from business ventures, up to $500,000 in receipts from 
cooperating international organizations, and up to 
$1,000,000 in receipts from privatization efforts of the 
Voice of America and the International Broadcasting Bu-
reau, to remain available until expended for carrying out 
authorized purposes. 
BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 
For the purchase, rent, construction, repair, preser-
vation, and improvement of facilities for radio, television, 
and digital transmission and reception, the purchase, rent, 
and installation of necessary equipment for radio, tele-
vision, and digital transmission and reception, including 
to Cuba, as authorized, and physical security worldwide, 
in addition to amounts otherwise available for such pur-
poses, $4,800,000, to remain available until expended, as 
authorized. 
RELATED PROGRAMS 
THE ASIA FOUNDATION 
For a grant to The Asia Foundation, as authorized 
by The Asia Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 4402), 
$17,000,000, to remain available until expended, as au-
thorized. 
UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE 
For necessary expenses of the United States Institute 
of Peace, as authorized by the United States Institute of 
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Peace Act, $35,300,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2017, which shall not be used for construction 
activities. 
CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN-WESTERN DIALOGUE 
TRUST FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Center for Middle 
Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, as authorized by 
section 633 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and 
State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2004 (22 U.S.C. 2078), the total amount of the inter-
est and earnings accruing to such Fund on or before Sep-
tember 30, 2016, to remain available until expended. 
EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fel-
lowships, Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 
5 of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20 
U.S.C. 5204–5205), all interest and earnings accruing to 
the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust 
Fund on or before September 30, 2016, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That none of the funds ap-
propriated herein shall be used to pay any salary or other 
compensation, or to enter into any contract providing for 
the payment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 5376; or for purposes which are not in accord-
ance with OMB Circulars A–110 (Uniform Administrative 
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Requirements) and A–122 (Cost Principles for Non-profit 
Organizations), including the restrictions on compensation 
for personal services. 
ISRAELI ARAB SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholar-
ship Program, as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign 
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 
(22 U.S.C. 2452), all interest and earnings accruing to 
the Israeli Arab Scholarship Fund on or before September 
30, 2016, to remain available until expended. 
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY 
For grants made by the Department of State to the 
National Endowment for Democracy, as authorized by the 
National Endowment for Democracy Act, $170,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, of which $117,500,000 
shall be allocated in the traditional and customary man-
ner, including for the core institutes, and $52,500,000 
shall be for democracy, human rights, and rule of law pro-
grams. 
OTHER COMMISSIONS 
COMMISSION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF AMERICA’S 
HERITAGE ABROAD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Commission for the 
Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad, $676,000, as 
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authorized by chapter 3123 of Public Law 113–287: Pro-
vided, That the Commission may procure temporary, 
intermittent, and other services notwithstanding para-
graph (3) of section 312304(b) of Public Law 113–287: 
Provided, That such authority shall terminate on October 
1, 2016: Provided further, That the Commission shall no-
tify the Committees on Appropriations prior to exercising 
such authority. 
UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL 
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the United States Com-
mission on International Religious Freedom, as authorized 
by title II of the International Religious Freedom Act of 
1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431 et seq.), $3,500,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2017, including not more 
than $4,000 for representation expenses. 
COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN 
EUROPE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Secu-
rity and Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public 
Law 94–304, $2,579,000, including not more than $4,000 
for representation expenses, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2017. 
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CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON THE 
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Execu-
tive Commission on the People’s Republic of China, as au-
thorized by title III of the U.S.-China Relations Act of 
2000 (22 U.S.C. 6911–6919), $2,000,000, including not 
more than $3,000 for representation expenses, to remain 
available until September 30, 2017. 
UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY 
REVIEW COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States-China 
Economic and Security Review Commission, as authorized 
by section 1238 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (22 U.S.C. 7002), 
$3,500,000, including not more than $4,000 for represen-
tation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 
2017: Provided, That the authorities, requirements, limi-
tations, and conditions contained in the second through 
sixth provisos under this heading in division F of Public 
Law 111–117 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 
2016 and shall apply to funds appropriated under this 
heading as if included in this Act. 
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TITLE II 
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$1,058,110,000, of which up to $159,000,000 may remain 
available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That none 
of the funds appropriated under this heading and under 
the heading ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in this title may 
be made available to finance the construction (including 
architect and engineering services), purchase, or long-term 
lease of offices for use by the United States Agency for 
International Development (USAID), unless the USAID 
Administrator has identified such proposed use of funds 
in a report submitted to the Committees on Appropria-
tions at least 15 days prior to the obligation of funds for 
such purposes: Provided further, That contracts or agree-
ments entered into with funds appropriated under this 
heading may entail commitments for the expenditure of 
such funds through the following fiscal year: Provided fur-
ther, That the authority of sections 610 and 109 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be exercised by the 
Secretary of State to transfer funds appropriated to carry 
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out chapter 1 of part I of such Act to ‘‘Operating Ex-
penses’’ in accordance with the provisions of those sec-
tions: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated or 
made available under this heading, not to exceed $250,000 
may be available for representation and entertainment ex-
penses, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be available 
for entertainment expenses, for USAID during the current 
fiscal year. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses for overseas construction and 
related costs, and for the procurement and enhancement 
of information technology and related capital investments, 
pursuant to section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, $169,580,000 to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That this amount is in addition to funds other-
wise available for such purposes: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated under this heading shall be available 
for obligation only pursuant to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$63,000,000, of which up to $9,500,000 may remain 
available until September 30, 2017, for the Office of In-
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spector General of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development. 
TITLE III 
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
For necessary expenses to enable the President to 
carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, and for other purposes, as follows: 
GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of chapters 1 and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, for global health activities, in addition to 
funds 
otherwise 
available 
for 
such 
purposes, 
$2,783,950,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017, and which shall be apportioned directly to the 
United States Agency for International Development 
(USAID): Provided, That this amount shall be made avail-
able for training, equipment, and technical assistance to 
build the capacity of public health institutions and organi-
zations in developing countries, and for such activities as: 
(1) child survival and maternal health programs; (2) im-
munization and oral rehydration programs; (3) other 
health, nutrition, water and sanitation programs which di-
rectly address the needs of mothers and children, and re-
lated education programs; (4) assistance for children dis-
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placed or orphaned by causes other than AIDS; (5) pro-
grams for the prevention, treatment, control of, and re-
search on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, polio, malaria, and 
other infectious diseases including neglected tropical dis-
eases, and for assistance to communities severely affected 
by HIV/AIDS, including children infected or affected by 
AIDS; and (6) family planning/reproductive health: Pro-
vided further, That funds appropriated under this para-
graph may be made available for United States contribu-
tions to the GAVI Alliance and to the United Nations 
Children’s Fund: Provided further, That none of the funds 
made available in this Act nor any unobligated balances 
from prior appropriations Acts may be made available to 
any organization or program which, as determined by the 
President of the United States, supports or participates 
in the management of a program of coercive abortion or 
involuntary sterilization: Provided further, That any deter-
mination made under the previous proviso must be made 
not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act, and must be accompanied by the evidence and 
criteria utilized to make the determination: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds made available under this 
Act may be used to pay for the performance of abortion 
as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce 
any person to practice abortions: Provided further, That 
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nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to alter any 
existing statutory prohibitions against abortion under sec-
tion 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided 
further, That none of the funds made available under this 
Act may be used to lobby for or against abortion: Provided 
further, That in order to reduce reliance on abortion in 
developing nations, funds shall be available only to vol-
untary family planning projects which offer, either directly 
or through referral to, or information about access to, a 
broad range of family planning methods and services, and 
that any such voluntary family planning project shall meet 
the following requirements: (1) service providers or refer-
ral agents in the project shall not implement or be subject 
to quotas, or other numerical targets, of total number of 
births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors 
of a particular method of family planning (this provision 
shall not be construed to include the use of quantitative 
estimates or indicators for budgeting and planning pur-
poses); (2) the project shall not include payment of incen-
tives, bribes, gratuities, or financial reward to: (A) an indi-
vidual in exchange for becoming a family planning accep-
tor; or (B) program personnel for achieving a numerical 
target or quota of total number of births, number of fam-
ily planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method 
of family planning; (3) the project shall not deny any right 
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or benefit, including the right of access to participate in 
any program of general welfare or the right of access to 
health care, as a consequence of any individual’s decision 
not to accept family planning services; (4) the project shall 
provide family planning acceptors comprehensible infor-
mation on the health benefits and risks of the method cho-
sen, including those conditions that might render the use 
of the method inadvisable and those adverse side effects 
known to be consequent to the use of the method; and 
(5) the project shall ensure that experimental contracep-
tive drugs and devices and medical procedures are pro-
vided only in the context of a scientific study in which 
participants are advised of potential risks and benefits; 
and, not less than 60 days after the date on which the 
USAID Administrator determines that there has been a 
violation of the requirements contained in paragraph (1), 
(2), (3), or (5) of this proviso, or a pattern or practice 
of violations of the requirements contained in paragraph 
(4) of this proviso, the Administrator shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations a report containing a de-
scription of such violation and the corrective action taken 
by the Agency: Provided further, That in awarding grants 
for natural family planning under section 104 of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 no applicant shall be discrimi-
nated against because of such applicant’s religious or con-
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scientious commitment to offer only natural family plan-
ning; and, additionally, all such applicants shall comply 
with the requirements of the previous proviso: Provided 
further, That for purposes of this or any other Act author-
izing or appropriating funds for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs, the term ‘‘moti-
vate’’, as it relates to family planning assistance, shall not 
be construed to prohibit the provision, consistent with 
local law, of information or counseling about all pregnancy 
options: Provided further, That information provided 
about the use of condoms as part of projects or activities 
that are funded from amounts appropriated by this Act 
shall be medically accurate and shall include the public 
health benefits and failure rates of such use. 
In addition, for necessary expenses to carry out the 
provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the 
prevention, treatment, and control of, and research on, 
HIV/AIDS, $5,670,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2020, which shall be apportioned directly 
to the Department of State: Provided, That funds appro-
priated under this paragraph may be made available, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, except for the 
United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuber-
culosis and Malaria Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–25), 
as amended, for a United States contribution to the Global 
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Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global 
Fund), and shall be expended at the minimum rate nec-
essary to make timely payment for projects and activities: 
Provided further, That up to 5 percent of the aggregate 
amount of funds made available to the Global Fund in 
fiscal year 2016 may be made available to USAID for 
technical assistance related to the activities of the Global 
Fund: Provided further, That funds made available in the 
previous proviso shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
further, That of the funds appropriated under this para-
graph, up to $17,000,000 may be made available, in addi-
tion to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, for 
administrative expenses of the Office of the United States 
Global AIDS Coordinator. 
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of sections 103, 105, 106, 214, and sections 251 through 
255, and chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, $2,507,001,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2017: Provided, That of the funds appro-
priated under this heading, not less than $26,000,000 
shall be made available for the American Schools and Hos-
pitals Abroad program, and not less than $10,500,000 
shall be made available for cooperative development pro-
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grams of the United States Agency for International De-
velopment. 
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for 
international disaster relief, rehabilitation, and recon-
struction assistance, $1,085,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
TRANSITION INITIATIVES 
For necessary expenses for international disaster re-
habilitation and reconstruction assistance administered by 
the Office of Transition Initiatives, United States Agency 
for International Development (USAID), pursuant to sec-
tion 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$47,000,000, to remain available until expended, to sup-
port transition to democracy and long-term development 
of countries in crisis: Provided, That such support may 
include assistance to develop, strengthen, or preserve 
democratic institutions and processes, revitalize basic in-
frastructure, and foster the peaceful resolution of conflict: 
Provided further, That the USAID Administrator shall 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations at 
least 5 days prior to beginning a new program of assist-
ance: Provided further, That if the Secretary of State de-
termines that it is important to the national interest of 
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the United States to provide transition assistance in ex-
cess of the amount appropriated under this heading, up 
to $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act to 
carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 may be used for purposes of this heading 
and under the authorities applicable to funds appropriated 
under this heading: Provided further, That funds made 
available pursuant to the previous proviso shall be made 
available subject to prior consultation with the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
DEVELOPMENT CREDIT AUTHORITY 
For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees pro-
vided by the United States Agency for International De-
velopment (USAID), as authorized by sections 256 and 
635 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, up to 
$40,000,000 may be derived by transfer from funds ap-
propriated by this Act to carry out part I of such Act: 
Provided, That funds provided under this paragraph and 
funds provided as a gift that are used for purposes of this 
paragraph pursuant to section 635(d) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 shall be made available only for 
micro- and small enterprise programs, urban programs, 
and other programs which further the purposes of part 
I of such Act: Provided further, That such costs, including 
the cost of modifying such direct and guaranteed loans, 
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shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That 
funds made available by this paragraph may be used for 
the cost of modifying any such guaranteed loans under 
this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams, and funds used for such costs shall be subject to 
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations: Provided further, That the provisions of 
section 107A(d) (relating to general provisions applicable 
to the Development Credit Authority) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961, as contained in section 306 of H.R. 
1486 as reported by the House Committee on Inter-
national Relations on May 9, 1997, shall be applicable to 
direct loans and loan guarantees provided under this head-
ing, except that the principal amount of loans made or 
guaranteed under this heading with respect to any single 
country shall not exceed $300,000,000: Provided further, 
That these funds are available to subsidize total loan prin-
cipal, any portion of which is to be guaranteed, of up to 
$1,500,000,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
credit programs administered by USAID, $8,120,000, 
which may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
made available under the heading ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ 
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in title II of this Act: Provided, That funds made available 
under this heading shall remain available until September 
30, 2018. 
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, $1,817,315,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2017. 
DEMOCRACY FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion 
of democracy globally, $140,500,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2017, of which $77,750,000 shall be 
made available for the Human Rights and Democracy 
Fund of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and 
Labor, Department of State, and $62,750,000 shall be 
made available for the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, 
and Humanitarian Assistance, United States Agency for 
International Development. 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses not otherwise provided for, 
to enable the Secretary of State to carry out the provisions 
of section 2(a) and (b) of the Migration and Refugee As-
sistance Act of 1962, and other activities to meet refugee 
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and migration needs; salaries and expenses of personnel 
and dependents as authorized by the Foreign Service Act 
of 1980; allowances as authorized by sections 5921 
through 5925 of title 5, United States Code; purchase and 
hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as author-
ized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
$2,092,611,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which not less than $35,000,000 shall be made available 
to respond to small-scale emergency humanitarian require-
ments, and $10,000,000 shall be made available for refu-
gees resettling in Israel. 
UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION 
ASSISTANCE FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance 
Act of 1962, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)), 
$50,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
PEACE CORPS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501–2523), including 
the purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles 
for administrative purposes for use outside of the United 
States, $379,500,000, of which $5,150,000 is for the Of-
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fice of Inspector General, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2017: Provided, That the Director of the Peace 
Corps may transfer to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations 
Account, as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 2515, an amount not 
to exceed $5,000,000: Provided further, That funds trans-
ferred pursuant to the previous proviso may not be derived 
from amounts made available for Peace Corps overseas op-
erations: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
under this heading, not to exceed $104,000 may be avail-
able for representation expenses, of which not to exceed 
$4,000 may be made available for entertainment expenses: 
Provided further, That any decision to open, close, signifi-
cantly reduce, or suspend a domestic or overseas office or 
country program shall be subject to prior consultation 
with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Com-
mittees on Appropriations, except that prior consultation 
and regular notification procedures may be waived when 
there is a substantial security risk to volunteers or other 
Peace Corps personnel, pursuant to section 7015(e) of this 
Act: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated 
under this heading shall be used to pay for abortions: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding the previous proviso, 
section 614 of division E of Public Law 113–76 shall 
apply to funds appropriated under this heading. 
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MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (MCA), 
$899,500,000 to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
up to $105,000,000 may be available for administrative 
expenses of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (the 
Corporation): Provided further, That up to 5 percent of 
the funds appropriated under this heading may be made 
available to carry out the purposes of section 616 of the 
MCA for fiscal year 2016: Provided further, That section 
605(e) of the MCA shall apply to funds appropriated 
under this heading: Provided further, That funds appro-
priated under this heading may be made available for a 
Millennium Challenge Compact entered into pursuant to 
section 609 of the MCA only if such Compact obligates, 
or contains a commitment to obligate subject to the avail-
ability of funds and the mutual agreement of the parties 
to the Compact to proceed, the entire amount of the 
United States Government funding anticipated for the du-
ration of the Compact: Provided further, That the Chief 
Executive Officer of the Corporation shall notify the Com-
mittees on Appropriations not later than 15 days prior to 
commencing negotiations for any country compact or 
threshold country program; signing any such compact or 
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threshold program; or terminating or suspending any such 
compact or threshold program: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated under this heading by this Act and 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs that are 
available to implement section 609(g) of the MCA shall 
be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That no 
country should be eligible for a threshold program after 
such country has completed a country compact: Provided 
further, That any funds that are deobligated from a Mil-
lennium Challenge Compact shall be subject to the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions prior to re-obligation: Provided further, That none 
of the funds made available by this Act or prior Acts mak-
ing appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs shall be available for a 
threshold program or compact in a country that is not cur-
rently a candidate country: Provided further, That of the 
funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed 
$100,000 may be available for representation and enter-
tainment expenses, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be 
available for entertainment expenses. 
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INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of 
the Inter-American Foundation in accordance with the 
provisions of section 401 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1969, $22,500,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2017: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under 
this heading, not to exceed $2,000 may be available for 
representation expenses. 
UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out title V of the 
International Security and Development Cooperation Act 
of 1980 (Public Law 96–533), $30,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2017, of which not to exceed 
$2,000 may be available for representation expenses: Pro-
vided, That funds made available to grantees may be in-
vested pending expenditure for project purposes when au-
thorized by the Board of Directors of the United States 
African Development Foundation (USADF): Provided fur-
ther, That interest earned shall be used only for the pur-
poses for which the grant was made: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding section 505(a)(2) of the African De-
velopment Foundation Act, in exceptional circumstances 
the Board of Directors of the USADF may waive the 
$250,000 limitation contained in that section with respect 
to a project and a project may exceed the limitation by 
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up to 10 percent if the increase is due solely to foreign 
currency fluctuation: Provided further, That the USADF 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
after each time such waiver authority is exercised: Pro-
vided further, That the USADF may make rent or lease 
payments in advance from appropriations available for 
such purpose for offices, buildings, grounds, and quarters 
in Africa as may be necessary to carry out its functions. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 129 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$23,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2018, which shall be available notwithstanding any other 
provision of law. 
TITLE IV 
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $935,020,000 to re-
main available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That 
the Department of State may use the authority of section 
608 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, without regard 
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to its restrictions, to receive excess property from an agen-
cy of the United States Government for the purpose of 
providing such property to a foreign country or inter-
national organization under chapter 8 of part I of that 
Act, subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That sec-
tion 482(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall 
not apply to funds appropriated under this heading, except 
that any funds made available notwithstanding such sec-
tion shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 
That the reporting requirements contained in section 1404 
of Public Law 110–252 shall apply to funds made avail-
able by this Act until September 30, 2016, including a 
description of modifications, if any, to the security strat-
egy of the Palestinian Authority: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated under this heading shall be made avail-
able to support training and technical assistance for for-
eign law enforcement, corrections, and other judicial au-
thorities, utilizing regional partners. 
NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND 
RELATED PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-ter-
rorism, demining and related programs and activities, 
$588,076,000, to remain available until September 30, 
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2017, to carry out the provisions of chapter 8 of part II 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for anti-terrorism 
assistance, chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act, 
section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act or the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 for demining activities, the clear-
ance of unexploded ordnance, the destruction of small 
arms, and related activities, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, including activities implemented through 
nongovernmental and international organizations, and sec-
tion 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for a vol-
untary contribution to the International Atomic Energy 
Agency (IAEA): Provided, That funds made available 
under this heading for the Nonproliferation and Disar-
mament Fund shall be available notwithstanding any 
other provision of law and subject to prior consultation 
with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Com-
mittees on Appropriations, to promote bilateral and multi-
lateral activities relating to nonproliferation, disarmament 
and weapons destruction, and shall remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That such funds may also be 
used for such countries other than the Independent States 
of the former Soviet Union and international organiza-
tions when it is in the national security interest of the 
United States to do so: Provided further, That funds ap-
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propriated under this heading may be made available for 
the IAEA unless the Secretary of State determines that 
Israel is being denied its right to participate in the activi-
ties of that Agency: Provided further, That funds made 
available for conventional weapons destruction programs, 
including demining and related activities, in addition to 
funds otherwise available for such purposes, may be used 
for administrative expenses related to the operation and 
management of such programs and activities, subject to 
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$231,274,000: Provided, That funds appropriated under 
this heading may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of 
such Act, to provide assistance to enhance the capacity 
of foreign civilian security forces, including gendarmes, to 
participate in peacekeeping operations: Provided further, 
That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not 
less than $35,000,000 shall be made available for a United 
States contribution to the Multinational Force and Ob-
servers mission in the Sinai: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated under this Act should not be used to support 
any military training or operations that include child sol-
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diers: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be obligated except as 
provided through the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$108,115,000, of which up to $4,000,000 may remain 
available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That the 
civilian personnel for whom military education and train-
ing may be provided under this heading may include civil-
ians who are not members of a government whose partici-
pation would contribute to improved civil-military rela-
tions, civilian control of the military, or respect for human 
rights: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
under this heading, not to exceed $55,000 may be avail-
able for entertainment expenses. 
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses for grants to enable the 
President to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the 
Arms Export Control Act, $5,160,559,000: Provided, 
That to expedite the provision of assistance to foreign 
countries and international organizations, the Secretary of 
State, following consultation with the Committees on Ap-
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propriations and subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of such Committees, may use the funds appro-
priated under this heading to procure defense articles and 
services to enhance the capacity of foreign security forces: 
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under 
this heading, not less than $3,100,000,000 shall be avail-
able for grants only for Israel, and funds are available for 
assistance for Jordan and Egypt subject to section 7041 
of this Act: Provided further, That the funds appropriated 
under this heading for assistance for Israel shall be dis-
bursed within 30 days of enactment of this Act: Provided 
further, That to the extent that the Government of Israel 
requests that funds be used for such purposes, grants 
made available for Israel under this heading shall, as 
agreed by the United States and Israel, be available for 
advanced weapons systems, of which not less than 
$815,300,000 shall be available for the procurement in 
Israel of defense articles and defense services, including 
research and development: Provided further, That none of 
the funds made available under this heading shall be made 
available to support or continue any program initially 
funded under the authority of section 1206 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public 
Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3456) (or any successor author-
ity, including section 2282 of title 10, United States Code) 
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unless the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Sec-
retary of Defense, has justified such program to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available under this head-
ing shall be nonrepayable notwithstanding any require-
ment in section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act: Pro-
vided further, That funds made available under this head-
ing shall be obligated upon apportionment in accordance 
with paragraph (5)(C) of title 31, United States Code, sec-
tion 1501(a). 
None of the funds made available under this heading 
shall be available to finance the procurement of defense 
articles, defense services, or design and construction serv-
ices that are not sold by the United States Government 
under the Arms Export Control Act unless the foreign 
country proposing to make such procurement has first 
signed an agreement with the United States Government 
specifying the conditions under which such procurement 
may be financed with such funds: Provided, That all coun-
try and funding level increases in allocations shall be sub-
mitted through the regular notification procedures of sec-
tion 7015 of this Act: Provided further, That funds made 
available under this heading may be used, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, for demining, the clearance of 
unexploded ordnance, and related activities, and may in-
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clude activities implemented through nongovernmental 
and international organizations: Provided further, That 
only those countries for which assistance was justified for 
the ‘‘Foreign Military Sales Financing Program’’ in the 
fiscal year 1989 congressional presentation for security as-
sistance programs may utilize funds made available under 
this heading for procurement of defense articles, defense 
services or design and construction services that are not 
sold by the United States Government under the Arms 
Export Control Act: Provided further, That funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be expended at the min-
imum rate necessary to make timely payment for defense 
articles and services: Provided further, That not more than 
$70,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading 
in this Act may be obligated for necessary expenses, in-
cluding the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for re-
placement only for use outside of the United States, for 
the general costs of administering military assistance and 
sales, except that this limitation may be exceeded only 
through the regular notification procedures of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That of the 
funds made available under this heading for general costs 
of administering military assistance and sales, not to ex-
ceed $4,000 may be available for entertainment expenses 
and not to exceed $130,000 may be available for represen-
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tation expenses: Provided further, That not more than 
$904,000,000 of funds realized pursuant to section 
21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms Export Control Act may be obli-
gated for expenses incurred by the Department of Defense 
during fiscal year 2016 pursuant to section 43(b) of the 
Arms Export Control Act, except that this limitation may 
be exceeded only through the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
TITLE V 
MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE 
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
ASSOCIATION 
For payment to the International Development Asso-
ciation by the Secretary of the Treasury, $1,167,850,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For payment to the Asian Development Bank’s Asian 
Development Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
$104,977,000, to remain available until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For payment to the African Development Fund by 
the Secretary of the Treasury, $175,668,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
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TITLE VI 
EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE 
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES 
INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, as amended, $6,000,000. 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
The Export-Import Bank of the United States is au-
thorized to make such expenditures within the limits of 
funds and borrowing authority available to such corpora-
tion, and in accordance with law, and to make such con-
tracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limi-
tations, as provided by section 104 of the Government 
Corporation Control Act, as may be necessary in carrying 
out the program for the current fiscal year for such cor-
poration: Provided, That none of the funds available dur-
ing the current fiscal year may be used to make expendi-
tures, contracts, or commitments for the export of nuclear 
equipment, fuel, or technology to any country, other than 
a nuclear-weapon state as defined in Article IX of the 
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons eligi-
ble to receive economic or military assistance under this 
Act, that has detonated a nuclear explosive after the date 
of the enactment of this Act: Provided further, That this 
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paragraph shall not be construed or interpreted to extend 
the date specified in section 7 of the Export-Import Bank 
Act of 1945. 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
and guaranteed loan and insurance programs, including 
hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $30,000 for official 
reception and representation expenses for members of the 
Board of Directors, not to exceed $106,250,000: Provided, 
That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available under this heading by this Act may be made 
available for any function of the Export-Import Bank of 
the United States (the Bank), including to acquire new 
obligations, after June 30, 2015 or after the date specified 
in section 7 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, 
whichever is later, except as permitted by section 7 of such 
Act: Provided further, That this paragraph shall not be 
construed or interpreted to extend the date specified in 
section 7 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945: Pro-
vided further, That the Bank may accept, and use, pay-
ment or services provided by transaction participants for 
legal, financial, or technical services in connection with 
any transaction for which an application for a loan, guar-
antee or insurance commitment has been made: Provided 
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further, That the Bank shall charge fees for necessary ex-
penses (including special services performed on a contract 
or fee basis, but not including other personal services) in 
connection with the collection of moneys owed the Bank, 
repossession or sale of pledged collateral or other assets 
acquired by the Bank in satisfaction of moneys owed the 
Bank, or the investigation or appraisal of any property, 
or the evaluation of the legal, financial, or technical as-
pects of any transaction for which an application for a 
loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has been made, 
or systems infrastructure directly supporting transactions: 
Provided further, That, in addition to other funds appro-
priated for administrative expenses, such fees shall be 
credited to this account for such purposes, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
RECEIPTS COLLECTED 
Receipts collected pursuant to the Export-Import 
Bank Act of 1945, as amended, and the Federal Credit 
Reform Act of 1990, as amended, in an amount not to 
exceed the amount appropriated herein, shall be credited 
as offsetting collections to this account: Provided, That the 
sums herein appropriated from the General Fund shall be 
reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by such offsetting col-
lections so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation 
from the General Fund estimated at $0: Provided further, 
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That this paragraph shall not be construed or interpreted 
to extend the date specified in section 7 of the Export- 
Import Bank Act of 1945. 
OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION 
NONCREDIT ACCOUNT 
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation is au-
thorized to make, without regard to fiscal year limitations, 
as provided by 31 U.S.C. 9104, such expenditures and 
commitments within the limits of funds available to it and 
in accordance with law as may be necessary: Provided, 
That the amount available for administrative expenses to 
carry out the credit and insurance programs (including an 
amount for official reception and representation expenses 
which shall not exceed $35,000) shall not exceed 
$62,787,000: Provided further, That project-specific trans-
action costs, including direct and indirect costs incurred 
in claims settlements, and other direct costs associated 
with services provided to specific investors or potential in-
vestors pursuant to section 234 of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, shall not be considered administrative ex-
penses for the purposes of this heading. 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, 
$20,000,000, as authorized by section 234 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, to be derived by transfer from 
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the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Noncredit 
Account: 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 sums shall be available for direct loan obli-
gations and loan guaranty commitments incurred or made 
during fiscal years 2016, 2017 and 2018: Provided fur-
ther, That funds so obligated in fiscal year 2016 remain 
available for disbursement through 2024; funds obligated 
in fiscal year 2017 remain available for disbursement 
through 2025; and funds obligated in fiscal year 2018 re-
main available for disbursement through 2026: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Overseas Private Investment Corporation is authorized 
to undertake any program authorized by title IV of chap-
ter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 in 
Iraq: Provided further, That funds made available pursu-
ant to the authority of the previous proviso shall be subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
In addition, such sums as may be necessary for ad-
ministrative expenses to carry out the credit program may 
be derived from amounts available for administrative ex-
penses to carry out the credit and insurance programs in 
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the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Noncredit 
Account and merged with said account. 
TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$60,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017: Provided, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading, up to $2,500,000 may be made avail-
able to provide comprehensive procurement advice to for-
eign governments to support local procurements funded by 
the United States Agency for International Development, 
the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and the Depart-
ment of State: Provided further, That of the funds appro-
priated under this heading, not more than $4,000 may be 
available for representation and entertainment expenses. 
TITLE VII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
ALLOWANCES AND DIFFERENTIALS 
SEC. 7001. Funds appropriated under title I of this 
Act shall be available, except as otherwise provided, for 
allowances and differentials as authorized by subchapter 
59 of title 5, United States Code; for services as author-
ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and for hire of passenger transpor-
tation pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1343(b). 
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UNOBLIGATED BALANCES REPORT 
SEC. 7002. Any department or agency of the United 
States Government to which funds are appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act shall provide to the 
Committees on Appropriations a quarterly accounting of 
cumulative unobligated balances and obligated, but unex-
pended, balances by program, project, and activity, and 
Treasury Account Fund Symbol of all funds received by 
such department or agency in fiscal year 2016 or any pre-
vious fiscal year, disaggregated by fiscal year: Provided, 
That the report required by this section should specify by 
account the amount of funds obligated pursuant to bilat-
eral agreements which have not been further sub-obli-
gated. 
CONSULTING SERVICES 
SEC. 7003. The expenditure of any appropriation 
under title I of this Act for any consulting service through 
procurement contract, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall 
be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are 
a matter of public record and available for public inspec-
tion, except where otherwise provided under existing law, 
or under existing Executive Order issued pursuant to ex-
isting law. 
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DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES 
SEC. 7004. (a) Of funds provided under title I of this 
Act, except as provided in subsection (b), a project to con-
struct a diplomatic facility of the United States may not 
include office space or other accommodations for an em-
ployee of a Federal agency or department if the Secretary 
of State determines that such department or agency has 
not provided to the Department of State the full amount 
of funding required by subsection (e) of section 604 of 
the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism 
Act of 1999 (as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(7) 
of Public Law 106–113 and contained in appendix G of 
that Act; 113 Stat. 1501A–453), as amended by section 
629 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, 
the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2005. 
(b) Notwithstanding the prohibition in subsection (a), 
a project to construct a diplomatic facility of the United 
States may include office space or other accommodations 
for members of the United States Marine Corps. 
(c) For the purposes of calculating the fiscal year 
2016 costs of providing new United States diplomatic fa-
cilities in accordance with section 604(e) of the Secure 
Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 
(22 U.S.C. 4865 note), the Secretary of State, in consulta-
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tion with the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget, shall determine the annual program level and 
agency shares in a manner that is proportional to the De-
partment of State’s contribution for this purpose. 
(d) Funds appropriated by this Act, and prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, for-
eign operations, and related programs, which may be made 
available for the acquisition of property or award of con-
struction contracts for overseas diplomatic facilities during 
fiscal year 2016, shall be subject to prior consultation 
with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Com-
mittees on Appropriations: Provided, That notifications 
pursuant to this subsection shall include the information 
enumerated under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Con-
struction, and Maintenance’’ in the report accompanying 
this Act. 
(e)(1) None of the funds appropriated under the 
heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and Mainte-
nance’’ in this Act and in prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs, made available through Federal agency 
Capital Security Cost Sharing contributions and reim-
bursements, or generated from the proceeds of real prop-
erty sales, other than from real property sales located in 
London, United Kingdom, may be made available for site 
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acquisition and mitigation, planning, design, or construc-
tion of the New London Embassy: Provided, That the re-
porting requirement contained in section 7004(f)(2) of di-
vision I of Public Law 112–74 shall remain in effect dur-
ing fiscal year 2016. 
(2) Funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act and prior Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs, under the heading 
‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance’’ 
may be obligated for the relocation of the United 
States Embassy to the Holy See only if the Sec-
retary of State reports in writing to the Committees 
on Appropriations that such relocation continues to 
be consistent with the conditions of section 
7004(e)(2) of division K of Public Law 113–76. 
(3) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act 
and every 4 months thereafter until September 30, 
2016, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations a report on the new 
Mexico City Embassy project: Provided, That such 
report shall include cost projections, cost contain-
ment efforts, project schedule and actual project sta-
tus, the impact of currency exchange rate fluctua-
tions on project costs, revenues derived from, or esti-
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mated to be derived from, real property sales in 
Mexico City, Mexico, and options for modifying the 
scope of the project in the event that costs escalate 
above amounts justified to the Committees on Ap-
propriations in Appendix 1 of the Congressional 
Budget Justification, Department of State Oper-
ations, Fiscal Year 2015. 
(4) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act 
and every 4 months thereafter until September 30, 
2016, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations a report on the new 
Beirut Embassy project: Provided; That such report 
shall include cost projections, cost containment ef-
forts, project schedule and actual project status, the 
impact of currency exchange rate fluctuations on 
project costs, revenues derived, or estimated to be 
derived, from, real property sales in Beirut, Leb-
anon, and options for modifying the scope of the 
project in the event that costs escalate above 
amounts justified to the Committees on Appropria-
tions in Appendix 1 of the Congressional Budget 
Justification, Department of State, Diplomatic En-
gagement, Fiscal Year 2016. 
(f) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 
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for the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
lated programs, under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, 
Construction, and Maintenance’’ may be obligated for the 
award of a construction contract for a new diplomatic fa-
cility justified to the Committees on Appropriations in Ap-
pendix 1 of the Congressional Budget Justification, De-
partment of State, Diplomatic Engagement, Fiscal Year 
2016, or not previously justified to the Committees on Ap-
propriations, unless as part of the notification required by 
subsection (d) of this section the Secretary of State re-
ports in such notification that the Department of State 
has completed the requisite Value Engineering studies re-
quired pursuant to the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Op-
erations Policy and Procedure Directive, P&PD PE/DE 
03: Value Engineering, May 26, 2004. 
(g) Funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Diplo-
matic and Consular Programs’’, including for Worldwide 
Security Protection, and under the heading ‘‘Embassy Se-
curity, Construction, and Maintenance’’ in titles I and 
VIII of this Act may be transferred to, and merged with, 
funds appropriated by such titles under such headings if 
the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations that to do so is necessary to 
implement the recommendations of the Benghazi Account-
ability Review Board, or to prevent or respond to security 
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situations and requirements, following consultation with, 
and subject to the regular notification procedures of, such 
Committees: Provided, That such transfer authority is in 
addition to any transfer authority otherwise available 
under any other provision of law. 
PERSONNEL ACTIONS 
SEC. 7005. Any costs incurred by a department or 
agency funded under title I of this Act resulting from per-
sonnel actions taken in response to funding reductions in-
cluded in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budg-
etary resources available under title I to such department 
or agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds 
between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to 
carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities 
included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use 
of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a 
reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of this Act 
and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure ex-
cept in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 
section. 
LOCAL GUARD CONTRACTS 
SEC. 7006. In evaluating proposals for local guard 
contracts, the Secretary of State shall award contracts in 
accordance with section 136 of the Foreign Relations Au-
thorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (22 U.S.C. 
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4864), except that the Secretary may grant authorization 
to award such contracts on the basis of best value as de-
termined by a cost-technical tradeoff analysis (as de-
scribed in Federal Acquisition Regulation part 15.101), 
notwithstanding subsection (c)(3) of such section, for high 
risk, high threat posts: Provided, That the authority in 
this section shall apply to any options for renewal that 
may be exercised under such contracts that are awarded 
during the current fiscal year. 
PROHIBITION AGAINST DIRECT FUNDING FOR CERTAIN 
COUNTRIES 
SEC. 7007. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available pursuant to titles III through VI of 
this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly 
any assistance or reparations for the governments of 
Cuba, North Korea, Iran, or Syria: Provided, That for 
purposes of this section, the prohibition on obligations or 
expenditures shall include direct loans, credits, insurance 
and guarantees of the Export-Import Bank or its agents. 
COUPS D’E´TAT 
SEC. 7008. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available pursuant to titles III through VI of 
this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly 
any assistance to the government of any country whose 
duly elected head of government is deposed by military 
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coup d’e´tat or decree or, after the date of enactment of 
this Act, a coup d’e´tat or decree in which the military 
plays a decisive role: Provided, That assistance may be re-
sumed to such government if the Secretary of State cer-
tifies and reports to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees that subsequent to the termination of assistance a 
democratically elected government has taken office: Pro-
vided further, That the provisions of this section shall not 
apply to assistance to promote democratic elections or 
public participation in democratic processes: Provided fur-
ther, That funds made available pursuant to the previous 
provisos shall be subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
TRANSFER AUTHORITY 
SEC. 7009. (a) DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND BROAD-
CASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS.— 
(1) Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria-
tion made available for the current fiscal year for 
the Department of State under title I of this Act 
may be transferred between, and merged with, such 
appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as 
otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by 
more than 10 percent by any such transfers. 
(2) Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria-
tion made available for the current fiscal year for 
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the Broadcasting Board of Governors under title I 
of this Act may be transferred between, and merged 
with, such appropriations, but no such appropria-
tion, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall 
be increased by more than 10 percent by any such 
transfers. 
(3) Any transfer pursuant to this section shall 
be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sec-
tion 7015 (a) and (b) of this Act and shall not be 
available for obligation or expenditure except in com-
pliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 
(b) LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS BETWEEN AGEN-
CIES.— 
(1) None of the funds made available under ti-
tles II through V of this Act may be transferred to 
any department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
United States Government, except pursuant to a 
transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, 
this Act or any other appropriations Act. 
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in addition 
to transfers made by, or authorized elsewhere in, 
this Act, funds appropriated by this Act to carry out 
the purposes of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
may be allocated or transferred to agencies of the 
United States Government pursuant to the provi-
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sions of sections 109, 610, and 632 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961. 
(3) Any agreement entered into by the United 
States 
Agency 
for 
International 
Development 
(USAID) or the Department of State with any de-
partment, agency, or instrumentality of the United 
States Government pursuant to section 632(b) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 valued in excess of 
$1,000,000 and any agreement made pursuant to 
section 632(a) of such Act, with funds appropriated 
by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs under the headings ‘‘Global Health 
Programs’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Con-
trol and Law Enforcement’’ shall be subject to the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations: Provided, That the requirement in 
the previous sentence shall not apply to agreements 
entered into between USAID and the Department of 
State. 
(c) TRANSFERS BETWEEN ACCOUNTS.—None of the 
funds made available under titles II through V of this Act 
may be obligated under an appropriation account to which 
such funds were not appropriated, except for transfers 
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specifically provided for in this Act, unless the President, 
not less than 5 days prior to the exercise of any authority 
contained in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to trans-
fer funds, consults with and provides a written policy jus-
tification to the Committees on Appropriations. 
(d) AUDIT
OF INTER-AGENCY TRANSFERS.—Any 
agreement for the transfer or allocation of funds appro-
priated by this Act, or prior Acts, entered into between 
the Department of State or USAID and another agency 
of the United States Government under the authority of 
section 632(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or 
any comparable provision of law, shall expressly provide 
that the Inspector General (IG) for the agency receiving 
the transfer or allocation of such funds, or other entity 
with audit responsibility if the receiving agency does not 
have an IG, shall perform periodic program and financial 
audits of the use of such funds and report to the Depart-
ment of State or USAID, as appropriate, upon completion 
of such audits: Provided, That such audits shall be trans-
mitted to the Committees on Appropriations by the De-
partment of State or USAID, as appropriate: Provided 
further, That funds transferred under such authority may 
be made available for the cost of such audits. 
(e) PROHIBITION AND REPORT.—None of the funds 
appropriated by this Act may be transferred from the De-
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AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS 
SEC. 7011. No part of any appropriation contained 
in this Act shall remain available for obligation after the 
expiration of the current fiscal year unless expressly so 
provided in this Act: Provided, That funds appropriated 
for the purposes of chapters 1 and 8 of part I, section 
661, chapters 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 of part II of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, section 23 of the Arms Export 
Control Act, and funds provided under the heading ‘‘De-
velopment Credit Authority’’ shall remain available for an 
additional 4 years from the date on which the availability 
of such funds would otherwise have expired, if such funds 
are initially obligated before the expiration of their respec-
tive periods of availability contained in this Act: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding any other provision of this 
Act, any funds made available for the purposes of chapter 
1 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 which are allocated or obligated for cash 
disbursements in order to address balance of payments or 
economic policy reform objectives, shall remain available 
for an additional 4 years from the date on which the avail-
ability of such funds would otherwise have expired, if such 
funds are initially allocated or obligated before the expira-
tion of their respective periods of availability contained in 
this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary of State 
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shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions not later than October 30, 2016, detailing by ac-
count and source year, the use of this authority during 
fiscal year 2016. 
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES IN DEFAULT 
SEC. 7012. No part of any appropriation provided 
under titles III through VI in this Act shall be used to 
furnish assistance to the government of any country which 
is in default during a period in excess of 1 calendar year 
in payment to the United States of principal or interest 
on any loan made to the government of such country by 
the United States pursuant to a program for which funds 
are appropriated under this Act unless the President de-
termines, following consultations with the Committees on 
Appropriations, that assistance for such country is in the 
national interest of the United States. 
PROHIBITION ON TAXATION OF UNITED STATES 
ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 7013. (a) PROHIBITION ON TAXATION.—None 
of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of 
this Act may be made available to provide assistance for 
a foreign country under a new bilateral agreement gov-
erning the terms and conditions under which such assist-
ance is to be provided unless such agreement includes a 
provision stating that assistance provided by the United 
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States shall be exempt from taxation, or reimbursed, by 
the foreign government, and the Secretary of State shall 
expeditiously seek to negotiate amendments to existing bi-
lateral agreements, as necessary, to conform with this re-
quirement. 
(b) REIMBURSEMENT
OF
FOREIGN
TAXES.—An 
amount equivalent to 200 percent of the total taxes as-
sessed during fiscal year 2016 on funds appropriated by 
this Act by a foreign government or entity against United 
States assistance programs for which funds are appro-
priated by this Act, either directly or through grantees, 
contractors, and subcontractors shall be withheld from ob-
ligation from funds appropriated for assistance for fiscal 
year 2017 and allocated for the central government of 
such country and for the West Bank and Gaza program 
to the extent that the Secretary of State certifies and re-
ports in writing to the Committees on Appropriations, not 
later than September 30, 2017 that such taxes have not 
been reimbursed to the Government of the United States. 
(c) DE MINIMIS EXCEPTION.—Foreign taxes of a de 
minimis nature shall not be subject to the provisions of 
subsection (b). 
(d) REPROGRAMMING OF FUNDS.—Funds withheld 
from obligation for each country or entity pursuant to sub-
section (b) shall be reprogrammed for assistance for coun-
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tries which do not assess taxes on United States assistance 
or which have an effective arrangement that is providing 
substantial reimbursement of such taxes, and that can 
reasonably accommodate such assistance in a program-
matically responsible manner. 
(e) DETERMINATIONS.— 
(1) The provisions of this section shall not 
apply to any country or entity the Secretary of State 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations— 
(A) does not assess taxes on United States 
assistance or which has an effective arrange-
ment that is providing substantial reimburse-
ment of such taxes; or 
(B) the foreign policy interests of the 
United States outweigh the purpose of this sec-
tion to ensure that United States assistance is 
not subject to taxation. 
(2) The Secretary of State shall consult with 
the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days 
prior to exercising the authority of this subsection 
with regard to any country or entity. 
(f) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of State shall 
issue rules, regulations, or policy guidance, as appropriate, 
to implement the prohibition against the taxation of assist-
ance contained in this section. 
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(g) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘bilateral agreement’’ refers to a 
framework bilateral agreement between the Govern-
ment of the United States and the government of 
the country receiving assistance that describes the 
privileges and immunities applicable to United 
States foreign assistance for such country generally, 
or an individual agreement between the Government 
of the United States and such government that de-
scribes, among other things, the treatment for tax 
purposes that will be accorded the United States as-
sistance provided under that agreement; 
(2) the term ‘‘taxes and taxation’’ shall include 
value added taxes and customs duties but shall not 
include individual income taxes assessed to local 
staff. 
(h) REPORT.—The Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the heads of other relevant departments or agencies, 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions, not later than 90 days after the enactment of this 
Act, detailing steps taken by such departments or agencies 
to comply with the requirements of this section. 
RESERVATIONS OF FUNDS 
SEC. 7014. (a) Funds appropriated under titles III 
through VI of this Act which are specifically designated 
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may be reprogrammed for other programs within the same 
account notwithstanding the designation if compliance 
with the designation is made impossible by operation of 
any provision of this or any other Act: Provided, That any 
such reprogramming shall be subject to the regular notifi-
cation procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided further, That assistance that is reprogrammed 
pursuant to this subsection shall be made available under 
the same terms and conditions as originally provided. 
(b) In addition to the authority contained in sub-
section (a), the original period of availability of funds ap-
propriated by this Act and administered by the Depart-
ment of State or the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development (USAID) that are specifically des-
ignated for particular programs or activities by this or any 
other Act may be extended for an additional fiscal year 
if the Secretary of State or the USAID Administrator, as 
appropriate, determines and reports promptly to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations that the termination of assist-
ance to a country or a significant change in circumstances 
makes it unlikely that such designated funds can be obli-
gated during the original period of availability: Provided, 
That such designated funds that continue to be available 
for an additional fiscal year shall be obligated only for the 
purpose of such designation. 
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(c) Ceilings and specifically designated funding levels 
contained in this Act shall not be applicable to funds or 
authorities appropriated or otherwise made available by 
any subsequent Act unless such Act specifically so directs: 
Provided, That specifically designated funding levels or 
minimum funding requirements contained in any other 
Act shall not be applicable to funds appropriated by this 
Act. 
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 7015. (a) None of the funds made available in 
titles I and II of this Act, or in prior appropriations Acts 
to the agencies and departments funded by this Act that 
remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal 
year 2016, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury 
of the United States derived by the collection of fees or 
of currency reflows or other offsetting collections, or made 
available by transfer, to the agencies and departments 
funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or ex-
penditure of funds that— 
(1) creates new programs; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 
(3) increases funds or personnel by any means 
for any project or activity for which funds have been 
denied or restricted; 
(4) relocates an office or employees; 
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(5) closes or opens a mission or post; 
(6) creates, closes, reorganizes, or renames bu-
reaus, centers, or offices; 
(7) reorganizes programs or activities; or 
(8) contracts out or privatizes any functions or 
activities presently performed by Federal employees; 
unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 
days in advance of such reprogramming of funds: Pro-
vided, That unless previously justified to the Committees 
on Appropriations, the requirements of this subsection 
shall apply to all obligations of funds appropriated under 
titles I and II of this Act for paragraphs (1), (2), (5), 
and (6) of this subsection. 
(b) None of the funds provided under titles I and II 
of this Act, or provided under previous appropriations 
Acts to the agency or department funded under titles I 
and II of this Act that remain available for obligation or 
expenditure in fiscal year 2016, or provided from any ac-
counts in the Treasury of the United States derived by 
the collection of fees available to the agency or department 
funded under title I of this Act, shall be available for obli-
gation or expenditure for activities, programs, or projects 
through a reprogramming of funds in excess of 
$1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that— 
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(1) augments existing programs, projects, or ac-
tivities; 
(2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any exist-
ing program, project, or activity, or numbers of per-
sonnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or 
(3) results from any general savings, including 
savings from a reduction in personnel, which would 
result in a change in existing programs, activities, or 
projects as approved by Congress; unless the Com-
mittees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in 
advance of such reprogramming of funds. 
(c) None of the funds made available by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘Develop-
ment Assistance’’, ‘‘Trade and Development Agency’’, 
‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, ‘‘Peace-
keeping Operations’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 
Demining and Related Programs’’, ‘‘Millennium Challenge 
Corporation’’, ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, 
‘‘International Military Education and Training’’, and 
‘‘Peace Corps’’, shall be available for obligation for activi-
ties, programs, projects, type of materiel assistance, coun-
tries, or other operations not justified or in excess of the 
amount justified to the Committees on Appropriations for 
obligation under any of these specific headings unless the 
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Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in ad-
vance: Provided, That the President shall not enter into 
any commitment of funds appropriated for the purposes 
of section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act for the pro-
vision of major defense equipment, other than conven-
tional ammunition, or other major defense items defined 
to be aircraft, ships, missiles, or combat vehicles, not pre-
viously justified to Congress or 20 percent in excess of 
the quantities justified to Congress unless the Committees 
on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such 
commitment: Provided further, That requirements of this 
subsection or any similar provision of this or any other 
Act shall not apply to any reprogramming for an activity, 
program, or project for which funds are appropriated 
under titles III through VI of this Act of less than 10 
percent of the amount previously justified to the Congress 
for obligation for such activity, program, or project for the 
current fiscal year: Provided further, That any notification 
submitted pursuant to subsection (f) of this section shall 
include information (if known on the date of transmittal 
of such notification) on the use of notwithstanding author-
ity: Provided further, That if subsequent to the notification 
of assistance it becomes necessary to rely on notwith-
standing authority, the Committees on Appropriations 
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should be informed at the earliest opportunity and to the 
extent practicable. 
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with 
the exception of funds transferred to, and merged with, 
funds appropriated under title I of this Act, funds trans-
ferred by the Department of Defense to the Department 
of State and the United States Agency for International 
Development for assistance for foreign countries and 
international organizations, and funds made available for 
programs authorized by section 1206 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 
109–163) (or any successor authority, including section 
2282 of title 10, United States Code), shall be subject to 
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
(e) The requirements of this section or any similar 
provision of this Act or any other Act, including any prior 
Act requiring notification in accordance with the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions, may be waived if failure to do so would pose a sub-
stantial risk to human health or welfare: Provided, That 
in case of any such waiver, notification to the Committees 
on Appropriations shall be provided as early as prac-
ticable, but in no event later than 3 days after taking the 
action to which such notification requirement was applica-
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ble, in the context of the circumstances necessitating such 
waiver: Provided further, That any notification provided 
pursuant to such a waiver shall contain an explanation 
of the emergency circumstances. 
(f) None of the funds appropriated under titles III 
through VI of this Act shall be obligated or expended for 
assistance for Afghanistan, Bolivia, Burma, Cambodia, 
Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, 
Honduras, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Pakistan, the Rus-
sian Federation, Serbia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri 
Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Yemen, and 
Zimbabwe except as provided through the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
NOTIFICATION ON EXCESS DEFENSE EQUIPMENT 
SEC. 7016. Prior to providing excess Department of 
Defense articles in accordance with section 516(a) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Department of De-
fense shall notify the Committees on Appropriations to the 
same extent and under the same conditions as other com-
mittees pursuant to subsection (f) of that section: Pro-
vided, That before issuing a letter of offer to sell excess 
defense articles under the Arms Export Control Act, the 
Department of Defense shall notify the Committees on 
Appropriations in accordance with the regular notification 
procedures of such Committees if such defense articles are 
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significant military equipment (as defined in section 47(9) 
of the Arms Export Control Act) or are valued (in terms 
of original acquisition cost) at $7,000,000 or more, or if 
notification is required elsewhere in this Act for the use 
of appropriated funds for specific countries that would re-
ceive such excess defense articles: Provided further, That 
such Committees shall also be informed of the original ac-
quisition cost of such defense articles. 
LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS 
SEC. 7017. Subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations, funds appro-
priated under titles I and III through V of this Act, which 
are returned or not made available for organizations and 
programs because of the implementation of section 307(a) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or section 7048(a) 
of this Act, shall remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 2017: Provided, That the requirement to with-
hold 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. 
PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR ABORTIONS AND 
INVOLUNTARY STERILIZATION 
SEC. 7018. None of the funds made available to carry 
out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
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amended, may be used to pay for the performance of abor-
tions as a method of family planning or to motivate or 
coerce any person to practice abortions. None of the funds 
made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for 
the performance of involuntary sterilization as a method 
of family planning or to coerce or provide any financial 
incentive to any person to undergo sterilizations. None of 
the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay 
for any biomedical research which relates in whole or in 
part, to methods of, or the performance of, abortions or 
involuntary sterilization as a means of family planning. 
None of the funds made available to carry out part I of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be 
obligated or expended for any country or organization if 
the President certifies that the use of these funds by any 
such country or organization would violate any of the 
above provisions related to abortions and involuntary steri-
lizations. 
ALLOCATIONS 
SEC. 7019. Funds provided by this Act shall be made 
available for programs and countries in the amounts con-
tained in the respective tables included in the report ac-
companying this Act. 
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REPRESENTATION AND ENTERTAINMENT EXPENSES 
SEC. 7020. (a) Each Federal department, agency, or 
entity funded in titles I or II of this Act, and the Depart-
ment of the Treasury and independent agencies funded in 
titles III or VI of this Act, shall take steps to ensure that 
domestic and overseas representation and entertainment 
expenses further official agency business and United 
States foreign policy interest and are— 
(1) primarily for fostering relations outside of 
the Executive Branch; 
(2) principally for meals and events of a pro-
tocol nature; 
(3) not for employee-only events; and 
(4) do not include activities that are substan-
tially of a recreational character. 
(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act under the headings ‘‘Inter-
national Military Education and Training’’ or ‘‘Foreign 
Military Financing Program’’ for Informational Program 
activities or under the headings ‘‘Global Health Pro-
grams’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, and ‘‘Economic Sup-
port Fund’’ may be obligated or expended to pay for— 
(1) alcoholic beverages; or 
(2) entertainment expenses for activities that 
are substantially of a recreational character, includ-
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ing but not limited to entrance fees at sporting 
events, theatrical and musical productions, and 
amusement parks. 
PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENTS 
SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM 
SEC. 7021. (a) LETHAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT EX-
PORTS.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by titles III through VI of this Act 
may be available to any foreign government which 
provides lethal military equipment to a country the 
government of which the Secretary of State has de-
termined supports international terrorism for pur-
poses of section 6(j) of the Export Administration 
Act of 1979 as continued in effect pursuant to the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act: Pro-
vided, That the prohibition under this section with 
respect to a foreign government shall terminate 12 
months after that government ceases to provide such 
military equipment: Provided further, That this sec-
tion applies with respect to lethal military equipment 
provided under a contract entered into after October 
1, 1997. 
(2) Assistance restricted by paragraph (1) or 
any other similar provision of law, may be furnished 
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if the President determines that to do so is impor-
tant to the national interests of the United States. 
(3) Whenever the President makes a determina-
tion pursuant to paragraph (2), the President shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations a re-
port with respect to the furnishing of such assist-
ance, including a detailed explanation of the assist-
ance to be provided, the estimated dollar amount of 
such assistance, and an explanation of how the as-
sistance furthers United States national interests. 
(b) BILATERAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) Funds appropriated for bilateral assistance 
in titles III through VI of this Act and funds appro-
priated under any such title in prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs, shall not be made 
available to any foreign government which the Presi-
dent determines— 
(A) grants sanctuary from prosecution to 
any individual or group which has committed 
an act of international terrorism; 
(B) otherwise supports international ter-
rorism; or 
(C) is controlled by an organization des-
ignated as a terrorist organization under sec-
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118 
(i) in subsection (b)(3), by striking 
‘‘and 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2015, and 
2016’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (e), by striking 
‘‘2015’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘2016’’; and 
(B) in section 599E (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) 
in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘2015’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2016’’. 
(l) LOAN GUARANTEES.—Funds appropriated under 
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ only in title III 
of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams may be made available for the costs, as defined in 
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of 
loan guarantees for Jordan, Ukraine, and Tunisia, which 
are authorized to be provided: Provided, That amounts 
made available under this paragraph for the costs of such 
guarantees shall not be considered assistance for the pur-
poses of provisions of law limiting assistance to a country: 
Provided further, That funds made available pursuant to 
this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with, 
and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
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