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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, $4,165,950,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2024, and which shall 
be apportioned directly to the United States Agency for 
International Development: Provided, That this amount 
shall be made available for training, equipment, and tech-
nical assistance to build the capacity of public health insti-
tutions and organizations in developing countries, and for 
such activities as: (1) child survival and maternal health 
programs; (2) immunization and oral rehydration pro-
grams; (3) other health, nutrition, water and sanitation 
programs which directly address the needs of mothers and 
children, and related education programs; (4) assistance for 
children displaced or orphaned by causes other than AIDS; 
(5) programs for the prevention, treatment, control of, and 
research on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, polio, malaria, and
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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; (6) disaster preparedness training for health crises; 
(7) programs to prevent, prepare for, and respond to unan-
ticipated and emerging global health threats, including 
zoonotic diseases; and (8) family planning/reproductive 
health: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 
this paragraph may be made available for United States 
contributions to The GAVI Alliance and to a multilateral 
vaccine development partnership to support epidemic pre-
paredness: 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 Presi-
dent of the United States, supports or participates in the 
management of a program of coercive abortion or involun-
tary sterilization: Provided further, That any determina-
tion 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 uti-
lized to make the determination: Provided further, 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
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practice abortions: Provided further, That nothing in this 
paragraph shall be construed to alter any existing statutory 
prohibitions against abortion under section 104 of the For-
eign 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 voluntary 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 vol-
untary family planning project shall meet the following re-
quirements: (1) service providers or referral agents in the 
project shall not implement or be subject to quotas, or other 
numerical targets, of total number of births, number of fam-
ily 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 purposes); (2) the project shall 
not include payment of incentives, bribes, gratuities, or fi-
nancial reward to: (A) an individual in exchange for be-
coming a family planning acceptor; or (B) program per-
sonnel for achieving a numerical target or quota of total 
number of births, number of family planning acceptors, or 
acceptors of a particular method of family planning; (3)
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the project shall not deny any right 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 ac-
ceptors comprehensible information on the health benefits 
and risks of the method chosen, 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 experi-
mental contraceptive drugs and devices and medical proce-
dures are provided 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 Com-
mittees on Appropriations a report containing a descrip-
tion 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 Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 no applicant shall be discriminated 
against because of such applicant’s religious or conscien-
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tious commitment to offer only natural family planning; 
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 authorizing or appro-
priating funds for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs, the term ‘‘motivate’’, as it 
relates to family planning assistance, shall not be construed 
to prohibit the provision, consistent with local law, of infor-
mation 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 pre-
vention, treatment, and control of, and research on, HIV/ 
AIDS, $6,395,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2027, which shall be apportioned directly to the Depart-
ment of State: Provided, That funds appropriated under 
this paragraph may be made available, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, except for the United States 
Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria 
Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–25), for a United States con-
tribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis
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and Malaria (Global Fund): Provided further, That the 
amount of such contribution shall be $2,000,000,000: Pro-
vided further, That up to 5 percent of the aggregate amount 
of funds made available to the Global Fund in fiscal year 
2023 may be made available to USAID for technical assist-
ance related to the activities of the Global Fund, subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations: Provided further, That of the funds appro-
priated under this paragraph, up to $17,000,000 may be 
made available, in addition 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, $4,368,613,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2024: Provided, That funds made available under this 
heading shall be apportioned to the United States Agency 
for International Development. 
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for inter-
national disaster relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction 
assistance, $3,905,460,000, to remain available until ex-
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pended: Provided, That funds made available under this 
heading shall be apportioned to the United States Agency 
for International Development not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
TRANSITION INITIATIVES 
For necessary expenses for international disaster reha-
bilitation and reconstruction assistance administered by the 
Office of Transition Initiatives, United States Agency for 
International Development, pursuant to section 491 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and to support transition 
to democracy and long-term development of countries in cri-
sis, $80,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That such support may include assistance to develop, 
strengthen, or preserve democratic institutions and proc-
esses, revitalize basic infrastructure, 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, 
or terminating a, program of assistance: Provided further, 
That if the Secretary of State determines that it is impor-
tant to the national interest of the United States to provide 
transition assistance in excess of the amount appropriated 
under this heading, up to $15,000,000 of the funds appro-
priated by this Act to carry out the provisions of part I 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used for pur-
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poses 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. 
COMPLEX CRISES FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
section 509(b) of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (title V 
of division J of Public Law 116–94), $60,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That funds ap-
propriated under this heading may be made available not-
withstanding any other provision of law, except sections 
7007, 7008, and 7018 of this Act and section 620M of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated under this heading shall be apportioned 
to the United States Agency for International Development. 
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$4,301,301,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2024. 
DEMOCRACY FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion of de-
mocracy globally, including to carry out the purposes of sec-
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tion 502(b)(3) and (5) of Public Law 98–164 (22 U.S.C. 
4411), $222,450,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2024, which shall be made available for the Human 
Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of Democracy, 
Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State: Provided, 
That funds appropriated under this heading that are made 
available to the National Endowment for Democracy and 
its core institutes are in addition to amounts otherwise 
made available by this Act for such purposes: Provided fur-
ther, That the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human 
Rights, and Labor, Department of State, shall consult with 
the Committees on Appropriations prior to the initial obli-
gation of funds appropriated under this paragraph. 
For an additional amount for such purposes, 
$133,250,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2024, which shall be made available for the Bureau for De-
velopment, Democracy, and Innovation, 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 Sup-
port Act (Public Law 102–511), and the Support for East-
ern European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (Public Law 
101–179), $500,334,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2024, which shall be available, notwithstanding
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any other provision of law, except section 7047 of this Act, 
for assistance and related programs for countries identified 
in section 3 of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 
5801) and section 3(c) of the SEED Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 
5402), in addition to funds otherwise available for such 
purposes: Provided, That funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement’’ that are made available for assistance 
for such countries shall be administered in accordance with 
the responsibilities of the coordinator designated pursuant 
to section 102 of the FREEDOM Support Act and section 
601 of the SEED Act of 1989: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated under this heading shall be considered to be 
economic assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 for purposes of making available the administrative 
authorities contained in that Act for the use of economic 
assistance: Provided further, That funds appropriated 
under this heading may be made available for contributions 
to multilateral initiatives to counter hybrid threats. 
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 Assist-
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ance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601), and other activities to 
meet refugee and migration needs; salaries and expenses of 
personnel and dependents as authorized by the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.); allowances 
as authorized by sections 5921 through 5925 of title 5, 
United States Code; purchase and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; and services as authorized by section 3109 of title 
5, United States Code, $2,912,188,000, to remain available 
until expended, of which $5,000,000 shall be made available 
for refugees 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 (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)), $100,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That amounts in excess of the 
limitation contained in paragraph (2) of such section shall 
be transferred to, and merged with, funds made available 
by this Act under the heading ‘‘Migration and Refugee As-
sistance’’. 
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 et seq.), including the
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purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for 
administrative purposes for use outside of the United 
States, $430,500,000, of which $7,300,000 is for the Office 
of Inspector General, to remain available until September 
30, 2024: Provided, That the Director of the Peace Corps 
may transfer to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations Ac-
count, as authorized by section 16 of the Peace Corps Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2515), an amount not to exceed $5,000,000: Pro-
vided further, That funds transferred pursuant to the pre-
vious proviso may not be derived from amounts made avail-
able for Peace Corps overseas operations: Provided further, 
That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to 
exceed $104,000 may be available for representation ex-
penses, of which not to exceed $4,000 may be made available 
for entertainment expenses: Provided further, That in addi-
tion to the requirements under section 7015(a) of this Act, 
the Peace Corps shall consult with the Committees on Ap-
propriations prior to any decision to open, close, or suspend 
a domestic or overseas office or a country program unless 
there is a substantial risk to volunteers or other Peace Corps 
personnel: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be used to pay for abor-
tions: Provided 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 (22 U.S.C. 7701 et 
seq.) (MCA), $930,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under 
this heading, up to $130,000,000 may be available for ad-
ministrative expenses of the Millennium Challenge Corpora-
tion: Provided further, That section 605(e) of the MCA (22 
U.S.C. 7704(e)) shall apply to funds appropriated under 
this heading: Provided further, That funds appropriated 
under this heading may be made available for a Millen-
nium Challenge Compact entered into pursuant to section 
609 of the MCA (22 U.S.C. 7708) only if such Compact 
obligates, or contains a commitment to obligate subject to 
the availability 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 of the funds 
appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $100,000 
may be available for representation and entertainment ex-
penses, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be available for 
entertainment expenses. 
INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of 
the Inter-American Foundation in accordance with the pro-
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visions of section 401 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969, 
$47,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: 
Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this head-
ing, not to exceed $2,000 may be available for representa-
tion expenses. 
UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the African Devel-
opment Foundation Act (title V of Public Law 96–533; 22 
U.S.C. 290h et seq.), $45,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2024, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be 
available for representation expenses: Provided, That funds 
made available to grantees may be invested pending expend-
iture for project purposes when authorized by the Board of 
Directors of the United States African Development Foun-
dation (USADF): Provided further, That interest earned 
shall be used only for the purposes for which the grant was 
made: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 
505(a)(2) of the African Development Foundation Act (22 
U.S.C. 290h–3(a)(2)), 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 up to 
10 percent if the increase is due solely to foreign currency 
fluctuation: Provided further, That the USADF shall sub-
mit a report to the appropriate congressional committees
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after each time such waiver authority is exercised: Provided 
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: Provided fur-
ther, That the USADF may maintain bank accounts out-
side the United States Treasury and retain any interest 
earned on such accounts, in furtherance of the purposes of 
the African Development Foundation Act: Provided further, 
That the USADF may not withdraw any appropriation 
from the Treasury prior to the need of spending such funds 
for program purposes. 
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, 
$38,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
not more than $9,500,000 may be used for administrative 
expenses: Provided, That amounts made available under 
this heading may be made available to contract for services 
as described in section 129(d)(3)(A) of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961, without regard to the location in which 
such services are performed.
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DEBT RESTRUCTURING 
For ‘‘Bilateral Economic Assistance—Department of 
the Treasury—Debt Restructuring’’ there is appropriated 
$52,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, 
for the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and loan guarantees 
for, or credits extended to, such countries as the President 
may determine, including the costs of selling, reducing, or 
canceling amounts owed to the United States pursuant to 
multilateral debt restructurings, including Paris Club debt 
restructurings and the ‘‘Common Framework for Debt 
Treatments beyond the Debt Service Suspension Initiative’’: 
Provided, That such amounts may be used notwithstanding 
any other provision of law. 
TROPICAL FOREST AND CORAL REEF CONSERVATION 
For the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and loan 
guarantees, as the President may determine, for which 
funds have been appropriated or otherwise made available 
for programs within the International Affairs Budget Func-
tion 150, including the costs of selling, reducing, or can-
celing amounts owed to the United States as a result of 
concessional loans made to eligible countries pursuant to 
part V of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $20,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2026.
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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, $1,391,004,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2024: Provided, That the De-
partment of State may use the authority of section 608 of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, without regard to its 
restrictions, to receive excess property from an agency of 
the United States Government for the purpose of providing 
such property to a foreign country or international organi-
zation under chapter 8 of part I of such Act, subject to the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided further, That section 482(b) of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds appro-
priated under this heading, except that any funds made 
available notwithstanding such section shall be subject to 
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations: Provided further, That funds appropriated 
under this heading shall be made available to support train-
ing and technical assistance for foreign law enforcement, 
corrections, judges, and other judicial authorities, utilizing 
regional partners: Provided further, That funds made avail-
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able under this heading that are transferred to another de-
partment, agency, or instrumentality of the United States 
Government pursuant to section 632(b) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 valued in excess of $5,000,000, and 
any agreement made pursuant to section 632(a) of such Act, 
shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
funds made available under this heading for Program De-
velopment and Support may be made available notwith-
standing pre-obligation requirements contained in this Act, 
except for the notification requirements of section 7015. 
NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND 
RELATED PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-ter-
rorism, demining and related programs and activities, 
$921,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2024, to carry out the provisions of chapter 8 of part II 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for anti-terrorism as-
sistance, chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 
U.S.C. 5854), section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2763), or the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
for demining activities, the clearance of unexploded ord-
nance, the destruction of small arms, and related activities, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, including ac-
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tivities implemented through nongovernmental and inter-
national organizations, and section 301 of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 for a United States contribution to 
the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Preparatory 
Commission, and for a voluntary contribution to the Inter-
national Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): Provided, That 
funds made available under this heading for the Non-
proliferation and Disarmament Fund shall be made avail-
able, notwithstanding any other provision of law and sub-
ject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification 
procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations, to pro-
mote bilateral and multilateral activities relating to non-
proliferation, 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 organizations when it is in the national secu-
rity interest of the United States to do so: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated under this heading may be made 
available for the IAEA unless the Secretary of State deter-
mines that Israel is being denied its right to participate 
in the activities of that Agency: Provided further, That 
funds made available for conventional weapons destruction 
programs, including demining and related activities, in ad-
dition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, may
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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, 
$460,759,000, of which $330,000,000 may remain available 
until September 30, 2024: Provided, That funds appro-
priated under this heading may be used, notwithstanding 
section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, to provide 
assistance to enhance the capacity of foreign civilian secu-
rity forces, including gendarmes, to participate in peace-
keeping operations: Provided further, That of the funds ap-
propriated under this heading, not less than $25,000,000 
shall be made available for a United States contribution 
to the Multinational Force and Observers mission in the 
Sinai: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 
this heading may be made available to pay assessed ex-
penses of international peacekeeping activities in Somalia 
under the same terms and conditions, as applicable, as 
funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Con-
tributions for International Peacekeeping Activities’’: Pro-
vided further, That funds appropriated under this heading
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shall be subject to 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, 
$112,925,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2024: Provided, That the civilian personnel for whom mili-
tary education and training may be provided under this 
heading may include civilians who are not members of a 
government whose participation would contribute to im-
proved civil-military relations, civilian control of the mili-
tary, or respect for human rights: Provided further, That 
of the funds appropriated under this heading, $3,000,000 
shall remain available until expended to increase the par-
ticipation of women in programs and activities funded 
under this heading, following consultation with the Com-
mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That of the 
funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed 
$50,000 may be available for entertainment expenses. 
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses for grants to enable the Presi-
dent to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the Arms 
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), $6,053,049,000: Pro-
vided, That to expedite the provision of assistance to foreign
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countries and international organizations, the Secretary of 
State, following consultation with the Committees on Ap-
propriations and subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of such Committees, may use the funds appropriated 
under this heading to procure defense articles and services 
to enhance the capacity of foreign security forces: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able under this heading shall be nonrepayable notwith-
standing any requirement in section 23 of the Arms Export 
Control Act: Provided further, That funds made available 
under this heading shall be obligated upon apportionment 
in accordance with paragraph (5)(C) of section 1501(a) of 
title 31, United States Code. 
None of the funds made available under this heading 
shall be available to finance the procurement of defense arti-
cles, defense services, or design and construction services 
that are not sold by the United States Government under 
the Arms Export Control Act unless the foreign country pro-
posing to make such procurement has first signed an agree-
ment with the United States Government specifying the 
conditions under which such procurement may be financed 
with such funds: Provided, That all country and funding 
level increases in allocations shall be submitted through the 
regular notification procedures of section 7015 of this Act: 
Provided further, That funds made available under this
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heading may be used, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, for demining, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, 
and related activities, and may include activities imple-
mented through nongovernmental and international organi-
zations: Provided further, That a country that is a member 
of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or is 
a major non-NATO ally designated by section 517(b) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may utilize funds made 
available under this heading for procurement of defense ar-
ticles, 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 
appropriated under this heading shall be expended at the 
minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for de-
fense articles and services: Provided further, That not more 
than $70,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this 
heading may be obligated for necessary expenses, including 
the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement 
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 reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided further, That of the funds made avail-
able under this heading for general costs of administering 
military assistance and sales, not to exceed $4,000 may be
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available for entertainment expenses and not to exceed 
$130,000 may be available for representation expenses: Pro-
vided further, That not more than $1,253,810,229 of funds 
realized pursuant to section 21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms Export 
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761(e)(1)(A)) may be obligated for 
expenses incurred by the Department of Defense during fis-
cal year 2023 pursuant to section 43(b) of the Arms Export 
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2792(b)), except that this limitation 
may be exceeded only through the regular notification pro-
cedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
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TITLE V 
MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$508,600,000: Provided, That section 307(a) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to contributions to 
the United Nations Democracy Fund: Provided further, 
That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, such funds shall be made available for core con-
tributions for each entity listed in the table under this head-
ing in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in 
the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) 
unless otherwise provided for in this Act, or if the Secretary 
of State has justified to the Committees on Appropriations 
the proposed uses of funds other than for core contributions 
following prior consultation with, and subject to the regular 
notification procedures of, such Committees. 
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY 
For payment to the International Bank for Recon-
struction and Development as trustee for the Global Envi-
ronment Facility by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
$150,200,000, to remain available until expended.
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CONTRIBUTION TO THE CLEAN TECHNOLOGY FUND 
For contribution to the Clean Technology Fund, 
$125,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That up to $125,000,000 of such amount shall be 
available to cover costs, as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans issued to the 
Clean Technology Fund: Provided further, That such funds 
are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal 
amount of direct loans without limitation. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR 
RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT 
For payment to the International Bank for Recon-
struction and Development by the Secretary of the Treasury 
for the United States share of the paid-in portion of the 
increases in capital stock, $206,500,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 
The United States Governor of the International Bank 
for Reconstruction and Development may subscribe without 
fiscal year limitation to the callable capital portion of the 
United States share of increases in capital stock in an 
amount not to exceed $1,421,275,728.70.
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CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
ASSOCIATION 
For payment to the International Development Asso-
ciation by the Secretary of the Treasury, $1,430,256,000, 
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, 
$43,610,000, to remain available until expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK 
For payment to the African Development Bank by the 
Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share of 
the paid-in portion of the increases in capital stock, 
$54,648,752, to remain available until expended. 
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 
The United States Governor of the African Develop-
ment Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to 
the callable capital portion of the United States share of 
increases in capital stock in an amount not to exceed 
$856,174,624. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For payment to the African Development Fund by the 
Secretary of the Treasury, $171,300,000, to remain avail-
able until expended.
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CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR 
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT 
For payment to the International Fund for Agricul-
tural Development by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
$43,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
GLOBAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM 
For payment to the Global Agriculture and Food Secu-
rity Program by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND 
FACILITIES AND TRUST FUNDS 
For contribution by the Secretary of the Treasury to 
the Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust or the Resilience 
and Sustainability Trust of the International Monetary 
Fund, $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2031.
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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 Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $7,500,000, of which up to 
$1,125,000 may remain available until September 30, 2024. 
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 9104 of title 31, United 
States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the pro-
gram for the current fiscal year for such corporation: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds available during the current 
fiscal year may be used to make expenditures, 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 eligible to receive eco-
nomic or military assistance under this Act, that has deto-
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nated a nuclear explosive after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
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 section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and not to 
exceed $30,000 for official reception and representation ex-
penses for members of the Board of Directors, not to exceed 
$125,000,000, of which up to $18,750,000 may remain 
available until September 30, 2024: Provided, That the Ex-
port-Import Bank (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, guarantee 
or insurance commitment has been made: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 117 of the 
Export Enhancement Act of 1992, subsection (a) of such 
section shall remain in effect until September 30, 2023: 
Provided further, That the Bank shall charge fees for nec-
essary expenses (including special services performed on a 
contract or fee basis, but not including other personal serv-
ices) in connection with the collection of moneys owed the 
Bank, repossession or sale of pledged collateral or other as-
sets acquired by the Bank in satisfaction of moneys owed
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the Bank, or the investigation or appraisal of any property, 
or the evaluation of the legal, financial, or technical aspects 
of any transaction for which an application for a loan, 
guarantee or insurance commitment has been made, or sys-
tems infrastructure directly supporting transactions: Pro-
vided further, That in addition to other funds appropriated 
for administrative expenses, such fees shall be credited to 
this account for such purposes, to remain available until 
expended. 
PROGRAM BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS 
For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, insurance, 
and tied-aid grants as authorized by section 10 of the Ex-
port-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended, not to exceed 
$15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026: 
Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That such 
funds shall remain available until September 30, 2038, for 
the disbursement of direct loans, loan guarantees, insurance 
and tied-aid grants obligated in fiscal years 2023 through 
2026. 
RECEIPTS COLLECTED 
Receipts collected pursuant to the Export-Import Bank 
Act of 1945 (Public Law 79–173) and the Federal Credit 
Reform Act of 1990, in an amount not to exceed the amount
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appropriated herein, shall be credited as offsetting collec-
tions to this account: Provided, That the sums herein appro-
priated from the General Fund shall be reduced on a dollar- 
for-dollar basis by such offsetting collections so as to result 
in a final fiscal year appropriation from the General Fund 
estimated at $0. 
UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE 
CORPORATION 
INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $5,583,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2024. 
CORPORATE CAPITAL ACCOUNT 
The United States International Development Finance 
Corporation (the Corporation) is authorized to make such 
expenditures and commitments within the limits of funds 
and borrowing authority available to the Corporation, and 
in accordance with the law, and to make such expenditures 
and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, 
as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, 
as may be necessary in carrying out the programs for the 
current fiscal year for the Corporation: Provided, That for 
necessary expenses of the activities described in subsections 
(b), (c), (e), (f), and (g) of section 1421 of the BUILD Act
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of 2018 (division F of Public Law 115–254) and for admin-
istrative expenses to carry out authorized activities and 
project-specific transaction costs described in section 
1434(d) of such Act, $1,000,000,000: Provided further, That 
of the amount provided— 
(1) $220,000,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2025, for administrative expenses to 
carry out authorized activities (including an amount 
for official reception and representation expenses 
which shall not exceed $25,000) and project-specific 
transaction costs as described in section 1434(k) of 
such Act; and 
(2) $780,000,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2025, for the activities described in 
subsections (b), (c), (e), (f), and (g) of section 1421 
of the BUILD Act of 2018, except such amounts obli-
gated in a fiscal year for activities described in sec-
tion 1421(c) of such Act shall remain available for 
disbursement for the term of the underlying project: 
Provided further, That amounts made available under 
this paragraph may be paid to the ‘‘United States 
International Development Finance Corporation— 
Program Account’’ for programs authorized by sub-
sections (b), (e), (f), and (g) of section 1421 of the 
BUILD Act of 2018:
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Provided further, That funds may only be obligated pursu-
ant to section 1421(g) of the BUILD Act of 2018 subject 
to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees and the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making ap-
propriations for the Department of State, foreign oper-
ations, and related programs for support by the Corpora-
tion in upper-middle income countries shall be subject to 
prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided further, That in fiscal year 2023 collections of 
amounts described in section 1434(h) of the BUILD Act of 
2018 shall be credited as offsetting collections to this appro-
priation: Provided further, That such collections collected 
in fiscal year 2023 in excess of $1,000,000,000 shall be cred-
ited to this account and shall be available in future fiscal 
years only to the extent provided in advance in appropria-
tions Acts: Provided further, That in fiscal year 2023, if 
such collections are less than $1,000,000,000, receipts col-
lected pursuant to the BUILD Act of 2018 and the Federal 
Credit Reform Act of 1990, in an amount equal to such 
shortfall, shall be credited as offsetting collections to this 
appropriation: Provided further, That funds appropriated 
or otherwise made available under this heading may not 
be used to provide any type of assistance that is otherwise
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prohibited by any other provision of law or to provide as-
sistance to any foreign country that is otherwise prohibited 
by any other provision of law: Provided further, That the 
sums herein appropriated from the General Fund shall be 
reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by the offsetting collec-
tions described under this heading so as to result in a final 
fiscal year appropriation from the General Fund estimated 
at $588,000,000. 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
Amounts paid from ‘‘United States International De-
velopment Finance Corporation—Corporate Capital Ac-
count’’ (CCA) shall remain available until September 30, 
2025: Provided, That amounts paid to this account from 
CCA or transferred to this account pursuant to section 
1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F of Public 
Law 115–254) shall be available for the costs of direct and 
guaranteed loans provided by the Corporation pursuant to 
section 1421(b) of such Act and the costs of modifying loans 
and loan guarantees transferred to the Corporation pursu-
ant to section 1463 of such Act: Provided further, 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 further, That such amounts obligated in 
a fiscal year shall remain available for disbursement for 
the following 8 fiscal years: Provided further, That funds
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made available in this Act and transferred to carry out the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 pursuant to section 1434(j) 
of the BUILD Act of 2018 may remain available for obliga-
tion for 1 additional fiscal year: Provided further, That the 
total loan principal or guaranteed principal amount shall 
not exceed $8,000,000,000. 
TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$87,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, 
of which no more than $21,000,000 may be used for admin-
istrative expenses: Provided, That of the funds appropriated 
under this heading, not more than $5,000 may be available 
for representation and entertainment expenses.
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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 al-
lowances and differentials as authorized by subchapter 59 
of title 5, United States Code; for services as authorized by 
section 3109 of such title and for hire of passenger transpor-
tation pursuant to section 1343(b) of title 31, United States 
Code. 
UNOBLIGATED BALANCES REPORT 
SEC. 7002. Any department or agency of the United 
States Government to which funds are appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this Act shall provide to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations a quarterly accounting of cumu-
lative unobligated balances and obligated, but unexpended, 
balances by program, project, and activity, and Treasury 
Account Fund Symbol of all funds received by such depart-
ment or agency in fiscal year 2023 or any previous fiscal 
year, disaggregated by fiscal year: Provided, That the report 
required by this section shall be submitted not later than 
30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter and should 
specify by account the amount of funds obligated pursuant 
to bilateral agreements which have not been further sub-obli-
gated.
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CONSULTING SERVICES 
SEC. 7003. The expenditure of any appropriation 
under title I of this Act for any consulting service through 
procurement contract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, 
United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where 
such expenditures are a matter of public record and avail-
able for public inspection, except where otherwise provided 
under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued 
pursuant to existing law. 
DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES 
SEC. 7004. (a) CAPITAL SECURITY COST SHARING EX-
CEPTION.—Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of section 
604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterter-
rorism Act of 1999 (title VI of division A of H.R. 3427, 
as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 
106–113 and contained in appendix G of that Act), as 
amended by section 111 of the Department of State Authori-
ties Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–323), a project 
to construct a facility of the United States may include of-
fice space or other accommodations for members of the 
United States Marine Corps. 
(b) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs, which may be made available for the ac-
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quisition of property or award of construction contracts for 
overseas United States diplomatic facilities during fiscal 
year 2023, shall be subject to prior consultation with, and 
the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on 
Appropriations: Provided, That notifications pursuant to 
this subsection shall include the information enumerated 
under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 
Maintenance’’ in House Report 117–401. 
(c) INTERIM AND TEMPORARY FACILITIES ABROAD.— 
(1) SECURITY VULNERABILITIES.—Funds appro-
priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Embassy Se-
curity, Construction, and Maintenance’’ may be made 
available, following consultation with the appropriate 
congressional 
committees, 
to 
address 
security 
vulnerabilities at interim and temporary United 
States diplomatic facilities abroad, including physical 
security upgrades and local guard staffing. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the opening, closure, or any signifi-
cant modification to an interim or temporary United 
States diplomatic facility shall be subject to prior 
consultation with the appropriate congressional com-
mittees and the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations, except that such con-
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sultation and notification may be waived if there is 
a security risk to personnel. 
(d) SOFT TARGETS.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 
Maintenance’’ may be made available for security upgrades 
to soft targets, including schools, recreational facilities, and 
residences used by United States diplomatic personnel and 
their dependents. 
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 re-
programming of funds under section 7015 of this Act. 
PROHIBITION ON PUBLICITY OR PROPAGANDA 
SEC. 7006. No part of any appropriation contained 
in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda pur-
poses within the United States not authorized before enact-
ment of this Act by Congress: Provided, That up to $25,000
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may be made available to carry out the provisions of section 
316 of the International Security and Development Co-
operation Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–533; 22 U.S.C. 
2151a note). 
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 expendi-
tures shall include direct loans, credits, insurance, and 
guarantees of the Export-Import Bank or its agents. 
COUPS D’E´TAT 
SEC. 7008. (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds ap-
propriated or otherwise 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 coup d’e´tat or decree or, after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, a coup d’e´tat or decree in which the mili-
tary plays a decisive role: Provided, That assistance may 
be resumed to such government if the Secretary of State cer-
tifies and reports to the appropriate congressional commit-
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tees that subsequent to the termination of assistance a demo-
cratically elected government has taken office: Provided fur-
ther, That the provisions of this section shall not apply to 
assistance to promote democratic elections or public partici-
pation in democratic processes, or to support a democratic 
transition: Provided further, That funds made available 
pursuant to the previous provisos shall be subject to prior 
consultation with, and the regular notification procedures 
of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State, following con-
sultation with the heads of relevant Federal agencies, may 
waive the restriction in this section on a program-by-pro-
gram basis if the Secretary certifies and reports to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations that such waiver is in the na-
tional security interest of the United States: Provided, That 
funds made available pursuant to such waiver shall be sub-
ject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification 
procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
TRANSFER OF FUNDS AUTHORITY 
SEC. 7009. (a) DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND UNITED 
STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA.— 
(1) DEPARTMENT OF STATE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not to exceed 5 percent 
of any appropriation made available for the cur-
rent fiscal year for the Department of State
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under title I of this Act may be transferred be-
tween, 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, and no 
such transfer may be made to increase the ap-
propriation under the heading ‘‘Representation 
Expenses’’. 
(B) EMBASSY
SECURITY.—Funds appro-
priated under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Pro-
grams’’, including for Worldwide Security Pro-
tection, ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 
Maintenance’’, and ‘‘Emergencies in the Diplo-
matic and Consular Service’’ in this Act may be 
transferred to, and merged with, funds appro-
priated under such headings if the Secretary of 
State determines and reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations that to do so is necessary to 
implement the recommendations of the Benghazi 
Accountability Review Board, for emergency 
evacuations, or to prevent or respond to security 
situations and requirements, following consulta-
tion with, and subject to the regular notification 
procedures of, such Committees: Provided, That 
such transfer authority is in addition to any
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transfer authority otherwise available in this Act 
and under any other provision of law. 
(2) UNITED
STATES
AGENCY
FOR
GLOBAL 
MEDIA.—Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria-
tion made available for the current fiscal year for the 
United States Agency for Global Media 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 in-
creased by more than 10 percent by any such trans-
fers. 
(3) TREATMENT
AS
REPROGRAMMING.—Any 
transfer pursuant to this subsection shall be treated as 
a reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of this 
Act and shall not be available for obligation or ex-
penditure except in compliance with the procedures 
set forth in that section. 
(b) LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS OF FUNDS BETWEEN 
AGENCIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds made avail-
able under titles II through V of this Act may be 
transferred to any department, agency, or instrumen-
tality of the United States Government, except pursu-
ant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro-
vided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.
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(2) ALLOCATION
AND
TRANSFERS.—Notwith-
standing 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 Gov-
ernment pursuant to the provisions of sections 109, 
610, and 632 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
and section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (divi-
sion F of Public Law 115–254). 
(3) NOTIFICATION.—Any agreement entered into 
by the United States Agency for International Devel-
opment or the Department of State with any depart-
ment, 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 or 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 
of State, foreign operations, and related programs 
under the headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘De-
velopment Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 
and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 
Asia’’ shall be subject to the regular notification pro-
cedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Pro-
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vided, That the requirement in the previous sentence 
shall not apply to agreements entered into between 
USAID and the Department of State. 
(c) UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
FINANCE CORPORATION.— 
(1) TRANSFERS.—Amounts transferred pursuant 
to section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (division 
F of Public Law 115–254) may only be transferred 
from funds made available under title III of this Act: 
Provided, That any such transfers, and any amounts 
transferred to the United States International Devel-
opment Finance Corporation (the Corporation) pur-
suant to section 632 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, shall be subject to prior consultation with, and 
the regular notification procedures of, the Committees 
on Appropriations: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of State, the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, and the 
Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, as appro-
priate, shall ensure that the programs funded by such 
transfers are coordinated with, and complement, for-
eign assistance programs implemented by the Depart-
ment of State and USAID: Provided further, That no 
funds transferred pursuant to section 1434(j) of the
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BUILD Act of 2018 may be used by the Corporation 
to post personnel abroad. 
(2) TRANSFER
OF
FUNDS
FROM
MILLENNIUM 
CHALLENGE
CORPORATION.—Funds 
appropriated 
under the heading ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corpora-
tion’’ in this Act or prior Acts making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs may be transferred to accounts 
under the heading ‘‘United States International De-
velopment Finance Corporation’’ and, when so trans-
ferred, may be used for the costs of activities described 
in subsections (b) and (c) of section 1421 of the 
BUILD Act of 2018: Provided, That such funds shall 
be subject to the limitations provided in the second, 
third, and fifth provisos under the heading ‘‘United 
States International Development Finance Corpora-
tion—Program Account’’ in this Act: Provided fur-
ther, That any transfer executed pursuant to the 
transfer authority provided in this paragraph shall 
not exceed 10 percent of an individual Compact 
awarded pursuant to section 609(a) of the Millen-
nium Challenge Act of 2003 (title VI of Public Law 
108–199): Provided further, That such funds shall not 
be available for administrative expenses of the United 
States International Development Finance Corpora-
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tion: Provided further, That such authority shall be 
subject to prior consultation with, and the regular no-
tification procedures of, the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided further, That the transfer author-
ity provided in this section is in addition to any 
other transfer authority provided by law: Provided 
further, That within 60 days of the termination in 
whole or in part of the Compact from which funds 
were transferred under this authority to the United 
States International Development Finance Corpora-
tion, any unobligated balances shall be transferred 
back to the Millennium Challenge Corporation, subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations. 
(d) TRANSFER
OF FUNDS BETWEEN ACCOUNTS.— 
None of the funds made available under titles II through 
V of this Act may be obligated under an appropriations 
account to which such funds were not appropriated, except 
for transfers 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 transfer funds, consults with and provides a written pol-
icy justification to the Committees on Appropriations. 
(e) 
AUDIT
OF
INTER-AGENCY
TRANSFERS
OF 
FUNDS.—Any agreement for the transfer or allocation of
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funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appro-
priations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs 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 provi-
sion of law, shall expressly provide that the Inspector Gen-
eral (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 Department of State or USAID, 
as appropriate, upon completion of such audits: Provided, 
That such audits shall be transmitted to the Committees 
on Appropriations by the Department of State or USAID, 
as appropriate: Provided further, That funds transferred 
under such authority may be made available for the cost 
of such audits. 
PROHIBITION AND LIMITATION ON CERTAIN EXPENSES 
SEC. 7010. (a) FIRST-CLASS TRAVEL.—None of the 
funds made available by this Act may be used for first-class 
travel by employees of United States Government depart-
ments and agencies funded by this Act in contravention of 
section 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41, Code of 
Federal Regulations.
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(b) COMPUTER NETWORKS.—None of the funds made 
available by this Act for the operating expenses of any 
United States Government department or agency may be 
used to establish or maintain a computer network for use 
by such department or agency unless such network has fil-
ters designed to block access to sexually explicit websites: 
Provided, That nothing in this subsection shall limit the 
use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, Tribal, or 
local law enforcement agency, or any other entity carrying 
out the following activities: criminal investigations, pros-
ecutions, and adjudications; administrative discipline; and 
the monitoring of such websites undertaken as part of offi-
cial business. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON PROMOTION OF TOBACCO.—None 
of the funds made available by this Act shall be available 
to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products 
(including electronic nicotine delivery systems), or to seek 
the reduction or removal by any foreign country of restric-
tions on the marketing of tobacco or tobacco products (in-
cluding electronic nicotine delivery systems), except for re-
strictions which are not applied equally to all tobacco or 
tobacco products (including electronic nicotine delivery sys-
tems) of the same type. 
(d) EMAIL SERVERS OUTSIDE THE .GOV DOMAIN.— 
None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the head-
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ings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ and ‘‘Capital Investment 
Fund’’ in title I, and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ and ‘‘Capital 
Investment Fund’’ in title II that are made available to 
the Department of State and the United States Agency for 
International Development may be made available to sup-
port the use or establishment of email accounts or email 
servers created outside the .gov domain or not fitted for 
automated records management as part of a Federal gov-
ernment records management program in contravention of 
the Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 
2014 (Public Law 113–187). 
(e) REPRESENTATION
AND
ENTERTAINMENT
EX-
PENSES.—Each Federal department, agency, or entity 
funded in titles I or II of this Act, and the Department 
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 interests, and— 
(1) are primarily for fostering relations outside 
of the Executive Branch; 
(2) are principally for meals and events of a 
protocol nature; 
(3) are not for employee-only events; and
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(4) do not include activities that are substan-
tially of a recreational character. 
(f) LIMITATIONS ON ENTERTAINMENT EXPENSES.— 
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
by this Act under the headings ‘‘International Military 
Education and Training’’ or ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 
Program’’ for Informational Program activities or under 
the headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘Development As-
sistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for 
Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ may be obligated or 
expended to pay for— 
(1) alcoholic beverages; or 
(2) entertainment expenses for activities that are 
substantially of a recreational character, including 
entrance fees at sporting events, theatrical and musi-
cal productions, and amusement parks. 
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 pro-
vided by 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 Assist-
ance Act of 1961, section 23 of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), and funds made available for
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‘‘United States International Development Finance Cor-
poration’’ and under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, 
Eurasia and Central Asia’’ 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 and 
the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development shall provide a report to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations not later than October 31, 2023, de-
tailing by account and source year, the use of this authority 
during the previous fiscal year.
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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 fur-
nish 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 deter-
mines, following consultation with the Committees on Ap-
propriations, that assistance for such country is in the na-
tional 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 for-
eign country under a new bilateral agreement governing the 
terms and conditions under which such assistance is to be 
provided unless such agreement includes a provision stating 
that assistance provided by the United States shall be ex-
empt from taxation, or reimbursed, by the foreign govern-
ment, and the Secretary of State and the Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Development 
shall expeditiously seek to negotiate amendments to existing
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bilateral agreements, as necessary, to conform with this re-
quirement. 
(b) NOTIFICATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF FOREIGN 
TAXES.—An amount equivalent to 200 percent of the total 
taxes assessed during fiscal year 2023 on funds appro-
priated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs by a foreign government or entity against United 
States assistance programs, either directly or through 
grantees, contractors, and subcontractors, shall be withheld 
from obligation from funds appropriated for assistance for 
fiscal year 2024 and for prior fiscal years and allocated 
for the central government of such country or for the West 
Bank and Gaza program, as applicable, if, not later than 
September 30, 2024, such taxes have not been reimbursed. 
(c) DE MINIMIS EXCEPTION.—Foreign taxes of a de 
minimis nature shall not be subject to the provisions of sub-
section (b). 
(d) REPROGRAMMING
OF FUNDS.—Funds withheld 
from obligation for each foreign government or entity pur-
suant to subsection (b) shall be reprogrammed for assistance 
for countries 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
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can reasonably accommodate such assistance in a program-
matically responsible manner. 
(e) DETERMINATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of this section 
shall not apply to any foreign government or entity 
that assesses such taxes if the Secretary of State re-
ports to the Committees on Appropriations that— 
(A) such foreign government or entity has 
an effective arrangement that is providing sub-
stantial reimbursement of such taxes; or 
(B) the foreign policy interests of the United 
States outweigh the purpose of this section to en-
sure that United States assistance is not subject 
to taxation. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—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 foreign government 
or entity. 
(f) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of State shall 
issue and update rules, regulations, or policy guidance, as 
appropriate, to implement the prohibition against the tax-
ation of assistance contained in this section. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section:
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(1) BILATERAL AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘bilat-
eral agreement’’ refers to a framework bilateral agree-
ment between the Government of the United States 
and the government of the country receiving assist-
ance that describes the privileges and immunities ap-
plicable to United States foreign assistance for such 
country generally, or an individual agreement be-
tween the Government of the United States and such 
government that describes, among other things, the 
treatment for tax purposes that will be accorded the 
United States assistance provided under that agree-
ment. 
(2) TAXES AND TAXATION.—The term ‘‘taxes and 
taxation’’ shall include value added taxes and cus-
toms duties but shall not include individual income 
taxes assessed to local staff. 
RESERVATIONS OF FUNDS 
SEC. 7014. (a) REPROGRAMMING.—Funds appro-
priated under titles III through VI of this Act which are 
specifically designated may be reprogrammed for other pro-
grams within the same account notwithstanding the des-
ignation if compliance with the designation is made impos-
sible by operation of any provision of this or any other Act: 
Provided, That any such reprogramming shall be subject 
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
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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) EXTENSION OF AVAILABILITY.—In addition to the 
authority contained in subsection (a), the original period 
of availability of funds appropriated by this Act and ad-
ministered by the Department of State or the United States 
Agency for International Development that are specifically 
designated 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. 
(c) OTHER ACTS.—Ceilings and specifically des-
ignated 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 spe-
cifically so directs: Provided, That specifically designated
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funding levels or minimum funding requirements contained 
in any other Act shall not be applicable to funds appro-
priated by this Act. 
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 7015. (a) NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES IN PRO-
GRAMS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES.—None of the funds 
made available in titles I, II, and VI, and under the head-
ings ‘‘Peace Corps’’ and ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corpora-
tion’’, of this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs to the departments and agencies funded by this 
Act that remain available for obligation in fiscal year 2023, 
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 departments and agencies funded by this 
Act, shall be available for obligation to— 
(1) create new programs; 
(2) suspend or eliminate a program, project, or 
activity; 
(3) close, suspend, open, or reopen a mission or 
post; 
(4) create, close, reorganize, downsize, or rename 
bureaus, centers, or offices; or
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(5) contract out or privatize any functions or ac-
tivities presently performed by Federal employees; 
unless previously justified to the Committees on Appropria-
tions or such Committees are notified 15 days in advance 
of such obligation. 
(b) NOTIFICATION OF REPROGRAMMING OF FUNDS.— 
None of the funds provided under titles I, II, and VI of 
this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the De-
partment of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams, to the departments and agencies funded under such 
titles that remain available for obligation in fiscal year 
2023, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of 
the United States derived by the collection of fees available 
to the department and agency funded under title I of this 
Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure for pro-
grams, projects, or activities through a reprogramming of 
funds in excess of $1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is 
less, that— 
(1) augments or changes existing programs, 
projects, or activities; 
(2) relocates an existing office or employees; 
(3) 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
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(4) results from any general savings, including 
savings from a reduction in personnel, which would 
result in a change in existing programs, projects, or 
activities as approved by Congress; 
unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 
days in advance of such reprogramming of funds. 
(c) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—None of the funds 
made available by this Act under the headings ‘‘Global 
Health Programs’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic 
Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Eu-
rope, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, ‘‘Peace Corps’’, ‘‘Millen-
nium Challenge Corporation’’, ‘‘International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti- 
terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, ‘‘Peace-
keeping Operations’’, ‘‘International Military Education 
and Training’’, ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, 
‘‘International Organizations and Programs’’, ‘‘United 
States International Development Finance Corporation’’, 
and ‘‘Trade and Development Agency’’ shall be available 
for obligation for programs, projects, activities, type of ma-
teriel assistance, countries, 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 Committees on Appropriations are noti-
fied 15 days in advance of such obligation: Provided, That
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the President shall not enter into any commitment of funds 
appropriated for the purposes of section 23 of the Arms Ex-
port Control Act for the provision of major defense equip-
ment, other than conventional ammunition, or other major 
defense items defined to be aircraft, ships, missiles, or com-
bat vehicles, not previously justified to Congress or 20 per-
cent 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 re-
quirements of this subsection or any similar provision of 
this or any other Act shall not apply to any reprogramming 
for a program, project, or activity for which funds are ap-
propriated under titles III through VI of this Act of less 
than 10 percent of the amount previously justified to Con-
gress for obligation for such program, project, or activity 
for the current fiscal year: Provided further, That any noti-
fication submitted pursuant to subsection (f) of this section 
shall include information (if known on the date of trans-
mittal of such notification) on the use of notwithstanding 
authority. 
(d) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS AND FUND-
ING NOTIFICATIONS.— 
(1) PROGRAMS.—None of the funds appropriated 
by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and re-
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lated programs may be made available to support or 
continue any program initially funded under any au-
thority of title 10, United States Code, or any Act 
making or authorizing appropriations for the Depart-
ment of Defense, unless the Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Defense and in accord-
ance with the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations, submits a justifica-
tion to such Committees that includes a description 
of, and the estimated costs associated with, the sup-
port or continuation of such program. 
(2) FUNDING.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, funds transferred by the Department of 
Defense to the Department of State and the United 
States Agency for International Development for as-
sistance for foreign countries and international orga-
nizations shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(3) NOTIFICATION
ON
EXCESS
DEFENSE
ARTI-
CLES.—Prior to providing excess Department of De-
fense articles in accordance with section 516(a) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Department of 
Defense shall notify the Committees on Appropria-
tions to the same extent and under the same condi-
tions as other committees pursuant to subsection (f)
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of that section: Provided, 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 accord-
ance with the regular notification procedures of such 
Committees if such defense articles are 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 receive such excess defense articles: Provided 
further, That such Committees shall also be informed 
of the original acquisition cost of such defense articles. 
(e) WAIVER.—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 Appro-
priations, may be waived if failure to do so would pose a 
substantial 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 practicable, 
but in no event later than 3 days after taking the action 
to which such notification requirement was applicable, in 
the context of the circumstances necessitating such waiver:
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Provided further, That any notification provided pursuant 
to such a waiver shall contain an explanation of the emer-
gency circumstances. 
(f) COUNTRY NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—None of 
the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this 
Act may be obligated or expended for assistance for Afghan-
istan, Bahrain, Burma, Cambodia, Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, 
El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Iran, 
Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Phil-
ippines, the Russian Federation, Rwanda, Somalia, South 
Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Venezuela, 
Yemen, and Zimbabwe except as provided through the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
(g) TRUST FUNDS.—Funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available in title III of this Act and prior Acts mak-
ing funds available for the Department of State, foreign op-
erations, and related programs that are made available for 
a trust fund held by an international financial institution 
shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations, and such notification shall 
include the information specified under this section in 
House Report 117–401. 
(h) OTHER PROGRAM NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—
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(1) DIPLOMATIC
PROGRAMS.—Funds appro-
priated under title I of this Act under the heading 
‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ that are made available for 
lateral entry into the Foreign Service shall be subject 
to prior consultation with, and the regular notifica-
tion procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 
(2) OTHER PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by 
this Act that are made available for the following pro-
grams and activities shall be subject to the regular no-
tification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions: 
(A) the Global Engagement Center; 
(B) the Power Africa and Prosper Africa 
initiatives; 
(C) community-based police assistance con-
ducted pursuant to the authority of section 
7035(a)(1) of this Act; 
(D) the Prevention and Stabilization Fund 
and the Multi-Donor Global Fragility Fund; 
(E) the Indo-Pacific Strategy; 
(F) the Countering PRC Influence Fund 
and the Countering Russian Influence Fund; 
(G) the Gender Equity and Equality Action 
Fund; and
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(H) funds specifically allocated for the 
Partnership for Global Infrastructure and In-
vestment. 
(3) DEMOCRACY PROGRAM POLICY AND PROCE-
DURES.—Modifications to democracy program policy 
and procedures, including relating to the use of con-
sortia, by the Department of State and USAID shall 
be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appro-
priations. 
(4) ARMS
SALES.—The reports, notifications, 
and certifications, and any other documents, required 
to be submitted pursuant to section 36(a) of the Arms 
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776), and such docu-
ments submitted pursuant to section 36(b) through 
(d) of such Act with respect to countries that have re-
ceived assistance provided with funds appropriated by 
this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs, shall be concurrently submitted to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations and shall include informa-
tion about the source of funds for any sale or transfer, 
as applicable, if known at the time of submission. 
(i) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 
by this Act under titles III and IV that are withheld from
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obligation or otherwise not programmed as a result of ap-
plication of a provision of law in this or any other Act 
shall, if reprogrammed, be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
(j) PRIOR CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—The Sec-
retary of State, the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development, the Chief Executive 
Officer of the United States International Development Fi-
nance Corporation, and the Chief Executive Officer of the 
Millennium Challenge Corporation shall consult with the 
Committees on Appropriations at least 7 days prior to in-
forming a government of, or publicly announcing a decision 
on, the suspension or early termination of assistance to a 
country or a territory, including as a result of an inter-
agency review of such assistance, from funds appropriated 
by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro-
grams: Provided, That such consultation shall include a de-
tailed justification for such suspension, including a descrip-
tion of the assistance being suspended. 
DOCUMENTS, REPORT POSTING, RECORDS MANAGEMENT, 
AND RELATED CYBERSECURITY PROTECTIONS 
SEC. 7016. (a) DOCUMENT REQUESTS.—None of the 
funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles III 
through VI of this Act shall be available to a nongovern-
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mental organization, including any contractor, which fails 
to provide upon timely request any document, file, or record 
necessary to the auditing requirements of the Department 
of State and the United States Agency for International 
Development. 
(b) PUBLIC POSTING OF REPORTS.— 
(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 
(3), any report required by this Act to be submitted 
to Congress by any Federal agency receiving funds 
made available by this Act shall be posted on the pub-
lic Web site of such agency not later than 45 days fol-
lowing the receipt of such report by Congress. 
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a report 
if— 
(A) the public posting of the report would 
compromise national security, including the con-
duct of diplomacy; 
(B) the report contains proprietary or other 
privileged information; or 
(C) the public posting of the report is spe-
cifically exempted in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
division A of this consolidated Act).
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(3) The agency posting such report shall do so 
only after the report has been made available to the 
Committees on Appropriations. 
(c) RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND RELATED CYBERSE-
CURITY PROTECTIONS.—The Secretary of State and USAID 
Administrator shall— 
(1) regularly review and update the policies, di-
rectives, and oversight necessary to comply with Fed-
eral statutes, regulations, and presidential executive 
orders and memoranda concerning the preservation of 
all records made or received in the conduct of official 
business, including record emails, instant messaging, 
and other online tools; 
(2) use funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ and ‘‘Capital In-
vestment Fund’’ in title I, and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ 
and ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in title II, as appro-
priate, to improve Federal records management pur-
suant to the Federal Records Act (44 U.S.C. Chapters 
21, 29, 31, and 33) and other applicable Federal 
records management statutes, regulations, or policies 
for the Department of State and USAID; 
(3) direct departing employees, including senior 
officials, that all Federal records generated by such 
employees belong to the Federal Government;
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(4) substantially reduce, compared to the pre-
vious fiscal year, the response time for identifying 
and retrieving Federal records, including requests 
made pursuant to section 552 of title 5, United States 
Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Freedom of Informa-
tion Act’’); and 
(5) strengthen cybersecurity measures to mitigate 
vulnerabilities, including those resulting from the use 
of personal email accounts or servers outside the .gov 
domain, improve the process to identify and remove 
inactive user accounts, update and enforce guidance 
related to the control of national security informa-
tion, and implement the recommendations of the ap-
plicable reports of the cognizant Office of Inspector 
General. 
USE OF FUNDS IN CONTRAVENTION OF THIS ACT 
SEC. 7017. If the President makes a determination not 
to comply with any provision of this Act on constitutional 
grounds, the head of the relevant Federal agency shall notify 
the Committees on Appropriations in writing within 5 days 
of such determination, the basis for such determination and 
any resulting changes to program or policy.
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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 amend-
ed, may be used to pay for the performance of abortions 
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 Assistance Act 
of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for the perform-
ance 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 bio-
medical research which relates in whole or in part, to meth-
ods of, or the performance of, abortions or involuntary steri-
lization 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 abor-
tions and involuntary sterilizations.
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ALLOCATIONS AND REPORTS 
SEC. 7019. (a) ALLOCATION TABLES.—Subject to sub-
section (b), funds appropriated by this Act under titles III 
through V shall be made available in the amounts specifi-
cally designated in the respective tables included in the ex-
planatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, 
That such designated amounts for foreign countries and 
international organizations shall serve as the amounts for 
such countries and international organizations transmitted 
to Congress in the report required by section 653(a) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and shall be made available 
for such foreign countries and international organizations 
notwithstanding the date of the transmission of such report. 
(b) AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS.—Unless otherwise pro-
vided for by this Act, the Secretary of State and the Admin-
istrator of the United States Agency for International De-
velopment, as applicable, may only deviate up to 10 percent 
from the amounts specifically designated in the respective 
tables included in the explanatory statement described in 
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consoli-
dated Act): Provided, That such percentage may be exceeded 
only if the Secretary of State or USAID Administrator, as 
applicable, determines and reports in writing to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations on a case-by-case basis that such
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deviation is necessary to respond to significant, exigent, or 
unforeseen events, or to address other exceptional cir-
cumstances directly related to the national security interest 
of the United States, including a description of such events 
or circumstances: Provided further, That deviations pursu-
ant to the preceding proviso shall be subject to prior con-
sultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
(c) LIMITATION.—For specifically designated amounts 
that are included, pursuant to subsection (a), in the report 
required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, deviations authorized by subsection (b) may only take 
place after submission of such report. 
(d) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to— 
(A) amounts designated for ‘‘International 
Military Education and Training’’ in the respec-
tive tables included in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
division A of this consolidated Act); 
(B) funds for which the initial period of 
availability has expired; and 
(C) amounts designated by this Act as min-
imum funding requirements.
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(2) The authority of subsection (b) to deviate 
from amounts designated in the respective tables in-
cluded in the explanatory statement described in sec-
tion 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this con-
solidated Act) shall not apply to the table included 
under the heading ‘‘Global Health Programs’’ in such 
statement. 
(3) With respect to the amounts designated for 
‘‘Global Programs’’ in the table under the heading 
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ included in the explana-
tory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act), the 
matter preceding the first proviso in subsection (b) of 
this section shall be applied by substituting ‘‘5 per-
cent’’ for ‘‘10 percent’’, and the provisos in such sub-
section (b) shall not apply. 
(e) REPORTS.—The Secretary of State, USAID Ad-
ministrator, and other designated officials, as appropriate, 
shall submit the reports required, in the manner described, 
in House Report 117–401 and the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A 
of this consolidated Act), unless otherwise directed in such 
explanatory statement. 
(f) CLARIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ and
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‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ shall not be included 
for purposes of meeting amounts designated for countries 
in this Act, unless such headings are specifically designated 
as the source of funds. 
MULTI-YEAR PLEDGES 
SEC. 7020. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to make any 
pledge for future year funding for any multilateral or bilat-
eral program funded in titles III through VI of this Act 
unless such pledge was: (1) previously justified, including 
the projected future year costs, in a congressional budget 
justification; (2) included in an Act making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs or previously authorized by an Act of Congress; 
(3) notified in accordance with the regular notification pro-
cedures of the Committees on Appropriations, including the 
projected future year costs; or (4) the subject of prior con-
sultation with the Committees on Appropriations and such 
consultation was conducted at least 7 days in advance of 
the pledge. 
PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENTS 
SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM 
SEC. 7021. (a) LETHAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT EX-
PORTS.—
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(1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available under titles III 
through VI of this Act may be made available to any 
foreign government which provides lethal military 
equipment to a country the government of which the 
Secretary of State has determined supports inter-
national terrorism for purposes of section 1754(c) of 
the Export Reform Control Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 
4813(c)): Provided, That the prohibition under this 
section with respect to a foreign government shall ter-
minate 12 months after that government ceases to 
provide such military equipment: Provided further, 
That this section applies with respect to lethal mili-
tary equipment provided under a contract entered 
into after October 1, 1997. 
(2) DETERMINATION.—Assistance restricted by 
paragraph (1) or any other similar provision of law, 
may be furnished if the President determines that to 
do so is important to the national interest of the 
United States. 
(3) REPORT.—Whenever the President makes a 
determination pursuant to paragraph (2), the Presi-
dent shall submit to the Committees on Appropria-
tions a report with respect to the furnishing of such 
assistance, including a detailed explanation of the as-
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sistance to be provided, the estimated dollar amount 
of such assistance, and an explanation of how the as-
sistance furthers the United States national interest. 
(b) BILATERAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) LIMITATIONS.—Funds appropriated for bi-
lateral assistance in titles III through VI of this Act 
and funds appropriated 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 President 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 section 
219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1189). 
(2) WAIVER.—The President may waive the ap-
plication of paragraph (1) to a government if the 
President determines that national security or hu-
manitarian reasons justify such waiver: Provided, 
That the President shall publish each such waiver in
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the Federal Register and, at least 15 days before the 
waiver takes effect, shall notify the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the waiver (including the justification 
for the waiver) in accordance with the regular notifi-
cation procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 7022. Funds appropriated by this Act, except 
funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Trade and Develop-
ment Agency’’, may be obligated and expended notwith-
standing section 10 of Public Law 91–672 (22 U.S.C. 
2412), section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities 
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of the Foreign 
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 
(22 U.S.C. 6212), and section 504(a)(1) of the National Se-
curity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)). 
DEFINITION OF PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY 
SEC. 7023. For the purpose of titles II through VI of 
this Act, ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall be defined 
at the appropriations Act account level and shall include 
all appropriations and authorizations Acts funding direc-
tives, ceilings, and limitations with the exception that for 
the ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, 
Eurasia and Central Asia’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financ-
ing Program’’ accounts, ‘‘program, project, and activity’’
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shall also be considered to include country, regional, and 
central program level funding within each such account, 
and for the development assistance accounts of the United 
States Agency for International Development, ‘‘program, 
project, and activity’’ shall also be considered to include 
central, country, regional, and program level funding, ei-
ther as— 
(1) justified to Congress; or 
(2) allocated by the Executive Branch in accord-
ance with the report required by section 653(a) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or as modified pursu-
ant to section 7019 of this Act. 
AUTHORITIES FOR THE PEACE CORPS, INTER-AMERICAN 
FOUNDATION, AND UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOP-
MENT FOUNDATION 
SEC. 7024. Unless expressly provided to the contrary, 
provisions of this or any other Act, including provisions 
contained in prior Acts authorizing or making appropria-
tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs, shall not be construed to prohibit activi-
ties authorized by or conducted under the Peace Corps Act, 
the Inter-American Foundation Act, or the African Devel-
opment Foundation Act: Provided, That prior to con-
ducting activities in a country for which assistance is pro-
hibited, the agency shall consult with the Committees on
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Appropriations and report to such Committees within 15 
days of taking such action. 
COMMERCE, TRADE AND SURPLUS COMMODITIES 
SEC. 7025. (a) WORLD MARKETS.—None of the funds 
appropriated or made available pursuant to titles III 
through VI of this Act for direct assistance and none of the 
funds otherwise made available to the Export-Import Bank 
and the United States International Development Finance 
Corporation shall be obligated or expended to finance any 
loan, any assistance, or any other financial commitments 
for establishing or expanding production of any commodity 
for export by any country other than the United States, 
if the commodity is likely to be in surplus on world markets 
at the time the resulting productive capacity is expected to 
become operative and if the assistance will cause substantial 
injury to United States producers of the same, similar, or 
competing commodity: Provided, That such prohibition 
shall not apply to the Export-Import Bank if in the judg-
ment of its Board of Directors the benefits to industry and 
employment in the United States are likely to outweigh the 
injury to United States producers of the same, similar, or 
competing commodity, and the Chairman of the Board so 
notifies the Committees on Appropriations: Provided fur-
ther, That this subsection shall not prohibit—
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(1) activities in a country that is eligible for as-
sistance from the International Development Associa-
tion, is not eligible for assistance from the Inter-
national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 
and does not export on a consistent basis the agricul-
tural commodity with respect to which assistance is 
furnished; or 
(2) activities in a country the President deter-
mines is recovering from widespread conflict, a hu-
manitarian crisis, or a complex emergency. 
(b) EXPORTS.—None of the funds appropriated by this 
or any other Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be available for any 
testing or breeding feasibility study, variety improvement 
or introduction, consultancy, publication, conference, or 
training in connection with the growth or production in 
a foreign country of an agricultural commodity for export 
which would compete with a similar commodity grown or 
produced in the United States: Provided, That this sub-
section shall not prohibit— 
(1) activities designed to increase food security 
in developing countries where such activities will not 
have a significant impact on the export of agricul-
tural commodities of the United States;
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(2) research activities intended primarily to ben-
efit United States producers; 
(3) activities in a country that is eligible for as-
sistance from the International Development Associa-
tion, is not eligible for assistance from the Inter-
national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 
and does not export on a consistent basis the agricul-
tural commodity with respect to which assistance is 
furnished; or 
(4) activities in a country the President deter-
mines is recovering from widespread conflict, a hu-
manitarian crisis, or a complex emergency. 
(c) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.—The 
Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States 
executive director of each international financial institu-
tion to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose 
any assistance by such institution, using funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available by this Act, for the pro-
duction or extraction of any commodity or mineral for ex-
port, if it is in surplus on world markets and if the assist-
ance will cause substantial injury to United States pro-
ducers of the same, similar, or competing commodity. 
SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 
SEC. 7026. (a) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR LOCAL CUR-
RENCIES.—
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(1) AGREEMENTS.—If assistance is furnished to 
the government of a foreign country under chapters 1 
and 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 under agreements which 
result in the generation of local currencies of that 
country, the Administrator of the United States Agen-
cy for International Development shall— 
(A) require that local currencies be depos-
ited in a separate account established by that 
government; 
(B) enter into an agreement with that gov-
ernment which sets forth— 
(i) the amount of the local currencies 
to be generated; and 
(ii) the terms and conditions under 
which the currencies so deposited may be 
utilized, consistent with this section; and 
(C) establish by agreement with that gov-
ernment the responsibilities of USAID and that 
government to monitor and account for deposits 
into and disbursements from the separate ac-
count. 
(2) USES OF LOCAL CURRENCIES.—As may be 
agreed upon with the foreign government, local cur-
rencies deposited in a separate account pursuant to
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subsection (a), or an equivalent amount of local cur-
rencies, shall be used only— 
(A) to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part I 
or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (as the case may be), for such pur-
poses as— 
(i) project and sector assistance activi-
ties; or 
(ii) debt and deficit financing; or 
(B) for the administrative requirements of 
the United States Government. 
(3) PROGRAMMING
ACCOUNTABILITY.—USAID 
shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the equiv-
alent of the local currencies disbursed pursuant to 
subsection (a)(2)(A) from the separate account estab-
lished pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are used for the 
purposes agreed upon pursuant to subsection (a)(2). 
(4) TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.— 
Upon termination of assistance to a country under 
chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as the case may 
be), any unencumbered balances of funds which re-
main in a separate account established pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall be disposed of for such purposes
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regular notification procedures of, the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
(2) Neither the President nor his designee may 
allocate any amounts that are made available for any 
fiscal year under section 102(c)(2) of the CHIPS Act 
of 2022 if there is in effect an Act making or con-
tinuing appropriations for part of a fiscal year for 
the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Re-
lated Programs: Provided, That in any fiscal year, 
the matter preceding this proviso shall not apply to 
the allocation, apportionment, or allotment of 
amounts for continuing administration of programs 
allocated using funds transferred from the CHIPS for 
America International Technology Security and In-
novation Fund, which may be allocated pursuant to 
the transfer authority in section 102(c)(1) of the 
CHIPS Act of 2022 only in amounts that are no 
more than the allocation for such purposes in para-
graph (1) of this subsection. 
(3) Concurrent with the annual budget submis-
sion of the President for fiscal year 2024, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations proposed allocations by account and by 
program, project, or activity, with detailed justifica-
tions, for amounts made available under section