Text of US HB 4779 (2025)

IB Union Calendar No. 177 119TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 4779 [Report No. 119–217] Making appropriations for National Security, Department of State, and Re- lated Programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JULY 25, 2025 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 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 4779 RH Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 3 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for 4 National Security, Department of State, and Related Pro- 5 grams for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and 6 for other purposes, namely: 7 TITLE I 8 DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED 9 PROGRAMS 10 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 11 ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 12 DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS 13 For necessary expenses of the Department of State 14 and the Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, includ- 15 ing for training, human resources management, and sala- 16 ries, including employment without regard to civil service 17 and classification laws of persons on a temporary basis 18 (not to exceed $700,000), as authorized by section 801 19 of the United States Information and Educational Ex- 20 change Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 11; Chapter 36); for the 21 regional bureaus of the Department of State and overseas 22 activities as authorized by law; for the functional bureaus 23 of the Department of State, including representation to 24 certain international organizations in which the United 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 3 •HR 4779 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, $8,966,278,000, of which 5 $781,116,000 may remain available until September 30, 6 2027, and of which $3,758,836,000 is for Worldwide Se- 7 curity Protection, which may remain available until ex- 8 pended. 9 CONSULAR AND BORDER SECURITY PROGRAMS 10 Of the amounts deposited in the Consular and Border 11 Security Programs account in this or any prior fiscal year 12 pursuant to section 7069(e) of the Department of State, 13 Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropria- 14 tions Act, 2022 (division K of Public Law 117–103), 15 $517,000,000 shall be available until expended for the 16 purposes of such account, including to reduce passport 17 backlogs and reduce visa wait times: Provided, That the 18 Secretary of State may by regulation authorize State offi- 19 cials or the United States Postal Service to collect and 20 retain the execution fee for each application for a passport 21 accepted by such officials or by that Service. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 4 •HR 4779 RH CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 1 For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment 2 Fund, as authorized, $399,700,000, to remain available 3 until expended. 4 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 5 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 6 General, $198,050,000, of which $32,660,000 may remain 7 available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That up to 8 $6,000,000 may remain available until September 30, 9 2026 for the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan 10 Reconstruction: Provided further, That not less than 11 $62,500,000 shall be made available for oversight of for- 12 eign assistance: Provided further, That funds appropriated 13 under this heading are made available notwithstanding 14 section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 15 U.S.C. 3929(a)(1)), as it relates to post inspections. 16 EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS 17 For necessary expenses of educational and cultural 18 exchange programs, as authorized, $700,946,000, to re- 19 main available until expended, of which not less than 20 $287,800,000 shall be for the Fulbright Program: Pro- 21 vided, That fees or other payments received from, or in 22 connection with, English teaching, educational advising 23 and counseling programs, and exchange visitor programs 24 as authorized may be credited to this account, to remain 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 5 •HR 4779 RH available until expended: Provided further, That any sub- 1 stantive modifications from the prior fiscal year to pro- 2 grams funded under this heading in this Act shall be sub- 3 ject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification 4 procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: Pro- 5 vided further, That funds appropriated under this heading 6 shall be apportioned to the Department of State not later 7 than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 8 REPRESENTATION EXPENSES 9 For representation expenses as authorized, 10 $7,415,000. 11 PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS 12 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, to 13 enable the Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary 14 protective services, as authorized, $30,890,000, to remain 15 available until September 30, 2027. 16 EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE 17 For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign 18 Service Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292 et seq.), 19 preserving, maintaining, repairing, and planning for real 20 property that are owned or leased by the Department of 21 State, and renovating, in addition to funds otherwise avail- 22 able, the Harry S Truman Building, $812,836,000, to re- 23 main available until September 30, 2030, of which not to 24 exceed $25,000 may be used for overseas representation 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 6 •HR 4779 RH expenses as authorized: Provided, That none of the funds 1 appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for acqui- 2 sition of furniture, furnishings, or generators for other de- 3 partments and agencies of the United States Government. 4 In addition, for the costs of worldwide security up- 5 grades, acquisition, and construction as authorized, 6 $1,199,856,000, to remain available until expended. 7 EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR 8 SERVICE 9 For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of 10 State to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplo- 11 matic and Consular Service, as authorized, $8,885,000, to 12 remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 13 $1,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 14 appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Repatriation 15 Loans Program Account’’. 16 REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 17 For the cost of direct loans, $2,550,000, as author- 18 ized: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modi- 19 fying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 20 Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 21 such funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for 22 the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed 23 $5,520,137. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 7 •HR 4779 RH PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN 1 For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Rela- 2 tions Act (Public Law 96–8), $35,964,000. 3 INTERNATIONAL CENTER, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF 4 COLUMBIA 5 Not to exceed $1,917,178 shall be derived from fees 6 collected from other executive agencies for lease or use of 7 facilities at the International Center in accordance with 8 section 4 of the International Center Act (Public Law 90– 9 553), and, in addition, as authorized by section 5 of such 10 Act, $745,000, to be derived from the reserve authorized 11 by such section, to be used for the purposes set out in 12 that section. 13 PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND 14 DISABILITY FUND 15 For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and 16 Disability Fund, as authorized, $60,000,000. 17 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 18 CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 19 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 20 to meet annual obligations of membership in international 21 multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified 22 pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, conven- 23 tions, or specific Acts of Congress, $310,200,000: Pro- 24 vided, That the Secretary of State shall, at the time of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 8 •HR 4779 RH the submission of the President’s budget to Congress 1 under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, 2 transmit to the Committees on Appropriations the most 3 recent biennial budget prepared by the United Nations for 4 the operations of the United Nations: Provided further, 5 That the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees 6 on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance (or in an 7 emergency, as far in advance as is practicable) of any 8 United Nations action to increase funding for any United 9 Nations program without identifying an offsetting de- 10 crease elsewhere in the United Nations budget: Provided 11 further, That any payment of arrearages under this head- 12 ing shall be directed to activities that are mutually agreed 13 upon by the United States and the respective international 14 organization and shall be subject to the regular notifica- 15 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Pro- 16 vided further, That none of the funds appropriated under 17 this heading shall be available for a United States con- 18 tribution to an international organization for the United 19 States share of interest costs made known to the United 20 States Government by such organization for loans in- 21 curred on or after October 1, 1984, through external bor- 22 rowings. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 9 •HR 4779 RH CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING 1 ACTIVITIES 2 For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other ex- 3 penses of international peacekeeping activities directed to 4 the maintenance or restoration of international peace and 5 security, $562,319,000, of which $281,160,000 may re- 6 main available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That 7 none of the funds made available by this Act shall be obli- 8 gated or expended for any new or expanded United Na- 9 tions peacekeeping mission unless, at least 15 days in ad- 10 vance of voting for such mission in the United Nations 11 Security Council (or in an emergency as far in advance 12 as is practicable), the Committees on Appropriations are 13 notified of: (1) the estimated cost and duration of the mis- 14 sion, the objectives of the mission, the national interest 15 that will be served, and the exit strategy; and (2) the 16 sources of funds, including any reprogrammings or trans- 17 fers, that will be used to pay the cost of the new or ex- 18 panded mission, and the estimated cost in future fiscal 19 years: Provided further, That none of the funds appro- 20 priated under this heading may be made available for obli- 21 gation unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports 22 to the Committees on Appropriations on a peacekeeping 23 mission-by-mission basis that the United Nations is imple- 24 menting effective policies and procedures to prevent 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 10 •HR 4779 RH United Nations employees, contractor personnel, and 1 peacekeeping troops serving in such mission from traf- 2 ficking in persons, exploiting victims of trafficking, or 3 committing acts of sexual exploitation and abuse or other 4 violations of human rights, and to hold accountable indi- 5 viduals who engage in such acts while participating in 6 such mission, including prosecution in their home coun- 7 tries and making information about such prosecutions 8 publicly available on the website of the United Nations: 9 Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall work 10 with the United Nations and foreign governments contrib- 11 uting peacekeeping troops to implement effective vetting 12 procedures to ensure that such troops have not violated 13 human rights: Provided further, That funds shall be avail- 14 able for peacekeeping expenses unless the Secretary of 15 State determines that United States manufacturers and 16 suppliers are not being given opportunities to provide 17 equipment, services, and material for United Nations 18 peacekeeping activities equal to those being given to for- 19 eign manufacturers and suppliers: Provided further, That 20 none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made avail- 21 able under this heading may be used for any United Na- 22 tions peacekeeping mission that will involve United States 23 Armed Forces under the command or operational control 24 of a foreign national, unless the President’s military advi- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 11 •HR 4779 RH sors have submitted to the President a recommendation 1 that such involvement is in the national interest of the 2 United States and the President has submitted to Con- 3 gress such a recommendation: Provided further, That any 4 payment of arrearages with funds appropriated by this Act 5 shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of 6 the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 7 the Secretary of State shall work with the United Nations 8 and members of the United Nations Security Council to 9 evaluate and prioritize peacekeeping missions, and to con- 10 sider a draw down when mission goals have been substan- 11 tially achieved. 12 INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 13 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 14 to meet obligations of the United States arising under 15 treaties, or specific Acts of Congress, as follows: 16 INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, 17 UNITED STATES AND MEXICO 18 For necessary expenses for the United States Section 19 of the International Boundary and Water Commission, 20 United States and Mexico, and to comply with laws appli- 21 cable to the United States Section, including not to exceed 22 $6,000 for representation expenses, as follows: 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 12 •HR 4779 RH SALARIES AND EXPENSES 1 For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, 2 $67,300,000, of which $10,095,000 may remain available 3 until September 30, 2027. 4 In addition, for expenses necessary to carry out para- 5 graph (3) of section 5602(b) of the National Defense Au- 6 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118– 7 31), $12,500,000, to remain available until expended. 8 CONSTRUCTION 9 For detailed plan preparation and construction of au- 10 thorized projects, $78,000,000, to remain available until 11 expended, as authorized: Provided, That of the funds ap- 12 propriated under this heading in this Act and prior Acts 13 making appropriations for the Department of State, for- 14 eign operations, and related programs for the United 15 States Section, up to $5,000,000 may be transferred to, 16 and merged with, funds appropriated under the heading 17 ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ to carry out the purposes of the 18 United States Section, which shall be subject to prior con- 19 sultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, 20 the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 21 such transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer 22 authority provided in this Act. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 13 •HR 4779 RH AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 1 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for 2 the International Joint Commission and the International 3 Boundary Commission, United States and Canada, as au- 4 thorized by treaties between the United States and Can- 5 ada or Great Britain, and for grant programs of the North 6 American Development Bank, including technical assist- 7 ance grants and the Community Assistance Program, 8 $18,204,000: Provided, That of the amount provided 9 under this heading for the International Joint Commis- 10 sion, up to $1,250,000 may remain available until Sep- 11 tember 30, 2027, and up to $9,000 may be made available 12 for representation expenses: Provided further, That of the 13 amount provided under this heading for the International 14 Boundary Commission, up to $1,000 may be made avail- 15 able for representation expenses. 16 INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS 17 For necessary expenses for international fisheries 18 commissions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by 19 law, $71,181,000: Provided, That the United States share 20 of such expenses may be advanced to the respective com- 21 missions pursuant to section 3324 of title 31, United 22 States Code. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 14 •HR 4779 RH RELATED PROGRAMS 1 INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS AND 2 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 3 For necessary expenses to carry out international 4 communication activities, $681,448,000: Provided, That of 5 the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than 6 $40,000,000 shall be made available for the Office of Cuba 7 Broadcasting (OCB): Provided further, That funds made 8 available pursuant to the previous proviso shall be made 9 available for medium- and short-wave broadcasting at not 10 less than the fiscal year 2024 level and in a manner able 11 to reach all provinces in Cuba with daily programming: 12 Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under 13 this heading and made available for international broad- 14 casting networks, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made 15 available for programming produced about Cuba by OCB, 16 which are in addition to funds otherwise made available 17 for OCB: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 18 this heading may be made available for broadcasting cap- 19 ital improvements, which may include the purchase, rent, 20 construction, repair, preservation, and improvement of fa- 21 cilities for radio, television, and digital transmission and 22 reception; the purchase, rent, and installation of necessary 23 equipment for radio, television, and digital transmission 24 and reception, including to Cuba, as authorized; and phys- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 15 •HR 4779 RH ical security worldwide: Provided further, That amounts 1 made available pursuant to the previous proviso may re- 2 main available until expended and shall be subject to the 3 regular notification procedures of the Committees on Ap- 4 propriations: Provided further, That significant modifica- 5 tions to broadcast hours previously justified to Congress, 6 including changes to transmission platforms (shortwave, 7 medium wave, satellite, Internet, and television), for all 8 language services shall be subject to the regular notifica- 9 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 10 THE ASIA FOUNDATION 11 For a grant to The Asia Foundation, as authorized 12 by The Asia Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 4402), 13 $17,000,000, to remain available until expended. 14 UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE 15 For necessary expenses of the United States Institute 16 of Peace, as authorized by the United States Institute of 17 Peace Act (22 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.), $18,500,000, to re- 18 main available until September 30, 2027, which shall not 19 be used for construction activities. 20 CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN-WESTERN DIALOGUE 21 TRUST FUND 22 For necessary expenses of the Center for Middle 23 Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, as authorized by 24 section 633 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 16 •HR 4779 RH State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations 1 Act, 2004 (22 U.S.C. 2078), the total amount of the inter- 2 est and earnings accruing to such Fund on or before Sep- 3 tember 30, 2026, to remain available until expended. 4 EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 5 For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fel- 6 lowships, Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 7 5 of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20 8 U.S.C. 5204–5205), all interest and earnings accruing to 9 the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust 10 Fund on or before September 30, 2026, to remain avail- 11 able until expended: Provided, That none of the funds ap- 12 propriated herein shall be used to pay any salary or other 13 compensation, or to enter into any contract providing for 14 the payment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized by 15 section 5376 of title 5, United States Code; or for pur- 16 poses which are not in accordance with section 200 of title 17 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations, including the re- 18 strictions on compensation for personal services. 19 ISRAELI ARAB SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 20 For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholar- 21 ship Program, as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign 22 Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 23 (22 U.S.C. 2452 note), all interest and earnings accruing 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 17 •HR 4779 RH to the Israeli Arab Scholarship Fund on or before Sep- 1 tember 30, 2026, to remain available until expended. 2 EAST-WEST CENTER 3 To enable the Secretary of State to provide for car- 4 rying out the provisions of the Center for Cultural and 5 Technical Interchange Between East and West Act of 6 1960, by grant to the Center for Cultural and Technical 7 Interchange Between East and West in the State of Ha- 8 waii, $16,700,000. 9 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY 10 For grants made by the Department of State to the 11 National Endowment for Democracy, as authorized by the 12 National Endowment for Democracy Act (22 U.S.C. 13 4412), $315,000,000, to remain available until expended, 14 of which $210,316,000 shall be allocated in the traditional 15 and customary manner, including for the core institutes, 16 and $104,684,000 shall be for democracy programs: Pro- 17 vided, That the requirements of section 7062(a) of this 18 Act shall not apply to funds made available under this 19 heading Provided further, That funds appropriated under 20 this heading shall be apportioned and obligated to the En- 21 dowment not later than 60 days after the date of enact- 22 ment of this Act. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 18 •HR 4779 RH OTHER COMMISSIONS 1 COMMISSION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF AMERICA’S 2 HERITAGE ABROAD 3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 4 For necessary expenses for the Commission for the 5 Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad, as authorized 6 by chapter 3123 of title 54, United States Code, 7 $770,000, of which $116,000 may remain available until 8 September 30, 2027: Provided, That the Commission may 9 procure temporary, intermittent, and other services not- 10 withstanding paragraph (3) of section 312304(b) of such 11 chapter: Provided further, That such authority shall termi- 12 nate on October 1, 2026: Provided further, That the Com- 13 mission shall notify the Committees on Appropriations 14 prior to exercising such authority. 15 UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL 16 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 17 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 18 For necessary expenses for the United States Com- 19 mission on International Religious Freedom, as authorized 20 by title II of the International Religious Freedom Act of 21 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431 et seq.), $4,850,000, to remain 22 available until September 30, 2027, including not more 23 than $4,000 for representation expenses. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 19 •HR 4779 RH COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN 1 EUROPE 2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 3 For necessary expenses of the Commission on Secu- 4 rity and Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public 5 Law 94–304 (22 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), $3,059,000, includ- 6 ing not more than $6,000 for representation expenses, to 7 remain available until September 30, 2027. 8 CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON THE 9 PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 10 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 11 For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Execu- 12 tive Commission on the People’s Republic of China, as au- 13 thorized by title III of the U.S.-China Relations Act of 14 2000 (22 U.S.C. 6911 et seq.), $2,300,000, including not 15 more than $3,000 for representation expenses, to remain 16 available until September 30, 2027. 17 UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY 18 REVIEW COMMISSION 19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 20 For necessary expenses of the United States-China 21 Economic and Security Review Commission, as authorized 22 by section 1238 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense 23 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (22 U.S.C. 7002), 24 $4,000,000, including not more than $4,000 for represen- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 20 •HR 4779 RH tation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 1 2027: Provided, That the authorities, requirements, limi- 2 tations, and conditions contained in the second through 3 fifth provisos under this heading in the Department of 4 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro- 5 priations Act, 2010 (division F of Public Law 111–117) 6 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2026 and shall 7 apply to funds appropriated under this heading. 8 HOUSE DEMOCRACY PARTNERSHIP 9 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 10 For necessary expenses of the House Democracy 11 Partnership established pursuant to House Resolution 24, 12 One Hundred Tenth Congress, as carried forward by 13 House Resolution 5, One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, 14 $2,300,000. 15 TITLE II 16 ADMINISTRATION OF ASSISTANCE 17 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 18 OPERATING EXPENSES 19 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 20 of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 21 $111,988,000. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 21 •HR 4779 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 2027, and which shall be apportioned directly to the De- 13 partment of State: Provided, That this amount shall be 14 made available for training, equipment, and technical as- 15 sistance to build the capacity of public health institutions 16 and organizations in developing countries, and for such 17 activities as: (1) child survival and maternal health pro- 18 grams; (2) immunization and oral rehydration programs; 19 (3) other health, nutrition, water and sanitation programs 20 which directly address the needs of mothers and children, 21 and related education programs; (4) assistance for chil- 22 dren displaced or orphaned by causes other than AIDS; 23 (5) programs for the prevention, treatment, control of, and 24 research on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, polio, malaria, and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 22 •HR 4779 RH other infectious diseases including neglected tropical dis- 1 eases, and for assistance to communities severely affected 2 by HIV/AIDS, including children infected or affected by 3 AIDS; (6) disaster preparedness training for health crises; 4 (7) programs to prevent, prepare for, and respond to un- 5 anticipated and emerging global health threats; and (8) 6 family planning/reproductive health: Provided further, 7 That funds appropriated under this paragraph may be 8 made available for a United States contribution to The 9 GAVI Alliance: Provided further, That none of the funds 10 made available in this Act nor any unobligated balances 11 from prior appropriations Acts may be made available to 12 any organization or program which, as determined by the 13 President of the United States, supports or participates 14 in the management of a program of coercive abortion or 15 involuntary sterilization: Provided further, That any deter- 16 mination made under the previous proviso must be made 17 not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of 18 this Act, and must be accompanied by the evidence and 19 criteria utilized to make the determination: Provided fur- 20 ther, That none of the funds made available under this 21 Act may be used to pay for the performance of abortion 22 as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce 23 any person to practice abortions: Provided further, That 24 nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to alter any 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 23 •HR 4779 RH existing statutory prohibitions against abortion under sec- 1 tion 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided 2 further, That none of the funds made available under this 3 Act may be used to lobby for or against abortion: Provided 4 further, That in order to reduce reliance on abortion in 5 developing nations, funds shall be available only to vol- 6 untary family planning projects which offer, either directly 7 or through referral to, or information about access to, a 8 broad range of family planning methods and services, and 9 that any such voluntary family planning project shall meet 10 the following requirements: (1) service providers or refer- 11 ral agents in the project shall not implement or be subject 12 to quotas, or other numerical targets, of total number of 13 births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors 14 of a particular method of family planning (this provision 15 shall not be construed to include the use of quantitative 16 estimates or indicators for budgeting and planning pur- 17 poses); (2) the project shall not include payment of incen- 18 tives, bribes, gratuities, or financial reward to: (A) an indi- 19 vidual in exchange for becoming a family planning accep- 20 tor; or (B) program personnel for achieving a numerical 21 target or quota of total number of births, number of fam- 22 ily planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method 23 of family planning; (3) the project shall not deny any right 24 or benefit, including the right of access to participate in 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 24 •HR 4779 RH any program of general welfare or the right of access to 1 health care, as a consequence of any individual’s decision 2 not to accept family planning services; (4) the project shall 3 provide family planning acceptors comprehensible infor- 4 mation on the health benefits and risks of the method cho- 5 sen, including those conditions that might render the use 6 of the method inadvisable and those adverse side effects 7 known to be consequent to the use of the method; and 8 (5) the project shall ensure that experimental contracep- 9 tive drugs and devices and medical procedures are pro- 10 vided only in the context of a scientific study in which 11 participants are advised of potential risks and benefits; 12 and, not less than 60 days after the date on which the 13 Secretary of State determines that there has been a viola- 14 tion of the requirements contained in paragraph (1), (2), 15 (3), or (5) of this proviso, or a pattern or practice of viola- 16 tions of the requirements contained in paragraph (4) of 17 this proviso, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees 18 on Appropriations a report containing a description of 19 such violation and the corrective action taken by the De- 20 partment: Provided further, That in awarding grants for 21 natural family planning under section 104 of the Foreign 22 Assistance Act of 1961 no applicant shall be discriminated 23 against because of such applicant’s religious or conscien- 24 tious commitment to offer only natural family planning; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 25 •HR 4779 RH and, additionally, all such applicants shall comply with the 1 requirements of the previous proviso: Provided further, 2 That for purposes of this Act or any other Act authorizing 3 or appropriating funds for the Department of State, for- 4 eign operations, and related programs, the term ‘‘moti- 5 vate’’, as it relates to family planning assistance, shall not 6 be construed to prohibit the provision, consistent with 7 local law, of information or counseling about all pregnancy 8 options: Provided further, That information provided about 9 the use of condoms as part of projects or activities that 10 are funded from amounts appropriated by this Act shall 11 be medically accurate and shall include the public health 12 benefits and failure rates of such use. 13 In addition, for necessary expenses to carry out the 14 provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the 15 prevention, treatment, and control of, and research on, 16 HIV/AIDS, $5,895,000,000, to remain available until 17 September 30, 2030, which shall be apportioned directly 18 to the Department of State: Provided, That funds appro- 19 priated under this paragraph may be made available, not- 20 withstanding any other provision of law, except for the 21 United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuber- 22 culosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–25), 23 for a United States contribution to the Global Fund to 24 Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund): 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 26 •HR 4779 RH Provided further, That the amount of such contribution 1 shall be $1,500,000,000: Provided further, That up to 5 2 percent of the aggregate amount of funds made available 3 to the Global Fund in fiscal year 2026 may be made avail- 4 able to the Department of State for technical assistance 5 related to the activities of the Global Fund, subject to the 6 regular notification procedures of the Committees on Ap- 7 propriations: Provided further, That of the funds appro- 8 priated under this paragraph, up to $22,000,000 may be 9 made available, in addition to amounts otherwise available 10 for such purposes, for administrative expenses of the 11 United States Global AIDS Coordinator. 12 INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE 13 For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of 14 State to carry out the provisions of section 491 of the For- 15 eign Assistance Act of 1961 for international disaster re- 16 lief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction assistance; section 17 2(a) and (b) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act 18 of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601), and other activities to meet 19 refugee and migration needs; salaries and expenses of per- 20 sonnel and dependents as authorized by the Foreign Serv- 21 ice Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.); allowances as 22 authorized by sections 5921 through 5925 of title 5, 23 United States Code; purchase and hire of passenger motor 24 vehicles; and services as authorized by section 3109 of title 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 27 •HR 4779 RH 5, United States Code, $5,000,000,000, to remain avail- 1 able until expended, of which not less than $6,500,000 2 shall be made available for refugees resettling in Israel: 3 Provided, That consistent with section 491(d) of the For- 4 eign Assistance Act of 1961, funds made available under 5 this heading shall be prioritized to reach those most in 6 need of relief and rehabilitation because of natural and 7 manmade disasters: Provided further, That funds appro- 8 priated under this heading shall be apportioned to the De- 9 partment of State not later than 60 days after the date 10 of enactment of this Act. 11 UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION 12 ASSISTANCE FUND 13 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 14 of section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance 15 Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)), $500,000,000, to re- 16 main available until expended, notwithstanding the excep- 17 tion in the second sentence in section 2(c)(2) of such Act: 18 Provided, That funds made available by this Act under 19 this heading may be transferred to, and merged with, 20 funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Inter- 21 national Humanitarian Assistance’’: Provided further, 22 That such transfer authority is in addition to any transfer 23 authority otherwise available in this Act and under any 24 other provision of law. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 28 •HR 4779 RH NATIONAL SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAMS 1 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 2 of sections 103, 105, 106, 214, and sections 251 through 3 255, and chapter 10 of Part I and chapter 4 of part II 4 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the FREEDOM 5 Support Act (Public Law 102–511), and the Support for 6 East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (Public 7 Law 101–179), $6,890,170,000, of which not less than fif- 8 teen percent of amounts made available under this head- 9 ing shall be made available for programs in Africa, to re- 10 main available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That 11 funds appropriated under this heading shall be appor- 12 tioned to the Department of State not later than 60 days 13 after the date of enactment of this Act. 14 DEMOCRACY FUND 15 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 16 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion 17 of democracy globally, including to carry out the purposes 18 of section 502(b)(3) and (5) of Public Law 98–164 (22 19 U.S.C. 4411), $345,200,000, to remain available until 20 September 30, 2027: Provided, That funds appropriated 21 under this heading that are made available to the National 22 Endowment for Democracy and its core institutes are in 23 addition to amounts otherwise made available by this Act 24 for such purposes: Provided further, That funds appro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 29 •HR 4779 RH priated under this heading shall be apportioned to the De- 1 partment of State not later than 60 days after the date 2 of enactment of this Act. 3 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 4 PEACE CORPS 5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 6 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 7 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), including 8 the purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles 9 for administrative purposes for use outside of the United 10 States, $410,500,000, of which $7,800,000 is for the Of- 11 fice of Inspector General, to remain available until Sep- 12 tember 30, 2027: Provided, That the Director of the Peace 13 Corps may transfer to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations 14 Account, as authorized by section 16 of the Peace Corps 15 Act (22 U.S.C. 2515), an amount not to exceed 16 $5,000,000: Provided further, That funds transferred pur- 17 suant to the previous proviso may not be derived from 18 amounts made available for Peace Corps overseas oper- 19 ations: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 20 under this heading, not to exceed $104,000 may be avail- 21 able for representation expenses, of which not to exceed 22 $4,000 may be made available for entertainment expenses: 23 Provided further, That in addition to the requirements 24 under section 7015(a) of this Act, the Peace Corps shall 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 30 •HR 4779 RH consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to 1 any decision to open, close, or suspend a domestic or over- 2 seas office or a country program unless there is a substan- 3 tial risk to volunteers or other Peace Corps personnel: Pro- 4 vided further, That none of the funds appropriated under 5 this heading shall be used to pay for abortions: Provided 6 further, That notwithstanding the previous proviso, section 7 614 of division E of Public Law 113–76 shall apply to 8 funds appropriated under this heading. 9 MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION 10 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 11 of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7701 12 et seq.) (MCA), $930,000,000, to remain available until 13 expended: Provided, That section 605(e) of the MCA (22 14 U.S.C. 7704(e)) shall apply to funds appropriated under 15 this heading: Provided further, That funds appropriated 16 under this heading may be made available for a Millen- 17 nium Challenge Compact entered into pursuant to section 18 609 of the MCA (22 U.S.C. 7708) only if such Compact 19 obligates, or contains a commitment to obligate subject to 20 the availability of funds and the mutual agreement of the 21 parties to the Compact to proceed, the entire amount of 22 the United States Government funding anticipated for the 23 duration of the Compact: Provided further, That of the 24 funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 31 •HR 4779 RH $100,000 may be available for representation and enter- 1 tainment expenses, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be 2 available for entertainment expenses: Provided further, 3 That the member of the Board described in section 4 604(c)(3)(B)(ii) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 5 (22 U.S.C. 7703(c)(3)(B)(ii)), whose term began on Sep- 6 tember 16, 2019, shall continue to serve in such appoint- 7 ment until December 31, 2026: Provided further, That in 8 the event that a new member of the Board described in 9 section 604(c)(3)(B) of such Act is appointed prior to De- 10 cember 31, 2026, the term of the member of the Board 11 whose term began on September 16, 2019, shall terminate 12 as of the date of such appointment: Provided further, That 13 funds appropriated under this heading shall be appor- 14 tioned to the Corporation not later than 60 days after the 15 date of enactment of this Act. 16 INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION 17 For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of 18 the Inter-American Foundation in accordance with the 19 provisions of section 401 of the Foreign Assistance Act 20 of 1969, $10,000,000, to remain available until September 21 30, 2027. 22 UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION 23 For necessary expenses to carry out the African De- 24 velopment Foundation Act (title V of Public Law 96–533; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 32 •HR 4779 RH 22 U.S.C. 290h et seq.), $6,000,000, to remain available 1 until September 30, 2027. 2 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 3 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 4 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 5 of section 129 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 6 $30,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro- 7 vided, That amounts made available under this heading 8 may be made available to contract for services as described 9 in section 129(d)(3)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 10 1961, without regard to the location in which such services 11 are performed. 12 TITLE IV 13 INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 14 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 15 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW 16 ENFORCEMENT 17 For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of 18 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $1,897,469,000, to 19 remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, 20 That the Department of State may use the authority of 21 section 608 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, with- 22 out regard to its restrictions, to receive excess property 23 from an agency of the United States Government for the 24 purpose of providing such property to a foreign country 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 33 •HR 4779 RH or international organization under chapter 8 of part I of 1 such Act, subject to the regular notification procedures of 2 the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 3 section 482(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall 4 not apply to funds appropriated under this heading, except 5 that any funds made available notwithstanding such sec- 6 tion shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 7 of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 8 That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made 9 available to support training and technical assistance for 10 foreign law enforcement, corrections, judges, and other ju- 11 dicial authorities, utilizing regional partners: Provided fur- 12 ther, That funds made available under this heading for 13 Program Development and Support may be made available 14 notwithstanding pre-obligation requirements contained in 15 this Act, except for the notification requirements of sec- 16 tion 7015: Provided further, That funds appropriated 17 under this heading shall be apportioned to the Department 18 of State not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 19 of this Act. 20 NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND 21 RELATED PROGRAMS 22 For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-ter- 23 rorism, demining and related programs and activities, 24 $870,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 34 •HR 4779 RH 2027, to carry out the provisions of chapter 8 of part II 1 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for anti-terrorism 2 assistance, chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 3 Act of 1961, section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act 4 (22 U.S.C. 5854), section 23 of the Arms Export Control 5 Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), or the Foreign Assistance Act of 6 1961 for demining activities, the clearance of unexploded 7 ordnance, the destruction of small arms, and related ac- 8 tivities, notwithstanding any other provision of law, includ- 9 ing activities implemented through nongovernmental and 10 international organizations, and section 301 of the For- 11 eign Assistance Act of 1961 for a United States contribu- 12 tion to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Pre- 13 paratory Commission, and for a voluntary contribution to 14 the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): Pro- 15 vided, That funds made available under this heading for 16 the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund shall be 17 made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law 18 and subject to prior consultation with, and the regular no- 19 tification procedures of, the Committees on Appropria- 20 tions, to promote bilateral and multilateral activities relat- 21 ing to nonproliferation, disarmament, and weapons de- 22 struction, and shall remain available until expended: Pro- 23 vided further, That such funds may also be used for such 24 countries other than the Independent States of the former 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 35 •HR 4779 RH Soviet Union and international organizations when it is 1 in the national security interest of the United States to 2 do so: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 3 this heading may be made available for the IAEA unless 4 the Secretary of State determines that Israel is being de- 5 nied its right to participate in the activities of that Agen- 6 cy: Provided further, That funds made available for con- 7 ventional weapons destruction programs, including 8 demining and related activities, in addition to funds other- 9 wise available for such purposes, may be used for adminis- 10 trative expenses related to the operation and management 11 of such programs and activities, subject to the regular no- 12 tification procedures of the Committees on Appropria- 13 tions. 14 PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS 15 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 16 of section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 17 $410,458,000, to remain available until September 30, 18 2027: Provided, That funds appropriated under this head- 19 ing may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of the For- 20 eign Assistance Act of 1961, to provide assistance to en- 21 hance the capacity of foreign civilian security forces, in- 22 cluding gendarmes, to participate in peacekeeping oper- 23 ations: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 24 under this heading, not less than $30,000,000 shall be 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 36 •HR 4779 RH made available for a United States contribution to the 1 Multinational Force and Observers mission in the Sinai. 2 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 3 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING 4 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 5 of section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 6 $119,152,000, to remain available until September 30, 7 2027: Provided, That the civilian personnel for whom mili- 8 tary education and training may be provided under this 9 heading may include civilians who are not members of a 10 government whose participation would contribute to im- 11 proved civil-military relations, civilian control of the mili- 12 tary, or respect for human rights: Provided further, That 13 of the funds appropriated under this heading, $3,500,000 14 shall remain available until expended to increase the par- 15 ticipation of women in programs and activities funded 16 under this heading, following consultation with the Com- 17 mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That of the 18 funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed 19 $50,000 may be available for entertainment expenses. 20 FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 21 For necessary expenses for grants to enable the 22 President to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the 23 Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), 24 $6,777,500,000: Provided, That to expedite the provision 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 37 •HR 4779 RH of assistance to foreign countries and international organi- 1 zations, the Secretary of State, following consultation with 2 the Committees on Appropriations and subject to the reg- 3 ular notification procedures of such Committees, may use 4 the funds appropriated under this heading to procure de- 5 fense articles and services to enhance the capacity of for- 6 eign security forces: Provided further, That funds appro- 7 priated or otherwise made available under this heading 8 shall be nonrepayable notwithstanding any requirement in 9 section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act: Provided fur- 10 ther, That funds made available under this heading shall 11 be obligated upon apportionment in accordance with para- 12 graph (5)(C) of section 1501(a) of title 31, United States 13 Code. 14 None of the funds made available under this heading 15 shall be available to finance the procurement of defense 16 articles, defense services, or design and construction serv- 17 ices that are not sold by the United States Government 18 under the Arms Export Control Act unless the foreign 19 country proposing to make such procurement has first 20 signed an agreement with the United States Government 21 specifying the conditions under which such procurement 22 may be financed with such funds: Provided, That all coun- 23 try and funding level increases in allocations shall be sub- 24 mitted through the regular notification procedures of sec- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 38 •HR 4779 RH tion 7015 of this Act: Provided further, That funds made 1 available under this heading may be used, notwithstanding 2 any other provision of law, for demining, the clearance of 3 unexploded ordnance, and related activities, and may in- 4 clude activities implemented through nongovernmental 5 and international organizations: Provided further, That a 6 country that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty 7 Organization (NATO) or is a major non-NATO ally des- 8 ignated by section 517(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act 9 of 1961 may utilize funds made available under this head- 10 ing for procurement of defense articles, defense services, 11 or design and construction services that are not sold by 12 the United States Government under the Arms Export 13 Control Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated 14 under this heading shall be expended at the minimum rate 15 necessary to make timely payment for defense articles and 16 services: Provided further, That not more than 17 $72,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading 18 may be obligated for necessary expenses, including the 19 purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only 20 for use outside of the United States, for the general costs 21 of administering military assistance and sales, except that 22 this limitation may be exceeded only through the regular 23 notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria- 24 tions: Provided further, That the Secretary of State may 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 39 •HR 4779 RH use funds made available under this heading pursuant to 1 the previous proviso for the administrative and other oper- 2 ational costs of the Department of State related to mili- 3 tary assistance and sales, assistance under section 551 of 4 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and Department of 5 Defense security assistance programs, in addition to funds 6 otherwise available for such purposes: Provided further, 7 That up to $2,000,000 of the funds made available pursu- 8 ant to the previous proviso may be used for direct hire 9 personnel, except that this limitation may be exceeded by 10 the Secretary of State following consultation with the 11 Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That of 12 the funds made available under this heading for general 13 costs of administering military assistance and sales, not 14 to exceed $4,000 may be available for entertainment ex- 15 penses and not to exceed $130,000 may be available for 16 representation expenses: Provided further, That not more 17 than $1,589,585,805 of funds realized pursuant to section 18 21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 19 2761(e)(1)(A)) may be obligated for expenses incurred by 20 the Department of Defense during fiscal year 2026 pursu- 21 ant to section 43(b) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 22 U.S.C. 2792(b)), except that this limitation may be ex- 23 ceeded only through the regular notification procedures of 24 the Committees on Appropriations. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 40 •HR 4779 RH TITLE V 1 MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE 2 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 3 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY 4 For payment to the International Bank for Recon- 5 struction and Development as trustee for the Global Envi- 6 ronment Facility by the Secretary of the Treasury, 7 $139,575,000, to remain available until expended. 8 CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK 9 For payment to the African Development Bank by 10 the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share 11 of the paid-in portion of the increases in capital stock, 12 $32,417,000, to remain available until expended. 13 LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 14 The United States Governor of the African Develop- 15 ment Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation 16 to the callable capital portion of the United States share 17 of increases in capital stock in an amount not to exceed 18 $856,174,624. 19 TREASURY INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 20 For contributions by the Secretary of the Treasury 21 to international financial institutions and trust funds ad- 22 ministered by such institutions, in addition to amounts 23 otherwise available for such purposes, $50,000,000, to re- 24 main available until expended: Provided, That of the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 41 •HR 4779 RH amount made available under this heading, up to 1 $50,000,000 may be available for the costs, as defined in 2 section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of 3 loan guarantees to the international financial institutions: 4 Provided further, That funds made available under this 5 heading may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 6 provided under the heading ‘‘Department of the Treasury, 7 International Affairs Technical Assistance’’ in title III of 8 this Act: Provided further, That such transfer authority 9 is in addition to any transfer authority otherwise available 10 in this Act and under any other provision of law: Provided 11 further, That funds made available under this heading 12 shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 13 notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropria- 14 tions. 15 TITLE VI 16 EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE 17 EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES 18 INSPECTOR GENERAL 19 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 20 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 21 General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $8,860,000, of 22 which up to $1,329,000 may remain available until Sep- 23 tember 30, 2027. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 42 •HR 4779 RH PROGRAM ACCOUNT 1 The Export-Import Bank of the United States is au- 2 thorized to make such expenditures within the limits of 3 funds and borrowing authority available to such corpora- 4 tion, and in accordance with law, and to make such con- 5 tracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limi- 6 tations, as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United 7 States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the pro- 8 gram for the current fiscal year for such corporation: Pro- 9 vided, That none of the funds available during the current 10 fiscal year may be used to make expenditures, contracts, 11 or commitments for the export of nuclear equipment, fuel, 12 or technology to any country, other than a nuclear-weapon 13 state as defined in Article IX of the Treaty on the Non- 14 Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons eligible to receive eco- 15 nomic or military assistance under this Act, that has deto- 16 nated a nuclear explosive after the date of enactment of 17 this Act. 18 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 19 For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 20 and guaranteed loan and insurance programs, including 21 hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized 22 by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and not 23 to exceed $30,000 for official reception and representation 24 expenses for members of the Board of Directors, not to 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 43 •HR 4779 RH exceed $125,000,000, of which up to $18,750,000 may re- 1 main available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That 2 the Export-Import Bank (the Bank) may accept, and use, 3 payment or services provided by transaction participants 4 for legal, financial, or technical services in connection with 5 any transaction for which an application for a loan, guar- 6 antee or insurance commitment has been made: Provided 7 further, That notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 8 117 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1992, subsection 9 (a) of such section shall remain in effect until September 10 30, 2026: Provided further, That the Bank shall charge 11 fees for necessary expenses (including special services per- 12 formed on a contract or fee basis, but not including other 13 personal services) in connection with the collection of mon- 14 eys owed the Bank, repossession or sale of pledged collat- 15 eral or other assets acquired by the Bank in satisfaction 16 of moneys owed the Bank, or the investigation or appraisal 17 of any property, or the evaluation of the legal, financial, 18 or technical aspects of any transaction for which an appli- 19 cation for a loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has 20 been made, or systems infrastructure directly supporting 21 transactions: Provided further, That in addition to other 22 funds appropriated for administrative expenses, such fees 23 shall be credited to this account for such purposes, to re- 24 main available until expended. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 44 •HR 4779 RH PROGRAM BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS 1 For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, insur- 2 ance, and tied-aid grants as authorized by section 10 of 3 the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended, not 4 to exceed $15,000,000, to remain available until Sep- 5 tember 30, 2029: Provided, That such costs, including the 6 cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 7 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided 8 further, That such funds shall remain available until Sep- 9 tember 30, 2041, for the disbursement of direct loans, 10 loan guarantees, insurance and tied-aid grants obligated 11 in fiscal years 2026 through 2029. 12 RECEIPTS COLLECTED 13 Receipts collected pursuant to the Export-Import 14 Bank Act of 1945 (Public Law 79–173) and the Federal 15 Credit Reform Act of 1990, in an amount not to exceed 16 the amount appropriated herein, shall be credited as off- 17 setting collections to this account: Provided, That the 18 sums herein appropriated from the General Fund shall be 19 reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by such offsetting col- 20 lections so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation 21 from the General Fund estimated at $0. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 45 •HR 4779 RH UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 1 FINANCE CORPORATION 2 INSPECTOR GENERAL 3 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 4 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 5 General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $7,200,000, to re- 6 main available until September 30, 2027. 7 CORPORATE CAPITAL ACCOUNT 8 The United States International Development Fi- 9 nance Corporation (the Corporation) is authorized to 10 make such expenditures and commitments within the lim- 11 its of funds and borrowing authority available to the Cor- 12 poration, and in accordance with the law, and to make 13 such expenditures and commitments without regard to fis- 14 cal year limitations, as provided by section 9104 of title 15 31, United States Code, as may be necessary in carrying 16 out the programs for the current fiscal year for the Cor- 17 poration: Provided, That for necessary expenses of the ac- 18 tivities described in subsections (b), (c), (e), (f), and (g) 19 of section 1421 of the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F 20 of Public Law 115–254) and for administrative expenses 21 to carry out authorized activities described in section 22 1434(d) of such Act, $983,250,000: Provided further, 23 That of the amount provided— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 46 •HR 4779 RH (1) $243,000,000 shall remain available until 1 September 30, 2028, for administrative expenses to 2 carry out authorized activities (including an amount 3 for official reception and representation expenses 4 which shall not exceed $25,000); and 5 (2) $740,250,000 shall remain available until 6 September 30, 2028, for the activities described in 7 subsections (b), (c), (e), (f), and (g) of section 1421 8 of the BUILD Act of 2018, except such amounts ob- 9 ligated in a fiscal year for activities described in sec- 10 tion 1421(c) of such Act shall remain available for 11 disbursement for the term of the underlying project: 12 Provided further, That amounts made available 13 under this paragraph may be paid to the ‘‘United 14 States International Development Finance Corpora- 15 tion—Program Account’’ for programs authorized 16 by subsections (b), (e), (f), and (g) of section 1421 17 of the BUILD Act of 2018: 18 Provided further, That funds may only be obligated pursu- 19 ant to section 1421(g) of the BUILD Act of 2018 subject 20 to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional 21 committees and the regular notification procedures of the 22 Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 23 funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making ap- 24 propriations for the Department of State, foreign oper- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 47 •HR 4779 RH ations, and related programs for support by the Corpora- 1 tion in upper-middle income countries shall be subject to 2 prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: 3 Provided further, That in fiscal year 2026 collections of 4 amounts described in section 1434(h) of the BUILD Act 5 of 2018 shall be credited as offsetting collections to this 6 appropriation: Provided further, That such collections col- 7 lected in fiscal year 2026 in excess of $983,250,000 shall 8 be credited to this account and shall be available in future 9 fiscal years only to the extent provided in advance in ap- 10 propriations Acts: Provided further, That in fiscal year 11 2026, if such collections are less than $983,250,000, re- 12 ceipts collected pursuant to the BUILD Act of 2018 and 13 the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, in an amount 14 equal to such shortfall, shall be credited as offsetting col- 15 lections to this appropriation: Provided further, That fees 16 charged for project-specific transaction costs as described 17 in section 1434(k) of the BUILD Act of 2018, and other 18 direct costs associated with origination or monitoring serv- 19 ices provided to specific or potential investors, shall not 20 be considered administrative expenses for the purposes of 21 this heading: Provided further, That such fees shall be 22 credited to this account for such purposes, to remain avail- 23 able until expended: Provided further, That funds appro- 24 priated or otherwise made available under this heading 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 48 •HR 4779 RH may not be used to provide any type of assistance that 1 is otherwise prohibited by any other provision of law or 2 to provide assistance to any foreign country that is other- 3 wise prohibited by any other provision of law: Provided 4 further, That the sums herein appropriated from the Gen- 5 eral Fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by 6 the offsetting collections described under this heading so 7 as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from the 8 General Fund estimated at $614,250,000. 9 PROGRAM ACCOUNT 10 Amounts paid from ‘‘United States International De- 11 velopment Finance Corporation—Corporate Capital Ac- 12 count’’ (CCA) shall remain available until September 30, 13 2028: Provided, That amounts paid to this account from 14 CCA or transferred to this account pursuant to section 15 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F of Public 16 Law 115–254) shall be available for the costs of direct 17 and guaranteed loans provided by the Corporation pursu- 18 ant to section 1421(b) of such Act and the costs of modi- 19 fying loans and loan guarantees transferred to the Cor- 20 poration pursuant to section 1463 of such Act: Provided 21 further, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 22 such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con- 23 gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 24 such amounts obligated in a fiscal year shall remain avail- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 49 •HR 4779 RH able for disbursement for the following 8 fiscal years: Pro- 1 vided further, That funds made available in this Act and 2 transferred to carry out the Foreign Assistance Act of 3 1961 pursuant to section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 4 2018 may remain available for obligation for 1 additional 5 fiscal year: Provided further, That the total loan principal 6 or guaranteed principal amount shall not exceed 7 $15,000,000,000. 8 TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 9 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 10 of section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 11 $87,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 12 2027: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this 13 heading, not more than $5,000 may be available for rep- 14 resentation and entertainment expenses: Provided further, 15 That the United States Trade and Development Agency 16 may promote United States private sector participation in 17 development projects in any country in which the United 18 States Government has strategic foreign policy goals or 19 national security interests, subject to prior consultation 20 with the Committees on Appropriations. 21 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 50 •HR 4779 RH TITLE VII 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS 2 ALLOWANCES AND DIFFERENTIALS 3 SEC. 7001. Funds appropriated under title I of this 4 Act shall be available, except as otherwise provided, for 5 allowances and differentials as authorized by subchapter 6 59 of title 5, United States Code; for services as author- 7 ized by section 3109 of such title and for hire of passenger 8 transportation pursuant to section 1343(b) of title 31, 9 United States Code. 10 UNOBLIGATED BALANCES REPORT 11 SEC. 7002. Any department or agency of the United 12 States Government to which funds are appropriated or 13 otherwise made available by this Act shall provide to the 14 Committees on Appropriations a quarterly accounting of 15 cumulative unobligated balances and obligated, but unex- 16 pended, balances by program, project, and activity, and 17 Treasury Account Fund Symbol of all funds received by 18 such department or agency in fiscal year 2026 or any pre- 19 vious fiscal year, disaggregated by fiscal year: Provided, 20 That the report required by this section shall be submitted 21 not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter 22 and should specify by account the amount of funds obli- 23 gated pursuant to bilateral agreements which have not 24 been further sub-obligated. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 51 •HR 4779 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 NOTIFICATIONS.—Funds 22 appropriated 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 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 52 •HR 4779 RH acquisition of property or award of construction contracts 1 for overseas United States diplomatic facilities during fis- 2 cal year 2026, shall be subject to prior consultation with, 3 and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees 4 on Appropriations: Provided, That notifications pursuant 5 to this subsection shall include the information enumer- 6 ated under this section in the report accompanying this 7 Act): Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall 8 consult with the Committees on Appropriations at the 9 early project development stage for out-year construction 10 projects, including to discuss security and non-security 11 construction requirements, modifications to scope, and 12 cost reductions identified for such projects, consistent with 13 applicable laws and regulations: Provided further, That the 14 Secretary shall submit a quarterly report to the Commit- 15 tees on Appropriations on contingency savings identified 16 from funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Embassy Se- 17 curity, Construction, and Maintenance’’ by prior Acts 18 making appropriations for the Department of State, for- 19 eign operations, and related programs, and the obligation 20 of funds made available by such savings shall be subject 21 to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropria- 22 tions. 23 (c) INTERIM AND TEMPORARY FACILITIES 24 ABROAD.— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 53 •HR 4779 RH (1) SECURITY VULNERABILITIES.—Funds ap- 1 propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Embassy 2 Security, Construction, and Maintenance’’ may be 3 made available, following consultation with the ap- 4 propriate congressional committees, to address secu- 5 rity vulnerabilities at interim and temporary United 6 States diplomatic facilities abroad, including physical 7 security upgrades and local guard staffing. 8 (2) CONSULTATION.—The opening, closure, or 9 any significant modification to an interim or tem- 10 porary United States diplomatic facility shall be sub- 11 ject to prior consultation with the appropriate con- 12 gressional committees and the regular notification 13 procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, ex- 14 cept that such consultation and notification may be 15 waived if there is a security risk to personnel. 16 (d) SOFT TARGETS.—Funds appropriated by this Act 17 under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 18 Maintenance’’ may be made available for security up- 19 grades to soft targets, including schools, recreational fa- 20 cilities, residences, and places of worship used by United 21 States diplomatic personnel and their dependents. 22 (e) FACILITIES.—None of the funds appropriated or 23 otherwise made available by this Act may be used— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 54 •HR 4779 RH (1) to move the United States embassy to the 1 State of Israel to a location other than Jerusalem; 2 or 3 (2) for a United States Embassy, Consulate 4 General, or any other diplomatic facility in Jeru- 5 salem other than the United States Embassy to the 6 State of Israel. 7 PERSONNEL ACTIONS 8 SEC. 7005. Any costs incurred by a department or 9 agency funded under title I of this Act resulting from per- 10 sonnel actions taken in response to funding reductions in- 11 cluded in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budg- 12 etary resources available under title I to such department 13 or agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds 14 between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to 15 carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities 16 included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use 17 of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a 18 reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of this Act. 19 PROHIBITION ON PUBLICITY OR PROPAGANDA 20 SEC. 7006. No part of any appropriation contained 21 in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda pur- 22 poses within the United States not authorized before en- 23 actment of this Act by Congress: Provided, That up to 24 $25,000 may be made available to carry out the provisions 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 55 •HR 4779 RH of section 316 of the International Security and Develop- 1 ment Cooperation Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–533; 22 2 U.S.C. 2151a note). 3 PROHIBITION AGAINST DIRECT FUNDING FOR CERTAIN 4 COUNTRIES 5 SEC. 7007. None of the funds appropriated or other- 6 wise made available pursuant to titles III through VI of 7 this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly 8 any assistance or reparations for the governments of 9 Cuba, North Korea, or Iran: Provided, That for purposes 10 of this section, the prohibition on obligations or expendi- 11 tures shall include direct loans, credits, insurance, and 12 guarantees of the Export-Import Bank or its agents. 13 COUPS D’E´TAT 14 SEC. 7008. (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds ap- 15 propriated or otherwise made available pursuant to titles 16 III through VI of this Act shall be obligated or expended 17 to finance directly any assistance to the government of any 18 country whose duly elected head of government is deposed 19 by military coup d’e´tat or decree or, after the date of en- 20 actment of this Act, a coup d’e´tat or decree in which the 21 military plays a decisive role: Provided, That assistance 22 may be resumed to such government if the Secretary of 23 State certifies and reports to the appropriate congres- 24 sional committees that subsequent to the termination of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 56 •HR 4779 RH assistance a democratically elected government has taken 1 office: Provided further, That the provisions of this section 2 shall not apply to assistance to promote democratic elec- 3 tions or public participation in democratic processes, or 4 to support a democratic transition: Provided further, That 5 funds made available pursuant to the previous provisos 6 shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 7 notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropria- 8 tions. 9 (b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State, following con- 10 sultation with the heads of relevant Federal agencies, may 11 waive the restriction in this section on a program-by-pro- 12 gram basis if the Secretary certifies and reports to the 13 Committees on Appropriations that such waiver is in the 14 national security interest of the United States: Provided, 15 That funds made available pursuant to such waiver shall 16 be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular noti- 17 fication procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 18 TRANSFER OF FUNDS AUTHORITY 19 SEC. 7009. (a) DEPARTMENT OF STATE.— 20 (1) DEPARTMENT OF STATE.— 21 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not to exceed 5 percent 22 of any appropriation made available for the cur- 23 rent fiscal year for the Department of State 24 under title I of this Act may be transferred be- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 57 •HR 4779 RH tween, and merged with, such appropriations, 1 but no such appropriation, except as otherwise 2 specifically provided, shall be increased by more 3 than 10 percent by any such transfers, and no 4 such transfer may be made to increase the ap- 5 propriation under the heading ‘‘Representation 6 Expenses’’. 7 (B) EMBASSY SECURITY.—Funds appro- 8 priated under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Pro- 9 grams’’, including for Worldwide Security Pro- 10 tection, ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 11 Maintenance’’, and ‘‘Emergencies in the Diplo- 12 matic and Consular Service’’ in this Act may be 13 transferred to, and merged with, funds appro- 14 priated under such headings if the Secretary of 15 State determines and reports to the Committees 16 on Appropriations that to do so is necessary to 17 implement the recommendations of the 18 Benghazi Accountability Review Board, for 19 emergency evacuations, or to prevent or re- 20 spond to security situations and requirements, 21 subject to the regular notification procedures of 22 such Committees. 23 (C) EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC 24 AND CONSULAR SERVICE.—Of the amount made 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 58 •HR 4779 RH available under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Pro- 1 grams’’ for Worldwide Security Protection, not 2 to exceed $50,000,000 may be transferred to, 3 and merged with, funds made available by this 4 Act under the heading ‘‘Emergencies in the 5 Diplomatic and Consular Service’’, to be avail- 6 able only for emergency evacuations and re- 7 wards, as authorized. 8 (D) PRIOR CONSULTATION.—The transfer 9 authorities provided by subparagraphs (B) and 10 (C) are in addition to any transfer authority 11 otherwise available in this Act and under any 12 other provision of law and the exercise of such 13 authority shall be subject to prior consultation 14 with the Committees on Appropriations. 15 (2) REORGANIZATION.—Funds appropriated by 16 this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 17 the Department of State, foreign operations, and re- 18 lated programs under the headings ‘‘Administration 19 of Foreign Affairs’’ in title I and ‘‘Operating Ex- 20 penses’’ in title II may be transferred to and be- 21 tween accounts under such headings if the Secretary 22 of State determines such transfer is necessary to im- 23 plement a reorganization, redesign, or other plan as 24 defined by section 7063(b) of this Act that is ex- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 59 •HR 4779 RH pressly authorized by a subsequent Act of Congress: 1 Provided, That such transfer authority is in addition 2 to any other transfer authority provided by this Act 3 or any other Act and is subject to prior consultation 4 with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 5 Committees on Appropriations. 6 (3) TREATMENT AS REPROGRAMMING.—Any 7 transfer pursuant to this subsection shall be treated 8 as a reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of 9 this Act and shall not be available for obligation or 10 expenditure except in compliance with the proce- 11 dures set forth in that section. 12 (b) LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS OF FUNDS BE- 13 TWEEN AGENCIES.— 14 (1) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds made 15 available under titles II through V of this Act may 16 be transferred to any department, agency, or instru- 17 mentality of the United States Government, except 18 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer author- 19 ity provided in, this Act or any other appropriations 20 Act. 21 (2) ALLOCATION AND TRANSFERS.—Notwith- 22 standing paragraph (1), in addition to transfers 23 made by, or authorized elsewhere in, this Act, funds 24 appropriated by this Act to carry out the purposes 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 60 •HR 4779 RH of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be allo- 1 cated or transferred to agencies of the United States 2 Government pursuant to the provisions of sections 3 109, 610, and 632 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 4 1961, and section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 5 2018 (division F of Public Law 115–254). 6 (3) NOTIFICATION.—Any agreement entered 7 into by the Department of State with any depart- 8 ment, agency, or instrumentality of the United 9 States Government pursuant to section 632(b) of the 10 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 valued in excess of 11 $2,000,000 and any agreement made pursuant to 12 section 632(a) of such Act, with funds appropriated 13 by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for 14 the Department of State, foreign operations, and re- 15 lated programs under the headings ‘‘Global Health 16 Programs’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic 17 Support Fund’’, ‘‘National Security Investment Pro- 18 grams’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Cen- 19 tral Asia’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 20 Law Enforcement’’ shall be subject to the regular 21 notification procedures of the Committees on Appro- 22 priations. 23 (c) UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 24 FINANCE CORPORATION.—Amounts transferred pursuant 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 61 •HR 4779 RH to section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (division 1 F of Public Law 115–254) may only be transferred from 2 funds made available under title III of this Act: Provided, 3 That any such transfers, or any other amounts transferred 4 to the United States International Development Finance 5 Corporation (the Corporation) pursuant to any provision 6 of law, shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the 7 regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Ap- 8 propriations: Provided further, That the Secretary of State 9 and the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, as ap- 10 propriate, shall ensure that the programs funded by such 11 transfers are coordinated with, and complement, foreign 12 assistance programs implemented by the Department of 13 State. 14 (d) TRANSFER OF FUNDS BETWEEN ACCOUNTS.— 15 None of the funds made available under titles II through 16 V of this Act may be obligated under an appropriations 17 account to which such funds were not appropriated, except 18 for transfers specifically provided for in this Act, unless 19 the President, not less than 5 days prior to the exercise 20 of any authority contained in the Foreign Assistance Act 21 of 1961 to transfer funds, consults with and provides a 22 written policy justification to the Committees on Appro- 23 priations. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 62 •HR 4779 RH (e) AUDIT OF INTER-AGENCY TRANSFERS OF 1 FUNDS.—Any agreement for the transfer or allocation of 2 funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making ap- 3 propriations for the Department of State, foreign oper- 4 ations, and related programs entered into between the De- 5 partment of State and another agency of the United 6 States Government under the authority of section 632(a) 7 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or any comparable 8 provision of law, shall expressly provide that the Inspector 9 General (IG) for the agency receiving the transfer or allo- 10 cation of such funds, or other entity with audit responsi- 11 bility if the receiving agency does not have an IG, shall 12 perform periodic program and financial audits of the use 13 of such funds and report to the Department of State upon 14 completion of such audits: Provided, That such audits 15 shall be transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations 16 by the Department of State: Provided further, That funds 17 transferred under such authority may be made available 18 for the cost of such audits. 19 PROHIBITION AND LIMITATION ON CERTAIN EXPENSES 20 SEC. 7010. (a) FIRST-CLASS TRAVEL.—None of the 21 funds made available by this Act may be used for first- 22 class travel by employees of United States Government de- 23 partments and agencies funded by this Act in contraven- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 63 •HR 4779 RH tion of section 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 1 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 2 (b) COMPUTER NETWORKS.—None of the funds 3 made available by this Act for the operating expenses of 4 any United States Government department or agency may 5 be used to establish or maintain a computer network for 6 use by such department or agency unless such network 7 has filters designed to block access to sexually explicit 8 websites: Provided, That nothing in this subsection shall 9 limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, 10 Tribal, or local law enforcement agency, or any other enti- 11 ty carrying out the following activities: criminal investiga- 12 tions, prosecutions, and adjudications; administrative dis- 13 cipline; and the monitoring of such websites undertaken 14 as part of official business. 15 (c) EMAIL SERVERS OUTSIDE THE .GOV DOMAIN.— 16 None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 17 headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ and ‘‘Capital Invest- 18 ment Fund’’ that are made available to the Department 19 of State may be made available to support the use or es- 20 tablishment of email accounts or email servers created 21 outside the .gov domain or not fitted for automated 22 records management as part of a Federal government 23 records management program in contravention of the 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 64 •HR 4779 RH Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 1 2014 (Public Law 113–187). 2 (d) REPRESENTATION AND ENTERTAINMENT EX- 3 PENSES.—Each Federal department, agency, or entity 4 funded in title I of this Act and the Department of the 5 Treasury and independent agencies funded in titles III or 6 VI of this Act, shall take steps to ensure that domestic 7 and overseas representation and entertainment expenses 8 further official agency business and United States foreign 9 policy interests, and— 10 (1) are primarily for fostering relations outside 11 of the Executive Branch; 12 (2) are principally for meals and events of a 13 protocol nature; 14 (3) are not for employee-only events; and 15 (4) do not include activities that are substan- 16 tially of a recreational character. 17 (e) LIMITATIONS ON ENTERTAINMENT EXPENSES.— 18 None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made avail- 19 able by this Act under the headings ‘‘International Mili- 20 tary Education and Training’’ or ‘‘Foreign Military Fi- 21 nancing Program’’ for Informational Program activities or 22 under the headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’ and ‘‘Na- 23 tional Security Investment Programs’’ may be obligated 24 or expended to pay for— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 65 •HR 4779 RH (1) alcoholic beverages; or 1 (2) entertainment expenses for activities that 2 are substantially of a recreational character, includ- 3 ing entrance fees at sporting events, theatrical and 4 musical productions, and amusement parks. 5 ASSISTANCE EFFECTIVENESS AND TRANSPARENCY 6 SEC. 7011. (a) STRATEGY.— 7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 8 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec- 9 retary of State shall develop and submit to the ap- 10 propriate congressional committees a multi-year 11 strategy to improve the effectiveness of United 12 States Government foreign assistance. 13 (2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by this 14 subsection shall include— 15 (A) methods used to determine the effec- 16 tiveness of United States Government foreign 17 assistance; 18 (B) analysis on using outcomes to inform 19 the allocation of such assistance; 20 (C) results of impact evaluations carried 21 out within the prior 12 months and a plan for 22 incorporating the results of such evaluations 23 into the design of future programs funded by 24 such assistance; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 66 •HR 4779 RH (D) analysis of opportunities to enhance 1 the effectiveness of United States assistance by 2 increasing partnerships with local organizations, 3 including faith-based organizations, as appro- 4 priate; and 5 (E) estimated costs associated with imple- 6 mentation of the strategy. 7 (3) CONCURRENT RECOMMENDATIONS.—The 8 Secretary shall— 9 (A) convene a panel of experts and practi- 10 tioners to make recommendations for the strat- 11 egy required by this subsection; and 12 (B) include all such recommendations in 13 an appendix to the strategy whether or not they 14 were incorporated into the strategy. 15 (4) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 45 days 16 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec- 17 retary shall consult with the Committees on Appro- 18 priations on the requirements of this subsection. 19 (b) BENEFICIARY FEEDBACK.—Funds appropriated 20 by this Act that are made available for monitoring and 21 evaluation of assistance under the headings ‘‘National Se- 22 curity Investment Programs’’ and ‘‘International Humani- 23 tarian Assistance’’ shall be made available for the regular 24 and systematic collection of feedback obtained directly 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 67 •HR 4779 RH from beneficiaries to enhance the quality and relevance of 1 such assistance: Provided, That the Secretary of State 2 shall regularly conduct oversight to ensure that such feed- 3 back is collected and used by implementing partners to 4 maximize the cost-effectiveness and utility of such assist- 5 ance. 6 (c) EVALUATIONS.—Of the funds appropriated by 7 this Act under titles III and IV, not less than 8 $25,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 9 made available for impact evaluations, including ex-post 10 evaluations, of the effectiveness and sustainability of 11 United States Government foreign assistance programs: 12 Provided, That funds made available pursuant to this sub- 13 section are in addition to funds otherwise made available 14 for such purposes. 15 (d) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—An obligation in 16 excess of $2,000,000 from deobligated balances of funds 17 appropriated by prior Acts making appropriations for the 18 Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro- 19 grams that remain available due to the exercise of the au- 20 thority in section 7011 of such Acts shall be subject to 21 the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 22 Appropriations. 23 (e) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE WEBSITE.—Funds appro- 24 priated by this Act under title I and funds made available 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 68 •HR 4779 RH for any independent agency in title III, as appropriate, 1 shall be made available to support the provision of addi- 2 tional information on United States Government foreign 3 assistance on the ‘‘ForeignAssistance.gov’’ website: Pro- 4 vided, That all Federal agencies funded under this Act 5 shall provide such information on foreign assistance, upon 6 request and in a timely manner, to the Department of 7 State. 8 LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES IN DEFAULT 9 SEC. 7012. No part of any appropriation provided 10 under titles III through VI in this Act shall be used to 11 furnish assistance to the government of any country which 12 is in default during a period in excess of 1 calendar year 13 in payment to the United States of principal or interest 14 on any loan made to the government of such country by 15 the United States pursuant to a program for which funds 16 are appropriated under this Act unless the President de- 17 termines, following consultation with the Committees on 18 Appropriations, that assistance for such country is in the 19 national interest of the United States. 20 PROHIBITION ON TAXATION OF UNITED STATES 21 ASSISTANCE 22 SEC. 7013. (a) PROHIBITION ON TAXATION.—None 23 of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of 24 this Act may be made available to provide assistance for 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 69 •HR 4779 RH a foreign country under a new bilateral agreement gov- 1 erning the terms and conditions under which such assist- 2 ance is to be provided unless such agreement includes a 3 provision stating that assistance provided by the United 4 States shall be exempt from taxation, or reimbursed, by 5 the foreign government. 6 (b) NOTIFICATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF FOR- 7 EIGN TAXES.—An amount equivalent to 200 percent of 8 the total taxes assessed during fiscal year 2026 on funds 9 appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropria- 10 tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 11 related programs by a foreign government or entity 12 against United States assistance programs, either directly 13 or through grantees, contractors, and subcontractors, shall 14 be withheld from obligation from funds appropriated for 15 assistance for fiscal year 2027 and for prior fiscal years 16 and allocated for the central government of such country 17 or for the West Bank and Gaza program, as applicable, 18 if, not later than September 30, 2027, such taxes have 19 not been reimbursed. 20 (c) DE MINIMIS EXCEPTION.—Foreign taxes of a de 21 minimis nature shall not be subject to the provisions of 22 subsection (b). 23 (d) REPROGRAMMING OF FUNDS.—Funds withheld 24 from obligation for each foreign government or entity pur- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 70 •HR 4779 RH suant to subsection (b) shall be reprogrammed for assist- 1 ance for countries which do not assess taxes on United 2 States assistance or which have an effective arrangement 3 that is providing substantial reimbursement of such taxes, 4 and that can reasonably accommodate such assistance in 5 a programmatically responsible manner. 6 (e) DETERMINATIONS.— 7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of this sec- 8 tion shall not apply to any foreign government or en- 9 tity that assesses such taxes if the Secretary of 10 State reports to the Committees on Appropriations 11 that— 12 (A) such foreign government or entity has 13 an effective arrangement that is providing sub- 14 stantial reimbursement of such taxes; or 15 (B) the foreign policy interests of the 16 United States outweigh the purpose of this sec- 17 tion to ensure that United States assistance is 18 not subject to taxation. 19 (2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of State 20 shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations 21 at least 15 days prior to exercising the authority of 22 this subsection with regard to any foreign govern- 23 ment or entity. 24 (f) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 71 •HR 4779 RH (1) BILATERAL AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘bilat- 1 eral agreement’’ refers to a framework bilateral 2 agreement between the Government of the United 3 States and the government of the country receiving 4 assistance that describes the privileges and immuni- 5 ties applicable to United States foreign assistance 6 for such country generally, or an individual agree- 7 ment between the Government of the United States 8 and such government that describes, among other 9 things, the treatment for tax purposes that will be 10 accorded the United States assistance provided 11 under that agreement. 12 (2) TAXES AND TAXATION.—The term ‘‘taxes 13 and taxation’’ shall include value added taxes and 14 customs duties but shall not include individual in- 15 come taxes assessed to local staff. 16 DESIGNATED FUNDING LEVELS 17 SEC. 7014. Ceilings and specifically designated fund- 18 ing levels contained in this Act shall not be applicable to 19 funds appropriated or otherwise made available by any 20 subsequent Act unless such Act specifically so directs: Pro- 21 vided, That specifically designated funding levels or min- 22 imum funding requirements contained in any other Act 23 shall not be applicable to funds appropriated by this Act. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 72 •HR 4779 RH NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 1 SEC. 7015. (a) NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES IN PRO- 2 GRAMS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES.—None of the funds 3 made available in titles I, II, and VI, and under the head- 4 ings ‘‘Peace Corps’’ and ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corpora- 5 tion’’, of this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for 6 the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 7 programs to the departments and agencies funded by this 8 Act that remain available for obligation in fiscal year 9 2026, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of 10 the United States derived by the collection of fees or of 11 currency reflows or other offsetting collections, or made 12 available by transfer, to the departments and agencies 13 funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation to— 14 (1) create new programs; 15 (2) suspend or eliminate a program, project, or 16 activity; 17 (3) close, suspend, open, or reopen a mission or 18 post; 19 (4) create, close, reorganize, downsize, or re- 20 name bureaus, centers, or offices; or 21 (5) contract out or privatize any functions or 22 activities presently performed by Federal employees; 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 73 •HR 4779 RH unless previously justified to the Committees on Appro- 1 priations or such Committees are notified 15 days in ad- 2 vance of such obligation. 3 (b) NOTIFICATION OF REPROGRAMMING OF 4 FUNDS.—None of the funds provided under titles I, II, 5 and VI of this Act or prior Acts making appropriations 6 for the Department of State, foreign operations, and re- 7 lated programs, to the departments and agencies funded 8 under such titles that remain available for obligation in 9 fiscal year 2026, or provided from any accounts in the 10 Treasury of the United States derived by the collection 11 of fees available to the department and agency funded 12 under title I of this Act, shall be available for obligation 13 or expenditure for programs, projects, or activities 14 through a reprogramming of funds in excess of 15 $1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that— 16 (1) augments or changes existing programs, 17 projects, or activities; 18 (2) relocates an existing office or employees; 19 (3) reduces by 10 percent funding for any exist- 20 ing program, project, or activity, or numbers of per- 21 sonnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or 22 (4) results from any general savings, including 23 savings from a reduction in personnel, which would 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 74 •HR 4779 RH result in a change in existing programs, projects, or 1 activities as approved by Congress; 2 unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 3 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds. 4 (c) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—None of the 5 funds made available by this Act under the headings 6 ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘National Security Invest- 7 ment Programs’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, ‘‘Peace Corps’’, 8 ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’’, ‘‘International Nar- 9 cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, 10 Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, 11 ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, ‘‘International Military Edu- 12 cation and Training’’, ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro- 13 gram’’, ‘‘United States International Development Fi- 14 nance Corporation’’, and ‘‘Trade and Development Agen- 15 cy’’ shall be available for obligation for programs, projects, 16 activities, type of materiel assistance, countries, or other 17 operations not justified or in excess of the amount justi- 18 fied to the Committees on Appropriations for obligation 19 under any of these specific headings unless the Commit- 20 tees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of 21 such obligation: Provided, That the President shall not 22 enter into any commitment of funds appropriated for the 23 purposes of section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act 24 for the provision of major defense equipment, other than 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 75 •HR 4779 RH conventional ammunition, or other major defense items 1 defined to be aircraft, ships, missiles, or combat vehicles, 2 not previously justified to Congress or 20 percent in excess 3 of the quantities justified to Congress unless the Commit- 4 tees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of 5 such commitment: Provided further, That requirements of 6 this subsection or any similar provision of this or any 7 other Act shall not apply to any reprogramming for a pro- 8 gram, project, or activity for which funds are appropriated 9 under titles III through VI of this Act of less than 10 10 percent of the amount previously justified to Congress for 11 obligation for such program, project, or activity for the 12 current fiscal year: Provided further, That any notification 13 submitted pursuant to subsection (f) of this section shall 14 include information (if known on the date of transmittal 15 of such notification) on the use of notwithstanding author- 16 ity. 17 (d) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS AND 18 FUNDING NOTIFICATIONS.— 19 (1) PROGRAMS.—None of the funds appro- 20 priated by this Act or prior Acts making appropria- 21 tions for the Department of State, foreign oper- 22 ations, and related programs may be made available 23 to support or continue any program initially funded 24 under any authority of title 10, United States Code, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 76 •HR 4779 RH or any Act making or authorizing appropriations for 1 the Department of Defense, unless the Secretary of 2 State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense 3 and in accordance with the regular notification pro- 4 cedures of the Committees on Appropriations, sub- 5 mits a justification to such Committees that includes 6 a description of, and the annual estimated costs as- 7 sociated with, the support or continuation of such 8 program. 9 (2) FUNDING.—Funds transferred by the De- 10 partment of Defense to the Department of State for 11 assistance for foreign countries and international or- 12 ganizations shall be subject to the regular notifica- 13 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropria- 14 tions. 15 (3) NOTIFICATION ON EXCESS DEFENSE ARTI- 16 CLES.—Prior to providing excess Department of De- 17 fense articles in accordance with section 516(a) of 18 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Department 19 of Defense shall notify the Committees on Appro- 20 priations to the same extent and under the same 21 conditions as other committees pursuant to sub- 22 section (f) of that section: Provided, That before 23 issuing a letter of offer to sell excess defense articles 24 under the Arms Export Control Act, the Department 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 77 •HR 4779 RH of Defense shall notify the Committees on Appro- 1 priations in accordance with the regular notification 2 procedures of such Committees if such defense arti- 3 cles are significant military equipment (as defined in 4 section 47(9) of the Arms Export Control Act) or 5 are valued (in terms of original acquisition cost) at 6 $7,000,000 or more, or if notification is required 7 elsewhere in this Act for the use of appropriated 8 funds for specific countries that would receive such 9 excess defense articles: Provided further, That such 10 Committees shall also be informed of the original ac- 11 quisition cost of such defense articles. 12 (e) WAIVER.—Notwithstanding any other provision 13 of law, the requirements of this section or any similar pro- 14 vision of this Act or any other Act, including any prior 15 Act requiring notification in accordance with the regular 16 notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria- 17 tions, may only be waived if failure to do so would pose 18 a substantial risk to human health or welfare: Provided, 19 That in case of any such waiver, notification to the Com- 20 mittees on Appropriations shall be provided as early as 21 practicable, but in no event later than 3 days after taking 22 the action to which such notification requirement was ap- 23 plicable, in the context of the circumstances necessitating 24 such waiver: Provided further, That any notification pro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 78 •HR 4779 RH vided pursuant to such a waiver shall contain an expla- 1 nation of the emergency circumstances: Provided further, 2 That no other provision of law relating to such assistance 3 may be construed to authorize a waiver or alteration of 4 the notification requirements of this section, or any similar 5 notification provision of this Act, unless such provision ex- 6 plicitly cites to and supersedes this proviso. 7 (f) COUNTRY NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—None 8 of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of 9 this Act may be obligated or expended for assistance for 10 Afghanistan, Burma, Colombia, Cuba, Ethiopia, Haiti, 11 Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Nicaragua, Pakistan, 12 the Russian Federation, Somalia, South Africa, South 13 Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Ukraine, Venezuela, 14 Yemen, and Zimbabwe except as provided through the reg- 15 ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro- 16 priations. 17 (g) TRUST FUNDS.—Funds appropriated or other- 18 wise made available in title III of this Act and prior Acts 19 making funds available for the Department of State, for- 20 eign operations, and related programs that are made avail- 21 able for a trust fund held by an international financial 22 institution shall be subject to the regular notification pro- 23 cedures of the Committees on Appropriations, and such 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 79 •HR 4779 RH notification shall include the information specified under 1 this section in the report accompanying this Act. 2 (h) OTHER PROGRAM NOTIFICATION REQUIRE- 3 MENTS.— 4 (1) OTHER PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by 5 this Act that are made available for the following 6 programs and activities shall be subject to the reg- 7 ular notification procedures of the Committees on 8 Appropriations: 9 (A) the Power Africa and Prosper Africa 10 initiatives; 11 (B) funds made available under the head- 12 ings ‘‘International Humanitarian Assistance’’ 13 and ‘‘United States Emergency Refugee and 14 Migration Assistance Fund’’ that are made 15 available to a country listed in section 7007 of 16 this Act; 17 (C) the Prevention and Stabilization Fund; 18 (D) the Countering PRC Influence Fund 19 and the Countering Russian Influence Fund; 20 (E) assistance made available pursuant to 21 section 7059 of this Act; and 22 (F) the America First Opportunity Fund. 23 (2) ARMS SALES.—The reports, notifications, 24 and certifications, and any other documents, re- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 80 •HR 4779 RH quired to be submitted pursuant to section 36(a) of 1 the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776), and 2 such documents submitted pursuant to section 36(b) 3 through (d) of such Act with respect to countries 4 that have received assistance provided with funds 5 appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making ap- 6 propriations for the Department of State, foreign 7 operations, and related programs, shall be concur- 8 rently submitted to the Committees on Appropria- 9 tions and shall include information about the source 10 of funds for any sale or transfer, as applicable, if 11 known at the time of submission. 12 (i) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 13 by this Act under titles III and IV that are withheld from 14 obligation or otherwise not programmed as a result of ap- 15 plication of a provision of law in this or any other Act 16 shall, if reprogrammed, be subject to the regular notifica- 17 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 18 (j) REQUIREMENT TO INFORM.—The Secretary of 19 State shall promptly inform the appropriate congressional 20 committees of each instance in which funds appropriated 21 by this Act for assistance have been diverted or destroyed, 22 to include the type and amount of assistance, a description 23 of the incident and parties involved, and an explanation 24 of the response of the Department of State. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 81 •HR 4779 RH (k) PRIOR CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—The 1 Secretary of State, the Chief Executive Officer of the 2 United States International Development Finance Cor- 3 poration, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Millen- 4 nium Challenge Corporation shall consult with the Com- 5 mittees on Appropriations at least 7 days prior to inform- 6 ing a government of, or publicly announcing a decision on, 7 the suspension or early termination of assistance to a 8 country or a territory, including as a result of an inter- 9 agency review of such assistance, from funds appropriated 10 by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the 11 Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro- 12 grams: Provided, That such consultation shall include a 13 detailed justification for such suspension, including a de- 14 scription of the assistance being suspended. 15 DOCUMENTS, REPORT POSTING, RECORDS MANAGEMENT, 16 AND RELATED CYBERSECURITY PROTECTIONS 17 SEC. 7016. (a) DOCUMENT REQUESTS.—None of the 18 funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles 19 III through VI of this Act shall be available to a non- 20 governmental organization, including any contractor, 21 which fails to provide upon timely request any document, 22 file, or record necessary to the auditing requirements of 23 the Department of State. 24 (b) PUBLIC POSTING OF REPORTS.— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00081 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 82 •HR 4779 RH (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 1 (3), any report required by this Act to be submitted 2 to Congress by any Federal agency receiving funds 3 made available by this Act shall be posted on the 4 public website of such agency not later than 45 days 5 following the receipt of such report by Congress. 6 (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a report 7 if— 8 (A) the head of such agency determines 9 and reports to the Committees on Appropria- 10 tions in the transmittal letter accompanying 11 such report that— 12 (i) the public posting of the report 13 would compromise national security, in- 14 cluding the conduct of diplomacy; or 15 (ii) the report contains proprietary or 16 other privileged information; or 17 (B) the public posting of the report is spe- 18 cifically exempted in the report accompanying 19 this Act. 20 (3) The agency posting such report shall do so 21 only after the report has been made available to the 22 Committees on Appropriations. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 83 •HR 4779 RH (4) The head of the agency posting such report 1 shall do so in a central location on the public website 2 of such agency. 3 (c) RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND RELATED CYBER- 4 SECURITY PROTECTIONS.—The Secretary of State shall— 5 (1) regularly review and update the policies, di- 6 rectives, and oversight necessary to comply with 7 Federal statutes, regulations, and presidential execu- 8 tive orders and memoranda concerning the preserva- 9 tion of all records made or received in the conduct 10 of official business, including record emails, instant 11 messaging, and other online tools; 12 (2) use funds appropriated by this Act under 13 the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ and ‘‘Capital 14 Investment Fund’’, as appropriate, to improve Fed- 15 eral records management pursuant to the Federal 16 Records Act (44 U.S.C. Chapters 21, 29, 31, and 17 33) and other applicable Federal records manage- 18 ment statutes, regulations, or policies for the De- 19 partment of State; 20 (3) direct departing employees, including senior 21 officials, that all Federal records generated by such 22 employees belong to the Federal Government; 23 (4) substantially reduce, compared to the pre- 24 vious fiscal year, the response time for identifying 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 84 •HR 4779 RH and retrieving Federal records, including requests 1 made pursuant to section 552 of title 5, United 2 States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Freedom of 3 Information Act’’); and 4 (5) strengthen cybersecurity measures to miti- 5 gate vulnerabilities, including those resulting from 6 the use of personal email accounts or servers outside 7 the .gov domain, improve the process to identify and 8 remove inactive user accounts, update and enforce 9 guidance related to the control of national security 10 information, and implement the recommendations of 11 the applicable reports of the cognizant Office of In- 12 spector General. 13 USE OF FUNDS IN CONTRAVENTION OF THIS ACT 14 SEC. 7017. If the President makes a determination 15 not to comply with any provision of this Act on constitu- 16 tional grounds, the head of the relevant Federal agency 17 shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in writing 18 within 5 days of such determination, the basis for such 19 determination and any resulting changes to program or 20 policy. 21 PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR ABORTIONS AND 22 INVOLUNTARY STERILIZATION 23 SEC. 7018. None of the funds made available to carry 24 out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 85 •HR 4779 RH amended, may be used to pay for the performance of abor- 1 tions as a method of family planning or to motivate or 2 coerce any person to practice abortions. None of the funds 3 made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assist- 4 ance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for 5 the performance of involuntary sterilization as a method 6 of family planning or to coerce or provide any financial 7 incentive to any person to undergo sterilizations. None of 8 the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign 9 Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay 10 for any biomedical research which relates in whole or in 11 part, to methods of, or the performance of, abortions or 12 involuntary sterilization as a means of family planning. 13 None of the funds made available to carry out part I of 14 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be 15 obligated or expended for any country or organization if 16 the President certifies that the use of these funds by any 17 such country or organization would violate any of the 18 above provisions related to abortions and involuntary steri- 19 lizations. 20 ALLOCATIONS AND REPORTS 21 SEC. 7019. (a) ALLOCATION TABLES.—Subject to 22 subsection (b), funds appropriated by this Act under titles 23 III through V shall be made available in the amounts spe- 24 cifically designated in the respective tables included in the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 86 •HR 4779 RH report accompanying this Act: Provided, That such des- 1 ignated amounts for foreign countries and international 2 organizations shall serve as the amounts for such coun- 3 tries and international organizations transmitted to Con- 4 gress in the report required by section 653(a) of the For- 5 eign Assistance Act of 1961, and shall be made available 6 for such foreign countries and international organizations 7 notwithstanding the date of the transmission of such re- 8 port. 9 (b) AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS.—Unless otherwise 10 provided for by this Act, the Secretary of State may only 11 deviate up to 10 percent from the amounts specifically 12 designated in the respective tables included in the report 13 accompanying this Act: Provided, That such percentage 14 may be exceeded only if the Secretary of State determines 15 and reports in writing to the Committees on Appropria- 16 tions on a case-by-case basis that such deviation is nec- 17 essary to respond to significant, exigent, or unforeseen 18 events, or to address other exceptional circumstances di- 19 rectly related to the national security interest of the 20 United States, including a description of such events or 21 circumstances: Provided further, That deviations pursuant 22 to the preceding proviso shall be subject to prior consulta- 23 tion with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 24 Committees on Appropriations. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 87 •HR 4779 RH (c) LIMITATION.—For specifically designated 1 amounts that are included, pursuant to subsection (a), in 2 the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign As- 3 sistance Act of 1961, deviations authorized by subsection 4 (b) may only take place after submission of such report. 5 (d) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall not 6 apply to— 7 (1) funds for which the initial period of avail- 8 ability has expired; and 9 (2) amounts designated by this Act as min- 10 imum funding requirements. 11 (e) REPORTS.—The Secretary of State and other des- 12 ignated officials, as appropriate, shall submit the reports 13 required, in the manner described, in the report accom- 14 panying this Act. 15 (f) CLARIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act 16 under the heading ‘‘International Humanitarian Assist- 17 ance’’ shall not be included for purposes of meeting 18 amounts designated for countries in this Act, unless such 19 heading is specifically designated as the source of funds. 20 MULTI-YEAR PLEDGES 21 SEC. 7020. None of the funds appropriated or other- 22 wise made available by this Act may be used to make any 23 pledge for future year funding for any multilateral or bi- 24 lateral program funded in titles III through VI of this Act 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 88 •HR 4779 RH unless such pledge meets the requirements contained 1 under this section in the report accompanying this Act. 2 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENTS 3 SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM 4 SEC. 7021. (a) LETHAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT EX- 5 PORTS.— 6 (1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro- 7 priated or otherwise made available under titles III 8 through VI of this Act may be made available to any 9 foreign government which provides lethal military 10 equipment to a country the government of which the 11 Secretary of State has determined supports inter- 12 national terrorism for purposes of section 1754(c) of 13 the Export Reform Control Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 14 4813(c)): Provided, That the prohibition under this 15 section with respect to a foreign government shall 16 terminate 12 months after that government ceases 17 to provide such military equipment: Provided further, 18 That this section applies with respect to lethal mili- 19 tary equipment provided under a contract entered 20 into after October 1, 1997. 21 (2) DETERMINATION.—Assistance restricted by 22 paragraph (1) may be furnished if the President de- 23 termines that to do so is important to the national 24 interest of the United States. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00088 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 89 •HR 4779 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 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00089 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 90 •HR 4779 RH tion 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 1 Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 2 (2) WAIVER.—The President may waive the ap- 3 plication of paragraph (1) to a government if the 4 President determines that national security or hu- 5 manitarian reasons justify such waiver: Provided, 6 That the President shall publish each such waiver in 7 the Federal Register and, at least 15 days before the 8 waiver takes effect, shall notify the Committees on 9 Appropriations of the waiver (including the justifica- 10 tion for the waiver) in accordance with the regular 11 notification procedures of the Committees on Appro- 12 priations. 13 STABILIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN REGIONS 14 IMPACTED BY EXTREMISM AND CONFLICT 15 SEC. 7022. Of the funds appropriated by this Act 16 under the headings ‘‘National Security Investment Pro- 17 grams’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En- 18 forcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining 19 and Related Programs’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, and 20 ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, not less than 21 $108,000,000 shall be made available for the Prevention 22 and Stabilization Fund for the purposes enumerated in 23 section 509(a) of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (title 24 V of division J of Public Law 116–94): Provided, That 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00090 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 91 •HR 4779 RH funds made available pursuant to this subsection under 1 the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may 2 remain available until September 30, 2027. 3 DEFINITION OF PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY 4 SEC. 7023. For the purpose of titles II through VI 5 of this Act, ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall be de- 6 fined at the appropriations Act account level and shall in- 7 clude all appropriations and authorizations Acts funding 8 directives, ceilings, and limitations with the exception that 9 for the ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’, ‘‘Inter- 10 national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, and 11 ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ accounts, ‘‘pro- 12 gram, project, and activity’’ shall also be considered to in- 13 clude country, regional, and central program level funding 14 within each such account, either as— 15 (1) justified to Congress; or 16 (2) allocated by the Executive Branch in ac- 17 cordance with the report required by section 653(a) 18 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or as modi- 19 fied pursuant to section 7019 of this Act. 20 PROHIBITION ON CENSORSHIP 21 SEC. 7024. (a) Funds appropriated or otherwise 22 made available by this Act and prior Acts making appro- 23 priations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 24 and related programs for programs to counter foreign 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00091 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 92 •HR 4779 RH propaganda and disinformation, and for related purposes, 1 may only be made available for the purpose of countering 2 such efforts by foreign state and non-state actors abroad. 3 (b) None of the funds made available for the pro- 4 grams described in subsection (a) may be used in con- 5 travention of Executive Order 14149, relating to Restor- 6 ing Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship, 7 or to— 8 (1) characterize United States independent 9 news media companies as creators of disinformation, 10 misinformation, or malinformation; 11 (2) advocate to, or act to, censor, filter, or re- 12 move content from a United States entity on social 13 media platforms; or 14 (3) take any action designed to influence con- 15 sumer or advertising behavior toward United States 16 media companies or social network platforms. 17 COMMERCE, TRADE AND SURPLUS COMMODITIES 18 SEC. 7025. (a) WORLD MARKETS.—None of the 19 funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles 20 III through VI of this Act for direct assistance and none 21 of the funds otherwise made available to the Export-Im- 22 port Bank and the United States International Develop- 23 ment Finance Corporation shall be obligated or expended 24 to finance any loan, any assistance, or any other financial 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00092 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 93 •HR 4779 RH commitments for establishing or expanding production of 1 any commodity for export by any country other than the 2 United States, if the commodity is likely to be in surplus 3 on world markets at the time the resulting productive ca- 4 pacity is expected to become operative and if the assist- 5 ance will cause substantial injury to United States pro- 6 ducers of the same, similar, or competing commodity: Pro- 7 vided, That such prohibition shall not apply to the Export- 8 Import Bank if in the judgment of its Board of Directors 9 the benefits to industry and employment in the United 10 States are likely to outweigh the injury to United States 11 producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity, 12 and the Chairman of the Board so notifies the Committees 13 on Appropriations: Provided further, That this subsection 14 shall not prohibit— 15 (1) activities in a country that is eligible for as- 16 sistance from the International Development Asso- 17 ciation, is not eligible for assistance from the Inter- 18 national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 19 and does not export on a consistent basis the agri- 20 cultural commodity with respect to which assistance 21 is furnished; or 22 (2) activities in a country the President deter- 23 mines is recovering from widespread conflict, a hu- 24 manitarian crisis, or a complex emergency. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00093 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 94 •HR 4779 RH (b) EXPORTS.—None of the funds appropriated by 1 this or any other Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I 2 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be available 3 for any testing or breeding feasibility study, variety im- 4 provement or introduction, consultancy, publication, con- 5 ference, or training in connection with the growth or pro- 6 duction in a foreign country of an agricultural commodity 7 for export which would compete with a similar commodity 8 grown or produced in the United States: Provided, That 9 this subsection shall not prohibit— 10 (1) activities designed to increase food security 11 in developing countries where such activities will not 12 have a significant impact on the export of agricul- 13 tural commodities of the United States; 14 (2) research activities intended primarily to 15 benefit United States producers; 16 (3) activities in a country that is eligible for as- 17 sistance from the International Development Asso- 18 ciation, is not eligible for assistance from the Inter- 19 national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 20 and does not export on a consistent basis the agri- 21 cultural commodity with respect to which assistance 22 is furnished; or 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00094 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 95 •HR 4779 RH (4) activities in a country the President deter- 1 mines is recovering from widespread conflict, a hu- 2 manitarian crisis, or a complex emergency. 3 (c) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.— 4 The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 5 States executive director of each international financial in- 6 stitution to use the voice and vote of the United States 7 to oppose any assistance by such institution, using funds 8 appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act, for 9 the production or extraction of any commodity or mineral 10 for export, if it is in surplus on world markets and if the 11 assistance will cause substantial injury to United States 12 producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity. 13 SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 14 SEC. 7026. (a) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR LOCAL 15 CURRENCIES.— 16 (1) AGREEMENTS.—If assistance is furnished to 17 the government of a foreign country under chapters 18 1 and 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the 19 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 under agreements 20 which result in the generation of local currencies of 21 that country, the Secretary of State shall— 22 (A) require that local currencies be depos- 23 ited in a separate account established by that 24 government; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00095 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 96 •HR 4779 RH (B) enter into an agreement with that gov- 1 ernment which sets forth— 2 (i) the amount of the local currencies 3 to be generated; and 4 (ii) the terms and conditions under 5 which the currencies so deposited may be 6 utilized, consistent with this section; and 7 (C) establish by agreement with that gov- 8 ernment the responsibilities of the Department 9 of State and that government to monitor and 10 account for deposits into and disbursements 11 from the separate account. 12 (2) USES OF LOCAL CURRENCIES.—As may be 13 agreed upon with the foreign government, local cur- 14 rencies deposited in a separate account pursuant to 15 subsection (a), or an equivalent amount of local cur- 16 rencies, shall be used only— 17 (A) to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part 18 I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assist- 19 ance Act of 1961 (as the case may be), for such 20 purposes as— 21 (i) project and sector assistance activi- 22 ties; or 23 (ii) debt and deficit financing; or 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00096 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 97 •HR 4779 RH (B) for the administrative requirements of 1 the United States Government. 2 (3) PROGRAMMING ACCOUNTABILITY.—The De- 3 partment of State shall take all necessary steps to 4 ensure that the equivalent of the local currencies dis- 5 bursed pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A) from the 6 separate account established pursuant to subsection 7 (a)(1) are used for the purposes agreed upon pursu- 8 ant to subsection (a)(2). 9 (4) TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE PRO- 10 GRAMS.—Upon termination of assistance to a coun- 11 try under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of 12 part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as 13 the case may be), any unencumbered balances of 14 funds which remain in a separate account estab- 15 lished pursuant to subsection (a) shall be disposed of 16 for such purposes as may be agreed to by the gov- 17 ernment of that country and the United States Gov- 18 ernment. 19 (b) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR CASH TRANSFERS.— 20 (1) IN GENERAL.—If assistance is made avail- 21 able to the government of a foreign country, under 22 chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of 23 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as cash transfer 24 assistance or as nonproject sector assistance, that 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00097 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 98 •HR 4779 RH country shall be required to maintain such funds in 1 a separate account and not commingle with any 2 other funds. 3 (2) NOTIFICATION.—At least 15 days prior to 4 obligating any such cash transfer or nonproject sec- 5 tor assistance, the President shall submit a notifica- 6 tion through the regular notification procedures of 7 the Committees on Appropriations, which shall in- 8 clude a detailed description of how the funds pro- 9 posed to be made available will be used, with a dis- 10 cussion of the United States interests that will be 11 served by such assistance (including, as appropriate, 12 a description of the economic policy reforms that will 13 be promoted by such assistance). 14 (3) EXEMPTION.—Nonproject sector assistance 15 funds may be exempt from the requirements of para- 16 graph (1) only through the regular notification pro- 17 cedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 18 ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE 19 SEC. 7027. (a) ASSISTANCE THROUGH NONGOVERN- 20 MENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.—Restrictions contained in this 21 or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country 22 shall not be construed to restrict assistance in support of 23 programs of nongovernmental organizations from funds 24 appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00098 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 99 •HR 4779 RH chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 4 of 1 part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the FREE- 2 DOM Support Act (Public Law 102–511), and the Sup- 3 port for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 4 (Public Law 101–179): Provided, That before using the 5 authority of this subsection to furnish assistance in sup- 6 port of programs of nongovernmental organizations, the 7 President shall notify the Committees on Appropriations 8 pursuant to the regular notification procedures, including 9 a description of the program to be assisted, the assistance 10 to be provided, and the reasons for furnishing such assist- 11 ance: Provided further, That nothing in this subsection 12 shall be construed to alter any existing statutory prohibi- 13 tions against abortion or involuntary sterilizations con- 14 tained in this or any other Act. 15 (b) PUBLIC LAW 480.—During fiscal year 2026, re- 16 strictions contained in this or any other Act with respect 17 to assistance for a country shall not be construed to re- 18 strict assistance under the Food for Peace Act (Public 19 Law 83–480; 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.): Provided, That none 20 of the funds appropriated to carry out title I of such Act 21 and made available pursuant to this subsection may be 22 obligated or expended except as provided through the reg- 23 ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro- 24 priations. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00099 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 100 •HR 4779 RH (c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply— 1 (1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign 2 Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision 3 of law prohibiting assistance to countries that sup- 4 port international terrorism; or 5 (2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign 6 Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision 7 of law prohibiting assistance to the government of a 8 country that violates internationally recognized 9 human rights. 10 PROMOTION OF UNITED STATES ECONOMIC INTERESTS 11 SEC. 7028. (a) DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT.—Con- 12 sistent with section 704 of the Championing American 13 Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 (title VII of di- 14 vision J of Public Law 116–94), the Secretary of State, 15 in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall 16 prioritize the allocation of funds appropriated by this Act 17 under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ for support of 18 Chief of Mission diplomatic engagement to foster commer- 19 cial relations and safeguard United States economic and 20 business interests in the country in which each Chief of 21 Mission serves, including activities and initiatives to create 22 and maintain an enabling environment, promote and pro- 23 tect such interests, and resolve commercial disputes: Pro- 24 vided, That each Mission Resource Request and Bureau 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00100 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 101 •HR 4779 RH Resource Request shall include amounts required to 1 prioritize the activities described in this subsection. 2 (b) TRAINING.—In carrying out section 705 of title 3 VII of division J of Public Law 116–94, the Secretary of 4 State shall annually assess training needs across the eco- 5 nomic and commercial diplomacy issue areas and ensure, 6 after a review of course offerings, course attendance 7 records, and course evaluation results, that current offer- 8 ings meet training needs. 9 (c) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of State should di- 10 rect each Chief of Mission to consider how best to advance 11 and support commercial relations and the safeguarding of 12 United States business interests in the development and 13 execution of the applicable Integrated Country Strategy 14 and the Mission Resource Request for each country receiv- 15 ing bilateral assistance from funds appropriated by this 16 Act. 17 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 18 SEC. 7029. (a) COMPENSATION.—None of the funds 19 appropriated under title V of this Act may be made as 20 payment to any international financial institution while 21 the United States executive director to such institution is 22 compensated by the institution at a rate which, together 23 with whatever compensation such executive director re- 24 ceives from the United States, is in excess of the rate pro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00101 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 102 •HR 4779 RH vided for an individual occupying a position at level IV 1 of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, 2 United States Code, or while any alternate United States 3 executive director to such institution is compensated by 4 the institution at a rate in excess of the rate provided for 5 an individual occupying a position at level V of the Execu- 6 tive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States 7 Code. 8 (b) HUMAN RIGHTS.—The Secretary of the Treasury 9 shall instruct the United States executive director of each 10 international financial institution to use the voice and vote 11 of the United States to promote human rights due dili- 12 gence and risk management, as appropriate, in connection 13 with any loan, grant, policy, or strategy of such institu- 14 tion. 15 (c) FRAUD AND CORRUPTION.—The Secretary of the 16 Treasury shall instruct the United States executive direc- 17 tor of each international financial institution to use the 18 voice of the United States to include in loan, grant, and 19 other financing agreements improvements in borrowing 20 countries’ financial management and judicial capacity to 21 investigate, prosecute, and punish fraud and corruption. 22 (d) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INFORMATION.—The 23 Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States 24 executive director of each international financial institu- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00102 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 103 •HR 4779 RH tion to use the voice of the United States to encourage 1 such institution to collect, verify, and publish, to the max- 2 imum extent practicable, beneficial ownership information 3 (excluding proprietary information) for any corporation or 4 limited liability company, other than a publicly listed com- 5 pany, that receives funds from any such financial institu- 6 tion. 7 (e) CAPITAL INCREASES.—None of the funds appro- 8 priated by this Act may be made available to support a 9 new capital increase for an international financial institu- 10 tion unless the President submits a budget request for 11 such increase to Congress and the Secretary of the Treas- 12 ury concurrent with such request determines and reports 13 to the Committees on Appropriations that— 14 (1) the capital increase sets such institution on 15 a path to meet its regional or global objectives, as 16 appropriate, including its overarching strategic 17 framework and vision for its role in development fi- 18 nance, and such increase includes agreement on in- 19 ternal reforms and policy measures necessary to en- 20 hance the efficiency and effectiveness of the institu- 21 tion; and 22 (2) the capital increase does not increase the 23 voting power of the People’s Republic of China in 24 such institution. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00103 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 104 •HR 4779 RH (f) OPPOSITION TO LENDING TO THE PEOPLE’S RE- 1 PUBLIC OF CHINA.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall 2 instruct the United States executive director at each mul- 3 tilateral development bank to use the voice and vote of 4 the United States to oppose any loan, extension of finan- 5 cial assistance, or technical assistance by such bank to the 6 People’s Republic of China. 7 (g) CONTRIBUTIONS TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY 8 FUNDS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall ensure that 9 no United States contribution to a financial intermediary 10 fund overseen by the Department of the Treasury may be 11 used to provide any loan, extension of financial assistance, 12 or technical assistance to the People’s Republic of China 13 or to any country or region subject to comprehensive sanc- 14 tions by the United States. 15 (h) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date 16 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury 17 shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 18 detailing any funding provided in the prior calendar year 19 by a financial intermediary fund overseen by the Depart- 20 ment of the Treasury to the People’s Republic of China 21 or any country or region subject to comprehensive sanc- 22 tions by the United States. 23 (i) GUIDANCE ON ENERGY POLICY AT THE MULTI- 24 LATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS.—The Secretary of the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00104 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 105 •HR 4779 RH Treasury shall instruct the Executive Director at the 1 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 2 the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 3 and, as appropriate, any other multilateral development 4 bank to use the voice, vote and influence of the United 5 States to support an ‘‘all-of-the-above’’ energy policy at 6 such institutions, including civil nuclear power, and for in- 7 creased internal capacity building and expertise appro- 8 priate to implement such policy. 9 ECONOMIC RESILIENCE INITIATIVE 10 SEC. 7030. Funds appropriated by this Act under the 11 heading ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’ shall 12 be made available for the Economic Resilience Initiative 13 to enhance the economic security and stability of the 14 United States and partner countries, including through ef- 15 forts to counter economic coercion: Provided, That funds 16 made available by this section may only be made available 17 following consultation with, and the regular notification 18 procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations, and 19 shall include support for— 20 (a) strategic infrastructure investments, which shall 21 be administered by the Secretary of State in consultation 22 with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies: Pro- 23 vided, That such funds may be transferred to, and merged 24 with, funds appropriated by this Act to the Export-Import 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00105 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 106 •HR 4779 RH Bank of the United States under the heading ‘‘Program 1 Account’’, to the United States International Development 2 Finance Corporation under the heading ‘‘Corporate Cap- 3 ital Account’’, and under the heading ‘‘Trade and Devel- 4 opment Agency’’: Provided further, That such transfer au- 5 thority is in addition to any other transfer authority pro- 6 vided by this Act or any other Act, and is subject to the 7 regular notification procedures of the Committees on Ap- 8 propriations; 9 (b) activities to enhance critical mineral supply chain 10 security; and 11 (c) the Cyberspace, Digital Connectivity, and Related 12 Technologies Fund in accordance with Chapter 10 of Part 13 II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided, That 14 the authority of section 592(f) of such Act may apply to 15 amounts made available for such Fund under the heading 16 ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’ and such funds 17 may be made available for the Digital Connectivity and 18 Cybersecurity Partnership program consistent with section 19 6306 of the Department of State Authorization Act of 20 2023 (division F of Public Law 118–31). 21 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, BUDGET TRANSPARENCY, AND 22 ANTI-CORRUPTION 23 SEC. 7031. (a) LIMITATION ON DIRECT GOVERN- 24 MENT-TO-GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE.— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00106 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 107 •HR 4779 RH (1) REQUIREMENTS.—Funds appropriated by 1 this Act may be made available for direct govern- 2 ment-to-government assistance only if— 3 (A) the requirements included in section 4 7031(a)(1)(A) through (E) of the Department 5 of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro- 6 grams Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F of 7 Public Law 116–6) are fully met; and 8 (B) the government of the recipient coun- 9 try is taking steps to reduce corruption. 10 (2) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—In 11 addition to the requirements in paragraph (1), funds 12 may only be made available for direct government- 13 to-government assistance subject to prior consulta- 14 tion with, and the regular notification procedures of, 15 the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That 16 such notification shall contain an explanation of how 17 the proposed activity meets the requirements of 18 paragraph (1): Provided further, That the require- 19 ments of this paragraph shall only apply to direct 20 government-to-government assistance in excess of 21 $10,000,000 and all funds available for cash trans- 22 fer, budget support, and cash payments to individ- 23 uals. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00107 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 108 •HR 4779 RH (3) SUSPENSION OF ASSISTANCE.—The Sec- 1 retary of State shall suspend any direct government- 2 to-government assistance if the Secretary has cred- 3 ible information of material misuse of such assist- 4 ance, unless the Secretary reports to the Committees 5 on Appropriations that it is in the national interest 6 of the United States to continue such assistance, in- 7 cluding a justification, or that such misuse has been 8 appropriately addressed. 9 (4) DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT PROHIBITION.— 10 None of the funds made available by this Act may 11 be used by the government of any foreign country 12 for debt service payments owed by any country to 13 any international financial institution or to the Gov- 14 ernment of the People’s Republic of China. 15 (b) NATIONAL BUDGET AND CONTRACT TRANS- 16 PARENCY.— 17 (1) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF FISCAL 18 TRANSPARENCY.—The Secretary of State shall con- 19 tinue to update and strengthen the ‘‘minimum re- 20 quirements of fiscal transparency’’ for each govern- 21 ment receiving assistance appropriated by this Act, 22 as identified in the report required by section 23 7031(b) of the Department of State, Foreign Oper- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00108 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 109 •HR 4779 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. 12 (c) ANTI-KLEPTOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS.— 13 (1) INELIGIBILITY.— 14 (A) Officials of foreign governments and 15 their immediate family members about whom 16 the Secretary of State has credible information 17 have been involved, directly or indirectly, in sig- 18 nificant corruption, including corruption related 19 to the extraction of natural resources, or a 20 gross violation of human rights, including the 21 wrongful detention of locally employed staff of 22 a United States diplomatic mission or a United 23 States citizen or national, shall be ineligible for 24 entry into the United States. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00109 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 110 •HR 4779 RH (B) Concurrent with the application of 1 subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall, as ap- 2 propriate, refer the matter to the Office of For- 3 eign Assets Control, Department of the Treas- 4 ury, to determine whether to apply sanctions 5 authorities in accordance with United States 6 law to block the transfer of property and inter- 7 ests in property, and all financial transactions, 8 in the United States involving any person de- 9 scribed in such subparagraph. 10 (C) The Secretary shall also publicly or 11 privately designate or identify the officials of 12 foreign governments and their immediate family 13 members about whom the Secretary has such 14 credible information without regard to whether 15 the individual has applied for a visa. 16 (2) EXCEPTION.—Individuals shall not be ineli- 17 gible for entry into the United States pursuant to 18 paragraph (1) if such entry would further important 19 United States law enforcement objectives or is nec- 20 essary to permit the United States to fulfill its obli- 21 gations under the United Nations Headquarters 22 Agreement: Provided, That nothing in paragraph (1) 23 shall be construed to derogate from United States 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00110 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 111 •HR 4779 RH Government obligations under applicable inter- 1 national agreements. 2 (3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the ap- 3 plication of paragraph (1) if the Secretary deter- 4 mines that the waiver would serve a compelling na- 5 tional interest or that the circumstances which 6 caused the individual to be ineligible have changed 7 sufficiently. 8 (4) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the 9 date of enactment of this Act, and every 90 days 10 thereafter until September 30, 2027, the Secretary 11 of State shall submit a report, including a classified 12 annex if necessary, to the appropriate congressional 13 committees and the Committees on the Judiciary de- 14 scribing the information related to corruption or vio- 15 lation of human rights concerning each of the indi- 16 viduals found ineligible in the previous 12 months 17 pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) as well as the individ- 18 uals who the Secretary designated or identified pur- 19 suant to paragraph (1)(B), or who would be ineli- 20 gible but for the application of paragraph (2), a list 21 of any waivers provided under paragraph (3), and 22 the justification for each waiver. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00111 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 112 •HR 4779 RH (5) POSTING OF REPORT.—Any unclassified 1 portion of the report required under paragraph (4) 2 shall be posted on the Department of State website. 3 (6) CLARIFICATION.—For purposes of para- 4 graphs (1), (4), and (5), the records of the Depart- 5 ment of State and of diplomatic and consular offices 6 of the United States pertaining to the issuance or 7 refusal of visas or permits to enter the United 8 States shall not be considered confidential. 9 (d) EXTRACTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES.— 10 (1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro- 11 priated by this Act under title III may be made 12 available to support mining activities related to the 13 extraction of minerals until the Secretary of State 14 certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional 15 committees that comparable mining activities are 16 permitted in areas in the United States which were 17 allowable prior to 2023: Provided, That the restric- 18 tion in this paragraph shall not apply to United 19 States entities. 20 (2) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE AND INDEPENDENT 21 AUDITS.— 22 (A) The Secretary of the Treasury shall in- 23 struct the executive director of each inter- 24 national financial institution to use the voice 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00112 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 113 •HR 4779 RH and vote of the United States to oppose any as- 1 sistance by such institutions (including any 2 loan, credit, grant, or guarantee) to any coun- 3 try for the extraction and export of a natural 4 resource if the government of such country has 5 in place laws, regulations, or procedures to pre- 6 vent or limit the public disclosure of company 7 payments as required by United States law, and 8 unless such government has adopted laws, regu- 9 lations, or procedures in the sector in which as- 10 sistance is being considered that: (1) accurately 11 account for and publicly disclose payments to 12 the government by companies involved in the 13 extraction and export of natural resources; (2) 14 include independent auditing of accounts receiv- 15 ing such payments and the public disclosure of 16 such audits; and (3) require public disclosure of 17 agreement and bidding documents, as appro- 18 priate. 19 (B) The requirements of subparagraph (A) 20 shall not apply to assistance for the purpose of 21 building the capacity of such government to 22 meet the requirements of such subparagraph. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00113 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 114 •HR 4779 RH DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS 1 SEC. 7032. (a) FUNDING.—Of the funds appro- 2 priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘National Security 3 Investment Programs’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, and ‘‘Inter- 4 national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, 5 $2,320,000,000 shall be made available for democracy 6 programs in adversarial, anti-American countries, coun- 7 tries whose malign activities pose a national security 8 threat to the United States, or countries seeking to 9 strengthen democratic institutions and processes. 10 (b) AUTHORITIES.— 11 (1) AVAILABILITY.—Funds made available by 12 this Act for democracy programs pursuant to sub- 13 section (a) and under the heading ‘‘National Endow- 14 ment for Democracy’’ may be made available not- 15 withstanding any other provision of law, and with 16 regard to the National Endowment for Democracy 17 (NED), any regulation. 18 (2) BENEFICIARIES.—Funds made available by 19 this Act for the NED are made available pursuant 20 to the authority of the National Endowment for De- 21 mocracy Act (title V of Public Law 98–164), includ- 22 ing all decisions regarding the selection of bene- 23 ficiaries. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00114 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 115 •HR 4779 RH (c) RESTRICTIONS ON FOREIGN GOVERNMENT IN- 1 TERFERENCE.— 2 (1) PRIOR APPROVAL.—With respect to the pro- 3 vision of assistance for democracy programs in this 4 Act, the organizations implementing such assistance, 5 the specific nature of the assistance, and the partici- 6 pants in such programs shall not be subject to prior 7 approval by the government of any foreign country. 8 (2) DISCLOSURE OF IMPLEMENTING PARTNER 9 INFORMATION.—If the Secretary of State determines 10 that the government of the country is undemocratic 11 or has engaged in or condoned harassment, threats, 12 or attacks against organizations implementing de- 13 mocracy programs, any new bilateral agreement gov- 14 erning the terms and conditions under which assist- 15 ance is provided to such country shall not require 16 the disclosure of the names of implementing part- 17 ners of democracy programs, and the Secretary of 18 State shall expeditiously seek to negotiate amend- 19 ments to existing bilateral agreements, as necessary, 20 to conform to this requirement. 21 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 22 SEC. 7033. (a) INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREE- 23 DOM OFFICE.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 24 heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ shall be made available 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00115 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 116 •HR 4779 RH for the Office of International Religious Freedom, Depart- 1 ment of State. 2 (b) ASSISTANCE.— 3 (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 4 headings ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’ and 5 ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, not less than $50,000,000 shall be 6 made available for international religious freedom pro- 7 grams: Provided, That such funds shall be the responsi- 8 bility of the Ambassador-at-Large for International Reli- 9 gious Freedom, in consultation with other relevant United 10 States Government officials. 11 (2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the head- 12 ing ‘‘International Humanitarian Assistance’’ shall be 13 made available for humanitarian assistance for vulnerable 14 and persecuted ethnic and religious minorities, including 15 victims of genocide designated by the Secretary of State 16 and other groups that have suffered crimes against hu- 17 manity and ethnic cleansing. 18 (c) AUTHORITY.—Funds appropriated by this Act 19 under the heading ‘‘National Security Investment Pro- 20 grams’’ may be made available notwithstanding any other 21 provision of law for assistance for ethnic and religious mi- 22 norities in Iraq and Syria. 23 SPECIAL PROVISIONS 24 SEC. 7034. (a) DIRECTIVES AND AUTHORITIES.— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00116 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 117 •HR 4779 RH (1) GENOCIDE VICTIMS MEMORIAL SITES.— 1 Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 2 ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’ may be 3 made available as contributions to establish and 4 maintain memorial sites of genocide, subject to the 5 regular notification procedures of the Committees on 6 Appropriations. 7 (2) EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM.—None of 8 the funds made available by this Act may be used 9 to modify the Exchange Visitor Program adminis- 10 tered by the Department of State to implement the 11 Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 12 1961 (Public Law 87–256; 22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), 13 except through the formal rulemaking process pursu- 14 ant to the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 15 551 et seq.): Provided, That funds made available 16 for such purpose shall only be made available after 17 consultation with, and subject to the regular notifi- 18 cation procedures of, the Committees on Appropria- 19 tions, regarding how any proposed modification 20 would affect the public diplomacy goals of, and the 21 estimated economic impact on, the United States: 22 Provided further, That such consultation shall take 23 place not later than 30 days prior to the publication 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00117 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 118 •HR 4779 RH in the Federal Register of any regulatory action 1 modifying the Exchange Visitor Program. 2 (3) EXEMPTION OF TRANSACTIONS.—Financing 3 for transactions related to civil nuclear facilities, ma- 4 terial, and technologies, and related goods and serv- 5 ices and for transactions under the program on 6 China and Transformational Exports shall be ex- 7 cluded from the requirements of section 8(g) of the 8 Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 9 635g(g)). 10 (b) PARTNER VETTING.—The Secretary of State may 11 restrict the award of, terminate, or cancel contracts, 12 grants, or cooperative agreements or require an awardee 13 to restrict the award of, terminate, or cancel a sub-award 14 based on information in connection with a partner vetting 15 program. 16 (c) INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTIONS.—The Sec- 17 retary of State should withhold funds appropriated under 18 title III of this Act for assistance for the central govern- 19 ment of any country that is not taking appropriate steps 20 to comply with the Convention on the Civil Aspects of 21 International Child Abductions, done at the Hague on Oc- 22 tober 25, 1980: Provided, That the Secretary shall report 23 to the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of 24 withholding funds under this subsection. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00118 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 119 •HR 4779 RH (d) TRANSFER OF FUNDS FOR EXTRAORDINARY 1 PROTECTION.—The Secretary of State may transfer to, 2 and merge with, funds under the heading ‘‘Protection of 3 Foreign Missions and Officials’’ unobligated balances of 4 expired funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic 5 Programs’’ for fiscal year 2026, at no later than the end 6 of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which 7 such funds are available for the purposes for which appro- 8 priated: Provided, That not more than $50,000,000 may 9 be transferred. 10 (e) IMPACT ON JOBS.—Section 7056 of the Depart- 11 ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 12 Appropriations Act, 2021 (division K of Public Law 116– 13 260) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2026. 14 (f) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES.— 15 (1) TRANSFER OF BALANCES.—Section 7081(h) 16 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 17 Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (divi- 18 sion J of Public Law 115–31) shall continue in ef- 19 fect during fiscal year 2026. 20 (2) PROTECTIVE SERVICES.—Section 7071 of 21 the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 22 Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 (divi- 23 sion K of Public Law 117–103) shall continue in ef- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00119 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 120 •HR 4779 RH fect during fiscal year 2026 and shall apply to funds 1 appropriated by this Act. 2 (3) EXTENSION OF LOAN GUARANTEES TO 3 ISRAEL.—Chapter 5 of title I of the Emergency 4 Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003 5 (Public Law 108–11; 117 Stat. 576) is amended 6 under the heading ‘‘Loan Guarantees to Israel’’— 7 (A) in the matter preceding the first pro- 8 viso, by striking ‘‘September 30, 2030’’ and in- 9 serting ‘‘September 30, 2031’’; and 10 (B) in the second proviso, by striking 11 ‘‘September 30, 2030’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep- 12 tember 30, 2031’’. 13 (g) HIV/AIDS WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds 14 available in the HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund estab- 15 lished pursuant to section 525(b)(1) of the Foreign Oper- 16 ations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appro- 17 priations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447) may be made 18 available for pharmaceuticals and other products for child 19 survival, malaria, and tuberculosis to the same extent as 20 HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, subject to 21 the terms and conditions in such section: Provided, That 22 the authority in section 525(b)(5) of the Foreign Oper- 23 ations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appro- 24 priations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447) shall be exer- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00120 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 121 •HR 4779 RH cised by the Secretary of State with respect to funds de- 1 posited for such non-HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and 2 other products, and shall be subject to the regular notifica- 3 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Pro- 4 vided further, That the Secretary shall include in the con- 5 gressional budget justification an accounting of budgetary 6 resources, disbursements, balances, and reimbursements 7 related to such fund. 8 (h) DEFINITIONS.— 9 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- 10 TEES.—Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for 11 purposes of this Act the term ‘‘appropriate congres- 12 sional committees’’ means the Committees on Appro- 13 priations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and 14 the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Af- 15 fairs of the House of Representatives. 16 (2) CLARIFICATION.—In Acts making appro- 17 priations for the Department of State, foreign oper- 18 ations, and related programs, the term ‘‘contribu- 19 tion, grant, or other payment’’ with respect to the 20 United Nations or any affiliated organization of the 21 United Nations shall mean voluntary and assessed 22 contributions and payments, including contributions 23 and payments to the United Nations Regular Budg- 24 et. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00121 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 122 •HR 4779 RH (3) FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY THIS ACT AND 1 PRIOR ACTS.—Unless otherwise defined in this Act, 2 for purposes of this Act the term ‘‘funds appro- 3 priated by this Act and prior Acts making appro- 4 priations for the Department of State, foreign oper- 5 ations, and related programs’’ means funds that re- 6 main available for obligation, and have not expired. 7 (4) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITU- 8 TIONS.—In this Act ‘‘international financial institu- 9 tions’’ means the International Bank for Recon- 10 struction and Development, the International Devel- 11 opment Association, the International Finance Cor- 12 poration, the Inter-American Development Bank, the 13 International Monetary Fund, the International 14 Fund for Agricultural Development, the Asian De- 15 velopment Bank, the Asian Development Fund, the 16 Inter-American Investment Corporation, the North 17 American Development Bank, the European Bank 18 for Reconstruction and Development, the African 19 Development Bank, the African Development Fund, 20 and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency. 21 (5) PACIFIC ISLANDS COUNTRIES.—In this Act, 22 the term ‘‘Pacific Islands countries’’ means the Cook 23 Islands, the Republic of Fiji, the Republic of 24 Kiribati, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00122 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 123 •HR 4779 RH Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of 1 Nauru, Niue, the Republic of Palau, the Inde- 2 pendent State of Papua New Guinea, the Inde- 3 pendent State of Samoa, the Solomon Islands, the 4 Kingdom of Tonga, Tuvalu, and the Republic of 5 Vanuatu. 6 (6) PRIOR CONSULTATION.—For the purposes 7 of this Act, the term ‘‘prior consultation’’ means a 8 substantive engagement between a relevant Federal 9 agency and the Committees on Appropriations at 10 least 7 days prior to any public announcement or 11 submission of a notification to engage such commit- 12 tees on— 13 (A) the use of funds; 14 (B) the development, content, or conduct 15 of a program or activity; or 16 (C) a decision to be taken. 17 (7) SPEND PLAN.—In this Act, the term 18 ‘‘spend plan’’ means a plan for the uses of funds ap- 19 propriated for a particular entity, country, program, 20 purpose, or account and which shall include, at a 21 minimum, a description of— 22 (A) realistic and sustainable goals, criteria 23 for measuring progress, and a timeline for 24 achieving such goals; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00123 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 124 •HR 4779 RH (B) amounts and sources of funds by ac- 1 count; 2 (C) how such funds will complement other 3 ongoing or planned programs; and 4 (D) implementing partners, to the max- 5 imum extent practicable. 6 (8) SUCCESSOR OPERATING UNIT.—Any ref- 7 erence to a particular operating unit or office in this 8 Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the De- 9 partment of State, foreign operations, and related 10 programs shall be deemed to include any successor 11 operating unit performing the same or similar func- 12 tions. 13 LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY 14 SEC. 7035. (a) ASSISTANCE.— 15 (1) COMMUNITY-BASED POLICE ASSISTANCE.— 16 Funds made available under titles III and IV of this 17 Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 1 of part 18 I and chapters 4 and 6 of part II of the Foreign As- 19 sistance Act of 1961, may be used, notwithstanding 20 section 660 of that Act, to enhance the effectiveness 21 and accountability of civilian police authority 22 through training and technical assistance in human 23 rights, the rule of law, anti-corruption, strategic 24 planning, and through assistance to foster civilian 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00124 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 125 •HR 4779 RH police roles that support democratic governance, in- 1 cluding assistance for programs to prevent conflict, 2 respond to disasters, address violence against women 3 and girls, and foster improved police relations with 4 the communities they serve. 5 (2) COMBAT CASUALTY CARE.— 6 (A) Consistent with the objectives of the 7 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms 8 Export Control Act, funds appropriated by this 9 Act under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper- 10 ations’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro- 11 gram’’ shall be made available for combat cas- 12 ualty training and equipment in an amount 13 above the prior fiscal year. 14 (B) The Secretary of State shall offer com- 15 bat casualty care training and equipment as a 16 component of any package of lethal assistance 17 funded by this Act with funds appropriated 18 under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ 19 and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’: 20 Provided, That the requirement of this subpara- 21 graph shall apply to a country in conflict, un- 22 less the Secretary determines that such country 23 has in place, to the maximum extent prac- 24 ticable, functioning combat casualty care treat- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00125 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 126 •HR 4779 RH ment and equipment that meets or exceeds the 1 standards recommended by the Committee on 2 Tactical Combat Casualty Care: Provided fur- 3 ther, That any such training and equipment for 4 combat casualty care shall be made available 5 through an open and competitive process. 6 (b) AUTHORITIES.— 7 (1) RECONSTITUTING CIVILIAN POLICE AU- 8 THORITY.—In providing assistance with funds ap- 9 propriated by this Act under section 660(b)(6) of 10 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, support for a 11 nation emerging from instability may be deemed to 12 mean support for regional, district, municipal, or 13 other sub-national entity emerging from instability, 14 as well as a nation emerging from instability. 15 (2) DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION, AND RE- 16 INTEGRATION.—Section 7034(d) of the Department 17 of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 18 Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 19 113–235) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 20 2026. 21 (3) COMMERCIAL LEASING OF DEFENSE ARTI- 22 CLES.—Subject to the regular notification proce- 23 dures of the Committees on Appropriations, the au- 24 thority of section 23(a) of the Arms Export Control 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00126 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 127 •HR 4779 RH Act (22 U.S.C. 2763) may be used to provide fi- 1 nancing to Israel, Egypt, the North Atlantic Treaty 2 Organization (NATO), and major non-NATO allies 3 for the procurement by leasing (including leasing 4 with an option to purchase) of defense articles from 5 United States commercial suppliers, not including 6 Major Defense Equipment (other than helicopters 7 and other types of aircraft having possible civilian 8 application), if the President determines that there 9 are compelling foreign policy or national security 10 reasons for those defense articles being provided by 11 commercial lease rather than by government-to-gov- 12 ernment sale under such Act. 13 (4) SPECIAL DEFENSE ACQUISITION FUND.— 14 Not to exceed $900,000,000 may be obligated pursu- 15 ant to section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export Control 16 Act (22 U.S.C. 2795(c)(2)) for the purposes of the 17 Special Defense Acquisition Fund (the Fund), to re- 18 main available for obligation until September 30, 19 2028: Provided, That the provision of defense arti- 20 cles and defense services to foreign countries or 21 international organizations from the Fund shall be 22 subject to the concurrence of the Secretary of State. 23 (5) WAR RESERVE STOCKPILE AUTHORITY.— 24 For fiscal year 2026, section 514(b) of the Foreign 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00127 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 128 •HR 4779 RH Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)) shall 1 not apply to defense articles to be set aside, ear- 2 marked, reserved, or intended for use as reserve 3 stocks in stockpiles in the State of Israel. 4 (6) PROGRAM CLARIFICATION.—Notwith- 5 standing section 503(a)(3) of Public Law 87–195 6 (22 U.S.C. 2311(a)(3)), the procurement of defense 7 articles and services funded on a non-repayable basis 8 under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act 9 may be priced to include the costs of salaries of 10 members of the Armed Forces of the United States 11 engaged in security assistance activities pursuant to 12 10 U.S.C. 341 (relating to the State Partnership 13 Program): Provided, That this paragraph shall only 14 apply to funds that remain available for obligation 15 in fiscal year 2026. 16 (7) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING DIRECT 17 LOANS AND LOAN GUARANTEES.—Section 2606(a) 18 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Pub- 19 lic Law 117–103) shall continue in effect during fis- 20 cal year 2026 and shall apply in the same manner 21 and to the same extent to funds made available by 22 this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Fi- 23 nancing Program’’. 24 (c) LIMITATIONS.— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00128 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 129 •HR 4779 RH (1) CHILD SOLDIERS.—Funds appropriated by 1 this Act should not be used to support any military 2 training or operations that include child soldiers. 3 (2) LANDMINES AND CLUSTER MUNITIONS.— 4 (A) LANDMINES.—Demining equipment 5 available to the Department of State and used 6 in support of the clearance of landmines and 7 unexploded ordnance for humanitarian purposes 8 may be disposed of on a grant basis in foreign 9 countries, subject to such terms and conditions 10 as the Secretary of State may prescribe. 11 (B) CLUSTER MUNITIONS.—No military 12 assistance shall be furnished for cluster muni- 13 tions, no defense export license for cluster mu- 14 nitions may be issued, and no cluster munitions 15 or cluster munitions technology shall be sold or 16 transferred, unless— 17 (i) the submunitions of the cluster 18 munitions, after arming, do not result in 19 more than 1 percent unexploded ordnance 20 across the range of intended operational 21 environments, and the agreement applica- 22 ble to the assistance, transfer, or sale of 23 such cluster munitions or cluster munitions 24 technology specifies that the cluster muni- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00129 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 130 •HR 4779 RH tions will only be used against clearly de- 1 fined military targets and will not be used 2 where civilians are known to be present or 3 in areas normally inhabited by civilians; or 4 (ii) such assistance, license, sale, or 5 transfer is for the purpose of demilitarizing 6 or permanently disposing of such cluster 7 munitions. 8 (3) OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY.— 9 (A) Prior to the signing of a new Letter of 10 Offer and Acceptance (LOA) involving funds 11 appropriated under the heading ‘‘Foreign Mili- 12 tary Financing Program’’, the Secretary of 13 State shall consult with each recipient govern- 14 ment to ensure that the LOA between the 15 United States and such recipient government 16 complies with the purposes of section 4 of the 17 Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2754) and 18 that the defense articles, services, and training 19 procured with funds appropriated under such 20 heading are consistent with United States na- 21 tional security policy. 22 (B) The Secretary of State shall promptly 23 inform the appropriate congressional commit- 24 tees of any instance in which the Secretary of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00130 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 131 •HR 4779 RH State has credible information that such assist- 1 ance was used in a manner contrary to such 2 agreement. 3 (d) REPORTS.— 4 (1) SECURITY ASSISTANCE REPORT.—Not later 5 than 120 days after the date of enactment of this 6 Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Com- 7 mittees on Appropriations a report on funds obli- 8 gated and expended during fiscal year 2025, by 9 country and purpose of assistance, including for 10 sustainment of Department of Defense security co- 11 operation programs, and under the headings ‘‘Peace- 12 keeping Operations’’, ‘‘International Military Edu- 13 cation and Training’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Fi- 14 nancing Program’’. 15 (2) ANNUAL FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING RE- 16 PORT.—For the purposes of implementing section 17 656 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the term 18 ‘‘military training provided to foreign military per- 19 sonnel by the Department of Defense and the De- 20 partment of State’’ shall be deemed to include all 21 military training provided by foreign governments 22 with funds appropriated to the Department of De- 23 fense or the Department of State, except for train- 24 ing provided by the government of a country des- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00131 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 132 •HR 4779 RH ignated by section 517(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 1 2321k(b)) as a major non-NATO ally: Provided, 2 That such third-country training shall be clearly 3 identified in the report submitted pursuant to sec- 4 tion 656 of such Act. 5 COUNTERING THE FLOW OF FENTANYL AND OTHER 6 SYNTHETIC DRUGS 7 SEC. 7036. (a) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appro- 8 priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘National Security 9 Investment Programs’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics Con- 10 trol and Law Enforcement’’, not less than $175,000,000 11 shall be made available for programs to counter the flow 12 of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and other synthetic drugs 13 into the United States: Provided, That such funds shall 14 be in addition to funds otherwise made available for such 15 purposes. 16 (b) USES OF FUNDS.—Funds made available pursu- 17 ant to subsection (a) shall be made available to support— 18 (1) efforts to stop the flow of fentanyl, fentanyl 19 precursors, and other synthetic drugs and their pre- 20 cursor materials to the United States from and 21 through the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Mex- 22 ico, and other countries; 23 (2) law enforcement cooperation and capacity 24 building efforts aimed at disrupting and dismantling 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00132 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 133 •HR 4779 RH transnational criminal organizations involved in the 1 production and trafficking of fentanyl, fentanyl pre- 2 cursors, and other synthetic drugs; 3 (3) implementation of the Fighting Emerging 4 Narcotics Through Additional Nations to Yield Last- 5 ing Results Act (part 7 of subtitle C of the James 6 M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 7 Fiscal Year 2023, Public Law 117–263); and 8 (4) engagement, including through multilateral 9 organizations and frameworks, to catalyze collective 10 action to address the public health and security 11 threats posed by fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and 12 other synthetic drugs, including through the Global 13 Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats. 14 PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD 15 SEC. 7037. (a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—None 16 of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of 17 this Act may be provided to support a Palestinian state 18 unless the Secretary of State determines and certifies to 19 the appropriate congressional committees that— 20 (1) the governing entity of a new Palestinian 21 state— 22 (A) has demonstrated a firm commitment 23 to peaceful co-existence with the State of Israel; 24 and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00133 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 134 •HR 4779 RH (B) is taking appropriate measures to 1 counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the 2 West Bank and Gaza, including the dismantling 3 of terrorist infrastructures, and is cooperating 4 with appropriate Israeli and other appropriate 5 security organizations; and 6 (2) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing 7 entity of a new Palestinian state) is working with 8 other countries in the region to vigorously pursue ef- 9 forts to establish a just, lasting, and comprehensive 10 peace in the Middle East that will enable Israel and 11 an independent Palestinian state to exist within the 12 context of full and normal relationships, which 13 should include— 14 (A) termination of all claims or states of 15 belligerency; 16 (B) respect for and acknowledgment of the 17 sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political 18 independence of every state in the area through 19 measures including the establishment of demili- 20 tarized zones; 21 (C) their right to live in peace within se- 22 cure and recognized boundaries free from 23 threats or acts of force; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00134 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 135 •HR 4779 RH (D) freedom of navigation through inter- 1 national waterways in the area; and 2 (E) a framework for achieving a just set- 3 tlement of the refugee problem. 4 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con- 5 gress that the governing entity should enact a constitution 6 assuring the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and 7 respect for human rights for its citizens, and should enact 8 other laws and regulations assuring transparent and ac- 9 countable governance. 10 (c) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection 11 (a) if the President determines that it is important to the 12 national security interest of the United States to do so. 13 (d) EXEMPTION.—The restriction in subsection (a) 14 shall not apply to assistance intended to help reform the 15 Palestinian Authority and affiliated institutions, or the 16 governing entity, in order to help meet the requirements 17 of subsection (a), consistent with the provisions of section 18 7040 of this Act (‘‘Limitation on Assistance for the Pales- 19 tinian Authority’’). 20 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN 21 BROADCASTING CORPORATION 22 SEC. 7038. None of the funds appropriated or other- 23 wise made available by this Act may be used to provide 24 equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00135 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 136 •HR 4779 RH other form of assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting 1 Corporation. 2 OVERSIGHT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE WEST BANK AND 3 GAZA 4 SEC. 7039. (a) OVERSIGHT.—For fiscal year 2026, 5 30 days prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bi- 6 lateral West Bank and Gaza Program, the Secretary of 7 State shall certify to the Committees on Appropriations 8 that procedures have been established to assure the Comp- 9 troller General of the United States will have access to 10 appropriate United States financial information in order 11 to review the uses of United States assistance for the Pro- 12 gram funded under the heading ‘‘National Security Invest- 13 ment Programs’’ for the West Bank and Gaza. 14 (b) VETTING.—Prior to the obligation of funds ap- 15 propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘National Secu- 16 rity Investment Programs’’ for assistance for the West 17 Bank and Gaza, the Secretary of State shall take all ap- 18 propriate steps to ensure that such assistance is not pro- 19 vided to or through any individual, private or government 20 entity, or educational institution that the Secretary knows 21 or has reason to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, en- 22 gages in, or has engaged in, terrorist activity nor, with 23 respect to private entities or educational institutions, those 24 that have as a principal officer of the entity’s governing 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00136 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 137 •HR 4779 RH board or governing board of trustees any individual that 1 has been determined to be involved in, or advocating ter- 2 rorist activity or determined to be a member of a des- 3 ignated foreign terrorist organization: Provided, That the 4 Secretary of State shall, as appropriate, establish proce- 5 dures specifying the steps to be taken in carrying out this 6 subsection and shall terminate assistance to any indi- 7 vidual, entity, or educational institution which the Sec- 8 retary has determined to be involved in or advocating ter- 9 rorist activity. 10 (c) PROHIBITION.— 11 (1) RECOGNITION OF ACTS OF TERRORISM.— 12 None of the funds appropriated under titles III 13 through VI of this Act for assistance under the West 14 Bank and Gaza Program may be made available 15 for— 16 (A) the purpose of recognizing or otherwise 17 honoring individuals who commit, or have com- 18 mitted acts of terrorism; and 19 (B) any educational institution located in 20 the West Bank or Gaza that is named after an 21 individual who the Secretary of State deter- 22 mines has committed an act of terrorism. 23 (2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND REPORTING RE- 24 QUIREMENT.—Notwithstanding any other provision 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00137 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 138 •HR 4779 RH of law, none of the funds made available by this or 1 prior appropriations Acts, including funds made 2 available by transfer, may be made available for obli- 3 gation for security assistance for the West Bank and 4 Gaza until the Secretary of State reports to the 5 Committees on Appropriations on— 6 (A) the benchmarks that have been estab- 7 lished for security assistance for the West Bank 8 and Gaza and on the extent of Palestinian com- 9 pliance with such benchmarks; and 10 (B) the steps being taken by the Pales- 11 tinian Authority to end torture and other cruel, 12 inhuman, and degrading treatment of detainees, 13 including by bringing to justice members of 14 Palestinian security forces who commit such 15 crimes. 16 (d) OVERSIGHT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.— 17 (1) The Secretary of State shall ensure that 18 Federal or non-Federal audits of all contractors and 19 grantees, and significant subcontractors and sub- 20 grantees, under the West Bank and Gaza Program, 21 are conducted at least on an annual basis to ensure, 22 among other things, compliance with this section. 23 (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, up 24 to $1,400,000 may be used by the Office of Inspec- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00138 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 139 •HR 4779 RH tor General of the Department of State for audits, 1 investigations, and other activities in furtherance of 2 the requirements of this subsection: Provided, That 3 such funds are in addition to funds otherwise avail- 4 able for such purposes. 5 (e) COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED 6 STATES AUDIT.—Subsequent to the certification specified 7 in subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United 8 States shall conduct an audit and an investigation of the 9 treatment, handling, and uses of all funds for the bilateral 10 West Bank and Gaza Program, including all funds pro- 11 vided as cash transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2026 12 under the heading ‘‘National Security Investment Pro- 13 grams’’, and such audit shall address— 14 (1) the extent to which such Program complies 15 with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c); 16 and 17 (2) an examination of all programs, projects, 18 and activities carried out under such Program, in- 19 cluding both obligations and expenditures. 20 (f) NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES.—Funds made 21 available in this Act for West Bank and Gaza shall be 22 subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com- 23 mittees on Appropriations. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00139 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 140 •HR 4779 RH LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN 1 AUTHORITY 2 SEC. 7040. (a) PROHIBITION OF FUNDS.—None of 3 the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provi- 4 sions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 5 Act of 1961 may be obligated or expended with respect 6 to providing funds to the Palestinian Authority. 7 (b) WAIVER.—The prohibition included in subsection 8 (a) shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to 9 the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Presi- 10 dent pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on 11 Appropriations that waiving such prohibition is important 12 to the national security interest of the United States. 13 (c) PERIOD OF APPLICATION OF WAIVER.—Any 14 waiver pursuant to subsection (b) shall be effective for no 15 more than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not 16 apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act. 17 (d) REPORT.—Whenever the waiver authority pursu- 18 ant to subsection (b) is exercised, the President shall sub- 19 mit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detail- 20 ing the justification for the waiver, the purposes for which 21 the funds will be spent, and the accounting procedures in 22 place to ensure that the funds are properly disbursed: Pro- 23 vided, That the report shall also detail the steps the Pales- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00140 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 141 •HR 4779 RH tinian Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate 1 weapons and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure. 2 (e) CERTIFICATION.—If the President exercises the 3 waiver authority under subsection (b), the Secretary of 4 State must certify and report to the Committees on Ap- 5 propriations prior to the obligation of funds that the Pal- 6 estinian Authority has established a single treasury ac- 7 count for all Palestinian Authority financing and all fi- 8 nancing mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel 9 financing mechanisms exist outside of the Palestinian Au- 10 thority treasury account, and there is a single comprehen- 11 sive civil service roster and payroll, and the Palestinian 12 Authority is acting to counter incitement of violence 13 against Israelis and is supporting activities aimed at pro- 14 moting peace, coexistence, and security cooperation with 15 Israel. 16 (f) PROHIBITION TO HAMAS AND THE PALESTINE 17 LIBERATION ORGANIZATION.— 18 (1) None of the funds appropriated in titles III 19 through VI of this Act may be obligated for salaries 20 of personnel of the Palestinian Authority located in 21 Gaza or may be obligated or expended for assistance 22 to Hamas or any entity effectively controlled by 23 Hamas, any power-sharing government of which 24 Hamas is a member, or that results from an agree- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00141 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 142 •HR 4779 RH ment with Hamas and over which Hamas exercises 1 undue influence. 2 (2) Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph 3 (1), assistance may be provided to a power-sharing 4 government only if the President certifies and re- 5 ports to the Committees on Appropriations that such 6 government, including all of its ministers or such 7 equivalent, has publicly accepted and is complying 8 with the principles contained in section 9 620K(b)(1)(A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance 10 Act of 1961, as amended. 11 (3) The President may exercise the authority in 12 section 620K(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 13 1961, as added by the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism 14 Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–446) with respect to 15 this subsection. 16 (4) Whenever the certification pursuant to 17 paragraph (2) is exercised, the Secretary of State 18 shall submit a report to the Committees on Appro- 19 priations within 120 days of the certification and 20 every quarter thereafter on whether such govern- 21 ment, including all of its ministers or such equiva- 22 lent are continuing to comply with the principles 23 contained in section 620K(b)(1)(A) and (B) of the 24 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended: Pro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00142 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 143 •HR 4779 RH vided, That the report shall also detail the amount, 1 purposes and delivery mechanisms for any assistance 2 provided pursuant to the abovementioned certifi- 3 cation and a full accounting of any direct support of 4 such government. 5 (5) None of the funds appropriated under titles 6 III through VI of this Act may be obligated for as- 7 sistance for the Palestine Liberation Organization. 8 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 9 SEC. 7041. (a) EGYPT.— 10 (1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 11 this Act, not less than $1,425,000,000 shall be made 12 available for assistance for Egypt, of which— 13 (A) not less than $125,000,000 shall be 14 made available from funds under the heading 15 ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’; and 16 (B) not less than $1,300,000,000 shall be 17 made available from funds under the heading 18 ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, to re- 19 main available until September 30, 2027: Pro- 20 vided, That such funds may be transferred to 21 an interest bearing account in the Federal Re- 22 serve Bank of New York. 23 (2) ADDITIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE.—In 24 addition to amounts made available pursuant to 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00143 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 144 •HR 4779 RH paragraph (1), not less than $75,000,000 of the 1 funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Foreign 2 Military Financing Program’’ shall be made avail- 3 able for assistance for Egypt. 4 (3) CERTIFICATION AND REPORT.—Funds ap- 5 propriated by this Act that are available for assist- 6 ance for Egypt may be made available notwith- 7 standing any other provision of law restricting as- 8 sistance for Egypt, except for this subsection and 9 section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 10 and may only be made available for assistance for 11 the Government of Egypt if the Secretary of State 12 certifies and reports to the Committees on Appro- 13 priations that such government is— 14 (A) sustaining the strategic relationship 15 with the United States; and 16 (B) meeting its obligations under the 1979 17 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty. 18 (b) IRAN.— 19 (1) FUNDING.—Funds appropriated by this Act 20 under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, ‘‘Na- 21 tional Security Investment Programs’’, and ‘‘Non- 22 proliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 23 Programs’’ shall be made available— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00144 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 145 •HR 4779 RH (A) to support the United States policy to 1 prevent Iran from achieving the capability to 2 produce or otherwise obtain a nuclear weapon; 3 (B) to support an expeditious response to 4 any violation of United Nations Security Coun- 5 cil Resolutions or to efforts that advance Iran’s 6 nuclear program; 7 (C) to support the implementation and en- 8 forcement of sanctions against Iran for support 9 of nuclear weapons development, terrorism, 10 human rights abuses, and ballistic missile and 11 weapons proliferation; and 12 (D) for democracy programs in support of 13 the aspirations of the Iranian people. 14 (2) REPORTS.— 15 (A) SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT.—The Sec- 16 retary of State shall submit to the Committees 17 on Appropriations the semi-annual report re- 18 quired by section 135(d)(4) of the Atomic En- 19 ergy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2160e(d)(4)), as 20 added by section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agree- 21 ment Review Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–17). 22 (B) SANCTIONS REPORT.—Not later than 23 180 days after the date of enactment of this 24 Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00145 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 146 •HR 4779 RH the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to 1 the appropriate congressional committees a re- 2 port— 3 (i) describing the impact of United 4 States sanctions, including secondary sanc- 5 tions, on Iran’s ability to fund its nuclear 6 program, destabilizing activities through- 7 out the Middle East, terrorism, human 8 rights abuses, and ballistic missiles and 9 weapons proliferation; and 10 (ii) providing an assessment of Iran’s 11 existing sources of revenue, and whether 12 such revenue is derived from transactions 13 with potentially sanctionable entities that 14 have not yet been designated. 15 (3) LIMITATIONS.—None of the funds appro- 16 priated by this Act may be— 17 (A) used to implement an agreement with 18 the Government of Iran relating to the nuclear 19 program of Iran, or a renewal of the Joint 20 Comprehensive Plan of Action adopted on Octo- 21 ber 18, 2015, in contravention of the Iran Nu- 22 clear Agreement Review Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 23 2160e); 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00146 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 147 •HR 4779 RH (B) made available to any foreign entity or 1 person that is subject to United Nations or 2 United States bilateral sanctions with respect to 3 the Government of Iran; or 4 (C) used to revoke the designation of the 5 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a For- 6 eign Terrorist Organization pursuant to section 7 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 8 U.S.C. 1189). 9 (c) ISRAEL.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 10 under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro- 11 gram’’, not less than $3,300,000,000 shall be available for 12 grants only for Israel: Provided, That any funds appro- 13 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 14 Financing Program’’ and made available for assistance for 15 Israel shall be disbursed within 30 days of the date of en- 16 actment of this Act: Provided further, That to the extent 17 that the Government of Israel requests that funds be used 18 for such purposes, grants made available for Israel under 19 this heading shall, as agreed by the United States and 20 Israel, be available for advanced weapons systems, of 21 which not less than $250,300,000 shall be available for 22 the procurement in Israel of defense articles and defense 23 services, including research and development. 24 (d) JORDAN.— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00147 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 148 •HR 4779 RH (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 1 titles III and IV, not less than $1,650,000,000 shall 2 be made available for assistance for Jordan, of 3 which not less than $845,100,000 shall be made 4 available for budget support for the Government of 5 Jordan and not less than $425,000,000 shall be 6 made available under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 7 Financing Program’’. 8 (2) In addition to amounts made available pur- 9 suant to paragraph (1), not less than $400,000,000 10 of the funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Na- 11 tional Security Investment Programs’’ shall be made 12 available for assistance for Jordan, which shall be 13 made available for budget support, and not less than 14 $50,000,000 of the funds appropriated under the 15 heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ 16 shall be made available for assistance for Jordan. 17 (e) LEBANON.— 18 (1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro- 19 priated by this Act may be made available for the 20 Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) or the Leb- 21 anese Armed Forces (LAF) if the ISF or the LAF 22 is controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, as 23 designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigra- 24 tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00148 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 149 •HR 4779 RH (2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE.— 1 (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under 2 the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control 3 and Law Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military 4 Financing Program’’ that are made available 5 for assistance for Lebanon may be made avail- 6 able for programs and equipment for the ISF 7 and the LAF to address security and stability 8 requirements in areas affected by conflict in 9 Syria, following consultation with the appro- 10 priate congressional committees. 11 (B) Funds appropriated by this Act under 12 the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro- 13 gram’’ that are made available for assistance 14 for Lebanon may only be made available for 15 programs to— 16 (i) professionalize the LAF to miti- 17 gate internal and external threats from 18 non-state actors, including Hizballah; 19 (ii) strengthen the security of borders 20 and combat terrorism, including training 21 and equipping the LAF to secure the bor- 22 ders of Lebanon and address security and 23 stability requirements in areas affected by 24 conflict in Syria, interdicting arms ship- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00149 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 150 •HR 4779 RH ments, and preventing the use of Lebanon 1 as a safe haven for terrorist groups; and 2 (iii) implement United Nations Secu- 3 rity Council Resolution 1701: 4 Provided, That prior to obligating funds made 5 available by this subparagraph for assistance 6 for the LAF, the Secretary of State shall sub- 7 mit to the Committees on Appropriations a 8 spend plan, including actions to be taken to en- 9 sure equipment provided to the LAF is used 10 only for the intended purposes, except such plan 11 may not be considered as meeting the notifica- 12 tion requirements under section 7015 of this 13 Act or under section 634A of the Foreign As- 14 sistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That 15 any notification submitted pursuant to such 16 section shall include any funds specifically in- 17 tended for lethal military equipment. 18 (f) SYRIA.— 19 (1) NON-LETHAL ASSISTANCE.—Funds appro- 20 priated by this Act under titles III and IV may be 21 made available, notwithstanding any other provision 22 of law, for non-lethal stabilization assistance for 23 Syria, including for emergency medical and rescue 24 response and chemical weapons investigations. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00150 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 151 •HR 4779 RH (2) LIMITATIONS.—Funds made available pur- 1 suant to paragraph (1) of this subsection— 2 (A) may not be made available for a 3 project or activity that supports or otherwise le- 4 gitimizes the Government of Iran, foreign ter- 5 rorist organizations (as designated pursuant to 6 section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 7 Act (8 U.S.C. 1189)), or a proxy of Iran in 8 Syria; and 9 (B) may not be made available for activi- 10 ties that further the strategic objectives of the 11 governments of the Russian Federation or the 12 People’s Republic of China that the Secretary 13 of State determines may threaten or undermine 14 United States national security interests. 15 (3) CONSULTATION.—Funds appropriated by 16 this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 17 the Department of State, foreign operations, and re- 18 lated programs that are made available for any new 19 program, project, or activity in Syria shall be subject 20 to prior consultation with the appropriate congres- 21 sional committees. 22 (g) WEST BANK AND GAZA.— 23 (1) LIMITATIONS.— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00151 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 152 •HR 4779 RH (A) None of the funds appropriated under 1 the heading ‘‘National Security Investment Pro- 2 grams’’ in this Act may be made available for 3 assistance for the Palestinian Authority, if after 4 the date of enactment of this Act— 5 (i) the Palestinians obtain the same 6 standing as member states or full member- 7 ship as a state in the United Nations or 8 any specialized agency thereof outside an 9 agreement negotiated between Israel and 10 the Palestinians; or 11 (ii) the Palestinians initiate an Inter- 12 national Criminal Court (ICC) judicially 13 authorized investigation, or actively sup- 14 port such an investigation, that subjects 15 Israeli nationals to an investigation for al- 16 leged crimes against Palestinians. 17 (B)(i) The President may waive the provi- 18 sions of section 1003 of the Foreign Relations 19 Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 20 (Public Law 100–204) if the President deter- 21 mines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of 22 the House of Representatives, the President pro 23 tempore of the Senate, and the appropriate con- 24 gressional committees that the Palestinians 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00152 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 153 •HR 4779 RH have not, after the date of enactment of this 1 Act— 2 (I) obtained in the United Nations or 3 any specialized agency thereof the same 4 standing as member states or full member- 5 ship as a state outside an agreement nego- 6 tiated between Israel and the Palestinians; 7 (II) initiated or actively supported an 8 ICC investigation against Israeli nationals 9 for alleged crimes against Palestinians; 10 and 11 (III) initiated any further action, 12 whether directly or indirectly, based on an 13 Advisory Opinion of the International 14 Court of Justice that undermines direct 15 negotiations to resolve the Israeli-Pales- 16 tinian conflict, including matters related to 17 final status and Israel’s longstanding secu- 18 rity rights and responsibilities. 19 (ii) Not less than 90 days after the Presi- 20 dent is unable to make the certification pursu- 21 ant to clause (i) of this subparagraph, the 22 President may waive section 1003 of Public 23 Law 100–204 if the President determines and 24 certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00153 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 154 •HR 4779 RH of Representatives, the President pro tempore 1 of the Senate, and the Committees on Appro- 2 priations that the Palestinians have entered 3 into direct and meaningful negotiations with 4 Israel: Provided, That any waiver of the provi- 5 sions of section 1003 of Public Law 100–204 6 under clause (i) of this subparagraph or under 7 previous provisions of law must expire before 8 the waiver under this clause may be exercised. 9 (iii) Any waiver pursuant to this subpara- 10 graph shall be effective for no more than a pe- 11 riod of 6 months at a time and shall not apply 12 beyond 12 months after the enactment of this 13 Act. 14 (C) None of the funds appropriated or oth- 15 erwise made available by this Act may be made 16 available for the Office of Palestinian Affairs, 17 Department of State. 18 (2) APPLICATION OF TAYLOR FORCE ACT.— 19 Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 20 ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’ that are 21 made available for assistance for the West Bank and 22 Gaza shall be made available consistent with section 23 1004(a) of the Taylor Force Act (title X of division 24 S of Public Law 115–141). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00154 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 155 •HR 4779 RH (3) SECURITY REPORT.—The reporting require- 1 ments in section 1404 of the Supplemental Appro- 2 priations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252) shall 3 apply to funds made available by this Act, including 4 a description of modifications, if any, to the security 5 strategy of the Palestinian Authority. 6 (4) INCITEMENT REPORT.—Not later than 90 7 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 8 Secretary of State shall submit a report to the ap- 9 propriate congressional committees detailing steps 10 taken by the Palestinian Authority to counter incite- 11 ment of violence against Israelis and to promote 12 peace and coexistence with Israel. 13 (5) DIRECTIVE.—Beginning in fiscal year 2026, 14 the Secretary of State shall bifurcate the budget op- 15 erating unit of ‘‘West Bank and Gaza’’ into separate 16 units. 17 AFRICA 18 SEC. 7042. (a) CONFLICT RECOVERY.—Funds ap- 19 propriated by this Act and made available to facilitate re- 20 gional economic integration and investment in the Great 21 Lakes Region of Africa shall prioritize sectors deemed crit- 22 ical to the national security and economic interests of the 23 United States, including the mining sector and other nat- 24 ural resources: Provided, That such activities shall be im- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00155 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 156 •HR 4779 RH plemented in a manner consistent with the June 2025 1 peace accords between the Democratic Republic of the 2 Congo and the Republic of Rwanda, as aligned with 3 United States national security. 4 (b) SOUTH AFRICA.—None of the funds appropriated 5 by this Act under titles III and IV may be made available 6 for assistance for the Government of South Africa unless 7 the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Commit- 8 tees on Appropriations that the conditions enumerated 9 under this section in the report accompanying this Act re- 10 lating to the cessation of cooperation with United States 11 adversaries and adherence to the rule of law have been 12 met. 13 (c) SUDAN.—None of the funds appropriated by this 14 Act under title IV may be made available for assistance 15 for the central Government of Sudan. 16 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 17 SEC. 7043. (a) BURMA.—Funds appropriated by this 18 Act under the heading ‘‘National Security Investment 19 Programs’’, may be made available for assistance for 20 Burma for the purposes described in section 5575 of the 21 Burma Act of 2022 (subtitle E of title LV of division E 22 of Public Law 117–263) and section 7043(a) of the De- 23 partment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro- 24 grams Appropriations Act, 2023 (division K of Public Law 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00156 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 157 •HR 4779 RH 117–328): Provided, That the authorities, limitations, and 1 conditions contained in section 7043(a) of division K of 2 Public Law 117–328 shall apply to funds made available 3 for assistance for Burma under this Act, except for the 4 minimum funding requirements and paragraph (1)(B). 5 (b) INDO-PACIFIC STRATEGY.— 6 (1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated 7 under titles III and IV of this Act, not less than 8 $1,800,000,000 shall be made available to support 9 implementation of the Indo-Pacific Strategy. 10 (2) COUNTERING PRC INFLUENCE FUND.—Of 11 the funds appropriated by this Act under the head- 12 ings ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’, 13 ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforce- 14 ment’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining 15 and Related Programs’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Fi- 16 nancing Program’’, not less than $400,000,000 shall 17 be made available for a Countering PRC Influence 18 Fund to counter the influence of the Government of 19 the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese 20 Communist Party and entities acting on their behalf 21 globally, which shall be subject to prior consultation 22 with the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, 23 That such funds are in addition to amounts other- 24 wise made available for such purposes: Provided fur- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00157 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 158 •HR 4779 RH ther, That up to 10 percent of such funds shall be 1 held in reserve to respond to unanticipated opportu- 2 nities to counter PRC influence: Provided further, 3 That funds made available pursuant to this para- 4 graph under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financ- 5 ing Program’’ may remain available until September 6 30, 2027: Provided further, That funds appropriated 7 by this Act for such Fund under the headings 8 ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforce- 9 ment’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining 10 and Related Programs’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Fi- 11 nancing Program’’ may be transferred to, and 12 merged with, funds appropriated under such head- 13 ings: Provided further, That such transfer authority 14 is in addition to any other transfer authority pro- 15 vided by this Act or any other Act, and is subject 16 to the regular notification procedures of the Com- 17 mittees on Appropriations. 18 (3) RESTRICTION ON USES OF FUNDS.—None 19 of the funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts 20 making appropriations for the Department of State, 21 foreign operations, and related programs may be 22 made available for any project or activity that di- 23 rectly supports or promotes— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00158 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 159 •HR 4779 RH (A) the Belt and Road Initiative or any 1 dual-use infrastructure projects of the People’s 2 Republic of China; or 3 (B) the use of technology, including bio- 4 technology, digital, telecommunications, and 5 cyber, developed by the People’s Republic of 6 China unless the Secretary of State, in con- 7 sultation with the heads of other Federal agen- 8 cies, as appropriate, determines that such use 9 does not adversely impact the national security 10 of the United States. 11 (4) MAPS.—None of the funds made available 12 by this Act should be used to create, procure, or dis- 13 play any map that inaccurately depicts the territory 14 and social and economic system of Taiwan and the 15 islands or island groups administered by Taiwan au- 16 thorities. 17 (c) NORTH KOREA.— 18 (1) CYBERSECURITY.—None of the funds ap- 19 propriated by this Act or prior Acts making appro- 20 priations for the Department of State, foreign oper- 21 ations, and related programs may be made available 22 for assistance for the central government of a coun- 23 try the Secretary of State determines and reports to 24 the appropriate congressional committees engages in 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00159 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 160 •HR 4779 RH significant transactions contributing materially to 1 the malicious cyber-intrusion capabilities of the Gov- 2 ernment of North Korea: Provided, That the Sec- 3 retary of State shall submit the report required by 4 section 209 of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy 5 Enhancement Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–122; 22 6 U.S.C. 9229) to the Committees on Appropriations: 7 Provided further, That the Secretary of State may 8 waive the application of the restriction in this para- 9 graph with respect to assistance for the central gov- 10 ernment of a country if the Secretary determines 11 and reports to the appropriate congressional com- 12 mittees that to do so is important to the national se- 13 curity interest of the United States, including a de- 14 scription of such interest served. 15 (2) BROADCASTS.—Funds appropriated by this 16 Act under the heading ‘‘International Broadcasting 17 Operations and Capital Improvements’’ shall be 18 made available to maintain broadcasting hours into 19 North Korea at levels not less than the prior fiscal 20 year. 21 (3) HUMAN RIGHTS.—Funds appropriated by 22 this Act under the headings ‘‘National Security In- 23 vestment Programs’’ and ‘‘Democracy Fund’’ shall 24 be made available for the promotion of human rights 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00160 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 161 •HR 4779 RH in North Korea: Provided, That the authority of sec- 1 tion 7032(b)(1) of this Act shall apply to such 2 funds. 3 (4) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of 4 the funds made available by this Act under the 5 heading ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’ 6 may be made available for assistance for the Govern- 7 ment of North Korea. 8 (d) PACIFIC ISLANDS COUNTRIES.— 9 (1) OPERATIONS.—Funds appropriated by this 10 Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ shall 11 be made available to expand the United States diplo- 12 matic and development presence in Pacific Islands 13 countries (PICs), including the number and location 14 of facilities and personnel. 15 (2) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 16 this Act under the headings ‘‘National Security In- 17 vestment Programs’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Con- 18 trol and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, 19 Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, 20 and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, not less 21 than $175,000,000 shall be made available for as- 22 sistance for PICs. 23 (e) PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.— 24 (1) PROHIBITION.— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00161 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 162 •HR 4779 RH (A) None of the funds appropriated by this 1 Act may be made available for assistance for 2 the Government of the People’s Republic of 3 China or the Chinese Communist Party. 4 (B) None of the funds appropriated by this 5 Act shall be used to implement, administer, 6 carry out, modify, revise, or enforce any action 7 that directly supports or facilitates forced labor 8 or other violations of human rights, crimes 9 against humanity, or genocide in the People’s 10 Republic of China. 11 (C) None of the funds appropriated by this 12 Act may be made available for any institution 13 of higher education (as defined by 20 U.S.C. 14 1002), that engages in a partnership or other 15 formalized academic collaboration in STEM (as 16 defined in 15 U.S.C. 8841) including but not 17 limited to a joint institute with an entity, such 18 as a college or university that is located, oper- 19 ated, or controlled by the Chinese Communist 20 Party or the Government of the People’s Re- 21 public of China. 22 (2) HONG KONG.—Of the funds appropriated 23 by this Act under the heading ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, 24 not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available for 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00162 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 163 •HR 4779 RH democracy and Internet freedom programs for Hong 1 Kong, including legal and other support for democ- 2 racy activists. 3 (f) PHILIPPINES.—Of the funds appropriated by this 4 Act under titles III and IV, not less than $180,300,000 5 shall be made available for assistance for the Philippines, 6 of which not less than $80,300,000 shall be made available 7 under the heading ‘‘National Security Investment Pro- 8 grams’’ and not less than $100,000,000 shall be made 9 available under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 10 Program’’. 11 (g) PUBLIC LAW 106–554.—Of the funds appro- 12 priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Educational and 13 Cultural Exchange Programs’’ and ‘‘National Security In- 14 vestment Programs’’, not less than $11,500,000 shall be 15 made available to carry out the purposes of the Vietnam 16 Education Foundation Act of 2000 (title II of division B 17 of H.R. 5666, as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 18 106–554 and contained in appendix D of such Act; 114 19 Stat. 2763A–257; 22 U.S.C. 2452 note). 20 (h) TAIWAN.— 21 (1) GLOBAL COOPERATION AND TRAINING 22 FRAMEWORK.—Of the funds appropriated by this 23 Act under the heading ‘‘National Security Invest- 24 ment Programs’’, not less than $4,000,000 shall be 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00163 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 164 •HR 4779 RH made available for the Global Cooperation and 1 Training Framework, which shall be administered by 2 the American Institute in Taiwan. 3 (2) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PRO- 4 GRAM.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 5 the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, 6 not less than $500,000,000 shall be made available 7 for assistance for Taiwan: Provided, That the Sec- 8 retary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of 9 Defense, shall prioritize the delivery of defense arti- 10 cles and services for Taiwan. 11 (3) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 12 LOAN AND LOAN GUARANTEE AUTHORITY.—Funds 13 appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making ap- 14 propriations for the Department of State, foreign 15 operations, and related programs under the heading 16 ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, except for 17 amounts designated as an emergency requirement 18 pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or 19 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 20 Act of 1985, may be made available for the costs, 21 as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budg- 22 et Act of 1974, of direct loans and loan guarantees 23 for Taiwan, as authorized by section 5502(g) of the 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00164 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 165 •HR 4779 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 for the 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) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 15 of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 16 heading ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’, 17 not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available to 18 nongovernmental organizations with experience 19 working with Tibetan communities to support activi- 20 ties which preserve cultural traditions and promote 21 sustainable development, education, and environ- 22 mental conservation in Tibetan communities in the 23 Tibet Autonomous Region and in other Tibetan com- 24 munities in China. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00165 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 166 •HR 4779 RH (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 1 the heading ‘‘National Security Investment Pro- 2 grams’’, not less than $8,000,000 shall be made 3 available for programs to promote and preserve Ti- 4 betan culture and language in the refugee and dias- 5 pora Tibetan communities, development, and the re- 6 silience of Tibetan communities and the Central Ti- 7 betan Administration in India and Nepal, and to as- 8 sist in the education and development of the next 9 generation of Tibetan leaders from such commu- 10 nities: Provided, That such funds are in addition to 11 amounts made available in paragraph (1) for pro- 12 grams inside Tibet. 13 (3) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 14 the heading ‘‘National Security Investment Pro- 15 grams’’, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made 16 available for programs to strengthen the capacity of 17 the Central Tibetan Administration, of which up to 18 $1,500,000 may be made available to address eco- 19 nomic growth and capacity building activities, in- 20 cluding for displaced Tibetan refugee families in 21 India and Nepal to help meet basic needs, following 22 consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00166 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 167 •HR 4779 RH SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA 1 SEC. 7044. (a) RESTRICTION ON AFGHANISTAN.— 2 None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made avail- 3 able by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 4 the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 5 programs that are made available for assistance for Af- 6 ghanistan may be made available for assistance to the 7 Taliban. 8 (b) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this Act 9 under the heading ‘‘National Security Investment Pro- 10 grams’’ shall be made available for— 11 (1) modified learning opportunities for women 12 and girls in Afghanistan, including but not limited 13 to, efforts to expand internet access, online school- 14 ing, and distribution of educational content; 15 (2) programs to investigate and document 16 human rights abuses against women in Afghanistan; 17 and 18 (3) a program for Afghan women-led organiza- 19 tions to support education, human rights, and eco- 20 nomic livelihoods in Afghanistan: Provided, That 21 such program shall be co-designed by women in Af- 22 ghanistan. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00167 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 168 •HR 4779 RH LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 1 SEC. 7045. (a) ASSISTANCE FOR LATIN AMERICA 2 AND THE CARIBBEAN.—Funds appropriated by this Act 3 under titles III and IV and made available for countries 4 in Latin America and the Caribbean shall be prioritized 5 for countries and programs that are— 6 (1) countering fentanyl and other narcotics traf- 7 ficking; 8 (2) respecting norms of democracy, constitutional 9 order, and human rights; 10 (3) cooperating in the countering of regional and 11 global authoritarian threats; and 12 (4) demonstrating commitment and progress in off- 13 setting large-scale migration and human trafficking from 14 or through the Western Hemisphere. 15 (b) CENTRAL AMERICA.— 16 (1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under 17 titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available 18 for assistance for countries in Central America, in- 19 cluding Panama and Costa Rica, and shall be allo- 20 cated to address the unique circumstances of each 21 country in support of United States security inter- 22 ests in the region. 23 (2) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN 24 CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS.— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00168 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 169 •HR 4779 RH (A) Of the funds made available pursuant 1 to paragraph (1), 50 percent of such funds that 2 are made available for assistance for each of the 3 central governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, 4 and Honduras may only be obligated after the 5 Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 6 Committees on Appropriations that such gov- 7 ernment is— 8 (i) cooperating with the United States 9 to counter drug trafficking, human traf- 10 ficking and smuggling, and other 11 transnational crime; 12 (ii) cooperating with the United 13 States and other governments in the region 14 to facilitate the return, repatriation, and 15 reintegration of migrants arriving at the 16 southwest border of the United States who 17 do not qualify for asylum, consistent with 18 international law; 19 (iii) taking demonstrable actions to 20 secure national borders and stem mass mi- 21 gration towards Mexico and the United 22 States, including positive governance re- 23 lated to combating crime and violence, 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00169 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 170 •HR 4779 RH building economic opportunity, improving 1 services, and protecting human rights; 2 (iv) improving strategies to combat 3 money laundering and other global finan- 4 cial crimes, and counter corruption, includ- 5 ing investigating and prosecuting govern- 6 ment officials, military personnel, and po- 7 lice officers credibly alleged to be corrupt; 8 (v) improving rule of law and taking 9 positive steps to counter impunity; and 10 (vi) improving the conditions for busi- 11 nesses to operate and invest, including in- 12 vestment-friendly tax reform, transparent 13 and expeditious dispute resolution, and 14 legal frameworks protecting private prop- 15 erty rights. 16 (B) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitation of sub- 17 paragraph (A) shall not apply to funds appro- 18 priated by this Act that are made available 19 for— 20 (i) judicial entities to combat corrup- 21 tion and impunity; 22 (ii) investigation of human rights 23 abuses; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00170 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 171 •HR 4779 RH (iii) support for women’s economic 1 empowerment; 2 (iv) prevention of violence against 3 women and girls; 4 (v) security assistance to combat 5 transnational crime, including narcotics 6 trafficking; 7 (vi) security assistance to protect na- 8 tional borders; and 9 (vii) security assistance associated 10 with migration protection. 11 (c) COLOMBIA.— 12 (1) PRE-OBLIGATION REPORTS.—Prior to the 13 initial obligation of funds appropriated by this Act 14 and made available for assistance for Colombia, the 15 Secretary of State shall submit a report to the ap- 16 propriate congressional committees on the status of 17 United States bilateral relations with the Govern- 18 ment of Colombia, including analysis of how such 19 Government’s current policies align with United 20 States national interests such as mitigating irregular 21 migration; supporting rule of law, democracy and 22 strong institutions; and countering narcotics traf- 23 ficking, terrorist organizations, human trafficking, 24 and antisemitism. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00171 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 172 •HR 4779 RH (2) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.—Of the funds 1 appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Inter- 2 national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ 3 that are made available for assistance for Colombia, 4 30 percent may be obligated only if the Secretary of 5 State certifies and reports to the Committees on Ap- 6 propriations that in the previous 12 months the Gov- 7 ernment of Colombia has— 8 (A) reduced overall coca cultivation, pro- 9 duction, and drug trafficking; 10 (B) continued cooperating with the United 11 States on joint counternarcotics operations; and 12 (C) maintained extradition cooperation 13 with the United States. 14 (3) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro- 15 priated by this Act or prior Acts making appropria- 16 tions for the Department of State, foreign oper- 17 ations, and related programs that are made available 18 for assistance for Colombia may be made available 19 for— 20 (A) reparation payments; 21 (B) alternative development assistance on 22 properties where substances deemed illegal 23 under the Controlled Substance Act of 1970 are 24 grown, produced, imported, or distributed; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00172 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 173 •HR 4779 RH (C) compensation awarded to demobilized 1 combatants through the implementation of the 2 2016 peace agreement between the Government 3 of Colombia and illegal armed groups; and 4 (D) agrarian cash subsidies. 5 (4) OVERSIGHT.—Of the funds appropriated by 6 this Act under the heading ‘‘National Security In- 7 vestment Programs’’ up to $1,000,000 may be used 8 by the Inspector General of the Department of State 9 for audits and other activities related to compliance 10 with the limitations in paragraph (3)(B): Provided, 11 That such funds are in addition to funds otherwise 12 available for such purposes. 13 (5) AUTHORITY.—Aircraft supported by funds 14 made available by this Act and prior Acts making 15 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 16 operations, and related programs and made available 17 for assistance for Colombia may be used to trans- 18 port personnel and supplies involved in drug eradi- 19 cation and interdiction, including security for such 20 activities. 21 (d) CUBA.— 22 (1) DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—Of the funds ap- 23 propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘National 24 Security Investment Programs’’, not less than 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00173 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 174 •HR 4779 RH $35,000,000 shall be made available to promote de- 1 mocracy and strengthen civil society in Cuba, includ- 2 ing to support political prisoners: Provided, That no 3 funds shall be obligated for business promotion, eco- 4 nomic reform, entrepreneurship, or any other assist- 5 ance that is not democracy building as expressly au- 6 thorized in the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Soli- 7 darity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 and the Cuban 8 Democracy Act of 1992. 9 (2) PUBLIC DIPLOMACY LIMITATION.—None of 10 the funds appropriated by this Act in title I and 11 made available for public diplomacy programs may 12 be made available for business promotion, economic 13 reform, entrepreneurship, or any other activity or 14 exchange in Cuba, or with Cuban nationals abroad, 15 that is not democracy building as expressly author- 16 ized in the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 17 (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 and the Cuban Democ- 18 racy Act of 1992. 19 (3) PROHIBITIONS.—None of the funds appro- 20 priated or otherwise made available by this Act or 21 prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart- 22 ment of State, foreign operations, and related pro- 23 grams may be used to— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00174 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 175 •HR 4779 RH (A) revoke the designation of Cuba as a 1 State Sponsor of Terrorism; or 2 (B) eliminate or diminish the Cuba Re- 3 stricted List as maintained by the Department 4 of State, or to otherwise allow, facilitate or en- 5 courage financial transactions with entities on 6 the Cuba Restricted List, as well as other enti- 7 ties or individuals within the Cuban military or 8 Cuban intelligence services, high level members 9 of the Communist Party, those licensed by the 10 Cuban government, or the immediate family 11 members of these entities or individuals. 12 (4) PROHIBITION ON SUPPORT FOR CUBAN 13 MILITARY AND SECURITY INSTITUTIONS.—None of 14 the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 15 by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for 16 the Department of State, foreign operations, and re- 17 lated programs may be made available to any indi- 18 vidual or entity that— 19 (A) engages in financial transactions with, 20 transfers funds to, or otherwise provides mate- 21 rial support to the Ministry of the Revolu- 22 tionary Armed Forces of Cuba, the Ministry of 23 the Interior of Cuba, or any subdivision, agen- 24 cy, or instrumentality thereof; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00175 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 176 •HR 4779 RH (B) engages in activities that directly or 1 indirectly support, facilitate, or benefit the op- 2 erations, revenue generation, or international 3 commercial activities of such Ministries; 4 (C) is owned or controlled by, or acts on 5 behalf of, any entity described in subparagraphs 6 (A) or (B); or 7 (D) knowingly provides support or services 8 for the purpose of circumventing sanctions or 9 restrictions on the Cuban military or security 10 forces, or to benefit senior members thereof. 11 (5) EXCEPTIONS.—The restrictions of para- 12 graph (4) shall not apply to— 13 (A) the sale of agricultural commodities, 14 medicine, or medical devices to Cuba consistent 15 with the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export 16 Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7201 et 17 seq.); 18 (B) payments in furtherance of the lease, 19 maintenance, or improvements of the United 20 States military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; 21 (C) assistance in support of democracy- 22 building and civil society programs for Cuba 23 consistent with section 109 of the LIBERTAD 24 Act; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00176 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 177 •HR 4779 RH (D) payments necessary for the operations, 1 maintenance, or outreach of the United States 2 diplomatic mission or embassy in Havana, 3 Cuba; and 4 (E) sending, processing, or receiving au- 5 thorized remittances. 6 (6) REWARDS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY.—Funds 7 appropriated under the heading ‘‘Administration of 8 Foreign Affairs’’ shall be made available for the Re- 9 wards for Justice Program of the Department of 10 State to provide rewards for information leading to 11 the arrest or conviction, in any country, of any indi- 12 vidual responsible for committing, conspiring or at- 13 tempting to commit, or aiding or abetting in the 14 commission of the attack on United States civilian 15 aircraft over international waters by the Cuban mili- 16 tary on February 24, 1996. 17 (e) CUBAN DOCTORS.— 18 (1) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 19 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 20 shall submit a report to the appropriate congres- 21 sional committees listing the countries and inter- 22 national organizations for which the Secretary has 23 credible information are directly paying the Govern- 24 ment of Cuba for coerced and trafficked labor of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00177 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 178 •HR 4779 RH Cuban medical professionals: Provided, That such 1 report shall be submitted in unclassified form but 2 may include a classified annex. 3 (2) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of State 4 shall apply the requirements of section 7031(c) of 5 this Act to officials from countries and organizations 6 identified in the report required pursuant to the pre- 7 vious paragraph. 8 (3) LIMITATION.— 9 (A) None of the funds appropriated by this 10 Act under title III may be made available for 11 assistance for the central government of a coun- 12 try or international organization that is listed 13 in the report required by paragraph (1). 14 (B) The Secretary may resume assistance 15 to the government of a country or international 16 organization listed in the report required by 17 paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines and 18 reports to the appropriate congressional com- 19 mittees that such government or international 20 organization no longer pays the Government of 21 Cuba for coerced and trafficked labor of Cuban 22 medical professionals. 23 (f) FACILITATING IRRESPONSIBLE MIGRATION.— 24 None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made avail- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00178 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 179 •HR 4779 RH able by this Act may be made available in contravention 1 of Executive Order 14165, relating to Securing Our Bor- 2 ders, and Executive Order 14218, relating to Ending Tax- 3 payer Subsidization of Open Borders, including to encour- 4 age, mobilize, publicize, or manage mass-migration cara- 5 vans towards the United States southwest border. 6 (g) HAITI.— 7 (1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 8 Act under titles III and IV shall be made available 9 for assistance for Haiti to support the basic needs 10 of the Haitian people. 11 (2) CERTIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by 12 this Act that are made available for assistance for 13 Haiti may only be made available for the central 14 Government of Haiti if the Secretary of State cer- 15 tifies and reports to the appropriate congressional 16 committees by January 1, 2026 that elections have 17 been scheduled or held in Haiti and it is in the na- 18 tional interest of the United States to provide such 19 assistance. 20 (3) EXCEPTIONS.—Notwithstanding paragraph 21 (2), funds may be made available to support— 22 (A) democracy programs; 23 (B) anti-gang police, and administration of 24 justice programs, including to reduce pre-trial 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00179 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 180 •HR 4779 RH detention and eliminate inhumane prison condi- 1 tions; 2 (C) public health, food security, subsist- 3 ence farmers, water and sanitation, education, 4 and other programs to meet basic human needs; 5 and 6 (D) disaster relief and recovery. 7 (4) HAITIAN COAST GUARD.—The Government 8 of Haiti shall be eligible to purchase defense articles 9 and services under the Arms Export Control Act (22 10 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) for the Coast Guard. 11 (h) MEXICO.— 12 (1) WATER DELIVERIES.—None of the funds 13 appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act 14 may be made available for assistance for Mexico 15 until the Secretary of State certifies and reports to 16 the Committees on Appropriations that the Govern- 17 ment of Mexico is implementing agreed-upon rem- 18 edies to address the deficit of water deliveries to the 19 United States by Mexico, as prescribed by Article 4, 20 Section B of the Treaty Between the United States 21 of America and Mexico Relating to the Utilization of 22 Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of 23 the Rio Grande, February 3, 1944 (59 Stat. 1219): 24 Provided, That such certification shall include an as- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00180 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 181 •HR 4779 RH sessment of whether Mexico is delivering water in 1 accordance with the terms and schedule outlined in 2 the most recent bilateral agreement addressing the 3 current delivery shortfall: Provided further, That the 4 limitation of this paragraph shall not apply to funds 5 made available to counter the flow of fentanyl, 6 fentanyl precursors, and other synthetic drugs into 7 the United States. 8 (2) COUNTERNARCOTICS.—Of the funds appro- 9 priated by this Act under title IV that are made 10 available for assistance for Mexico, 30 percent may 11 only be obligated after the Secretary of State cer- 12 tifies and reports to the Committees on Appropria- 13 tions that in the previous 12 months the Govern- 14 ment of Mexico has taken steps to— 15 (A) reduce the amount of fentanyl arriving 16 at the United States-Mexico border; 17 (B) dismantle and hold accountable 18 transnational criminal organizations; 19 (C) support joint counternarcotics oper- 20 ations and intelligence sharing with United 21 States counterparts; 22 (D) respect extradition requests for crimi- 23 nals sought by the United States; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00181 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 182 •HR 4779 RH (E) increase counternarcotics engagement 1 at both federal and state levels. 2 (i) NICARAGUA.—Of the funds appropriated by this 3 Act under the heading ‘‘National Security Investment 4 Programs’’, not less than $15,000,000 shall be made 5 available for democracy and religious freedom programs 6 for Nicaragua. 7 (j) ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES.— 8 (1) The Secretary of State shall instruct the 9 United States Permanent Representative to the Or- 10 ganization of American States (OAS) to use the 11 voice and vote of the United States to: 12 (A) implement budgetary reforms and effi- 13 ciencies within the Organization; 14 (B) eliminate arrears, increase other donor 15 contributions, and impose penalties for succes- 16 sive late payment of assessments; 17 (C) prevent programmatic and organiza- 18 tional redundancies and consolidate duplicative 19 activities and functions; 20 (D) prioritize areas in which the OAS has 21 expertise, such as strengthening democracy, 22 monitoring electoral processes, and protecting 23 human rights; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00182 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 183 •HR 4779 RH (E) implement reforms within the Office of 1 the Inspector General (OIG) to ensure the OIG 2 has the necessary leadership, integrity, profes- 3 sionalism, independence, policies, and proce- 4 dures to properly carry out its responsibilities 5 in a manner that meets or exceeds best prac- 6 tices in the United States. 7 (2) Prior to the obligation of funds appro- 8 priated by this Act and made available for an as- 9 sessed contribution to the Organization of American 10 States, but not later than 90 days after the date of 11 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 12 submit a report to the appropriate congressional 13 committees on actions taken or planned to be taken 14 pursuant to paragraph (1) that are in addition to 15 actions taken during the preceding fiscal year, and 16 the results of such actions. 17 (k) THE CARIBBEAN.—Of the funds appropriated by 18 this Act under titles III and IV, not less than $92,500,000 19 shall be made available for the Caribbean Basin Security 20 Initiative: Provided, That funds made available above the 21 fiscal year 2025 level shall be prioritized for countries 22 within the transit zones of illicit drug shipments toward 23 the United States that have increased interdiction of illicit 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00183 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 184 •HR 4779 RH drugs and are most directly impacted by the crisis in 1 Haiti. 2 (l) VENEZUELA.— 3 (1) DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—Of the funds ap- 4 propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘National 5 Security Investment Programs’’, $50,000,000 shall 6 be made available for democracy programs for Ven- 7 ezuela. 8 (2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro- 9 priated by this Act may be used to negotiate, allow, 10 or facilitate the lifting of sanctions on Venezuela. 11 EUROPE AND EURASIA 12 SEC. 7046. (a) SECTION 907 OF THE FREEDOM SUP- 13 PORT ACT.—Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act 14 (22 U.S.C. 5812 note) shall not apply to— 15 (1) activities to support democracy or assist- 16 ance under title V of the FREEDOM Support Act 17 (22 U.S.C. 5851 et seq.) and section 1424 of the 18 Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act 19 of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 2333) or non-proliferation as- 20 sistance; 21 (2) any assistance provided by the Trade and 22 Development Agency under section 661 of the For- 23 eign Assistance Act of 1961; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00184 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 185 •HR 4779 RH (3) any activity carried out by a member of the 1 United States and Foreign Commercial Service while 2 acting within his or her official capacity; 3 (4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or 4 other assistance provided by the United States 5 International Development Finance Corporation as 6 authorized by the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F 7 of Public Law 115–254); 8 (5) any financing provided under the Export- 9 Import Bank Act of 1945 (Public Law 79–173); or 10 (6) humanitarian assistance. 11 (b) TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY.—None of the funds 12 appropriated by this Act may be made available for assist- 13 ance for a government of an Independent State of the 14 former Soviet Union if such government directs any action 15 in violation of the territorial integrity or national sov- 16 ereignty of any other Independent State of the former So- 17 viet Union, such as those violations included in the Hel- 18 sinki Final Act: Provided, That except as otherwise pro- 19 vided in section 7047(a) of this Act, funds may be made 20 available without regard to the restriction in this sub- 21 section if the President determines that to do so is in the 22 national security interest of the United States: Provided 23 further, That prior to executing the authority contained 24 in the previous proviso, the Secretary of State shall con- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00185 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 186 •HR 4779 RH sult with the Committees on Appropriations on how such 1 assistance supports the national security interest of the 2 United States. 3 (c) TURKEY.—The limitations and other provisions 4 of section 7046(c) of the Department of State, Foreign 5 Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 6 2024 (division F of Public Law 118–47) shall continue 7 in effect during fiscal year 2026 and apply to funds appro- 8 priated by this Act. 9 (d) REQUIREMENTS.—The limitations and other pro- 10 visions of section 7046(d) of the Department of State, 11 Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropria- 12 tions Act, 2024 (division F of Public Law 118–47) shall 13 continue in effect during fiscal year 2026 and apply to 14 funds appropriated by this Act. 15 COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE AND AGGRESSION 16 SEC. 7047. (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds ap- 17 propriated by this Act may be made available for assist- 18 ance for the central Government of the Russian Federa- 19 tion. 20 (b) ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY.— 21 (1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro- 22 priated by this Act may be made available for assist- 23 ance for the central government of a country that 24 the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00186 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 187 •HR 4779 RH Committees on Appropriations has taken affirmative 1 steps intended to support or be supportive of the 2 Russian Federation annexation of Crimea or other 3 territory in Ukraine: Provided, That except as other- 4 wise provided in subsection (a), the Secretary may 5 waive the restriction on assistance required by this 6 paragraph if the Secretary determines and reports to 7 such Committees that to do so is in the national in- 8 terest of the United States, and includes a justifica- 9 tion for such interest. 10 (2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro- 11 priated by this Act may be made available for— 12 (A) the implementation of any action or 13 policy that recognizes the sovereignty of the 14 Russian Federation over Crimea or other terri- 15 tory in Ukraine; 16 (B) the facilitation, financing, or guarantee 17 of United States Government investments in 18 Crimea or other territory in Ukraine under the 19 control of the Russian Federation or Russian- 20 backed forces, if such activity includes the par- 21 ticipation of Russian Government officials, or 22 other Russian owned or controlled financial en- 23 tities; or 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00187 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 188 •HR 4779 RH (C) assistance for Crimea or other terri- 1 tory in Ukraine under the control of the Rus- 2 sian Federation or Russian-backed forces, if 3 such assistance includes the participation of 4 Russian Government officials, or other Russian 5 owned or controlled financial entities. 6 (3) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITU- 7 TIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall in- 8 struct the United States executive director of each 9 international financial institution to use the voice 10 and vote of the United States to oppose any assist- 11 ance by such institution (including any loan, credit, 12 grant, or guarantee) for any program that violates 13 the sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine. 14 (4) DURATION.—The requirements and limita- 15 tions of this subsection shall cease to be in effect if 16 the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 17 Committees on Appropriations that the Government 18 of Ukraine has reestablished sovereignty over Cri- 19 mea and other territory in Ukraine under the con- 20 trol of the Russian Federation or Russian-backed 21 forces. 22 (c) OCCUPATION OF THE GEORGIAN TERRITORIES OF 23 ABKHAZIA AND TSKHINVALI REGION/SOUTH OSSETIA.— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00188 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 189 •HR 4779 RH (1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro- 1 priated by this Act may be made available for assist- 2 ance for the central government of a country that 3 the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 4 Committees on Appropriations has recognized the 5 independence of, or has established diplomatic rela- 6 tions with, the Russian Federation occupied Geor- 7 gian territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/ 8 South Ossetia: Provided, That the Secretary shall 9 publish on the Department of State website a list of 10 any such central governments in a timely manner: 11 Provided further, That the Secretary may waive the 12 restriction on assistance required by this paragraph 13 if the Secretary determines and reports to the Com- 14 mittees on Appropriations that to do so is in the na- 15 tional interest of the United States, and includes a 16 justification for such interest. 17 (2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro- 18 priated by this Act may be made available to sup- 19 port the Russian Federation occupation of the Geor- 20 gian territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/ 21 South Ossetia. 22 (3) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITU- 23 TIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall in- 24 struct the United States executive director of each 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00189 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 190 •HR 4779 RH international financial institution to use the voice 1 and vote of the United States to oppose any assist- 2 ance by such institution (including any loan, credit, 3 grant, or guarantee) for any program that violates 4 the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia. 5 (d) COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE FUND.—Of 6 the funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making 7 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper- 8 ations, and related programs under the headings ‘‘Na- 9 tional Security Investment Programs’’, ‘‘International 10 Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘International 11 Military Education and Training’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military 12 Financing Program’’, not less than $300,000,000 shall be 13 made available to carry out the purposes of the Countering 14 Russian Influence Fund, as authorized by section 254 of 15 the Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia 16 Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–44; 22 U.S.C. 9543) and 17 notwithstanding the country limitation in subsection (b) 18 of such section, and programs to enhance the capacity of 19 law enforcement and security forces: Provided, That funds 20 made available pursuant to this paragraph under the 21 heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may re- 22 main available until September 30, 2027. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00190 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 191 •HR 4779 RH UNITED NATIONS AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL 1 ORGANIZATIONS 2 SEC. 7048. (a) UNITED NATIONS VOTING PRAC- 3 TICES.— 4 (1) In considering bilateral assistance for a for- 5 eign government, the Secretary of State shall review, 6 among other factors, the voting practices of such 7 government in the United Nations in relation to 8 United States strategic interests. 9 (2) The Secretary of State shall consult with 10 the United States Permanent Representative to the 11 United Nations on the voting practices of foreign 12 governments prior to the submission of the report 13 required under section 653(a) of the Foreign Assist- 14 ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2413(a)). 15 (b) TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.—Of the 16 funds appropriated by this Act that are available for con- 17 tributions to the United Nations (including the Depart- 18 ment of Peacekeeping Operations), international organiza- 19 tions, or any United Nations agency, 15 percent may not 20 be obligated for such organization, department, or agency 21 until the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 22 appropriate congressional committees that the organiza- 23 tion, department, or agency is— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00191 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 192 •HR 4779 RH (1) posting on a publicly available website, consistent 1 with privacy regulations and due process, regular financial 2 and programmatic audits of such organization, depart- 3 ment, or agency, and providing the United States Govern- 4 ment with necessary access to such financial and perform- 5 ance audits; 6 (2) effectively implementing and enforcing policies 7 and procedures which meet or exceed best practices in the 8 United States for the protection of whistleblowers from 9 retaliation, including— 10 (A) protection against retaliation for internal 11 and lawful public disclosures; 12 (B) legal burdens of proof; 13 (C) statutes of limitation for reporting retalia- 14 tion; 15 (D) access to binding independent adjudicative 16 bodies, including shared cost and selection of exter- 17 nal arbitration; and 18 (E) results that eliminate the effects of proven 19 retaliation, including provision for the restoration of 20 prior employment; 21 (3) effectively implementing and enforcing policies 22 and procedures on the appropriate use of travel funds, in- 23 cluding restrictions on first-class and business-class travel; 24 (4) taking credible steps to combat anti-Israel bias; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00192 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 193 •HR 4779 RH (5) developing and implementing mechanisms to in- 1 form donors of instances in which funds have been di- 2 verted or destroyed and an explanation of the response 3 by the respective international organization; and 4 (6) implementing policies and procedures to effec- 5 tively vet staff for any affiliation with a terrorist organiza- 6 tion. 7 (c) RESTRICTIONS ON UNITED NATIONS DELEGA- 8 TIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS.— 9 (1) RESTRICTIONS ON UNITED STATES DELEGA- 10 TIONS.—None of the funds made available by this 11 Act may be used to pay expenses for any United 12 States delegation to any specialized agency, body, or 13 commission of the United Nations if such agency, 14 body, or commission is chaired or presided over by 15 a country, the government of which the Secretary of 16 State has determined, for purposes of section 17 1754(c) of the Export Reform Control Act of 2018 18 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)), supports international ter- 19 rorism. 20 (2) RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS.—None 21 of the funds made available by this Act may be used 22 by the Secretary of State as a contribution to any 23 organization, agency, commission, or program within 24 the United Nations system if such organization, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00193 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 194 •HR 4779 RH agency, commission, or program is chaired or pre- 1 sided over by a country the government of which the 2 Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of 3 section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 4 section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, section 5 1754(c) of the Export Reform Control Act of 2018 6 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)), or any other provision of law, 7 is a government that has repeatedly provided sup- 8 port for acts of international terrorism. 9 (d) UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL.— 10 None of the funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts 11 making appropriations for the Department of State, for- 12 eign operations, and related programs may be made avail- 13 able for a contribution, grant, or other payment to the 14 United Nations Human Rights Council, including the 15 United Nations International Commission of Inquiry on 16 the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jeru- 17 salem, and Israel, notwithstanding any other provision of 18 law. 19 (e) UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY 20 .—None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 21 available by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 22 for the Department of State, foreign operations, and re- 23 lated programs may be made available— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00194 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 195 •HR 4779 RH (1) for a contribution, grant, or other payment 1 to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency 2 (UNRWA), notwithstanding any other provision of 3 law; or 4 (2) to solicit or otherwise encourage funds for 5 UNRWA from other donors and sources, notwith- 6 standing any other provision of law. 7 (f) PROHIBITION OF PAYMENTS TO UNITED NATIONS 8 MEMBERS.—None of the funds appropriated or made 9 available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act for 10 carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be 11 used to pay in whole or in part any assessments, arrear- 12 ages, or dues of any member of the United Nations or, 13 from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chapter 14 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the 15 costs for participation of another country’s delegation at 16 international conferences held under the auspices of multi- 17 lateral or international organizations. 18 (g) REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after the date 19 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall sub- 20 mit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detail- 21 ing the amount of funds available for obligation or expend- 22 iture in fiscal year 2026 for contributions to any organiza- 23 tion, department, agency, or program within the United 24 Nations system or any international program that are 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00195 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 196 •HR 4779 RH withheld from obligation or expenditure due to any provi- 1 sion of law: Provided, That the Secretary shall update 2 such report each time additional funds are withheld by op- 3 eration of any provision of law: Provided further, That the 4 reprogramming of any withheld funds identified in such 5 report, including updates thereof, shall be subject to prior 6 consultation with, and the regular notification procedures 7 of, the Committees on Appropriations. 8 (h) SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE IN PEACE- 9 KEEPING OPERATIONS.— 10 (1) The Secretary of State shall, to the max- 11 imum extent practicable, withhold assistance to any 12 unit of the security forces of a foreign country if the 13 Secretary has credible information that such unit 14 has engaged in sexual exploitation or abuse while 15 serving in a United Nations peacekeeping operation 16 until the Secretary determines that the government 17 of such country is taking effective steps to hold the 18 responsible members of such unit accountable and to 19 prevent future incidents: Provided, That the Sec- 20 retary shall promptly notify the government of each 21 country subject to any withholding of assistance pur- 22 suant to this paragraph, and shall notify the appro- 23 priate congressional committees of such withholding 24 not later than 10 days after a determination to with- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00196 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 197 •HR 4779 RH hold such assistance is made: Provided further, That 1 the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent prac- 2 ticable, assist such government in bringing the re- 3 sponsible members of such unit to justice. 4 (2) Not later than 90 days after the date of en- 5 actment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall sub- 6 mit a report to the appropriate congressional com- 7 mittees identifying each unit of the security forces of 8 a foreign country that has served in a United Na- 9 tions peacekeeping operation and for which there is 10 credible information of involvement in sexual exploi- 11 tation or abuse: Provided, That the report shall also 12 describe any consideration of assistance provided by 13 the Secretary to the relevant government in support 14 of holding the responsible members of such unit ac- 15 countable and preventing future incidents. 16 (i) ADDITIONAL AVAILABILITY.—Subject to the reg- 17 ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro- 18 priations, funds appropriated by this Act which are re- 19 turned or not made available due to the second proviso 20 under the heading ‘‘Contributions for International Peace- 21 keeping Activities’’ in title I of this Act or section 307(a) 22 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 23 2227(a)), shall remain available for obligation until Sep- 24 tember 30, 2027: Provided, That the requirement to with- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00197 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 198 •HR 4779 RH hold funds for programs in Burma under section 307(a) 1 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to 2 funds appropriated by this Act. 3 (j) PROCUREMENT RESTRICTIONS.—None of the 4 funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making ap- 5 propriations for the Department of State, foreign oper- 6 ations, and related programs may be used for the procure- 7 ment by any entity of the United Nations system or any 8 other multilateral organization of goods or services origi- 9 nating in, or produced by, any person in the Russian Fed- 10 eration, including any entity that is a shell or front com- 11 pany organized to disguise or obscure financial activity re- 12 lating to such goods or services except when required for 13 health and safety-related activities. 14 (k) ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENT.— 15 (1) Prior to the initial obligation of funds ap- 16 propriated by this Act and made available for any 17 international organization that has not entered into 18 written agreements pursuant to section 7048(h) of 19 the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 20 Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024 (divi- 21 sion F of Public Law 118–47), the Secretary of 22 State shall submit to the Committees on Appropria- 23 tions a report justifying such obligation and the poli- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00198 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 199 •HR 4779 RH cies and procedures in place to provide enhanced 1 oversight of such international organization. 2 (2) The Secretary of State shall seek to enter 3 into written agreements with each international or- 4 ganization that receives funds appropriated by this 5 Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the 6 Department of State, foreign operations, and related 7 programs to provide timely access to the Inspector 8 General of the Department of State and the Comp- 9 troller General of the United States to such organi- 10 zation’s financial data and other information rel- 11 evant to United States contributions to such organi- 12 zation, as determined by the Inspector General and 13 the Comptroller General. 14 (3) Not later than 180 days after the date of 15 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 16 submit a report to the appropriate congressional 17 committees detailing which international organiza- 18 tions have not entered into such agreements: Pro- 19 vided, That such report shall include, for each appli- 20 cable organization, the status of any negotiations 21 undertaken by the Department of State to secure 22 such agreements, including any obstacles encoun- 23 tered and a description of the Department’s plans to 24 address them. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00199 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 200 •HR 4779 RH (l) PROHIBITIONS ON FUNDING.—None of the funds 1 appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act and 2 prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 3 State, foreign operations, and related programs may be— 4 (1) made available in contravention of Execu- 5 tive Order 14155, relating to Withdrawing the 6 United States from the World Health Organization; 7 (2) made available to implement or support the 8 Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response 9 Accord that was adopted during the 78th World 10 Health Assembly until the United States Senate ap- 11 proves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty; 12 (3) made available to support iVerify or any 13 other fact-checking tool of the United Nations De- 14 velopment Programme or any other international or- 15 ganization; 16 (4) made available for a contribution, grant, or 17 other payment to the International Court of Justice, 18 notwithstanding any other provision of law; 19 (5) made available for a contribution, grant, or 20 other payment to the International Criminal Court, 21 notwithstanding any other provision of law; or 22 (6) obligated or expended to implement the 23 Arms Trade Treaty until the United States Senate 24 approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00200 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 201 •HR 4779 RH (m) TAIWAN.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 1 and made available for assessed contributions to a special- 2 ized agency, body, or commission of the United Nations, 3 25 percent of such contribution shall be withheld from any 4 such agency, body, or commission if the Secretary of State 5 determines and reports to the Committees on Appropria- 6 tions that after a formal request by Taiwan to participate 7 as an observer in its meetings and activities, such agency, 8 body, or commission failed to provide such status and that 9 such withholding is in the national interest of the United 10 States: Provided, That funds withheld pursuant to this 11 subsection may be made available to support Taiwanese 12 participation in professional development programs mod- 13 eled on the United Nations Junior Professional Officer 14 Program in organizations that provide Taiwan observer 15 status: Provided further, That not later than 180 days 16 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 17 submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report 18 identifying any agency, organization, or commission of the 19 United Nations for which funds have been withheld pursu- 20 ant to this subsection. 21 AMERICA FIRST OPPORTUNITY FUND 22 SEC. 7049. (a) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds appro- 23 priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘National Security 24 Investment Programs’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00201 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 202 •HR 4779 RH and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, and 1 ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, up to 2 $1,700,000,000 may be made available for the America 3 First Opportunity Fund to furnish assistance that makes 4 America safer, stronger, and more prosperous by respond- 5 ing to crises, engaging proactively with strategic partners, 6 and countering threats from adversaries. 7 (b) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Funds appropriated by 8 this Act under the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Con- 9 trol and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, 10 and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ and made 11 available for such Fund may be transferred to, and 12 merged with, funds appropriated under such headings: 13 Provided, That such transfer authority is in addition to 14 any other transfer authority provided by this Act or any 15 other Act, and is subject to the regular notification proce- 16 dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 17 (c) AVAILABILITY.—Funds made available pursuant 18 to this section under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Fi- 19 nancing Program’’ may remain available until September 20 30, 2027. 21 (d) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of State shall 22 consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the al- 23 location of funds made available pursuant to this section 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00202 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 203 •HR 4779 RH not later than 30 days prior to the initial obligation of 1 funds. 2 INTERNET FREEDOM 3 SEC. 7050. Of the funds appropriated by this Act, 4 not less than $94,000,000 shall be made available for pro- 5 grams to promote Internet freedom globally, consistent 6 with section 9707 of the Department of State Authoriza- 7 tion Act of 2022 (title XCVII of division I of Public Law 8 117–263). 9 TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN, OR DEGRADING 10 TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT 11 SEC. 7051. None of the funds made available by this 12 Act may be used to support or justify the use of torture 13 and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or pun- 14 ishment by any official or contract employee of the United 15 States Government. 16 AIRCRAFT TRANSFER, COORDINATION, AND USE 17 SEC. 7052. (a) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Notwith- 18 standing any other provision of law or regulation, aircraft 19 procured with funds appropriated by this Act and prior 20 Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 21 foreign operations, and related programs under the head- 22 ings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, ‘‘International Narcotics 23 Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Andean Counterdrug 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00203 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 204 •HR 4779 RH Initiative’’, and ‘‘Andean Counterdrug Programs’’ may be 1 used for any other program and in any region. 2 (b) PROPERTY DISPOSAL.—The authority provided 3 in subsection (a) shall apply only after the Secretary of 4 State determines and reports to the Committees on Appro- 5 priations that the equipment is no longer required to meet 6 programmatic purposes in the designated country or re- 7 gion: Provided, That any such transfer shall be subject 8 to prior consultation with, and the regular notification 9 procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 10 (c) AIRCRAFT COORDINATION.— 11 (1) AUTHORITY.—The uses of aircraft pur- 12 chased or leased by the Department of State with 13 funds made available in this Act or prior Acts mak- 14 ing appropriations for the Department of State, for- 15 eign operations, and related programs shall be co- 16 ordinated under the authority of the appropriate 17 Chief of Mission: Provided, That such aircraft may 18 be used to transport, on a reimbursable or non-reim- 19 bursable basis, Federal and non-Federal personnel 20 supporting Department of State programs and ac- 21 tivities: Provided further, That official travel for 22 other agencies for other purposes may be supported 23 on a reimbursable basis, or without reimbursement 24 when traveling on a space available basis: Provided 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00204 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 205 •HR 4779 RH further, That funds received by the Department of 1 State in connection with the use of aircraft owned, 2 leased, or chartered by the Department of State may 3 be credited to the Working Capital Fund of the De- 4 partment and shall be available for expenses related 5 to the purchase, lease, maintenance, chartering, or 6 operation of such aircraft. 7 (2) SCOPE.—The requirement and authorities 8 of this subsection shall only apply to aircraft, the 9 primary purpose of which is the transportation of 10 personnel. 11 (d) AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE.— 12 To the maximum extent practicable, the costs of oper- 13 ations and maintenance, including fuel, of aircraft funded 14 by this Act shall be borne by the recipient country. 15 PARKING FINES AND REAL PROPERTY TAXES OWED BY 16 FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS 17 SEC. 7053. The terms and conditions of section 7055 18 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Re- 19 lated Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of 20 Public Law 111–117) shall apply to this Act: Provided, 21 That subsection (f)(2)(B) of such section shall be applied 22 by substituting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’ for ‘‘September 30, 23 2009’’. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00205 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 206 •HR 4779 RH INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND 1 SEC. 7054. (a) EXTENSIONS.—The terms and condi- 2 tions of sections 7086(b)(1) and (2) and 7090(a) of the 3 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 4 Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of Public 5 Law 111–117) shall apply to this Act. 6 (b) REPAYMENT.—The Secretary of the Treasury 7 shall instruct the United States Executive Director of the 8 International Monetary Fund (IMF) to seek to ensure 9 that any loan will be repaid to the IMF before other pri- 10 vate or multilateral creditors. 11 EXTRADITION 12 SEC. 7055. (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds ap- 13 propriated in this Act may be used to provide assistance 14 for the central government of a country which has notified 15 the Department of State of its refusal to extradite to the 16 United States any individual indicted for a criminal of- 17 fense for which the maximum penalty is life imprisonment 18 without the possibility of parole or for killing a law en- 19 forcement officer, as specified in a United States extra- 20 dition request. 21 (b) CLARIFICATION.—Subsection (a) shall only apply 22 to the central government of a country with which the 23 United States maintains diplomatic relations and with 24 which the United States has an extradition treaty and the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00206 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 207 •HR 4779 RH government of that country is in violation of the terms 1 and conditions of the treaty. 2 (c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may waive the 3 restriction in subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the 4 Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations 5 that such waiver is important to the national interest of 6 the United States. 7 ENTERPRISE FUNDS 8 SEC. 7056. (a) NOTIFICATION.—None of the funds 9 made available under titles III through VI of this Act may 10 be made available for Enterprise Funds unless the appro- 11 priate congressional committees are notified at least 15 12 days in advance. 13 (b) DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS PLAN.—Prior to the 14 distribution of any assets resulting from any liquidation, 15 dissolution, or winding up of an Enterprise Fund, in whole 16 or in part, the President shall submit to the appropriate 17 congressional committees a plan for the distribution of the 18 assets of the Enterprise Fund. 19 (c) TRANSITION OR OPERATING PLAN.—Prior to a 20 transition to and operation of any private equity fund or 21 other parallel investment fund under an existing Enter- 22 prise Fund, the President shall submit such transition or 23 operating plan to the appropriate congressional commit- 24 tees. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00207 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 208 •HR 4779 RH LIMITATION RELATED TO GLOBAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE 1 SEC. 7057. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 2 otherwise made available by this Act may be made avail- 3 able for the United Nations Population Fund. 4 (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 5 made available by this Act for global health assistance 6 may be made available to, or implemented by, any foreign 7 nongovernmental organization including those which a 8 United States nongovernmental organization makes a 9 subaward with global heath assistance funds, that pro- 10 motes or performs abortion, except in cases of rape or in- 11 cest or when the life of the mother would be endangered 12 if the fetus were carried to term. 13 GLOBAL HEALTH ACTIVITIES 14 SEC. 7058. (a) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated 15 by titles III and IV of this Act that are made available 16 for bilateral assistance for child survival activities or dis- 17 ease programs including activities relating to research on, 18 and the prevention, treatment and control of, HIV/AIDS 19 may be made available notwithstanding any other provi- 20 sion of law except for provisions under the heading ‘‘Glob- 21 al Health Programs’’ and the United States Leadership 22 Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 23 2003 (117 Stat. 711; 22 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.), as amend- 24 ed. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00208 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 209 •HR 4779 RH (b) LIMITATION.—Of the funds appropriated by this 1 Act, not more than $461,000,000 may be made available 2 for family planning/reproductive health. 3 (c) PANDEMICS AND OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASE 4 OUTBREAKS.— 5 (1) GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY.—Funds appro- 6 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Global 7 Health Programs’’ shall be made available for global 8 health security programs to accelerate the capacity 9 of countries to prevent, detect, and respond to infec- 10 tious disease outbreaks, including by strengthening 11 public health capacity where there is a high risk of 12 emerging zoonotic infectious diseases: Provided, 13 That not later than 60 days after the date of enact- 14 ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall consult 15 with the Committees on Appropriations on the 16 planned uses of such funds. 17 (2) EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES.—If the Sec- 18 retary of State determines and reports to the Com- 19 mittees on Appropriations that an international in- 20 fectious disease outbreak is sustained, severe, and is 21 spreading internationally, or that it is in the na- 22 tional interest to respond to a Public Health Emer- 23 gency of International Concern, not to exceed an ag- 24 gregate total of $200,000,000 of the funds appro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00209 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 210 •HR 4779 RH priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Global 1 Health Programs’’, ‘‘National Security Investment 2 Programs’’, ‘‘International Humanitarian Assist- 3 ance’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, and ‘‘Millennium Chal- 4 lenge Corporation’’ , may be made available to com- 5 bat such infectious disease or public health emer- 6 gency, and may be transferred to, and merged with, 7 funds appropriated under such headings for the pur- 8 poses of this paragraph. 9 (3) EMERGENCY RESERVE FUND.—Up to 10 $50,000,000 of the funds made available under the 11 heading ‘‘Global Health Programs’’ may be made 12 available for the Emergency Reserve Fund estab- 13 lished pursuant to section 7058(c)(1) of the Depart- 14 ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro- 15 grams Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Pub- 16 lic Law 115–31): Provided, That such funds shall be 17 made available under the same terms and conditions 18 of such section. 19 (4) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.— 20 Funds made available by this subsection shall be 21 subject to prior consultation with the appropriate 22 congressional committees and the regular notifica- 23 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropria- 24 tions. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00210 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 211 •HR 4779 RH (d) LIMITATIONS.—Notwithstanding any other provi- 1 sion of law, none of the funds made available by this Act 2 may be made available to support directly or indirectly— 3 (1) the Wuhan Institute of Virology located in 4 the City of Wuhan in the People’s Republic of 5 China; 6 (2) the EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.; 7 (3) any laboratory owned or controlled by the 8 governments of the People’s Republic of China, the 9 Republic of Cuba, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the 10 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Russian 11 Federation, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 12 under the regime of Nicola´s Maduro Moros, or any 13 other country determined by the Secretary of State 14 to be a foreign adversary; or 15 (4) gain-of-function research. 16 (e) TRANSITION STRATEGY.—Not later than 120 17 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 18 of State shall submit a strategy to the appropriate con- 19 gressional committees on a multi-year structured transi- 20 tion of programs supported by the President’s Emergency 21 Plan for AIDS Relief to country-led ownership resulting 22 in reductions of United States assistance consistent with 23 the requirements described under this section in the report 24 accompanying this Act. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00211 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 212 •HR 4779 RH WOMEN’S EQUALITY AND EMPOWERMENT 1 SEC. 7059. (a) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated 2 by this Act shall be made available to promote the equality 3 and empowerment of women and girls in United States 4 Government diplomatic and development efforts by raising 5 the status, increasing the economic participation and op- 6 portunities for political leadership, and protecting the 7 rights of women and girls worldwide. 8 (b) WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT.—Of the 9 funds appropriated under title III of this Act, 10 $160,000,000 shall be made available to expand economic 11 opportunities for women by increasing the number and ca- 12 pacity of women-owned enterprises, improving property 13 rights for women, increasing women’s access to financial 14 services and capital, enhancing the role of women in eco- 15 nomic decision-making at the local, national, and inter- 16 national levels, and improving women’s ability to partici- 17 pate in the global economy, including through implementa- 18 tion of the Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Em- 19 powerment Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–428): Provided, 20 That the Secretary of State shall consult with the Com- 21 mittees on Appropriations on the uses of funds made 22 available pursuant to this subsection. 23 (c) WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.—Of the funds 24 appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00212 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 213 •HR 4779 RH $40,000,000 shall be made available for the Madeleine K. 1 Albright Women’s Leadership Program, as established by 2 section 7059(b) of the Department of State, Foreign Op- 3 erations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023 4 (division K of Public Law 117–328) for programs specifi- 5 cally designed to increase leadership opportunities for 6 women in countries where women and girls suffer discrimi- 7 nation due to law, policy, or practice, by strengthening 8 protections for women’s political status, expanding wom- 9 en’s participation in political parties and elections, and in- 10 creasing women’s opportunities for leadership positions in 11 the public and private sectors at the local, provincial, and 12 national levels. 13 (d) PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 14 AND GIRLS.— 15 (1) Of the funds appropriated under titles III 16 and IV of this Act, not less than $200,000,000 shall 17 be made available to prevent and respond to violence 18 against women and girls. 19 (2) Funds appropriated under titles III and IV 20 of this Act that are available to train foreign police, 21 judicial, and military personnel, including for inter- 22 national peacekeeping operations, shall address, 23 where appropriate, prevention and response to vio- 24 lence against women and girls and trafficking in per- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00213 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 214 •HR 4779 RH sons, and shall promote the integration of women 1 into the police and other security forces. 2 (3) Funds made available pursuant to this sub- 3 section should include efforts to combat a variety of 4 forms of violence against women and girls, including 5 child marriage, rape, and female genital cutting and 6 mutilation. 7 (e) WOMEN, PEACE, AND SECURITY.—Of the funds 8 appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘National Se- 9 curity Investment Programs’’ and ‘‘International Nar- 10 cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, $120,000,000 11 should be made available to support a multi-year strategy 12 to expand, and improve coordination of, United States 13 Government efforts to empower women as equal partners 14 in conflict prevention, peace building, transitional proc- 15 esses, and reconstruction efforts in countries affected by 16 conflict or in political transition, and to ensure the equal 17 provision of relief and recovery assistance to women and 18 girls. 19 (f) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appropriated 20 by this Act may be made available for the Gender Equity 21 and Equality Action Fund. 22 SECTOR ALLOCATIONS 23 SEC. 7060. (a) BASIC EDUCATION AND HIGHER 24 EDUCATION.— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00214 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 215 •HR 4779 RH (1) BASIC EDUCATION.— 1 (A) Of the funds appropriated under title 2 III of this Act, not less than $737,600,000 3 shall be made available for the Nita M. Lowey 4 Basic Education Fund: Provided, That such 5 funds shall also be used for secondary education 6 activities. 7 (B) Of the funds appropriated under title 8 III of this Act for assistance for basic education 9 programs, not less than $152,000,000 shall be 10 made available for contributions to multilateral 11 partnerships that support education. 12 (2) HIGHER EDUCATION.—Of the funds appro- 13 priated by title III of this Act, not less than 14 $216,800,000 shall be made available for assistance 15 for higher education: Provided, That of such 16 amount, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made 17 available for higher education programs pursuant to 18 section 7060(a)(3) of the Department of State, For- 19 eign Operations, and Related Programs Appropria- 20 tions Act, 2021 (division K of Public Law 116–260). 21 (b) CONSERVATION.— 22 (1) BIODIVERSITY.—Of the funds appropriated under 23 title III of this Act, not less than $292,600,000 shall be 24 made available for biodiversity conservation programs. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00215 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 216 •HR 4779 RH (2) INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION.—Of the funds 1 appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than 2 $100,000,000 shall be made available for a contribution 3 to the United States Foundation for International Con- 4 servation as authorized by section 5102 of the National 5 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (22 6 U.S.C. 10602). 7 (3) WILDLIFE POACHING AND TRAFFICKING.— 8 (A) Of the funds appropriated under titles III 9 and IV of this Act, not less than $95,000,000 shall 10 be made available to combat the transnational threat 11 of wildlife poaching and trafficking. 12 (B) None of the funds appropriated under title 13 IV of this Act may be made available for training or 14 other assistance for any military unit or personnel 15 that the Secretary of State determines has been 16 credibly alleged to have participated in wildlife 17 poaching or trafficking, unless the Secretary reports 18 to the appropriate congressional committees that to 19 do so is in the national security interest of the 20 United States. 21 (c) FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOP- 22 MENT.—Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, 23 not less than $768,000,000 shall be made available for 24 food security and agricultural development programs to 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00216 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 217 •HR 4779 RH carry out the purposes of the Global Food Security Act 1 of 2016 (Public Law 114–195), including for the Feed the 2 Future Innovation Labs: Provided, That funds may be 3 made available for a contribution as authorized by section 4 3202 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 5 (Public Law 110–246), as amended by section 3310 of 6 the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 7 115–334). 8 (d) PROGRAMS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PER- 9 SONS.— 10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds appropriated 11 by this Act under the headings ‘‘National Security 12 Investment Programs’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics 13 Control and Law Enforcement’’, not less than 14 $111,000,000 shall be made available for activities 15 to combat trafficking in persons internationally, in- 16 cluding for the Program to End Modern Slavery, of 17 which not less than $89,500,000 shall be from funds 18 made available under the heading ‘‘International 19 Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’: Provided, 20 That funds made available by this Act under the 21 heading ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’ 22 that are made available for activities to combat traf- 23 ficking in persons should be obligated and pro- 24 grammed consistent with the country-specific rec- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00217 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 218 •HR 4779 RH ommendations included in the annual Trafficking in 1 Persons Report, and shall be coordinated with the 2 Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Per- 3 sons, Department of State: Provided further, That 4 such funds are in addition to funds made available 5 by this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Pro- 6 grams’’ for the Office to Monitor and Combat Traf- 7 ficking in Persons: Provided further, That funds 8 made available by this Act shall be made available 9 to further develop, standardize, and update training 10 for all United States Government personnel under 11 Chief of Mission authority posted at United States 12 embassies and consulates abroad on recognizing 13 signs of human trafficking and protocols for report- 14 ing such cases. 15 (2) CONFERENCES.—Funds appropriated by 16 this Act that are made available to organize or host 17 international conferences should not be made avail- 18 able for such conferences in Tier 3 countries unless 19 the purpose of such conference is to combat human 20 trafficking or it is in the national interest of the 21 United States, and any such use of funds shall be 22 subject to prior consultation with the Committees on 23 Appropriations. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00218 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 219 •HR 4779 RH (3) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of State 1 shall certify and report to the appropriate congres- 2 sional committees not later than 60 days after the 3 date of enactment of this Act that— 4 (A) all employees of the Department of 5 State will be provided Counter Trafficking in 6 Persons code of conduct training during fiscal 7 year 2026; and 8 (B) the Department of State included 9 Counter Trafficking in Persons stipulations in 10 all applicable binding funding and procurement 11 documents with awardees, contractors, and 12 grantees in fiscal year 2025: Provided, That the 13 contractors and subcontractors of commercial 14 items and services as defined in Part 2.101 of 15 the Federal Acquisition Regulation are exempt- 16 ed. 17 (4) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 18 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 19 shall report to the appropriate congressional commit- 20 tees on how all grants and contracts awarded in the 21 prior fiscal year are compliant with applicable re- 22 quirements within section 106(g) of the Trafficking 23 Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)). 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00219 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 220 •HR 4779 RH (5) OVERSIGHT.—Of the funds appropriated by 1 this Act under the heading ‘‘National Security In- 2 vestment Programs’’, up to $1,000,000 may be used 3 by the Inspector General of the Department of State 4 for audits and other activities related to compliance 5 with subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (3): 6 Provided, That the Secretary of State shall ensure 7 that requirements related to section 106(g) of the 8 Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 9 U.S.C. 7104(g)) flow down to awards, contracts, 10 grants, and sub-derivatives of such funding relation- 11 ships, subject to standard waiver exceptions. 12 (e) WATER AND SANITATION.—Of the funds appro- 13 priated by this Act, not less than $451,000,000 shall be 14 made available for water supply and sanitation projects 15 pursuant to section 136 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 16 1961, of which not less than $225,500,000 shall be for 17 programs in sub-Saharan Africa. 18 (f) DEVIATION.—Unless otherwise provided for by 19 this Act, the Secretary of State may deviate below the 20 minimum funding requirements designated in sections 21 7059 and 7060 of this Act by up to 15 percent, notwith- 22 standing such designation: Provided, That such deviations 23 shall only be exercised to address unforeseen or exigent 24 circumstances: Provided further, That concurrent with the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00220 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 221 •HR 4779 RH submission of the report required by section 653(a) of the 1 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Secretary shall sub- 2 mit to the Committees on Appropriations in writing any 3 proposed deviations utilizing such authority that are 4 planned at the time of submission of such report: Provided 5 further, That any deviations proposed subsequent to the 6 submission of such report shall be subject to prior con- 7 sultation with such Committees: Provided further, That 8 not later than November 1, 2027, the Secretary of State 9 shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 10 on the use of the authority of this subsection. 11 ENVIRONMENT LIMITATIONS 12 SEC. 7061. (a) FUNDING LIMITATIONS.—None of the 13 funds appropriated by this Act may made available in con- 14 travention of Executive Order 14162, relating to Putting 15 America First in International Environmental Agree- 16 ments, including— 17 (1) for a contribution, grant, or any other payment 18 to the— 19 (A) Green Climate Fund; 20 (B) Clean Technology Fund; and 21 (C) Loss and Damages Fund or to pay compensation 22 to any country, organization, or individual for loss and 23 damages attributed to climate change; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00221 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 222 •HR 4779 RH (2) to implement the decision by the United Nations 1 Framework Convention on Climate Change’s 21st Con- 2 ference of Parties in Paris, France, adopted December 12, 3 2015, commonly known as the ‘‘Paris Agreement’’. 4 (b) TRANSIT PIPELINES.—None of the funds appro- 5 priated or otherwise made available by this Act may be 6 used by the Secretary of State to impede the uninter- 7 rupted transmission of hydrocarbons by pipeline through 8 the territory of one Party not originating in the territory 9 of that Party, for delivery to the territory of the other 10 Party as ratified by The Agreement between the Govern- 11 ment of the United States of America and the Government 12 of Canada concerning Transit Pipelines, signed at Wash- 13 ington on January 28, 1977. 14 (c) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 15 States shall conduct a study on funds appropriated in 16 prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 17 State, foreign operations, and related programs from fiscal 18 years 2020 through 2024 made available for climate 19 change programs and whether the use of such funds have 20 had a direct and measurable impact on lowering global 21 temperatures or on projections of future global tempera- 22 tures using the most plausible and accurate scenarios and 23 models for future conditions. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00222 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 223 •HR 4779 RH BUDGET DOCUMENTS 1 SEC. 7062. (a) OPERATING PLANS.—Not later than 2 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each de- 3 partment, agency, or organization funded in titles I, II, 4 and VI of this Act, and the Department of the Treasury 5 and Independent Agencies funded in title III of this Act 6 shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations an oper- 7 ating plan for funds appropriated to such department, 8 agency, or organization in such titles of this Act, or funds 9 otherwise available for obligation in fiscal year 2026, that 10 provides details of the uses of such funds at the program, 11 project, and activity level: Provided, That such plans shall 12 include, as applicable, a comparison between the congres- 13 sional budget justification funding levels, the most recent 14 congressional directives or approved funding levels, and 15 the funding levels proposed by the department or agency; 16 and a clear, concise, and informative description/justifica- 17 tion: Provided further, That operating plans that include 18 changes in levels of funding for programs, projects, and 19 activities specified in the congressional budget justifica- 20 tion, in this Act, or amounts designated in the tables in 21 the report accompanying this Act, as applicable, shall be 22 subject to the notification and reprogramming require- 23 ments of section 7015 of this Act. 24 (b) SPEND PLANS.— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00223 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 224 •HR 4779 RH (1) The Secretary of State shall submit to the 1 Committees on Appropriations a spend plan for 2 funds made available by this Act for— 3 (A) assistance for Pacific Islands countries 4 and for Colombia; 5 (B) assistance for the Caribbean Basin Se- 6 curity Initiative, Central America Regional Se- 7 curity Initiative, Middle East Partnership Ini- 8 tiative, Indo-Pacific Strategy and the Coun- 9 tering PRC Influence Fund, and Power Africa; 10 (C) assistance made available pursuant to 11 the following sections in this Act: section 7030; 12 section 7032; section 7033; section 7036; sec- 13 tion 7047(d) (on a country-by-country basis); 14 section 7059; and each subsection of section 15 7060; 16 (D) funds provided under the heading 17 ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En- 18 forcement’’ for demand reduction, which shall 19 include bilateral and global programs; and 20 (E) implementation of the Global Fragility 21 Act of 2019. 22 (2) Not later than 90 days after the date of en- 23 actment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury 24 shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00224 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 225 •HR 4779 RH detailed spend plan for funds made available by this 1 Act under the headings ‘‘Department of the Treas- 2 ury, International Affairs Technical Assistance’’ in 3 title III and ‘‘Treasury International Assistance Pro- 4 grams’’ in title V. 5 (c) CLARIFICATION.—The spend plans referenced in 6 subsection (b) shall not be considered as meeting the noti- 7 fication requirements in this Act or under section 634A 8 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 9 (d) CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET JUSTIFICATION.—The 10 congressional budget justification for Department of State 11 operations and foreign operations shall be provided to the 12 Committees on Appropriations concurrent with the date 13 of submission of the President’s budget for fiscal year 14 2027: Provided, That the appendices for such justification 15 shall be provided to the Committees on Appropriations not 16 later than 10 calendar days thereafter. 17 REORGANIZATION 18 SEC. 7063. (a) PRIOR CONSULTATION AND NOTIFI- 19 CATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act, prior Acts 20 making appropriations for the Department of State, for- 21 eign operations, and related programs, or any other Act 22 may not be used to implement a reorganization, redesign, 23 or other plan described in subsection (b) by the Depart- 24 ment of State or any other Federal department, agency, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00225 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 226 •HR 4779 RH or organization funded by this Act without prior consulta- 1 tion by the head of such department, agency, or organiza- 2 tion with the appropriate congressional committees: Pro- 3 vided, That such funds shall be subject to the regular noti- 4 fication procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: 5 Provided further, That any such notification submitted to 6 such Committees shall include a detailed justification for 7 any proposed action: Provided further, That congressional 8 notifications submitted in prior fiscal years pursuant to 9 similar provisions of law in prior Acts making appropria- 10 tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 11 related programs may be deemed to meet the notification 12 requirements of this section. 13 (b) DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES.—Pursuant to sub- 14 section (a), a reorganization, redesign, or other plan shall 15 include any action to— 16 (1) expand, eliminate, consolidate, or downsize 17 covered departments, agencies, or organizations, in- 18 cluding bureaus and offices within or between such 19 departments, agencies, or organizations, including 20 the transfer to other agencies of the authorities and 21 responsibilities of such bureaus and offices; 22 (2) expand, eliminate, consolidate, or downsize 23 the United States official presence overseas, includ- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00226 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 227 •HR 4779 RH ing at bilateral, regional, and multilateral diplomatic 1 facilities and other platforms; or 2 (3) expand or reduce the size of the permanent 3 Civil Service, Foreign Service, eligible family mem- 4 ber, and locally employed staff workforce of the De- 5 partment of State from the staffing levels previously 6 justified to the Committees on Appropriations for 7 fiscal year 2026. 8 DEPARTMENT OF STATE MATTERS 9 SEC. 7064. (a) WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds 10 appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to 11 the Department of State for payments to the Working 12 Capital Fund that are made available for new service cen- 13 ters, shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 14 of the Committees on Appropriations. 15 (b) CERTIFICATION.— 16 (1) COMPLIANCE.—Not later than 45 days 17 after the initial obligation of funds appropriated 18 under titles III and IV of this Act that are made 19 available to a Department of State bureau or office 20 with responsibility for the management and over- 21 sight of such funds, the Secretary of State shall cer- 22 tify and report to the Committees on Appropria- 23 tions, on an individual bureau or office basis, that 24 such bureau or office is in compliance with Depart- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00227 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 228 •HR 4779 RH ment and Federal financial and grants management 1 policies, procedures, and regulations, as applicable. 2 (2) CONSIDERATIONS.—When making a certifi- 3 cation required by paragraph (1), the Secretary of 4 State shall consider the capacity of a bureau or of- 5 fice to— 6 (A) account for the obligated funds at the 7 country and program level, as appropriate; 8 (B) identify risks and develop mitigation 9 and monitoring plans; 10 (C) establish performance measures and 11 indicators; 12 (D) review activities and performance; and 13 (E) assess final results and reconcile fi- 14 nances. 15 (3) PLAN.—If the Secretary of State is unable 16 to make a certification required by paragraph (1), 17 the Secretary shall submit a plan and timeline de- 18 tailing the steps to be taken to bring such bureau 19 or office into compliance. 20 (c) OTHER MATTERS.— 21 (1) In addition to amounts appropriated or oth- 22 erwise made available by this Act under the heading 23 ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00228 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 229 •HR 4779 RH (A) as authorized by section 810 of the 1 United States Information and Educational Ex- 2 change Act, not to exceed $5,000,000, to re- 3 main available until expended, may be credited 4 to this appropriation from fees or other pay- 5 ments received from English teaching, library, 6 motion pictures, and publication programs and 7 from fees from educational advising and coun- 8 seling and exchange visitor programs; and 9 (B) not to exceed $15,000, which shall be 10 derived from reimbursements, surcharges, and 11 fees for use of Blair House facilities. 12 (2) Funds appropriated or otherwise made 13 available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic 14 Programs’’ are available for acquisition by exchange 15 or purchase of passenger motor vehicles as author- 16 ized by law and, pursuant to section 1108(g) of title 17 31, United States Code, for the field examination of 18 programs and activities in the United States funded 19 from any account contained in title I of this Act. 20 (3) 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 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00229 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 230 •HR 4779 RH matic Programs’’ in this Act may be obligated and 1 expended for United States participation in inter- 2 national fairs and expositions abroad, including for 3 construction and operation of a United States pavil- 4 ion. 5 (4)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of 6 law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise 7 made available under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Pro- 8 grams’’ in this Act and prior Acts making appro- 9 priations for the Department of State, foreign oper- 10 ations, and related programs may be made available 11 for support of a Special Envoy, Special Representa- 12 tive, Special Coordinator, Special Negotiator, Envoy, 13 Representative, Coordinator, Special Advisor, or 14 other position performing a similar function unless 15 such Special Envoy, Special Representative, Special 16 Coordinator, Special Negotiator, Envoy, Representa- 17 tive, Coordinator, Special Advisor, or other position 18 performing a similar function— 19 (i) is expressly authorized by statute; or 20 (ii) has affirmatively received the advice 21 and consent of the Senate. 22 (B) The limitations of this paragraph shall 23 be construed to include the applicable office 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00230 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 231 •HR 4779 RH personnel and bureau managed funds of such 1 office. 2 GAZA OVERSIGHT AND OTHER MATTERS 3 SEC. 7065. (a) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of 4 State shall certify and report to the appropriate congres- 5 sional committees not later than 15 days after the date 6 of enactment of this Act, that— 7 (1) oversight policies, processes, and procedures 8 have been established by the Department of State 9 and are in use to prevent the diversion to Hamas, 10 other terrorist and extremist entities, and criminal 11 gangs in Gaza and the misuse or destruction by such 12 entities of assistance, including through inter- 13 national organizations; and 14 (2) such policies, processes, and procedures 15 have been developed in coordination with other bilat- 16 eral and multilateral donors and the Government of 17 Israel, as appropriate. 18 (b) OVERSIGHT POLICY AND PROCEDURES.—The 19 Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congres- 20 sional committees, concurrent with the submission of the 21 certification required in subsection (a), a written descrip- 22 tion of the oversight policies, processes, and procedures 23 for funds appropriated by this Act that are made available 24 for assistance for Gaza, including specific actions to be 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00231 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 232 •HR 4779 RH taken should such assistance be diverted, misused, or de- 1 stroyed, and the role of the Government of Israel in the 2 oversight of such assistance. 3 (c) REQUIREMENT TO INFORM.—The Secretary of 4 State shall promptly inform the appropriate congressional 5 committees of each instance in which funds appropriated 6 by this Act that are made available for assistance for Gaza 7 have been diverted, misused, or destroyed, to include the 8 type of assistance, a description of the incident and parties 9 involved, and an explanation of the response of the De- 10 partment of State. 11 (d) THIRD PARTY MONITORING.—Funds appro- 12 priated by this Act shall be made available for third party 13 monitoring of assistance for Gaza, including end use moni- 14 toring, following consultation with the appropriate con- 15 gressional committees. 16 (e) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the initial 17 obligation of funds appropriated by this Act that are made 18 available for assistance for Gaza, and every 90 days there- 19 after until all such funds are expended, the Secretary of 20 State shall submit to the appropriate congressional com- 21 mittees a report detailing the amount and purpose of such 22 assistance provided during each respective quarter, includ- 23 ing a description of the specific entity implementing such 24 assistance. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00232 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 233 •HR 4779 RH (f) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the 1 date of enactment of this Act and every 90 days thereafter 2 until September 30, 2027, the Secretary of State, in con- 3 sultation with the Director of National Intelligence and 4 other heads of elements of the intelligence community that 5 the Secretary considers relevant, shall submit to the ap- 6 propriate congressional committees a report assessing 7 whether funds appropriated by this Act and made avail- 8 able for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza have been 9 diverted to or destroyed by Hamas, other terrorist and ex- 10 tremist entities, and criminal gangs in the West Bank and 11 Gaza: Provided, That such report shall include details on 12 the amount and how such funds were made available and 13 used by such entities: Provided further, That such report 14 may be submitted in classified form, if necessary. 15 (g) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 30 days after 16 the date of enactment of this Act but prior to the initial 17 obligation of funds made available by this Act for humani- 18 tarian assistance for Gaza, the Secretary of State shall 19 consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the 20 amount and anticipated uses of such funds. 21 (h) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—The Inspector General of 22 the Department of State shall conduct investigations of 23 implementing partners that receive funds appropriated by 24 this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the De- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00233 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 234 •HR 4779 RH partment of State, foreign operations, and related pro- 1 grams and made available for assistance in the West Bank 2 and Gaza, including multilateral organizations, and enti- 3 ties that provide logistical support to implementing part- 4 ners that receive such funds to determine if allegations 5 or reports that such entities have employed staff or con- 6 tractors that are members of, or affiliated with, a United 7 States designated terrorist organization or have partici- 8 pated in any terrorist act, including before, on, or after 9 October 7, 2023, are credible, and, as appropriate, refer 10 investigative findings for potential criminal, civil, or ad- 11 ministrative enforcement remedies. 12 (i) LIMITATION ON FOREIGN NATIONALS FROM 13 GAZA.—None of the funds appropriated by this Act and 14 prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 15 State, foreign operations, and related programs under title 16 III may be used to support the admission and resettlement 17 into the United States of a foreign national from Gaza. 18 UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY 19 OVERSIGHT AND JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS 20 SEC. 7066. None of the funds appropriated or other- 21 wise made available by this Act or any prior Act making 22 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper- 23 ations, and related programs may be obligated or ex- 24 pended for the Secretariat of the United Nations or any 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00234 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 235 •HR 4779 RH of its affiliated offices or programs until the Secretary of 1 State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appro- 2 priations that— 3 (a) the Department of State has received a fully 4 unredacted copy of the report prepared by the United Na- 5 tions Office of Internal Oversight Services concerning indi- 6 viduals affiliated with the United Nations Relief and 7 Works Agency (UNRWA) who were implicated in the 8 events of October 7, 2023, including the killing of United 9 States citizens; 10 (b) the findings and associated evidence collected by 11 the Office of Inspector General that implicates UNRWA 12 staff involvement in the deaths of United States citizens 13 have been referred to the United States Department of 14 Justice for criminal, civil, or other enforcement action, as 15 appropriate; 16 (c) appropriate proceedings for the suspension and 17 debarment of individuals or entities implicated in such 18 events by such findings have been initiated pursuant to 19 applicable regulations and policies, and such proceedings 20 are being expedited to the maximum extent practicable to 21 prevent the rehiring of such individuals or entities by re- 22 cipients of United States assistance; and 23 (d) the Secretary-General of the United Nations has 24 provided written assurance to the Secretary that privi- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00235 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 236 •HR 4779 RH leges, exemptions, and immunities will not be asserted for 1 any staff, consultant, or contractor of UNRWA or any 2 other United Nations entity in cases involving— 3 (1) gross violations of human rights; 4 (2) acts of terrorism; 5 (3) material support to foreign terrorist organi- 6 zations, individuals, or entities designated as such by 7 the United States Government; or 8 (4) other serious crimes under United States or 9 international law, including corruption-related of- 10 fenses, where such acts fall outside the scope of offi- 11 cial duties. 12 ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS ON OPERATIONS AND 13 ASSISTANCE 14 SEC. 7067. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 15 otherwise made available by this Act may be obligated or 16 expended to fly or display a flag over a facility of the 17 United States Department of State other than the— 18 (1) United States flag; 19 (2) Foreign Service flag pursuant to 2 FAM 20 154.2–1; 21 (3) POW/MIA flag; 22 (4) Hostage and Wrongful Detainee flag, pur- 23 suant to section 904 of title 36, United States Code; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00236 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 237 •HR 4779 RH (5) flag of a State, insular area, or the District 1 of Columbia at domestic locations; 2 (6) flag of an Indian Tribal government; 3 (7) official branded flag of a United States 4 agency; or 5 (8) sovereign flag of other countries. 6 (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 7 made available by this Act or prior Acts making appro- 8 priations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 9 and related programs may be made available for drag 10 queen workshops, performances, or documentaries. 11 (c) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 12 available by this Act may be used to carry out any pro- 13 gram, project, or activity that teaches or trains any idea 14 or concept that condones an individual being discriminated 15 against or receiving adverse or beneficial treatment based 16 on race or sex, that condones an individual feeling discom- 17 fort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological dis- 18 tress on account of that individual’s race or sex, as well 19 as any idea or concept that regards one race as inherently 20 superior to another race, the United States or its institu- 21 tions as being systemically racist or sexist, an individual 22 as being inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive by virtue 23 of that individual’s race or sex, an individual’s moral char- 24 acter as being necessarily determined by race or sex, an 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00237 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 238 •HR 4779 RH individual as bearing responsibility for actions committed 1 in the past by other members of the same race or sex, 2 or meritocracy being racist, sexist, or having been created 3 by a particular race to oppress another race: Provided, 4 That the limitation of this subsection shall be construed 5 to include foreign public diplomacy programs, projects, 6 and activities. 7 (d) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 8 made available by this Act may be made available in con- 9 travention of Executive Order 14151, relating to Ending 10 Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and 11 Preferencing. 12 (e) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 13 available by this Act may be used in contravention of— 14 (1) Executive Order 14170, relating to Reforming the 15 Federal Hiring Process and Restoring Merit to Govern- 16 ment Service, including the use of funds for hiring prac- 17 tices based on gender, religion, political affiliation, or race; 18 or 19 (2) Executive Order 14173, relating to Ending Illegal 20 Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity. 21 (f) None of the funds made available by this Act or 22 any other Act may be made available in contravention of 23 Executive Order 14187, relating to Protecting Children 24 From Chemical and Surgical Mutilation, or shall be used 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00238 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 239 •HR 4779 RH or transferred to another Federal agency, board, or com- 1 mission to fund any domestic or international non-govern- 2 mental organization or any other program, organization, 3 or association coordinated or operated by such non-govern- 4 mental organization that either offers counseling regard- 5 ing sex change surgeries, promotes sex change surgeries 6 for any reason as an option, conducts or subsidizes sex 7 change surgeries, promotes the use of medications or other 8 substances to halt the onset of puberty or sexual develop- 9 ment of minors, or otherwise promotes transgenderism. 10 (g) None of the funds made available by this Act or 11 prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 12 State, foreign operations, and related programs may be 13 used to implement, administer, or enforce any COVID– 14 19 mask or vaccine mandates, including for individuals 15 traveling outside of the United States. 16 (h) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 17 made available by this Act may be made available in con- 18 travention of Executive Order 14172, relating to Restor- 19 ing Names That Honor American Greatness, including to 20 create, procure, or display any map that inaccurately de- 21 picts the Gulf of America. 22 (i)(1) Notwithstanding section 7 of title 1, United 23 States Code, section 1738C of title 28, United States 24 Code, or any other provision of law, none of the funds 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00239 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 240 •HR 4779 RH provided by this Act shall be used in whole or in part to 1 take any discriminatory action against a person, wholly 2 or partially, on the basis that such person speaks, or acts, 3 in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief, or 4 moral conviction, that marriage is, or should be recognized 5 as, a union of one man and one woman. 6 (2) As used in paragraph (1), a discriminatory action 7 means any action taken by the Federal Government to— 8 (A) alter in any way the Federal tax treatment 9 of, or cause any tax, penalty, or payment to be as- 10 sessed against, or deny, delay, or revoke an exemp- 11 tion from taxation under section 501(a) of the Inter- 12 nal Revenue Code of 1986 of, any person referred to 13 in paragraph (1); 14 (B) disallow a deduction for Federal tax pur- 15 poses of any charitable contribution made to or by 16 such person; 17 (C) withhold, reduce the amount or funding for, 18 exclude, terminate, or otherwise make unavailable or 19 deny, any Federal grant, contract, subcontract, co- 20 operative agreement, guarantee, loan, scholarship, li- 21 cense, certification, accreditation, employment, or 22 other similar position or status from or to such per- 23 son; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00240 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 241 •HR 4779 RH (D) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or 1 otherwise make unavailable or deny, any entitlement 2 or benefit under a Federal benefit program, includ- 3 ing admission to, equal treatment in, or eligibility 4 for a degree from an educational program, from or 5 to such person; or 6 (E) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or 7 otherwise make unavailable or deny access or an en- 8 titlement to Federal property, facilities, educational 9 institutions, speech forum (including traditional, lim- 10 ited and nonpublic forum), or charitable fundraising 11 campaigns from or to such person. 12 (3) The Federal Government shall consider accred- 13 ited, licensed, or certified for purposes of Federal law any 14 person that would be accredited, licensed, or certified, re- 15 spectively, for such purposes but for a determination 16 against such person wholly or partially on the basis that 17 the person speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely 18 held religious belief or moral conviction described in para- 19 graph (1). 20 RESCISSIONS 21 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) 22 SEC. 7068. (a) CONSULAR AND BORDER SECURITY 23 PROGRAMS.—Of the unobligated balances from amounts 24 made available under the heading ‘‘Consular and Border 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00241 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 242 •HR 4779 RH Security Programs’’ from prior Acts making appropria- 1 tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 2 related programs, $775,000,000 are permanently re- 3 scinded. 4 (b) EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PRO- 5 GRAMS.—Of the unobligated balances from amounts made 6 available under the heading ‘‘Educational and Cultural 7 Exchange Programs’’ from prior Acts making appropria- 8 tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 9 related programs, $98,000,000 are permanently rescinded. 10 (c) CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZA- 11 TIONS.—Of the unobligated balances from amounts made 12 available under the heading ‘‘Contributions to Inter- 13 national Organizations’’ from prior Acts making appro- 14 priations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 15 and related programs, $96,240,000 are permanently re- 16 scinded. 17 (d) DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE.—Of the unobli- 18 gated and unexpended balances from amounts made avail- 19 able under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’ from 20 prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 21 State, foreign operations, and related programs, 22 $1,300,000,000 are permanently rescinded. 23 (e) ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND.—Of the unobligated 24 and unexpended balances from amounts made available 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00242 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 243 •HR 4779 RH under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ from prior 1 Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 2 foreign operations, and related programs, $753,482,000 3 are permanently rescinded. 4 (f) ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CEN- 5 TRAL ASIA.—Of the unobligated and unexpended balances 6 from amounts made available under the heading ‘‘Assist- 7 ance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ from prior 8 Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 9 foreign operations, and related programs, $168,000,000 10 are permanently rescinded. 11 (g) DEBT RESTRUCTURING.—Of the unobligated bal- 12 ances from amounts made available under the heading 13 ‘‘Debt Restructuring’’ from prior Acts making appropria- 14 tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 15 related programs, $11,975,000 are permanently rescinded. 16 (h) INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW 17 ENFORCEMENT.—Of the unobligated and unexpended bal- 18 ances from amounts made available under the heading 19 ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ 20 from prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart- 21 ment of State, foreign operations, and related programs, 22 $300,000,000 are permanently rescinded. 23 (i) PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS.—Of the unobli- 24 gated and unexpended balances from amounts made avail- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00243 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 244 •HR 4779 RH able under the heading ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ from 1 prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 2 State, foreign operations, and related programs, 3 $50,000,000 are permanently rescinded. 4 (j) RESTRICTION.—No amounts may be rescinded 5 from amounts that were previously designated by the Con- 6 gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concur- 7 rent resolution on the budget or section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 8 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 9 Act of 1985. 10 TITLE VIII—ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISION 11 SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 12 SEC. 8001. $0. 13 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Security, De- 14 partment of State, and Related Programs Appropriations 15 Act, 2026’’. 16 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00244 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00245 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB Union Calendar No. 177 119TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 4779 [Report No. 119–217] A BILL Making appropriations for National Security, De- partment of State, and Related Programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. JULY 25, 2025 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jul 25, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00246 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H4779.RH H4779 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB