Federation or Russian-backed forces. 
(c) OCCUPATION OF THE GEORGIAN TERRITORIES OF ABKHAZIA 
AND TSKHINVALI REGION/SOUTH OSSETIA.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be made available for assistance for the central govern-
ment of a country that the Secretary of State determines and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations has recognized 
the independence of, or has established diplomatic relations 
with, the Russian Federation occupied Georgian territories of 
Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia: Provided, That 
the Secretary shall publish on the Department of State website 
a list of any such central governments in a timely manner: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may waive the restriction 
on assistance required by this paragraph if the Secretary deter-
mines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
to do so is in the national interest of the United States, and 
includes a justification for such interest.
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(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be made available to support the Russian Federation 
occupation of the Georgian territories of Abkhazia and 
Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia. 
(3) INTERNATIONAL
FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS.—The Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive 
director of each international financial institution to use the 
voice and vote of the United States to oppose any assistance 
by such institution (including any loan, credit, grant, or guar-
antee) for any program that violates the sovereignty and terri-
torial integrity of Georgia. 
(d) COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE FUND.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 
Asia’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, 
‘‘International Military Education and Training’’, and ‘‘Foreign 
Military Financing Program’’, not less than $300,000,000 shall 
be made available to carry out the purposes of the Countering 
Russian Influence Fund, as authorized by section 254 of the 
Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 
2017 (Public Law 115–44; 22 U.S.C. 9543) and notwithstanding 
the country limitation in subsection (b) of such section, and 
programs to enhance the capacity of law enforcement and secu-
rity forces in countries in Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia 
and strengthen security cooperation between such countries 
and the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion, as appropriate: Provided, That funds made available 
pursuant to this paragraph under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 
Financing Program’’ may remain available until September 30, 
2024. 
(2) ECONOMICS AND TRADE.—Funds appropriated by this 
Act and made available for assistance for the Eastern Partner-
ship countries shall be made available to advance the 
implementation of Association Agreements and trade agree-
ments with the European Union, and to reduce their vulner-
ability to external economic and political pressure from the 
Russian Federation. 
(e) DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
shall be made available to support democracy programs in the 
Russian Federation and other countries in Europe, Eurasia, and 
Central Asia, including to promote Internet freedom: Provided, That 
of the funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, 
Eurasia and Central Asia’’, not less than $20,000,000 shall be 
made available to strengthen democracy and civil society in Central 
Europe, including for transparency, independent media, rule of 
law, minority rights, and programs to combat anti-Semitism. 
UNITED NATIONS 
SEC. 7048. (a) TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.—Not later 
than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations whether 
each organization, department, or agency receiving a contribution 
from funds appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Contribu-
tions to International Organizations’’ and ‘‘International Organiza-
tions and Programs’’—
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(1) is posting on a publicly available website, consistent 
with privacy regulations and due process, regular financial 
and programmatic audits of such organization, department, 
or agency, and providing the United States Government with 
necessary access to such financial and performance audits; 
(2) has submitted a report to the Department of State, 
which shall be posted on the Department’s website in a timely 
manner, demonstrating that such organization is effectively 
implementing and enforcing policies and procedures which meet 
or exceed best practices in the United States for the protection 
of whistleblowers from retaliation, including— 
(A) protection against retaliation for internal and law-
ful public disclosures; 
(B) legal burdens of proof; 
(C) statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation; 
(D) access to binding independent adjudicative bodies, 
including shared cost and selection of external arbitration; 
and 
(E) results that eliminate the effects of proven retalia-
tion, including provision for the restoration of prior employ-
ment; and 
(3) effectively implementing and enforcing policies and 
procedures on the appropriate use of travel funds, including 
restrictions on first-class and business-class travel. 
(b) RESTRICTIONS
ON
UNITED
NATIONS
DELEGATIONS
AND 
ORGANIZATIONS.— 
(1) RESTRICTIONS ON UNITED STATES DELEGATIONS.—None 
of the funds made available by this Act may be used to pay 
expenses for any United States delegation to any specialized 
agency, body, or commission of the United Nations if such 
agency, body, or commission is chaired or presided over by 
a country, the government of which the Secretary of State 
has determined, for purposes of section 1754(c) of the Export 
Reform Control Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)), supports inter-
national terrorism. 
(2) RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS.—None of the funds 
made available by this Act may be used by the Secretary 
of State as a contribution to any organization, agency, commis-
sion, or program within the United Nations system if such 
organization, agency, commission, or program is chaired or 
presided over by a country the government of which the Sec-
retary of State has determined, for purposes of section 620A 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 40 of the Arms 
Export Control Act, section 1754(c) of the Export Reform Con-
trol Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)), or any other provision 
of law, is a government that has repeatedly provided support 
for acts of international terrorism. 
(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may waive the restric-
tion in this subsection if the Secretary determines and reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is important 
to the national interest of the United States, including a 
description of the national interest served. 
(c) UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL.—None of the 
funds appropriated by this Act may be made available in support 
of the United Nations Human Rights Council unless the Secretary 
of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropria-
tions that participation in the Council is important to the national