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merce, Economic Development Administration, Economic 
Development Assistance Programs, $10,000,000 is re-
scinded not later than September 30, 2019. 
(b) Of the unobligated balances available to the De-
partment of Justice, the following funds are hereby re-
scinded, not later than September 30, 2019, from the fol-
lowing accounts in the specified amounts— 
(1) ‘‘Working Capital Fund’’, $175,000,000; 
(2) ‘‘Federal Bureau of Investigation, Salaries 
and Expenses’’, $128,291,000 including from, but 
not limited to, fees collected to defray expenses for 
the automation of fingerprint identification and 
criminal justice information services and associated 
costs; 
(3) ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement Activi-
ties, Office on Violence Against Women, Violence 
Against Women Prevention and Prosecution Pro-
grams’’, $10,000,000; 
(4) ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement Activi-
ties, Office of Justice Programs’’, $40,000,000; 
(5) ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement Activi-
ties, 
Community 
Oriented 
Policing 
Services’’, 
$10,000,000; and 
(6) ‘‘Legal Activities, Assets Forfeiture Fund’’, 
$674,000,000, is permanently rescinded. 
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(c) The Departments of Commerce and Justice shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate a report no later than 
September 1, 2019, specifying the amount of each rescis-
sion made pursuant to subsections (a) and (b). 
(d) The amounts rescinded in subsections (a) and (b) 
shall not be from amounts that were designated by the 
Congress as an emergency or disaster relief requirement 
pursuant to the concurrent resolution on the budget or 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
SEC. 524. (a) Any unobligated balances identified in 
the following Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbols are 
hereby permanently cancelled: 80X0114; 80X0111; 
80X0110; and 80X0112. 
(b) Upon enactment of this Act: 
(1) obligated balances in 80X0114 shall be 
transferred to and merged with 80–0130, Construc-
tion and Environmental Compliance and Restora-
tion, and any upward adjustments to such obliga-
tions may be made from 80–0130; 
(2) obligated balances in 80X0111 shall be 
transferred to and merged with 80–0122, Safety, 
Security and Mission Services, 80–0115, Space 
Flight Capabilities and 80–0130, Construction and 
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Environmental Compliance and Restoration, and any 
upward adjustments to such obligations may be 
made from 80–0122, 80–0115 and 80–0130; 
(3) obligated balances in 80X0110 shall be 
transferred to and merged with 80–0130, Construc-
tion and Environmental Compliance and Restora-
tion, and any upward adjustments to said obliga-
tions may be made from 80–0130; and 
(4) obligated balances in 80X0112 shall be 
transferred to and merged with 80–0122, Safety, 
Security and Mission Services and 80–0130, Con-
struction and Environmental Compliance and Res-
toration, and any upward adjustments to such obli-
gations may be made from 80–0122 and 80–0130. 
(c) Following the cancellation of unobligated balances 
and transfer of obligated balances in 80X0114, 80X0111, 
80X0110 and 80X0112, such accounts shall be closed. 
Any collections authorized or required to be credited to 
these accounts that are not received before closing of such 
accounts shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscella-
neous receipts. 
SEC. 525. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to purchase first class or premium airline 
travel in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 
301–10.124 of title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations. 
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SEC. 526. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attend-
ance of more than 50 employees from a Federal depart-
ment or agency, who are stationed in the United States, 
at any single conference occurring outside the United 
States unless such conference is a law enforcement train-
ing or operational conference for law enforcement per-
sonnel and the majority of Federal employees in attend-
ance are law enforcement personnel stationed outside the 
United States. 
SEC. 527. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available in this Act may be used to transfer, 
release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within 
the United States, its territories, or possessions Khalid 
Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who— 
(1) is not a United States citizen or a member 
of the Armed Forces of the United States; and 
(2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, 
at the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense. 
SEC. 528. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available in this Act may be used to con-
struct, acquire, or modify any facility in the United States, 
its territories, or possessions to house any individual de-
scribed in subsection (c) for the purposes of detention or 
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imprisonment in the custody or under the effective control 
of the Department of Defense. 
(b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply 
to any modification of facilities at United States Naval 
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
(c) An individual described in this subsection is any 
individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who— 
(1) is not a citizen of the United States or a 
member of the Armed Forces of the United States; 
and 
(2) is— 
(A) in the custody or under the effective 
control of the Department of Defense; or 
(B) otherwise under detention at United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
SEC. 529. The Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget shall instruct any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States receiving funds appro-
priated under this Act to track undisbursed balances in 
expired grant accounts and include in its annual perform-
ance plan and performance and accountability reports the 
following: 
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(1) Details on future action the department, 
agency, or instrumentality will take to resolve 
undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts. 
(2) The method that the department, agency, or 
instrumentality uses to track undisbursed balances 
in expired grant accounts. 
(3) Identification of undisbursed balances in ex-
pired grant accounts that may be returned to the 
Treasury of the United States. 
(4) In the preceding 3 fiscal years, details on 
the total number of expired grant accounts with 
undisbursed balances (on the first day of each fiscal 
year) for the department, agency, or instrumentality 
and the total finances that have not been obligated 
to a specific project remaining in the accounts. 
SEC. 530. (a) None of the funds made available by 
this Act may be used for the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration (NASA) or the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy (OSTP) to develop, design, plan, 
promulgate, implement, or execute a bilateral policy, pro-
gram, order, or contract of any kind to participate, col-
laborate, or coordinate bilaterally in any way with China 
or any Chinese-owned company unless such activities are 
specifically authorized by a law enacted after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
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(b) None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to effectuate the hosting of official Chinese visitors 
at facilities belonging to or utilized by NASA. 
(c) The limitations described in subsections (a) and 
(b) shall not apply to activities which NASA or OSTP, 
after consultation with the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion, have certified— 
(1) pose no risk of resulting in the transfer of 
technology, data, or other information with national 
security or economic security implications to China 
or a Chinese-owned company; and 
(2) will not involve knowing interactions with 
officials who have been determined by the United 
States to have direct involvement with violations of 
human rights. 
(d) Any certification made under subsection (c) shall 
be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate, and the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, no later than 30 days prior to 
the activity in question and shall include a description of 
the purpose of the activity, its agenda, its major partici-
pants, and its location and timing. 
SEC. 531. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of per-
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sonnel to deny, or fail to act on, an application for the 
importation of any model of shotgun if— 
(1) all other requirements of law with respect to 
the proposed importation are met; and 
(2) no application for the importation of such 
model of shotgun, in the same configuration, had 
been denied by the Attorney General prior to Janu-
ary 1, 2011, on the basis that the shotgun was not 
particularly suitable for or readily adaptable to 
sporting purposes. 
SEC. 532. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 
network unless such network blocks the viewing, 
downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 
funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 
enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi-
nal investigations, prosecution, adjudication, or other law 
enforcement- or victim assistance-related activity. 
SEC. 533. The Departments of Commerce and Jus-
tice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
the National Science Foundation, the Commission on Civil 
Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 
the International Trade Commission, the Legal Services 
Corporation, the Marine Mammal Commission, the Offices 
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of Science and Technology Policy and the United States 
Trade Representative, the National Space Council, and 
the State Justice Institute shall submit spending plans, 
signed by the respective department or agency head, to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate within 45 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 534. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms 
Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of 
ratification for the Treaty. 
SEC. 535. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to pay award 
or incentive fees for contractors whose performance has 
been judged to be below satisfactory, behind schedule, over 
budget, or has failed to meet the basic requirements of 
a contract, unless the Agency determines that any such 
deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government- 
driven scope changes, or are not significant within the 
overall scope of the project and/or program unless such 
awards or incentive fees are consistent with 16.401(e)(2) 
of the FAR. 
SEC. 536. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used in contravention of section 7606 (‘‘Legit-
imacy of Industrial Hemp Research’’) of the Agricultural 
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Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79) by the Department of 
Justice or the Drug Enforcement Administration. 
SEC. 537. None of the funds made available under 
this Act to the Department of Justice may be used, with 
respect to any of the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, 
Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, 
Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ken-
tucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michi-
gan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, 
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, 
North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, 
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, 
Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Vir-
ginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, or with respect to the 
District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico, to prevent 
any of them from implementing their own laws that au-
thorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of 
medical marijuana. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Commerce, Jus-
tice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2019’’. 
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DIVISION 
F—DEPARTMENT 
OF 
STATE, 
FOREIGN 
OPER-
ATIONS, AND RELATED PRO-
GRAMS 
APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2019 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and 
for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED 
AGENCY 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of the Department of State 
and the Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, 
$5,944,440,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2020, of which up to $1,441,777,000 may remain avail-
able until expended for Worldwide Security Protection: 
Provided, That funds made available under this heading 
shall be allocated in accordance with paragraphs (1) 
through (4) as follows: 
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(1) HUMAN
RESOURCES.—For necessary ex-
penses for training, human resources management, 
and salaries, including employment without regard 
to civil service and classification laws of persons on 
a temporary basis (not to exceed $700,000), as au-
thorized by section 801 of the United States Infor-
mation and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, 
$2,916,794,000, of which up to $513,000,000 is for 
Worldwide Security Protection. 
(2) OVERSEAS PROGRAMS.—For necessary ex-
penses for the regional bureaus of the Department 
of State and overseas activities as authorized by law, 
$1,302,715,000. 
(3) DIPLOMATIC POLICY AND SUPPORT.—For 
necessary expenses for the functional bureaus of the 
Department of State, including representation to 
certain international organizations in which the 
United States participates pursuant to treaties rati-
fied pursuant to the advice and consent of the Sen-
ate or specific Acts of Congress, general administra-
tion, and arms control, nonproliferation and disar-
mament activities as authorized, $773,847,000. 
(4) SECURITY PROGRAMS.—For necessary ex-
penses for security activities, $951,084,000, of which 
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up to $928,777,000 is for Worldwide Security Pro-
tection. 
(5) FEES AND PAYMENTS COLLECTED.—In ad-
dition to amounts otherwise made available under 
this heading— 
(A) as authorized by section 810 of the 
United States Information and Educational Ex-
change Act, not to exceed $5,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, may be credited 
to this appropriation from fees or other pay-
ments received from English teaching, library, 
motion pictures, and publication programs and 
from fees from educational advising and coun-
seling and exchange visitor programs; and 
(B) not to exceed $15,000, which shall be 
derived from reimbursements, surcharges, and 
fees for use of Blair House facilities. 
(6) TRANSFER
OF
FUNDS, REPROGRAMMING, 
AND OTHER MATTERS.— 
(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, funds may be reprogrammed within 
and between paragraphs (1) through (4) under 
this heading subject to section 7015 of this Act. 
(B) Of the amount made available under 
this heading, not to exceed $10,000,000 may be 
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transferred to, and merged with, funds made 
available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Emer-
gencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Serv-
ice’’, to be available only for emergency evacu-
ations and rewards, as authorized. 
(C) Funds appropriated under this heading 
are available for acquisition by exchange or pur-
chase of passenger motor vehicles as authorized 
by law and, pursuant to section 1108(g) of title 
31, United States Code, for the field examina-
tion of programs and activities in the United 
States funded from any account contained in 
this title. 
(D) Funds appropriated under this head-
ing that are designated for Worldwide Security 
Protection shall continue to be made available 
for support of security-related training at sites 
in existence prior to the enactment of this Act. 
(E) Of the funds made available under this 
heading, $1,100,000 shall be transferred to, 
and merged with, funds made available under 
the heading ‘‘Payment to the American Insti-
tute in Taiwan’’. 
(7) CLARIFICATION.—For purposes of this Act 
and other Acts making appropriations for the De-
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partment of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs, the ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ account shall 
have the same meaning as the ‘‘Diplomatic and Con-
sular Programs’’ account. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment 
Fund, as authorized, $92,770,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General, $77,629,000, notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) 
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
3929(a)(1)), as it relates to post inspections: Provided, 
That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
$11,644,000 may remain available until September 30, 
2020. 
EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS 
For expenses of educational and cultural exchange 
programs, as authorized, $690,585,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which not less than $242,400,000 
shall be for the Fulbright Program and not less than 
$112,360,000 shall be for Citizen Exchange Program, in-
cluding $4,125,000 for the Congress-Bundestag Youth 
Exchange: Provided, That fees or other payments received 
from, or in connection with, English teaching, educational 
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advising and counseling programs, and exchange visitor 
programs as authorized may be credited to this account, 
to remain available until expended: Provided further, That 
a portion of the Fulbright awards from the Eurasia and 
Central Asia regions shall be designated as Edmund S. 
Muskie Fellowships, following consultation with the Com-
mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That any 
substantive modifications from the prior fiscal year to pro-
grams funded by this Act under this heading shall be sub-
ject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification 
procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
REPRESENTATION EXPENSES 
For 
representation 
expenses 
as 
authorized, 
$8,030,000. 
PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS 
For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the 
Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary protective 
services, as authorized, $30,890,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2020. 
EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign 
Service Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292 et seq.), 
preserving, maintaining, repairing, and planning for build-
ings that are owned or directly leased by the Department 
of State, renovating, in addition to funds otherwise avail-
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able, the Harry S Truman Building, and carrying out the 
Diplomatic Security Construction Program as authorized, 
$790,100,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which not to exceed $25,000 may be used for domestic 
and overseas representation expenses as authorized: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds appropriated by this Act 
shall be available for acquisition of furniture, furnishings, 
or generators for other departments and agencies of the 
United States Government. 
In addition, for the costs of worldwide security up-
grades, acquisition, and construction as authorized, 
$1,126,304,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of the funds appropriated under this para-
graph in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs, not less than $1,025,304,000 shall be 
made available for a fiscal year 2019 contribution to the 
Capital Security Cost Sharing and Maintenance Cost 
Sharing programs: Provided further, That not later than 
45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations the pro-
posed allocation of funds made available under this head-
ing and the actual and anticipated proceeds of sales for 
all projects in fiscal year 2019. 
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EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR 
SERVICE 
For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of 
State to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplo-
matic and Consular Service, as authorized, $7,885,000, to 
remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 
$1,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Repatriation 
Loans Program Account’’, subject to the same terms and 
conditions. 
REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans, $1,300,000, as author-
ized: 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 fur-
ther, That such funds are available to subsidize gross obli-
gations for the principal amount of direct loans not to ex-
ceed $5,686,032. 
PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Rela-
tions Act (Public Law 96–8), $31,963,000. 
INTERNATIONAL CENTER, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA 
Not to exceed $1,806,600 shall be derived from fees 
collected from other executive agencies for lease or use of 
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facilities at the International Center in accordance with 
section 4 of the International Center Act (Public Law 90– 
553), and, in addition, as authorized by section 5 of such 
Act, $743,000, to be derived from the reserve authorized 
by such section, to be used for the purposes set out in 
that section. 
PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND 
DISABILITY FUND 
For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and 
Disability Fund, as authorized, $158,900,000. 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
to meet annual obligations of membership in international 
multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified 
pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, conven-
tions, or specific Acts of Congress, $1,344,135,000: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary of State shall, at the time of 
the submission of the President’s budget to Congress 
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, 
transmit to the Committees on Appropriations the most 
recent biennial budget prepared by the United Nations for 
the operations of the United Nations: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees 
on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance (or in an 
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emergency, as far in advance as is practicable) of any 
United Nations action to increase funding for any United 
Nations program without identifying an offsetting de-
crease elsewhere in the United Nations budget: Provided 
further, That not later than June 1, 2019, and 30 days 
after the end of fiscal year 2019, the Secretary of State 
shall report to the Committees on Appropriations any 
credits attributable to the United States, including from 
the United Nations Tax Equalization Fund, and provide 
updated fiscal year 2019 and fiscal year 2020 assessment 
costs including offsets from available credits and updated 
foreign currency exchange rates: Provided further, That 
any such credits shall only be available for United States 
assessed contributions to the United Nations regular 
budget, and the Committees on Appropriations shall be 
notified when such credits are applied to any assessed con-
tribution, including any payment of arrearages: Provided 
further, That any notification regarding funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available under this heading in 
this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams submitted pursuant to section 7015 of this Act, sec-
tion 34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706), or any operating plan sub-
mitted pursuant to section 7076 of this Act, shall include 
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an estimate of all known credits currently attributable to 
the United States and provide updated assessment costs 
including offsets from available credits and updated for-
eign currency exchange rates: Provided further, That any 
payment of arrearages under this heading shall be directed 
to activities that are mutually agreed upon by the United 
States and the respective international organization and 
shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall 
be available for a United States contribution to an inter-
national organization for the United States share of inter-
est costs made known to the United States Government 
by such organization for loans incurred on or after Octo-
ber 1, 1984, through external borrowings: Provided fur-
ther, That funds appropriated under this heading are 
made available to pay not less than the full fiscal year 
2019 United States assessment for each respective inter-
national organization. 
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING 
ACTIVITIES 
For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other ex-
penses of international peacekeeping activities directed to 
the maintenance or restoration of international peace and 
security, $716,425,000, of which 15 percent shall remain 
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available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That none 
of the funds made available by this Act shall be obligated 
or expended for any new or expanded United Nations 
peacekeeping mission unless, at least 15 days in advance 
of voting for such mission in the United Nations Security 
Council (or in an emergency as far in advance as is prac-
ticable), the Committees on Appropriations are notified of: 
(1) the estimated cost and duration of the mission, the 
objectives of the mission, the national interest that will 
be served, and the exit strategy; and (2) the sources of 
funds, including any reprogrammings or transfers, that 
will be used to pay the cost of the new or expanded mis-
sion, and the estimated cost in future fiscal years: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds appropriated under 
this heading may be made available for obligation unless 
the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations on a peacekeeping mission-by-mis-
sion basis that the United Nations is implementing effec-
tive policies and procedures to prevent United Nations em-
ployees, contractor personnel, and peacekeeping troops 
serving in such mission from trafficking in persons, ex-
ploiting victims of trafficking, or committing acts of sexual 
exploitation and abuse or other violations of human rights, 
and to hold accountable individuals who engage in such 
acts while participating in such mission, including pros-
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ecution in their home countries and making information 
about such prosecutions publicly available on the website 
of the United Nations: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of State shall work with the United Nations and 
foreign governments contributing peacekeeping troops to 
implement effective vetting procedures to ensure that such 
troops have not violated human rights: Provided further, 
That funds shall be available for peacekeeping expenses 
unless the Secretary of State determines that United 
States manufacturers and suppliers are not being given 
opportunities to provide equipment, services, and material 
for United Nations peacekeeping activities equal to those 
being given to foreign manufacturers and suppliers: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available under this heading may be used for 
any United Nations peacekeeping mission that will involve 
United States Armed Forces under the command or oper-
ational control of a foreign national, unless the President’s 
military advisors have submitted to the President a rec-
ommendation that such involvement is in the national in-
terest of the United States and the President has sub-
mitted to Congress such a recommendation: Provided fur-
ther, That not later than June 1, 2019, and 30 days after 
the end of fiscal year 2019, the Secretary of State shall 
report to the Committees on Appropriations any credits 
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attributable to the United States, including those resulting 
from United Nations peacekeeping missions or the United 
Nations Tax Equalization Fund, and provide updated fis-
cal year 2019 and fiscal year 2020 assessment costs in-
cluding offsets from available credits: Provided further, 
That any such credits shall only be available for United 
States assessed contributions to United Nations peace-
keeping missions, and the Committees on Appropriations 
shall be notified when such credits are applied to any as-
sessed contribution, including any payment of arrearages: 
Provided further, That any notification regarding funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available under this head-
ing in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs submitted pursuant to section 7015 of this Act, 
section 34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706), or any operating plan sub-
mitted pursuant to section 7076 of this Act, shall include 
an estimate of all known credits currently attributable to 
the United States and provide updated assessment costs, 
including offsets from available credits: Provided further, 
That any payment of arrearages with funds appropriated 
by this Act shall be subject to the regular notification pro-
cedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
further, That the Secretary of State shall work with the 
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United Nations and members of the United Nations Secu-
rity Council to evaluate and prioritize peacekeeping mis-
sions, and to consider a draw down when mission goals 
have been substantially achieved. 
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
to meet obligations of the United States arising under 
treaties, or specific Acts of Congress, as follows: 
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, 
UNITED STATES AND MEXICO 
For necessary expenses for the United States Section 
of the International Boundary and Water Commission, 
United States and Mexico, and to comply with laws appli-
cable to the United States Section, including not to exceed 
$6,000 for representation expenses; as follows: 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
$48,134,000. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For detailed plan preparation and construction of au-
thorized projects, $29,400,000, to remain available until 
expended, as authorized. 
AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for 
the International Joint Commission and the International 
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Boundary Commission, United States and Canada, as au-
thorized by treaties between the United States and Can-
ada or Great Britain, and the Border Environment Co-
operation Commission as authorized by the North Amer-
ican Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Public 
Law 103–182), $13,258,000: Provided, That of the 
amount provided under this heading for the International 
Joint Commission, up to $500,000 may remain available 
until September 30, 2020, and $9,000 may be made avail-
able for representation expenses: Provided further, That 
of the amount provided under this heading for the Inter-
national Boundary Commission, $1,000 may be made 
available for representation expenses. 
INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS 
For necessary expenses for international fisheries 
commissions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by 
law, $50,651,000: Provided, That the United States share 
of such expenses may be advanced to the respective com-
missions pursuant to section 3324 of title 31, United 
States Code. 
RELATED AGENCY 
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses to enable the Broadcasting 
Board of Governors (BBG), as authorized, to carry out 
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for Democracy and its core institutes are in addition to 
amounts otherwise available by this Act for such purposes: 
Provided further, That funds appropriated under this 
paragraph may be used for administrative expenses of the 
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, De-
partment of State: Provided further, That the Assistant 
Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, De-
partment of State, shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations prior to the obligation of funds appro-
priated under this paragraph. 
For an additional amount for such purposes, 
$67,795,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2020, which shall be made available for the Bureau for 
Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, 
United States Agency for International Development. 
ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the FREEDOM 
Support Act (Public Law 102–511), and the Support for 
Eastern European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (Pub-
lic Law 101–179), $770,334,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2020, which shall be available, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, except section 7067 
of this Act, for assistance and related programs for coun-
tries identified in section 3 of Public Law 102–511 (22 
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