Text of US HB 4665 (2023)

IB Union Calendar No. 115 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 4665 [Report No. 118–146] Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JULY 17, 2023 Mr. DIAZ-BALART, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the fol- lowing bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year end- ing September 30, 2024, and for other purposes. VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 4665 RH Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 3 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 4 Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro- 5 grams for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and 6 for other purposes, namely: 7 TITLE I 8 DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED 9 AGENCY 10 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 11 ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 12 DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS 13 For necessary expenses of the Department of State 14 and the Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, includ- 15 ing for training, human resources management, and sala- 16 ries, including employment without regard to civil service 17 and classification laws of persons on a temporary basis 18 (not to exceed $700,000), as authorized by section 801 19 of the United States Information and Educational Ex- 20 change Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 11; Chapter 36); for the 21 regional bureaus of the Department of State and overseas 22 activities as authorized by law; for the functional bureaus 23 of the Department of State, including representation to 24 certain international organizations in which the United 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 3 •HR 4665 RH States participates pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant 1 to the advice and consent of the Senate or specific Acts 2 of Congress, general administration, and arms control, 3 nonproliferation, and disarmament activities as author- 4 ized; and for security activities, $8,815,620,000, of which 5 $712,418,000 may remain available until September 30, 6 2025, and of which $4,066,168,000 is for Worldwide Se- 7 curity Protection, which may remain available until ex- 8 pended: Provided, That funds appropriated or otherwise 9 made available by this Act under this heading and under 10 the heading ‘‘Consular and Border Security Programs’’ 11 shall be made available to increase consular staff, reduce 12 passport processing times, and lower wait times for visa 13 services, including by assigning onboard staff for tem- 14 porary duty to meet immediate consular staffing needs. 15 CONSULAR AND BORDER SECURITY PROGRAMS 16 Of the amounts deposited in the Consular and Border 17 Security Programs account in this or any prior fiscal year 18 pursuant to section 7069(e) of the Department of State, 19 Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropria- 20 tions Act, 2022 (division K of Public Law 117–103), 21 $300,000,000 shall be available until expended for the 22 purposes of such account, including to reduce passport 23 backlogs and reduce visa wait times: Provided, That the 24 Secretary of State may by regulation authorize State offi- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 4 •HR 4665 RH cials or the United States Postal Service to collect and 1 retain the execution fee for each application for a passport 2 accepted by such officials or by that Service. 3 CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 4 For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment 5 Fund, as authorized, $346,210,000, to remain available 6 until expended. 7 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 8 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 9 General, $108,165,000, of which $16,225,000 may remain 10 available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That funds 11 appropriated under this heading are made available not- 12 withstanding section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act 13 of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929(a)(1)), as it relates to post in- 14 spections. 15 In addition, for the Special Inspector General for Af- 16 ghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) for reconstruction 17 oversight, $26,835,000, to remain available until Sep- 18 tember 30, 2025: Provided, That funds appropriated 19 under this heading that are made available for the print- 20 ing and reproduction costs of SIGAR shall not exceed 21 amounts for such costs during the prior fiscal year. 22 EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS 23 For necessary expenses of educational and cultural 24 exchange programs, as authorized, $700,946,000, to re- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 5 •HR 4665 RH main available until expended, of which not less than 1 $287,500,000 shall be for the Fulbright Program: Pro- 2 vided, That fees or other payments received from, or in 3 connection with, English teaching, educational advising 4 and counseling programs, and exchange visitor programs 5 as authorized may be credited to this account, to remain 6 available until expended: Provided further, That any sub- 7 stantive modifications from the prior fiscal year to pro- 8 grams funded by this Act under this heading shall be sub- 9 ject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification 10 procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 11 REPRESENTATION EXPENSES 12 For representation expenses as authorized, 13 $7,415,000. 14 PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS 15 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, to 16 enable the Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary 17 protective services, as authorized, $27,492,000, to remain 18 available until September 30, 2025. 19 EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE 20 For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign 21 Service Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292 et seq.), 22 preserving, maintaining, repairing, and planning for real 23 property that are owned or leased by the Department of 24 State, and renovating, in addition to funds otherwise avail- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 6 •HR 4665 RH able, the Harry S Truman Building, $917,381,000, to re- 1 main available until September 30, 2028, of which not to 2 exceed $25,000 may be used for overseas representation 3 expenses as authorized: Provided, That none of the funds 4 appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for acqui- 5 sition of furniture, furnishings, or generators for other de- 6 partments and agencies of the United States Government. 7 In addition, for the costs of worldwide security up- 8 grades, acquisition, and construction as authorized, 9 $1,095,801,000, to remain available until expended. 10 EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR 11 SERVICE 12 For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of 13 State to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplo- 14 matic and Consular Service, as authorized, $10,685,000, 15 to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 16 $1,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 17 appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Repatriation 18 Loans Program Account’’. 19 REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 20 For the cost of direct loans, $1,800,000, as author- 21 ized: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modi- 22 fying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 23 Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 24 such funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 7 •HR 4665 RH the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed 1 $5,167,004. 2 PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN 3 For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Rela- 4 tions Act (Public Law 96–8), $34,964,000. 5 INTERNATIONAL CENTER, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF 6 COLUMBIA 7 Not to exceed $1,842,732 shall be derived from fees 8 collected from other executive agencies for lease or use of 9 facilities at the International Center in accordance with 10 section 4 of the International Center Act (Public Law 90– 11 553), and, in addition, as authorized by section 5 of such 12 Act, $744,000, to be derived from the reserve authorized 13 by such section, to be used for the purposes set out in 14 that section. 15 PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND 16 DISABILITY FUND 17 For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and 18 Disability Fund, as authorized, $158,900,000. 19 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 20 CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 21 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 22 to meet annual obligations of membership in international 23 multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified 24 pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, conven- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 8 •HR 4665 RH tions, or specific Acts of Congress, $245,795,000: Pro- 1 vided, That the Secretary of State shall, at the time of 2 the submission of the President’s budget to Congress 3 under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, 4 transmit to the Committees on Appropriations the most 5 recent biennial budget prepared by the United Nations for 6 the operations of the United Nations: Provided further, 7 That the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees 8 on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance (or in an 9 emergency, as far in advance as is practicable) of any 10 United Nations action to increase funding for any United 11 Nations program without identifying an offsetting de- 12 crease elsewhere in the United Nations budget: Provided 13 further, That not later than May 1, 2024, and 30 days 14 after the end of fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of State 15 shall report to the Committees on Appropriations any 16 credits attributable to the United States, including from 17 the United Nations Tax Equalization Fund, and provide 18 updated fiscal year 2024 and fiscal year 2025 assessment 19 costs including offsets from available credits and updated 20 foreign currency exchange rates: Provided further, That 21 any such credits shall only be available for United States 22 assessed contributions to the United Nations regular 23 budget, and the Committees on Appropriations shall be 24 notified when such credits are applied to any assessed con- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 9 •HR 4665 RH tribution, including any payment of arrearages: Provided 1 further, That any notification regarding funds appro- 2 priated or otherwise made available under this heading in 3 this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the De- 4 partment of State, foreign operations, and related pro- 5 grams submitted pursuant to section 7015 of this Act, sec- 6 tion 34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 7 of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706), or any operating plan sub- 8 mitted pursuant to section 7062 of this Act, shall include 9 an estimate of all known credits currently attributable to 10 the United States and provide updated assessment costs 11 including offsets from available credits and updated for- 12 eign currency exchange rates: Provided further, That any 13 payment of arrearages under this heading shall be directed 14 to activities that are mutually agreed upon by the United 15 States and the respective international organization and 16 shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of 17 the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 18 none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall 19 be available for a United States contribution to an inter- 20 national organization for the United States share of inter- 21 est costs made known to the United States Government 22 by such organization for loans incurred on or after Octo- 23 ber 1, 1984, through external borrowings: Provided fur- 24 ther, That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 10 •HR 4665 RH made available under this heading may be made available 1 for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency. 2 CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING 3 ACTIVITIES 4 For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other ex- 5 penses of international peacekeeping activities directed to 6 the maintenance or restoration of international peace and 7 security, $1,268,886,000, of which $190,333,000 may re- 8 main available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That 9 none of the funds made available by this Act shall be obli- 10 gated or expended for any new or expanded United Na- 11 tions peacekeeping mission unless, at least 15 days in ad- 12 vance of voting for such mission in the United Nations 13 Security Council (or in an emergency as far in advance 14 as is practicable), the Committees on Appropriations are 15 notified of: (1) the estimated cost and duration of the mis- 16 sion, the objectives of the mission, the national interest 17 that will be served, and the exit strategy; and (2) the 18 sources of funds, including any reprogrammings or trans- 19 fers, that will be used to pay the cost of the new or ex- 20 panded mission, and the estimated cost in future fiscal 21 years: Provided further, That none of the funds appro- 22 priated under this heading may be made available for obli- 23 gation unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports 24 to the Committees on Appropriations on a peacekeeping 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 11 •HR 4665 RH mission-by-mission basis that the United Nations is imple- 1 menting effective policies and procedures to prevent 2 United Nations employees, contractor personnel, and 3 peacekeeping troops serving in such mission from traf- 4 ficking in persons, exploiting victims of trafficking, or 5 committing acts of sexual exploitation and abuse or other 6 violations of human rights, and to hold accountable indi- 7 viduals who engage in such acts while participating in 8 such mission, including prosecution in their home coun- 9 tries and making information about such prosecutions 10 publicly available on the website of the United Nations: 11 Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall work 12 with the United Nations and foreign governments contrib- 13 uting peacekeeping troops to implement effective vetting 14 procedures to ensure that such troops have not violated 15 human rights: Provided further, That funds shall be avail- 16 able for peacekeeping expenses unless the Secretary of 17 State determines that United States manufacturers and 18 suppliers are not being given opportunities to provide 19 equipment, services, and material for United Nations 20 peacekeeping activities equal to those being given to for- 21 eign manufacturers and suppliers: Provided further, That 22 none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made avail- 23 able under this heading may be used for any United Na- 24 tions peacekeeping mission that will involve United States 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 12 •HR 4665 RH Armed Forces under the command or operational control 1 of a foreign national, unless the President’s military advi- 2 sors have submitted to the President a recommendation 3 that such involvement is in the national interest of the 4 United States and the President has submitted to Con- 5 gress such a recommendation: Provided further, That not 6 later than May 1, 2024, and 30 days after the end of fiscal 7 year 2024, the Secretary of State shall report to the Com- 8 mittees on Appropriations any credits attributable to the 9 United States, including those resulting from United Na- 10 tions peacekeeping missions or the United Nations Tax 11 Equalization Fund, and provide updated fiscal year 2024 12 and fiscal year 2025 assessment costs, including offsets 13 from available credits: Provided further, That any such 14 credits shall only be available for United States assessed 15 contributions to United Nations peacekeeping missions, 16 and the Committees on Appropriations shall be notified 17 when such credits are applied to any assessed contribu- 18 tion, including any payment of arrearages: Provided fur- 19 ther, That any notification regarding funds appropriated 20 or otherwise made available under this heading in this Act 21 or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 22 of State, foreign operations, and related programs sub- 23 mitted pursuant to section 7015 of this Act, section 34 24 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 13 •HR 4665 RH (22 U.S.C. 2706), or any operating plan submitted pursu- 1 ant to section 7062 of this Act, shall include an estimate 2 of all known credits currently attributable to the United 3 States and provide updated assessment costs, including 4 offsets from available credits: Provided further, That any 5 payment of arrearages with funds appropriated by this Act 6 shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of 7 the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 8 the Secretary of State shall work with the United Nations 9 and members of the United Nations Security Council to 10 evaluate and prioritize peacekeeping missions, and to con- 11 sider a draw down when mission goals have been substan- 12 tially achieved. 13 INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 14 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 15 to meet obligations of the United States arising under 16 treaties, or specific Acts of Congress, as follows: 17 INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, 18 UNITED STATES AND MEXICO 19 For necessary expenses for the United States Section 20 of the International Boundary and Water Commission, 21 United States and Mexico, and to comply with laws appli- 22 cable to the United States Section, including not to exceed 23 $6,000 for representation expenses, as follows: 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 14 •HR 4665 RH SALARIES AND EXPENSES 1 For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, 2 $70,000,000, of which $10,500,000 may remain available 3 until September 30, 2025. 4 CONSTRUCTION 5 For detailed plan preparation and construction of au- 6 thorized projects, $76,530,000, to remain available until 7 expended, as authorized: Provided, That of the funds ap- 8 propriated under this heading in this Act and prior Acts 9 making appropriations for the Department of State, for- 10 eign operations, and related programs for the United 11 States Section, up to $5,000,000 may be transferred to, 12 and merged with, funds appropriated under the heading 13 ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ to carry out the purposes of the 14 United States Section, which shall be subject to prior con- 15 sultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, 16 the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 17 such transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer 18 authority provided in this Act. 19 AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 20 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for 21 the International Joint Commission and the International 22 Boundary Commission, United States and Canada, as au- 23 thorized by treaties between the United States and Can- 24 ada or Great Britain, and for technical assistance grants 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 15 •HR 4665 RH and the Community Assistance Program of the North 1 American Development Bank, $16,204,000: Provided, 2 That of the amount provided under this heading for the 3 International Joint Commission, up to $1,250,000 may re- 4 main available until September 30, 2025, and up to 5 $9,000 may be made available for representation expenses: 6 Provided further, That of the amount provided under this 7 heading for the International Boundary Commission, up 8 to $1,000 may be made available for representation ex- 9 penses. 10 INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS 11 For necessary expenses for international fisheries 12 commissions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by 13 law, $62,864,000: Provided, That the United States share 14 of such expenses may be advanced to the respective com- 15 missions pursuant to section 3324 of title 31, United 16 States Code. 17 RELATED AGENCY 18 UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA 19 INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS 20 For necessary expenses to enable the United States 21 Agency for Global Media (USAGM), as authorized, to 22 carry out international communication activities, and to 23 make and supervise grants for radio, Internet, and tele- 24 vision broadcasting to the Middle East, $798,196,000, of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 16 •HR 4665 RH which $39,910,000 may remain available until September 1 30, 2025: Provided, That in addition to amounts otherwise 2 available for such purposes, up to $64,208,000 of the 3 amount appropriated under this heading may remain 4 available until expended for satellite transmissions and 5 Internet freedom programs, of which not less than 6 $43,500,000 shall be for Internet freedom programs: Pro- 7 vided further, That of the funds appropriated under this 8 heading, not less than $35,000,000 shall be made avail- 9 able for the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB) pursuant 10 to the requirements included in section 7045 of this Act: 11 Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under 12 this heading and made available for the Open Technology 13 Fund, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available 14 for grants for innovative methods to reach audiences in- 15 side of Cuba: Provided further, That such funds are in ad- 16 dition to amounts otherwise made available for such pur- 17 poses: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 18 under this heading and made available for USAGM net- 19 works, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available 20 for programming produced about Cuba by OCB, which are 21 in addition to funds made available for OCB: Provided fur- 22 ther, That of the total amount appropriated under this 23 heading, not to exceed $35,000 may be used for represen- 24 tation expenses, of which $10,000 may be used for such 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 17 •HR 4665 RH expenses within the United States as authorized, and not 1 to exceed $30,000 may be used for representation ex- 2 penses of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Provided fur- 3 ther, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be 4 made available in accordance with the principles and 5 standards set forth in section 303(a) and (b) of the United 6 States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 7 6202) and section 305(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 6204): 8 Provided further, That the USAGM Chief Executive Offi- 9 cer shall notify the Committees on Appropriations within 10 15 days of any determination by the USAGM that any 11 of its broadcast entities, including its grantee organiza- 12 tions, provides an open platform for international terror- 13 ists or those who support international terrorism, or is in 14 violation of the principles and standards set forth in sec- 15 tion 303(a) and (b) of such Act or the entity’s journalistic 16 code of ethics: Provided further, That in addition to funds 17 made available under this heading, and notwithstanding 18 any other provision of law, up to $5,000,000 in receipts 19 from advertising and revenue from business ventures, up 20 to $500,000 in receipts from cooperating international or- 21 ganizations, and up to $1,000,000 in receipts from privat- 22 ization efforts of the Voice of America and the Inter- 23 national Broadcasting Bureau, shall remain available until 24 expended for carrying out authorized purposes: Provided 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 18 •HR 4665 RH further, That significant modifications to USAGM broad- 1 cast hours previously justified to Congress, including 2 changes to transmission platforms (shortwave, medium 3 wave, satellite, Internet, and television), for all USAGM 4 language services shall be subject to the regular notifica- 5 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 6 BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 7 For the purchase, rent, construction, repair, preser- 8 vation, and improvement of facilities for radio, television, 9 and digital transmission and reception; the purchase, rent, 10 and installation of necessary equipment for radio, tele- 11 vision, and digital transmission and reception, including 12 to Cuba, as authorized; and physical security worldwide, 13 in addition to amounts otherwise available for such pur- 14 poses, $9,700,000, to remain available until expended, as 15 authorized. 16 RELATED PROGRAMS 17 THE ASIA FOUNDATION 18 For a grant to The Asia Foundation, as authorized 19 by The Asia Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 4402), 20 $19,580,000, to remain available until expended. 21 UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE 22 For necessary expenses of the United States Institute 23 of Peace, as authorized by the United States Institute of 24 Peace Act (22 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.), $38,634,000, to re- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 19 •HR 4665 RH main available until September 30, 2025, which shall not 1 be used for construction activities. 2 CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN-WESTERN DIALOGUE 3 TRUST FUND 4 For necessary expenses of the Center for Middle 5 Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, as authorized by 6 section 633 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and 7 State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations 8 Act, 2004 (22 U.S.C. 2078), the total amount of the inter- 9 est and earnings accruing to such Fund on or before Sep- 10 tember 30, 2024, to remain available until expended. 11 EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 12 For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fel- 13 lowships, Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 14 5 of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20 15 U.S.C. 5204–5205), all interest and earnings accruing to 16 the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust 17 Fund on or before September 30, 2024, to remain avail- 18 able until expended: Provided, That none of the funds ap- 19 propriated herein shall be used to pay any salary or other 20 compensation, or to enter into any contract providing for 21 the payment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized by 22 section 5376 of title 5, United States Code; or for pur- 23 poses which are not in accordance with section 200 of title 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 20 •HR 4665 RH 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations, including the re- 1 strictions on compensation for personal services. 2 ISRAELI ARAB SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 3 For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholar- 4 ship Program, as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign 5 Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 6 (22 U.S.C. 2452 note), all interest and earnings accruing 7 to the Israeli Arab Scholarship Fund on or before Sep- 8 tember 30, 2024, to remain available until expended. 9 EAST-WEST CENTER 10 To enable the Secretary of State to provide for car- 11 rying out the provisions of the Center for Cultural and 12 Technical Interchange Between East and West Act of 13 1960, by grant to the Center for Cultural and Technical 14 Interchange Between East and West in the State of Ha- 15 waii, $19,580,000. 16 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY 17 For grants made by the Department of State to the 18 National Endowment for Democracy, as authorized by the 19 National Endowment for Democracy Act (22 U.S.C. 20 4412), $315,000,000, to remain available until expended, 21 of which $215,000,000 shall be allocated in the traditional 22 and customary manner, including for the core institutes, 23 and $100,000,000 shall be for democracy programs: Pro- 24 vided, That the requirements of section 7062(a) of this 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 21 •HR 4665 RH Act shall not apply to funds made available under this 1 heading. 2 OTHER COMMISSIONS 3 COMMISSION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF AMERICA’S 4 HERITAGE ABROAD 5 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 6 For necessary expenses for the Commission for the 7 Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad, as authorized 8 by chapter 3123 of title 54, United States Code, 9 $770,000, of which $115,000 may remain available until 10 September 30, 2025: Provided, That the Commission may 11 procure temporary, intermittent, and other services not- 12 withstanding paragraph (3) of section 312304(b) of such 13 chapter: Provided further, That such authority shall termi- 14 nate on October 1, 2024: Provided further, That the Com- 15 mission shall notify the Committees on Appropriations 16 prior to exercising such authority. 17 UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL 18 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 20 For necessary expenses for the United States Com- 21 mission on International Religious Freedom, as authorized 22 by title II of the International Religious Freedom Act of 23 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431 et seq.), $4,500,000, to remain 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 22 •HR 4665 RH available until September 30, 2025, including not more 1 than $4,000 for representation expenses. 2 COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN 3 EUROPE 4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 5 For necessary expenses of the Commission on Secu- 6 rity and Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public 7 Law 94–304 (22 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), $2,908,000, includ- 8 ing not more than $6,000 for representation expenses, to 9 remain available until September 30, 2025. 10 CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON THE 11 PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 12 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 13 For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Execu- 14 tive Commission on the People’s Republic of China, as au- 15 thorized by title III of the U.S.-China Relations Act of 16 2000 (22 U.S.C. 6911 et seq.), $2,300,000, including not 17 more than $3,000 for representation expenses, to remain 18 available until September 30, 2025. 19 UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY 20 REVIEW COMMISSION 21 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 22 For necessary expenses of the United States-China 23 Economic and Security Review Commission, as authorized 24 by section 1238 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 23 •HR 4665 RH Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (22 U.S.C. 7002), 1 $4,000,000, including not more than $4,000 for represen- 2 tation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 3 2025: Provided, That the authorities, requirements, limi- 4 tations, and conditions contained in the second through 5 fifth provisos under this heading in the Department of 6 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro- 7 priations Act, 2010 (division F of Public Law 111–117) 8 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2024 and shall 9 apply to funds appropriated under this heading. 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 24 •HR 4665 RH TITLE II 1 UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 2 DEVELOPMENT 3 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 4 OPERATING EXPENSES 5 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 6 of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 7 $1,214,808,000, of which up to $182,221,000 may remain 8 available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That none 9 of the funds appropriated under this heading and under 10 the heading ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in this title may 11 be made available to finance the construction (including 12 architect and engineering services), purchase, or long-term 13 lease of offices for use by the United States Agency for 14 International Development, unless the USAID Adminis- 15 trator has identified such proposed use of funds in a re- 16 port submitted to the Committees on Appropriations at 17 least 15 days prior to the obligation of funds for such pur- 18 poses: Provided further, That contracts or agreements en- 19 tered into with funds appropriated under this heading may 20 entail commitments for the expenditure of such funds 21 through the following fiscal year: Provided further, That 22 the authority of sections 610 and 109 of the Foreign As- 23 sistance Act of 1961 may be exercised by the Secretary 24 of State to transfer funds appropriated to carry out chap- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 25 •HR 4665 RH ter 1 of part I of such Act to ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ in 1 accordance with the provisions of those sections: Provided 2 further, That of the funds appropriated or made available 3 under this heading, not to exceed $250,000 may be avail- 4 able for representation and entertainment expenses, of 5 which not to exceed $5,000 may be available for entertain- 6 ment expenses, and not to exceed $100,500 shall be for 7 official residence expenses, for USAID during the current 8 fiscal year: Provided further, That of the funds appro- 9 priated under this heading, up to $20,000,000 may be 10 transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated or 11 otherwise made available in title II of this Act under the 12 heading ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’, subject to prior con- 13 sultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, 14 the Committees on Appropriations. 15 CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 16 For necessary expenses for overseas construction and 17 related costs, and for the procurement and enhancement 18 of information technology and related capital investments, 19 pursuant to section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 20 1961, $230,599,000, to remain available until expended: 21 Provided, That this amount is in addition to funds other- 22 wise available for such purposes: Provided further, That 23 funds appropriated under this heading shall be available 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 26 •HR 4665 RH subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com- 1 mittees on Appropriations. 2 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 3 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 4 of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 5 $87,500,000, of which up to $13,125,000 may remain 6 available until September 30, 2025, for the Office of In- 7 spector General of the United States Agency for Inter- 8 national Development. 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 27 •HR 4665 RH TITLE III 1 BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 2 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 3 For necessary expenses to enable the President to 4 carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 5 1961, and for other purposes, as follows: 6 GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS 7 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 8 of chapters 1 and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 9 Act of 1961, for global health activities, in addition to 10 funds otherwise available for such purposes, 11 $3,623,712,000, to remain available until September 30, 12 2025, and which shall be apportioned directly to the 13 United States Agency for International Development: Pro- 14 vided, That this amount shall be made available for train- 15 ing, equipment, and technical assistance to build the ca- 16 pacity of public health institutions and organizations in 17 developing countries, and for such activities as: (1) child 18 survival and maternal health programs; (2) immunization 19 and oral rehydration programs; (3) other health, nutrition, 20 water and sanitation programs which directly address the 21 needs of mothers and children, and related education pro- 22 grams; (4) assistance for children displaced or orphaned 23 by causes other than AIDS; (5) programs for the preven- 24 tion, treatment, control of, and research on HIV/AIDS, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 28 •HR 4665 RH tuberculosis, polio, malaria, and other infectious diseases 1 including neglected tropical diseases, and for assistance to 2 communities severely affected by HIV/AIDS, including 3 children infected or affected by AIDS; (6) disaster pre- 4 paredness training for health crises; (7) programs to pre- 5 vent, prepare for, and respond to unanticipated and 6 emerging global health threats; and (8) family planning/ 7 reproductive health: Provided further, That funds appro- 8 priated under this paragraph may be made available for 9 a United States contribution to The GAVI Alliance: Pro- 10 vided further, That none of the funds made available in 11 this Act nor any unobligated balances from prior appro- 12 priations Acts may be made available to any organization 13 or program which, as determined by the President of the 14 United States, supports or participates in the manage- 15 ment of a program of coercive abortion or involuntary 16 sterilization: Provided further, That any determination 17 made under the previous proviso must be made not later 18 than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 19 and must be accompanied by the evidence and criteria uti- 20 lized to make the determination: Provided further, That 21 none of the funds made available under this Act may be 22 used to pay for the performance of abortion as a method 23 of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person 24 to practice abortions: Provided further, That nothing in 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 29 •HR 4665 RH this paragraph shall be construed to alter any existing 1 statutory prohibitions against abortion under section 104 2 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, 3 That none of the funds made available under this Act may 4 be used to lobby for or against abortion: Provided further, 5 That in order to reduce reliance on abortion in developing 6 nations, funds shall be available only to voluntary family 7 planning projects which offer, either directly or through 8 referral to, or information about access to, a broad range 9 of family planning methods and services, and that any 10 such voluntary family planning project shall meet the fol- 11 lowing requirements: (1) service providers or referral 12 agents in the project shall not implement or be subject 13 to quotas, or other numerical targets, of total number of 14 births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors 15 of a particular method of family planning (this provision 16 shall not be construed to include the use of quantitative 17 estimates or indicators for budgeting and planning pur- 18 poses); (2) the project shall not include payment of incen- 19 tives, bribes, gratuities, or financial reward to: (A) an indi- 20 vidual in exchange for becoming a family planning accep- 21 tor; or (B) program personnel for achieving a numerical 22 target or quota of total number of births, number of fam- 23 ily planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method 24 of family planning; (3) the project shall not deny any right 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 30 •HR 4665 RH or benefit, including the right of access to participate in 1 any program of general welfare or the right of access to 2 health care, as a consequence of any individual’s decision 3 not to accept family planning services; (4) the project shall 4 provide family planning acceptors comprehensible infor- 5 mation on the health benefits and risks of the method cho- 6 sen, including those conditions that might render the use 7 of the method inadvisable and those adverse side effects 8 known to be consequent to the use of the method; and 9 (5) the project shall ensure that experimental contracep- 10 tive drugs and devices and medical procedures are pro- 11 vided only in the context of a scientific study in which 12 participants are advised of potential risks and benefits; 13 and, not less than 60 days after the date on which the 14 USAID Administrator determines that there has been a 15 violation of the requirements contained in paragraph (1), 16 (2), (3), or (5) of this proviso, or a pattern or practice 17 of violations of the requirements contained in paragraph 18 (4) of this proviso, the Administrator shall submit to the 19 Committees on Appropriations a report containing a de- 20 scription of such violation and the corrective action taken 21 by the Agency: Provided further, That in awarding grants 22 for natural family planning under section 104 of the For- 23 eign Assistance Act of 1961 no applicant shall be discrimi- 24 nated against because of such applicant’s religious or con- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 31 •HR 4665 RH scientious commitment to offer only natural family plan- 1 ning; and, additionally, all such applicants shall comply 2 with the requirements of the previous proviso: Provided 3 further, That for purposes of this or any other Act author- 4 izing or appropriating funds for the Department of State, 5 foreign operations, and related programs, the term ‘‘moti- 6 vate’’, as it relates to family planning assistance, shall not 7 be construed to prohibit the provision, consistent with 8 local law, of information or counseling about all pregnancy 9 options: Provided further, That information provided about 10 the use of condoms as part of projects or activities that 11 are funded from amounts appropriated by this Act shall 12 be medically accurate and shall include the public health 13 benefits and failure rates of such use. 14 In addition, for necessary expenses to carry out the 15 provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the 16 prevention, treatment, and control of, and research on, 17 HIV/AIDS, $6,395,000,000, to remain available until 18 September 30, 2028, which shall be apportioned directly 19 to the Department of State: Provided, That funds appro- 20 priated under this paragraph may be made available, not- 21 withstanding any other provision of law, except for the 22 United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuber- 23 culosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–25), 24 for a United States contribution to the Global Fund to 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 32 •HR 4665 RH Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund): 1 Provided further, That the amount of such contribution 2 shall be $2,000,000,000: Provided further, That up to 5 3 percent of the aggregate amount of funds made available 4 to the Global Fund in fiscal year 2024 may be made avail- 5 able to USAID for technical assistance related to the ac- 6 tivities of the Global Fund, subject to the regular notifica- 7 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Pro- 8 vided further, That of the funds appropriated under this 9 paragraph, up to $20,000,000 may be made available, in 10 addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, 11 for administrative expenses of the Office of the United 12 States Global AIDS Coordinator. 13 DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE 14 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 15 of sections 103, 105, 106, 214, and sections 251 through 16 255, and chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 17 Act of 1961, $3,000,000,000, to remain available until 18 September 30, 2025: Provided, That funds made available 19 under this heading shall be apportioned to the United 20 States Agency for International Development. 21 INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE 22 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 23 of section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for 24 international disaster relief, rehabilitation, and recon- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 33 •HR 4665 RH struction assistance, $3,905,460,000, to remain available 1 until expended: Provided, That funds made available 2 under this heading shall be apportioned to the United 3 States Agency for International Development not later 4 than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 5 TRANSITION INITIATIVES 6 For necessary expenses for international disaster re- 7 habilitation and reconstruction assistance administered by 8 the Office of Transition Initiatives, United States Agency 9 for International Development, pursuant to section 491 of 10 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and to support transi- 11 tion to democracy and long-term development of countries 12 in crisis, $80,000,000, to remain available until expended: 13 Provided, That such support may include assistance to de- 14 velop, strengthen, or preserve democratic institutions and 15 processes, revitalize basic infrastructure, and foster the 16 peaceful resolution of conflict: Provided further, That 17 funds appropriated under this heading may not be made 18 available for programs for which the sole purpose is to 19 transport individuals: Provided further, That the USAID 20 Administrator shall submit a report to the Committees on 21 Appropriations at least 5 days prior to beginning a new, 22 or terminating a, program of assistance: Provided further, 23 That if the Secretary of State determines that it is impor- 24 tant to the national interest of the United States to pro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 34 •HR 4665 RH vide transition assistance in excess of the amount appro- 1 priated under this heading, up to $15,000,000 of the 2 funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions 3 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be 4 used for purposes of this heading and under the authori- 5 ties applicable to funds appropriated under this heading: 6 Provided further, That funds made available pursuant to 7 the previous proviso shall be made available subject to 8 prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. 9 COMPLEX CRISES FUND 10 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 11 of section 509(b) of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (title 12 V of division J of Public Law 116–94), $30,000,000, to 13 remain available until expended: Provided, That funds ap- 14 propriated under this heading may be made available not- 15 withstanding any other provision of law, except sections 16 7007, 7008, and 7018 of this Act and section 620M of 17 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, 18 That funds appropriated under this heading shall be ap- 19 portioned to the United States Agency for International 20 Development. 21 ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 22 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 23 of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 35 •HR 4665 RH 1961, $2,977,850,000, to remain available until Sep- 1 tember 30, 2025. 2 DEMOCRACY FUND 3 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 4 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion 5 of democracy globally, including to carry out the purposes 6 of section 502(b)(3) and (5) of Public Law 98–164 (22 7 U.S.C. 4411), $210,700,000, to remain available until 8 September 30, 2025, which shall be made available for the 9 Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of De- 10 mocracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of 11 State: Provided, That funds appropriated under this head- 12 ing that are made available to the National Endowment 13 for Democracy and its core institutes are in addition to 14 amounts otherwise made available by this Act for such 15 purposes: Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary 16 for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department 17 of State, shall consult with the Committees on Appropria- 18 tions prior to the initial obligation of funds appropriated 19 under this paragraph. 20 For an additional amount for such purposes, 21 $145,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 22 2025, which shall be made available for the Bureau for 23 Development, Democracy, and Innovation, United States 24 Agency for International Development. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 36 •HR 4665 RH ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA 1 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 2 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the FREEDOM 3 Support Act (Public Law 102–511), and the Support for 4 Eastern European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (Pub- 5 lic Law 101–179), $770,334,000, to remain available until 6 September 30, 2025, which shall be available, notwith- 7 standing any other provision of law, except section 7047 8 of this Act, for assistance and related programs for coun- 9 tries identified in section 3 of the FREEDOM Support 10 Act (22 U.S.C. 5801) and section 3(c) of the SEED Act 11 of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5402), in addition to funds otherwise 12 available for such purposes: Provided, That funds appro- 13 priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Global Health 14 Programs’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Inter- 15 national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ that 16 are made available for assistance for such countries shall 17 be administered in accordance with the responsibilities of 18 the coordinator designated pursuant to section 102 of the 19 FREEDOM Support Act and section 601 of the SEED 20 Act of 1989: Provided further, That funds appropriated 21 under this heading shall be considered to be economic as- 22 sistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for 23 purposes of making available the administrative authori- 24 ties contained in that Act for the use of economic assist- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 37 •HR 4665 RH ance: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this 1 heading may be made available for contributions to multi- 2 lateral initiatives to counter hybrid threats. 3 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 4 MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 5 For necessary expenses not otherwise provided for, 6 to enable the Secretary of State to carry out the provisions 7 of section 2(a) and (b) of the Migration and Refugee As- 8 sistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601), and other activi- 9 ties to meet refugee and migration needs; salaries and ex- 10 penses of personnel and dependents as authorized by the 11 Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.); 12 allowances as authorized by sections 5921 through 5925 13 of title 5, United States Code; purchase and hire of pas- 14 senger motor vehicles; and services as authorized by sec- 15 tion 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $2,548,250,000, 16 to remain available until expended, of which not less than 17 $5,000,000 shall be made available for refugees resettling 18 in Israel. 19 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 20 PEACE CORPS 21 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 22 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 23 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), including 24 the purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 38 •HR 4665 RH for administrative purposes for use outside of the United 1 States, $410,500,000, of which $7,300,000 is for the Of- 2 fice of Inspector General, to remain available until Sep- 3 tember 30, 2025: Provided, That the Director of the Peace 4 Corps may transfer to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations 5 Account, as authorized by section 16 of the Peace Corps 6 Act (22 U.S.C. 2515), an amount not to exceed 7 $5,000,000: Provided further, That funds transferred pur- 8 suant to the previous proviso may not be derived from 9 amounts made available for Peace Corps overseas oper- 10 ations: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 11 under this heading, not to exceed $104,000 may be avail- 12 able for representation expenses, of which not to exceed 13 $4,000 may be made available for entertainment expenses: 14 Provided further, That in addition to the requirements 15 under section 7015(a) of this Act, the Peace Corps shall 16 consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to 17 any decision to open, close, or suspend a domestic or over- 18 seas office or a country program unless there is a substan- 19 tial risk to volunteers or other Peace Corps personnel: Pro- 20 vided further, That none of the funds appropriated under 21 this heading shall be used to pay for abortions: Provided 22 further, That notwithstanding the previous proviso, section 23 614 of division E of Public Law 113–76 shall apply to 24 funds appropriated under this heading. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 39 •HR 4665 RH MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION 1 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 2 of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7701 3 et seq.) (MCA), $905,000,000, to remain available until 4 expended: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under 5 this heading, up to $122,000,000 may be available for ad- 6 ministrative expenses of the Millennium Challenge Cor- 7 poration: Provided further, That section 605(e) of the 8 MCA (22 U.S.C. 7704(e)) shall apply to funds appro- 9 priated under this heading: Provided further, That funds 10 appropriated under this heading may be made available 11 for a Millennium Challenge Compact entered into pursu- 12 ant to section 609 of the MCA (22 U.S.C. 7708) only if 13 such Compact obligates, or contains a commitment to obli- 14 gate subject to the availability of funds and the mutual 15 agreement of the parties to the Compact to proceed, the 16 entire amount of the United States Government funding 17 anticipated for the duration of the Compact: Provided fur- 18 ther, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 19 not to exceed $100,000 may be available for representa- 20 tion and entertainment expenses, of which not to exceed 21 $5,000 may be available for entertainment expenses. 22 INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION 23 For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of 24 the Inter-American Foundation in accordance with the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 40 •HR 4665 RH provisions of section 401 of the Foreign Assistance Act 1 of 1969, $22,500,000, to remain available until September 2 30, 2025: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under 3 this heading, not to exceed $2,000 may be available for 4 representation expenses. 5 UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION 6 For necessary expenses to carry out the African De- 7 velopment Foundation Act (title V of Public Law 96–533; 8 22 U.S.C. 290h et seq.), $30,000,000, to remain available 9 until September 30, 2025, of which not to exceed $2,000 10 may be available for representation expenses: Provided, 11 That funds made available to grantees may be invested 12 pending expenditure for project purposes when authorized 13 by the Board of Directors of the United States African 14 Development Foundation (USADF): Provided further, 15 That interest earned shall be used only for the purposes 16 for which the grant was made: Provided further, That not- 17 withstanding section 505(a)(2) of the African Develop- 18 ment Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 290h–3(a)(2)), in excep- 19 tional circumstances the Board of Directors of the 20 USADF may waive the $250,000 limitation contained in 21 that section with respect to a project and a project may 22 exceed the limitation by up to 10 percent if the increase 23 is due solely to foreign currency fluctuation: Provided fur- 24 ther, That the USADF shall submit a report to the appro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 41 •HR 4665 RH priate congressional committees after each time such waiv- 1 er authority is exercised: Provided further, That the 2 USADF may make rent or lease payments in advance 3 from appropriations available for such purpose for offices, 4 buildings, grounds, and quarters in Africa as may be nec- 5 essary to carry out its functions: Provided further, That 6 the USADF may maintain bank accounts outside the 7 United States Treasury and retain any interest earned on 8 such accounts, in furtherance of the purposes of the Afri- 9 can Development Foundation Act: Provided further, That 10 the USADF may not withdraw any appropriation from the 11 Treasury prior to the need of spending such funds for pro- 12 gram purposes. 13 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 14 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 15 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 16 of section 129 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 17 $30,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 18 not more than $6,000,000 may be used for administrative 19 expenses: Provided, That amounts made available under 20 this heading may be made available to contract for services 21 as described in section 129(d)(3)(A) of the Foreign Assist- 22 ance Act of 1961, without regard to the location in which 23 such services are performed. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 42 •HR 4665 RH DEBT RESTRUCTURING 1 For ‘‘Bilateral Economic Assistance—Department of 2 the Treasury—Debt Restructuring’’ there is appropriated 3 $46,280,000, to remain available until September 30, 4 2027, for the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Con- 5 gressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and 6 loan guarantees for, or credits extended to, such countries 7 as the President may determine, including the costs of 8 selling, reducing, or canceling amounts owed to the United 9 States pursuant to multilateral debt restructurings, in- 10 cluding Paris Club debt restructurings and the ‘‘Common 11 Framework for Debt Treatments beyond the Debt Service 12 Suspension Initiative’’: Provided, That such amounts may 13 be used notwithstanding any other provision of law. 14 TROPICAL FOREST AND CORAL REEF CONSERVATION 15 For the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Con- 16 gressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and 17 loan guarantees, as the President may determine, for 18 which funds have been appropriated or otherwise made 19 available for programs within the International Affairs 20 Budget Function 150, including the costs of selling, reduc- 21 ing, or canceling amounts owed to the United States as 22 a result of concessional loans made to eligible countries 23 pursuant to part V of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 43 •HR 4665 RH $15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1 2027. 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 44 •HR 4665 RH TITLE IV 1 INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 2 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 3 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW 4 ENFORCEMENT 5 For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of 6 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $1,497,469,000, to 7 remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided, 8 That the Department of State may use the authority of 9 section 608 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, with- 10 out regard to its restrictions, to receive excess property 11 from an agency of the United States Government for the 12 purpose of providing such property to a foreign country 13 or international organization under chapter 8 of part I of 14 such Act, subject to the regular notification procedures of 15 the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 16 section 482(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall 17 not apply to funds appropriated under this heading, except 18 that any funds made available notwithstanding such sec- 19 tion shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 20 of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 21 That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made 22 available to support training and technical assistance for 23 foreign law enforcement, corrections, judges, and other ju- 24 dicial authorities, utilizing regional partners: Provided fur- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 45 •HR 4665 RH ther, That funds made available under this heading that 1 are transferred to another department, agency, or instru- 2 mentality of the United States Government pursuant to 3 section 632(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 val- 4 ued in excess of $5,000,000, and any agreement made 5 pursuant to section 632(a) of such Act, shall be subject 6 to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 7 on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds made 8 available under this heading for Program Development 9 and Support may be made available notwithstanding pre- 10 obligation requirements contained in this Act, except for 11 the notification requirements of section 7015. 12 NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND 13 RELATED PROGRAMS 14 For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-ter- 15 rorism, demining and related programs and activities, 16 $921,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 17 2025, to carry out the provisions of chapter 8 of part II 18 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for anti-terrorism 19 assistance, chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 20 Act of 1961, section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act 21 (22 U.S.C. 5854), section 23 of the Arms Export Control 22 Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), or the Foreign Assistance Act of 23 1961 for demining activities, the clearance of unexploded 24 ordnance, the destruction of small arms, and related ac- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 46 •HR 4665 RH tivities, notwithstanding any other provision of law, includ- 1 ing activities implemented through nongovernmental and 2 international organizations, and section 301 of the For- 3 eign Assistance Act of 1961 for a United States contribu- 4 tion to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Pre- 5 paratory Commission, and for a voluntary contribution to 6 the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): Pro- 7 vided, That funds made available under this heading for 8 the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund shall be 9 made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law 10 and subject to prior consultation with, and the regular no- 11 tification procedures of, the Committees on Appropria- 12 tions, to promote bilateral and multilateral activities relat- 13 ing to nonproliferation, disarmament, and weapons de- 14 struction, and shall remain available until expended: Pro- 15 vided further, That such funds may also be used for such 16 countries other than the Independent States of the former 17 Soviet Union and international organizations when it is 18 in the national security interest of the United States to 19 do so: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 20 this heading may be made available for the IAEA unless 21 the Secretary of State determines that Israel is being de- 22 nied its right to participate in the activities of that Agen- 23 cy: Provided further, That funds made available for con- 24 ventional weapons destruction programs, including 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 47 •HR 4665 RH demining and related activities, in addition to funds other- 1 wise available for such purposes, may be used for adminis- 2 trative expenses related to the operation and management 3 of such programs and activities, subject to the regular no- 4 tification procedures of the Committees on Appropria- 5 tions. 6 PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS 7 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 8 of section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 9 $420,458,000, of which $301,133,000 may remain avail- 10 able until September 30, 2025: Provided, That funds ap- 11 propriated under this heading may be used, notwith- 12 standing section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 13 1961, to provide assistance to enhance the capacity of for- 14 eign civilian security forces, including gendarmes, to par- 15 ticipate in peacekeeping operations: Provided further, That 16 of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less 17 than $30,000,000 shall be made available for a United 18 States contribution to the Multinational Force and Ob- 19 servers mission in the Sinai: Provided further, That funds 20 appropriated under this heading may be made available 21 to pay assessed expenses of international peacekeeping ac- 22 tivities in Somalia under the same terms and conditions, 23 as applicable, as funds appropriated by this Act under the 24 heading ‘‘Contributions for International Peacekeeping 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 48 •HR 4665 RH Activities’’: Provided further, That funds appropriated 1 under this heading shall be subject to the regular notifica- 2 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 3 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 4 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING 5 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 6 of section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 7 $125,425,000, to remain available until September 30, 8 2025: Provided, That the civilian personnel for whom mili- 9 tary education and training may be provided under this 10 heading may include civilians who are not members of a 11 government whose participation would contribute to im- 12 proved civil-military relations, civilian control of the mili- 13 tary, or respect for human rights: Provided further, That 14 of the funds appropriated under this heading, $3,500,000 15 shall remain available until expended to increase the par- 16 ticipation of women in programs and activities funded 17 under this heading, following consultation with the Com- 18 mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That of the 19 funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed 20 $50,000 may be available for entertainment expenses. 21 FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 22 For necessary expenses for grants to enable the 23 President to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the 24 Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 49 •HR 4665 RH $6,703,049,000: Provided, That to expedite the provision 1 of assistance to foreign countries and international organi- 2 zations, the Secretary of State, following consultation with 3 the Committees on Appropriations and subject to the reg- 4 ular notification procedures of such Committees, may use 5 the funds appropriated under this heading to procure de- 6 fense articles and services to enhance the capacity of for- 7 eign security forces: Provided further, That funds appro- 8 priated or otherwise made available under this heading 9 shall be nonrepayable notwithstanding any requirement in 10 section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act: Provided fur- 11 ther, That funds made available under this heading shall 12 be obligated upon apportionment in accordance with para- 13 graph (5)(C) of section 1501(a) of title 31, United States 14 Code. 15 None of the funds made available under this heading 16 shall be available to finance the procurement of defense 17 articles, defense services, or design and construction serv- 18 ices that are not sold by the United States Government 19 under the Arms Export Control Act unless the foreign 20 country proposing to make such procurement has first 21 signed an agreement with the United States Government 22 specifying the conditions under which such procurement 23 may be financed with such funds: Provided, That all coun- 24 try and funding level increases in allocations shall be sub- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 50 •HR 4665 RH mitted through the regular notification procedures of sec- 1 tion 7015 of this Act: Provided further, That funds made 2 available under this heading may be used, notwithstanding 3 any other provision of law, for demining, the clearance of 4 unexploded ordnance, and related activities, and may in- 5 clude activities implemented through nongovernmental 6 and international organizations: Provided further, That a 7 country that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty 8 Organization (NATO) or is a major non-NATO ally des- 9 ignated by section 517(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act 10 of 1961 may utilize funds made available under this head- 11 ing for procurement of defense articles, defense services, 12 or design and construction services that are not sold by 13 the United States Government under the Arms Export 14 Control Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated 15 under this heading shall be expended at the minimum rate 16 necessary to make timely payment for defense articles and 17 services: Provided further, That not more than 18 $72,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading 19 may be obligated for necessary expenses, including the 20 purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only 21 for use outside of the United States, for the general costs 22 of administering military assistance and sales, except that 23 this limitation may be exceeded only through the regular 24 notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 51 •HR 4665 RH tions: Provided further, That of the funds made available 1 under this heading for general costs of administering mili- 2 tary assistance and sales, not to exceed $4,000 may be 3 available for entertainment expenses and not to exceed 4 $130,000 may be available for representation expenses: 5 Provided further, That not more than $1,541,392,546 of 6 funds realized pursuant to section 21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms 7 Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761(e)(1)(A)) may be ob- 8 ligated for expenses incurred by the Department of De- 9 fense during fiscal year 2024 pursuant to section 43(b) 10 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2792(b)), ex- 11 cept that this limitation may be exceeded only through the 12 regular notification procedures of the Committees on Ap- 13 propriations. 14 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 52 •HR 4665 RH TITLE V 1 MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE 2 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 3 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY 4 For payment to the International Bank for Recon- 5 struction and Development as trustee for the Global Envi- 6 ronment Facility by the Secretary of the Treasury, 7 $139,575,000, to remain available until expended. 8 CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR 9 RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT 10 For payment to the International Bank for Recon- 11 struction and Development by the Secretary of the Treas- 12 ury for the United States share of the paid-in portion of 13 the increases in capital stock, $206,500,000, to remain 14 available until expended. 15 LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 16 The United States Governor of the International 17 Bank for Reconstruction and Development may subscribe 18 without fiscal year limitation to the callable capital portion 19 of the United States share of increases in capital stock 20 in an amount not to exceed $1,421,275,728.70. 21 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 53 •HR 4665 RH CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 1 ASSOCIATION 2 For payment to the International Development Asso- 3 ciation by the Secretary of the Treasury, $1,097,010,000, 4 to remain available until expended. 5 CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND 6 For payment to the Asian Development Bank’s Asian 7 Development Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, 8 $43,610,000, to remain available until expended. 9 CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK 10 For payment to the African Development Bank by 11 the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share 12 of the paid-in portion of the increases in capital stock, 13 $32,417,000, to remain available until expended. 14 LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 15 The United States Governor of the African Develop- 16 ment Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation 17 to the callable capital portion of the United States share 18 of increases in capital stock in an amount not to exceed 19 $856,174,624. 20 CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR 21 AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT 22 For payment to the International Fund for Agricul- 23 tural Development by the Secretary of the Treasury, 24 $30,000,000, to remain available until expended. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 54 •HR 4665 RH TITLE VI 1 EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE 2 EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES 3 INSPECTOR GENERAL 4 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 5 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 6 General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $8,860,000, of 7 which up to $1,329,000 may remain available until Sep- 8 tember 30, 2025. 9 PROGRAM ACCOUNT 10 The Export-Import Bank of the United States is au- 11 thorized to make such expenditures within the limits of 12 funds and borrowing authority available to such corpora- 13 tion, and in accordance with law, and to make such con- 14 tracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limi- 15 tations, as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United 16 States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the pro- 17 gram for the current fiscal year for such corporation: Pro- 18 vided, That none of the funds available during the current 19 fiscal year may be used to make expenditures, contracts, 20 or commitments for the export of nuclear equipment, fuel, 21 or technology to any country, other than a nuclear-weapon 22 state as defined in Article IX of the Treaty on the Non- 23 Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons eligible to receive eco- 24 nomic or military assistance under this Act, that has deto- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 55 •HR 4665 RH nated a nuclear explosive after the date of enactment of 1 this Act. 2 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 3 For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 4 and guaranteed loan and insurance programs, including 5 hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized 6 by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and not 7 to exceed $30,000 for official reception and representation 8 expenses for members of the Board of Directors, not to 9 exceed $125,000,000, of which up to $18,750,000 may re- 10 main available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That 11 the Export-Import Bank (the Bank) may accept, and use, 12 payment or services provided by transaction participants 13 for legal, financial, or technical services in connection with 14 any transaction for which an application for a loan, guar- 15 antee or insurance commitment has been made: Provided 16 further, That notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 17 117 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1992, subsection 18 (a) of such section shall remain in effect until September 19 30, 2024: Provided further, That the Bank shall charge 20 fees for necessary expenses (including special services per- 21 formed on a contract or fee basis, but not including other 22 personal services) in connection with the collection of mon- 23 eys owed the Bank, repossession or sale of pledged collat- 24 eral or other assets acquired by the Bank in satisfaction 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 56 •HR 4665 RH of moneys owed the Bank, or the investigation or appraisal 1 of any property, or the evaluation of the legal, financial, 2 or technical aspects of any transaction for which an appli- 3 cation for a loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has 4 been made, or systems infrastructure directly supporting 5 transactions: Provided further, That in addition to other 6 funds appropriated for administrative expenses, such fees 7 shall be credited to this account for such purposes, to re- 8 main available until expended. 9 PROGRAM BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS 10 For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, insur- 11 ance, and tied-aid grants as authorized by section 10 of 12 the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended, not 13 to exceed $15,000,000, to remain available until Sep- 14 tember 30, 2027: Provided, That such costs, including the 15 cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 16 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided 17 further, That such funds shall remain available until Sep- 18 tember 30, 2039, for the disbursement of direct loans, 19 loan guarantees, insurance and tied-aid grants obligated 20 in fiscal years 2024 through 2027. 21 RECEIPTS COLLECTED 22 Receipts collected pursuant to the Export-Import 23 Bank Act of 1945 (Public Law 79–173) and the Federal 24 Credit Reform Act of 1990, in an amount not to exceed 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 57 •HR 4665 RH the amount appropriated herein, shall be credited as off- 1 setting collections to this account: Provided, That the 2 sums herein appropriated from the General Fund shall be 3 reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by such offsetting col- 4 lections so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation 5 from the General Fund estimated at $0. 6 UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 7 FINANCE CORPORATION 8 INSPECTOR GENERAL 9 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 10 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 11 General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $7,200,000, to re- 12 main available until September 30, 2025. 13 CORPORATE CAPITAL ACCOUNT 14 The United States International Development Fi- 15 nance Corporation (the Corporation) is authorized to 16 make such expenditures and commitments within the lim- 17 its of funds and borrowing authority available to the Cor- 18 poration, and in accordance with the law, and to make 19 such expenditures and commitments without regard to fis- 20 cal year limitations, as provided by section 9104 of title 21 31, United States Code, as may be necessary in carrying 22 out the programs for the current fiscal year for the Cor- 23 poration: Provided, That for necessary expenses of the ac- 24 tivities described in subsections (b), (c), (e), (f), and (g) 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 58 •HR 4665 RH of section 1421 of the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F 1 of Public Law 115–254) and for administrative expenses 2 to carry out authorized activities and project-specific 3 transaction costs described in section 1434(d) of such Act, 4 $769,029,000: Provided further, That of the amount pro- 5 vided— 6 (1) $198,000,000 shall remain available until 7 September 30, 2026, for administrative expenses to 8 carry out authorized activities (including an amount 9 for official reception and representation expenses 10 which shall not exceed $25,000) and project-specific 11 transaction costs as described in section 1434(k) of 12 such Act; and 13 (2) $571,029,000 shall remain available until 14 September 30, 2026, for the activities described in 15 subsections (b), (c), (e), (f), and (g) of section 1421 16 of the BUILD Act of 2018, except such amounts ob- 17 ligated in a fiscal year for activities described in sec- 18 tion 1421(c) of such Act shall remain available for 19 disbursement for the term of the underlying project: 20 Provided further, That amounts made available 21 under this paragraph may be paid to the ‘‘United 22 States International Development Finance Corpora- 23 tion—Program Account’’ for programs authorized 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 59 •HR 4665 RH by subsections (b), (e), (f), and (g) of section 1421 1 of the BUILD Act of 2018: 2 Provided further, That funds may only be obligated pursu- 3 ant to section 1421(g) of the BUILD Act of 2018 subject 4 to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional 5 committees and the regular notification procedures of the 6 Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 7 funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making ap- 8 propriations for the Department of State, foreign oper- 9 ations, and related programs for support by the Corpora- 10 tion in upper-middle income countries shall be subject to 11 prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: 12 Provided further, That in fiscal year 2024 collections of 13 amounts described in section 1434(h) of the BUILD Act 14 of 2018 shall be credited as offsetting collections to this 15 appropriation: Provided further, That such collections col- 16 lected in fiscal year 2024 in excess of $769,029,000 shall 17 be credited to this account and shall be available in future 18 fiscal years only to the extent provided in advance in ap- 19 propriations Acts: Provided further, That in fiscal year 20 2024, if such collections are less than $769,029,000, re- 21 ceipts collected pursuant to the BUILD Act of 2018 and 22 the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, in an amount 23 equal to such shortfall, shall be credited as offsetting col- 24 lections to this appropriation: Provided further, That funds 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 60 •HR 4665 RH appropriated or otherwise made available under this head- 1 ing may not be used to provide any type of assistance that 2 is otherwise prohibited by any other provision of law or 3 to provide assistance to any foreign country that is other- 4 wise prohibited by any other provision of law: Provided 5 further, That the sums herein appropriated from the Gen- 6 eral Fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by 7 the offsetting collections described under this heading so 8 as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from the 9 General Fund estimated at $558,000,000. 10 PROGRAM ACCOUNT 11 Amounts paid from ‘‘United States International De- 12 velopment Finance Corporation—Corporate Capital Ac- 13 count’’ (CCA) shall remain available until September 30, 14 2026: Provided, That amounts paid to this account from 15 CCA or transferred to this account pursuant to section 16 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F of Public 17 Law 115–254) shall be available for the costs of direct 18 and guaranteed loans provided by the Corporation pursu- 19 ant to section 1421(b) of such Act and the costs of modi- 20 fying loans and loan guarantees transferred to the Cor- 21 poration pursuant to section 1463 of such Act: Provided 22 further, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 23 such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con- 24 gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 61 •HR 4665 RH such amounts obligated in a fiscal year shall remain avail- 1 able for disbursement for the following 8 fiscal years: Pro- 2 vided further, That funds made available in this Act and 3 transferred to carry out the Foreign Assistance Act of 4 1961 pursuant to section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 5 2018 may remain available for obligation for 1 additional 6 fiscal year: Provided further, That the total loan principal 7 or guaranteed principal amount shall not exceed 8 $10,000,000,000. 9 TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 10 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 11 of section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 12 $87,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 13 2025, of which no more than $21,000,000 may be used 14 for administrative expenses: Provided, That of the funds 15 appropriated under this heading, not more than $5,000 16 may be available for representation and entertainment ex- 17 penses. 18 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 62 •HR 4665 RH TITLE VII 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS 2 ALLOWANCES AND DIFFERENTIALS 3 SEC. 7001. Funds appropriated under title I of this 4 Act shall be available, except as otherwise provided, for 5 allowances and differentials as authorized by subchapter 6 59 of title 5, United States Code; for services as author- 7 ized by section 3109 of such title and for hire of passenger 8 transportation pursuant to section 1343(b) of title 31, 9 United States Code. 10 UNOBLIGATED BALANCES REPORT 11 SEC. 7002. Any department or agency of the United 12 States Government to which funds are appropriated or 13 otherwise made available by this Act shall provide to the 14 Committees on Appropriations a quarterly accounting of 15 cumulative unobligated balances and obligated, but unex- 16 pended, balances by program, project, and activity, and 17 Treasury Account Fund Symbol of all funds received by 18 such department or agency in fiscal year 2024 or any pre- 19 vious fiscal year, disaggregated by fiscal year: Provided, 20 That the report required by this section shall be submitted 21 not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter 22 and should specify by account the amount of funds obli- 23 gated pursuant to bilateral agreements which have not 24 been further sub-obligated. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 63 •HR 4665 RH CONSULTING SERVICES 1 SEC. 7003. The expenditure of any appropriation 2 under title I of this Act for any consulting service through 3 procurement contract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 4 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts 5 where such expenditures are a matter of public record and 6 available for public inspection, except where otherwise pro- 7 vided under existing law, or under existing Executive order 8 issued pursuant to existing law. 9 DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES 10 SEC. 7004. (a) CAPITAL SECURITY COST SHARING 11 EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of section 12 604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counter- 13 terrorism Act of 1999 (title VI of division A of H.R. 3427, 14 as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 15 106–113 and contained in appendix G of that Act), as 16 amended by section 111 of the Department of State Au- 17 thorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–323), a 18 project to construct a facility of the United States may 19 include office space or other accommodations for members 20 of the United States Marine Corps. 21 (b) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—Funds ap- 22 propriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropria- 23 tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 24 related programs, which may be made available for the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 64 •HR 4665 RH acquisition of property or award of construction contracts 1 for overseas United States diplomatic facilities during fis- 2 cal year 2024, shall be subject to prior consultation with, 3 and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees 4 on Appropriations: Provided, That notifications pursuant 5 to this subsection shall include the information enumer- 6 ated under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, 7 and Maintenance’’ in the report accompanying this Act. 8 (c) INTERIM AND TEMPORARY FACILITIES 9 ABROAD.— 10 (1) SECURITY VULNERABILITIES.—Funds ap- 11 propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Embassy 12 Security, Construction, and Maintenance’’ may be 13 made available, following consultation with the ap- 14 propriate congressional committees, to address secu- 15 rity vulnerabilities at interim and temporary United 16 States diplomatic facilities abroad, including physical 17 security upgrades and local guard staffing. 18 (2) CONSULTATION.—Notwithstanding any 19 other provision of law, the opening, closure, or any 20 significant modification to an interim or temporary 21 United States diplomatic facility shall be subject to 22 prior consultation with the appropriate congressional 23 committees and the regular notification procedures 24 of the Committees on Appropriations, except that 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 65 •HR 4665 RH such consultation and notification may be waived if 1 there is a security risk to personnel. 2 (d) SOFT TARGETS.—Funds appropriated by this Act 3 under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 4 Maintenance’’ may be made available for security up- 5 grades to soft targets, including schools, recreational fa- 6 cilities, and residences used by United States diplomatic 7 personnel and their dependents. 8 (e) LIMITATION ON ART IN EMBASSIES.—Section 9 5112 of the Department of State Authorization Act of 10 2021 (title LI of division E of Public Law 117-81) shall 11 continue in effect during fiscal year 2024, notwithstanding 12 subsection (c) of such section. 13 PERSONNEL ACTIONS 14 SEC. 7005. Any costs incurred by a department or 15 agency funded under title I of this Act resulting from per- 16 sonnel actions taken in response to funding reductions in- 17 cluded in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budg- 18 etary resources available under title I to such department 19 or agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds 20 between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to 21 carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities 22 included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use 23 of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a 24 reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of this Act. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 66 •HR 4665 RH PROHIBITION ON PUBLICITY OR PROPAGANDA 1 SEC. 7006. No part of any appropriation contained 2 in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda pur- 3 poses within the United States not authorized before en- 4 actment of this Act by Congress: Provided, That up to 5 $25,000 may be made available to carry out the provisions 6 of section 316 of the International Security and Develop- 7 ment Cooperation Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–533; 22 8 U.S.C. 2151a note). 9 PROHIBITION AGAINST DIRECT FUNDING FOR CERTAIN 10 COUNTRIES 11 SEC. 7007. None of the funds appropriated or other- 12 wise made available pursuant to titles III through VI of 13 this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly 14 any assistance or reparations for the governments of 15 Cuba, North Korea, Iran, or Syria: Provided, That for 16 purposes of this section, the prohibition on obligations or 17 expenditures shall include direct loans, credits, insurance, 18 and guarantees of the Export-Import Bank or its agents. 19 COUPS D’E´TAT 20 SEC. 7008. None of the funds appropriated or other- 21 wise made available pursuant to titles III through VI of 22 this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly 23 any assistance to the government of any country whose 24 duly elected head of government is deposed by military 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 67 •HR 4665 RH coup d’e´tat or decree or, after the date of enactment of 1 this Act, a coup d’e´tat or decree in which the military 2 plays a decisive role: Provided, That assistance may be re- 3 sumed to such government if the Secretary of State cer- 4 tifies and reports to the appropriate congressional commit- 5 tees that subsequent to the termination of assistance a 6 democratically elected government has taken office: Pro- 7 vided further, That the provisions of this section shall not 8 apply to assistance to promote democratic elections or 9 public participation in democratic processes, or to support 10 a democratic transition: Provided further, That funds 11 made available pursuant to the previous provisos shall be 12 subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notifica- 13 tion procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 14 TRANSFER OF FUNDS AUTHORITY 15 SEC. 7009. (a) DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND 16 UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA.— 17 (1) DEPARTMENT OF STATE.— 18 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not to exceed 5 percent 19 of any appropriation made available for the cur- 20 rent fiscal year for the Department of State 21 under title I of this Act may be transferred be- 22 tween, and merged with, such appropriations, 23 but no such appropriation, except as otherwise 24 specifically provided, shall be increased by more 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 68 •HR 4665 RH than 10 percent by any such transfers, and no 1 such transfer may be made to increase the ap- 2 propriation under the heading ‘‘Representation 3 Expenses’’. 4 (B) EMBASSY SECURITY.—Funds appro- 5 priated under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Pro- 6 grams’’, including for Worldwide Security Pro- 7 tection, ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 8 Maintenance’’, and ‘‘Emergencies in the Diplo- 9 matic and Consular Service’’ in this Act may be 10 transferred to, and merged with, funds appro- 11 priated under such headings if the Secretary of 12 State determines and reports to the Committees 13 on Appropriations that to do so is necessary to 14 implement the recommendations of the 15 Benghazi Accountability Review Board, for 16 emergency evacuations, or to prevent or re- 17 spond to security situations and requirements, 18 following consultation with, and subject to the 19 regular notification procedures of, such Com- 20 mittees. 21 (C) EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC 22 AND CONSULAR SERVICE.—Of the amount made 23 available under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Pro- 24 grams’’ for Worldwide Security Protection, not 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 69 •HR 4665 RH to exceed $50,000,000 may be transferred to, 1 and merged with, funds made available by this 2 Act under the heading ‘‘Emergencies in the 3 Diplomatic and Consular Service’’, to be avail- 4 able only for emergency evacuations and re- 5 wards, as authorized. 6 (D) CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND.—Of the 7 amount made available under the heading, 8 ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, up to $43,000,000 9 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 10 made available in title I of this Act under the 11 heading ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’. 12 (E) PRIOR CONSULTATION.—The transfer 13 authorities provided by subparagraphs (B), (C), 14 and (D) are in addition to any transfer author- 15 ity otherwise available in this Act and under 16 any other provision of law and the exercise of 17 such authority shall be subject to prior con- 18 sultation with the Committees on Appropria- 19 tions. 20 (2) UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL 21 MEDIA.—Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria- 22 tion made available for the current fiscal year for 23 the United States Agency for Global Media under 24 title I of this Act may be transferred between, and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 70 •HR 4665 RH merged with, such appropriations, but no such ap- 1 propriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, 2 shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any 3 such transfers. 4 (3) TREATMENT AS REPROGRAMMING.—Any 5 transfer pursuant to this subsection shall be treated 6 as a reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of 7 this Act and shall not be available for obligation or 8 expenditure except in compliance with the proce- 9 dures set forth in that section. 10 (b) LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS OF FUNDS BE- 11 TWEEN AGENCIES.— 12 (1) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds made 13 available under titles II through V of this Act may 14 be transferred to any department, agency, or instru- 15 mentality of the United States Government, except 16 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer author- 17 ity provided in, this Act or any other appropriations 18 Act. 19 (2) ALLOCATION AND TRANSFERS.—Notwith- 20 standing paragraph (1), in addition to transfers 21 made by, or authorized elsewhere in, this Act, funds 22 appropriated by this Act to carry out the purposes 23 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be allo- 24 cated or transferred to agencies of the United States 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 71 •HR 4665 RH Government pursuant to the provisions of sections 1 109, 610, and 632 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 2 1961, and section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 3 2018 (division F of Public Law 115–254). 4 (3) NOTIFICATION.—Any agreement entered 5 into by the United States Agency for International 6 Development or the Department of State with any 7 department, agency, or instrumentality of the United 8 States Government pursuant to section 632(b) of the 9 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 valued in excess of 10 $1,000,000 and any agreement made pursuant to 11 section 632(a) of such Act, with funds appropriated 12 by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for 13 the Department of State, foreign operations, and re- 14 lated programs under the headings ‘‘Global Health 15 Programs’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic 16 Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eur- 17 asia and Central Asia’’ shall be subject to the reg- 18 ular notification procedures of the Committees on 19 Appropriations: Provided, That the requirement in 20 the previous sentence shall not apply to agreements 21 entered into between USAID and the Department of 22 State. 23 (c) UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 24 FINANCE CORPORATION.— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 72 •HR 4665 RH (1) TRANSFERS.—Amounts transferred pursu- 1 ant to section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 2018 2 (division F of Public Law 115–254) may only be 3 transferred from funds made available under title III 4 of this Act: Provided, That any such transfers, and 5 any amounts transferred to the United States Inter- 6 national Development Finance Corporation (the Cor- 7 poration) pursuant to section 632 of the Foreign As- 8 sistance Act of 1961, shall be subject to prior con- 9 sultation with, and the regular notification proce- 10 dures of, the Committees on Appropriations: Pro- 11 vided further, That the Secretary of State, the Ad- 12 ministrator of the United States Agency for Inter- 13 national Development, and the Chief Executive Offi- 14 cer of the Corporation, as appropriate, shall ensure 15 that the programs funded by such transfers are co- 16 ordinated with, and complement, foreign assistance 17 programs implemented by the Department of State 18 and USAID. 19 (2) TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM MILLENNIUM 20 CHALLENGE CORPORATION.—Funds appropriated 21 under the heading ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corpora- 22 tion’’ in this Act or prior Acts making appropria- 23 tions for the Department of State, foreign oper- 24 ations, and related programs may be transferred to 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 73 •HR 4665 RH accounts under the heading ‘‘United States Inter- 1 national Development Finance Corporation’’ and, 2 when so transferred, may be used for the costs of 3 activities described in subsections (b) and (c) of sec- 4 tion 1421 of the BUILD Act of 2018: Provided, 5 That such funds shall be subject to the limitations 6 provided in the second, third, and fifth provisos 7 under the heading ‘‘United States International De- 8 velopment Finance Corporation—Program Account’’ 9 in this Act: Provided further, That any transfer exe- 10 cuted pursuant to the transfer authority provided in 11 this paragraph shall not exceed 10 percent of an in- 12 dividual Compact awarded pursuant to section 13 609(a) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 14 (title VI of Public Law 108–199): Provided further, 15 That such funds shall not be available for adminis- 16 trative expenses of the United States International 17 Development Finance Corporation: Provided further, 18 That such authority shall be subject to prior con- 19 sultation with, and the regular notification proce- 20 dures of, the Committees on Appropriations: Pro- 21 vided further, That the transfer authority provided 22 in this section is in addition to any other transfer 23 authority provided by law: Provided further, That 24 within 60 days of the termination in whole or in part 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 74 •HR 4665 RH of the Compact from which funds were transferred 1 under this authority to the United States Inter- 2 national Development Finance Corporation, any un- 3 obligated balances shall be transferred back to the 4 Millennium Challenge Corporation, subject to the 5 regular notification procedures of the Committees on 6 Appropriations. 7 (d) TRANSFER OF FUNDS BETWEEN ACCOUNTS.— 8 None of the funds made available under titles II through 9 V of this Act may be obligated under an appropriations 10 account to which such funds were not appropriated, except 11 for transfers specifically provided for in this Act, unless 12 the President, not less than 5 days prior to the exercise 13 of any authority contained in the Foreign Assistance Act 14 of 1961 to transfer funds, consults with and provides a 15 written policy justification to the Committees on Appro- 16 priations. 17 (e) AUDIT OF INTER-AGENCY TRANSFERS OF 18 FUNDS.—Any agreement for the transfer or allocation of 19 funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making ap- 20 propriations for the Department of State, foreign oper- 21 ations, and related programs entered into between the De- 22 partment of State or USAID and another agency of the 23 United States Government under the authority of section 24 632(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or any com- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 75 •HR 4665 RH parable provision of law, shall expressly provide that the 1 Inspector General (IG) for the agency receiving the trans- 2 fer or allocation of such funds, or other entity with audit 3 responsibility if the receiving agency does not have an IG, 4 shall perform periodic program and financial audits of the 5 use of such funds and report to the Department of State 6 or USAID, as appropriate, upon completion of such au- 7 dits: Provided, That such audits shall be transmitted to 8 the Committees on Appropriations by the Department of 9 State or USAID, as appropriate: Provided further, That 10 funds transferred under such authority may be made 11 available for the cost of such audits. 12 PROHIBITION AND LIMITATION ON CERTAIN EXPENSES 13 SEC. 7010. (a) FIRST-CLASS TRAVEL.—None of the 14 funds made available by this Act may be used for first- 15 class travel by employees of United States Government de- 16 partments and agencies funded by this Act in contraven- 17 tion of section 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 18 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 19 (b) COMPUTER NETWORKS.—None of the funds 20 made available by this Act for the operating expenses of 21 any United States Government department or agency may 22 be used to establish or maintain a computer network for 23 use by such department or agency unless such network 24 has filters designed to block access to sexually explicit 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 76 •HR 4665 RH websites: Provided, That nothing in this subsection shall 1 limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, 2 Tribal, or local law enforcement agency, or any other enti- 3 ty carrying out the following activities: criminal investiga- 4 tions, prosecutions, and adjudications; administrative dis- 5 cipline; and the monitoring of such websites undertaken 6 as part of official business. 7 (c) PROHIBITION ON PROMOTION OF TOBACCO.— 8 None of the funds made available by this Act should be 9 available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or to- 10 bacco products (including electronic nicotine delivery sys- 11 tems), or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign 12 country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or to- 13 bacco products (including electronic nicotine delivery sys- 14 tems), except for restrictions which are not applied equally 15 to all tobacco or tobacco products (including electronic nic- 16 otine delivery systems) of the same type. 17 (d) EMAIL SERVERS OUTSIDE THE .GOV DOMAIN.— 18 None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 19 headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ and ‘‘Capital Invest- 20 ment Fund’’ in title I, and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ and 21 ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in title II that are made avail- 22 able to the Department of State and the United States 23 Agency for International Development may be made avail- 24 able to support the use or establishment of email accounts 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 77 •HR 4665 RH or email servers created outside the .gov domain or not 1 fitted for automated records management as part of a 2 Federal government records management program in con- 3 travention of the Presidential and Federal Records Act 4 Amendments of 2014 (Public Law 113–187). 5 (e) REPRESENTATION AND ENTERTAINMENT EX- 6 PENSES.—Each Federal department, agency, or entity 7 funded in titles I or II of this Act, and the Department 8 of the Treasury and independent agencies funded in titles 9 III or VI of this Act, shall take steps to ensure that do- 10 mestic and overseas representation and entertainment ex- 11 penses further official agency business and United States 12 foreign policy interests, and— 13 (1) are primarily for fostering relations outside 14 of the Executive Branch; 15 (2) are principally for meals and events of a 16 protocol nature; 17 (3) are not for employee-only events; and 18 (4) do not include activities that are substan- 19 tially of a recreational character. 20 (f) LIMITATIONS ON ENTERTAINMENT EXPENSES.— 21 None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made avail- 22 able by this Act under the headings ‘‘International Mili- 23 tary Education and Training’’ or ‘‘Foreign Military Fi- 24 nancing Program’’ for Informational Program activities or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 78 •HR 4665 RH under the headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘Develop- 1 ment Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘As- 2 sistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ may be 3 obligated or expended to pay for— 4 (1) alcoholic beverages; or 5 (2) entertainment expenses for activities that 6 are substantially of a recreational character, includ- 7 ing entrance fees at sporting events, theatrical and 8 musical productions, and amusement parks. 9 AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS 10 SEC. 7011. No part of any appropriation contained 11 in this Act shall remain available for obligation after the 12 expiration of the current fiscal year unless expressly so 13 provided by this Act: Provided, That funds appropriated 14 for the purposes of chapters 1 and 8 of part I, section 15 661, chapters 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 of part II of the Foreign 16 Assistance Act of 1961, section 23 of the Arms Export 17 Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), and funds made available 18 for ‘‘United States International Development Finance 19 Corporation’’ and under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Eu- 20 rope, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ shall remain available for 21 an additional 4 years from the date on which the avail- 22 ability of such funds would otherwise have expired, if such 23 funds are initially obligated before the expiration of their 24 respective periods of availability contained in this Act: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 79 •HR 4665 RH Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provi- 1 sion of this Act, any funds made available for the purposes 2 of chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the 3 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which are allocated or ob- 4 ligated for cash disbursements in order to address balance 5 of payments or economic policy reform objectives, shall re- 6 main available for an additional 4 years from the date on 7 which the availability of such funds would otherwise have 8 expired, if such funds are initially allocated or obligated 9 before the expiration of their respective periods of avail- 10 ability contained in this Act: Provided further, That the 11 Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United 12 States Agency for International Development shall provide 13 a report to the Committees on Appropriations not later 14 than October 31, 2024, detailing by account and source 15 year, the use of this authority during the previous fiscal 16 year: Provided further, That any funds obligated for an 17 additional period of availability pursuant to this section 18 in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the 19 Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro- 20 grams shall be subject to the regular notification proce- 21 dures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided fur- 22 ther, That any notification submitted pursuant to the pre- 23 vious proviso shall indicate the source year of funds, the 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 80 •HR 4665 RH purpose of initial obligation, the reason for de-obligation, 1 and the purpose for re-obligation. 2 LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES IN DEFAULT 3 SEC. 7012. No part of any appropriation provided 4 under titles III through VI in this Act shall be used to 5 furnish assistance to the government of any country which 6 is in default during a period in excess of 1 calendar year 7 in payment to the United States of principal or interest 8 on any loan made to the government of such country by 9 the United States pursuant to a program for which funds 10 are appropriated under this Act unless the President de- 11 termines, following consultation with the Committees on 12 Appropriations, that assistance for such country is in the 13 national interest of the United States. 14 PROHIBITION ON TAXATION OF UNITED STATES 15 ASSISTANCE 16 SEC. 7013. (a) PROHIBITION ON TAXATION.—None 17 of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of 18 this Act may be made available to provide assistance for 19 a foreign country under a new bilateral agreement gov- 20 erning the terms and conditions under which such assist- 21 ance is to be provided unless such agreement includes a 22 provision stating that assistance provided by the United 23 States shall be exempt from taxation, or reimbursed, by 24 the foreign government, and the Secretary of State and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 81 •HR 4665 RH the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter- 1 national Development shall expeditiously seek to negotiate 2 amendments to existing bilateral agreements, as nec- 3 essary, to conform with this requirement. 4 (b) NOTIFICATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF FOR- 5 EIGN TAXES.—An amount equivalent to 200 percent of 6 the total taxes assessed during fiscal year 2024 on funds 7 appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropria- 8 tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 9 related programs by a foreign government or entity 10 against United States assistance programs, either directly 11 or through grantees, contractors, and subcontractors, shall 12 be withheld from obligation from funds appropriated for 13 assistance for fiscal year 2025 and for prior fiscal years 14 and allocated for the central government of such country 15 or for the West Bank and Gaza program, as applicable, 16 if, not later than September 30, 2025, such taxes have 17 not been reimbursed. 18 (c) DE MINIMIS EXCEPTION.—Foreign taxes of a de 19 minimis nature shall not be subject to the provisions of 20 subsection (b). 21 (d) REPROGRAMMING OF FUNDS.—Funds withheld 22 from obligation for each foreign government or entity pur- 23 suant to subsection (b) shall be reprogrammed for assist- 24 ance for countries which do not assess taxes on United 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00081 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 82 •HR 4665 RH States assistance or which have an effective arrangement 1 that is providing substantial reimbursement of such taxes, 2 and that can reasonably accommodate such assistance in 3 a programmatically responsible manner. 4 (e) DETERMINATIONS.— 5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of this sec- 6 tion shall not apply to any foreign government or en- 7 tity that assesses such taxes if the Secretary of 8 State reports to the Committees on Appropriations 9 that— 10 (A) such foreign government or entity has 11 an effective arrangement that is providing sub- 12 stantial reimbursement of such taxes; or 13 (B) the foreign policy interests of the 14 United States outweigh the purpose of this sec- 15 tion to ensure that United States assistance is 16 not subject to taxation. 17 (2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of State 18 shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations 19 at least 15 days prior to exercising the authority of 20 this subsection with regard to any foreign govern- 21 ment or entity. 22 (f) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of State shall 23 issue and update rules, regulations, or policy guidance, as 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 83 •HR 4665 RH appropriate, to implement the prohibition against the tax- 1 ation of assistance contained in this section. 2 (g) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section: 3 (1) BILATERAL AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘bilat- 4 eral agreement’’ refers to a framework bilateral 5 agreement between the Government of the United 6 States and the government of the country receiving 7 assistance that describes the privileges and immuni- 8 ties applicable to United States foreign assistance 9 for such country generally, or an individual agree- 10 ment between the Government of the United States 11 and such government that describes, among other 12 things, the treatment for tax purposes that will be 13 accorded the United States assistance provided 14 under that agreement. 15 (2) TAXES AND TAXATION.—The term ‘‘taxes 16 and taxation’’ shall include value added taxes and 17 customs duties but shall not include individual in- 18 come taxes assessed to local staff. 19 RESERVATIONS OF FUNDS 20 SEC. 7014. (a) EXTENSION OF AVAILABILITY.—The 21 original period of availability of funds appropriated by this 22 Act and administered by the Department of State or the 23 United States Agency for International Development that 24 are specifically designated for particular programs or ac- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 84 •HR 4665 RH tivities by this or any other Act may be extended for an 1 additional fiscal year if the Secretary of State or the 2 USAID Administrator, as appropriate, determines and re- 3 ports promptly to the Committees on Appropriations that 4 the termination of assistance to a country or a significant 5 change in circumstances makes it unlikely that such des- 6 ignated funds can be obligated during the original period 7 of availability: Provided, That such designated funds that 8 continue to be available for an additional fiscal year shall 9 be obligated only for the purpose of such designation. 10 (b) OTHER ACTS.—Ceilings and specifically des- 11 ignated funding levels contained in this Act shall not be 12 applicable to funds or authorities appropriated or other- 13 wise made available by any subsequent Act unless such 14 Act specifically so directs: Provided, That specifically des- 15 ignated funding levels or minimum funding requirements 16 contained in any other Act shall not be applicable to funds 17 appropriated by this Act. 18 NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 19 SEC. 7015. (a) NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES IN PRO- 20 GRAMS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES.—None of the funds 21 made available in titles I, II, and VI, and under the head- 22 ings ‘‘Peace Corps’’ and ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corpora- 23 tion’’, of this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for 24 the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 85 •HR 4665 RH programs to the departments and agencies funded by this 1 Act that remain available for obligation in fiscal year 2 2024, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of 3 the United States derived by the collection of fees or of 4 currency reflows or other offsetting collections, or made 5 available by transfer, to the departments and agencies 6 funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation to— 7 (1) create new programs; 8 (2) suspend or eliminate a program, project, or 9 activity; 10 (3) close, suspend, open, or reopen a mission or 11 post; 12 (4) create, close, reorganize, downsize, or re- 13 name bureaus, centers, or offices; or 14 (5) contract out or privatize any functions or 15 activities presently performed by Federal employees; 16 unless previously justified to the Committees on Appro- 17 priations or such Committees are notified 15 days in ad- 18 vance of such obligation. 19 (b) NOTIFICATION OF REPROGRAMMING OF 20 FUNDS.—None of the funds provided under titles I, II, 21 and VI of this Act or prior Acts making appropriations 22 for the Department of State, foreign operations, and re- 23 lated programs, to the departments and agencies funded 24 under such titles that remain available for obligation in 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 86 •HR 4665 RH fiscal year 2024, or provided from any accounts in the 1 Treasury of the United States derived by the collection 2 of fees available to the department and agency funded 3 under title I of this Act, shall be available for obligation 4 or expenditure for programs, projects, or activities 5 through a reprogramming of funds in excess of 6 $1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that— 7 (1) augments or changes existing programs, 8 projects, or activities; 9 (2) relocates an existing office or employees; 10 (3) reduces by 10 percent funding for any exist- 11 ing program, project, or activity, or numbers of per- 12 sonnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or 13 (4) results from any general savings, including 14 savings from a reduction in personnel, which would 15 result in a change in existing programs, projects, or 16 activities as approved by Congress; 17 unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 18 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds. 19 (c) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—None of the 20 funds made available by this Act under the headings 21 ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, 22 ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, ‘‘Assist- 23 ance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, ‘‘Peace 24 Corps’’, ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’’, ‘‘Inter- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 87 •HR 4665 RH national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Non- 1 proliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Pro- 2 grams’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, ‘‘International Mili- 3 tary Education and Training’’, ‘‘Foreign Military Financ- 4 ing Program’’, ‘‘United States International Development 5 Finance Corporation’’, and ‘‘Trade and Development 6 Agency’’ shall be available for obligation for programs, 7 projects, activities, type of materiel assistance, countries, 8 or other operations not justified or in excess of the amount 9 justified to the Committees on Appropriations for obliga- 10 tion under any of these specific headings unless the Com- 11 mittees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance 12 of such obligation: Provided, That the President shall not 13 enter into any commitment of funds appropriated for the 14 purposes of section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act 15 for the provision of major defense equipment, other than 16 conventional ammunition, or other major defense items 17 defined to be aircraft, ships, missiles, or combat vehicles, 18 not previously justified to Congress or 20 percent in excess 19 of the quantities justified to Congress unless the Commit- 20 tees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of 21 such commitment: Provided further, That requirements of 22 this subsection or any similar provision of this or any 23 other Act shall not apply to any reprogramming for a pro- 24 gram, project, or activity for which funds are appropriated 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 88 •HR 4665 RH under titles III through VI of this Act of less than 10 1 percent of the amount previously justified to Congress for 2 obligation for such program, project, or activity for the 3 current fiscal year: Provided further, That any notification 4 submitted pursuant to subsection (f) of this section shall 5 include information (if known on the date of transmittal 6 of such notification) on the use of notwithstanding author- 7 ity. 8 (d) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS AND 9 FUNDING NOTIFICATIONS.— 10 (1) PROGRAMS.—None of the funds appro- 11 priated by this Act or prior Acts making appropria- 12 tions for the Department of State, foreign oper- 13 ations, and related programs may be made available 14 to support or continue any program initially funded 15 under any authority of title 10, United States Code, 16 or any Act making or authorizing appropriations for 17 the Department of Defense, unless the Secretary of 18 State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense 19 and in accordance with the regular notification pro- 20 cedures of the Committees on Appropriations, sub- 21 mits a justification to such Committees that includes 22 a description of, and the estimated costs associated 23 with, the support or continuation of such program. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00088 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 89 •HR 4665 RH (2) FUNDING.—Notwithstanding any other pro- 1 vision of law, funds transferred by the Department 2 of Defense to the Department of State and the 3 United States Agency for International Development 4 for assistance for foreign countries and international 5 organizations shall be subject to the regular notifica- 6 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropria- 7 tions. 8 (3) NOTIFICATION ON EXCESS DEFENSE ARTI- 9 CLES.—Prior to providing excess Department of De- 10 fense articles in accordance with section 516(a) of 11 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Department 12 of Defense shall notify the Committees on Appro- 13 priations to the same extent and under the same 14 conditions as other committees pursuant to sub- 15 section (f) of that section: Provided, That before 16 issuing a letter of offer to sell excess defense articles 17 under the Arms Export Control Act, the Department 18 of Defense shall notify the Committees on Appro- 19 priations in accordance with the regular notification 20 procedures of such Committees if such defense arti- 21 cles are significant military equipment (as defined in 22 section 47(9) of the Arms Export Control Act) or 23 are valued (in terms of original acquisition cost) at 24 $7,000,000 or more, or if notification is required 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00089 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 90 •HR 4665 RH elsewhere in this Act for the use of appropriated 1 funds for specific countries that would receive such 2 excess defense articles: Provided further, That such 3 Committees shall also be informed of the original ac- 4 quisition cost of such defense articles. 5 (e) WAIVER.—The requirements of this section or 6 any similar provision of this Act or any other Act, includ- 7 ing any prior Act requiring notification in accordance with 8 the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 9 Appropriations, may be waived if failure to do so would 10 pose a substantial risk to human health or welfare: Pro- 11 vided, That in case of any such waiver, notification to the 12 Committees on Appropriations shall be provided as early 13 as practicable, but in no event later than 3 days after tak- 14 ing the action to which such notification requirement was 15 applicable, in the context of the circumstances necessi- 16 tating such waiver: Provided further, That any notification 17 provided pursuant to such a waiver shall contain an expla- 18 nation of the emergency circumstances. 19 (f) COUNTRY NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—None 20 of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of 21 this Act may be obligated or expended for assistance for 22 Afghanistan, Burma, Central African Republic, Cam- 23 bodia, Colombia, Cuba, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Haiti, Hon- 24 duras, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Nicaragua, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00090 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 91 •HR 4665 RH Pakistan, the Russian Federation, Rwanda, Somalia, 1 South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Ukraine, Venezuela, 2 Yemen, and Zimbabwe except as provided through the reg- 3 ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro- 4 priations. 5 (g) TRUST FUNDS.—Funds appropriated or other- 6 wise made available in title III of this Act and prior Acts 7 making funds available for the Department of State, for- 8 eign operations, and related programs that are made avail- 9 able for a trust fund held by an international financial 10 institution shall be subject to the regular notification pro- 11 cedures of the Committees on Appropriations, and such 12 notification shall include the information specified under 13 this section in the report accompanying this Act. 14 (h) OTHER PROGRAM NOTIFICATION REQUIRE- 15 MENTS.— 16 (1) OTHER PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by 17 this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 18 the Department of State, foreign operations, and re- 19 lated programs that are made available for the fol- 20 lowing programs and activities shall be subject to 21 the regular notification procedures of the Commit- 22 tees on Appropriations— 23 (A) the Global Engagement Center; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00091 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 92 •HR 4665 RH (B) the Power Africa and Prosper Africa 1 initiatives; 2 (C) funds under the headings ‘‘Inter- 3 national Disaster Assistance’’ and ‘‘Migration 4 and Refugee Assistance’’ that are made avail- 5 able to a country listed in section 7007 of this 6 Act; 7 (D) the Prevention and Stabilization Fund 8 and the Multi-Donor Global Fragility Fund; 9 (E) the Indo-Pacific Strategy; 10 (F) the Countering PRC Influence Fund 11 and the Countering Russian Influence Fund; 12 (G) assistance made available pursuant to 13 section 7059; and 14 (H) funds specifically allocated for the 15 Partnership for Global Infrastructure and In- 16 vestment. 17 (2) DEMOCRACY PROGRAM POLICY AND PROCE- 18 DURES.—Modifications to democracy program policy 19 and procedures, including relating to the use of con- 20 sortia, by the Department of State and USAID shall 21 be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 22 notification procedures of, the Committees on Ap- 23 propriations. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00092 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 93 •HR 4665 RH (3) ARMS SALES.—The reports, notifications, 1 and certifications, and any other documents, re- 2 quired to be submitted pursuant to section 36(a) of 3 the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776), and 4 such documents submitted pursuant to section 36(b) 5 through (d) of such Act with respect to countries 6 that have received assistance provided with funds 7 appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making ap- 8 propriations for the Department of State, foreign 9 operations, and related programs, shall be concur- 10 rently submitted to the Committees on Appropria- 11 tions and shall include information about the source 12 of funds for any sale or transfer, as applicable, if 13 known at the time of submission. 14 (i) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 15 by this Act under titles III and IV that are withheld from 16 obligation or otherwise not programmed as a result of ap- 17 plication of a provision of law in this or any other Act 18 shall, if reprogrammed, be subject to the regular notifica- 19 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 20 (j) REQUIREMENT TO INFORM.—The Secretary of 21 State and Administrator of USAID, as applicable, shall 22 promptly inform the appropriate congressional committees 23 of each instance in which funds appropriated by this Act 24 for assistance have been diverted or destroyed, to include 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00093 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 94 •HR 4665 RH the type and amount of assistance, a description of the 1 incident and parties involved, and an explanation of the 2 response of the Department of State or USAID, as appro- 3 priate. 4 DOCUMENTS, REPORT POSTING, RECORDS MANAGEMENT, 5 AND RELATED CYBERSECURITY PROTECTIONS 6 SEC. 7016. (a) DOCUMENT REQUESTS.—None of the 7 funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles 8 III through VI of this Act shall be available to a non- 9 governmental organization, including any contractor, 10 which fails to provide upon timely request any document, 11 file, or record necessary to the auditing requirements of 12 the Department of State and the United States Agency 13 for International Development. 14 (b) PUBLIC POSTING OF REPORTS.— 15 (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 16 (3), any report required by this Act to be submitted 17 to Congress by any Federal agency receiving funds 18 made available by this Act shall be posted on the 19 public website of such agency not later than 45 days 20 following the receipt of such report by Congress. 21 (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a report 22 if— 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00094 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 95 •HR 4665 RH (A) the head of such agency determines 1 and reports to the Committees on Appropria- 2 tions that— 3 (i) the public posting of the report 4 would compromise national security, in- 5 cluding the conduct of diplomacy; or 6 (ii) the report contains proprietary or 7 other privileged information; or 8 (B) the public posting of the report is spe- 9 cifically exempted in the report accompanying 10 this Act. 11 (3) The agency posting such report shall do so 12 only after the report has been made available to the 13 Committees on Appropriations. 14 (4) The head of the agency posting such report 15 shall do so in a central location on the public website 16 of such agency. 17 (c) RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND RELATED CYBER- 18 SECURITY PROTECTIONS.—The Secretary of State and 19 USAID Administrator shall— 20 (1) regularly review and update the policies, di- 21 rectives, and oversight necessary to comply with 22 Federal statutes, regulations, and presidential execu- 23 tive orders and memoranda concerning the preserva- 24 tion of all records made or received in the conduct 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00095 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 96 •HR 4665 RH of official business, including record emails, instant 1 messaging, and other online tools; 2 (2) use funds appropriated by this Act under 3 the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ and ‘‘Capital 4 Investment Fund’’ in title I, and ‘‘Operating Ex- 5 penses’’ and ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in title II, 6 as appropriate, to improve Federal records manage- 7 ment pursuant to the Federal Records Act (44 8 U.S.C. Chapters 21, 29, 31, and 33) and other ap- 9 plicable Federal records management statutes, regu- 10 lations, or policies for the Department of State and 11 USAID; 12 (3) direct departing employees, including senior 13 officials, that all Federal records generated by such 14 employees belong to the Federal Government; 15 (4) substantially reduce, compared to the pre- 16 vious fiscal year, the response time for identifying 17 and retrieving Federal records, including requests 18 made pursuant to section 552 of title 5, United 19 States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Freedom of 20 Information Act’’); and 21 (5) strengthen cybersecurity measures to miti- 22 gate vulnerabilities, including those resulting from 23 the use of personal email accounts or servers outside 24 the .gov domain, improve the process to identify and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00096 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 97 •HR 4665 RH remove inactive user accounts, update and enforce 1 guidance related to the control of national security 2 information, and implement the recommendations of 3 the applicable reports of the cognizant Office of In- 4 spector General. 5 USE OF FUNDS IN CONTRAVENTION OF THIS ACT 6 SEC. 7017. If the President makes a determination 7 not to comply with any provision of this Act on constitu- 8 tional grounds, the head of the relevant Federal agency 9 shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in writing 10 within 5 days of such determination, the basis for such 11 determination and any resulting changes to program or 12 policy. 13 PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR ABORTIONS AND 14 INVOLUNTARY STERILIZATION 15 SEC. 7018. None of the funds made available to carry 16 out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 17 amended, may be used to pay for the performance of abor- 18 tions as a method of family planning or to motivate or 19 coerce any person to practice abortions. None of the funds 20 made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assist- 21 ance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for 22 the performance of involuntary sterilization as a method 23 of family planning or to coerce or provide any financial 24 incentive to any person to undergo sterilizations. None of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00097 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 98 •HR 4665 RH the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign 1 Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay 2 for any biomedical research which relates in whole or in 3 part, to methods of, or the performance of, abortions or 4 involuntary sterilization as a means of family planning. 5 None of the funds made available to carry out part I of 6 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be 7 obligated or expended for any country or organization if 8 the President certifies that the use of these funds by any 9 such country or organization would violate any of the 10 above provisions related to abortions and involuntary steri- 11 lizations. 12 ALLOCATIONS AND REPORTS 13 SEC. 7019. (a) ALLOCATION TABLES.—Subject to 14 subsection (b), funds appropriated by this Act under titles 15 III through V shall be made available in the amounts spe- 16 cifically designated in the respective tables included in the 17 report accompanying this Act: Provided, That such des- 18 ignated amounts for foreign countries and international 19 organizations shall serve as the amounts for such coun- 20 tries and international organizations transmitted to Con- 21 gress in the report required by section 653(a) of the For- 22 eign Assistance Act of 1961, and shall be made available 23 for such foreign countries and international organizations 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00098 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 99 •HR 4665 RH notwithstanding the date of the transmission of such re- 1 port. 2 (b) AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS.—Unless otherwise 3 provided for by this Act, the Secretary of State and the 4 Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter- 5 national Development, as applicable, may only deviate up 6 to 5 percent from the amounts specifically designated in 7 the respective tables included in the report accompanying 8 this Act. 9 (c) LIMITATION.—For specifically designated 10 amounts that are included, pursuant to subsection (a), in 11 the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign As- 12 sistance Act of 1961, deviations authorized by subsection 13 (b) may only take place after submission of such report. 14 (d) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall not 15 apply to— 16 (1) funds for which the initial period of avail- 17 ability has expired; and 18 (2) amounts designated by this Act as min- 19 imum funding requirements. 20 (e) REPORTS.—The Secretary of State, USAID Ad- 21 ministrator, and other designated officials, as appropriate, 22 shall submit the reports required, in the manner described, 23 in the report accompanying this Act. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00099 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 100 •HR 4665 RH (f) CLARIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act 1 under the headings ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ 2 and ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ shall not be in- 3 cluded for purposes of meeting amounts designated for 4 countries in this Act, unless such headings are specifically 5 designated as the source of funds. 6 MULTI-YEAR PLEDGES 7 SEC. 7020. None of the funds appropriated or other- 8 wise made available by this Act may be used to make any 9 pledge for future year funding for any multilateral or bi- 10 lateral program funded in titles III through VI of this Act 11 unless such pledge was: (1) previously justified, including 12 the projected future year costs, in a congressional budget 13 justification; (2) included in an Act making appropriations 14 for the Department of State, foreign operations, and re- 15 lated programs or previously authorized by an Act of Con- 16 gress; (3) notified in accordance with the regular notifica- 17 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, in- 18 cluding the projected future year costs; or (4) the subject 19 of prior consultation with the Committees on Appropria- 20 tions and such consultation was conducted at least 7 days 21 in advance of the pledge. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00100 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 101 •HR 4665 RH PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENTS 1 SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM 2 SEC. 7021. (a) LETHAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT EX- 3 PORTS.— 4 (1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro- 5 priated or otherwise made available under titles III 6 through VI of this Act may be made available to any 7 foreign government which provides lethal military 8 equipment to a country the government of which the 9 Secretary of State has determined supports inter- 10 national terrorism for purposes of section 1754(c) of 11 the Export Reform Control Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 12 4813(c)): Provided, That the prohibition under this 13 section with respect to a foreign government shall 14 terminate 12 months after that government ceases 15 to provide such military equipment: Provided further, 16 That this section applies with respect to lethal mili- 17 tary equipment provided under a contract entered 18 into after October 1, 1997. 19 (2) DETERMINATION.—Assistance restricted by 20 paragraph (1) or any other similar provision of law, 21 may be furnished if the President determines that to 22 do so is important to the national interest of the 23 United States. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00101 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 102 •HR 4665 RH (3) REPORT.—Whenever the President makes a 1 determination pursuant to paragraph (2), the Presi- 2 dent shall submit to the Committees on Appropria- 3 tions a report with respect to the furnishing of such 4 assistance, including a detailed explanation of the 5 assistance to be provided, the estimated dollar 6 amount of such assistance, and an explanation of 7 how the assistance furthers the United States na- 8 tional interest. 9 (b) BILATERAL ASSISTANCE.— 10 (1) LIMITATIONS.—Funds appropriated for bi- 11 lateral assistance in titles III through VI of this Act 12 and funds appropriated under any such title in prior 13 Acts making appropriations for the Department of 14 State, foreign operations, and related programs, 15 shall not be made available to any foreign govern- 16 ment which the President determines— 17 (A) grants sanctuary from prosecution to 18 any individual or group which has committed 19 an act of international terrorism; 20 (B) otherwise supports international ter- 21 rorism; or 22 (C) is controlled by an organization des- 23 ignated as a terrorist organization under sec- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00102 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 103 •HR 4665 RH tion 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 1 Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 2 (2) WAIVER.—The President may waive the ap- 3 plication of paragraph (1) to a government if the 4 President determines that national security or hu- 5 manitarian reasons justify such waiver: Provided, 6 That the President shall publish each such waiver in 7 the Federal Register and, at least 15 days before the 8 waiver takes effect, shall notify the Committees on 9 Appropriations of the waiver (including the justifica- 10 tion for the waiver) in accordance with the regular 11 notification procedures of the Committees on Appro- 12 priations. 13 AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS 14 SEC. 7022. Funds appropriated by this Act, except 15 funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Trade and Devel- 16 opment Agency’’, may be obligated and expended notwith- 17 standing section 10 of Public Law 91–672 (22 U.S.C. 18 2412), section 15 of the State Department Basic Authori- 19 ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of the For- 20 eign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 21 1995 (22 U.S.C. 6212), and section 504(a)(1) of the Na- 22 tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)). 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00103 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 104 •HR 4665 RH DEFINITION OF PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY 1 SEC. 7023. For the purpose of titles II through VI 2 of this Act, ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall be de- 3 fined at the appropriations Act account level and shall in- 4 clude all appropriations and authorizations Acts funding 5 directives, ceilings, and limitations with the exception that 6 for the ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Eu- 7 rope, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military 8 Financing Program’’ accounts, ‘‘program, project, and ac- 9 tivity’’ shall also be considered to include country, re- 10 gional, and central program level funding within each such 11 account, and for the development assistance accounts of 12 the United States Agency for International Development, 13 ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall also be considered 14 to include central, country, regional, and program level 15 funding, either as— 16 (1) justified to Congress; or 17 (2) allocated by the Executive Branch in ac- 18 cordance with the report required by section 653(a) 19 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or as modi- 20 fied pursuant to section 7019 of this Act. 21 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00104 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 105 •HR 4665 RH AUTHORITIES FOR THE PEACE CORPS, INTER-AMERICAN 1 FOUNDATION, AND UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVEL- 2 OPMENT FOUNDATION 3 SEC. 7024. Unless expressly provided to the contrary, 4 provisions of this or any other Act, including provisions 5 contained in prior Acts authorizing or making appropria- 6 tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 7 related programs, shall not be construed to prohibit activi- 8 ties authorized by or conducted under the Peace Corps 9 Act, the Inter-American Foundation Act, or the African 10 Development Foundation Act: Provided, That prior to con- 11 ducting activities in a country for which assistance is pro- 12 hibited, the agency shall consult with the Committees on 13 Appropriations and report to such Committees within 15 14 days of taking such action. 15 COMMERCE, TRADE AND SURPLUS COMMODITIES 16 SEC. 7025. (a) WORLD MARKETS.—None of the 17 funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles 18 III through VI of this Act for direct assistance and none 19 of the funds otherwise made available to the Export-Im- 20 port Bank and the United States International Develop- 21 ment Finance Corporation shall be obligated or expended 22 to finance any loan, any assistance, or any other financial 23 commitments for establishing or expanding production of 24 any commodity for export by any country other than the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00105 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 106 •HR 4665 RH United States, if the commodity is likely to be in surplus 1 on world markets at the time the resulting productive ca- 2 pacity is expected to become operative and if the assist- 3 ance will cause substantial injury to United States pro- 4 ducers of the same, similar, or competing commodity: Pro- 5 vided, That such prohibition shall not apply to the Export- 6 Import Bank if in the judgment of its Board of Directors 7 the benefits to industry and employment in the United 8 States are likely to outweigh the injury to United States 9 producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity, 10 and the Chairman of the Board so notifies the Committees 11 on Appropriations: Provided further, That this subsection 12 shall not prohibit— 13 (1) activities in a country that is eligible for as- 14 sistance from the International Development Asso- 15 ciation, is not eligible for assistance from the Inter- 16 national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 17 and does not export on a consistent basis the agri- 18 cultural commodity with respect to which assistance 19 is furnished; or 20 (2) activities in a country the President deter- 21 mines is recovering from widespread conflict, a hu- 22 manitarian crisis, or a complex emergency. 23 (b) EXPORTS.—None of the funds appropriated by 24 this or any other Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00106 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 107 •HR 4665 RH of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be available 1 for any testing or breeding feasibility study, variety im- 2 provement or introduction, consultancy, publication, con- 3 ference, or training in connection with the growth or pro- 4 duction in a foreign country of an agricultural commodity 5 for export which would compete with a similar commodity 6 grown or produced in the United States: Provided, That 7 this subsection shall not prohibit— 8 (1) activities designed to increase food security 9 in developing countries where such activities will not 10 have a significant impact on the export of agricul- 11 tural commodities of the United States; 12 (2) research activities intended primarily to 13 benefit United States producers; 14 (3) activities in a country that is eligible for as- 15 sistance from the International Development Asso- 16 ciation, is not eligible for assistance from the Inter- 17 national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 18 and does not export on a consistent basis the agri- 19 cultural commodity with respect to which assistance 20 is furnished; or 21 (4) activities in a country the President deter- 22 mines is recovering from widespread conflict, a hu- 23 manitarian crisis, or a complex emergency. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00107 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 108 •HR 4665 RH (c) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.— 1 The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 2 States executive director of each international financial in- 3 stitution to use the voice and vote of the United States 4 to oppose any assistance by such institution, using funds 5 appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act, for 6 the production or extraction of any commodity or mineral 7 for export, if it is in surplus on world markets and if the 8 assistance will cause substantial injury to United States 9 producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity. 10 SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 11 SEC. 7026. (a) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR LOCAL 12 CURRENCIES.— 13 (1) AGREEMENTS.—If assistance is furnished to 14 the government of a foreign country under chapters 15 1 and 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the 16 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 under agreements 17 which result in the generation of local currencies of 18 that country, the Administrator of the United States 19 Agency for International Development shall— 20 (A) require that local currencies be depos- 21 ited in a separate account established by that 22 government; 23 (B) enter into an agreement with that gov- 24 ernment which sets forth— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00108 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 109 •HR 4665 RH (i) the amount of the local currencies 1 to be generated; and 2 (ii) the terms and conditions under 3 which the currencies so deposited may be 4 utilized, consistent with this section; and 5 (C) establish by agreement with that gov- 6 ernment the responsibilities of USAID and that 7 government to monitor and account for deposits 8 into and disbursements from the separate ac- 9 count. 10 (2) USES OF LOCAL CURRENCIES.—As may be 11 agreed upon with the foreign government, local cur- 12 rencies deposited in a separate account pursuant to 13 subsection (a), or an equivalent amount of local cur- 14 rencies, shall be used only— 15 (A) to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part 16 I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assist- 17 ance Act of 1961 (as the case may be), for such 18 purposes as— 19 (i) project and sector assistance activi- 20 ties; or 21 (ii) debt and deficit financing; or 22 (B) for the administrative requirements of 23 the United States Government. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00109 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 110 •HR 4665 RH (3) PROGRAMMING ACCOUNTABILITY.—USAID 1 shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the 2 equivalent of the local currencies disbursed pursuant 3 to subsection (a)(2)(A) from the separate account 4 established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are used 5 for the purposes agreed upon pursuant to subsection 6 (a)(2). 7 (4) TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE PRO- 8 GRAMS.—Upon termination of assistance to a coun- 9 try under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of 10 part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as 11 the case may be), any unencumbered balances of 12 funds which remain in a separate account estab- 13 lished pursuant to subsection (a) shall be disposed of 14 for such purposes as may be agreed to by the gov- 15 ernment of that country and the United States Gov- 16 ernment. 17 (b) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR CASH TRANSFERS.— 18 (1) IN GENERAL.—If assistance is made avail- 19 able to the government of a foreign country, under 20 chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of 21 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as cash transfer 22 assistance or as nonproject sector assistance, that 23 country shall be required to maintain such funds in 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00110 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 111 •HR 4665 RH a separate account and not commingle with any 1 other funds. 2 (2) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS OF 3 LAW.—Such funds may be obligated and expended 4 notwithstanding provisions of law which are incon- 5 sistent with the nature of this assistance, including 6 provisions which are referenced in the Joint Explan- 7 atory Statement of the Committee of Conference ac- 8 companying House Joint Resolution 648 (House Re- 9 port No. 98–1159). 10 (3) NOTIFICATION.—At least 15 days prior to 11 obligating any such cash transfer or nonproject sec- 12 tor assistance, the President shall submit a notifica- 13 tion through the regular notification procedures of 14 the Committees on Appropriations, which shall in- 15 clude a detailed description of how the funds pro- 16 posed to be made available will be used, with a dis- 17 cussion of the United States interests that will be 18 served by such assistance (including, as appropriate, 19 a description of the economic policy reforms that will 20 be promoted by such assistance). 21 (4) EXEMPTION.—Nonproject sector assistance 22 funds may be exempt from the requirements of para- 23 graph (1) only through the regular notification pro- 24 cedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00111 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 112 •HR 4665 RH ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE 1 SEC. 7027. (a) ASSISTANCE THROUGH NONGOVERN- 2 MENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.—Restrictions contained in this 3 or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country 4 shall not be construed to restrict assistance in support of 5 programs of nongovernmental organizations from funds 6 appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of 7 chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 4 of 8 part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and from 9 funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Eu- 10 rope, Eurasia and Central Asia’’: Provided, That before 11 using the authority of this subsection to furnish assistance 12 in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations, 13 the President shall notify the Committees on Appropria- 14 tions pursuant to the regular notification procedures, in- 15 cluding a description of the program to be assisted, the 16 assistance to be provided, and the reasons for furnishing 17 such assistance: Provided further, That nothing in this 18 subsection shall be construed to alter any existing statu- 19 tory prohibitions against abortion or involuntary steriliza- 20 tions contained in this or any other Act. 21 (b) PUBLIC LAW 480.—During fiscal year 2024, re- 22 strictions contained in this or any other Act with respect 23 to assistance for a country shall not be construed to re- 24 strict assistance under the Food for Peace Act (Public 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00112 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 113 •HR 4665 RH Law 83–480; 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.): Provided, That none 1 of the funds appropriated to carry out title I of such Act 2 and made available pursuant to this subsection may be 3 obligated or expended except as provided through the reg- 4 ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro- 5 priations. 6 (c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply— 7 (1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign 8 Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision 9 of law prohibiting assistance to countries that sup- 10 port international terrorism; or 11 (2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign 12 Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision 13 of law prohibiting assistance to the government of a 14 country that violates internationally recognized 15 human rights. 16 IMPACT ON JOBS IN THE UNITED STATES 17 SEC. 7028. None of the funds appropriated or other- 18 wise made available under titles III through VI of this 19 Act may be obligated or expended to provide— 20 (1) any financial incentive to a business enter- 21 prise currently located in the United States for the 22 purpose of inducing such an enterprise to relocate 23 outside the United States if such incentive or in- 24 ducement is likely to reduce the number of employ- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00113 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 114 •HR 4665 RH ees of such business enterprise in the United States 1 because United States production is being replaced 2 by such enterprise outside the United States; 3 (2) assistance for any program, project, or ac- 4 tivity that contributes to the violation of internation- 5 ally recognized workers’ rights, as defined in section 6 507(4) of the Trade Act of 1974, of workers in the 7 recipient country, including any designated zone or 8 area in that country: Provided, That the application 9 of section 507(4)(D) and (E) of such Act (19 U.S.C. 10 2467(4)(D) and (E)) should be commensurate with 11 the level of development of the recipient country and 12 sector, and shall not preclude assistance for the in- 13 formal sector in such country, micro and small-scale 14 enterprise, and smallholder agriculture; 15 (3) any assistance to an entity outside the 16 United States if such assistance is for the purpose 17 of directly relocating or transferring jobs from the 18 United States to other countries and adversely im- 19 pacts the labor force in the United States; or 20 (4) for the enforcement of any rule, regulation, 21 policy, or guidelines implemented pursuant to the 22 Supplemental Guidelines for High Carbon Intensity 23 Projects approved by the Export-Import Bank of the 24 United States on December 12, 2013, when enforce- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00114 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 115 •HR 4665 RH ment of such rule, regulation, policy, or guidelines 1 would prohibit, or have the effect of prohibiting, any 2 coal-fired or other power-generation project the pur- 3 pose of which is to— 4 (A) provide affordable electricity in Inter- 5 national Development Association (IDA)-eligible 6 countries and IDA-blend countries; and 7 (B) increase exports of goods and services 8 from the United States or prevent the loss of 9 jobs from the United States. 10 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 11 SEC. 7029. (a) COMPENSATION.—None of the funds 12 appropriated under title V of this Act may be made as 13 payment to any international financial institution while 14 the United States executive director to such institution is 15 compensated by the institution at a rate which, together 16 with whatever compensation such executive director re- 17 ceives from the United States, is in excess of the rate pro- 18 vided for an individual occupying a position at level IV 19 of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, 20 United States Code, or while any alternate United States 21 executive director to such institution is compensated by 22 the institution at a rate in excess of the rate provided for 23 an individual occupying a position at level V of the Execu- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00115 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 116 •HR 4665 RH tive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States 1 Code. 2 (b) HUMAN RIGHTS.—The Secretary of the Treasury 3 shall instruct the United States executive director of each 4 international financial institution to use the voice and vote 5 of the United States to promote human rights due dili- 6 gence and risk management, as appropriate, in connection 7 with any loan, grant, policy, or strategy of such institu- 8 tion. 9 (c) FRAUD AND CORRUPTION.—The Secretary of the 10 Treasury shall instruct the United States executive direc- 11 tor of each international financial institution to use the 12 voice of the United States to include in loan, grant, and 13 other financing agreements improvements in borrowing 14 countries’ financial management and judicial capacity to 15 investigate, prosecute, and punish fraud and corruption. 16 (d) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INFORMATION.—The 17 Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States 18 executive director of each international financial institu- 19 tion to use the voice of the United States to encourage 20 such institution to collect, verify, and publish, to the max- 21 imum extent practicable, beneficial ownership information 22 (excluding proprietary information) for any corporation or 23 limited liability company, other than a publicly listed com- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00116 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 117 •HR 4665 RH pany, that receives funds from any such financial institu- 1 tion. 2 (e) WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS.—The Secretary 3 of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive 4 director of each international financial institution to use 5 the voice of the United States to encourage such institu- 6 tion to effectively implement and enforce policies and pro- 7 cedures which meet or exceed best practices in the United 8 States for the protection of whistleblowers from retalia- 9 tion, including— 10 (1) protection against retaliation for internal 11 and lawful public disclosure; 12 (2) legal burdens of proof; 13 (3) statutes of limitation for reporting retalia- 14 tion; 15 (4) access to binding independent adjudicative 16 bodies, including shared cost and selection external 17 arbitration; and 18 (5) results that eliminate the effects of proven 19 retaliation, including provision for the restoration of 20 prior employment. 21 (f) GRIEVANCE MECHANISMS AND PROCEDURES.— 22 The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 23 States executive director of each international financial in- 24 stitution to use the voice of the United States to support 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00117 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 118 •HR 4665 RH independent investigative and adjudicative mechanisms 1 and procedures that meet or exceed best practices in the 2 United States to provide due process and fair compensa- 3 tion, including the right to reinstatement, for employees 4 who are subjected to harassment, discrimination, retalia- 5 tion, false allegations, or other misconduct. 6 (g) CAPITAL INCREASES.—None of the funds appro- 7 priated by this Act may be made available to support a 8 new capital increase for an international financial institu- 9 tion unless the President submits a budget request for 10 such increase to Congress and determines and reports to 11 the Committees on Appropriations that— 12 (1) the institution has completed a thorough 13 analysis of the development challenges facing the rel- 14 evant geographical region, the role of the institution 15 in addressing such challenges and its role relative to 16 other financing partners, and the steps to be taken 17 to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the in- 18 stitution; and 19 (2) the governors of such institution have ap- 20 proved the capital increase. 21 (h) OPPOSITION TO LENDING TO THE PEOPLE’S RE- 22 PUBLIC OF CHINA.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall 23 instruct the United States executive director at each mul- 24 tilateral development bank to use the voice and vote of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00118 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 119 •HR 4665 RH the United States to oppose any loan, extension of finan- 1 cial assistance, or technical assistance by such bank to the 2 People’s Republic of China. 3 (i) CONTRIBUTIONS TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY 4 FUNDS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall ensure that 5 no United States contribution to a financial intermediary 6 fund may be used to provide any loan, extension of finan- 7 cial assistance, or technical assistance to the People’s Re- 8 public of China or to any country or region subject to com- 9 prehensive sanctions by the United States. 10 (j) REPORT TO CONGRESS AND WITHHOLDING.— 11 (1) Not later than 120 days after the date of 12 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury 13 shall submit a report to the Committees on Appro- 14 priations indicating the amount of funds that a fi- 15 nancial intermediary fund is budgeting for the year 16 in which the report is submitted for a country or re- 17 gion described in subsection (i). 18 (2) If a report under paragraph (1) indicates 19 that a financial intermediary fund plans to spend 20 funds for a country or region described under sub- 21 section (i), including through projects implemented 22 by a multilateral development bank, then 10 percent 23 of the United States contribution to such bank shall 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00119 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 120 •HR 4665 RH be withheld from obligation for the remainder of the 1 fiscal year in which the report is submitted. 2 (k) GUIDANCE ON MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT 3 BANKS.—None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 4 made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Multilateral 5 Assistance’’ may be used to implement, administer, or oth- 6 erwise carry out Executive Order 14008 (relating to Exec- 7 utive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and 8 Abroad), including the memorandum entitled ‘‘Guidance 9 on Fossil Fuel Energy at the Multilateral Development 10 Banks’’, issued by the Department of the Treasury on Au- 11 gust 16, 2021. 12 TECHNOLOGY SECURITY 13 SEC. 7030. (a) INSECURE COMMUNICATIONS NET- 14 WORKS.—Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made 15 available for programs, including through the Digital 16 Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership, to— 17 (1) advance the adoption of secure, next-genera- 18 tion communications networks and services, includ- 19 ing 5G, and cybersecurity policies, in countries re- 20 ceiving assistance under this Act and prior Acts 21 making appropriations for the Department of State, 22 foreign operations, and related programs; 23 (2) counter the establishment of insecure com- 24 munications networks and services, including 5G, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00120 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 121 •HR 4665 RH promoted by the People’s Republic of China and 1 other state-backed enterprises that are subject to 2 undue or extrajudicial control by their country of or- 3 igin; and 4 (3) provide policy and technical training on de- 5 ploying open, interoperable, reliable, and secure net- 6 works to information communication technology pro- 7 fessionals in countries receiving assistance under 8 this Act, as appropriate: 9 Provided, That such funds, including funds appropriated 10 under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, may be 11 used to strengthen civilian cybersecurity and information 12 and communications technology capacity, including par- 13 ticipation of foreign law enforcement and military per- 14 sonnel in non-military activities, notwithstanding any 15 other provision of law and following consultation with the 16 Committees on Appropriations. 17 (b) CHIPS FOR AMERICA INTERNATIONAL TECH- 18 NOLOGY SECURITY AND INNOVATION FUND.— 19 (1) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, 20 the Secretary of State shall allocate amounts made 21 available from the Creating Helpful Incentives to 22 Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America 23 International Technology Security and Innovation 24 Fund for fiscal year 2024 pursuant to the transfer 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00121 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 122 •HR 4665 RH authority in section 102(c)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 1 2022 (division A of Public Law 117–167), to the ac- 2 counts specified and in the amounts specified, in the 3 table titled ‘‘CHIPS for America International Tech- 4 nology Security and Innovation Fund’’ in the report 5 accompanying this Act: Provided, That such funds 6 shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the 7 regular notification procedures of, the Committees 8 on Appropriations: Provided further, That amounts 9 transferred to the Export-Import Bank of the 10 United States and the United States International 11 Development Finance Corporation pursuant to the 12 transfer authority in section 102(c)(1) of the CHIPS 13 Act of 2022 (division A of Public Law 117–167) 14 may be made available for the costs of direct loans 15 and loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying 16 such loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congres- 17 sional Budget Act of 1974. 18 (2) Neither the President nor his designee may 19 allocate any amounts that are made available for 20 any fiscal year under section 102(c)(2) of the 21 CHIPS Act of 2022 if there is in effect an Act mak- 22 ing or continuing appropriations for part of a fiscal 23 year for the Department of State, Foreign Oper- 24 ations, and Related Programs: Provided, That in any 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00122 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 123 •HR 4665 RH fiscal year, the matter preceding this proviso shall 1 not apply to the allocation, apportionment, or allot- 2 ment of amounts for continuing administration of 3 programs allocated using funds transferred from the 4 CHIPS for America International Technology Secu- 5 rity and Innovation Fund, which may be allocated 6 pursuant to the transfer authority in section 7 102(c)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 only in 8 amounts that are no more than the allocation for 9 such purposes in paragraph (1) of this subsection. 10 (3) Concurrent with the annual budget submis- 11 sion of the President for fiscal year 2025, the Sec- 12 retary of State shall submit to the Committees on 13 Appropriations proposed allocations by account and 14 by program, project, or activity, with detailed jus- 15 tifications, for amounts made available under section 16 102(c)(2) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 for fiscal year 17 2025. 18 (4) The Secretary of State shall provide the 19 Committees on Appropriations quarterly reports on 20 the status of balances of projects and activities fund- 21 ed by the CHIPS for America International Tech- 22 nology Security and Innovation Fund for amounts 23 allocated pursuant to paragraph (1) of this sub- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00123 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 124 •HR 4665 RH section, including all uncommitted, committed, and 1 unobligated funds. 2 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, BUDGET TRANSPARENCY, AND 3 ANTI-CORRUPTION 4 SEC. 7031. (a) LIMITATION ON DIRECT GOVERN- 5 MENT-TO-GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE.— 6 (1) REQUIREMENTS.—Funds appropriated by 7 this Act may be made available for direct govern- 8 ment-to-government assistance only if— 9 (A)(i) each implementing agency or min- 10 istry to receive assistance has been assessed 11 and is considered to have the systems required 12 to manage such assistance and any identified 13 vulnerabilities or weaknesses of such agency or 14 ministry have been addressed; 15 (ii) the recipient agency or ministry em- 16 ploys and utilizes staff with the necessary tech- 17 nical, financial, and management capabilities; 18 (iii) the recipient agency or ministry has 19 adopted competitive procurement policies and 20 systems; 21 (iv) effective monitoring and evaluation 22 systems are in place to ensure that such assist- 23 ance is used for its intended purposes; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00124 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 125 •HR 4665 RH (v) no level of acceptable fraud is assumed; 1 and 2 (vi) the government of the recipient coun- 3 try is taking steps to publicly disclose on an an- 4 nual basis its national budget, to include in- 5 come and expenditures; 6 (B) the recipient government is in compli- 7 ance with the principles set forth in section 8 7013 of this Act; 9 (C) the recipient agency or ministry is not 10 headed or controlled by an organization des- 11 ignated as a foreign terrorist organization 12 under section 219 of the Immigration and Na- 13 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); 14 (D) the Government of the United States 15 and the government of the recipient country 16 have agreed, in writing, on clear and achievable 17 objectives for the use of such assistance, which 18 should be made available on a cost-reimbursable 19 basis; 20 (E) the recipient government is taking 21 steps to protect the rights of civil society, in- 22 cluding freedoms of expression, association, and 23 assembly; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00125 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 126 •HR 4665 RH (F) the government of the recipient coun- 1 try is taking steps to reduce corruption. 2 (2) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—In 3 addition to the requirements in paragraph (1), funds 4 may only be made available for direct government- 5 to-government assistance subject to prior consulta- 6 tion with, and the regular notification procedures of, 7 the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That 8 such notification shall contain an explanation of how 9 the proposed activity meets the requirements of 10 paragraph (1): Provided further, That the require- 11 ments of this paragraph shall only apply to direct 12 government-to-government assistance in excess of 13 $5,000,000 and all funds available for cash transfer, 14 budget support, and cash payments to individuals. 15 (3) SUSPENSION OF ASSISTANCE.—The Admin- 16 istrator of the United States Agency for Inter- 17 national Development or the Secretary of State, as 18 appropriate, shall suspend any direct government-to- 19 government assistance if the Administrator or the 20 Secretary has credible information of material mis- 21 use of such assistance, unless the Administrator or 22 the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appro- 23 priations that it is in the national interest of the 24 United States to continue such assistance, including 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00126 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 127 •HR 4665 RH a justification, or that such misuse has been appro- 1 priately addressed. 2 (4) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.—The Sec- 3 retary of State shall submit to the Committees on 4 Appropriations, concurrent with the fiscal year 2025 5 congressional budget justification materials, amounts 6 planned for assistance described in paragraph (1) by 7 country, proposed funding amount, source of funds, 8 and type of assistance. 9 (5) DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT PROHIBITION.— 10 None of the funds made available by this Act may 11 be used by the government of any foreign country 12 for debt service payments owed by any country to 13 any international financial institution or to the Gov- 14 ernment of the People’s Republic of China. 15 (b) NATIONAL BUDGET AND CONTRACT TRANS- 16 PARENCY.— 17 (1) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF FISCAL 18 TRANSPARENCY.—The Secretary of State shall con- 19 tinue to update and strengthen the ‘‘minimum re- 20 quirements of fiscal transparency’’ for each govern- 21 ment receiving assistance appropriated by this Act, 22 as identified in the report required by section 23 7031(b) of the Department of State, Foreign Oper- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00127 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 128 •HR 4665 RH ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1 2014 (division K of Public Law 113–76). 2 (2) DETERMINATION AND REPORT.—For each 3 government identified pursuant to paragraph (1), 4 the Secretary of State, not later than 180 days after 5 the date of enactment of this Act, shall make or up- 6 date any determination of ‘‘significant progress’’ or 7 ‘‘no significant progress’’ in meeting the minimum 8 requirements of fiscal transparency, and make such 9 determinations publicly available in an annual ‘‘Fis- 10 cal Transparency Report’’ to be posted on the De- 11 partment of State website: Provided, That such re- 12 port shall include the elements included under this 13 section in the report accompanying this Act. 14 (3) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under 15 title III of this Act shall be made available for pro- 16 grams and activities to assist governments identified 17 pursuant to paragraph (1) to improve budget trans- 18 parency and to support civil society organizations in 19 such countries that promote budget transparency. 20 (c) ANTI-KLEPTOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS.— 21 (1) INELIGIBILITY.— 22 (A) Officials of foreign governments and 23 their immediate family members about whom 24 the Secretary of State has credible information 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00128 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 129 •HR 4665 RH have been involved, directly or indirectly, in sig- 1 nificant corruption, including corruption related 2 to the extraction of natural resources, or a 3 gross violation of human rights, including the 4 wrongful detention of locally employed staff of 5 a United States diplomatic mission or a United 6 States citizen or national, shall be ineligible for 7 entry into the United States. 8 (B) Concurrent with the application of 9 subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall, as ap- 10 propriate, refer the matter to the Office of For- 11 eign Assets Control, Department of the Treas- 12 ury, to determine whether to apply sanctions 13 authorities in accordance with United States 14 law to block the transfer of property and inter- 15 ests in property, and all financial transactions, 16 in the United States involving any person de- 17 scribed in such subparagraph. 18 (C) The Secretary shall also publicly or 19 privately designate or identify the officials of 20 foreign governments and their immediate family 21 members about whom the Secretary has such 22 credible information without regard to whether 23 the individual has applied for a visa. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00129 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 130 •HR 4665 RH (2) EXCEPTION.—Individuals shall not be ineli- 1 gible for entry into the United States pursuant to 2 paragraph (1) if such entry would further important 3 United States law enforcement objectives or is nec- 4 essary to permit the United States to fulfill its obli- 5 gations under the United Nations Headquarters 6 Agreement: Provided, That nothing in paragraph (1) 7 shall be construed to derogate from United States 8 Government obligations under applicable inter- 9 national agreements. 10 (3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the ap- 11 plication of paragraph (1) if the Secretary deter- 12 mines that the waiver would serve a compelling na- 13 tional interest or that the circumstances which 14 caused the individual to be ineligible have changed 15 sufficiently. 16 (4) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the 17 date of enactment of this Act, and every 90 days 18 thereafter until September 30, 2025, the Secretary 19 of State shall submit a report, including a classified 20 annex if necessary, to the appropriate congressional 21 committees and the Committees on the Judiciary de- 22 scribing the information related to corruption or vio- 23 lation of human rights concerning each of the indi- 24 viduals found ineligible in the previous 12 months 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 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17 prevent the sale of conflict diamonds, and for tech- 18 nical assistance to promote independent audit mech- 19 anisms and support civil society participation in nat- 20 ural resource management. 21 (2) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro- 22 priated by this Act under title III may be made 23 available to support mining activities related to the 24 extraction of minerals until the Secretary of State 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00131 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 132 •HR 4665 RH certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional 1 committees that comparable mining activities are 2 permitted in areas in the United States which were 3 allowable prior to 2023: Provided, That the restric- 4 tion in this paragraph shall not apply to United 5 States entities. 6 (e) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE WEBSITE.—Funds appro- 7 priated by this Act under titles I and II, and funds made 8 available for any independent agency in title III, as appro- 9 priate, shall be made available to support the provision 10 of additional information on United States Government 11 foreign assistance on the ‘‘ForeignAssistance.gov’’ 12 website: Provided, That all Federal agencies funded under 13 this Act shall provide such information on foreign assist- 14 ance, upon request and in a timely manner, to the Depart- 15 ment of State and the United States Agency for Inter- 16 national Development. 17 DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS 18 SEC. 7032. (a) FUNDING.—Of the funds appro- 19 priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Development As- 20 sistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy 21 Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 22 Asia’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En- 23 forcement’’, $2,900,000,000 shall be made available for 24 democracy programs. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00132 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 133 •HR 4665 RH (b) AUTHORITIES.— 1 (1) AVAILABILITY.—Funds made available by 2 this Act for democracy programs pursuant to sub- 3 section (a) and under the heading ‘‘National Endow- 4 ment for Democracy’’ may be made available not- 5 withstanding any other provision of law, and with 6 regard to the National Endowment for Democracy 7 (NED), any regulation. 8 (2) BENEFICIARIES.—Funds made available by 9 this Act for the NED are made available pursuant 10 to the authority of the National Endowment for De- 11 mocracy Act (title V of Public Law 98–164), includ- 12 ing all decisions regarding the selection of bene- 13 ficiaries. 14 (c) DEFINITION OF DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—For 15 purposes of funds appropriated by this Act, the term ‘‘de- 16 mocracy programs’’ means programs that support: out- 17 comes of improved democratic governance; credible and 18 observable electoral processes; strong, multi-party political 19 systems with rights to contest government; rule of law; 20 freedoms of expression, assembly, association, and reli- 21 gion; human rights, including property rights; activities by 22 non-governmental organizations and other civil society, in- 23 cluding independent media, that promote the outcomes de- 24 scribed in this subsection. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00133 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 134 •HR 4665 RH (d) PROGRAM PRIORITIZATION.—Funds made avail- 1 able for support to strengthen government institutions, in- 2 cluding ministries, should be prioritized for countries dem- 3 onstrating strong separation of powers, checks and bal- 4 ances, rule of law, and credible and observable electoral 5 processes. 6 (e) RESTRICTIONS ON FOREIGN GOVERNMENT IN- 7 TERFERENCE.—With respect to the provision of assistance 8 for democracy programs in this Act, the organizations im- 9 plementing such assistance, the specific nature of the as- 10 sistance, and the participants in such programs shall not 11 be subject to prior approval by the government of any for- 12 eign country. 13 (f) INFORMING PROGRAMMING.—The Secretary of 14 State, Administrator of the United States Agency for 15 International Development, and President of the NED 16 should coordinate on plans for democracy programs sup- 17 ported with funds appropriated by this Act during joint 18 regional and country planning for fiscal year 2024. 19 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 20 SEC. 7033. (a) INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREE- 21 DOM OFFICE.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 22 heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ shall be made available 23 for the Office of International Religious Freedom, Depart- 24 ment of State. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00134 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 135 •HR 4665 RH (b) ASSISTANCE.—(1) Of the funds appropriated by 1 this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 2 ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, and ‘‘International Broadcasting Op- 3 erations’’, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made avail- 4 able for international religious freedom programs: Pro- 5 vided, That funds made available by this Act under the 6 headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Democracy 7 Fund’’ pursuant to this section shall be the responsibility 8 of the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious 9 Freedom, in consultation with other relevant United 10 States Government officials, and shall be subject to prior 11 consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. 12 (2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the head- 13 ings ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ and ‘‘Migration 14 and Refugee Assistance’’ shall be made available for hu- 15 manitarian assistance for vulnerable and persecuted ethnic 16 and religious minorities 17 (c) AUTHORITY.—Funds appropriated by this Act 18 and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 19 of State, foreign operations, and related programs under 20 the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may be made 21 available notwithstanding any other provision of law for 22 assistance for ethnic and religious minorities in Iraq and 23 Syria. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00135 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 136 •HR 4665 RH (d) DESIGNATION OF NON-STATE ACTORS.—Section 1 7033(e) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 2 and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (division 3 J of Public Law 115–31) shall continue in effect during 4 fiscal year 2024. 5 SPECIAL PROVISIONS 6 SEC. 7034. (a) VICTIMS OF WAR, DISPLACED CHIL- 7 DREN, AND DISPLACED BURMESE.—Funds appropriated 8 in title III of this Act that are made available for victims 9 of war, displaced children, displaced Burmese, and to com- 10 bat trafficking in persons and assist victims of such traf- 11 ficking may be made available notwithstanding any other 12 provision of law. 13 (b) FORENSIC ASSISTANCE.— 14 (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 15 heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made 16 available for forensic anthropology assistance related 17 to the exhumation and identification of victims of 18 war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, 19 which shall be administered by the Assistant Sec- 20 retary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, 21 Department of State. 22 (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 23 the heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 24 Law Enforcement’’, not less than $10,000,000 shall 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00136 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 137 •HR 4665 RH be made available for DNA forensic technology pro- 1 grams to combat human trafficking in Central 2 America and Mexico. 3 (c) WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME.—Funds managed by 4 the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, United States 5 Agency for International Development from this Act may 6 be made available as a general contribution to the World 7 Food Programme. 8 (d) DIRECTIVES AND AUTHORITIES.— 9 (1) RESEARCH AND TRAINING.—Funds appro- 10 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Assistance 11 for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ shall be 12 made available to carry out the Program for Re- 13 search and Training on Eastern Europe and the 14 Independent States of the Former Soviet Union as 15 authorized by the Soviet-Eastern European Research 16 and Training Act of 1983 (22 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.). 17 (2) GENOCIDE VICTIMS MEMORIAL SITES.— 18 Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts mak- 19 ing appropriations for the Department of State, for- 20 eign operations, and related programs under the 21 headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Assist- 22 ance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ may be 23 made available as contributions to establish and 24 maintain memorial sites of genocide, subject to the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00137 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 138 •HR 4665 RH regular notification procedures of the Committees on 1 Appropriations. 2 (3) SPECIAL ENVOY FOR HOLOCAUST ISSUES.— 3 Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 4 ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ may be made available for 5 the Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues notwith- 6 standing the limitation of section 7064(e)(3) of this 7 Act. 8 (4) PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS.—Of the 9 funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 10 ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support 11 Fund’’ that are made available for private sector 12 partnerships, including partnerships with philan- 13 thropic foundations, up to $50,000,000 may remain 14 available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That 15 funds made available pursuant to this paragraph 16 may only be made available following prior consulta- 17 tion with, and the regular notification procedures of, 18 the Committees on Appropriations. 19 (5) INNOVATION.—The USAID Administrator 20 may use funds appropriated by this Act under title 21 III to make innovation incentive awards in accord- 22 ance with the terms and conditions of section 23 7034(e)(4) of the Department of State, Foreign Op- 24 erations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00138 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 139 •HR 4665 RH 2019 (division F of Public Law 116–6): Provided, 1 That each individual award may not exceed 2 $100,000. 3 (6) EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM.—None of 4 the funds made available by this Act may be used 5 to modify the Exchange Visitor Program adminis- 6 tered by the Department of State to implement the 7 Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 8 1961 (Public Law 87–256; 22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), 9 except through the formal rulemaking process pursu- 10 ant to the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 11 551 et seq.) and notwithstanding the exceptions to 12 such rulemaking process in such Act: Provided, That 13 funds made available for such purpose shall only be 14 made available after consultation with, and subject 15 to the regular notification procedures of, the Com- 16 mittees on Appropriations, regarding how any pro- 17 posed modification would affect the public diplomacy 18 goals of, and the estimated economic impact on, the 19 United States: Provided further, That such consulta- 20 tion shall take place not later than 30 days prior to 21 the publication in the Federal Register of any regu- 22 latory action modifying the Exchange Visitor Pro- 23 gram. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00139 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 140 •HR 4665 RH (7) PAYMENTS.—Funds appropriated by this 1 Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the 2 Department of State, foreign operations, and related 3 programs under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Pro- 4 grams’’ and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’, except for funds 5 designated by Congress as an emergency require- 6 ment pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the 7 budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def- 8 icit Control Act of 1985, are available to provide 9 payments pursuant to section 901(i)(2) of title IX of 10 division J of the Further Consolidated Appropria- 11 tions Act, 2020 (22 U.S.C. 2680b(i)(2)): Provided, 12 That funds made available pursuant to this para- 13 graph shall be subject to prior consultation with the 14 Committees on Appropriations. 15 (e) PARTNER VETTING.—Prior to initiating a partner 16 vetting program, providing a direct vetting option, or mak- 17 ing a significant change to the scope of an existing partner 18 vetting program, the Secretary of State and USAID Ad- 19 ministrator, as appropriate, shall consult with the Com- 20 mittees on Appropriations: Provided, That the Secretary 21 and the Administrator shall provide a direct vetting option 22 for prime awardees in any partner vetting program initi- 23 ated or significantly modified after the date of enactment 24 of this Act, unless the Secretary or Administrator, as ap- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00140 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 141 •HR 4665 RH plicable, informs the Committees on Appropriations on a 1 case-by-case basis that a direct vetting option is not fea- 2 sible for such program: Provided further, That the Sec- 3 retary and the Administrator may restrict the award of, 4 terminate, or cancel contracts, grants, or cooperative 5 agreements or require an awardee to restrict the award 6 of, terminate, or cancel a sub-award based on information 7 in connection with a partner vetting program. 8 (f) INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTIONS.—The Sec- 9 retary of State should withhold funds appropriated under 10 title III of this Act for assistance for the central govern- 11 ment of any country that is not taking appropriate steps 12 to comply with the Convention on the Civil Aspects of 13 International Child Abductions, done at the Hague on Oc- 14 tober 25, 1980: Provided, That the Secretary shall report 15 to the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of 16 withholding funds under this subsection. 17 (g) TRANSFER OF FUNDS FOR EXTRAORDINARY 18 PROTECTION.—The Secretary of State may transfer to, 19 and merge with, funds under the heading ‘‘Protection of 20 Foreign Missions and Officials’’ unobligated balances of 21 expired funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic 22 Programs’’ for fiscal year 2024, at no later than the end 23 of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which 24 such funds are available for the purposes for which appro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00141 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 142 •HR 4665 RH priated: Provided, That not more than $50,000,000 may 1 be transferred. 2 (h) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES.— 3 (1) INCENTIVES FOR CRITICAL POSTS.—The 4 authority contained in section 1115(d) of the Sup- 5 plemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 6 111–32) shall remain in effect through September 7 30, 2024. 8 (2) SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AF- 9 GHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION COMPETITIVE STA- 10 TUS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 11 any employee of the Special Inspector General for 12 Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) who completes 13 at least 12 months of continuous service after enact- 14 ment of this Act or who is employed on the date on 15 which SIGAR terminates, whichever occurs first, 16 shall acquire competitive status for appointment to 17 any position in the competitive service for which the 18 employee possesses the required qualifications. 19 (3) TRANSFER OF BALANCES.—Section 7081(h) 20 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 21 Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (divi- 22 sion J of Public Law 115–31) shall continue in ef- 23 fect during fiscal year 2024. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00142 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 143 •HR 4665 RH (4) PROTECTIVE SERVICES.—Section 7071 of 1 the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 2 Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 (divi- 3 sion K of Public Law 117–103) shall continue in ef- 4 fect during fiscal year 2024 and shall be applied to 5 funds appropriated by this Act by substituting 6 ‘‘$40,000,000’’ for ‘‘$30,000,000’’. 7 (5) EXTENSION OF LOAN GUARANTEES TO 8 ISRAEL.—Chapter 5 of title I of the Emergency 9 Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003 10 (Public Law 108–11; 117 Stat. 576) is amended 11 under the heading ‘‘Loan Guarantees to Israel’’— 12 (A) in the matter preceding the first pro- 13 viso, by striking ‘‘September 30, 2028’’ and in- 14 serting ‘‘September 30, 2029’’; and 15 (B) in the second proviso, by striking 16 ‘‘September 30, 2028’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep- 17 tember 30, 2029’’. 18 (6) EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PERSONAL SERV- 19 ICES CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The authority pro- 20 vided in section 2401 of division C of the Extending 21 Government Funding and Delivering Emergency As- 22 sistance Act (Public Law 117–43) shall remain in 23 effect through September 30, 2024. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00143 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 144 •HR 4665 RH (7) EXTENSION OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.— 1 During the current fiscal year, sections (2), (3), and 2 (4) of the PEPFAR Extension Act of 2018 (Public 3 Law 115–305) shall be applied by substituting 4 ‘‘2024’’ for ‘‘2023’’ each place it occurs. 5 (i) MONITORING AND EVALUATION.— 6 (1) BENEFICIARY FEEDBACK.—Funds appro- 7 priated by this Act that are made available for moni- 8 toring and evaluation of assistance under the head- 9 ings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘International Dis- 10 aster Assistance’’, and ‘‘Migration and Refugee As- 11 sistance’’ shall be made available for the regular and 12 systematic collection of feedback obtained directly 13 from beneficiaries to enhance the quality and rel- 14 evance of such assistance: Provided, That the Sec- 15 retary of State and USAID Administrator shall reg- 16 ularly conduct oversight to ensure that such feed- 17 back is collected and used by implementing partners 18 to maximize the cost-effectiveness and utility of such 19 assistance. 20 (2) EX-POST EVALUATIONS.—Of the funds ap- 21 propriated by this Act under titles III and IV, not 22 less than $10,000,000 should be made available for 23 ex-post evaluations of the effectiveness and sustain- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00144 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 145 •HR 4665 RH ability of United States Government-funded assist- 1 ance programs. 2 (j) HIV/AIDS WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds 3 available in the HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund estab- 4 lished pursuant to section 525(b)(1) of the Foreign Oper- 5 ations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appro- 6 priations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447) may be made 7 available for pharmaceuticals and other products for child 8 survival, malaria, and tuberculosis to the same extent as 9 HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, subject to 10 the terms and conditions in such section: Provided, That 11 the authority in section 525(b)(5) of the Foreign Oper- 12 ations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appro- 13 priations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447) shall be exer- 14 cised by the Assistant Administrator for Global Health, 15 USAID, with respect to funds deposited for such non- 16 HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, and shall 17 be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 18 Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the 19 Secretary of State shall include in the congressional budg- 20 et justification an accounting of budgetary resources, dis- 21 bursements, balances, and reimbursements related to such 22 fund. 23 (k) LOANS, CONSULTATION, AND NOTIFICATION.— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00145 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 146 •HR 4665 RH (1) LOAN GUARANTEES.—Funds appropriated 1 under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and 2 ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ 3 by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 4 for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 5 related programs may be made available for the 6 costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 7 Budget Act of 1974, of loan guarantees for Egypt, 8 Jordan, Small Island Developing States, and 9 Ukraine, which are authorized to be provided: Pro- 10 vided, That amounts made available under this para- 11 graph for the costs of such guarantees shall not be 12 considered assistance for the purposes of provisions 13 of law limiting assistance to a country. 14 (2) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING DIRECT 15 LOANS.—During fiscal year 2024, direct loans under 16 section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act may be 17 made available for North Atlantic Treaty Organiza- 18 tion (NATO) or Major Non-NATO Allies, notwith- 19 standing section 23(c)(1) of the Arms Export Con- 20 trol Act, gross obligations for the principal amounts 21 of which shall not exceed $8,000,000,000: Provided, 22 That funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘For- 23 eign Military Financing Program’’ in this Act and 24 prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00146 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 147 •HR 4665 RH ment of State, foreign operations, and related pro- 1 grams, including balances that were previously des- 2 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 3 Operation/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec- 4 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 5 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, may be 6 made available for the costs, as defined in section 7 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of 8 such loans: Provided further, That such costs, in- 9 cluding the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as 10 defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 11 Act of 1974 and may include the costs of selling, re- 12 ducing, or cancelling any amounts owed to the 13 United States or any agency of the United States: 14 Provided further, That the Government of the 15 United States may charge fees for such loans, which 16 shall be collected from borrowers in accordance with 17 section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 18 1974: Provided further, That no funds made avail- 19 able to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 20 (NATO) or Major Non-NATO Allies by this or any 21 other appropriations Act for this fiscal year or prior 22 fiscal years may be used for payment of any fees as- 23 sociated with such loans: Provided further, That such 24 loans shall be repaid in not more than 12 years, in- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00147 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 148 •HR 4665 RH cluding a grace period of up to one year on repay- 1 ment of principal: Provided further, That amounts 2 made available under this paragraph for such costs 3 shall not be considered assistance for the purposes 4 of provisions of law limiting assistance to a country. 5 (3) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING LOAN GUAR- 6 ANTEES.—Funds appropriated under the heading 7 ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ in this Act 8 and prior Acts making appropriations for the De- 9 partment of State, foreign operations, and related 10 programs, including balances that were previously 11 designated by the Congress for Overseas Contin- 12 gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant 13 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 14 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, may be 15 made available, notwithstanding the third proviso 16 under such heading, for the costs of loan guarantees 17 under section 24 of the Arms Export Control Act for 18 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or 19 Major Non-NATO Allies: Provided, That such funds 20 are available to subsidize gross obligations for the 21 principal amount of commercial loans, and total loan 22 principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not 23 to exceed $8,000,000,000: Provided further, That no 24 loan guarantee with 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Budg- 15 et Act of 1974: Provided further, That amounts 16 made available under this paragraph for the costs of 17 such guarantees shall not be considered assistance 18 for the purposes of provisions of law limiting assist- 19 ance to a country. 20 (4) LIMITATION.—Prior to offering Foreign 21 Military Financing Program loans or loan guaran- 22 tees to Major Non-NATO Allies, the Secretary of 23 State shall determine and report to the appropriate 24 congressional committees that such partners do not 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00149 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 150 •HR 4665 RH support any foreign adversary as defined by 15 CFR 1 § 7.4. 2 (5) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.— 3 Funds made available pursuant to the authorities of 4 this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation 5 with the appropriate congressional committees and 6 the regular notification procedures of the Commit- 7 tees on Appropriations. 8 (l) LOCAL WORKS.— 9 (1) FUNDING.—Of the funds appropriated by 10 this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assist- 11 ance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than 12 $50,000,000 shall be made available for Local 13 Works pursuant to section 7080 of the Department 14 of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 15 Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 16 113–235), which may remain available until Sep- 17 tember 30, 2028. 18 (2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—For the purposes of 19 section 7080 of the Department of State, Foreign 20 Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 21 Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235), ‘‘eli- 22 gible entities’’ shall be defined as small local, inter- 23 national, and United States-based nongovernmental 24 organizations, educational institutions, and other 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00150 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 151 •HR 4665 RH small entities that have received less than a total of 1 $5,000,000 from USAID over the previous 5 fiscal 2 years: Provided, That departments or centers of 3 such educational institutions may be considered indi- 4 vidually in determining such eligibility. 5 (m) DEFINITIONS.— 6 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- 7 TEES.—Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for 8 purposes of this Act the term ‘‘appropriate congres- 9 sional committees’’ means the Committees on Appro- 10 priations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and 11 the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Af- 12 fairs of the House of Representatives. 13 (2) FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY THIS ACT AND 14 PRIOR ACTS.—Unless otherwise defined in this Act, 15 for purposes of this Act the term ‘‘funds appro- 16 priated by this Act and prior Acts making appro- 17 priations for the Department of State, foreign oper- 18 ations, and related programs’’ means funds that re- 19 main available for obligation, and have not expired. 20 (3) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITU- 21 TIONS.—In this Act ‘‘international financial institu- 22 tions’’ means the International Bank for Recon- 23 struction and Development, the International Devel- 24 opment Association, the International Finance Cor- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00151 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 152 •HR 4665 RH poration, the Inter-American Development Bank, the 1 International Monetary Fund, the International 2 Fund for Agricultural Development, the Asian De- 3 velopment Bank, the Asian Development Fund, the 4 Inter-American Investment Corporation, the North 5 American Development Bank, the European Bank 6 for Reconstruction and Development, the African 7 Development Bank, the African Development Fund, 8 and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency. 9 (4) SPEND PLAN.—In this Act, the term 10 ‘‘spend plan’’ means a plan for the uses of funds ap- 11 propriated for a particular entity, country, program, 12 purpose, or account and which shall include, at a 13 minimum, a description of— 14 (A) realistic and sustainable goals, criteria 15 for measuring progress, and a timeline for 16 achieving such goals; 17 (B) amounts and sources of funds by ac- 18 count; 19 (C) how such funds will complement other 20 ongoing or planned programs; and 21 (D) implementing partners, to the max- 22 imum extent practicable. 23 (5) SUCCESSOR OPERATING UNIT.—Any ref- 24 erence to a particular operating unit or office in this 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00152 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 153 •HR 4665 RH Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the De- 1 partment of State, foreign operations, and related 2 programs shall be deemed to include any successor 3 operating unit performing the same or similar func- 4 tions. 5 (6) USAID.—In this Act, the term ‘‘USAID’’ 6 means the United States Agency for International 7 Development. 8 LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY 9 SEC. 7035. (a) ASSISTANCE.— 10 (1) COMMUNITY-BASED POLICE ASSISTANCE.— 11 Funds made available under titles III and IV of this 12 Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 1 of part 13 I and chapters 4 and 6 of part II of the Foreign As- 14 sistance Act of 1961, may be used, notwithstanding 15 section 660 of that Act, to enhance the effectiveness 16 and accountability of civilian police authority 17 through training and technical assistance in human 18 rights, the rule of law, anti-corruption, strategic 19 planning, and through assistance to foster civilian 20 police roles that support democratic governance, in- 21 cluding assistance for programs to prevent conflict, 22 respond to disasters, address violence against women 23 and girls, and foster improved police relations with 24 the communities they serve. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00153 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 154 •HR 4665 RH (2) COMBAT CASUALTY CARE.— 1 (A) Consistent with the objectives of the 2 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms 3 Export Control Act, funds appropriated by this 4 Act under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper- 5 ations’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro- 6 gram’’ shall be made available for combat cas- 7 ualty training and equipment in an amount 8 above the prior fiscal year. 9 (B) The Secretary of State shall offer com- 10 bat casualty care training and equipment as a 11 component of any package of lethal assistance 12 funded by this Act with funds appropriated 13 under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ 14 and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’: 15 Provided, That the requirement of this subpara- 16 graph shall apply to a country in conflict, un- 17 less the Secretary determines that such country 18 has in place, to the maximum extent prac- 19 ticable, functioning combat casualty care treat- 20 ment and equipment that meets or exceeds the 21 standards recommended by the Committee on 22 Tactical Combat Casualty Care: Provided fur- 23 ther, That any such training and equipment for 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00154 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 155 •HR 4665 RH combat casualty care shall be made available 1 through an open and competitive process. 2 (b) AUTHORITIES.— 3 (1) RECONSTITUTING CIVILIAN POLICE AU- 4 THORITY.—In providing assistance with funds ap- 5 propriated by this Act under section 660(b)(6) of 6 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, support for a 7 nation emerging from instability may be deemed to 8 mean support for regional, district, municipal, or 9 other sub-national entity emerging from instability, 10 as well as a nation emerging from instability. 11 (2) DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION, AND RE- 12 INTEGRATION.—Section 7034(d) of the Department 13 of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 14 Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 15 113–235) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 16 2024. 17 (3) COMMERCIAL LEASING OF DEFENSE ARTI- 18 CLES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 19 and subject to the regular notification procedures of 20 the Committees on Appropriations, the authority of 21 section 23(a) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 22 U.S.C. 2763) may be used to provide financing to 23 Israel, Egypt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza- 24 tion (NATO), and Major Non-NATO Allies for the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00155 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 156 •HR 4665 RH procurement by leasing (including leasing with an 1 option to purchase) of defense articles from United 2 States commercial suppliers, not including Major 3 Defense Equipment (other than helicopters and 4 other types of aircraft having possible civilian appli- 5 cation), if the President determines that there are 6 compelling foreign policy or national security reasons 7 for those defense articles being provided by commer- 8 cial lease rather than by government-to-government 9 sale under such Act. 10 (4) SPECIAL DEFENSE ACQUISITION FUND.— 11 Not to exceed $900,000,000 may be obligated pursu- 12 ant to section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export Control 13 Act (22 U.S.C. 2795(c)(2)) for the purposes of the 14 Special Defense Acquisition Fund (the Fund), to re- 15 main available for obligation until September 30, 16 2026: Provided, That the provision of defense arti- 17 cles and defense services to foreign countries or 18 international organizations from the Fund shall be 19 subject to the concurrence of the Secretary of State. 20 (5) EXTENSION OF WAR RESERVES STOCKPILE 21 AUTHORITY.— 22 (A) Section 12001(d) of the Department of 23 Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00156 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 157 •HR 4665 RH 108–287; 118 Stat. 1011) is amended by strik- 1 ing ‘‘2025’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’. 2 (B) Section 514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign 3 Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 4 2321h(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘or 5 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘2025 and 2026’’. 6 (6) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 7 (A) Notwithstanding Section 503(a)(3) of 8 Public Law 87-195 (22 U.S.C. 2311(a)(3)), the 9 procurement of defense articles and services 10 funded on a non-repayable basis under section 11 23 of the Arms Export Control Act may be 12 priced to include the costs of salaries of mem- 13 bers of the Armed Forces of the United States 14 engaged in security assistance activities pursu- 15 ant to 10 U.S.C. 341 (relating to the State 16 Partnership Program): Provided, That this sec- 17 tion shall only apply to funds that remain avail- 18 able for obligation in fiscal year 2024. 19 (B) Notwithstanding any other provision of 20 law, equipment procured with funds appro- 21 priated by this Act or prior Acts making appro- 22 priations for the Department of State, foreign 23 operations, and related programs under the 24 heading ‘‘Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capa- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00157 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 158 •HR 4665 RH bility Fund’’ may be used for any other pro- 1 gram and in any region: Provided, That use of 2 this authority shall be subject to prior consulta- 3 tion with the Committees on Appropriations. 4 (c) LIMITATIONS.— 5 (1) CHILD SOLDIERS.—Funds appropriated by 6 this Act should not be used to support any military 7 training or operations that include child soldiers. 8 (2) LANDMINES AND CLUSTER MUNITIONS.— 9 (A) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any 10 other provision of law, demining equipment 11 available to the United States Agency for Inter- 12 national Development and the Department of 13 State and used in support of the clearance of 14 landmines and unexploded ordnance for human- 15 itarian purposes may be disposed of on a grant 16 basis in foreign countries, subject to such terms 17 and conditions as the Secretary of State may 18 prescribe. 19 (B) CLUSTER MUNITIONS.—No military 20 assistance shall be furnished for cluster muni- 21 tions, no defense export license for cluster mu- 22 nitions may be issued, and no cluster munitions 23 or cluster munitions technology shall be sold or 24 transferred, unless— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00158 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 159 •HR 4665 RH (i) the submunitions of the cluster 1 munitions, after arming, do not result in 2 more than 1 percent unexploded ordnance 3 across the range of intended operational 4 environments, and the agreement applica- 5 ble to the assistance, transfer, or sale of 6 such cluster munitions or cluster munitions 7 technology specifies that the cluster muni- 8 tions will only be used against clearly de- 9 fined military targets and will not be used 10 where civilians are known to be present or 11 in areas normally inhabited by civilians; or 12 (ii) such assistance, license, sale, or 13 transfer is for the purpose of demilitarizing 14 or permanently disposing of such cluster 15 munitions. 16 (3) CROWD CONTROL.—If the Secretary of 17 State has information that a unit of a foreign secu- 18 rity force uses excessive force to repress peaceful ex- 19 pression or assembly concerning corruption, harm to 20 the environment or human health, or the fairness of 21 electoral processes, or in countries that are undemo- 22 cratic or undergoing democratic transition, the Sec- 23 retary shall promptly determine if such information 24 is credible: Provided, That if the information is de- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00159 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 160 •HR 4665 RH termined to be credible, funds appropriated by this 1 Act should not be used for tear gas, small arms, 2 light weapons, ammunition, or other items for crowd 3 control purposes for such unit, unless the Secretary 4 of State determines that the foreign government is 5 taking effective measures to bring the responsible 6 members of such unit to justice. 7 (d) REPORTS.— 8 (1) SECURITY ASSISTANCE REPORT.—Not later 9 than 120 days after the date of enactment of this 10 Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Com- 11 mittees on Appropriations a report on funds obli- 12 gated and expended during fiscal year 2023, by 13 country and purpose of assistance, under the head- 14 ings ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, ‘‘International 15 Military Education and Training’’, and ‘‘Foreign 16 Military Financing Program’’. 17 (2) ANNUAL FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING RE- 18 PORT.—For the purposes of implementing section 19 656 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the term 20 ‘‘military training provided to foreign military per- 21 sonnel by the Department of Defense and the De- 22 partment of State’’ shall be deemed to include all 23 military training provided by foreign governments 24 with funds appropriated to the Department of De- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00160 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 161 •HR 4665 RH fense or the Department of State, except for train- 1 ing provided by the government of a country des- 2 ignated by section 517(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 3 2321k(b)) as a Major Non-North Atlantic Treaty 4 Organization ally: Provided, That such third-country 5 training shall be clearly identified in the report sub- 6 mitted pursuant to section 656 of such Act. 7 COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS 8 SEC. 7036. (a) OFFICE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT 9 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS.—Of the funds appropriated 10 by this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, 11 not less than $25,000,000 shall be made available for the 12 Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. 13 (b) PROGRAMS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PER- 14 SONS.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 15 headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support 16 Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 17 Asia’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En- 18 forcement’’, not less than $123,900,000 shall be made 19 available for activities to combat trafficking in persons 20 internationally, including for the Program to End Modern 21 Slavery, of which not less than $92,000,000 shall be from 22 funds made available under the heading ‘‘International 23 Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’: Provided, That 24 funds made available by this Act under the headings ‘‘De- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00161 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 162 •HR 4665 RH velopment Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and 1 ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ that 2 are made available for activities to combat trafficking in 3 persons should be obligated and programmed consistent 4 with the country-specific recommendations included in the 5 annual Trafficking in Persons Report, and shall be coordi- 6 nated with the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking 7 in Persons, Department of State. 8 (c) TRAINING.—Of the funds made available by this 9 Act, not less than $1,000,000 shall be made available to 10 further develop, standardize, and update training for all 11 United States Government personnel under Chief of Mis- 12 sion authority posted at United States embassies and con- 13 sulates abroad, on recognizing signs of human trafficking, 14 and protocols for reporting such cases. 15 (d) CONFERENCES.—Funds appropriated by this Act 16 that are made available for international conferences may 17 not be made available for such conferences in Tier 3 coun- 18 tries, as defined by section 104 of the Victims of Traf- 19 ficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 20 106–386), unless the purpose of the conference is to com- 21 bat human trafficking or is in the United States national 22 security interest, as determined by the Secretary of State. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00162 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 163 •HR 4665 RH PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD 1 SEC. 7037. (a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—None 2 of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of 3 this Act may be provided to support a Palestinian state 4 unless the Secretary of State determines and certifies to 5 the appropriate congressional committees that— 6 (1) the governing entity of a new Palestinian 7 state— 8 (A) has demonstrated a firm commitment 9 to peaceful co-existence with the State of Israel; 10 and 11 (B) is taking appropriate measures to 12 counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the 13 West Bank and Gaza, including the dismantling 14 of terrorist infrastructures, and is cooperating 15 with appropriate Israeli and other appropriate 16 security organizations; and 17 (2) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing 18 entity of a new Palestinian state) is working with 19 other countries in the region to vigorously pursue ef- 20 forts to establish a just, lasting, and comprehensive 21 peace in the Middle East that will enable Israel and 22 an independent Palestinian state to exist within the 23 context of full and normal relationships, which 24 should include— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00163 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 164 •HR 4665 RH (A) termination of all claims or states of 1 belligerency; 2 (B) respect for and acknowledgment of the 3 sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political 4 independence of every state in the area through 5 measures including the establishment of demili- 6 tarized zones; 7 (C) their right to live in peace within se- 8 cure and recognized boundaries free from 9 threats or acts of force; 10 (D) freedom of navigation through inter- 11 national waterways in the area; and 12 (E) a framework for achieving a just set- 13 tlement of the refugee problem. 14 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con- 15 gress that the governing entity should enact a constitution 16 assuring the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and 17 respect for human rights for its citizens, and should enact 18 other laws and regulations assuring transparent and ac- 19 countable governance. 20 (c) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection 21 (a) if the President determines that it is important to the 22 national security interest of the United States to do so. 23 (d) EXEMPTION.—The restriction in subsection (a) 24 shall not apply to assistance intended to help reform the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00164 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 165 •HR 4665 RH Palestinian Authority and affiliated institutions, or the 1 governing entity, in order to help meet the requirements 2 of subsection (a), consistent with the provisions of section 3 7040 of this Act (‘‘Limitation on Assistance for the Pales- 4 tinian Authority’’). 5 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN 6 BROADCASTING CORPORATION 7 SEC. 7038. None of the funds appropriated or other- 8 wise made available by this Act may be used to provide 9 equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any 10 other form of assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting 11 Corporation. 12 ASSISTANCE FOR THE WEST BANK AND GAZA 13 SEC. 7039. (a) OVERSIGHT.—For fiscal year 2024, 14 30 days prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bi- 15 lateral West Bank and Gaza Program, the Secretary of 16 State shall certify to the Committees on Appropriations 17 that procedures have been established to assure the Comp- 18 troller General of the United States will have access to 19 appropriate United States financial information in order 20 to review the uses of United States assistance for the Pro- 21 gram funded under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 22 Fund’’ for the West Bank and Gaza. 23 (b) VETTING.—Prior to the obligation of funds ap- 24 propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00165 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 166 •HR 4665 RH port Fund’’ for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, 1 the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps to 2 ensure that such assistance is not provided to or through 3 any individual, private or government entity, or edu- 4 cational institution that the Secretary knows or has reason 5 to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has 6 engaged in, terrorist activity nor, with respect to private 7 entities or educational institutions, those that have as a 8 principal officer of the entity’s governing board or gov- 9 erning board of trustees any individual that has been de- 10 termined to be involved in, or advocating terrorist activity 11 or determined to be a member of a designated foreign ter- 12 rorist organization: Provided, That the Secretary of State 13 shall, as appropriate, establish procedures specifying the 14 steps to be taken in carrying out this subsection and shall 15 terminate assistance to any individual, entity, or edu- 16 cational institution which the Secretary has determined to 17 be involved in or advocating terrorist activity. 18 (c) PROHIBITION.— 19 (1) RECOGNITION OF ACTS OF TERRORISM.— 20 None of the funds appropriated under titles III 21 through VI of this Act for assistance under the West 22 Bank and Gaza Program may be made available 23 for— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00166 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 167 •HR 4665 RH (A) the purpose of recognizing or otherwise 1 honoring individuals who commit, or have com- 2 mitted acts of terrorism; and 3 (B) any educational institution located in 4 the West Bank or Gaza that is named after an 5 individual who the Secretary of State deter- 6 mines has committed an act of terrorism. 7 (2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND REPORTING RE- 8 QUIREMENT.—Notwithstanding any other provision 9 of law, none of the funds made available by this or 10 prior appropriations Acts, including funds made 11 available by transfer, may be made available for obli- 12 gation for security assistance for the West Bank and 13 Gaza until the Secretary of State reports to the 14 Committees on Appropriations on— 15 (A) the benchmarks that have been estab- 16 lished for security assistance for the West Bank 17 and Gaza and on the extent of Palestinian com- 18 pliance with such benchmarks; and 19 (B) the steps being taken by the Pales- 20 tinian Authority to end torture and other cruel, 21 inhuman, and degrading treatment of detainees, 22 including by bringing to justice members of 23 Palestinian security forces who commit such 24 crimes. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00167 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 168 •HR 4665 RH (d) OVERSIGHT BY THE UNITED STATES AGENCY 1 FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.— 2 (1) The Administrator of the United States 3 Agency for International Development shall ensure 4 that Federal or non-Federal audits of all contractors 5 and grantees, and significant subcontractors and 6 sub-grantees, under the West Bank and Gaza Pro- 7 gram, are conducted at least on an annual basis to 8 ensure, among other things, compliance with this 9 section. 10 (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, up 11 to $1,500,000 may be used by the Office of Inspec- 12 tor General of the United States Agency for Inter- 13 national Development for audits, investigations, and 14 other activities in furtherance of the requirements of 15 this subsection: Provided, That such funds are in ad- 16 dition to funds otherwise available for such pur- 17 poses. 18 (e) COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED 19 STATES AUDIT.—Subsequent to the certification specified 20 in subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United 21 States shall conduct an audit and an investigation of the 22 treatment, handling, and uses of all funds for the bilateral 23 West Bank and Gaza Program, including all funds pro- 24 vided as cash transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2024 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00168 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 169 •HR 4665 RH under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and such 1 audit shall address— 2 (1) the extent to which such Program complies 3 with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c); 4 and 5 (2) an examination of all programs, projects, 6 and activities carried out under such Program, in- 7 cluding both obligations and expenditures. 8 (f) NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES.—Funds made 9 available in this Act for West Bank and Gaza shall be 10 subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com- 11 mittees on Appropriations. 12 LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN 13 AUTHORITY 14 SEC. 7040. (a) PROHIBITION OF FUNDS.—None of 15 the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provi- 16 sions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 17 Act of 1961 may be obligated or expended with respect 18 to providing funds to the Palestinian Authority. 19 (b) WAIVER.—The prohibition included in subsection 20 (a) shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to 21 the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Presi- 22 dent pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on 23 Appropriations that waiving such prohibition is important 24 to the national security interest of the United States. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00169 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 170 •HR 4665 RH (c) PERIOD OF APPLICATION OF WAIVER.—Any 1 waiver pursuant to subsection (b) shall be effective for no 2 more than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not 3 apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act. 4 (d) REPORT.—Whenever the waiver authority pursu- 5 ant to subsection (b) is exercised, the President shall sub- 6 mit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detail- 7 ing the justification for the waiver, the purposes for which 8 the funds will be spent, and the accounting procedures in 9 place to ensure that the funds are properly disbursed: Pro- 10 vided, That the report shall also detail the steps the Pales- 11 tinian Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate 12 weapons and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure. 13 (e) CERTIFICATION.—If the President exercises the 14 waiver authority under subsection (b), the Secretary of 15 State must certify and report to the Committees on Ap- 16 propriations prior to the obligation of funds that the Pal- 17 estinian Authority has established a single treasury ac- 18 count for all Palestinian Authority financing and all fi- 19 nancing mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel 20 financing mechanisms exist outside of the Palestinian Au- 21 thority treasury account, and there is a single comprehen- 22 sive civil service roster and payroll, and the Palestinian 23 Authority is acting to counter incitement of violence 24 against Israelis and is supporting activities aimed at pro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00170 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 171 •HR 4665 RH moting peace, coexistence, and security cooperation with 1 Israel. 2 (f) PROHIBITION TO HAMAS AND THE PALESTINE 3 LIBERATION ORGANIZATION.— 4 (1) None of the funds appropriated in titles III 5 through VI of this Act may be obligated for salaries 6 of personnel of the Palestinian Authority located in 7 Gaza or may be obligated or expended for assistance 8 to Hamas or any entity effectively controlled by 9 Hamas, any power-sharing government of which 10 Hamas is a member, or that results from an agree- 11 ment with Hamas and over which Hamas exercises 12 undue influence. 13 (2) Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph 14 (1), assistance may be provided to a power-sharing 15 government only if the President certifies and re- 16 ports to the Committees on Appropriations that such 17 government, including all of its ministers or such 18 equivalent, has publicly accepted and is complying 19 with the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1) 20 (A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 21 as amended. 22 (3) The President may exercise the authority in 23 section 620K(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 24 1961, as added by the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00171 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 172 •HR 4665 RH Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–446) with respect to 1 this subsection. 2 (4) Whenever the certification pursuant to 3 paragraph (2) is exercised, the Secretary of State 4 shall submit a report to the Committees on Appro- 5 priations within 120 days of the certification and 6 every quarter thereafter on whether such govern- 7 ment, including all of its ministers or such equiva- 8 lent are continuing to comply with the principles 9 contained in section 620K(b)(1) (A) and (B) of the 10 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended: Pro- 11 vided, That the report shall also detail the amount, 12 purposes and delivery mechanisms for any assistance 13 provided pursuant to the abovementioned certifi- 14 cation and a full accounting of any direct support of 15 such government. 16 (5) None of the funds appropriated under titles 17 III through VI of this Act may be obligated for as- 18 sistance for the Palestine Liberation Organization. 19 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 20 SEC. 7041. (a) EGYPT.— 21 (1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by this 22 Act for assistance for Egypt— 23 (A) not less than $125,000,000 shall be made 24 available from funds under the heading ‘‘Economic 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00172 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 173 •HR 4665 RH Support Fund’’, of which not less than $40,000,000 1 should be made available for higher education pro- 2 grams, including not less than $15,000,000 for 3 scholarships for Egyptian students with high finan- 4 cial need to attend not-for-profit institutions of high- 5 er education in Egypt that are currently accredited 6 by a regional accrediting agency recognized by the 7 United States Department of Education, or meets 8 standards equivalent to those required for United 9 States institutional accreditation by a regional ac- 10 crediting agency recognized by such Department: 11 Provided, That such funds shall be made available 12 for democracy programs, and for development pro- 13 grams in the Sinai. 14 (B) not less than $1,300,000,000 shall be made 15 available from funds under the heading ‘‘Foreign 16 Military Financing Program’’, to remain available 17 until September 30, 2025: Provided, That such 18 funds may be transferred to an interest bearing ac- 19 count in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. 20 (2) ADDITIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE.—In addi- 21 tion to funds made available pursuant to paragraph (1), 22 not less than $75,000,000 of the funds appropriated under 23 the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ shall 24 be made available for assistance for Egypt. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00173 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 174 •HR 4665 RH (3) CERTIFICATION AND REPORT.—Funds ap- 1 propriated by this Act that are available for assist- 2 ance for Egypt may be made available notwith- 3 standing any other provision of law restricting as- 4 sistance for Egypt, except for this subsection and 5 section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 6 and may only be made available for assistance for 7 the Government of Egypt if the Secretary of State 8 certifies and reports to the Committees on Appro- 9 priations that such government is— 10 (A) sustaining the strategic relationship 11 with the United States; and 12 (B) meeting its obligations under the 1979 13 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty. 14 (b) IRAN.— 15 (1) FUNDING.—Funds appropriated by this Act 16 under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, ‘‘Eco- 17 nomic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti- 18 terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’ shall 19 be made available by the Secretary of State— 20 (A) to support the United States policy to 21 prevent Iran from achieving the capability to 22 produce or otherwise obtain a nuclear weapon; 23 (B) to support an expeditious response to 24 any violation of United Nations Security Coun- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00174 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 175 •HR 4665 RH cil Resolutions or to efforts that advance Iran’s 1 nuclear program; 2 (C) to support the implementation and en- 3 forcement of sanctions against Iran for support 4 of nuclear weapons development, terrorism, 5 human rights abuses, and ballistic missile and 6 weapons proliferation; and 7 (D) for democracy programs in support of 8 the aspirations of the Iranian people. 9 (2) REPORTS.— 10 (A) SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT.—The Sec- 11 retary of State shall submit to the Committees 12 on Appropriations the semi-annual report re- 13 quired by section 135(d)(4) of the Atomic En- 14 ergy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2160e(d)(4)), as 15 added by section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agree- 16 ment Review Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–17). 17 (B) SANCTIONS REPORT.—Not later than 18 180 days after the date of enactment of this 19 Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with 20 the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to 21 the appropriate congressional committees a re- 22 port on— 23 (i) the status of United States bilat- 24 eral sanctions on Iran; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00175 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 176 •HR 4665 RH (ii) the reimposition and renewed en- 1 forcement of secondary sanctions; and 2 (iii) the impact such sanctions have 3 had on Iran’s destabilizing activities 4 throughout the Middle East. 5 (3) LIMITATIONS.—None of the funds appro- 6 priated by this Act may be— 7 (A) used to implement or enforce a future 8 agreement with the Government of Iran relating 9 to the nuclear program of Iran, or a renewal of 10 the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action adopt- 11 ed on October 18, 2015, until such agreement 12 is transmitted to Congress pursuant to section 13 135 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act 14 of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 2160e) and such agreement 15 is subject to the advice and consent of the Sen- 16 ate as a treaty and has received the concur- 17 rence of two-thirds of Senators concurring; 18 (B) made available to any foreign entity or 19 person that is subject to United Nations or 20 United States bilateral sanctions with respect to 21 the Government of Iran or an entity organized 22 under the laws of Iran or otherwise subject to 23 the jurisdiction of such government; or 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00176 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 177 •HR 4665 RH (C) used to revoke the designation of the 1 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a For- 2 eign Terrorist Organization pursuant to section 3 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 4 U.S.C. 1189). 5 (c) IRAQ.— 6 (1) PURPOSES.—Funds appropriated under ti- 7 tles III and IV of this Act shall be made available 8 for assistance for Iraq for— 9 (A) bilateral economic assistance and inter- 10 national security assistance, including in the 11 Kurdistan Region of Iraq; 12 (B) stabilization assistance; 13 (C) programs to support government 14 transparency and accountability, judicial inde- 15 pendence, protect the right of due process, and 16 combat corruption; 17 (D) humanitarian assistance, including in 18 the Kurdistan Region of Iraq; 19 (E) programs to protect and assist reli- 20 gious and ethnic minority populations; and 21 (F) programs to increase United States 22 private sector investment. 23 (2) LIMITATION.—Funds appropriated by this 24 Act under titles III through VI may not be made 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00177 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 178 •HR 4665 RH available to an organization or entity controlled by, 1 or an affiliate of, the Badr Organization or to any 2 other organization or entity for which the Secretary 3 of State has credible information is a proxy of Iran. 4 (d) ISRAEL.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 5 under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro- 6 gram’’, not less than $3,300,000,000 shall be available for 7 grants only for Israel which shall be disbursed within 30 8 days of enactment of this Act: Provided, That to the extent 9 that the Government of Israel requests that funds be used 10 for such purposes, grants made available for Israel under 11 this heading shall, as agreed by the United States and 12 Israel, be available for advanced weapons systems, of 13 which not less than $725,300,000 shall be available for 14 the procurement in Israel of defense articles and defense 15 services, including research and development. 16 (e) JORDAN.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 17 under titles III and IV, not less than $1,650,000,000 shall 18 be made available for assistance for Jordan, of which not 19 less than $845,100,000 shall be made available for budget 20 support for the Government of Jordan and not less than 21 $425,000,000 shall be made available under the heading 22 ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’. 23 (f) LEBANON.— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00178 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 179 •HR 4665 RH (1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro- 1 priated by this Act may be made available for the 2 Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) or the Leb- 3 anese Armed Forces (LAF) if the ISF or the LAF 4 is controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, as 5 designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigra- 6 tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 7 (2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE.— 8 (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under 9 the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control 10 and Law Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military 11 Financing Program’’ that are made available 12 for assistance for Lebanon may be made avail- 13 able for programs and equipment for the ISF 14 and the LAF to address security and stability 15 requirements in areas affected by conflict in 16 Syria, following consultation with the appro- 17 priate congressional committees. 18 (B) Funds appropriated by this Act under 19 the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro- 20 gram’’ that are made available for assistance 21 for Lebanon may only be made available for 22 programs to— 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00179 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 180 •HR 4665 RH (i) professionalize the LAF to miti- 1 gate internal and external threats from 2 non-state actors, including Hizballah; 3 (ii) strengthen the security of borders 4 and combat terrorism, including training 5 and equipping the LAF to secure the bor- 6 ders of Lebanon and address security and 7 stability requirements in areas affected by 8 conflict in Syria, interdicting arms ship- 9 ments, and preventing the use of Lebanon 10 as a safe haven for terrorist groups; and 11 (iii) implement United Nations Secu- 12 rity Council Resolution 1701: 13 Provided, That prior to obligating funds made 14 available by this subparagraph for assistance 15 for the LAF, the Secretary of State shall sub- 16 mit to the Committees on Appropriations a 17 spend plan, including actions to be taken to en- 18 sure equipment provided to the LAF is used 19 only for the intended purposes, except such plan 20 may not be considered as meeting the notifica- 21 tion requirements under section 7015 of this 22 Act or under section 634A of the Foreign As- 23 sistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That 24 any notification submitted pursuant to such 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00180 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 181 •HR 4665 RH section shall include any funds specifically in- 1 tended for lethal military equipment. 2 (g) MOROCCO.—Funds appropriated under titles III 3 and IV of this Act shall be made available for assistance 4 for Morocco. 5 (h) SAUDI ARABIA.— 6 (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 7 under the heading ‘‘International Military Education 8 and Training’’ should be made available for assist- 9 ance for the Government of Saudi Arabia. 10 (2) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 11 made available by this Act and prior Acts making 12 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 13 operations, and related programs should be obligated 14 or expended by the Export-Import Bank of the 15 United States to guarantee, insure, or extend (or 16 participate in the extension of) credit in connection 17 with the export of nuclear technology, equipment, 18 fuel, materials, or other nuclear technology-related 19 goods or services to Saudi Arabia unless the Govern- 20 ment of Saudi Arabia— 21 (A) has in effect a nuclear cooperation 22 agreement pursuant to section 123 of the 23 Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153); 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00181 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 182 •HR 4665 RH (B) has committed to renounce uranium 1 enrichment and reprocessing on its territory 2 under that agreement; and 3 (C) has signed and implemented an Addi- 4 tional Protocol to its Comprehensive Safeguards 5 Agreement with the International Atomic En- 6 ergy Agency. 7 (i) SYRIA.— 8 (1) NON-LETHAL ASSISTANCE.—Funds appro- 9 priated by this Act under titles III and IV may be 10 made available, notwithstanding any other provision 11 of law, for non-lethal stabilization assistance to ad- 12 dress the needs of civilians affected by conflict in 13 Syria. 14 (2) LIMITATIONS.—Funds made available pur- 15 suant to paragraph (1) of this subsection— 16 (A) may not be made available for a 17 project or activity that supports or otherwise le- 18 gitimizes the Government of Iran, foreign ter- 19 rorist organizations (as designated pursuant to 20 section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 21 Act (8 U.S.C. 1189)), or a proxy of Iran in 22 Syria; 23 (B) may not be made available for activi- 24 ties that further the strategic objectives of the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00182 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 183 •HR 4665 RH Government of the Russian Federation that the 1 Secretary of State determines may threaten or 2 undermine United States national security in- 3 terests; and 4 (C) may not be used in areas of Syria con- 5 trolled by a government led by Bashar al-Assad 6 or associated forces or made available to an or- 7 ganization or entity effectively controlled by an 8 official or immediate family member of an offi- 9 cial of such government. 10 (3) MONITORING, OVERSIGHT, CONSULTATION, 11 AND NOTIFICATION.— 12 (A) Prior to the obligation of funds appro- 13 priated by this Act and made available for as- 14 sistance for Syria, the Secretary of State shall 15 take all practicable steps to ensure that mecha- 16 nisms are in place for monitoring, oversight, 17 and control of such assistance inside Syria. 18 (B) Section 7015(j) of this Act regarding 19 the notification of assistance diverted or de- 20 stroyed shall apply to funds made available for 21 assistance for Syria. 22 (C) Funds made available pursuant to this 23 subsection may only be made available following 24 consultation with the appropriate congressional 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00183 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 184 •HR 4665 RH committees and shall be subject to the regular 1 notification procedures of the Committees on 2 Appropriations: Provided, That such consulta- 3 tion shall include the steps taken to comply 4 with subparagraph (A). 5 (j) WEST BANK AND GAZA.— 6 (1) REPORT ON ASSISTANCE.—Prior to the ini- 7 tial obligation of funds made available by this Act 8 under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for 9 assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Sec- 10 retary of State shall report to the Committees on 11 Appropriations that the purpose of such assistance 12 is to— 13 (A) advance Middle East peace; 14 (B) improve security in the region; 15 (C) continue support for transparent and 16 accountable government institutions; 17 (D) promote a private sector economy; or 18 (E) address urgent humanitarian needs. 19 (2) LIMITATIONS.— 20 (A) None of the funds appropriated under 21 the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in this 22 Act may be made available for assistance for 23 the Palestinian Authority, if after the date of 24 enactment of this Act— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00184 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 185 •HR 4665 RH (i) the Palestinians obtain the same 1 standing as member states or full member- 2 ship as a state in the United Nations or 3 any specialized agency thereof outside an 4 agreement negotiated between Israel and 5 the Palestinians; or 6 (ii) the Palestinians initiate an Inter- 7 national Criminal Court (ICC) judicially 8 authorized investigation, or actively sup- 9 port such an investigation, that subjects 10 Israeli nationals to an investigation for al- 11 leged crimes against Palestinians. 12 (B)(i) The President may waive the provi- 13 sions of section 1003 of the Foreign Relations 14 Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 15 (Public Law 100–204) if the President deter- 16 mines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of 17 the House of Representatives, the President pro 18 tempore of the Senate, and the appropriate con- 19 gressional committees that the Palestinians 20 have not, after the date of enactment of this 21 Act— 22 (I) obtained in the United Nations or 23 any specialized agency thereof the same 24 standing as member states or full member- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00185 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 186 •HR 4665 RH ship as a state outside an agreement nego- 1 tiated between Israel and the Palestinians; 2 (II) initiated or actively supported an 3 ICC investigation against Israeli nationals 4 for alleged crimes against Palestinians; 5 and 6 (III) initiated any further action, 7 whether directly or indirectly, based on an 8 Advisory Opinion of the International 9 Court of Justice that undermines direct 10 negotiations to resolve the Israeli-Pales- 11 tinian conflict, including matters related to 12 final status and Israel’s longstanding secu- 13 rity rights and responsibilities. 14 (ii) Not less than 90 days after the Presi- 15 dent is unable to make the certification pursu- 16 ant to clause (i) of this subparagraph, the 17 President may waive section 1003 of Public 18 Law 100–204 if the President determines and 19 certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House 20 of Representatives, the President pro tempore 21 of the Senate, and the Committees on Appro- 22 priations that the Palestinians have entered 23 into direct and meaningful negotiations with 24 Israel: Provided, That any waiver of the provi- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00186 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 187 •HR 4665 RH sions of section 1003 of Public Law 100–204 1 under clause (i) of this subparagraph or under 2 previous provisions of law must expire before 3 the waiver under this clause may be exercised. 4 (iii) Any waiver pursuant to this subpara- 5 graph shall be effective for no more than a pe- 6 riod of 6 months at a time and shall not apply 7 beyond 12 months after the enactment of this 8 Act. 9 (3) APPLICATION OF TAYLOR FORCE ACT.— 10 Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 11 ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are made available 12 for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza shall be 13 made available consistent with section 1004(a) of 14 the Taylor Force Act (title X of division S of Public 15 Law 115–141). 16 (4) SECURITY REPORT.—The reporting require- 17 ments in section 1404 of the Supplemental Appro- 18 priations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252) shall 19 apply to funds made available by this Act, including 20 a description of modifications, if any, to the security 21 strategy of the Palestinian Authority. 22 (5) INCITEMENT REPORT.—Not later than 90 23 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 24 Secretary of State shall submit a report to the ap- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00187 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 188 •HR 4665 RH propriate congressional committees detailing steps 1 taken by the Palestinian Authority to counter incite- 2 ment of violence against Israelis and to promote 3 peace and coexistence with Israel. 4 (6) OFFICE REQUIREMENTS.—The Office of 5 Palestinian Affairs in Jerusalem shall report directly 6 to the United States Ambassador to Israel, con- 7 sistent with the operations of the previous Pales- 8 tinian Affairs Unit, and may not administer or man- 9 age funds appropriated under title III of this Act. 10 AFRICA 11 SEC. 7042. (a) COUNTER ILLICIT ARMED GROUPS.— 12 Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available 13 for programs and activities in areas affected by the Lord’s 14 Resistance Army (LRA) or other illicit armed groups in 15 Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Cen- 16 tral African Republic, including to improve physical ac- 17 cess, telecommunications infrastructure, and early-warn- 18 ing mechanisms and to support the disarmament, demobi- 19 lization, and reintegration of former LRA combatants, es- 20 pecially child soldiers. 21 (b) ETHIOPIA.—Funds appropriated by this Act that 22 are made available for assistance for Ethiopia should be 23 used to support— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00188 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 189 •HR 4665 RH (1) implementation of the cessation of hos- 1 tilities agreement in Tigray; 2 (2) political dialogues and confidence building 3 measures to end other conflicts in the country; 4 (3) civil society and protect human rights; 5 (4) efforts to provide unimpeded access to hu- 6 manitarian assistance; 7 (5) investigations and prosecutions of gross vio- 8 lations of human rights; and 9 (6) restoration of basic services in areas im- 10 pacted by conflict. 11 (c) MALAWI.—Funds appropriated by this Act and 12 prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 13 State, foreign operations, and related programs that are 14 made available for higher education programs in Malawi 15 shall be made available for higher education and workforce 16 development programs in agriculture as described under 17 this section in the report accompanying this Act. 18 (d) POWER AFRICA ALL-OF-THE-ABOVE ENERGY 19 POLICY.—None of the funds appropriated under title III 20 of this Act may be made available for renewable energy 21 programs as part of Power Africa until the Administrator 22 of the United States Agency for International Develop- 23 ment certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional 24 committees that no less than the total funds allocated for 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00189 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 190 •HR 4665 RH renewable energy during the previous fiscal year has been 1 allocated in fiscal year 2024 for other sources of energy 2 included in paragraph (8) of section 3 of the Electrify Af- 3 rica Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–121). 4 (e) SOUTH SUDAN.—None of the funds appropriated 5 by this Act under title IV may be made available for as- 6 sistance for the central Government of South Sudan, ex- 7 cept to support implementation of outstanding issues of 8 the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, mutual arrange- 9 ments related to post-referendum issues associated with 10 such Agreement, or any other viable peace agreement in 11 South Sudan: Provided, That funds appropriated by this 12 Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart- 13 ment of State, foreign operations, and related programs 14 that are made available for any new program, project, or 15 activity in South Sudan shall be subject to prior consulta- 16 tion with the appropriate congressional committees. 17 (f) SUDAN.—Funds appropriated by this Act and 18 prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 19 State, foreign operations, and related programs that are 20 made available for any new program, project, or activity 21 in Sudan shall be subject to prior consultation with the 22 appropriate congressional committees and the regular no- 23 tification procedures of the Committees on Appropria- 24 tions. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00190 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 191 •HR 4665 RH (g) ZIMBABWE.— 1 (1) INSTRUCTION.—The Secretary of the Treas- 2 ury shall instruct the United States executive direc- 3 tor of each international financial institution to vote 4 against any extension by the respective institution of 5 any loan or grant to the Government of Zimbabwe, 6 except to meet basic human needs or to promote de- 7 mocracy, unless the Secretary of State certifies and 8 reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 9 the rule of law has been restored, including respect 10 for ownership and title to property, and freedoms of 11 expression, association, and assembly. 12 (2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro- 13 priated by this Act shall be made available for as- 14 sistance for the central Government of Zimbabwe, 15 except for health and education, unless the Secretary 16 of State certifies and reports as required in para- 17 graph (1). 18 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 19 SEC. 7043. (a) BURMA.— 20 (1) USES OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated by 21 this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 22 Fund’’ may be made available for assistance for 23 Burma to support implementation of paragraphs (1) 24 through (7) of section 5575 of the BURMA Act of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00191 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 192 •HR 4665 RH 2022 (subtitle E of title LV of division E of Public 1 Law 117–263), and, which— 2 (A) may be made available notwithstanding 3 any other provision of law that restricts assist- 4 ance to countries, except for the limitations of 5 section 5576 of such Act and section 7008 of 6 this Act, and following consultation with the ap- 7 propriate congressional committees; 8 (B) may be made available for support for 9 the administrative operations and programs of 10 entities that support peaceful efforts to estab- 11 lish an inclusive and representative democracy 12 in Burma and a federal union to foster equality 13 and justice among Burma’s diverse ethnic 14 groups; 15 (C) shall be made available for programs 16 to promote ethnic and religious tolerance, unity, 17 and accountability and to combat violence 18 against women and girls across Burma, and 19 among Burmese displaced and refugee popu- 20 lations in the region; 21 (D) shall be made available for community- 22 based organizations with experience operating 23 in Thailand and may be made available else- 24 where outside of Burma to provide food, med- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00192 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 193 •HR 4665 RH ical, and other humanitarian assistance to in- 1 ternally displaced persons in Burma, in addition 2 to assistance for Burmese refugees from funds 3 appropriated by this Act under the heading 4 ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’; and 5 (E) shall be made available for programs 6 and activities to investigate and document viola- 7 tions of human rights in Burma committed by 8 the military junta and its affiliated militias. 9 (2) INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE.— 10 None of the funds appropriated by this Act under 11 the headings ‘‘International Military Education and 12 Training’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro- 13 gram’’ may be made available for assistance for 14 Burma. 15 (3) LIMITATIONS.—None of the funds appro- 16 priated by this Act that are made available for as- 17 sistance for Burma may be made available to the 18 State Administration Council or any organization or 19 entity controlled by, or an affiliate of, the armed 20 forces of Burma, or to any individual or organization 21 that has committed a gross violation of human 22 rights or advocates violence against ethnic or reli- 23 gious groups or individuals in Burma, as determined 24 by the Secretary of State for programs administered 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00193 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 194 •HR 4665 RH by the Department of State and the United States 1 Agency for International Development or the Presi- 2 dent of the National Endowment for Democracy 3 (NED) for programs administered by NED. 4 (4) CONSULTATION.—Any new program or ac- 5 tivity in Burma initiated in fiscal year 2024 shall be 6 subject to prior consultation with the appropriate 7 congressional committees. 8 (b) CAMBODIA.— 9 (1) CERTIFICATION AND EXCEPTIONS.— 10 (A) CERTIFICATION.—None of the funds 11 appropriated by this Act that are made avail- 12 able for assistance for the Government of Cam- 13 bodia may be obligated or expended unless the 14 Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 15 Committees on Appropriations that such Gov- 16 ernment is taking effective steps to— 17 (i) strengthen regional security and 18 stability, particularly regarding territorial 19 disputes in the South China Sea and the 20 enforcement of international sanctions with 21 respect to North Korea; 22 (ii) assert its sovereignty against in- 23 terference by the People’s Republic of 24 China, including by verifiably maintaining 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00194 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 195 •HR 4665 RH the neutrality of Ream Naval Base, other 1 military installations in Cambodia, and 2 dual use facilities such as the runway at 3 the Dara Sakor development project; 4 (iii) cease violence, threats, and har- 5 assment against civil society and the polit- 6 ical opposition in Cambodia, and dismiss 7 any politically motivated criminal charges 8 against critics of the government; and 9 (iv) respect the rights, freedoms, and 10 responsibilities enshrined in the Constitu- 11 tion of the Kingdom of Cambodia as en- 12 acted in 1993. 13 (B) EXCEPTIONS.—The certification re- 14 quired by subparagraph (A) shall not apply to 15 funds appropriated by this Act and made avail- 16 able for programs to strengthen the sovereignty 17 of Cambodia, and programs to educate and in- 18 form the people of Cambodia of the influence 19 activities of the People’s Republic of China in 20 Cambodia. 21 (2) USES OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 22 under title III of this Act for assistance for Cam- 23 bodia shall be made available for— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00195 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 196 •HR 4665 RH (A) research, documentation, and edu- 1 cation programs associated with the Khmer 2 Rouge in Cambodia; and 3 (B) programs in the Khmer language to 4 monitor, map, and publicize the efforts by the 5 People’s Republic of China to expand its influ- 6 ence in Cambodia. 7 (c) INDO-PACIFIC STRATEGY AND THE ASIA REAS- 8 SURANCE INITIATIVE ACT OF 2018.— 9 (1) DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT.—Of the funds 10 appropriated under title I of this Act, not less than 11 $1,238,255,000 should be made available to support 12 implementation of the Indo-Pacific Strategy and the 13 Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 (Public Law 14 115–409): Provided, That funds under the heading 15 ‘‘Diplomatic Program’’ that are allocated pursuant 16 to this paragraph may be transferred to, and merged 17 with, funds under the heading ‘‘Related Programs’’ 18 in title I of this Act and under the heading ‘‘Oper- 19 ating Expenses’’ in title II of this Act to carry out 20 the purposes of this paragraph: Provided further, 21 That the transfer authority of this paragraph is in 22 addition to any other transfer authority provided by 23 this Act or any other Act and shall be subject to 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00196 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 197 •HR 4665 RH prior consultation with, and the regular notification 1 procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 2 (2) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated 3 under titles III and IV of this Act, not less than 4 $2,161,745,000 shall be made available to support 5 implementation of the Indo-Pacific Strategy and the 6 Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 (Public Law 7 115–409). 8 (3) COUNTERING PRC INFLUENCE FUND.—Of 9 the funds appropriated by this Act under the head- 10 ings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support 11 Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 12 Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 13 Demining and Related Programs’’, and ‘‘Foreign 14 Military Financing Program’’, not less than 15 $400,000,000 shall be made available for a Coun- 16 tering PRC Influence Fund to counter the influence 17 of the Government of the People’s Republic of China 18 and the Chinese Communist Party and entities act- 19 ing on their behalf globally, which shall be subject 20 to prior consultation with the Committees on Appro- 21 priations: Provided, That such funds are in addition 22 to amounts otherwise made available for such pur- 23 poses: Provided further, That up to 10 percent of 24 such funds shall be held in reserve to respond to un- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00197 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 198 •HR 4665 RH anticipated opportunities to counter PRC influence: 1 Provided further, That the uses of such funds shall 2 be the joint responsibility of the Secretary of State 3 and the USAID Administrator, and shall be allo- 4 cated as described under this section in the report 5 accompanying this Act: Provided further, That funds 6 made available pursuant to this paragraph under the 7 heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may 8 remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided 9 further, That funds appropriated by this Act for 10 such Fund under the headings ‘‘International Nar- 11 cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Non- 12 proliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 13 Programs’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro- 14 gram’’ may be transferred to, and merged with, 15 funds appropriated under such headings: Provided 16 further, That such transfer authority is in addition 17 to any other transfer authority provided by this Act 18 or any other Act, and is subject to the regular notifi- 19 cation procedures of the Committees on Appropria- 20 tions. 21 (4) RESTRICTION ON USES OF FUNDS.—None 22 of the funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts 23 making appropriations for the Department of State, 24 foreign operations, and related programs may be 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00198 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 199 •HR 4665 RH made available for any project or activity that di- 1 rectly supports or promotes— 2 (A) the Belt and Road Initiative or any 3 dual-use infrastructure projects of the People’s 4 Republic of China; or 5 (B) the use of technology, including bio- 6 technology, digital, telecommunications, and 7 cyber, developed by the People’s Republic of 8 China unless the Secretary of State, in con- 9 sultation with the USAID Administrator and 10 the heads of other Federal agencies, as appro- 11 priate, determines that such use does not ad- 12 versely impact the national security of the 13 United States. 14 (5) MAPS.—None of the funds made available 15 by this Act should be used to create, procure, or dis- 16 play any map that inaccurately depicts the territory 17 and social and economic system of Taiwan and the 18 islands or island groups administered by Taiwan au- 19 thorities. 20 (d) NORTH KOREA.— 21 (1) CYBERSECURITY.—None of the funds ap- 22 propriated by this Act or prior Acts making appro- 23 priations for the Department of State, foreign oper- 24 ations, and related programs may be made available 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00199 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 200 •HR 4665 RH for assistance for the central government of a coun- 1 try the Secretary of State determines and reports to 2 the appropriate congressional committees engages in 3 significant transactions contributing materially to 4 the malicious cyber-intrusion capabilities of the Gov- 5 ernment of North Korea: Provided, That the Sec- 6 retary of State shall submit the report required by 7 section 209 of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy 8 Enhancement Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–122; 22 9 U.S.C. 9229) to the Committees on Appropriations: 10 Provided further, That the Secretary of State may 11 waive the application of the restriction in this para- 12 graph with respect to assistance for the central gov- 13 ernment of a country if the Secretary determines 14 and reports to the appropriate congressional com- 15 mittees that to do so is important to the national se- 16 curity interest of the United States, including a de- 17 scription of such interest served. 18 (2) BROADCASTS.—Funds appropriated by this 19 Act under the heading ‘‘International Broadcasting 20 Operations’’ shall be made available to maintain 21 broadcasting hours into North Korea at levels not 22 less than the prior fiscal year. 23 (3) HUMAN RIGHTS.—Funds appropriated by 24 this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00200 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 201 •HR 4665 RH Fund’’ and ‘‘Democracy Fund’’ shall be made avail- 1 able for the promotion of human rights in North 2 Korea: Provided, That the authority of section 3 7032(b)(1) of this Act shall apply to such funds. 4 (4) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of 5 the funds made available by this Act under the 6 heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may be made 7 available for assistance for the Government of North 8 Korea. 9 (e) PACIFIC ISLANDS COUNTRIES.— 10 (1) OPERATIONS.—Funds appropriated under 11 title I in this Act and prior Acts making appropria- 12 tions for the Department of State, foreign oper- 13 ations, and related programs may be made available 14 for establishing and operating diplomatic facilities in 15 Kiribati, Tonga, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu, 16 subject to section 7015(a)(3) of this Act and fol- 17 lowing consultation with the Committees on Appro- 18 priations. 19 (2) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 20 this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assist- 21 ance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘International 22 Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Non- 23 proliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 24 Programs’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00201 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 202 •HR 4665 RH gram’’, not less than $175,000,000 shall be made 1 available for assistance for Pacific Islands countries 2 following consultation with the Committees on Ap- 3 propriations: Provided, That funds made available 4 pursuant to this paragraph shall be made available 5 for joint development and security programs between 6 the United States and such countries in coordination 7 with regional allies and partners, including Taiwan. 8 (f) PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.— 9 (1) PROHIBITION.— 10 (A) None of the funds appropriated by this 11 Act may be made available for assistance for 12 the Government of People’s Republic of China 13 or the Chinese Communist Party. 14 (B) None of the funds made available by 15 this Act shall be used to implement, administer, 16 carry out, modify, revise, or enforce any action 17 that directly supports or facilitates forced labor 18 or other violations of human rights, crimes 19 against humanity, or genocide in the People’s 20 Republic of China. 21 (2) HONG KONG.— 22 (A) DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—Of the 23 funds appropriated by this Act under the first 24 paragraph under the heading ‘‘Democracy 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00202 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 203 •HR 4665 RH Fund’’, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made 1 available for democracy and Internet freedom 2 programs for Hong Kong, including legal and 3 other support for democracy activists. 4 (B) REPORT.—The report required under 5 section 7043(f)(3)(C) of the Department of 6 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro- 7 grams Appropriations Act, 2021 (division K of 8 Public Law 116–260) shall be updated and sub- 9 mitted to the Congress in the manner described. 10 (g) PHILIPPINES.—Of the funds appropriated by this 11 Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro- 12 gram’’, not less than $40,000,000 shall be made available 13 for assistance for the Philippines. 14 (h) TAIWAN.— 15 (1) GLOBAL COOPERATION AND TRAINING 16 FRAMEWORK.—Of the funds appropriated by this 17 Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 18 not less than $4,000,000 shall be made available for 19 the Global Cooperation and Training Framework, 20 which shall be administered by the American Insti- 21 tute in Taiwan, and shall be apportioned and allot- 22 ted to the American Institute in Taiwan not later 23 than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 24 Act. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00203 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 204 •HR 4665 RH (2) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PRO- 1 GRAM.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 2 the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, 3 not less than $500,000,000 shall be made available 4 for assistance for Taiwan, as authorized by section 5 5502(h) of the Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act 6 (subtitle A of title LV of division E of Public Law 7 117–263): Provided, That the Secretary of State, in 8 coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall 9 prioritize the delivery of defense articles and services 10 for Taiwan. 11 (3) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 12 LOAN AND LOAN GUARANTEE AUTHORITY.—Funds 13 appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making ap- 14 propriations for the Department of State, foreign 15 operations, and related programs under the heading 16 ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, except for 17 amounts designated as an emergency requirement 18 pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or 19 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 20 Act of 1985, may be made available for the costs, 21 as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budg- 22 et Act of 1974, of direct loans and loan guarantees 23 for Taiwan, as authorized by section 5502(g) of the 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00204 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 205 •HR 4665 RH Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act (subtitle A of title 1 LV of division E of Public Law 117–263). 2 (4) FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.—Funds appro- 3 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Payment to 4 the American Institute in Taiwan’’ shall be made 5 available to establish a Taiwan Fellowship Program. 6 (5) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 60 days 7 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec- 8 retary of State shall consult with the Committees on 9 Appropriations on the uses of funds made available 10 pursuant to this subsection: Provided, That such 11 funds shall be subject to the regular notification pro- 12 cedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 13 (i) TIBET.— 14 (1) PROGRAMS FOR TIBETAN COMMUNITIES.— 15 (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of 16 law, of the funds appropriated by this Act 17 under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 18 not less than $10,000,000 shall be made avail- 19 able to nongovernmental organizations with ex- 20 perience working with Tibetan communities to 21 support activities which preserve cultural tradi- 22 tions and promote sustainable development, 23 education, and environmental conservation in 24 Tibetan communities in the Tibet Autonomous 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00205 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 206 •HR 4665 RH Region and in other Tibetan communities in 1 China, as authorized by section 346(d) of the 2 Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2020 (sub- 3 title E of title III of division FF of Public Law 4 116–260). 5 (B) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 6 under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 7 not less than $8,000,000 shall be made avail- 8 able for programs to promote and preserve Ti- 9 betan culture and language in the refugee and 10 diaspora Tibetan communities, development, 11 and the resilience of Tibetan communities and 12 the Central Tibetan Administration in India 13 and Nepal, and to assist in the education and 14 development of the next generation of Tibetan 15 leaders from such communities, as authorized 16 by section 346(e) of the Tibetan Policy and 17 Support Act of 2020 (subtitle E of title III of 18 division FF of Public Law 116–260): Provided, 19 That such funds are in addition to amounts 20 made available in subparagraph (A) for pro- 21 grams inside Tibet. 22 (C) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 23 under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 24 not less than $5,000,000 shall be made avail- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00206 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 207 •HR 4665 RH able for programs to strengthen the capacity of 1 the Central Tibetan Administration, as author- 2 ized by section 346(f) of the Tibetan Policy and 3 Support Act of 2020 (subtitle E of title III of 4 division FF of Public Law 116–260), of which 5 not less than $2,000,000 shall be provided to 6 address economic growth and capacity building 7 activities, including for displaced Tibetan ref- 8 ugee families in India and Nepal to help them 9 meet basic needs: Provided, That such funds 10 shall be administered by USAID. 11 SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA 12 SEC. 7044. (a) AFGHANISTAN.— 13 (1) RESTRICTION.—None of the funds appro- 14 priated by this Act and prior Acts making appro- 15 priations for the Department of State, foreign oper- 16 ations, and related programs and made available for 17 assistance for Afghanistan may be made available 18 for— 19 (A) assistance to the Taliban; or 20 (B) a United States contribution to a 21 multi-donor trust fund for Afghanistan unless 22 the Secretary of State certifies and reports to 23 the appropriate congressional committees that 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00207 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 208 •HR 4665 RH such contribution will not benefit the Taliban, 1 directly or indirectly. 2 (2) AFGHAN WOMEN-LED ORGANIZATIONS.— 3 Funds appropriated by this Act that are made avail- 4 able for assistance for Afghanistan shall be made 5 available for a program for Afghan women-led orga- 6 nizations to support education, human rights, and 7 economic livelihoods in Afghanistan: Provided, That 8 such program shall be co-designed by Afghan 9 women. 10 (3) AFGHAN STUDENTS.—Funds appropriated 11 under title III of this Act and prior Acts making ap- 12 propriations for the Department of State, foreign 13 operations, and related programs shall be made 14 available to— 15 (A) support the higher education of stu- 16 dents from Afghanistan studying outside of the 17 country, including the costs of reimbursement 18 to institutions hosting such students, as appro- 19 priate: Provided, That the Secretary of State 20 and the Administrator of the United States 21 Agency for International Development, as ap- 22 propriate, shall consult with the Committees on 23 Appropriations prior to the initial obligation of 24 funds for such purposes; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00208 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 209 •HR 4665 RH (B) provide modified learning opportunities 1 for women and girls in Afghanistan, including 2 but not limited to, efforts to expand internet ac- 3 cess, online schooling, and distribution of edu- 4 cational content. 5 (b) PAKISTAN.— 6 (1) LIMITATION.—Funds appropriated by this 7 Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 8 Program’’ that are made available for assistance for 9 Pakistan may only be made available to support 10 counterterrorism and counterinsurgency capabilities 11 in Pakistan. 12 (2) WITHHOLDING.—Of the funds appropriated 13 under titles III and IV of this Act that are made 14 available for assistance for Pakistan, $33,000,000 15 shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary 16 of State reports to the appropriate congressional 17 committees that Dr. Shakil Afridi has been released 18 from prison and cleared of all charges relating to the 19 assistance provided to the United States in locating 20 Osama bin Laden. 21 (c) SRI LANKA.— 22 (1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under 23 title III of this Act shall be made available for as- 24 sistance for Sri Lanka for democracy and economic 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00209 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 210 •HR 4665 RH development programs, particularly in areas recov- 1 ering from ethnic and religious conflict. 2 (2) CERTIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by 3 this Act for assistance for the central Government of 4 Sri Lanka may be made available only if the Sec- 5 retary of State certifies and reports to the Commit- 6 tees on Appropriations that such Government is tak- 7 ing effective and consistent steps to— 8 (A) protect the rights and freedoms of the 9 people of Sri Lanka regardless of ethnicity and 10 religious belief, including by investigating viola- 11 tions of human rights and the laws of war and 12 holding perpetrators of such violations account- 13 able; 14 (B) engage in the fundamental, systemic, 15 political, economic, military, and legal reform 16 necessary to recover from the current financial 17 collapse and to prevent conflict and economic 18 crises in the future; 19 (C) increase transparency and account- 20 ability in governance and combat corruption; 21 (D) assert its sovereignty against influence 22 by the People’s Republic of China; and 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00210 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 211 •HR 4665 RH (E) promote reconciliation between ethnic 1 and religious groups, particularly arising from 2 past conflict in Sri Lanka: 3 Provided, That the limitations of this paragraph 4 shall not apply to funds made available for hu- 5 manitarian assistance and disaster relief; to 6 protect human rights, locate and identify miss- 7 ing persons, and assist victims of torture and 8 trauma; to promote justice, accountability, and 9 reconciliation; to enhance maritime security and 10 domain awareness; to promote fiscal trans- 11 parency and sovereignty; and for International 12 Military Education and Training. 13 (3) LIMITATION.—Funds appropriated by this 14 Act that are made available for assistance for the 15 Sri Lankan armed forces may only be made avail- 16 able for humanitarian assistance, disaster relief, in- 17 struction in human rights and related curricula de- 18 velopment, maritime security and domain awareness, 19 including professionalization and training for the 20 navy and coast guard, and for programs and activi- 21 ties under the heading ‘‘International Military Edu- 22 cation and Training’’. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00211 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 212 •HR 4665 RH LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 1 SEC. 7045. (a) ASSISTANCE FOR LATIN AMERICA 2 AND THE CARIBBEAN.— 3 (1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 4 Act under titles III and IV and made available for 5 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean shall 6 be prioritized for countries and programs that are— 7 (A) countering fentanyl and other nar- 8 cotics trafficking; 9 (B) respecting norms of democracy, con- 10 stitutional order, and human rights; 11 (C) cooperating in the countering of re- 12 gional and global authoritarian threats; and 13 (D) demonstrating commitment and 14 progress in offsetting large-scale migration and 15 human trafficking from or through the Western 16 Hemisphere. 17 (2) STRATEGIC PRIORITIES.—Not later than 30 18 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 19 Secretary of State shall consult with the appropriate 20 congressional committees on a hemispheric plan to 21 further the strategic priorities contained in para- 22 graph (1): Provided, That such plan shall include 23 baseline definitions for the requirements in subpara- 24 graphs (A), (B), (C), and (D). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00212 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 213 •HR 4665 RH (b) CENTRAL AMERICA.— 1 (1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under titles 2 III and IV of this Act shall be made available for assist- 3 ance for countries in Central America, including Panama 4 and Costa Rica, and shall be allocated to address the 5 unique circumstances of each country in support of United 6 States security interests in the region. 7 (2) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN CEN- 8 TRAL GOVERNMENTS.— 9 (A) Of the funds made available pursuant to 10 paragraph (1), 50 percent of such funds that are 11 made available for assistance for each of the central 12 governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Hon- 13 duras, may only be obligated after the Secretary of 14 State certifies and reports to the Committees on Ap- 15 propriations that such government is— 16 (i) cooperating with the United States to 17 counter drug trafficking, human trafficking and 18 smuggling, and other illicit transnational crime; 19 (ii) cooperating with the United States and 20 other governments in the region to facilitate the 21 return, repatriation, and reintegration of mi- 22 grants arriving at the southwest border of the 23 United States who do not qualify for asylum, 24 consistent with international law; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00213 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 214 •HR 4665 RH (iii) taking demonstrable actions to secure 1 national borders and stem mass migration to- 2 wards Mexico and the United States, including 3 positive governance related to combating crime 4 and violence, building economic opportunity, im- 5 proving services, and protecting human rights; 6 (iv) improving strategies to combat money 7 laundering and other global financial crimes, 8 and counter corruption, including investigating 9 and prosecuting government officials, military 10 personnel, and police officers credibly alleged to 11 be corrupt; 12 (v) improving rule of law and taking posi- 13 tive steps to counter impunity; and 14 (vi) improving the conditions for businesses 15 to operate and invest, including investment- 16 friendly tax reform, transparent and expeditious 17 dispute resolution, and legal frameworks pro- 18 tecting private property rights. 19 (B) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitation of subpara- 20 graph (A) shall not apply to funds appropriated by 21 this Act that are made available for— 22 (i) judicial entities to combat corruption 23 and impunity; 24 (ii) investigation of human rights abuses; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00214 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 215 •HR 4665 RH (iii) support for women’s economic em- 1 powerment; 2 (iv) prevention of violence against women 3 and girls; 4 (v) security assistance to combat 5 transnational crime, including narcotics traf- 6 ficking; 7 (vi) security assistance to protect national 8 borders; and 9 (vii) security assistance associated with mi- 10 gration protection. 11 (c) COLOMBIA.— 12 (1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by 13 this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the De- 14 partment of State, foreign operations, and related pro- 15 grams that are made available for assistance for Colombia 16 may be made available for— 17 (A) reparation payments or cash subsidies out- 18 lined in the 2016 Peace Accords; and 19 (B) alternative development assistance on prop- 20 erties where substances deemed illegal under the 21 Controlled Substance Act of 1970 are grown, pro- 22 duced, imported, or distributed. 23 (2) OVERSIGHT.—Of the funds appropriated by this 24 Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00215 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 216 •HR 4665 RH ment of State, foreign operations, and related programs 1 under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, up to 2 $1,000,000 may be used by the Inspector General of the 3 United States Agency for International Development for 4 audits and other activities related to compliance with the 5 limitations in paragraph (1): Provided, That such funds 6 are in addition to funds otherwise available for such pur- 7 poses. 8 (3) AUTHORITY.—Aircraft supported by funds made 9 available by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 10 for the Department of State, foreign operations, and re- 11 lated programs and made available for assistance for Co- 12 lombia may be used to transport personnel and supplies 13 involved in drug eradication and interdiction, including se- 14 curity for such activities. 15 (d) CUBA.— 16 (1) DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—Of the funds appro- 17 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 18 Fund’’, not less than $30,000,000 shall be made available 19 to promote democracy and strengthen civil society in 20 Cuba, including to support political prisoners, and shall 21 be administered by the United States Agency for Inter- 22 national Development, the National Endowment for De- 23 mocracy, and the Bureau for Democracy Human Rights 24 and Labor, Department of State: Provided, That no funds 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00216 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 217 •HR 4665 RH shall be obligated for business promotion, economic re- 1 form, entrepreneurship, or any other assistance that is not 2 democracy building as expressly authorized in the Cuban 3 Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 4 1996 and the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992. 5 (2) OFFICE OF CUBA BROADCASTING.—Not less 6 than 50 percent of broadcast production of the Office of 7 Cuba Broadcasting shall be allocated for medium- and 8 short-wave broadcasting. 9 (e) CUBAN DOCTORS.— 10 (1) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 11 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall sub- 12 mit a report to the appropriate congressional committees 13 listing the countries and international organizations for 14 which the Secretary has credible information are directly 15 paying the Government of Cuba for coerced and trafficked 16 labor of Cuban medical professionals: Provided, That such 17 report shall be submitted in unclassified form but may in- 18 clude a classified annex. 19 (2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appropriated by 20 this Act under title III may be made available for assist- 21 ance for the central government of a country or inter- 22 national organization that is listed in the report required 23 by paragraph (1). 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00217 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 218 •HR 4665 RH (3) RESUMPTION OF ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 1 may resume assistance to the government of a country or 2 international organization listed in the report required by 3 paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines and reports to 4 the appropriate congressional committees that such gov- 5 ernment or international organization no longer pays the 6 Government of Cuba for coerced and trafficked labor of 7 Cuban medical professionals. 8 (f) FACILITATING IRRESPONSIBLE MIGRATION.— 9 (1) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 10 made available by this Act may be used to encourage, mo- 11 bilize, publicize, or manage mass-migration caravans to- 12 wards the United States southwest border: Provided, That 13 not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 14 this Act, the Secretary of State shall report to the appro- 15 priate congressional committees with analysis on the orga- 16 nization and funding of mass-migration caravans in the 17 Western Hemisphere. 18 (2) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 19 made available by this Act may be made available to des- 20 ignate foreign nationals residing in Mexico and awaiting 21 entry into the United States on the Mexico side of the 22 United States border as of May 19, 2023 for Priority 2 23 processing under the refugee resettlement priority system 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00218 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 219 •HR 4665 RH unless such Priority 2 designation is expressly authorized 1 by a subsequent Act of Congress. 2 (g) HAITI.— 3 (1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 4 Act under titles III and IV shall be made available 5 for assistance for Haiti to support the basic needs 6 of the Haitian people. 7 (2) CERTIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by 8 this Act that are made available for assistance for 9 Haiti may only be made available for the central 10 Government of Haiti if the Secretary of State cer- 11 tifies and reports to the appropriate congressional 12 committees by January 1, 2025 that credible elec- 13 tions have been held in Haiti and it is in the na- 14 tional interest of the United States to provide such 15 assistance. 16 (3) EXCEPTIONS.—Notwithstanding paragraph 17 (1), funds may be made available to support— 18 (A) free and fair elections; 19 (B) anti-gang police and administration of 20 justice programs, including to reduce pre-trial 21 detention and eliminate inhumane prison condi- 22 tions; 23 (C) public health, food security, subsist- 24 ence farmers, water and sanitation, education, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00219 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 220 •HR 4665 RH and other programs to meet basic human needs; 1 and 2 (D) disaster relief and recovery. 3 (4) CONSULTATION.—Funds appropriated by 4 this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 5 the Department of State, foreign operations, and re- 6 lated programs that are made available for assist- 7 ance for Haiti shall be subject to prior consultation 8 with the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, 9 That the requirement of this paragraph shall also 10 apply to any funds from such Acts that are made 11 available for support for an international security 12 force in Haiti. 13 (5) HAITIAN COAST GUARD.—The Government 14 of Haiti shall be eligible to purchase defense articles 15 and services under the Arms Export Control Act (22 16 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) for the Coast Guard. 17 (h) MEXICO.— 18 (1) Of the funds appropriated under title IV in 19 this Act that are made available for assistance for 20 Mexico, 15 percent shall be withheld from obligation 21 until the Secretary of State certifies and reports to 22 the appropriate congressional committees that the 23 Government of Mexico has taken steps to— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00220 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 221 •HR 4665 RH (A) reduce the amount of fentanyl arriving 1 at the United States-Mexico border; and 2 (B) dismantle and hold accountable 3 transnational criminal organizations. 4 (2) Prior to the initial obligation of funds made 5 available for assistance for Mexico under the heading 6 ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, but not later than 30 7 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 8 Secretary shall report to the appropriate congres- 9 sional committees on how such funds are strategi- 10 cally aligned to address the proliferation of fentanyl 11 and other opioids from Mexico to the United States. 12 (i) NICARAGUA.—Funds appropriated by this Act 13 that are made available for assistance for Nicaragua shall 14 only be made available for democracy promotion, including 15 to support religious freedom. 16 (j) ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES.—The Sec- 17 retary of State shall reduce funds appropriated by this Act 18 under the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘Eco- 19 nomic Support Fund’’ that are made available for assist- 20 ance for Member States of the Organization of American 21 States (OAS) by an amount equal to the amount of ar- 22 rears in excess of 100 percent of 2023 assessed quotas, 23 as of the date of enactment of this Act, and re-apply such 24 amount to the Coordinating Office of the OAS General 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00221 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 222 •HR 4665 RH Secretariat: Provided, That the Secretary of State may 1 waive the requirement of this subsection for a Member 2 State if the Secretary determines and reports to the Com- 3 mittees on Appropriations that it is important to the na- 4 tional security interest of the United States. 5 (k) THE CARIBBEAN.—Of the funds appropriated by 6 this Act under titles III and IV, not less than $97,500,000 7 shall be made available for the Caribbean Basin Security 8 Initiative: Provided, That funds made available above the 9 fiscal year 2023 level shall be prioritized for countries 10 within the transit zones of illicit drug shipments toward 11 the United States, that have increased interdiction of illicit 12 drugs, and are most directly impacted by the crisis in 13 Haiti. 14 (l) VENEZUELA.— 15 (1) ASSISTANCE.— 16 (A) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 17 under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 18 $50,000,000 shall be made available for democ- 19 racy programs for Venezuela. 20 (B) Of the funds made available pursuant 21 to subparagraph (A) that are allocated for elec- 22 toral-related activities, 50 percent may only be 23 obligated after the Secretary of State certifies 24 and reports to the appropriate congressional 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00222 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 223 •HR 4665 RH committees that elections related to such activi- 1 ties— 2 (i) allow for the diaspora from Ven- 3 ezuela to participate; and 4 (ii) are open for credible, unaccom- 5 panied international observation. 6 (C) Funds shall be made available for as- 7 sistance for communities in countries sup- 8 porting or otherwise impacted by migrants from 9 Venezuela: Provided, That such amounts are in 10 addition to funds otherwise made available for 11 assistance for such countries and are subject to 12 the regular notification procedures of the Com- 13 mittees on Appropriations. 14 (2) LIMITATIONS.—None of the funds appro- 15 priated by this Act may be used to negotiate the lift- 16 ing of sanctions on the purchase or trade of gold ex- 17 tracted from Venezuela until the Secretary of State 18 submits a report to the appropriate congressional 19 committees on human rights abuses, crimes against 20 humanity involving Indigenous peoples, environ- 21 mental harm, and patrimonial theft associated with 22 state-sponsored and illegal gold extraction from Ven- 23 ezuela’s Orinoco Mining Arc and in national parks 24 and reserves in Venezuela, including the Canaima 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00223 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 224 •HR 4665 RH National Park, and following consultation with such 1 committees. 2 (m) WITHHOLDING.—Of the funds appropriated by 3 this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ and 4 made available for the Office of the Secretary, 15 percent 5 shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary of 6 State reports to the appropriate congressional committees 7 that negotiations have begun with each of the governments 8 listed in section 302 of H.R. 2, as passed by the House 9 of Representatives on May 5, 2023, to carry out the direc- 10 tives of such section: Provided, That such report shall de- 11 tail the status of such negotiations with each government. 12 EUROPE AND EURASIA 13 SEC. 7046. (a) GEORGIA.—Funds appropriated by 14 this Act under titles III and IV may be made available 15 for assistance for Georgia. 16 (b) UKRAINE.— 17 (1) STRATEGY REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 18 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 19 President shall submit to the Speaker of the House 20 of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of 21 the Senate, and the appropriate congressional com- 22 mittees a strategy to prioritize United States na- 23 tional security interests and respond to Russian ag- 24 gression in Ukraine and its impact on the region, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00224 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 225 •HR 4665 RH which shall include an explanation of how United 1 States assistance for Ukraine and affected countries 2 in the region advances the objectives of such strat- 3 egy: Provided, That such strategy shall include clear 4 goals, benchmarks, timelines, and strategic objec- 5 tives with respect to funds appropriated by this Act 6 and prior Acts making appropriations for the De- 7 partment of State, foreign operations, and related 8 programs that are made available for assistance for 9 Ukraine: Provided further, That such strategy shall 10 also include details on the staffing requirements nec- 11 essary to carry out such strategy. 12 (2) PURPOSE.— 13 (A) Funds appropriated under titles I and 14 II of this Act shall be made available to support 15 additional staff in Ukraine and neighboring 16 countries to conduct monitoring and oversight 17 of funds and ensure the safety and security of 18 United States personnel. 19 (B) Funds appropriated under titles III 20 through VI of this Act and made available for 21 assistance for Ukraine shall only be made avail- 22 able to support the ability of the Government of 23 Ukraine to— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00225 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 226 •HR 4665 RH (i) defend their sovereignty and with- 1 stand the impacts of Russia’s invasion; 2 (ii) combat corruption; and 3 (iii) promote transparency and democ- 4 racy. 5 (3) IN-PERSON MONITORING.—Funds appro- 6 priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic 7 Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia 8 and Central Asia’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control 9 and Law Enforcement’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, 10 Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, 11 and made available for project-based assistance for 12 Ukraine may not be obligated for any project or ac- 13 tivity that is— 14 (A) not regularly accessible for the purpose 15 of conducting effective oversight in accordance 16 with applicable federal statutes and regulations; 17 and 18 (B) conducted in areas where project and 19 resource disbursement monitoring cannot be 20 performed by United States personnel or by 21 vetted third party monitors unless the Secretary 22 of State, in consultation with the Administrator 23 of the United States Agency for International 24 Development, certifies and reports to the appro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00226 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 227 •HR 4665 RH priate congressional committees that to do so is 1 in the national security interest of the United 2 States: Provided, That such report shall include 3 a detailed justification for waiving such limita- 4 tions. 5 (4) COST MATCHING.— 6 (A) At any time during fiscal years 2024 7 and 2025, no United States contribution from 8 funds appropriated under title III of this Act to 9 the Government of Ukraine may cause the total 10 amount of United States Government contribu- 11 tions from funds appropriated under title III of 12 this Act to the Government of Ukraine to ex- 13 ceed 50 percent of the total amount of non-de- 14 fense funds contributed to the Government of 15 Ukraine from all sources. 16 (B) The President may waive the limita- 17 tion of subparagraph (A) if the President deter- 18 mines that the limitation included therein 19 threatens the national security interest of the 20 United States. 21 (C) The President shall notify the appro- 22 priate congressional committees not less than 5 23 days before making the determination in sub- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00227 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 228 •HR 4665 RH paragraph (B) and shall include in the notifica- 1 tion— 2 (i) a detailed justification as to why 3 the limitation of subparagraph (A) threat- 4 ens the national security interest of the 5 United States; and 6 (ii) an explanation as to why other do- 7 nors to the Government of Ukraine are un- 8 able to match United States assistance. 9 (D) If the President makes the determina- 10 tion described in subparagraph (B), the Sec- 11 retary of State shall submit a report to Speaker 12 of the House of Representatives, the President 13 Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the appro- 14 priate congressional committees every 120 days 15 for the duration of such determination detailing 16 steps taken to increase other donor contribu- 17 tions and an update to the justification required 18 by subparagraph (C). 19 (5) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 15 days 20 prior to the initial obligation of funds made available 21 for assistance for Ukraine under the headings ‘‘Eco- 22 nomic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eur- 23 asia and Central Asia’’, ‘‘International Narcotics 24 Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00228 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 229 •HR 4665 RH Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, 1 and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, the 2 Secretary of State, following consultation with the 3 USAID Administrator, shall certify and report to 4 the appropriate congressional committees that mech- 5 anisms for monitoring and oversight of funds are in 6 place and functioning across all programs and activi- 7 ties to ensure accountability of such funds to prevent 8 waste, fraud, abuse, diversion, and corruption, in- 9 cluding such mechanisms as— 10 (A) use of third-party monitors; 11 (B) enhanced end-use monitoring; 12 (C) external and independent audits and 13 evaluations; 14 (D) randomized spot checks; and 15 (E) regular reporting on outcomes 16 achieved and progress made toward stated pro- 17 gram objectives. 18 (6) CONTINUATION.—The requirements of sec- 19 tion 1705 of the Additional Ukraine Supplemental 20 Appropriations Act, 2023 (division M of Public Law 21 117–328) shall apply to funds appropriated by this 22 Act under title III that are made available for assist- 23 ance for Ukraine for such purposes. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00229 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 230 •HR 4665 RH (7) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Notifica- 1 tions submitted pursuant to the requirement of sec- 2 tion 7015(f) of this Act with respect to assistance 3 for Ukraine shall include for each program notified, 4 as applicable— 5 (A) the total amount made available for 6 such program by account and fiscal year; 7 (B) any amount that remains unobligated 8 for such program; 9 (C) any amount that is obligated but unex- 10 pended for such program; and 11 (D) any amount committed but not yet no- 12 tified for such program. 13 (8) OBLIGATION REPORT.—Not later than 60 14 days after the date of enactment of this Act and 15 every 90 days thereafter until all such funds have 16 been expended, the Secretary of State and the 17 USAID Administrator shall provide a comprehensive 18 report to the appropriate congressional committees 19 on assistance for Ukraine since February 24, 2022 20 that includes total amounts— 21 (A) made available by account and fiscal 22 year; 23 (B) that remain unobligated; 24 (C) that is obligated but unexpended; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00230 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 231 •HR 4665 RH (D) that is committed but not yet notified. 1 (9) OVERSIGHT REPORTS.—Not later than 90 2 days after the date of enactment of this Act and 3 every 90 days thereafter until all such funds have 4 been expended, the Secretary of State, in coordina- 5 tion with the USAID Administrator, shall report to 6 the appropriate congressional committees on the use 7 and planned uses of funds provided for Ukraine, in- 8 cluding categories and amounts, the intended results 9 and the results achieved, a summary of other donor 10 contributions, and a description of the efforts under- 11 taken by the Secretary and Administrator to in- 12 crease other donor contributions: Provided, That 13 such reports shall also include the metrics estab- 14 lished to measure such results and determine effec- 15 tiveness of funds provided and a detailed description 16 of coordination and information sharing with the Of- 17 fices of the Inspectors General, including a full ac- 18 counting of any reported allegations of waste, fraud, 19 abuse, and corruption, steps taken to verify such al- 20 legations, and steps taken to address all verified alle- 21 gations. 22 (10) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The requirements 23 of paragraphs (1), (8), and (9) shall be publicly 24 posted on the Department of State and the USAID 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00231 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 232 •HR 4665 RH website not later than 5 days after submission: Pro- 1 vided, That the reports shall be easily accessible and 2 centrally located on such websites. 3 (c) TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY.—None of the funds ap- 4 propriated by this Act may be made available for assist- 5 ance for a government of an Independent State of the 6 former Soviet Union if such government directs any action 7 in violation of the territorial integrity or national sov- 8 ereignty of any other Independent State of the former So- 9 viet Union, such as those violations included in the Hel- 10 sinki Final Act: Provided, That except as otherwise pro- 11 vided in section 7047(a) of this Act, funds may be made 12 available without regard to the restriction in this sub- 13 section if the President determines that to do so is in the 14 national security interest of the United States: Provided 15 further, That prior to executing the authority contained 16 in the previous proviso, the Secretary of State shall con- 17 sult with the Committees on Appropriations on how such 18 assistance supports the national security interest of the 19 United States. 20 (d) SECTION 907 OF THE FREEDOM SUPPORT 21 ACT.—Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 22 U.S.C. 5812 note) shall not apply to— 23 (1) activities to support democracy or assist- 24 ance under title V of the FREEDOM Support Act 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00232 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 233 •HR 4665 RH (22 U.S.C. 5851 et seq.) and section 1424 of the 1 Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act 2 of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 2333) or non-proliferation as- 3 sistance; 4 (2) any assistance provided by the Trade and 5 Development Agency under section 661 of the For- 6 eign Assistance Act of 1961; 7 (3) any activity carried out by a member of the 8 United States and Foreign Commercial Service while 9 acting within his or her official capacity; 10 (4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or 11 other assistance provided by the United States 12 International Development Finance Corporation as 13 authorized by the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F 14 of Public Law 115–254); 15 (5) any financing provided under the Export- 16 Import Bank Act of 1945 (Public Law 79–173); or 17 (6) humanitarian assistance. 18 (e) TURKEY.—None of the funds made available by 19 this Act may be used to facilitate or support the sale of 20 defense articles or defense services to the Turkish Presi- 21 dential Protection Directorate (TPPD) under chapter 2 22 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761 et seq.) 23 unless the Secretary of State determines and reports to 24 the appropriate congressional committees that members of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00233 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 234 •HR 4665 RH the TPPD who are named in the July 17, 2017, indict- 1 ment by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 2 and against whom there are pending charges, have re- 3 turned to the United States to stand trial in connection 4 with the offenses contained in such indictment or have 5 otherwise been brought to justice: Provided, That the limi- 6 tation in this paragraph shall not apply to the use of funds 7 made available by this Act for the security of borders, for 8 North Atlantic Treaty Organization or coalition oper- 9 ations, or to enhance the protection of United States offi- 10 cials and facilities in Turkey. 11 COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE AND AGGRESSION 12 SEC. 7047. (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds ap- 13 propriated by this Act may be made available for assist- 14 ance for the central Government of the Russian Federa- 15 tion. 16 (b) ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY.— 17 (1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro- 18 priated by this Act may be made available for assist- 19 ance for the central government of a country that 20 the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 21 Committees on Appropriations has taken affirmative 22 steps intended to support or be supportive of the 23 Russian Federation annexation of Crimea or other 24 territory in Ukraine: Provided, That except as other- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00234 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 235 •HR 4665 RH wise provided in subsection (a), the Secretary may 1 waive the restriction on assistance required by this 2 paragraph if the Secretary determines and reports to 3 such Committees that to do so is in the national in- 4 terest of the United States, and includes a justifica- 5 tion for such interest. 6 (2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro- 7 priated by this Act may be made available for— 8 (A) the implementation of any action or 9 policy that recognizes the sovereignty of the 10 Russian Federation over Crimea or other terri- 11 tory in Ukraine; 12 (B) the facilitation, financing, or guarantee 13 of United States Government investments in 14 Crimea or other territory in Ukraine under the 15 control of the Russian Federation or Russian- 16 backed forces, if such activity includes the par- 17 ticipation of Russian Government officials, or 18 other Russian owned or controlled financial en- 19 tities; or 20 (C) assistance for Crimea or other terri- 21 tory in Ukraine under the control of the Rus- 22 sian Federation or Russian-backed forces, if 23 such assistance includes the participation of 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00235 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 236 •HR 4665 RH Russian Government officials, or other Russian 1 owned or controlled financial entities. 2 (3) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITU- 3 TIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall in- 4 struct the United States executive director of each 5 international financial institution to use the voice 6 and vote of the United States to oppose any assist- 7 ance by such institution (including any loan, credit, 8 grant, or guarantee) for any program that violates 9 the sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine. 10 (4) DURATION.—The requirements and limita- 11 tions of this subsection shall cease to be in effect if 12 the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 13 appropriate congressional committees that the Gov- 14 ernment of Ukraine has reestablished sovereignty 15 over Crimea and other territory in Ukraine under 16 the control of the Russian Federation or Russian- 17 backed forces. 18 (c) OCCUPATION OF THE GEORGIAN TERRITORIES OF 19 ABKHAZIA AND TSKHINVALI REGION/SOUTH OSSETIA.— 20 (1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro- 21 priated by this Act may be made available for assist- 22 ance for the central government of a country that 23 the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 24 Committees on Appropriations has recognized the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00236 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 237 •HR 4665 RH independence of, or has established diplomatic rela- 1 tions with, the Russian Federation occupied Geor- 2 gian territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/ 3 South Ossetia: Provided, That the Secretary shall 4 publish on the Department of State website a list of 5 any such central governments in a timely manner: 6 Provided further, That the Secretary may waive the 7 restriction on assistance required by this paragraph 8 if the Secretary determines and reports to the Com- 9 mittees on Appropriations that to do so is in the na- 10 tional interest of the United States, and includes a 11 justification for such interest. 12 (2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro- 13 priated by this Act may be made available to sup- 14 port the Russian Federation occupation of the Geor- 15 gian territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/ 16 South Ossetia. 17 (3) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITU- 18 TIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall in- 19 struct the United States executive director of each 20 international financial institution to use the voice 21 and vote of the United States to oppose any assist- 22 ance by such institution (including any loan, credit, 23 grant, or guarantee) for any program that violates 24 the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00237 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 238 •HR 4665 RH (d) COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE FUND.—Of 1 the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 2 ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, 3 ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, 4 ‘‘International Military Education and Training’’, and 5 ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, not less than 6 $300,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the pur- 7 poses of the Countering Russian Influence Fund, as au- 8 thorized by section 254 of the Countering Russian Influ- 9 ence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 (Public Law 10 115–44; 22 U.S.C. 9543) and notwithstanding the country 11 limitation in subsection (b) of such section, and programs 12 to enhance the capacity of law enforcement and security 13 forces in countries in Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia 14 and strengthen security cooperation between such coun- 15 tries and the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty 16 Organization, as appropriate: Provided, That funds made 17 available pursuant to this paragraph under the heading 18 ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may remain avail- 19 able until September 30, 2025. 20 (e) FUNDING LIMITATION.—None of the funds made 21 available by this Act may be used to remove prohibitions 22 related to transactions involving the Central Bank of the 23 Russian Federation, the National Wealth Fund of the 24 Russian Federation, or the Ministry of Finance of the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00238 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 239 •HR 4665 RH Russian Federation unless the Secretary of State certifies 1 and reports to the appropriate congressional committees 2 that the Government of Ukraine has entered into an 3 agreement with the Government of the Russian Federa- 4 tion resolving compensation to Ukraine by the Russian 5 Federation for damages resulting from the invasion of 6 Ukraine by the Russian Federation. 7 UNITED NATIONS 8 SEC. 7048. (a) TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNT- 9 ABILITY.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act that are 10 available for contributions to the United Nations (includ- 11 ing the Department of Peacekeeping Operations), inter- 12 national organizations, or any United Nations agency, 15 13 percent may not be obligated for such organization, de- 14 partment, or agency until the Secretary of State deter- 15 mines and reports to the appropriate congressional com- 16 mittees that the organization, department, or agency is— 17 (1) posting on a publicly available website, con- 18 sistent with privacy regulations and due process, 19 regular financial and programmatic audits of such 20 organization, department, or agency, and providing 21 the United States Government with necessary access 22 to such financial and performance audits; 23 (2) effectively implementing and enforcing poli- 24 cies and procedures which meet or exceed best prac- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00239 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 240 •HR 4665 RH tices in the United States for the protection of whis- 1 tleblowers from retaliation, including— 2 (A) protection against retaliation for inter- 3 nal and lawful public disclosures; 4 (B) legal burdens of proof; 5 (C) statutes of limitation for reporting re- 6 taliation; 7 (D) access to binding independent adju- 8 dicative bodies, including shared cost and selec- 9 tion of external arbitration; and 10 (E) results that eliminate the effects of 11 proven retaliation, including provision for the 12 restoration of prior employment; and 13 (3) effectively implementing and enforcing poli- 14 cies and procedures on the appropriate use of travel 15 funds, including restrictions on first-class and busi- 16 ness-class travel. 17 (b) RESTRICTIONS ON UNITED NATIONS DELEGA- 18 TIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS.— 19 (1) RESTRICTIONS ON UNITED STATES DELEGA- 20 TIONS.—None of the funds made available by this 21 Act may be used to pay expenses for any United 22 States delegation to any specialized agency, body, or 23 commission of the United Nations if such agency, 24 body, or commission is chaired or presided over by 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00240 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 241 •HR 4665 RH a country, the government of which the Secretary of 1 State has determined, for purposes of section 2 1754(c) of the Export Reform Control Act of 2018 3 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)), supports international ter- 4 rorism. 5 (2) RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS.—None 6 of the funds made available by this Act may be used 7 by the Secretary of State as a contribution to any 8 organization, agency, commission, or program within 9 the United Nations system if such organization, 10 agency, commission, or program is chaired or pre- 11 sided over by a country the government of which the 12 Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of 13 section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 14 section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, section 15 1754(c) of the Export Reform Control Act of 2018 16 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)), or any other provision of law, 17 is a government that has repeatedly provided sup- 18 port for acts of international terrorism. 19 (c) UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL.— 20 (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 21 and prior Acts making appropriations for the De- 22 partment of State, foreign operations, and related 23 programs may be made available in support of the 24 United Nations Human Rights Council unless the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00241 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 242 •HR 4665 RH Secretary of State determines and reports to the ap- 1 propriate congressional committees that participa- 2 tion in the Council is important to the national secu- 3 rity interest of the United States and that such 4 Council is taking significant steps to remove Israel 5 as a permanent agenda item and ensure integrity in 6 the election of members to such Council: Provided, 7 That such report shall include a description of the 8 national security interest served and provide a de- 9 tailed reform agenda, including a timeline to remove 10 Israel as a permanent agenda item and ensure integ- 11 rity in the election of members to such Council: Pro- 12 vided further, That the Secretary of State shall with- 13 hold, from funds appropriated by this Act and prior 14 Acts making appropriations for the Department of 15 State, foreign operations, and related programs 16 made available under the heading ‘‘Contributions to 17 International Organizations’’ in title I of such acts 18 for a contribution to the United Nations Regular 19 Budget, the United States proportionate share of 20 the total annual amount of the United Nations Reg- 21 ular Budget funding for the United Nations Human 22 Rights Council until such determination and report 23 is made: Provided further, That if the Secretary is 24 unable to make such determination and report, such 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00242 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 243 •HR 4665 RH amounts may be reprogrammed for purposes other 1 than the United Nations Regular Budget, subject to 2 the regular notification procedures of the Commit- 3 tees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the 4 Secretary shall report to the Committees on Appro- 5 priations not later than September 30, 2024, on the 6 resolutions considered in the United Nations Human 7 Rights Council during the previous 12 months, and 8 on steps taken to remove Israel as a permanent 9 agenda item and to improve the quality of member- 10 ship through competitive elections. 11 (2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 12 or prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart- 13 ment of State, foreign operations, and related pro- 14 grams may be made available for the United Nations 15 International Commission of Inquiry on the Occu- 16 pied Palestinian Territory, including East Jeru- 17 salem, and Israel. 18 (d) UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGEN- 19 CY.—Prior to each obligation of funds for the United Na- 20 tions Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the Secretary 21 of State shall certify and report to the appropriate con- 22 gressional committees, in writing, on whether UNRWA 23 is— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00243 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 244 •HR 4665 RH (1) utilizing Operations Support Officers in the 1 West Bank, Gaza, and other fields of operation to 2 inspect UNRWA installations and reporting any in- 3 appropriate use; 4 (2) acting promptly to address any staff or ben- 5 eficiary violation of its own policies (including the 6 policies on neutrality and impartiality of employees) 7 and the legal requirements under section 301(c) of 8 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; 9 (3) implementing procedures to maintain the 10 neutrality of its facilities, including implementing a 11 no-weapons policy, and conducting regular inspec- 12 tions of its installations, to ensure they are only 13 used for humanitarian or other appropriate pur- 14 poses; 15 (4) taking necessary and appropriate measures 16 to ensure it is operating in compliance with the con- 17 ditions of section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance 18 Act of 1961 and continuing regular reporting to the 19 Department of State on actions it has taken to en- 20 sure conformance with such conditions; 21 (5) not engaging in operations with financial in- 22 stitutions or related entities in violation of relevant 23 United States law, and is taking steps to improve 24 the financial transparency of the organization; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00244 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 245 •HR 4665 RH (6) in compliance with the United Nations 1 Board of Auditors’ biennial audit requirements and 2 is implementing in a timely fashion the Board’s rec- 3 ommendations; and 4 (7) establishing or updating, and implementing 5 procedures to— 6 (A) prevent the use of UNRWA resources 7 for disseminating anti-American, anti-Israel, or 8 anti-Semitic rhetoric; or incitement of violence; 9 and 10 (B) ensure the content of all educational 11 materials currently taught in UNRWA-adminis- 12 tered schools and summer camps is consistent 13 with the values of human rights, dignity, and 14 tolerance and does not induce incitement of vio- 15 lence or antisemitism. 16 (e) PROHIBITION OF PAYMENTS TO UNITED NA- 17 TIONS MEMBERS.—None of the funds appropriated or 18 made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this 19 Act for carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 20 may be used to pay in whole or in part any assessments, 21 arrearages, or dues of any member of the United Nations 22 or, from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chap- 23 ter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 24 the costs for participation of another country’s delegation 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00245 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 246 •HR 4665 RH at international conferences held under the auspices of 1 multilateral or international organizations. 2 (f) REPORTS.— 3 (1) Not later than 45 days after the date of en- 4 actment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall sub- 5 mit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 6 detailing the amount of funds available for obliga- 7 tion or expenditure in fiscal year 2024 for contribu- 8 tions to any organization, department, agency, or 9 program within the United Nations system or any 10 international program that are withheld from obliga- 11 tion or expenditure due to any provision of law: Pro- 12 vided, That the Secretary shall update such report 13 each time additional funds are withheld by operation 14 of any provision of law: Provided further, That the 15 reprogramming of any withheld funds identified in 16 such report, including updates thereof, shall be sub- 17 ject to prior consultation with, and the regular noti- 18 fication procedures of, the Committees on Appro- 19 priations. 20 (2) Not later than 90 days after the date of en- 21 actment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a re- 22 port to the appropriate congressional committees on 23 United Nations buildings and facilities, as described 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00246 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 247 •HR 4665 RH under this section in the report accompanying this 1 Act. 2 (g) SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE IN PEACE- 3 KEEPING OPERATIONS.—The Secretary of State shall, to 4 the maximum extent practicable, withhold assistance to 5 any unit of the security forces of a foreign country if the 6 Secretary has credible information that such unit has en- 7 gaged in sexual exploitation or abuse, including while serv- 8 ing in a United Nations peacekeeping operation, until the 9 Secretary determines that the government of such country 10 is taking effective steps to hold the responsible members 11 of such unit accountable and to prevent future incidents: 12 Provided, That the Secretary shall promptly notify the 13 government of each country subject to any withholding of 14 assistance pursuant to this paragraph, and shall notify the 15 appropriate congressional committees of such withholding 16 not later than 10 days after a determination to withhold 17 such assistance is made: Provided further, That the Sec- 18 retary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, assist 19 such government in bringing the responsible members of 20 such unit to justice. 21 (h) ADDITIONAL AVAILABILITY.—Subject to the reg- 22 ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro- 23 priations, funds appropriated by this Act which are re- 24 turned or not made available due to the second proviso 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00247 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 248 •HR 4665 RH under the heading ‘‘Contributions for International Peace- 1 keeping Activities’’ in title I of this Act or section 307(a) 2 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 3 2227(a)), shall remain available for obligation until Sep- 4 tember 30, 2025: Provided, That the requirement to with- 5 hold funds for programs in Burma under section 307(a) 6 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to 7 funds appropriated by this Act. 8 (i) PROCUREMENT RESTRICTIONS.—None of the 9 funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making ap- 10 propriations for the Department of State, foreign oper- 11 ations, and related programs may be used for the procure- 12 ment by any entity of the United Nations system or any 13 other multilateral organization of goods or services origi- 14 nating in or produced by any person in the Russian Fed- 15 eration, including any entity that is a shell or front com- 16 pany organized to disguise or obscure financial activity re- 17 lating to such goods or services. 18 (j) ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENT.—Not later 19 than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 20 Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator 21 of the United States Agency for International Develop- 22 ment, shall seek to enter into written agreements with 23 each international organization that receives funding ap- 24 propriated by this Act to provide timely access to the In- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00248 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 249 •HR 4665 RH spectors General of the Department of State and the 1 United States Agency for International Development and 2 the Comptroller General of the United States to such or- 3 ganization’s financial data and other information, includ- 4 ing investigative records and reports of sexual misconduct, 5 relevant to United States contributions to such organiza- 6 tion, as determined by the Inspectors and Comptroller 7 General: Provided, That not later than 180 days after the 8 date of enactment of this Act, the Inspectors and Comp- 9 troller General shall consult with the appropriate congres- 10 sional committees on the implementation of such require- 11 ments. 12 (k) WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION.—None of the 13 funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 14 Act may be made available for the World Health Organi- 15 zation. 16 (l) INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS.—None of the 17 funds provided by this Act shall be made available to im- 18 plement or support any international convention, agree- 19 ment, protocol, legal instrument, or agreed outcome with 20 legal force drafted by the intergovernmental negotiating 21 body of the World Health Assembly or any other United 22 Nations body until such instrument has been subject to 23 the requirements of article II, section 2, clause 2 of the 24 Constitution of the United States, which requires the ad- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00249 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 250 •HR 4665 RH vice and consent of the Senate, with two-thirds of Senators 1 concurring. 2 ARMS TRADE TREATY 3 SEC. 7049. None of the funds appropriated by this 4 Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms 5 Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of 6 ratification for the Treaty. 7 GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM 8 SEC. 7050. (a) FUNDING.—Of the funds available for 9 obligation during fiscal year 2024 under the headings 10 ‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’, ‘‘Economic 11 Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for 12 Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, not less than 13 $94,000,000 shall be made available for programs to pro- 14 mote Internet freedom globally, as authorized by section 15 9707 of the Department of State Authorization Act 2022 16 (title XCVII of division I of Public Law 117–263). 17 (b) COORDINATION AND SPEND PLANS.—After con- 18 sultation among the relevant agency heads to coordinate 19 and de-conflict planned activities, but not later than 90 20 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 21 of State and the Chief Executive Officer of the United 22 States Agency for Global Media, in consultation with the 23 President of the Open Technology Fund, shall submit to 24 the Committees on Appropriations spend plans for funds 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00250 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 251 •HR 4665 RH made available by this Act for programs to promote Inter- 1 net freedom globally, which shall include a description of 2 safeguards established by relevant agencies to ensure that 3 such programs are not used for illicit purposes: Provided, 4 That the Department of State spend plan shall include 5 funding for all such programs for all relevant Department 6 of State and United States Agency for International De- 7 velopment offices and bureaus. 8 TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN, OR DEGRADING 9 TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT 10 SEC. 7051. None of the funds made available by this 11 Act may be used to support or justify the use of torture 12 and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or pun- 13 ishment by any official or contract employee of the United 14 States Government. 15 AIRCRAFT TRANSFER, COORDINATION, AND USE 16 SEC. 7052. (a) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Notwith- 17 standing any other provision of law or regulation, aircraft 18 procured with funds appropriated by this Act and prior 19 Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 20 foreign operations, and related programs under the head- 21 ings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, ‘‘International Narcotics 22 Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Andean Counterdrug 23 Initiative’’, and ‘‘Andean Counterdrug Programs’’ may be 24 used for any other program and in any region. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00251 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 252 •HR 4665 RH (b) PROPERTY DISPOSAL.—The authority provided 1 in subsection (a) shall apply only after the Secretary of 2 State determines and reports to the Committees on Appro- 3 priations that the equipment is no longer required to meet 4 programmatic purposes in the designated country or re- 5 gion: Provided, That any such transfer shall be subject 6 to prior consultation with, and the regular notification 7 procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 8 (c) AIRCRAFT COORDINATION.— 9 (1) AUTHORITY.—The uses of aircraft pur- 10 chased or leased by the Department of State and the 11 United States Agency for International Development 12 with funds made available in this Act or prior Acts 13 making appropriations for the Department of State, 14 foreign operations, and related programs shall be co- 15 ordinated under the authority of the appropriate 16 Chief of Mission: Provided, That such aircraft may 17 be used to transport, on a reimbursable or non-reim- 18 bursable basis, Federal and non-Federal personnel 19 supporting Department of State and USAID pro- 20 grams and activities: Provided further, That official 21 travel for other agencies for other purposes may be 22 supported on a reimbursable basis, or without reim- 23 bursement when traveling on a space available basis: 24 Provided further, That funds received by the Depart- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00252 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 253 •HR 4665 RH ment of State in connection with the use of aircraft 1 owned, leased, or chartered by the Department of 2 State may be credited to the Working Capital Fund 3 of the Department and shall be available for ex- 4 penses related to the purchase, lease, maintenance, 5 chartering, or operation of such aircraft. 6 (2) SCOPE.—The requirement and authorities 7 of this subsection shall only apply to aircraft, the 8 primary purpose of which is the transportation of 9 personnel. 10 (d) AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE.— 11 To the maximum extent practicable, the costs of oper- 12 ations and maintenance, including fuel, of aircraft funded 13 by this Act shall be borne by the recipient country. 14 PARKING FINES AND REAL PROPERTY TAXES OWED BY 15 FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS 16 SEC. 7053. The terms and conditions of section 7055 17 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Re- 18 lated Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of 19 Public Law 111–117) shall apply to this Act: Provided, 20 That subsection (f)(2)(B) of such section shall be applied 21 by substituting ‘‘September 30, 2023’’ for ‘‘September 30, 22 2009’’. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00253 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 254 •HR 4665 RH INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND 1 SEC. 7054. (a) EXTENSIONS.—The terms and condi- 2 tions of sections 7086(b)(1) and (2) and 7090(a) of the 3 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 4 Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of Public 5 Law 111–117) shall apply to this Act. 6 (b) REPAYMENT.—The Secretary of the Treasury 7 shall instruct the United States Executive Director of the 8 International Monetary Fund (IMF) to seek to ensure 9 that any loan will be repaid to the IMF before other pri- 10 vate or multilateral creditors. 11 EXTRADITION 12 SEC. 7055. (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds ap- 13 propriated in this Act may be used to provide assistance 14 (other than funds provided under the headings ‘‘Develop- 15 ment Assistance’’, ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, 16 ‘‘Complex Crises Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control 17 and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assist- 18 ance’’, ‘‘United States Emergency Refugee and Migration 19 Assistance Fund’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 20 Demining and Related Assistance’’) for the central gov- 21 ernment of a country which has notified the Department 22 of State of its refusal to extradite to the United States 23 any individual indicted for a criminal offense for which 24 the maximum penalty is life imprisonment without the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00254 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 255 •HR 4665 RH possibility of parole or for killing a law enforcement offi- 1 cer, as specified in a United States extradition request. 2 (b) CLARIFICATION.—Subsection (a) shall only apply 3 to the central government of a country with which the 4 United States maintains diplomatic relations and with 5 which the United States has an extradition treaty and the 6 government of that country is in violation of the terms 7 and conditions of the treaty. 8 (c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may waive the 9 restriction in subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the 10 Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations 11 that such waiver is important to the national interest of 12 the United States. 13 ENTERPRISE FUNDS 14 SEC. 7056. (a) NOTIFICATION.—None of the funds 15 made available under titles III through VI of this Act may 16 be made available for Enterprise Funds unless the appro- 17 priate congressional committees are notified at least 15 18 days in advance. 19 (b) DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS PLAN.—Prior to the 20 distribution of any assets resulting from any liquidation, 21 dissolution, or winding up of an Enterprise Fund, in whole 22 or in part, the President shall submit to the appropriate 23 congressional committees a plan for the distribution of the 24 assets of the Enterprise Fund. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00255 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 256 •HR 4665 RH (c) TRANSITION OR OPERATING PLAN.—Prior to a 1 transition to and operation of any private equity fund or 2 other parallel investment fund under an existing Enter- 3 prise Fund, the President shall submit such transition or 4 operating plan to the appropriate congressional commit- 5 tees. 6 LIMITATIONS RELATED TO GLOBAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE 7 SEC. 7057. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 8 otherwise made available by this Act may be made avail- 9 able for the United Nations Population Fund. 10 (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 11 made available by this Act for global health assistance 12 may be made available to any foreign nongovernmental or- 13 ganization that promotes or performs abortion, except in 14 cases of rape or incest or when the life of the mother 15 would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term. 16 GLOBAL HEALTH ACTIVITIES 17 SEC. 7058. (a) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated 18 by titles III and IV of this Act that are made available 19 for bilateral assistance for child survival activities or dis- 20 ease programs including activities relating to research on, 21 and the prevention, treatment and control of, HIV/AIDS 22 may be made available notwithstanding any other provi- 23 sion of law except for provisions under the heading ‘‘Glob- 24 al Health Programs’’ and the United States Leadership 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00256 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 257 •HR 4665 RH Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 1 2003 (117 Stat. 711; 22 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.), as amend- 2 ed. 3 (b) LIMITATION.—Of the funds appropriated by this 4 Act, not more than $461,000,000 may be made available 5 for family planning/reproductive health. 6 (c) PANDEMICS AND OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASE 7 OUTBREAKS.— 8 (1) GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY.—Funds appro- 9 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Global 10 Health Programs’’ shall be made available for global 11 health security programs to accelerate the capacity 12 of countries to prevent, detect, and respond to infec- 13 tious disease outbreaks, including by strengthening 14 public health capacity where there is a high risk of 15 emerging zoonotic infectious diseases: Provided, 16 That not later than 60 days after the date of enact- 17 ment of this Act, the Administrator of the United 18 States Agency for International Development and 19 the Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall consult 20 with the Committees on Appropriations on the 21 planned uses of such funds. 22 (2) EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES.—If the Sec- 23 retary of State determines and reports to the Com- 24 mittees on Appropriations that an international in- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00257 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 258 •HR 4665 RH fectious disease outbreak is sustained, severe, and is 1 spreading internationally, or that it is in the na- 2 tional interest to respond to a Public Health Emer- 3 gency of International Concern, not to exceed an ag- 4 gregate total of $200,000,000 of the funds appro- 5 priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Global 6 Health Programs’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, 7 ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, ‘‘Complex Cri- 8 ses Fund’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy 9 Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Cen- 10 tral Asia’’, ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’, and 11 ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’’ may be made 12 available to combat such infectious disease or public 13 health emergency, and may be transferred to, and 14 merged with, funds appropriated under such head- 15 ings for the purposes of this paragraph. 16 (3) EMERGENCY RESERVE FUND.—Up to 17 $50,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act 18 under the heading ‘‘Global Health Programs’’ may 19 be made available for the Emergency Reserve Fund 20 established pursuant to section 7058(c)(1) of the 21 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Re- 22 lated Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J 23 of Public Law 115–31): Provided, That such funds 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00258 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 259 •HR 4665 RH shall be made available under the same terms and 1 conditions of such section. 2 (4) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.— 3 Funds made available by this subsection shall be 4 subject to prior consultation with the appropriate 5 congressional committees and the regular notifica- 6 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropria- 7 tions. 8 (d) LIMITATIONS.—Notwithstanding any other provi- 9 sion of law, none of the funds made available by this Act 10 may be made available to support, directly or indirectly,— 11 (1) the Wuhan Institute of Virology located in 12 the City of Wuhan in the People’s Republic of 13 China; 14 (2) the EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.; 15 (3) any laboratory owned or controlled by the 16 governments of the People’s Republic of China, the 17 Republic of Cuba, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the 18 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Russian 19 Federation, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 20 under the regime of Nicola´s Maduro Moros, or any 21 other country determined by the Secretary of State 22 to be a foreign adversary; or 23 (4) gain-of-function research. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00259 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 260 •HR 4665 RH (e) CHILDHOOD CANCER.—Funds appropriated 1 under titles III and VI of this Act may be made available 2 for public-private partnerships, including in coordination 3 with relevant multilateral organizations and research enti- 4 ties, to address childhood cancer: Provided, That the Sec- 5 retary of State, in consultation with the USAID Adminis- 6 trator, shall submit a report to the appropriate congres- 7 sional committees not later than 180 days after the date 8 of enactment of this Act on the feasibility of such partner- 9 ships: Provided further, The Secretary and Administrator 10 shall consult with the appropriate congressional commit- 11 tees on uses of funds for such partnerships prior to the 12 initial obligation of funds and submission of such report. 13 WOMEN’S EQUALITY AND EMPOWERMENT 14 SEC. 7059. (a) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated 15 by this Act shall be made available to promote the equality 16 and empowerment of women and girls in United States 17 Government diplomatic and development efforts by raising 18 the status, increasing the economic participation and op- 19 portunities for political leadership, and protecting the 20 rights of women and girls worldwide. 21 (b) WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT.—Of the 22 funds appropriated under title III of this Act, 23 $200,000,000 shall be made available to expand economic 24 opportunities for women by increasing the number and ca- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00260 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 261 •HR 4665 RH pacity of women-owned enterprises, improving property 1 rights for women, increasing women’s access to financial 2 services and capital, enhancing the role of women in eco- 3 nomic decision-making at the local, national, and inter- 4 national levels, and improving women’s ability to partici- 5 pate in the global economy: Provided, That prior to the 6 initial obligation of funds, the Secretary of State and the 7 Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter- 8 national Development, as applicable, shall consult with the 9 Committees on Appropriations on the uses of funds made 10 available pursuant to this subsection. 11 (c) WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.—Of the funds 12 appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than 13 $50,000,000 shall be made available for programs specifi- 14 cally designed to increase leadership opportunities for 15 women in countries where women and girls suffer discrimi- 16 nation due to law, policy, or practice, by strengthening 17 protections for women’s political status, expanding wom- 18 en’s participation in political parties and elections, and in- 19 creasing women’s opportunities for leadership positions in 20 the public and private sectors at the local, provincial, and 21 national levels. 22 (d) PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 23 AND GIRLS.— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00261 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 262 •HR 4665 RH (1) Of the funds appropriated under titles III 1 and IV of this Act, not less than $250,000,000 shall 2 be made available to prevent and respond to violence 3 against women and girls. 4 (2) Funds appropriated under titles III and IV 5 of this Act that are available to train foreign police, 6 judicial, and military personnel, including for inter- 7 national peacekeeping operations, shall address, 8 where appropriate, prevention and response to vio- 9 lence against women and girls and trafficking in per- 10 sons, and shall promote the integration of women 11 into the police and other security forces. 12 (3) Funds made available pursuant to this sub- 13 section should include efforts to combat a variety of 14 forms of violence against women and girls, including 15 child marriage, rape, and female genital cutting and 16 mutilation. 17 (e) WOMEN, PEACE, AND SECURITY.—Of the funds 18 appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Develop- 19 ment Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assist- 20 ance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, and ‘‘Inter- 21 national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, 22 $150,000,000 should be made available to support a 23 multi-year strategy to expand, and improve coordination 24 of, United States Government efforts to empower women 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00262 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 263 •HR 4665 RH as equal partners in conflict prevention, peace building, 1 transitional processes, and reconstruction efforts in coun- 2 tries affected by conflict or in political transition, and to 3 ensure the equal provision of relief and recovery assistance 4 to women and girls. 5 (f) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appropriated 6 by this Act may be made available for the Gender Equity 7 and Equality Action Fund. 8 SECTOR ALLOCATIONS 9 SEC. 7060. (a) BASIC EDUCATION AND HIGHER 10 EDUCATION.— 11 (1) BASIC EDUCATION.— 12 (A) Of the funds appropriated under title 13 III of this Act, not less than $970,000,000 14 shall be made available for the Nita M. Lowey 15 Basic Education Fund: Provided, That such 16 funds shall also be used for secondary education 17 activities: Provided further, That of the funds 18 made available by this paragraph, 19 $150,000,000 should be available for the edu- 20 cation of girls in areas of conflict. 21 (B) Of the funds appropriated under title 22 III of this Act for assistance for basic education 23 programs, not less than $160,000,000 shall be 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00263 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 264 •HR 4665 RH made available for contributions to multilateral 1 partnerships that support education. 2 (2) HIGHER EDUCATION.—Of the funds appro- 3 priated by title III of this Act, not less than 4 $285,000,000 shall be made available for assistance 5 for higher education: Provided, That of such 6 amount, not less than $35,000,000 shall be made 7 available for new and ongoing partnerships between 8 higher education institutions in the United States 9 and developing countries focused on building the ca- 10 pacity of higher education institutions and systems 11 in developing countries: Provided further, That of 12 such amount and in addition to the previous proviso, 13 not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available 14 for higher education programs pursuant to section 15 7060(a)(3) of the Department of State, Foreign Op- 16 erations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 17 2021 (division K of Public Law 116–260). 18 (b) CONSERVATION PROGRAMS.— 19 (1) BIODIVERSITY.—Of the funds appropriated 20 under title III of this Act, not less than 21 $385,000,000 shall be made available for biodiver- 22 sity conservation programs. 23 (2) WILDLIFE POACHING AND TRAFFICKING.— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00264 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 265 •HR 4665 RH (A) Of the funds appropriated under titles 1 III and IV of this Act, not less than 2 $125,000,000 shall be made available to combat 3 the transnational threat of wildlife poaching 4 and trafficking. 5 (B) None of the funds appropriated under 6 title IV of this Act may be made available for 7 training or other assistance for any military 8 unit or personnel that the Secretary of State 9 determines has been credibly alleged to have 10 participated in wildlife poaching or trafficking, 11 unless the Secretary reports to the appropriate 12 congressional committees that to do so is in the 13 national security interest of the United States. 14 (c) DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.—Of the funds appro- 15 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Development As- 16 sistance’’, not less than $18,500,000 shall be made avail- 17 able for United States Agency for International Develop- 18 ment cooperative development programs and not less than 19 $31,500,000 shall be made available for the American 20 Schools and Hospitals Abroad program. 21 (d) DISABILITY PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by 22 this Act under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’ 23 shall be made available for programs and activities admin- 24 istered by USAID to address the needs of, and protect 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00265 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 266 •HR 4665 RH and promote the rights of, people with disabilities in devel- 1 oping countries. 2 (e) FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOP- 3 MENT.—Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, 4 not less than $1,010,600,000 shall be made available for 5 food security and agricultural development programs to 6 carry out the purposes of the Global Food Security Act 7 of 2016 (Public Law 114–195), as amended, including for 8 the Feed the Future Innovation Labs: Provided, That 9 funds may be made available for a contribution as author- 10 ized by section 3202 of the Food, Conservation, and En- 11 ergy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246), as amended by 12 section 3310 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 13 (Public Law 115–334). 14 (f) MICRO, SMALL, AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTER- 15 PRISES.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less 16 than $265,000,000 shall be made available to support the 17 development of, and access to financing for, micro, small, 18 and medium-sized enterprises that benefit the poor, espe- 19 cially women. 20 (g) WATER AND SANITATION.—Of the funds appro- 21 priated by this Act, not less than $475,000,000 shall be 22 made available for water supply and sanitation projects 23 pursuant to section 136 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00266 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 267 •HR 4665 RH 1961, of which not less than $237,000,000 shall be for 1 programs in sub-Saharan Africa. 2 (h) DEVIATION.—Unless otherwise provided for by 3 this Act, the Secretary of State and the USAID Adminis- 4 trator, as applicable, may deviate below the minimum 5 funding requirements designated in sections 7059 and 6 7060 of this Act by up to 10 percent, notwithstanding 7 such designation: Provided, That such deviations shall 8 only be exercised to address unforeseen or exigent cir- 9 cumstances, including a change in country context: Pro- 10 vided further, That concurrent with the submission of the 11 report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assist- 12 ance Act of 1961, the Secretary shall submit to the Com- 13 mittees on Appropriations in writing any proposed devi- 14 ations utilizing such authority that are planned at the time 15 of submission of such report: Provided further, That any 16 deviations proposed subsequent to the submission of such 17 report shall be subject to prior consultation with such 18 Committees: Provided further, That not later than Novem- 19 ber 1, 2025, the Secretary shall submit a report to the 20 Committees on Appropriations on the use of the authority 21 of this subsection. 22 ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMS 23 SEC. 7061. (a) GREEN CLIMATE FUND.—None of 24 the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00267 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 268 •HR 4665 RH Act may be made available as a contribution, grant, or 1 any other payment to the Green Climate Fund. 2 (b) CLEAN TECHNOLOGY FUND.—None of the funds 3 appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may 4 be made available as a contribution, grant, or any other 5 payment to the Clean Technology Fund. 6 (c) CLIMATE DAMAGES.—None of the funds appro- 7 priated or otherwise made available by this Act may be 8 made available to pay compensation to any country, orga- 9 nization, or individual for loss and damages attributed to 10 climate change. 11 (d) ATTRIBUTION.—Funds appropriated by this Act 12 and made available for the sectors and programs in sec- 13 tions 7032, 7036, 7059, and 7060 shall not be attributed 14 to, or counted toward targets for, climate change pro- 15 grams. 16 (e) TRANSIT PIPELINES.—None of the funds appro- 17 priated or otherwise made available by this Act may be 18 used by the Secretary of State to impede the uninter- 19 rupted transmission of hydrocarbons by pipeline through 20 the territory of one Party not originating in the territory 21 of that Party, for delivery to the territory of the other 22 Party as ratified by The Agreement between the Govern- 23 ment of the United States of America and the Government 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00268 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 269 •HR 4665 RH of Canada concerning Transit Pipelines, signed at Wash- 1 ington on January 28, 1977. 2 (f) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 3 States shall conduct a study on funds appropriated in 4 prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 5 State, foreign operations, and related programs from fiscal 6 years 2020 through 2023 made available for climate 7 change programs and whether such funds have had a di- 8 rect result on lowering global temperatures. 9 BUDGET DOCUMENTS 10 SEC. 7062. (a) OPERATING PLANS.—Not later than 11 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each de- 12 partment, agency, or organization funded in titles I, II, 13 and VI of this Act, and the Department of the Treasury 14 and Independent Agencies funded in title III of this Act, 15 including the Inter-American Foundation and the United 16 States African Development Foundation, shall submit to 17 the Committees on Appropriations an operating plan for 18 funds appropriated to such department, agency, or organi- 19 zation in such titles of this Act, or funds otherwise avail- 20 able for obligation in fiscal year 2024, that provides de- 21 tails of the uses of such funds at the program, project, 22 and activity level: Provided, That such plans shall include, 23 as applicable, a comparison between the congressional 24 budget justification funding levels, the most recent con- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00269 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 270 •HR 4665 RH gressional directives or approved funding levels, and the 1 funding levels proposed by the department or agency; and 2 a clear, concise, and informative description/justification: 3 Provided further, That operating plans that include 4 changes in levels of funding for programs, projects, and 5 activities specified in the congressional budget justifica- 6 tion, in this Act, or amounts specifically designated in the 7 respective tables included in the report accompanying this 8 Act, as applicable, shall be subject to the notification and 9 reprogramming requirements of section 7015 of this Act. 10 (b) SPEND PLANS.— 11 (1) Prior to the initial obligation of funds, the 12 Secretary of State or Administrator of the United 13 States Agency for International Development, as ap- 14 propriate, shall submit to the Committees on Appro- 15 priations a spend plan for funds made available by 16 this Act for— 17 (A) assistance for countries in Central 18 America and the Caribbean, Iraq, Pacific Is- 19 lands Countries, Pakistan, and Tunisia; 20 (B) assistance for the Africa Regional 21 Counterterrorism program, Caribbean Basin 22 Security Initiative, Central America Regional 23 Security Initiative, Global Peace Operations Ini- 24 tiative, Indo-Pacific Strategy and the Coun- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00270 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 271 •HR 4665 RH tering PRC Influence Fund, Partnership for 1 Global Infrastructure and Investment, Power 2 Africa, and Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism 3 Partnership; 4 (C) assistance made available pursuant to 5 the following sections in this Act: section 7032; 6 section 7036; section 7047(d) (on a country-by- 7 country basis); section 7059; and subsections 8 (a), (b), (d), (e), (f), and (g) of section 7060; 9 (D) Funds provided under the heading 10 ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En- 11 forcement’’ for International Organized Crime 12 and for Cybercrime and Intellectual Property 13 Rights: Provided, That the spend plans shall in- 14 clude bilateral and global programs funded 15 under such heading along with a brief descrip- 16 tion of the activities planned for each country; 17 and 18 (E) implementation of the Global Fragility 19 Act of 2019. 20 (2) Not later than 90 days after the date of en- 21 actment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury 22 shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a 23 detailed spend plan for funds made available by this 24 Act under the heading ‘‘Department of the Treas- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00271 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 272 •HR 4665 RH ury, International Affairs Technical Assistance’’ in 1 title III. 2 (3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), up to 10 3 percent of the funds contained in a spend plan re- 4 quired by this subsection may be obligated prior to 5 the submission of such spend plan if the Secretary 6 of State, the USAID Administrator, or the Secretary 7 of the Treasury, as applicable, determines that the 8 obligation of such funds is necessary to avoid signifi- 9 cant programmatic disruption: Provided, That not 10 less than seven days prior to such obligation, the 11 Secretary or Administrator, as appropriate, shall 12 consult with the Committees on Appropriations on 13 the justification for such obligation and the proposed 14 uses of such funds. 15 (c) CLARIFICATION.—The spend plans referenced in 16 subsection (b) shall not be considered as meeting the noti- 17 fication requirements in this Act or under section 634A 18 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 19 (d) CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET JUSTIFICATION.—The 20 congressional budget justification for Department of State 21 operations and foreign operations shall be provided to the 22 Committees on Appropriations concurrent with the date 23 of submission of the President’s budget for fiscal year 24 2025: Provided, That the appendices for such justification 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00272 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 273 •HR 4665 RH shall be provided to the Committees on Appropriations not 1 later than 10 calendar days thereafter. 2 REORGANIZATION 3 SEC. 7063. (a) PRIOR CONSULTATION AND NOTIFI- 4 CATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act, prior Acts 5 making appropriations for the Department of State, for- 6 eign operations, and related programs, or any other Act 7 may not be used to implement a reorganization, redesign, 8 or other plan described in subsection (b) by the Depart- 9 ment of State, the United States Agency for International 10 Development, or any other Federal department, agency, 11 or organization funded by this Act without prior consulta- 12 tion by the head of such department, agency, or organiza- 13 tion with the appropriate congressional committees: Pro- 14 vided, That such funds shall be subject to the regular noti- 15 fication procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: 16 Provided further, That any such notification submitted to 17 such Committees shall include a detailed justification for 18 any proposed action: Provided further, That congressional 19 notifications submitted in prior fiscal years pursuant to 20 similar provisions of law in prior Acts making appropria- 21 tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 22 related programs may be deemed to meet the notification 23 requirements of this section. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00273 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 274 •HR 4665 RH (b) DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES.—Pursuant to sub- 1 section (a), a reorganization, redesign, or other plan shall 2 include any action to— 3 (1) expand, eliminate, consolidate, or downsize 4 covered departments, agencies, or organizations, in- 5 cluding bureaus and offices within or between such 6 departments, agencies, or organizations, including 7 the transfer to other agencies of the authorities and 8 responsibilities of such bureaus and offices; 9 (2) expand, eliminate, consolidate, or downsize 10 the United States official presence overseas, includ- 11 ing at bilateral, regional, and multilateral diplomatic 12 facilities and other platforms; or 13 (3) expand or reduce the size of the permanent 14 Civil Service, Foreign Service, eligible family mem- 15 ber, and locally employed staff workforce of the De- 16 partment of State and USAID from the staffing lev- 17 els previously justified to the Committees on Appro- 18 priations for fiscal year 2024. 19 DEPARTMENT OF STATE MANAGEMENT 20 SEC. 7064. (a) WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds 21 appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to 22 the Department of State for payments to the Working 23 Capital Fund that are made available for new service cen- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00274 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 275 •HR 4665 RH ters, shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 1 of the Committees on Appropriations. 2 (b) CERTIFICATION.— 3 (1) COMPLIANCE.—Not later than 45 days 4 after the initial obligation of funds appropriated 5 under titles III and IV of this Act that are made 6 available to a Department of State bureau or office 7 with responsibility for the management and over- 8 sight of such funds, the Secretary of State shall cer- 9 tify and report to the Committees on Appropria- 10 tions, on an individual bureau or office basis, that 11 such bureau or office is in compliance with Depart- 12 ment and Federal financial and grants management 13 policies, procedures, and regulations, as applicable. 14 (2) CONSIDERATIONS.—When making a certifi- 15 cation required by paragraph (1), the Secretary of 16 State shall consider the capacity of a bureau or of- 17 fice to— 18 (A) account for the obligated funds at the 19 country and program level, as appropriate; 20 (B) identify risks and develop mitigation 21 and monitoring plans; 22 (C) establish performance measures and 23 indicators; 24 (D) review activities and performance; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00275 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 276 •HR 4665 RH (E) assess final results and reconcile fi- 1 nances. 2 (3) PLAN.—If the Secretary of State is unable 3 to make a certification required by paragraph (1), 4 the Secretary shall submit a plan and timeline de- 5 tailing the steps to be taken to bring such bureau 6 or office into compliance. 7 (c) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM.—None 8 of the funds appropriated in title I of this Act under the 9 heading ‘‘Administration of Foreign Affairs’’ may be made 10 available for a new major information technology invest- 11 ment without the concurrence of the Chief Information Of- 12 ficer, Department of State. 13 (d) OTHER MATTERS.— 14 (1) In addition to amounts appropriated or oth- 15 erwise made available by this Act under the heading 16 ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’— 17 (A) as authorized by section 810 of the 18 United States Information and Educational Ex- 19 change Act, not to exceed $5,000,000, to re- 20 main available until expended, may be credited 21 to this appropriation from fees or other pay- 22 ments received from English teaching, library, 23 motion pictures, and publication programs and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00276 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 277 •HR 4665 RH from fees from educational advising and coun- 1 seling and exchange visitor programs; and 2 (B) not to exceed $15,000, which shall be 3 derived from reimbursements, surcharges, and 4 fees for use of Blair House facilities. 5 (2) Funds appropriated or otherwise made 6 available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic 7 Programs’’ are available for acquisition by exchange 8 or purchase of passenger motor vehicles as author- 9 ized by law and, pursuant to section 1108(g) of title 10 31, United States Code, for the field examination of 11 programs and activities in the United States funded 12 from any account contained in title I of this Act. 13 (3) Of the funds appropriated under the head- 14 ing ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ in this Act and prior 15 Acts making appropriations for the Department of 16 State, foreign operations, and related programs, 17 $2,000,000 shall be made available to carry out sec- 18 tion 9803 of the Department of State Authorization 19 Act of 2022 (division I of Public Law 117–263). 20 (4) Consistent with section 204 of the Admiral 21 James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Rela- 22 tions Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 23 2001 (22 U.S.C. 2452b), up to $25,000,000 of the 24 amounts made available under the heading ‘‘Diplo- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00277 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 278 •HR 4665 RH matic Programs’’ in this Act may be obligated and 1 expended for United States participation in inter- 2 national fairs and expositions abroad, including for 3 construction and operation of a United States pavil- 4 ion at Expo 2025. 5 (5) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 6 the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, not less than 7 $500,000 shall be made available for additional per- 8 sonnel for the Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Depart- 9 ment of State. 10 (e) LIMITATIONS.— 11 (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 12 under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ may be 13 made available to carry out the functions of the 14 Global Engagement Center established pursuant to 15 section 1287 of the National Defense Authorization 16 Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 2656 note) un- 17 less prior to the initial obligation of such funds— 18 (A) the Secretary of State certifies and re- 19 ports to the appropriate congressional commit- 20 tees that— 21 (i) no funds will be used for purposes 22 other than countering foreign propaganda 23 and disinformation by foreign state and 24 non-state actors that threaten United 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00278 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 279 •HR 4665 RH States national security pursuant to sec- 1 tion 1287(i) of such Act; 2 (ii) programs and activities will not be 3 designed to influence public opinion in the 4 United States or in a manner that 5 abridges the freedom of speech or of the 6 press of United States persons enshrined 7 in the First Amendment of the United 8 States Constitution; 9 (iii) the development of tactics, tech- 10 niques, and procedures to expose and re- 11 fute foreign propaganda and 12 disinformation and proactively support the 13 promotion of credible, fact-based narratives 14 and policies will be directed solely on audi- 15 ences outside the United States; and 16 (iv) the Department of State has re- 17 solved with the Office of Inspector General, 18 Department of State (OIG) and the OIG 19 has closed each of the 18 recommendations 20 detailed in the report ‘‘Inspection of the 21 Global Engagement Center’’ (ISP I-22-15) 22 dated September 2022; and 23 (B) the Secretary submits to the Commit- 24 tees on Appropriations a spend plan for the ac- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00279 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 280 •HR 4665 RH tivities of the Center in fiscal year 2024: Pro- 1 vided, That such plan shall detail amounts 2 planned for each function authorized in section 3 1287(b) of the National Defense Authorization 4 Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 2656 5 note): Provided further, That such plan shall 6 also include a list of each entity that received 7 funding in the previous fiscal year. 8 (2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 9 under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ may be 10 reprogrammed for support of an international con- 11 ference unless such conference has been previously 12 justified in a congressional budget justification: Pro- 13 vided, That any such reprogramming shall be sub- 14 ject to prior consultation with the Committees on 15 Appropriations. 16 (3)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of 17 law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise 18 made available under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Pro- 19 grams’’ in this Act and prior Acts making appro- 20 priations for the Department of State, foreign oper- 21 ations, and related programs may be made available 22 for support of a Special Envoy, Special Representa- 23 tive, Special Coordinator, Special Negotiator, Envoy, 24 Representative, Coordinator, Special Advisor, or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00280 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 281 •HR 4665 RH other position performing a similar function unless 1 such Special Envoy, Special Representative, Special 2 Coordinator, Special Negotiator, Envoy, Representa- 3 tive, Coordinator, Special Advisor, or other position 4 performing a similar function— 5 (i) is expressly authorized by statute; 6 or 7 (ii) has affirmatively received the ad- 8 vice and consent of the Senate. 9 (B) The limitations of this paragraph shall 10 be construed to include the applicable office 11 personnel and bureau managed funds of such 12 office. 13 (4) Not later than 15 days prior to entering 14 into a bilateral or multilateral agreement authorized 15 by section 303(a) of the Convention on Cultural 16 Property Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 2602) or 17 the extension of an agreement pursuant to section 18 303(e) of such Act, the Secretary of State shall cer- 19 tify and report to the Committees on Appropriations 20 that any import restrictions authorized by such 21 agreement comply with the provisions of sections 22 302 and 305 of such Act. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00281 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 282 •HR 4665 RH UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 1 DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT 2 SEC. 7065. (a) AUTHORITY.—Up to $170,000,000 of 3 the funds made available in title III of this Act pursuant 4 to or to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign 5 Assistance Act of 1961, including funds appropriated 6 under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 7 Central Asia’’, may be used by the United States Agency 8 for International Development to hire and employ individ- 9 uals in the United States and overseas on a limited ap- 10 pointment basis pursuant to the authority of sections 308 11 and 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 12 3948 and 3949). 13 (b) RESTRICTION.—The authority to hire individuals 14 contained in subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 15 2025. 16 (c) PROGRAM ACCOUNT CHARGED.—The account 17 charged for the cost of an individual hired and employed 18 under the authority of this section shall be the account 19 to which the responsibilities of such individual primarily 20 relate: Provided, That funds made available to carry out 21 this section may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 22 appropriated by this Act in title II under the heading ‘‘Op- 23 erating Expenses’’. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00282 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 283 •HR 4665 RH (d) FOREIGN SERVICE LIMITED EXTENSIONS.—Indi- 1 viduals hired and employed by USAID, with funds made 2 available in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations 3 for the Department of State, foreign operations, and re- 4 lated programs, pursuant to the authority of section 309 5 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3949), may 6 be extended for a period of up to 4 years notwithstanding 7 the limitation set forth in such section. 8 (e) DISASTER SURGE CAPACITY.—Funds appro- 9 priated under title III of this Act to carry out part I of 10 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including funds ap- 11 propriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, 12 Eurasia and Central Asia’’, may be used, in addition to 13 funds otherwise available for such purposes, for the cost 14 (including the support costs) of individuals detailed to or 15 employed by USAID whose primary responsibility is to 16 carry out programs in response to natural disasters, or 17 man-made disasters subject to the regular notification 18 procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 19 (f) PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTORS.—Funds ap- 20 propriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I, 21 chapter 4 of part II, and section 667 of the Foreign As- 22 sistance Act of 1961, and title II of the Food for Peace 23 Act (Public Law 83–480; 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.), may be 24 used by USAID to employ up to 40 personal services con- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00283 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 284 •HR 4665 RH tractors in the United States, notwithstanding any other 1 provision of law, for the purpose of providing direct, in- 2 terim support for new or expanded overseas programs and 3 activities managed by the agency until permanent direct 4 hire personnel are hired and trained: Provided, That not 5 more than 15 of such contractors shall be assigned to any 6 bureau or office: Provided further, That such funds appro- 7 priated to carry out title II of the Food for Peace Act 8 (Public Law 83–480; 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.), may be made 9 available only for personal services contractors assigned 10 to the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance. 11 (g) SMALL BUSINESS.—In entering into multiple 12 award indefinite-quantity contracts with funds appro- 13 priated by this Act, USAID may provide an exception to 14 the fair opportunity process for placing task orders under 15 such contracts when the order is placed with any category 16 of small or small disadvantaged business. 17 (h) CRISIS OPERATIONS STAFFING.—Up to 18 $86,000,000 of the funds made available in title III of 19 this Act pursuant to, or to carry out the provisions of, 20 part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and section 21 509(b) of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (title V of divi- 22 sion J of Public Law 116–94) may be made available for 23 the United States Agency for International Development 24 to appoint and employ personnel in the excepted service 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00284 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 285 •HR 4665 RH to prevent or respond to foreign crises and contexts with 1 growing instability: Provided, That functions carried out 2 by personnel hired under the authority of this subsection 3 shall be related to the purpose for which the funds were 4 appropriated: Provided further, That such funds are in ad- 5 dition to funds otherwise available for such purposes and 6 may remain attributed to any minimum funding require- 7 ment for which they were originally made available: Pro- 8 vided further, That the USAID Administrator shall coordi- 9 nate with the Director of the Office of Personnel Manage- 10 ment and consult with the appropriate congressional com- 11 mittees on implementation of this provision. 12 STABILIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN REGIONS 13 IMPACTED BY EXTREMISM AND CONFLICT 14 SEC. 7066. (a) PREVENTION AND STABILIZATION 15 FUND.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the head- 16 ings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics 17 Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti- 18 terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, ‘‘Peace- 19 keeping Operations’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 20 Program’’ may be made available for the Prevention and 21 Stabilization Fund for the purposes enumerated in section 22 509(a) of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (title V of divi- 23 sion J of Public Law 116–94). 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00285 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 286 •HR 4665 RH (b) TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE.—Funds appropriated 1 by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 2 and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforce- 3 ment’’ may be made available for programs to promote 4 accountability for genocide, crimes against humanity, and 5 war crimes, which shall be in addition to any other funds 6 made available by this Act for such purposes: Provided, 7 That such programs shall include components to develop 8 local investigative and judicial skills, and to collect and 9 preserve evidence and maintain the chain of custody of 10 evidence, including for use in prosecutions, and may in- 11 clude the establishment of, and assistance for, transitional 12 justice mechanisms: Provided further, That such funds 13 shall be administered by the Ambassador-at-Large for the 14 Office of Global Criminal Justice, Department of State, 15 and shall be subject to prior consultation with the Com- 16 mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds 17 made available by this paragraph shall be made available 18 on an open and competitive basis. 19 DEBT-FOR-DEVELOPMENT 20 SEC. 7067. In order to enhance the continued partici- 21 pation of nongovernmental organizations in debt-for-devel- 22 opment and debt-for-nature exchanges, a nongovern- 23 mental organization which is a grantee or contractor of 24 the United States Agency for International Development 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00286 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 287 •HR 4665 RH may place in interest bearing accounts local currencies 1 which accrue to that organization as a result of economic 2 assistance provided under title III of this Act and, subject 3 to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 4 on Appropriations, any interest earned on such investment 5 shall be used for the purpose for which the assistance was 6 provided to that organization. 7 EXTENSION OF CONSULAR FEES AND RELATED 8 AUTHORITIES 9 SEC. 7068. (a) Section 1(b)(1) of the Passport Act 10 of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(b)(1)) shall be applied 11 through fiscal year 2024 by substituting ‘‘the costs of pro- 12 viding consular services’’ for ‘‘such costs’’. 13 (b) Section 21009 of the Emergency Appropriations 14 for Coronavirus Health Response and Agency Operations 15 (division B of Public Law 116–136; 134 Stat. 592) shall 16 be applied during fiscal year 2024 by substituting ‘‘2020 17 through 2024’’ for ‘‘2020 and 2021’’. 18 (c) Discretionary amounts made available to the De- 19 partment of State under the heading ‘‘Administration of 20 Foreign Affairs’’ of this Act, and discretionary unobli- 21 gated balances under such heading from prior Acts mak- 22 ing appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 23 operations, and related programs, may be transferred to 24 the Consular and Border Security Programs account if the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00287 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 288 •HR 4665 RH Secretary of State determines and reports to the Commit- 1 tees on Appropriations that to do so is necessary to sus- 2 tain consular operations, following consultation with such 3 Committees: Provided, That such transfer authority is in 4 addition to any transfer authority otherwise available in 5 this Act and under any other provision of law: Provided 6 further, That no amounts may be transferred from 7 amounts designated as an emergency requirement pursu- 8 ant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Bal- 9 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 10 (d) In addition to the uses permitted pursuant to sec- 11 tion 286(v)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 12 (8 U.S.C. 1356(v)(2)(A)), for fiscal year 2024, the Sec- 13 retary of State may also use fees deposited into the Fraud 14 Prevention and Detection Account for the costs of pro- 15 viding consular services. 16 (e) Amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that 17 were previously designated by the Congress as an emer- 18 gency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 19 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or a concurrent 20 resolution on the budget are designated by the Congress 21 as an emergency requirement pursuant to legislation es- 22 tablishing fiscal year 2024 budget enforcement in the 23 House of Representatives. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00288 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 289 •HR 4665 RH PROMOTION OF UNITED STATES ECONOMIC INTERESTS 1 SEC. 7069. (a) DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT.—Pursu- 2 ant to section 704 of the Championing American Business 3 Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 (title VII of division J 4 of Public Law 116–94) the Secretary of State, in consulta- 5 tion with the Secretary of Commerce, shall prioritize the 6 allocation of funds appropriated by this Act under the 7 heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ for support of Chief of 8 Mission diplomatic engagement to foster commercial rela- 9 tions and safeguard United States economic and business 10 interests in the country in which each Chief of Mission 11 serves, including activities and initiatives to create and 12 maintain an enabling environment, promote and protect 13 such interests, and resolve commercial disputes: Provided, 14 That each Mission Resource Request and Bureau Re- 15 source Request shall include amounts required to 16 prioritize the activities described in this subsection. 17 (b) TRAINING.—In carrying out section 705 of the 18 Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act 19 of 2019 (title VII of division J of Public Law 116–94) 20 the Secretary of State shall annually assess training needs 21 across the economic and commercial diplomacy issue areas 22 and ensure after a review of course offerings, course at- 23 tendance records, and course evaluation results, that cur- 24 rent offerings meet training needs. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00289 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 290 •HR 4665 RH (c) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of State should di- 1 rect each Chief of Mission to consider how best to advance 2 and support commercial relations and the safeguarding of 3 United States business interests in the development and 4 execution of the applicable Integrated Country Strategy 5 and the Mission Resource Request for each country receiv- 6 ing bilateral assistance from funds appropriated by this 7 Act. 8 ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS ON OPERATIONS AND 9 ASSISTANCE 10 SEC. 7070. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 11 otherwise made available by this Act or prior Acts making 12 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper- 13 ations, and related programs may be made available for 14 drag queen workshops, performances, or documentaries. 15 (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 16 made available by this Act may be used to carry out any 17 program, project, or activity that teaches or trains any 18 idea or concept that condones an individual being discrimi- 19 nated against or receiving adverse or beneficial treatment 20 based on race or sex, that condones an individual feeling 21 discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psycho- 22 logical distress on account of that individual’s race or sex, 23 as well as any idea or concept that regards one race as 24 inherently superior to another race, the United States or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00290 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 291 •HR 4665 RH its institutions as being systemically racist or sexist, an 1 individual as being inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive 2 by virtue of that individual’s race or sex, an individual’s 3 moral character as being necessarily determined by race 4 or sex, an individual as bearing responsibility for actions 5 committed in the past by other members of the same race 6 or sex, or meritocracy being racist, sexist, or having been 7 created by a particular race to oppress another race. 8 (c) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 9 available by this Act may be made available to implement, 10 administer, apply, enforce, or carry out Executive Order 11 13985 of January 20, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 7009), Execu- 12 tive Order 14035 of June 25, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 34593), 13 or Executive Order 14091 of February 16, 2023 (88 Fed. 14 Reg. 10825). 15 (d) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 16 made available by this Act may be obligated or expended 17 to— 18 (1) classify or facilitate the classification of any 19 communications by a United States person as misin- 20 formation, disinformation, or malinformation; or 21 (2) partner with or fund nonprofit or other or- 22 ganizations that pressure or recommend private 23 companies to censor, filter, or otherwise suppress 24 lawful and constitutionally protected speech of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00291 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 292 •HR 4665 RH United States persons, including recommending the 1 censoring or removal of content on social media plat- 2 forms. 3 (e) None of the funds made available by this Act or 4 any other Act shall be used or transferred to another Fed- 5 eral Agency, board, or commission to fund any domestic 6 or international non-governmental organization or any 7 other program, organization, or association coordinated or 8 operated by such non-governmental organization that ei- 9 ther offers counseling regarding sex change surgeries, pro- 10 motes sex change surgeries for any reason as an option, 11 conducts or subsidizes sex change surgeries, promotes the 12 use of medications or other substances to halt the onset 13 of puberty or sexual development of minors, or otherwise 14 promotes transgenderism. 15 (f) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 16 available by this Act may be obligated or expended to fly 17 or display a flag over a facility of a United States Federal 18 department or agency funded by this Act other than the— 19 (1) United States flag; 20 (2) Foreign Service flag pursuant to 2 FAM 21 154.2-1; 22 (3) POW/MIA flag; 23 (4) flag of a State, insular area, or the District 24 of Columbia at domestic locations; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00292 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 293 •HR 4665 RH (5) flag of an Indian Tribal government; or 1 (6) sovereign flag of other countries. 2 PRESIDENTIAL PERMIT REFORM 3 SEC. 7071. Funds appropriated by this Act shall be 4 made available to carry out the responsibilities delegated 5 to the Secretary of State pursuant to Executive Order 6 13867 (April 10, 2019) or any successor Executive Order: 7 Provided, That the Secretary shall carry out such respon- 8 sibilities within the 60 day time period set forth in section 9 2 of such Executive Order: Provided further, That Agency 10 heads for whom the Secretary refers such applications for 11 pertinent information or advise pursuant to such Execu- 12 tive Order should respond not later than the 30 days: Pro- 13 vided further, That Executive Order 13867, or any suc- 14 cessor Executive Order, should not be construed to require 15 the application of the National Environmental Policy Act 16 of 1969 prior to the Secretary providing advice to the 17 President of the United States concerning any new or 18 amended Presidential permit application. 19 RESCISSIONS 20 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) 21 SEC. 7072. (a) EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, 22 AND MAINTENANCE.—Of the unobligated balances from 23 amounts available under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, 24 Construction, and Maintenance’’ from prior Acts making 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00293 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 294 •HR 4665 RH appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper- 1 ations, and related programs, $174,000,000 are rescinded. 2 (b) DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE.—Of the unobli- 3 gated and unexpended balances from amounts available 4 under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’ from prior 5 Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 6 foreign operations, and related programs, $709,500,000 7 are rescinded. 8 (c) ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND.—Of the unobligated 9 and unexpended balances from amounts available under 10 the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ from prior Acts 11 making appropriations for the Department of State, for- 12 eign operations, and related programs, $808,600,000 are 13 rescinded. 14 (d) PEACE CORPS.—Of the unobligated balances 15 from amounts available under the heading ‘‘Peace Corps’’ 16 from prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart- 17 ment of State, foreign operations, and related programs, 18 $18,000,000 are rescinded. 19 (e) INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW 20 ENFORCEMENT.—Of the unobligated, and unexpended 21 balances from amounts available under the heading 22 ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ 23 from prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00294 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 295 •HR 4665 RH ment of State, foreign operations, and related programs, 1 $40,000,000 are rescinded. 2 (f) EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED 3 STATES.—Of the unobligated balances available under the 4 heading ‘‘Export and Investment Assistance, Export-Im- 5 port Bank of the United States, Subsidy Appropriation’’ 6 for tied-aid grants from prior Acts making appropriations 7 for the Department of State, foreign operations, and re- 8 lated programs, $59,000,000 are rescinded. 9 (g) SECTION 60103.—Of the unobligated balances of 10 amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for ac- 11 tivities of the Environmental Protection Agency under sec- 12 tion 60103 of Public Law 117–169 (commonly known as 13 the ‘‘Inflation Reduction Act of 2022’’), $11,135,000,000 14 are hereby permanently rescinded. 15 (h) RESTRICTION.—No amounts may be rescinded 16 from amounts that were previously designated by the Con- 17 gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concur- 18 rent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and 19 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 20 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00295 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 296 •HR 4665 RH TITLE VIII—COUNTERING THE MALIGN INFLU- 1 ENCE OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF 2 CHINA 3 BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 4 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 5 ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Support 7 Fund’’, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until ex- 8 pended for programs to advance United States national 9 security interests in the Indo-Pacific and counter the ma- 10 lign influence of the People’s Republic of China: Provided, 11 That, if expressly authorized and established in the Treas- 12 ury of the United States, funds made available under this 13 title may be transferred to a ‘‘Compact Assistance Fund’’. 14 TITLE IX—ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISION 15 SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 16 SEC. 9001. $0. 17 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of State, 18 Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropria- 19 tions Act, 2024’’. 20 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00296 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00297 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB Union Calendar No. 115 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 4665 [Report No. 118–146] A BILL Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes. JULY 17, 2023 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:48 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00298 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H4665.RH H4665 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB