Text of US HB 8595 (2026)

IB Union Calendar No. 547 119TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 8595 [Report No. 119–631] Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 30, 2026 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, 2027, and for other purposes. VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 8595 RH Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 3 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for na- 4 tional security, Department of State, and related pro- 5 grams for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and 6 for other purposes, namely: 7 TITLE I 8 DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED 9 PROGRAMS 10 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 11 ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 12 DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS 13 For necessary expenses of the Department of State 14 and the Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, 15 $9,761,523,000, of which $839,910,000 may remain avail- 16 able until September 30, 2028, and of which up to 17 $4,162,123,000 may remain available until expended for 18 Worldwide Security Protection: Provided, That funds 19 made available under this heading shall be allocated in ac- 20 cordance with paragraphs (1) through (4), as follows: 21 (1) HUMAN RESOURCES.—For necessary ex- 22 penses for training, human resources management, 23 and salaries, including employment without regard 24 to civil service and classification laws of persons on 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 3 •HR 8595 RH a temporary basis (not to exceed $700,000), as au- 1 thorized by section 801 of the United States Infor- 2 mation and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (62 3 Stat. 11; Chapter 36), $4,001,579,000, of which up 4 to $738,550,000 is for Worldwide Security Protec- 5 tion. 6 (2) OVERSEAS PROGRAMS.—For necessary ex- 7 penses for the regional bureaus of the Department 8 of State and overseas activities as authorized by law, 9 $1,437,707,000. 10 (3) DIPLOMATIC POLICY AND SUPPORT.—For 11 necessary expenses for the functional bureaus of the 12 Department of State, including representation to 13 certain international organizations in which the 14 United States participates pursuant to treaties rati- 15 fied pursuant to the advice and consent of the Sen- 16 ate or specific Acts of Congress, general administra- 17 tion, and arms control, nonproliferation, and disar- 18 mament activities as authorized, $871,645,000. 19 (4) SECURITY PROGRAMS.—For necessary ex- 20 penses for security activities, $3,450,592,000, of 21 which up to $3,423,573,000 is for Worldwide Secu- 22 rity Protection. 23 (5) REPROGRAMMING.—Notwithstanding any 24 other provision of this Act, funds may be repro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 4 •HR 8595 RH grammed within and between paragraphs (1) 1 through (4) under this heading subject to section 2 7015 of this Act. 3 CONSULAR AND BORDER SECURITY PROGRAMS 4 Of the amounts deposited in the Consular and Border 5 Security Programs account in this or any prior fiscal year 6 pursuant to section 7069(e) of the Department of State, 7 Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropria- 8 tions Act, 2022 (division K of Public Law 117–103), 9 $533,000,000 shall be available until expended for the 10 purposes of such account, including to reduce passport 11 backlogs and reduce visa wait times: Provided, That the 12 Secretary of State may by regulation authorize State offi- 13 cials or the United States Postal Service to collect and 14 retain the execution fee for each application for a passport 15 accepted by such officials or by that Service. 16 CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 17 For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment 18 Fund, as authorized, $413,615,000, to remain available 19 until expended. 20 EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS 21 For necessary expenses of educational and cultural 22 exchange programs, as authorized, $647,000,000, to re- 23 main available until expended, of which not less than 24 $287,800,000 shall be for the Fulbright Program: Pro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 5 •HR 8595 RH vided, That fees or other payments received from, or in 1 connection with, English teaching, educational advising 2 and counseling programs, and exchange visitor programs 3 as authorized may be credited to this account, to remain 4 available until expended: Provided further, That not later 5 than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 6 Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on 7 Appropriations on the allocation of funds made available 8 under this heading by program, project, and activity: Pro- 9 vided further, That any substantive modifications from the 10 prior fiscal year to programs funded under this heading 11 in this Act, including program consolidation and closures, 12 changes to eligibility criteria and geographic scope, and 13 implementing partners, shall be subject to prior consulta- 14 tion with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 15 Committees on Appropriations. 16 REPRESENTATION EXPENSES 17 For representation expenses as authorized, 18 $10,000,000: Provided, That 25 percent of the funds 19 made available under this heading shall not be available 20 for obligation or expenditure until the Secretary of State 21 appears before the Committees on Appropriations of both 22 Houses of Congress to testify on the Department’s budget 23 request for fiscal year 2027. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 6 •HR 8595 RH PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS 1 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, to 2 enable the Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary 3 protective services, as authorized, $30,890,000, to remain 4 available until September 30, 2028. 5 EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE 6 For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign 7 Service Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292 et seq.), 8 preserving, maintaining, repairing, and planning for real 9 property that are owned or leased by the Department of 10 State, and renovating, in addition to funds otherwise avail- 11 able, the Harry S Truman Building, $865,616,000, to re- 12 main available until September 30, 2031, of which not to 13 exceed $25,000 may be used for overseas representation 14 expenses as authorized: Provided, That none of the funds 15 appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for acqui- 16 sition of furniture, furnishings, or generators for other de- 17 partments and agencies of the United States Government. 18 In addition, for the costs of worldwide security up- 19 grades, acquisition, and construction as authorized, 20 $1,123,640,000, to remain available until expended. 21 EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR 22 SERVICE 23 For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of 24 State to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplo- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 7 •HR 8595 RH matic and Consular Service, as authorized, $8,885,000, to 1 remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 2 $1,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 3 appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Repatriation 4 Loans Program Account’’. 5 REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 6 For the cost of direct loans, $3,750,000, as author- 7 ized: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modi- 8 fying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 9 Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 10 such funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for 11 the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed 12 $7,248,588. 13 PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN 14 For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Rela- 15 tions Act (Public Law 96–8), $35,964,000, of which 16 $5,395,000 shall remain available until September 30, 17 2028. 18 INTERNATIONAL CENTER, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF 19 COLUMBIA 20 Not to exceed $1,917,178 shall be derived from fees 21 collected from other executive agencies for lease or use of 22 facilities at the International Center in accordance with 23 section 4 of the International Center Act (Public Law 90– 24 553), and, in addition, as authorized by section 5 of such 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 8 •HR 8595 RH Act, $745,000, to be derived from the reserve authorized 1 by such section, to be used for the purposes set out in 2 that section. 3 INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS ACTIVITIES 4 For necessary expenses to carry out international 5 communications activities, including grants for radio, 6 internet, and television broadcasting and other inter- 7 national communications activities, $540,000,000, of 8 which $81,000,000 may remain available until September 9 30, 2028: Provided, That in addition to amounts otherwise 10 available for such purposes, up to $72,720,000 of the 11 amount appropriated under this paragraph may remain 12 available until expended for satellite transmissions, global 13 network distribution, and internet freedom programs: Pro- 14 vided further, That of the funds appropriated under this 15 paragraph and made available for international commu- 16 nications activities, not less than $5,000,000 shall be 17 made available for programming produced about Cuba by 18 the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB), which are in ad- 19 dition to funds otherwise made available for OCB: Pro- 20 vided further, That funds appropriated under this para- 21 graph may be made available for broadcasting capital im- 22 provements, which may include the purchase, rent, con- 23 struction, repair, preservation, and improvement of facili- 24 ties for radio, television, and digital transmission and re- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 9 •HR 8595 RH ception; the purchase, rent, and installation of necessary 1 equipment for radio, television, and digital transmission 2 and reception, including to Cuba, as authorized; and phys- 3 ical security worldwide: Provided further, That amounts 4 made available pursuant to the previous proviso may re- 5 main available until expended and shall be subject to the 6 regular notification procedures of the Committees on Ap- 7 propriations: Provided further, That significant modifica- 8 tions to broadcast hours previously justified to Congress, 9 including changes to transmission platforms (shortwave, 10 medium wave, satellite, internet, and television), for activi- 11 ties funded under this paragraph shall be subject to the 12 regular notification procedures of the Committees on Ap- 13 propriations. 14 In addition, for necessary expenses for the Director 15 of the Office of Cuba Broadcasting to carry out inter- 16 national communications activities for Cuba, including 17 grants for radio, internet, and television broadcasting and 18 other international communications activities, as author- 19 ized, $35,000,000, of which $5,250,000 may remain avail- 20 able until September 30, 2028: Provided, That funds made 21 available under this paragraph shall be apportioned to the 22 Director of the Office of Cuba Broadcasting: Provided fur- 23 ther, That funds made available under this paragraph 24 shall be made available for medium- and short-wave broad- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 10 •HR 8595 RH casting at not less than the fiscal year 2024 level and in 1 a manner able to reach all provinces in Cuba with daily 2 programming: Provided further, That the Office of Cuba 3 Broadcasting shall retain all real property belonging to it 4 as of January 19, 2021: Provided further, That significant 5 modifications to broadcast hours previously justified to 6 Congress, including changes to transmission platforms 7 (shortwave, medium wave, satellite, internet, and tele- 8 vision), for activities funded under this paragraph shall 9 be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 10 Committees on Appropriations. 11 PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND 12 DISABILITY FUND 13 For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and 14 Disability Fund, as authorized, $47,500,000. 15 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 16 CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 17 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 18 to meet annual obligations of membership in international 19 multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified 20 pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, conven- 21 tions, or specific Acts of Congress, $310,200,000: Pro- 22 vided, That the Secretary of State shall, at the time of 23 the submission of the President’s budget to Congress 24 under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 11 •HR 8595 RH transmit to the Committees on Appropriations the most 1 recent biennial budget prepared by the United Nations for 2 the operations of the United Nations: Provided further, 3 That the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees 4 on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance (or in an 5 emergency, as far in advance as is practicable) of any 6 United Nations action to increase funding for any United 7 Nations program without identifying an offsetting de- 8 crease elsewhere in the United Nations budget: Provided 9 further, That any payment of arrearages under this head- 10 ing shall be directed to activities that are mutually agreed 11 upon by the United States and the respective international 12 organization and shall be subject to the regular notifica- 13 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Pro- 14 vided further, That none of the funds appropriated under 15 this heading shall be available for a United States con- 16 tribution to an international organization for the United 17 States share of interest costs made known to the United 18 States Government by such organization for loans in- 19 curred on or after October 1, 1984, through external bor- 20 rowings. 21 CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING 22 ACTIVITIES 23 For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other ex- 24 penses of international peacekeeping activities directed to 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 12 •HR 8595 RH the maintenance or restoration of international peace and 1 security, $489,519,000, of which $280,000,000 may re- 2 main available until September 30, 2028: Provided, That 3 none of the funds made available by this Act shall be obli- 4 gated or expended for any new or expanded United Na- 5 tions peacekeeping mission unless, at least 15 days in ad- 6 vance of voting for such mission in the United Nations 7 Security Council (or in an emergency as far in advance 8 as is practicable), the Committees on Appropriations are 9 notified of: (1) the estimated cost and duration of the mis- 10 sion, the objectives of the mission, the national interest 11 that will be served, and the exit strategy; and (2) the 12 sources of funds, including any reprogrammings or trans- 13 fers, that will be used to pay the cost of the new or ex- 14 panded mission, and the estimated cost in future fiscal 15 years: Provided further, That none of the funds appro- 16 priated under this heading may be made available for obli- 17 gation unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports 18 to the Committees on Appropriations on a peacekeeping 19 mission-by-mission basis that the United Nations is imple- 20 menting effective policies and procedures to prevent 21 United Nations employees, contractor personnel, and 22 peacekeeping troops serving in such mission from traf- 23 ficking in persons, exploiting victims of trafficking, or 24 committing acts of sexual exploitation and abuse or other 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 13 •HR 8595 RH violations of human rights, and to hold accountable indi- 1 viduals who engage in such acts while participating in 2 such mission, including prosecution in their home coun- 3 tries and making information about such prosecutions 4 publicly available on the website of the United Nations: 5 Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall work 6 with the United Nations and foreign governments contrib- 7 uting peacekeeping troops to implement effective vetting 8 procedures to ensure that such troops have not violated 9 human rights: Provided further, That funds shall be avail- 10 able for peacekeeping expenses unless the Secretary of 11 State determines that United States manufacturers and 12 suppliers are not being given opportunities to provide 13 equipment, services, and material for United Nations 14 peacekeeping activities equal to those being given to for- 15 eign manufacturers and suppliers: Provided further, That 16 none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made avail- 17 able under this heading may be used for any United Na- 18 tions peacekeeping mission that will involve United States 19 Armed Forces under the command or operational control 20 of a foreign national, unless the President’s military advi- 21 sors have submitted to the President a recommendation 22 that such involvement is in the national interest of the 23 United States and the President has submitted to Con- 24 gress such a recommendation: Provided further, That any 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 14 •HR 8595 RH payment of arrearages with funds appropriated by this Act 1 shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of 2 the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 3 the Secretary of State shall work with the United Nations 4 and members of the United Nations Security Council to 5 evaluate and prioritize peacekeeping missions, and to con- 6 sider a draw down when mission goals have been substan- 7 tially achieved. 8 INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 9 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 10 to meet obligations of the United States arising under 11 treaties, or specific Acts of Congress, as follows: 12 INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, 13 UNITED STATES AND MEXICO 14 For necessary expenses for the United States Section 15 of the International Boundary and Water Commission, 16 United States and Mexico, and to comply with laws appli- 17 cable to the United States Section, including not to exceed 18 $6,000 for representation expenses, as follows: 19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 20 For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, 21 $82,900,000, of which $12,585,000 may remain available 22 until September 30, 2028. 23 In addition, for expenses necessary to carry out para- 24 graph (4)(A)(i) of section 5602(b) of the National Defense 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 15 •HR 8595 RH Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118– 1 31), $1,000,000, to remain available until expended. 2 CONSTRUCTION 3 For detailed plan preparation and construction of au- 4 thorized projects, $301,300,000, to remain available until 5 expended, as authorized: Provided, That the operating 6 plan required by section 7062(a) of this Act shall include, 7 for each construction project, the expected scope, timeline, 8 and total cost, including out-year cost estimates for con- 9 struction and operations and maintenance requirements: 10 Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under 11 this paragraph in this Act and prior Acts making appro- 12 priations for national security, Department of State, and 13 related programs for the United States Section, up to 14 $5,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 15 appropriated under the heading ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ 16 to carry out the purposes of the United States Section, 17 which shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the 18 regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Ap- 19 propriations: Provided further, That such transfer author- 20 ity is in addition to any other transfer authority provided 21 in this Act. 22 In addition, for expenses necessary to carry out para- 23 graph (4)(A)(i) of section 5602(b) of the National Defense 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 16 •HR 8595 RH Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118– 1 31), $8,000,000, to remain available until expended. 2 AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 3 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for 4 the International Joint Commission and the International 5 Boundary Commission, United States and Canada, as au- 6 thorized by treaties between the United States and Can- 7 ada or Great Britain, and for grant programs of the North 8 American Development Bank, including technical assist- 9 ance grants and the Community Assistance Program, 10 $22,323,000: Provided, That of the amount provided 11 under this heading for the International Joint Commis- 12 sion, up to $1,500,000 may remain available until Sep- 13 tember 30, 2028, and up to $9,000 may be made available 14 for representation expenses: Provided further, That of the 15 amount provided under this heading for the International 16 Boundary Commission, up to $1,000 may be made avail- 17 able for representation expenses. 18 INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS 19 For necessary expenses for international fisheries 20 commissions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by 21 law, $75,390,000: Provided, That the United States share 22 of such expenses may be advanced to the respective com- 23 missions pursuant to section 3324 of title 31, United 24 States Code. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 17 •HR 8595 RH RELATED PROGRAMS 1 THE ASIA FOUNDATION 2 For a grant to The Asia Foundation, as authorized 3 by The Asia Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 4402), 4 $17,000,000, to remain available until expended. 5 CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN-WESTERN DIALOGUE 6 TRUST FUND 7 For necessary expenses of the Center for Middle 8 Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, as authorized by 9 section 633 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and 10 State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations 11 Act, 2004 (22 U.S.C. 2078), the total amount of the inter- 12 est and earnings accruing to such Fund on or before Sep- 13 tember 30, 2027, to remain available until expended. 14 EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 15 For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fel- 16 lowships, Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 17 5 of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20 18 U.S.C. 5204–5205), all interest and earnings accruing to 19 the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust 20 Fund on or before September 30, 2027, to remain avail- 21 able until expended: Provided, That none of the funds ap- 22 propriated herein shall be used to pay any salary or other 23 compensation, or to enter into any contract providing for 24 the payment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized by 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 18 •HR 8595 RH section 5376 of title 5, United States Code; or for pur- 1 poses which are not in accordance with section 200 of title 2 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations, including the re- 3 strictions on compensation for personal services. 4 ISRAELI ARAB SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 5 For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholar- 6 ship Program, as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign 7 Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 8 (22 U.S.C. 2452 note), all interest and earnings accruing 9 to the Israeli Arab Scholarship Fund on or before Sep- 10 tember 30, 2027, to remain available until expended. 11 EAST-WEST CENTER 12 To enable the Secretary of State to provide for car- 13 rying out the provisions of the Center for Cultural and 14 Technical Interchange Between East and West Act of 15 1960, by grant to the Center for Cultural and Technical 16 Interchange Between East and West in the State of Ha- 17 waii, $16,700,000. 18 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY 19 For grants made by the Department of State to the 20 National Endowment for Democracy, as authorized by the 21 National Endowment for Democracy Act (22 U.S.C. 22 4412), $296,100,000, to remain available until expended, 23 of which $197,697,000 shall be allocated in the traditional 24 and customary manner, including for the core institutes, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 19 •HR 8595 RH and $98,403,000 shall be for democracy programs: Pro- 1 vided, That the requirements of section 7062(a) of this 2 Act shall not apply to funds made available under this 3 heading: Provided further, That the President of the En- 4 dowment shall submit a report to the Committees on Ap- 5 propriations, not later than 45 days after the date of en- 6 actment of this Act, on the proposed uses of funds pro- 7 vided under this heading on a regional and country basis, 8 which shall include a description of the programmatic 9 goals for each such region and country and how funds 10 made available under this heading advance such goals: 11 Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated 12 under this heading may be made available to an organiza- 13 tion involved in attempting to influence elections in North 14 Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries. 15 OTHER COMMISSIONS 16 COMMISSION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF AMERICA’S 17 HERITAGE ABROAD 18 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 19 For necessary expenses for the Commission for the 20 Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad, as authorized 21 by chapter 3123 of title 54, United States Code, 22 $770,000, of which $115,500 may remain available until 23 September 30, 2028: Provided, That the Commission may 24 procure temporary, intermittent, and other services not- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 20 •HR 8595 RH withstanding paragraph (3) of section 312304(b) of such 1 chapter: Provided further, That such authority shall termi- 2 nate on October 1, 2027: Provided further, That the Com- 3 mission shall notify the Committees on Appropriations 4 prior to exercising such authority. 5 UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL 6 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 7 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 8 For necessary expenses for the United States Com- 9 mission on International Religious Freedom, as authorized 10 by title II of the International Religious Freedom Act of 11 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431 et seq.), $4,850,000, to remain 12 available until September 30, 2028, including not more 13 than $4,000 for representation expenses. 14 COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN 15 EUROPE 16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 17 For necessary expenses of the Commission on Secu- 18 rity and Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public 19 Law 94–304 (22 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), $7,059,000, includ- 20 ing not more than $6,000 for representation expenses, to 21 remain available until September 30, 2028. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 21 •HR 8595 RH CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON THE 1 PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 3 For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Execu- 4 tive Commission on the People’s Republic of China, as au- 5 thorized by title III of the U.S.-China Relations Act of 6 2000 (22 U.S.C. 6911 et seq.), $2,300,000, including not 7 more than $3,000 for representation expenses, to remain 8 available until September 30, 2028. 9 UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY 10 REVIEW COMMISSION 11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 12 For necessary expenses of the United States-China 13 Economic and Security Review Commission, as authorized 14 by section 1238 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense 15 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (22 U.S.C. 7002), 16 $4,300,000, including not more than $4,000 for represen- 17 tation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 18 2028: Provided, That the authorities, requirements, limi- 19 tations, and conditions contained in the second through 20 fifth provisos under this heading in the Department of 21 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro- 22 priations Act, 2010 (division F of Public Law 111–117) 23 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2027 and shall 24 apply to funds appropriated under this heading. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 22 •HR 8595 RH HOUSE DEMOCRACY PARTNERSHIP 1 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 2 For necessary expenses of the House Democracy 3 Partnership established pursuant to House Resolution 24, 4 One Hundred Tenth Congress, as carried forward by 5 House Resolution 5, One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, 6 $2,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028. 7 TITLE II 8 OVERSIGHT OF DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT 9 AND FOREIGN ASSISTANCE 10 OFFICES OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 11 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 12 General of the Department of State, as established by sec- 13 tion 402(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, 14 $123,550,000, of which $18,533,000 may remain avail- 15 able until September 30, 2028: Provided, That funds ap- 16 propriated under this paragraph are made available not- 17 withstanding section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act 18 of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929(a)(1)), as it relates to post in- 19 spections. 20 In addition, for the necessary expenses of the Office 21 of Inspector General with continued oversight jurisdiction 22 for foreign assistance programs administered by the agen- 23 cy primarily responsible for administering part I of the 24 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 23 •HR 8595 RH and whose oversight activities were funded under title II 1 of prior Acts making appropriations for national security, 2 Department of State, and related programs, $62,500,000, 3 of which $9,375,000 may remain available until Sep- 4 tember 30, 2028, in accordance with section 409 of title 5 5, United States Code, section 614(f) of the Millennium 6 Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7713(f)) and section 7 8A(a) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (as enacted 8 into law by section 1000(a) of Public Law 106–113), as 9 well as section 401 of the Inter-American Foundation Act 10 (22 U.S.C. 290f), and section 505 of the African Develop- 11 ment Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 290h). 12 TITLE III 13 BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 14 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 15 For necessary expenses to enable the President to 16 carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 17 1961, and for other purposes, as follows: 18 GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS 19 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 20 of chapters 1 and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 21 Act of 1961, for global health activities, in addition to 22 funds otherwise available for such purposes, 23 $3,350,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 24 2029, and which shall be apportioned directly to the De- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 24 •HR 8595 RH partment of State: Provided, That this amount shall be 1 made available for training, equipment, and technical as- 2 sistance to build the capacity of public health institutions 3 and organizations in developing countries, and for such 4 activities as: (1) child survival and maternal health pro- 5 grams; (2) immunization and oral rehydration programs; 6 (3) other health, nutrition, water and sanitation programs 7 which directly address the needs of mothers and children, 8 and related education programs; (4) assistance for chil- 9 dren displaced or orphaned by causes other than AIDS; 10 (5) programs for the prevention, treatment, control of, and 11 research on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, polio, malaria, and 12 other infectious diseases including neglected tropical dis- 13 eases, and for assistance to communities severely affected 14 by HIV/AIDS, including children infected or affected by 15 AIDS; (6) disaster preparedness training for health crises; 16 (7) programs to prevent, prepare for, and respond to un- 17 anticipated and emerging global health threats; and (8) 18 family planning/reproductive health: Provided further, 19 That funds appropriated under this paragraph may be 20 made available for United States contributions to The 21 GAVI Alliance, which may remain available until Sep- 22 tember 30, 2027: Provided further, That none of the funds 23 made available in this Act nor any unobligated balances 24 from prior appropriations Acts may be made available to 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 25 •HR 8595 RH any organization or program which, as determined by the 1 President of the United States, supports or participates 2 in the management of a program of coercive abortion or 3 involuntary sterilization: Provided further, That any deter- 4 mination made under the previous proviso must be made 5 not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of 6 this Act, and must be accompanied by the evidence and 7 criteria utilized to make the determination: Provided fur- 8 ther, That none of the funds made available under this 9 Act may be used to pay for the performance of abortion 10 as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce 11 any person to practice abortions: Provided further, That 12 nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to alter any 13 existing statutory prohibitions against abortion under sec- 14 tion 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided 15 further, That none of the funds made available under this 16 Act may be used to lobby for or against abortion: Provided 17 further, That in order to reduce reliance on abortion in 18 developing nations, funds shall be available only to vol- 19 untary family planning projects which offer, either directly 20 or through referral to, or information about access to, a 21 broad range of family planning methods and services, and 22 that any such voluntary family planning project shall meet 23 the following requirements: (1) service providers or refer- 24 ral agents in the project shall not implement or be subject 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 26 •HR 8595 RH to quotas, or other numerical targets, of total number of 1 births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors 2 of a particular method of family planning (this provision 3 shall not be construed to include the use of quantitative 4 estimates or indicators for budgeting and planning pur- 5 poses); (2) the project shall not include payment of incen- 6 tives, bribes, gratuities, or financial reward to: (A) an indi- 7 vidual in exchange for becoming a family planning accep- 8 tor; or (B) program personnel for achieving a numerical 9 target or quota of total number of births, number of fam- 10 ily planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method 11 of family planning; (3) the project shall not deny any right 12 or benefit, including the right of access to participate in 13 any program of general welfare or the right of access to 14 health care, as a consequence of any individual’s decision 15 not to accept family planning services; (4) the project shall 16 provide family planning acceptors comprehensible infor- 17 mation on the health benefits and risks of the method cho- 18 sen, including those conditions that might render the use 19 of the method inadvisable and those adverse side effects 20 known to be consequent to the use of the method; and 21 (5) the project shall ensure that experimental contracep- 22 tive drugs and devices and medical procedures are pro- 23 vided only in the context of a scientific study in which 24 participants are advised of potential risks and benefits; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 27 •HR 8595 RH and, not less than 60 days after the date on which the 1 Secretary of State determines that there has been a viola- 2 tion of the requirements contained in paragraph (1), (2), 3 (3), or (5) of this proviso, or a pattern or practice of viola- 4 tions of the requirements contained in paragraph (4) of 5 this proviso, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees 6 on Appropriations a report containing a description of 7 such violation and the corrective action taken by the De- 8 partment: Provided further, That in awarding grants for 9 natural family planning under section 104 of the Foreign 10 Assistance Act of 1961 no applicant shall be discriminated 11 against because of such applicant’s religious or conscien- 12 tious commitment to offer only natural family planning; 13 and, additionally, all such applicants shall comply with the 14 requirements of the previous proviso: Provided further, 15 That for purposes of this Act or any other Act authorizing 16 or appropriating funds for national security, Department 17 of State, and related programs, the term ‘‘motivate’’, as 18 it relates to family planning assistance, shall not be con- 19 strued to prohibit the provision, consistent with local law, 20 of information or counseling about all pregnancy options: 21 Provided further, That information provided about the use 22 of condoms as part of projects or activities that are funded 23 from amounts appropriated by this Act shall be medically 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 28 •HR 8595 RH accurate and shall include the public health benefits and 1 failure rates of such use. 2 In addition, for necessary expenses to carry out the 3 provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the 4 prevention, treatment, and control of, and research on, 5 HIV/AIDS, $5,533,800,000, to remain available until 6 September 30, 2029, which shall be apportioned directly 7 to the Department of State: Provided, That funds appro- 8 priated under this paragraph may be made available, not- 9 withstanding any other provision of law, except for the 10 United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuber- 11 culosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–25), 12 for a United States contribution to the Global Fund to 13 Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund): 14 Provided further, That the amount of such contribution 15 shall be $1,250,000,000: Provided further, That of the 16 funds appropriated under this heading, up to $35,000,000 17 may be made available, in addition to amounts otherwise 18 available for such purposes, for administrative expenses. 19 INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE 20 For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of 21 State to carry out the provisions of section 491 of the For- 22 eign Assistance Act of 1961 for international disaster re- 23 lief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction assistance; section 24 2(a) and (b) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 29 •HR 8595 RH of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601), and other activities to meet 1 refugee and migration needs; salaries and expenses of per- 2 sonnel and dependents as authorized by the Foreign Serv- 3 ice Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.); allowances as 4 authorized by sections 5921 through 5925 of title 5, 5 United States Code; purchase and hire of passenger motor 6 vehicles; and services as authorized by section 3109 of title 7 5, United States Code, $5,000,000,000, to remain avail- 8 able until expended, of which not less than $6,500,000 9 shall be made available for refugees resettling in Israel: 10 Provided, That consistent with section 491(d) of the For- 11 eign Assistance Act of 1961, funds made available under 12 this heading shall be prioritized to reach those most in 13 need of relief and rehabilitation because of natural and 14 manmade disasters: Provided further, That of the funds 15 appropriated under this heading in this Act, not less than 16 $2,750,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the 17 provisions of section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act 18 of 1961: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 19 this heading shall be apportioned to the Secretary of 20 State. 21 UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION 22 ASSISTANCE FUND 23 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 24 of section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 30 •HR 8595 RH Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)), $100,000,000, to re- 1 main available until expended, notwithstanding the excep- 2 tion in the second sentence in section 2(c)(2) of such Act: 3 Provided, That amounts made available by this Act that 4 are in excess of the limitation contained in paragraph (2) 5 of such section may be transferred to, and merged with, 6 funds made available by this Act under the heading 7 ‘‘International Humanitarian Assistance’’: Provided fur- 8 ther, That such transfer authority is in addition to any 9 other transfer authority provided in this Act or any other 10 Act. 11 NATIONAL SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAMS 12 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 13 of sections 103, 105, 106, 214, and sections 251 through 14 255, and chapter 10 of part I and chapter 4 of part II 15 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the FREEDOM 16 Support Act (Public Law 102–511), and the Support for 17 East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (Public 18 Law 101–179), $6,890,170,000, of which not less than fif- 19 teen percent of amounts made available under this head- 20 ing shall be made available for programs in Africa, to re- 21 main available until September 30, 2028: Provided, That 22 funds appropriated under this heading shall be appor- 23 tioned to the Secretary of State. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 31 •HR 8595 RH DEMOCRACY FUND 1 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 2 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion 3 of democracy globally, including to carry out the purposes 4 of section 502(b)(3) and (5) of Public Law 98–164 (22 5 U.S.C. 4411), $205,200,000, to remain available until 6 September 30, 2028, which shall be made available for the 7 Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of De- 8 mocracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of 9 State: Provided, That funds appropriated under this head- 10 ing that are made available to the National Endowment 11 for Democracy and its core institutes are in addition to 12 amounts otherwise made available by this Act for such 13 purposes: Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary 14 for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department 15 of State, shall consult with the Committees on Appropria- 16 tions prior to the initial obligation of funds appropriated 17 under this paragraph. 18 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 19 PEACE CORPS 20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 21 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 22 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), including 23 the purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles 24 for administrative purposes for use outside of the United 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 32 •HR 8595 RH States, $410,500,000, of which $7,800,000 is for the Of- 1 fice of Inspector General, to remain available until Sep- 2 tember 30, 2028: Provided, That the Director of the Peace 3 Corps may transfer to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations 4 Account, as authorized by section 16 of the Peace Corps 5 Act (22 U.S.C. 2515), an amount not to exceed 6 $5,000,000: Provided further, That funds transferred pur- 7 suant to the previous proviso may not be derived from 8 amounts made available for Peace Corps overseas oper- 9 ations: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 10 under this heading, not to exceed $104,000 may be avail- 11 able for representation expenses, of which not to exceed 12 $4,000 may be made available for entertainment expenses: 13 Provided further, That in addition to the requirements 14 under section 7015(a) of this Act, the Peace Corps shall 15 consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to 16 any decision to open, close, or suspend a domestic or over- 17 seas office or a country program unless there is a substan- 18 tial risk to volunteers or other Peace Corps personnel: Pro- 19 vided further, That none of the funds appropriated under 20 this heading shall be used to pay for abortions: Provided 21 further, That notwithstanding the previous proviso, section 22 614 of division E of Public Law 113–76 shall apply to 23 funds appropriated under this heading. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 33 •HR 8595 RH MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION 1 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 2 of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7701 3 et seq.) (MCA), $830,000,000, to remain available until 4 expended: Provided, That section 605(e) of the MCA (22 5 U.S.C. 7704(e)) shall apply to funds appropriated under 6 this heading: Provided further, That funds appropriated 7 under this heading may be made available for a Millen- 8 nium Challenge Compact entered into pursuant to section 9 609 of the MCA (22 U.S.C. 7708) only if such Compact 10 obligates, or contains a commitment to obligate subject to 11 the availability of funds and the mutual agreement of the 12 parties to the Compact to proceed, the entire amount of 13 the United States Government funding anticipated for the 14 duration of the Compact: Provided further, That of the 15 funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed 16 $100,000 may be available for representation and enter- 17 tainment expenses, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be 18 available for entertainment expenses. 19 UNITED STATES FOUNDATION FOR NATURAL SECURITY 20 AND COUNTERTERRORISM 21 For necessary expenses to carry out the purposes of 22 section 5102 of the National Defense Authorization Act 23 for Fiscal Year 2025 (22 U.S.C. 10602), $100,000,000, 24 to remain available until expended. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 34 •HR 8595 RH DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 1 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 2 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 3 of section 129 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 4 $30,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro- 5 vided, That amounts made available under this heading 6 may be made available to contract for services as described 7 in section 129(d)(3)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 8 1961, without regard to the location in which such services 9 are performed. 10 TITLE IV 11 INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 12 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 13 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW 14 ENFORCEMENT 15 For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of 16 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $1,664,204,000, to 17 remain available until September 30, 2028: Provided, 18 That the Department of State may use the authority of 19 section 608 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, with- 20 out regard to its restrictions, to receive excess property 21 from an agency of the United States Government for the 22 purpose of providing such property to a foreign country 23 or international organization under chapter 8 of part I of 24 such Act, subject to the regular notification procedures of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 35 •HR 8595 RH the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 1 section 482(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall 2 not apply to funds appropriated under this heading, except 3 that any funds made available notwithstanding such sec- 4 tion shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 5 of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 6 That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made 7 available to support training and technical assistance for 8 foreign law enforcement, corrections, judges, and other ju- 9 dicial authorities, utilizing regional partners: Provided fur- 10 ther, That funds made available under this heading for 11 Program Development and Support may be made available 12 notwithstanding pre-obligation requirements contained in 13 this Act, except for the notification requirements of sec- 14 tion 7015. 15 NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND 16 RELATED PROGRAMS 17 For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-ter- 18 rorism, demining and related programs and activities, 19 $870,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 20 2028, to carry out the provisions of chapter 8 of part II 21 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for anti-terrorism 22 assistance, chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 23 Act of 1961, section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act 24 (22 U.S.C. 5854), section 23 of the Arms Export Control 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 36 •HR 8595 RH Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), or the Foreign Assistance Act of 1 1961 for demining activities, the clearance of unexploded 2 ordnance, the destruction of small arms, and related ac- 3 tivities, notwithstanding any other provision of law, includ- 4 ing activities implemented through nongovernmental and 5 international organizations, and section 301 of the For- 6 eign Assistance Act of 1961 for a United States contribu- 7 tion to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Pre- 8 paratory Commission, and for a voluntary contribution to 9 the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): Pro- 10 vided, That funds made available under this heading for 11 the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund shall be 12 made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law 13 and subject to prior consultation with, and the regular no- 14 tification procedures of, the Committees on Appropria- 15 tions, to promote bilateral and multilateral activities relat- 16 ing to nonproliferation, disarmament, and weapons de- 17 struction, and shall remain available until expended: Pro- 18 vided further, That such funds may also be used for such 19 countries other than the Independent States of the former 20 Soviet Union and international organizations when it is 21 in the national security interest of the United States to 22 do so: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 23 this heading may be made available for the IAEA unless 24 the Secretary of State determines that Israel is being de- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 37 •HR 8595 RH nied its right to participate in the activities of that Agen- 1 cy: Provided further, That funds made available for con- 2 ventional weapons destruction programs, including 3 demining and related activities, in addition to funds other- 4 wise available for such purposes, may be used for adminis- 5 trative expenses related to the operation and management 6 of such programs and activities, subject to the regular no- 7 tification procedures of the Committees on Appropria- 8 tions. 9 SECURITY SECTOR PROGRAMS 10 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 11 of section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 12 $235,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 13 2028: Provided, That funds appropriated under this head- 14 ing may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of the For- 15 eign Assistance Act of 1961, to provide assistance to en- 16 hance the capacity of foreign civilian security forces, in- 17 cluding gendarmes, to participate in peacekeeping oper- 18 ations: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 19 under this heading, not less than $30,000,000 shall be 20 made available for a United States contribution to the 21 Multinational Force and Observers mission in the Sinai. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 38 •HR 8595 RH FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 1 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING 2 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 3 of section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 4 $119,152,000, to remain available until September 30, 5 2028: Provided, That the civilian personnel for whom mili- 6 tary education and training may be provided under this 7 heading may include civilians who are not members of a 8 government whose participation would contribute to im- 9 proved civil-military relations, civilian control of the mili- 10 tary, or respect for human rights: Provided further, That 11 of the funds appropriated under this heading, $3,500,000 12 shall remain available until expended to increase the par- 13 ticipation of women in programs and activities funded 14 under this heading, following consultation with the Com- 15 mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That of the 16 funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed 17 $50,000 may be available for entertainment expenses. 18 FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 19 For necessary expenses for grants to enable the 20 President to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the 21 Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), 22 $6,752,500,000: Provided, That to expedite the provision 23 of assistance to foreign countries and international organi- 24 zations, the Secretary of State, following consultation with 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 39 •HR 8595 RH the Committees on Appropriations and subject to the reg- 1 ular notification procedures of such Committees, may use 2 the funds appropriated under this heading to procure de- 3 fense articles and services to enhance the capacity of for- 4 eign security forces: Provided further, That funds appro- 5 priated or otherwise made available under this heading 6 shall be nonrepayable notwithstanding any requirement in 7 section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act: Provided fur- 8 ther, That funds made available under this heading shall 9 be obligated upon apportionment in accordance with para- 10 graph (5)(C) of section 1501(a) of title 31, United States 11 Code. 12 None of the funds made available under this heading 13 shall be available to finance the procurement of defense 14 articles, defense services, or design and construction serv- 15 ices that are not sold by the United States Government 16 under the Arms Export Control Act unless the foreign 17 country proposing to make such procurement has first 18 signed an agreement with the United States Government 19 specifying the conditions under which such procurement 20 may be financed with such funds: Provided, That all coun- 21 try and funding level increases in allocations shall be sub- 22 mitted through the regular notification procedures of sec- 23 tion 7015 of this Act: Provided further, That funds made 24 available under this heading may be used, notwithstanding 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 40 •HR 8595 RH any other provision of law, for demining, the clearance of 1 unexploded ordnance, and related activities, and may in- 2 clude activities implemented through nongovernmental 3 and international organizations: Provided further, That a 4 country that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty 5 Organization (NATO) or is a major non-NATO ally des- 6 ignated by section 517(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act 7 of 1961 may utilize funds made available under this head- 8 ing for procurement of defense articles, defense services, 9 or design and construction services that are not sold by 10 the United States Government under the Arms Export 11 Control Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated 12 under this heading shall be expended at the minimum rate 13 necessary to make timely payment for defense articles and 14 services: Provided further, That not more than 15 $32,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading 16 may be obligated for necessary expenses, including the 17 purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only 18 for use outside of the United States, for the general costs 19 of administering military assistance and sales, except that 20 this limitation may be exceeded only through the regular 21 notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria- 22 tions: Provided further, That the Secretary of State may 23 use funds made available under this heading pursuant to 24 the previous proviso for the administrative and other oper- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 41 •HR 8595 RH ational costs of the Department of State related to mili- 1 tary assistance and sales, assistance under section 551 of 2 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and Department of 3 Defense security assistance programs, in addition to funds 4 otherwise available for such purposes: Provided further, 5 That up to $2,000,000 of the funds made available pursu- 6 ant to the previous proviso may be used for direct hire 7 personnel, except that this limitation may be exceeded by 8 the Secretary of State following consultation with the 9 Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That of 10 the funds made available under this heading for general 11 costs of administering military assistance and sales, not 12 to exceed $4,000 may be available for entertainment ex- 13 penses and not to exceed $130,000 may be available for 14 representation expenses: Provided further, That not more 15 than $1,807,998,823 of funds realized pursuant to section 16 21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 17 2761(e)(1)(A)) may be obligated for expenses incurred 18 during fiscal year 2027 pursuant to section 43(b) of the 19 Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2792(b)), of which 20 not more than $30,000,000 may be obligated by the De- 21 partment of State, including for direct hire of personnel, 22 and not more than $1,777,998,823 may be obligated by 23 the Department of Defense, except that this limitation 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 42 •HR 8595 RH may be exceeded only through the regular notification pro- 1 cedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 2 TITLE V 3 MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE 4 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 5 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY 6 For payment to the International Bank for Recon- 7 struction and Development as trustee for the Global Envi- 8 ronment Facility by the Secretary of the Treasury, 9 $139,575,000, to remain available until expended. 10 CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 11 ASSOCIATION 12 For payment to the International Development Asso- 13 ciation by the Secretary of the Treasury, $503,973,000, 14 to remain available until expended. 15 CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND 16 For payment to the Asian Development Bank’s Asian 17 Development Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, 18 $43,610,000, to remain available until expended. 19 CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK 20 For payment to the African Development Bank by 21 the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share 22 of the paid-in portion of the increases in capital stock, 23 $32,417,000, to remain available until expended. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 43 •HR 8595 RH LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 1 The United States Governor of the African Develop- 2 ment Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation 3 to the callable capital portion of the United States share 4 of increases in capital stock in an amount not to exceed 5 $856,174,624. 6 CONTRIBUTION TO THE EUROPEAN BANK FOR 7 RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT 8 For payment to the European Bank for Reconstruc- 9 tion and Development by the Secretary of the Treasury 10 for the United States share of the paid-in portion of the 11 increases in capital stock, $67,500,000, to remain avail- 12 able until expended. 13 CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT 14 BANK 15 For payment to the Inter-American Investment Cor- 16 poration by the Secretary of the Treasury, $30,000,000, 17 to remain available until expended: Provided, That such 18 amounts may be made available for the United States 19 share of an increase in the capital stock of the Inter-Amer- 20 ican Investment Corporation. 21 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 44 •HR 8595 RH CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR 1 AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT 2 For payment to the International Fund for Agricul- 3 tural Development by the Secretary of the Treasury, 4 $30,000,000, to remain available until expended. 5 TREASURY INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 6 For contributions by the Secretary of the Treasury 7 to international financial institutions and trust funds ad- 8 ministered by such institutions, in addition to amounts 9 otherwise available for such purposes, $50,000,000, to re- 10 main available until expended: Provided, That of the 11 amount made available under this heading, up to 12 $50,000,000 may be available for the costs, as defined in 13 section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of 14 loan guarantees to the international financial institutions: 15 Provided further, That funds made available under this 16 heading may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 17 appropriated under the headings in this title and under 18 the headings ‘‘International Affairs Technical Assistance’’, 19 ‘‘Debt Restructuring’’, and ‘‘Tropical Forest and Coral 20 Reef Conservation’’ in title III of this Act and prior Acts 21 making appropriations for national security, Department 22 of State, and related programs: Provided further, That 23 such transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer 24 authority provided in this Act or any other Act: Provided 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 45 •HR 8595 RH further, That funds made available under this heading, in- 1 cluding funds transferred pursuant to the second proviso, 2 shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 3 notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropria- 4 tions. 5 TITLE VI 6 EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE 7 EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES 8 INSPECTOR GENERAL 9 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 10 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 11 General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $8,860,000, of 12 which up to $1,329,000 may remain available until Sep- 13 tember 30, 2028. 14 PROGRAM ACCOUNT 15 The Export-Import Bank of the United States is au- 16 thorized to make such expenditures within the limits of 17 funds and borrowing authority available to such corpora- 18 tion, and in accordance with law, and to make such con- 19 tracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limi- 20 tations, as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United 21 States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the pro- 22 gram for the current fiscal year for such corporation: Pro- 23 vided, That none of the funds available during the current 24 fiscal year may be used to make expenditures, contracts, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 46 •HR 8595 RH or commitments for the export of nuclear equipment, fuel, 1 or technology to any country, other than a nuclear-weapon 2 state as defined in Article IX of the Treaty on the Non- 3 Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons eligible to receive eco- 4 nomic or military assistance under this Act, that has deto- 5 nated a nuclear explosive after the date of enactment of 6 this Act. 7 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 8 For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 9 and guaranteed loan and insurance programs, including 10 hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized 11 by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and not 12 to exceed $30,000 for official reception and representation 13 expenses for members of the Board of Directors, not to 14 exceed $125,000,000, of which up to $18,750,000 may re- 15 main available until September 30, 2028: Provided, That 16 the Export-Import Bank (the Bank) may accept, and use, 17 payment or services provided by transaction participants 18 for legal, financial, or technical services in connection with 19 any transaction for which an application for a loan, guar- 20 antee or insurance commitment has been made: Provided 21 further, That notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 22 117 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1992, subsection 23 (a) of such section shall remain in effect until September 24 30, 2027: Provided further, That the Bank shall charge 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 47 •HR 8595 RH fees for necessary expenses (including special services per- 1 formed on a contract or fee basis, but not including other 2 personal services) in connection with the collection of mon- 3 eys owed the Bank, repossession or sale of pledged collat- 4 eral or other assets acquired by the Bank in satisfaction 5 of moneys owed the Bank, or the investigation or appraisal 6 of any property, or the evaluation of the legal, financial, 7 or technical aspects of any transaction for which an appli- 8 cation for a loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has 9 been made, or systems infrastructure directly supporting 10 transactions: Provided further, That in addition to other 11 funds appropriated for administrative expenses, such fees 12 shall be credited to this account for such purposes, to re- 13 main available until expended. 14 PROGRAM BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS 15 For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, insur- 16 ance, and tied-aid grants as authorized by section 10 of 17 the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended, not 18 to exceed $30,000,000, to remain available until Sep- 19 tember 30, 2030: Provided, That such costs, including the 20 cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 21 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided 22 further, That such funds shall remain available until Sep- 23 tember 30, 2042, for the disbursement of direct loans, 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 48 •HR 8595 RH loan guarantees, insurance and tied-aid grants obligated 1 in fiscal years 2027 through 2030. 2 RECEIPTS COLLECTED 3 Receipts collected pursuant to the Export-Import 4 Bank Act of 1945 (Public Law 79–173) and the Federal 5 Credit Reform Act of 1990, in an amount not to exceed 6 the amount appropriated herein, shall be credited as off- 7 setting collections to this account: Provided, That the 8 sums herein appropriated from the General Fund shall be 9 reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by such offsetting col- 10 lections so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation 11 from the General Fund estimated at $0. 12 UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 13 FINANCE CORPORATION 14 INSPECTOR GENERAL 15 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 16 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 17 General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $7,200,000, to re- 18 main available until September 30, 2028. 19 CORPORATE CAPITAL ACCOUNT 20 The United States International Development Fi- 21 nance Corporation (the Corporation) is authorized to 22 make such expenditures and commitments within the lim- 23 its of funds and borrowing authority available to the Cor- 24 poration, and in accordance with the law, and to make 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 49 •HR 8595 RH such expenditures and commitments without regard to fis- 1 cal year limitations, as provided by section 9104 of title 2 31, United States Code, as may be necessary in carrying 3 out the programs for the current fiscal year for the Cor- 4 poration: Provided, That for necessary expenses of the ac- 5 tivities described in subsections (b), (c), (e), (f), and (g) 6 of section 1421 of the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F 7 of Public Law 115–254) and for administrative expenses 8 to carry out authorized activities described in section 9 1434(d) of such Act, $983,250,000: Provided further, 10 That of the amount provided— 11 (1) $243,000,000 shall remain available until 12 September 30, 2029, for administrative expenses to 13 carry out authorized activities (including an amount 14 for official reception and representation expenses 15 which shall not exceed $25,000); and 16 (2) $740,250,000 shall remain available until 17 September 30, 2029, for the activities described in 18 subsections (b), (c), (e), (f), and (g) of section 1421 19 of the BUILD Act of 2018, except such amounts ob- 20 ligated in a fiscal year for activities described in sec- 21 tion 1421(c) of such Act shall remain available for 22 disbursement for the term of the underlying project: 23 Provided further, That amounts made available 24 under this paragraph may be paid to the ‘‘United 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 50 •HR 8595 RH States International Development Finance Corpora- 1 tion—Program Account’’ for programs authorized 2 by subsections (b), (e), (f), and (g) of section 1421 3 of the BUILD Act of 2018: 4 Provided further, That funds may only be obligated pursu- 5 ant to section 1421(g) of the BUILD Act of 2018 subject 6 to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional 7 committees and the regular notification procedures of the 8 Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 9 funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making ap- 10 propriations for national security, Department of State, 11 and related programs for support by the Corporation in 12 high-income and advancing income countries shall be sub- 13 ject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appro- 14 priations: Provided further, That in fiscal year 2027 collec- 15 tions of amounts described in section 1434(h) of the 16 BUILD Act of 2018 shall be credited as offsetting collec- 17 tions to this appropriation: Provided further, That such 18 collections collected in fiscal year 2027 in excess of 19 $983,250,000 shall be credited to this account and shall 20 be available in future fiscal years only to the extent pro- 21 vided in advance in appropriations Acts: Provided further, 22 That in fiscal year 2027, if such collections are less than 23 $983,250,000, receipts collected pursuant to the BUILD 24 Act of 2018 and the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 51 •HR 8595 RH in an amount equal to such shortfall, shall be credited as 1 offsetting collections to this appropriation: Provided fur- 2 ther, That fees charged for project-specific transaction 3 costs as described in section 1434(k) of the BUILD Act 4 of 2018, and other direct costs associated with origination 5 or monitoring services provided to specific or potential in- 6 vestors, shall not be considered administrative expenses 7 for the purposes of this heading: Provided further, That 8 such fees shall be credited to this account for such pur- 9 poses, to remain available until expended: Provided fur- 10 ther, That funds appropriated or otherwise made available 11 under this heading may not be used to provide any type 12 of assistance that is otherwise prohibited by any other pro- 13 vision of law or to provide assistance to any foreign coun- 14 try that is otherwise prohibited by any other provision of 15 law: Provided further, That the sums herein appropriated 16 from the General Fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for- 17 dollar basis by the offsetting collections described under 18 this heading so as to result in a final fiscal year appropria- 19 tion from the General Fund estimated at $676,450,000. 20 PROGRAM ACCOUNT 21 Amounts paid from ‘‘United States International De- 22 velopment Finance Corporation—Corporate Capital Ac- 23 count’’ (CCA) shall remain available until September 30, 24 2029: Provided, That amounts paid to this account from 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 52 •HR 8595 RH CCA or transferred to this account pursuant to section 1 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F of Public 2 Law 115–254) shall be available for the costs of direct 3 and guaranteed loans provided by the Corporation pursu- 4 ant to section 1421(b) of such Act and the costs of modi- 5 fying loans and loan guarantees transferred to the Cor- 6 poration pursuant to section 1463 of such Act: Provided 7 further, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 8 such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con- 9 gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 10 such amounts obligated in a fiscal year shall remain avail- 11 able for disbursement for the following 8 fiscal years: Pro- 12 vided further, That funds made available in this Act and 13 transferred to carry out the Foreign Assistance Act of 14 1961 pursuant to section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 15 2018 may remain available for obligation for 1 additional 16 fiscal year: Provided further, That the total loan principal 17 or guaranteed principal amount shall not exceed 18 $22,000,000,000. 19 TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 20 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 21 of section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 22 $87,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 23 2028: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 53 •HR 8595 RH heading, not more than $5,000 may be available for rep- 1 resentation and entertainment expenses. 2 TITLE VII 3 GENERAL PROVISIONS 4 ALLOWANCES AND DIFFERENTIALS 5 SEC. 7001. Funds appropriated under title I of this 6 Act shall be available, except as otherwise provided, for 7 allowances and differentials as authorized by subchapter 8 59 of title 5, United States Code; for services as author- 9 ized by section 3109 of such title and for hire of passenger 10 transportation pursuant to section 1343(b) of title 31, 11 United States Code. 12 UNOBLIGATED BALANCES REPORT 13 SEC. 7002. Any department or agency of the United 14 States Government to which funds are appropriated or 15 otherwise made available by this Act shall provide to the 16 Committees on Appropriations a quarterly accounting of 17 cumulative unobligated balances and obligated, but unex- 18 pended, balances by program, project, and activity, and 19 Treasury Account Fund Symbol of all funds received by 20 such department or agency in fiscal year 2027 or any pre- 21 vious fiscal year, disaggregated by fiscal year: Provided, 22 That the report required by this section shall be submitted 23 not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter 24 and should specify by account the amount of funds obli- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 54 •HR 8595 RH gated pursuant to bilateral agreements which have not 1 been further sub-obligated. 2 CONSULTING SERVICES 3 SEC. 7003. The expenditure of any appropriation 4 under title I of this Act for any consulting service through 5 procurement contract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 6 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts 7 where such expenditures are a matter of public record and 8 available for public inspection, except where otherwise pro- 9 vided under existing law, or under existing Executive order 10 issued pursuant to existing law. 11 DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES 12 SEC. 7004. (a) CAPITAL SECURITY COST SHARING 13 EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of section 14 604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counter- 15 terrorism Act of 1999 (title VI of division A of H.R. 3427, 16 as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 17 106–113 and contained in appendix G of that Act), as 18 amended by section 111 of the Department of State Au- 19 thorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–323), a 20 project to construct a facility of the United States may 21 include office space or other accommodations for members 22 of the United States Marine Corps. 23 (b) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATIONS.—Funds 24 appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropria- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 55 •HR 8595 RH tions for national security, Department of State, and re- 1 lated programs, which may be made available for the ac- 2 quisition of property or award of construction contracts 3 for overseas United States diplomatic facilities during fis- 4 cal year 2027, shall be subject to prior consultation with, 5 and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees 6 on Appropriations: Provided, That notifications pursuant 7 to this subsection shall include the information enumer- 8 ated under this section in the report accompanying this 9 Act: Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall 10 consult with the Committees on Appropriations at the 11 early project development stage for out-year construction 12 projects, including to discuss security and non-security 13 construction requirements, modifications to scope, and 14 cost reductions identified for such projects, consistent with 15 applicable laws and regulations: Provided further, That the 16 Secretary shall submit a quarterly report to the Commit- 17 tees on Appropriations on contingency savings identified 18 from funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Embassy Se- 19 curity, Construction, and Maintenance’’ by prior Acts 20 making appropriations for national security, Department 21 of State, and related programs, and the obligation of 22 funds made available by such savings shall be subject to 23 prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 56 •HR 8595 RH (c) INTERIM AND TEMPORARY FACILITIES 1 ABROAD.— 2 (1) SECURITY VULNERABILITIES.—Funds ap- 3 propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Embassy 4 Security, Construction, and Maintenance’’ may be 5 made available, following consultation with the ap- 6 propriate congressional committees, to address secu- 7 rity vulnerabilities at interim and temporary United 8 States diplomatic facilities abroad, including physical 9 security upgrades and local guard staffing. 10 (2) CONSULTATION.—The opening, closure, or 11 any significant modification to an interim or tem- 12 porary United States diplomatic facility shall be sub- 13 ject to prior consultation with the appropriate con- 14 gressional committees and the regular notification 15 procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, ex- 16 cept that such consultation and notification may be 17 waived if there is a security risk to personnel. 18 (d) SOFT TARGETS.—Funds appropriated by this Act 19 under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 20 Maintenance’’ may be made available for security up- 21 grades to soft targets, including schools, recreational fa- 22 cilities, residences, and places of worship used by United 23 States diplomatic personnel and their dependents. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 57 •HR 8595 RH (e) FACILITIES.—None of the funds appropriated or 1 otherwise made available by this Act may be used— 2 (1) to move the United States embassy to the 3 State of Israel to a location other than Jerusalem; 4 or 5 (2) for a United States Embassy, Consulate 6 General, or any other diplomatic facility in Jeru- 7 salem other than the United States Embassy to the 8 State of Israel. 9 PERSONNEL ACTIONS 10 SEC. 7005. Any costs incurred by a department or 11 agency funded under title I of this Act resulting from per- 12 sonnel actions taken in response to funding reductions in- 13 cluded in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budg- 14 etary resources available under title I to such department 15 or agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds 16 between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to 17 carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities 18 included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use 19 of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a 20 reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of this Act. 21 PROHIBITION ON PUBLICITY OR PROPAGANDA 22 SEC. 7006. No part of any appropriation contained 23 in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda pur- 24 poses within the United States not authorized before en- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 58 •HR 8595 RH actment of this Act by Congress: Provided, That up to 1 $25,000 may be made available to carry out the provisions 2 of section 316 of the International Security and Develop- 3 ment Cooperation Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–533; 22 4 U.S.C. 2151a note). 5 PROHIBITION AGAINST DIRECT FUNDING FOR CERTAIN 6 COUNTRIES 7 SEC. 7007. None of the funds appropriated or other- 8 wise made available pursuant to titles III through VI of 9 this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly 10 any assistance or reparations for the governments of 11 Cuba, North Korea, or Iran: Provided, That for purposes 12 of this section, the prohibition on obligations or expendi- 13 tures shall include direct loans, credits, insurance, and 14 guarantees of the Export-Import Bank or its agents. 15 COUPS D’E´TAT 16 SEC. 7008. (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds ap- 17 propriated or otherwise made available pursuant to titles 18 III through VI of this Act shall be obligated or expended 19 to finance directly any assistance to the government of any 20 country whose duly elected head of government is deposed 21 by military coup d’e´tat or decree or, after the date of en- 22 actment of this Act, a coup d’e´tat or decree in which the 23 military plays a decisive role: Provided, That assistance 24 may be resumed to such government if the Secretary of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 59 •HR 8595 RH State certifies and reports to the appropriate congres- 1 sional committees that subsequent to the termination of 2 assistance a democratically elected government has taken 3 office: Provided further, That the provisions of this section 4 shall not apply to assistance to promote democratic elec- 5 tions or public participation in democratic processes, or 6 to support a democratic transition: Provided further, That 7 funds made available pursuant to the previous provisos 8 shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 9 notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropria- 10 tions. 11 (b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State, following con- 12 sultation with the heads of relevant Federal agencies, may 13 waive the restriction in this section on a program-by-pro- 14 gram basis if the Secretary certifies and reports to the 15 Committees on Appropriations that such waiver is in the 16 national security interest of the United States: Provided, 17 That funds made available pursuant to such waiver shall 18 be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular noti- 19 fication procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 20 TRANSFER OF FUNDS AUTHORITY 21 SEC. 7009. (a) DEPARTMENT OF STATE.— 22 (1) DEPARTMENT OF STATE.— 23 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not to exceed 5 percent 24 of any appropriation made available for the cur- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 60 •HR 8595 RH rent fiscal year for the Department of State 1 under title I of this Act may be transferred be- 2 tween, and merged with, such appropriations, 3 but no such appropriation, except as otherwise 4 specifically provided, shall be increased by more 5 than 10 percent by any such transfers, and no 6 such transfer may be made to increase the ap- 7 propriation under the heading ‘‘Representation 8 Expenses’’. 9 (B) EMBASSY SECURITY.—Funds appro- 10 priated under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Pro- 11 grams’’, including for Worldwide Security Pro- 12 tection, ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 13 Maintenance’’, and ‘‘Emergencies in the Diplo- 14 matic and Consular Service’’ in this Act may be 15 transferred to, and merged with, funds appro- 16 priated under such headings if the Secretary of 17 State determines and reports to the Committees 18 on Appropriations that to do so is necessary to 19 implement the recommendations of the 20 Benghazi Accountability Review Board, for 21 emergency evacuations, or to prevent or re- 22 spond to security situations and requirements, 23 subject to the regular notification procedures of 24 such Committees. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 61 •HR 8595 RH (C) EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC 1 AND CONSULAR SERVICE.—Of the amount made 2 available under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Pro- 3 grams’’ for Worldwide Security Protection, not 4 to exceed $50,000,000 may be transferred to, 5 and merged with, funds made available by this 6 Act under the heading ‘‘Emergencies in the 7 Diplomatic and Consular Service’’, to be avail- 8 able only for emergency evacuations and re- 9 wards, as authorized. 10 (D) CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND.—Of the 11 amount made available under the heading, 12 ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, up to $50,000,000 13 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 14 made available in title I of this Act under the 15 heading ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’. 16 (E) PRIOR CONSULTATION.—The transfer 17 authorities provided by subparagraphs (B), (C), 18 and (D) are in addition to any transfer author- 19 ity otherwise available in this Act and under 20 any other provision of law and the exercise of 21 such authority shall be subject to prior con- 22 sultation with the Committees on Appropria- 23 tions. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 62 •HR 8595 RH (2) TREATMENT AS REPROGRAMMING.—Any 1 transfer pursuant to this subsection shall be treated 2 as a reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of 3 this Act and shall not be available for obligation or 4 expenditure except in compliance with the proce- 5 dures set forth in that section. 6 (b) LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS OF FUNDS BE- 7 TWEEN AGENCIES.— 8 (1) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds made 9 available under titles II through V of this Act may 10 be transferred to any department, agency, or instru- 11 mentality of the United States Government, except 12 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer author- 13 ity provided in, this Act or any other appropriations 14 Act. 15 (2) ALLOCATION AND TRANSFERS.—Notwith- 16 standing paragraph (1), in addition to transfers 17 made by, or authorized elsewhere in, this Act, funds 18 appropriated by this Act to carry out the purposes 19 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be allo- 20 cated or transferred to agencies of the United States 21 Government pursuant to the provisions of sections 22 109, 610, and 632 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 23 1961, and section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 24 2018 (division F of Public Law 115–254). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 63 •HR 8595 RH (3) NOTIFICATION.—Any agreement entered 1 into by the Department of State with any depart- 2 ment, agency, or instrumentality of the United 3 States Government pursuant to section 632(b) of the 4 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 valued in excess of 5 $2,000,000 and any agreement made pursuant to 6 section 632(a) of such Act, with funds appropriated 7 by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for 8 national security, Department of State, and related 9 programs under the headings ‘‘Global Health Pro- 10 grams’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Sup- 11 port Fund’’, ‘‘National Security Investment Pro- 12 grams’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Cen- 13 tral Asia’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 14 Law Enforcement’’ shall be subject to the regular 15 notification procedures of the Committees on Appro- 16 priations: Provided,That the requirement of this 17 paragraph shall not apply to such agreements with 18 a department, agency, or instrumentality funded by 19 this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for na- 20 tional security, Department of State, and related 21 programs. 22 (4) PRIOR CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.— 23 Agreements between the Department of State with 24 any department, agency, or instrumentality of the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 64 •HR 8595 RH United States Government not funded by this Act or 1 prior Acts making appropriations for national secu- 2 rity, Department of State, and related programs, to 3 transfer or allocate funds appropriated under the 4 headings ‘‘International Humanitarian Assistance’’ 5 and ‘‘United States Emergency Refugee and Migra- 6 tion Assistance Fund’’ in this Act, or under the 7 headings ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, ‘‘Mi- 8 gration and Refugee Assistance’’, and ‘‘United 9 States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance 10 Fund’’ in prior Acts making appropriations for na- 11 tional security, Department of State, and related 12 programs in excess of $7,000,000 shall be subject to 13 prior consultation with the Committees on Appro- 14 priations, not later than 7 days prior to the transfer 15 of such funds, except if to do so would pose an im- 16 mediate and substantial risk to human health or 17 welfare: Provided, That in the case of any such ex- 18 ception the information required by such consulta- 19 tion shall be provided as early as practicable, but in 20 no event later than 3 days after taking the action 21 to which the consultation requirement was applica- 22 ble, and such information shall include a description 23 of the circumstance necessitating such exception. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 65 •HR 8595 RH (c) UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 1 FINANCE CORPORATION.—Amounts transferred pursuant 2 to section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (division 3 F of Public Law 115–254) may only be transferred from 4 funds made available under title III of this Act: Provided, 5 That any such transfers, or any other amounts transferred 6 to the United States International Development Finance 7 Corporation (the Corporation) pursuant to any provision 8 of law, shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the 9 regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Ap- 10 propriations: Provided further, That the Secretary of State 11 and the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, as ap- 12 propriate, shall ensure that the programs funded by such 13 transfers are coordinated with, and complement, foreign 14 assistance programs implemented by the Department of 15 State. 16 (d) INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION.—Of the amount 17 appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘National Se- 18 curity Investment Programs’’, up to $10,000,000 may be 19 transferred to, and merged with, funds made available 20 under the heading ‘‘Inter-American Foundation’’ in prior 21 Acts making appropriations for national security, Depart- 22 ment of State, and related programs: Provided, That the 23 transfer authority of this subsection is in addition to any 24 transfer authority otherwise available in this Act and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 66 •HR 8595 RH under any other provision of law and the exercise of such 1 authority shall be subject to prior consultation with the 2 appropriate congressional committees and the regular no- 3 tification procedures of the Committees on Appropria- 4 tions. 5 (e) TRANSFER OF FUNDS BETWEEN ACCOUNTS.— 6 None of the funds made available under titles II through 7 V of this Act may be obligated under an appropriations 8 account to which such funds were not appropriated, except 9 for transfers specifically provided for in this Act, unless 10 the President, not less than 5 days prior to the exercise 11 of any authority contained in the Foreign Assistance Act 12 of 1961 to transfer funds, consults with and provides a 13 written policy justification to the Committees on Appro- 14 priations. 15 (f) AUDIT OF INTER-AGENCY TRANSFERS OF 16 FUNDS.—Any agreement for the transfer or allocation of 17 funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making ap- 18 propriations for national security, Department of State, 19 and related programs entered into between the Depart- 20 ment of State and another agency of the United States 21 Government under the authority of section 632(a) of the 22 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or any comparable provi- 23 sion of law, shall expressly provide that the Inspector Gen- 24 eral (IG) for the agency receiving the transfer or allocation 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 67 •HR 8595 RH of such funds, or other entity with audit responsibility if 1 the receiving agency does not have an IG, shall perform 2 periodic program and financial audits of the use of such 3 funds and report to the Department of State upon comple- 4 tion of such audits: Provided, That such audits shall be 5 transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations by the 6 Department of State: Provided further, That funds trans- 7 ferred under such authority may be made available for the 8 cost of such audits. 9 PROHIBITION AND LIMITATION ON CERTAIN EXPENSES 10 SEC. 7010. (a) FIRST-CLASS TRAVEL.—None of the 11 funds made available by this Act may be used for first- 12 class travel by employees of United States Government de- 13 partments and agencies funded by this Act in contraven- 14 tion of section 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 15 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 16 (b) COMPUTER NETWORKS.—None of the funds 17 made available by this Act for the operating expenses of 18 any United States Government department or agency may 19 be used to establish or maintain a computer network for 20 use by such department or agency unless such network 21 has filters designed to block access to sexually explicit 22 websites: Provided, That nothing in this subsection shall 23 limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, 24 Tribal, or local law enforcement agency, or any other enti- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 68 •HR 8595 RH ty carrying out the following activities: criminal investiga- 1 tions, prosecutions, and adjudications; administrative dis- 2 cipline; and the monitoring of such websites undertaken 3 as part of official business. 4 (c) COMPLIANCE WITH DIRECTIVE.—Not later than 5 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec- 6 retary of State shall brief the Committees on Appropria- 7 tions on the reason for the failure of the Department of 8 State to comply with the directive in 2024 under this sec- 9 tion in House Report 118–146 to update the interagency 10 guidance cable on promoting tobacco in the manner de- 11 scribed in such report and the reason for the delay in the 12 submission of the related report required under this sec- 13 tion in House Report 119-217. 14 (d) EMAIL SERVERS OUTSIDE THE .GOV DOMAIN.— 15 None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 16 headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ and ‘‘Capital Invest- 17 ment Fund’’ that are made available to the Department 18 of State may be made available to support the use or es- 19 tablishment of email accounts or email servers created 20 outside the .gov domain or not fitted for automated 21 records management as part of a Federal government 22 records management program in contravention of the 23 Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 24 2014 (Public Law 113–187). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 69 •HR 8595 RH (e) REPRESENTATION AND ENTERTAINMENT EX- 1 PENSES.—Each Federal department, agency, or entity 2 funded in title I of this Act and the Department of the 3 Treasury and independent agencies funded in titles III or 4 VI of this Act, shall take steps to ensure that domestic 5 and overseas representation and entertainment expenses 6 further official agency business and United States foreign 7 policy interests, and— 8 (1) are primarily for fostering relations outside 9 of the Executive Branch; 10 (2) are principally for meals and events of a 11 protocol nature; 12 (3) are not for employee-only events; and 13 (4) do not include activities that are substan- 14 tially of a recreational character. 15 (f) LIMITATIONS ON ENTERTAINMENT EXPENSES.— 16 None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made avail- 17 able by this Act under the headings ‘‘International Mili- 18 tary Education and Training’’ or ‘‘Foreign Military Fi- 19 nancing Program’’ for Informational Program activities or 20 under the headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’ and ‘‘Na- 21 tional Security Investment Programs’’ may be obligated 22 or expended to pay for— 23 (1) alcoholic beverages; or 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 70 •HR 8595 RH (2) entertainment expenses for activities that 1 are substantially of a recreational character, includ- 2 ing entrance fees at sporting events, theatrical and 3 musical productions, and amusement parks. 4 ASSISTANCE EFFECTIVENESS AND TRANSPARENCY 5 SEC. 7011. (a) REPORT.— 6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 7 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec- 8 retary of State shall submit to the appropriate con- 9 gressional committees a report on the implementa- 10 tion of the multi-year strategy to improve the effec- 11 tiveness of United States Government foreign assist- 12 ance required by section 7011(a) of the National Se- 13 curity, Department of State, and Related Programs 14 Appropriations Act, 2026 (division F of Public Law 15 119–75), referred to in this subsection as ‘‘the 2026 16 Act’’. 17 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by this 18 subsection shall include— 19 (A) a summary of the preliminary imple- 20 mentation of the strategy, including the rec- 21 ommendations of the panel of experts and prac- 22 titioners, and the results of beneficiary feedback 23 and impact evaluations described by section 24 7011(a) of the 2026 Act; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 71 •HR 8595 RH (B) a process for incorporating subpara- 1 graph (A) into foreign assistance planning, in- 2 cluding using evidence of cost-effectiveness to 3 choose and design foreign assistance programs; 4 (C) an assessment of the implementation 5 of the reforms required by section 7011(a) of 6 the 2026 Act; 7 (D) standards for developing monitoring, 8 evaluation, oversight, and vetting plans for for- 9 eign assistance programs implemented across 10 the Department of State; 11 (E) criteria for identifying risk factors that 12 would require enhanced precautions with re- 13 spect to monitoring, evaluation, oversight, and 14 vetting, and a list of countries and assistance 15 programs that are subject to such enhanced 16 precautions; 17 (F) any updates to the multi-year strategy 18 required by section 7011(a) of the 2026 Act 19 since such strategy was submitted to the appro- 20 priate congressional committees, and the rea- 21 sons for such updates; and 22 (G) a detailed description of staffing levels 23 used to plan, budget, execute, monitor, evalu- 24 ate, and audit foreign assistance during fiscal 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 72 •HR 8595 RH year 2026, and any planned changes to these 1 staffing levels for fiscal year 2027. 2 (b) BENEFICIARY FEEDBACK.—Funds appropriated 3 by this Act that are made available for monitoring and 4 evaluation of assistance under the headings ‘‘National Se- 5 curity Investment Programs’’ and ‘‘International Humani- 6 tarian Assistance’’ shall be made available for the regular 7 and systematic collection of feedback obtained directly 8 from beneficiaries to enhance the quality and relevance of 9 such assistance: Provided, That the Secretary of State 10 shall regularly conduct oversight to ensure that such feed- 11 back is collected and used by implementing partners to 12 maximize the cost-effectiveness and utility of such assist- 13 ance. 14 (c) EVALUATIONS.—Of the funds appropriated by 15 this Act under titles III and IV, not less than 16 $15,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 17 made available for impact evaluations, including ex-post 18 evaluations, of the effectiveness and sustainability of 19 United States Government foreign assistance programs: 20 Provided, That funds made available pursuant to this sub- 21 section are in addition to funds otherwise made available 22 for such purposes. 23 (d) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE WEBSITE.—Funds appro- 24 priated by this Act under title I, funds made available for 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 73 •HR 8595 RH any independent agency in title III, and funds made avail- 1 able under the headings ‘‘Trade and Development Agen- 2 cy’’ and ‘‘United States International Development Fi- 3 nance Corporation’’, as appropriate, shall be made avail- 4 able to support the provision of additional information on 5 United States Government foreign assistance on the 6 ‘‘ForeignAssistance.gov’’ website: Provided, That all Fed- 7 eral agencies funded under this Act shall provide such in- 8 formation on foreign assistance, upon request and in a 9 timely manner, to the Department of State. 10 LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES IN DEFAULT 11 SEC. 7012. No part of any appropriation provided 12 under titles III through VI in this Act shall be used to 13 furnish assistance to the government of any country which 14 is in default during a period in excess of 1 calendar year 15 in payment to the United States of principal or interest 16 on any loan made to the government of such country by 17 the United States pursuant to a program for which funds 18 are appropriated under this Act unless the President de- 19 termines, following consultation with the Committees on 20 Appropriations, that assistance for such country is in the 21 national interest of the United States. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 74 •HR 8595 RH PROHIBITION ON TAXATION OF UNITED STATES 1 ASSISTANCE 2 SEC. 7013. (a) PROHIBITION ON TAXATION.—None 3 of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of 4 this Act may be made available to provide assistance for 5 a foreign country under a new bilateral agreement gov- 6 erning the terms and conditions under which such assist- 7 ance is to be provided unless such agreement includes a 8 provision stating that assistance provided by the United 9 States shall be exempt from taxation, or reimbursed, by 10 the foreign government. 11 (b) NOTIFICATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF FOR- 12 EIGN TAXES.—An amount equivalent to 200 percent of 13 the total taxes assessed during fiscal year 2027 on funds 14 appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropria- 15 tions for national security, Department of State, and re- 16 lated programs by a foreign government or entity against 17 United States assistance programs, either directly or 18 through grantees, contractors, and subcontractors, shall 19 be withheld from obligation from funds appropriated for 20 assistance for fiscal year 2028 and for prior fiscal years 21 and allocated for the central government of such country 22 or for the West Bank and Gaza program, as applicable, 23 if, not later than September 30, 2028, such taxes have 24 not been reimbursed. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 75 •HR 8595 RH (c) DE MINIMIS EXCEPTION.—Foreign taxes of a de 1 minimis nature shall not be subject to the provisions of 2 subsection (b). 3 (d) REPROGRAMMING OF FUNDS.—Funds withheld 4 from obligation for each foreign government or entity pur- 5 suant to subsection (b) shall be reprogrammed for assist- 6 ance for countries which do not assess taxes on United 7 States assistance or which have an effective arrangement 8 that is providing substantial reimbursement of such taxes, 9 and that can reasonably accommodate such assistance in 10 a programmatically responsible manner. 11 (e) DETERMINATIONS.— 12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of this sec- 13 tion shall not apply to any foreign government or en- 14 tity that assesses such taxes if the Secretary of 15 State reports to the Committees on Appropriations 16 that— 17 (A) such foreign government or entity has 18 an effective arrangement that is providing sub- 19 stantial reimbursement of such taxes; or 20 (B) the foreign policy interests of the 21 United States outweigh the purpose of this sec- 22 tion to ensure that United States assistance is 23 not subject to taxation. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 76 •HR 8595 RH (2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of State 1 shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations 2 at least 15 days prior to exercising the authority of 3 this subsection with regard to any foreign govern- 4 ment or entity. 5 (f) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section: 6 (1) BILATERAL AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘bilat- 7 eral agreement’’ refers to a framework bilateral 8 agreement between the Government of the United 9 States and the government of the country receiving 10 assistance that describes the privileges and immuni- 11 ties applicable to United States foreign assistance 12 for such country generally, or an individual agree- 13 ment between the Government of the United States 14 and such government that describes, among other 15 things, the treatment for tax purposes that will be 16 accorded the United States assistance provided 17 under that agreement. 18 (2) TAXES AND TAXATION.—The term ‘‘taxes 19 and taxation’’ shall include value added taxes and 20 customs duties but shall not include individual in- 21 come taxes assessed to local staff. 22 AVAILABILITY AND DESIGNATED FUNDING LEVELS 23 SEC. 7014. (a) AVAILABILITY.—No part of any ap- 24 propriation contained in this Act shall remain available for 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 77 •HR 8595 RH obligation after the expiration of the current fiscal year 1 unless expressly so provided by this Act. 2 (b) REPROGRAMMING.—Funds appropriated under 3 titles III through VI of this Act which are specifically des- 4 ignated may be reprogrammed for other programs within 5 the same account notwithstanding the designation if com- 6 pliance with the designation is made impossible by oper- 7 ation of any provision of this or any other Act: Provided, 8 That any such reprogramming shall be subject to the reg- 9 ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro- 10 priations: Provided further, That assistance that is repro- 11 grammed pursuant to this subsection shall be made avail- 12 able under the same terms and conditions as originally 13 provided. 14 (c) EXTENSION OF AVAILABILITY.—In addition to 15 the authority contained in subsection (b), the original pe- 16 riod of availability of funds appropriated by this Act and 17 administered by the Department of State that are specifi- 18 cally designated for particular programs or activities by 19 this or any other Act may be extended for an additional 20 fiscal year if the Secretary of State determines and reports 21 promptly to the Committees on Appropriations that the 22 termination of assistance to a country or a significant 23 change in circumstances makes it unlikely that such des- 24 ignated funds can be obligated during the original period 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 78 •HR 8595 RH of availability: Provided, That such designated funds that 1 continue to be available for an additional fiscal year shall 2 be obligated only for the purpose of such designation. 3 (d) OTHER ACTS.—Ceilings and specifically des- 4 ignated funding levels contained in this Act shall not be 5 applicable to funds appropriated or otherwise made avail- 6 able by any subsequent Act unless such Act specifically 7 so directs: Provided, That specifically designated funding 8 levels or minimum funding requirements contained in any 9 other Act shall not be applicable to funds appropriated 10 by this Act. 11 NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 12 SEC. 7015. (a) NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES IN PRO- 13 GRAMS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES.—None of the funds 14 made available in titles I, II, and VI, and under the head- 15 ings ‘‘Peace Corps’’ and ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corpora- 16 tion’’, of this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for 17 national security, Department of State, and related pro- 18 grams to the departments and agencies funded by this Act 19 that remain available for obligation in fiscal year 2027, 20 or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the 21 United States derived by the collection of fees or of cur- 22 rency reflows or other offsetting collections, or made avail- 23 able by transfer, to the departments and agencies funded 24 by this Act, shall be available for obligation to— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 79 •HR 8595 RH (1) create new programs; 1 (2) suspend or eliminate a program, project, or 2 activity; 3 (3) close, suspend, open, or reopen a mission or 4 post; 5 (4) create, close, reorganize, downsize, or re- 6 name bureaus, centers, or offices; or 7 (5) contract out or privatize any functions or 8 activities presently performed by Federal employees; 9 unless previously justified to the Committees on Appro- 10 priations or such Committees are notified 15 days in ad- 11 vance of such obligation. 12 (b) NOTIFICATION OF REPROGRAMMING OF 13 FUNDS.—None of the funds provided under titles I, II, 14 and VI of this Act or prior Acts making appropriations 15 for national security, Department of State, and related 16 programs, to the departments and agencies funded under 17 such titles that remain available for obligation in fiscal 18 year 2027, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury 19 of the United States derived by the collection of fees avail- 20 able to the department funded under title I of this Act, 21 shall be available for obligation or expenditure for pro- 22 grams, projects, or activities through a reprogramming of 23 funds in excess of $1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever 24 is less, that— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 80 •HR 8595 RH (1) augments or changes existing programs, 1 projects, or activities; 2 (2) relocates an existing office or employees; 3 (3) reduces by 10 percent funding for any exist- 4 ing program, project, or activity, or numbers of per- 5 sonnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or 6 (4) results from any general savings, including 7 savings from a reduction in personnel, which would 8 result in a change in existing programs, projects, or 9 activities as approved by Congress; 10 unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 11 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds. 12 (c) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—None of the 13 funds made available by this Act under the headings 14 ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘National Security Invest- 15 ment Programs’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, ‘‘Peace Corps’’, 16 ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’’, ‘‘International Nar- 17 cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, 18 Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, ‘‘Secu- 19 rity Sector Programs’’, ‘‘International Military Education 20 and Training’’, ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, 21 ‘‘United States International Development Finance Cor- 22 poration’’, and ‘‘Trade and Development Agency’’ shall be 23 available for obligation for programs, projects, activities, 24 type of materiel assistance, countries, or other operations 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 81 •HR 8595 RH not justified or in excess of the amount justified to the 1 Committees on Appropriations for obligation under any of 2 these specific headings unless the Committees on Appro- 3 priations are notified 15 days in advance of such obliga- 4 tion: Provided, That the President shall not enter into any 5 commitment of funds appropriated for the purposes of sec- 6 tion 23 of the Arms Export Control Act for the provision 7 of major defense equipment, other than conventional am- 8 munition, or other major defense items defined to be air- 9 craft, ships, missiles, or combat vehicles, not previously 10 justified to Congress or 20 percent in excess of the quan- 11 tities justified to Congress unless the Committees on Ap- 12 propriations are notified 15 days in advance of such com- 13 mitment: Provided further, That requirements of this sub- 14 section or any similar provision of this or any other Act 15 shall not apply to any reprogramming for a program, 16 project, or activity for which funds are appropriated under 17 titles III through VI of this Act of less than 10 percent 18 of the amount previously justified to Congress for obliga- 19 tion for such program, project, or activity for the current 20 fiscal year: Provided further, That any notification sub- 21 mitted pursuant to subsection (f) of this section shall in- 22 clude information on the use of notwithstanding authority. 23 (d) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS AND 24 FUNDING NOTIFICATIONS.— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00081 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 82 •HR 8595 RH (1) PROGRAMS.—None of the funds appro- 1 priated by this Act or prior Acts making appropria- 2 tions for national security, Department of State, and 3 related programs may be made available to support 4 or continue any program initially funded under any 5 authority of title 10, United States Code, or any Act 6 making or authorizing appropriations for the De- 7 partment of Defense, unless the Secretary of State, 8 in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and in 9 accordance with the regular notification procedures 10 of the Committees on Appropriations, submits a jus- 11 tification to such Committees that includes a de- 12 scription of, and the annual estimated costs associ- 13 ated with, the support or continuation of such pro- 14 gram. 15 (2) FUNDING.—Funds transferred by the De- 16 partment of Defense to the Department of State for 17 assistance for foreign countries and international or- 18 ganizations shall be subject to the regular notifica- 19 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropria- 20 tions. 21 (3) NOTIFICATION ON EXCESS DEFENSE ARTI- 22 CLES.—Prior to providing excess Department of De- 23 fense articles in accordance with section 516(a) of 24 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Department 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 83 •HR 8595 RH of Defense shall notify the Committees on Appro- 1 priations to the same extent and under the same 2 conditions as other committees pursuant to sub- 3 section (f) of that section: Provided, That before 4 issuing a letter of offer to sell excess defense articles 5 under the Arms Export Control Act, the Department 6 of Defense shall notify the Committees on Appro- 7 priations in accordance with the regular notification 8 procedures of such Committees if such defense arti- 9 cles are significant military equipment (as defined in 10 section 47(9) of the Arms Export Control Act) or 11 are valued (in terms of original acquisition cost) at 12 $7,000,000 or more, or if notification is required 13 elsewhere in this Act for the use of appropriated 14 funds for specific countries that would receive such 15 excess defense articles: Provided further, That such 16 Committees shall also be informed of the original ac- 17 quisition cost of such defense articles. 18 (e) WAIVER.—Notwithstanding any other provision 19 of law, the requirements of this section or any similar pro- 20 vision of this Act or any other Act, including any prior 21 Act, requiring notification in accordance with the regular 22 notification procedures of, or consultations with, the Com- 23 mittees on Appropriations may only be waived if failure 24 to do so would pose a substantial risk to human health 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 84 •HR 8595 RH or welfare: Provided, That in case of any such waiver, noti- 1 fication to, or consultation with, the Committees on Ap- 2 propriations shall be provided as early as practicable, but 3 in no event later than 3 days after taking the action to 4 which such notification requirement was applicable, in the 5 context of the circumstances necessitating such waiver: 6 Provided further, That any notification provided pursuant 7 to such a waiver shall contain an explanation of the emer- 8 gency circumstances: Provided further, That no other pro- 9 vision of law relating to such assistance may be construed 10 to authorize a waiver or alteration of the notification or 11 consultation requirements of this section, or any other no- 12 tification or consultation required by this Act or prior 13 Acts, unless such provision explicitly cites to and super- 14 sedes this proviso. 15 (f) COUNTRY NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—None 16 of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of 17 this Act may be obligated or expended for assistance for 18 Afghanistan, Burma, Colombia, Cuba, El Salvador, Gua- 19 temala, Haiti, Honduras, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, 20 Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Russian Fed- 21 eration, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, 22 Syria, Tunisia, Ukraine, Venezuela, Yemen, and 23 Zimbabwe except as provided through the regular notifica- 24 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 85 •HR 8595 RH (g) TRUST FUNDS.—Funds appropriated or other- 1 wise made available in title III of this Act and prior Acts 2 making funds available for national security, Department 3 of State, and related programs that are made available 4 for a trust fund held by an international financial institu- 5 tion shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 6 of the Committees on Appropriations, and such notifica- 7 tion shall include the information specified under this sec- 8 tion in the report accompanying this Act. 9 (h) OTHER PROGRAM NOTIFICATION REQUIRE- 10 MENTS.— 11 (1) OTHER PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by 12 this Act that are made available for the following 13 programs and activities shall be subject to the reg- 14 ular notification procedures of the Committees on 15 Appropriations: 16 (A) the Power Africa and Prosper Africa 17 initiatives; 18 (B) funds made available under the head- 19 ings ‘‘International Humanitarian Assistance’’ 20 and ‘‘United States Emergency Refugee and 21 Migration Assistance Fund’’ that are made 22 available to a country listed in section 7007 of 23 this Act; 24 (C) the Indo-Pacific Strategy; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 86 •HR 8595 RH (D) assistance made available pursuant to 1 section 7022 of this Act; 2 (E) assistance made available pursuant to 3 section 7059 of this Act; 4 (F) the Countering PRC Influence Fund 5 and the Countering Russian Influence Fund; 6 and 7 (G) the America First Opportunity Fund. 8 (2) ARMS SALES.—The reports, notifications, 9 and certifications, and any other documents, re- 10 quired to be submitted pursuant to section 36(a) of 11 the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776), and 12 such documents submitted pursuant to section 36(b) 13 through (d) of such Act with respect to countries 14 that have received assistance provided with funds 15 appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making ap- 16 propriations for national security, Department of 17 State, related programs, shall be concurrently sub- 18 mitted to the Committees on Appropriations and 19 shall include information about the source of funds 20 for any sale or transfer, as applicable, if known at 21 the time of submission. 22 (3) DEOBLIGATED BALANCES.—An obligation 23 in excess of $2,000,000 from deobligated balances of 24 funds appropriated by prior Acts making appropria- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 87 •HR 8595 RH tions for national security, Department of State, and 1 related programs that remain available due to the 2 exercise of the authority in section 7011 of such 3 Acts shall be subject to the regular notification pro- 4 cedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 5 (i) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 6 by this Act under titles III and IV that are withheld from 7 obligation or otherwise not programmed as a result of ap- 8 plication of a provision of law in this or any other Act 9 shall, if reprogrammed, be subject to the regular notifica- 10 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 11 (j) REQUIREMENT TO INFORM.—The Secretary of 12 State shall promptly inform the appropriate congressional 13 committees of each instance in which funds appropriated 14 by this Act for assistance have been diverted or destroyed, 15 to include the type and amount of assistance, a description 16 of the incident and parties involved, and an explanation 17 of the response of the Department of State. 18 (k) PRIOR CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—The 19 Secretary of State, the Chief Executive Officer of the 20 United States International Development Finance Cor- 21 poration, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Millen- 22 nium Challenge Corporation shall consult with the Com- 23 mittees on Appropriations at least 7 days prior to inform- 24 ing a government of, or publicly announcing a decision on, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 88 •HR 8595 RH the suspension or early termination of assistance to a 1 country or a territory, including as a result of an inter- 2 agency review of such assistance, from funds appropriated 3 by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for na- 4 tional security, Department of State, and related pro- 5 grams: Provided, That such consultation shall include a 6 detailed justification for such suspension, including a de- 7 scription of the assistance being suspended. 8 DOCUMENTS, REPORT POSTING, RECORDS MANAGEMENT, 9 AND RELATED CYBERSECURITY PROTECTIONS 10 SEC. 7016. (a) DOCUMENT REQUESTS.—None of the 11 funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles 12 III through VI of this Act shall be available to a non- 13 governmental organization, including any contractor, 14 which fails to provide upon timely request any document, 15 file, or record necessary to the auditing requirements of 16 the Department of State. 17 (b) PUBLIC POSTING OF REPORTS.— 18 (1) Any Federal agency funded by this Act 19 shall maintain a public website, and, except as pro- 20 vided in paragraphs (2) and (3), any report required 21 by this Act to be submitted to Congress shall be 22 posted on the public website of such agency not later 23 than 45 days following the receipt of such report by 24 Congress. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00088 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 89 •HR 8595 RH (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a report 1 if— 2 (A) the head of such agency determines 3 and reports to the Committees on Appropria- 4 tions in the transmittal letter accompanying 5 such report that— 6 (i) the public posting of the report 7 would compromise national security, in- 8 cluding the conduct of diplomacy; or 9 (ii) the report contains proprietary or 10 other privileged information; or 11 (B) the public posting of the report is spe- 12 cifically exempted in the report accompanying 13 this Act. 14 (3) The agency posting such report shall do so 15 only after the report has been made available to the 16 Committees on Appropriations. 17 (4) The head of the agency posting such report 18 shall do so in a central location on the public website 19 of such agency. 20 (c) RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND RELATED CYBER- 21 SECURITY PROTECTIONS.—The Secretary of State shall— 22 (1) regularly review and update the policies, di- 23 rectives, and oversight necessary to comply with 24 Federal statutes, regulations, and presidential execu- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00089 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 90 •HR 8595 RH tive orders and memoranda concerning the preserva- 1 tion of all records made or received in the conduct 2 of official business, including record emails, instant 3 messaging, and other online tools; 4 (2) use funds appropriated by this Act to im- 5 prove Federal records management pursuant to the 6 Federal Records Act (44 U.S.C. Chapters 21, 29, 7 31, and 33) and other applicable Federal records 8 management statutes, regulations, or policies for 9 such agencies; 10 (3) direct departing employees, including senior 11 officials, that all Federal records generated by such 12 employees belong to the Federal Government; 13 (4) substantially reduce, compared to the pre- 14 vious fiscal year, the response time for identifying 15 and retrieving Federal records, including requests 16 made pursuant to section 552 of title 5, United 17 States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Freedom of 18 Information Act’’); and 19 (5) strengthen cybersecurity measures to miti- 20 gate vulnerabilities, including those resulting from 21 the use of personal email accounts or servers outside 22 the .gov domain, improve the process to identify and 23 remove inactive user accounts, update and enforce 24 guidance related to the control of national security 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00090 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 91 •HR 8595 RH information, and implement the recommendations of 1 the applicable reports of the cognizant Office of In- 2 spector General. 3 USE OF FUNDS IN CONTRAVENTION OF THIS ACT 4 SEC. 7017. If the President makes a determination 5 not to comply with any provision of this Act on constitu- 6 tional grounds, the head of the relevant Federal agency 7 shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in writing 8 within 5 days of such determination, the basis for such 9 determination and any resulting changes to program or 10 policy. 11 PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR ABORTIONS AND 12 INVOLUNTARY STERILIZATION 13 SEC. 7018. None of the funds made available to carry 14 out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 15 amended, may be used to pay for the performance of abor- 16 tions as a method of family planning or to motivate or 17 coerce any person to practice abortions. None of the funds 18 made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assist- 19 ance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for 20 the performance of involuntary sterilization as a method 21 of family planning or to coerce or provide any financial 22 incentive to any person to undergo sterilizations. None of 23 the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign 24 Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00091 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 92 •HR 8595 RH for any biomedical research which relates in whole or in 1 part, to methods of, or the performance of, abortions or 2 involuntary sterilization as a means of family planning. 3 None of the funds made available to carry out part I of 4 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be 5 obligated or expended for any country or organization if 6 the President certifies that the use of these funds by any 7 such country or organization would violate any of the 8 above provisions related to abortions and involuntary steri- 9 lizations. 10 ALLOCATIONS AND REPORTS 11 SEC. 7019. (a) ALLOCATION TABLES.—Subject to 12 subsection (b), funds appropriated by this Act under titles 13 III through V shall be made available at not less than the 14 amounts specifically designated in the respective tables in- 15 cluded in the report accompanying this Act: Provided, 16 That such designated amounts for foreign countries and 17 international organizations shall serve as the amounts for 18 such countries and international organizations transmitted 19 to Congress in the report required by section 653(a) of 20 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and shall be made 21 available for such foreign countries and international orga- 22 nizations notwithstanding the date of the transmission of 23 such report. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00092 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 93 •HR 8595 RH (b) AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS.—Unless otherwise 1 provided for by this Act, the Secretary of State may only 2 deviate up to 10 percent below the amounts specifically 3 designated in the respective tables included in the report 4 accompanying this Act: Provided, That such percentage 5 may be exceeded only if the Secretary of State determines 6 and reports in writing to the Committees on Appropria- 7 tions on a case-by-case basis that such deviation is nec- 8 essary to respond to significant, exigent, or unforeseen 9 events, or to address other exceptional circumstances di- 10 rectly related to the national security interest of the 11 United States, including a description of such events or 12 circumstances: Provided further, That deviations pursuant 13 to the preceding proviso may not exceed 50 percent and 14 shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 15 notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropria- 16 tions. 17 (c) LIMITATION.—For specifically designated 18 amounts that are included, pursuant to subsection (a), in 19 the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign As- 20 sistance Act of 1961, deviations authorized by subsection 21 (b) may only take place after submission of such report. 22 (d) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall not 23 apply to— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00093 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 94 •HR 8595 RH (1) funds for which the initial period of avail- 1 ability has expired; and 2 (2) amounts designated by this Act as min- 3 imum funding requirements. 4 (e) REPORTS AND CONSULTATIONS.—The Secretary 5 of State and other designated officials, as appropriate, 6 shall submit the reports and conduct the consultations re- 7 quired, in the manner described, in the report accom- 8 panying this Act. 9 (f) CLARIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act 10 under the heading ‘‘International Humanitarian Assist- 11 ance’’ shall not be included for purposes of meeting 12 amounts designated for countries in this Act, unless such 13 heading is specifically designated as the source of funds. 14 MULTI-YEAR PLEDGES 15 SEC. 7020. None of the funds appropriated or other- 16 wise made available by this Act may be used to make any 17 pledge for future year funding for any multilateral or bi- 18 lateral program funded in titles III through VI of this Act 19 unless such pledge meets the requirements contained 20 under this section in the report accompanying this Act. 21 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENTS 22 SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM 23 SEC. 7021. (a) LETHAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT EX- 24 PORTS.— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00094 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 95 •HR 8595 RH (1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro- 1 priated or otherwise made available under titles III 2 through VI of this Act may be made available to any 3 foreign government which provides lethal military 4 equipment to a country the government of which the 5 Secretary of State has determined supports inter- 6 national terrorism for purposes of section 1754(c) of 7 the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 8 4813(c)): Provided, That the prohibition under this 9 section with respect to a foreign government shall 10 terminate 12 months after that government ceases 11 to provide such military equipment: Provided further, 12 That this section applies with respect to lethal mili- 13 tary equipment provided under a contract entered 14 into after October 1, 1997. 15 (2) DETERMINATION.—Assistance restricted by 16 paragraph (1) may be furnished if the President de- 17 termines that to do so is important to the national 18 interest of the United States. 19 (3) REPORT.—Whenever the President makes a 20 determination pursuant to paragraph (2), the Presi- 21 dent shall submit to the Committees on Appropria- 22 tions a report with respect to the furnishing of such 23 assistance, including a detailed explanation of the 24 assistance to be provided, the estimated dollar 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00095 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 96 •HR 8595 RH amount of such assistance, and an explanation of 1 how the assistance furthers the United States na- 2 tional interest. 3 (b) BILATERAL ASSISTANCE.— 4 (1) LIMITATIONS.—Funds appropriated for bi- 5 lateral assistance in titles III through VI of this Act 6 and funds appropriated under any such title in prior 7 Acts making appropriations for national security, 8 Department of State, and related programs, shall 9 not be made available to any foreign government 10 which the President determines— 11 (A) grants sanctuary from prosecution to 12 any individual or group which has committed 13 an act of international terrorism; 14 (B) otherwise supports international ter- 15 rorism; or 16 (C) is controlled by an organization des- 17 ignated as a terrorist organization under sec- 18 tion 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 19 Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 20 (2) WAIVER.—The President may waive the ap- 21 plication of paragraph (1) to a government if the 22 President determines that national security or hu- 23 manitarian reasons justify such waiver: Provided, 24 That the President shall publish each such waiver in 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00096 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 97 •HR 8595 RH the Federal Register and, at least 15 days before the 1 waiver takes effect, shall notify the Committees on 2 Appropriations of the waiver (including the justifica- 3 tion for the waiver) in accordance with the regular 4 notification procedures of the Committees on Appro- 5 priations. 6 STABILIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT 7 SEC. 7022. Of the funds appropriated by this Act 8 under the headings ‘‘National Security Investment Pro- 9 grams’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En- 10 forcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining 11 and Related Programs’’, ‘‘Security Sector Programs’’, and 12 ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, not less than 13 $108,000,000 shall be made available for the Prevention 14 and Stabilization Fund for the purposes enumerated in 15 section 509(a) of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (title 16 V of division J of Public Law 116–94): Provided, That 17 funds made available pursuant to this section under the 18 heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may re- 19 main available until September 30, 2028. 20 DEFINITION OF PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY 21 SEC. 7023. For the purpose of titles II through VI 22 of this Act, ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall be de- 23 fined at the appropriations Act account level and shall in- 24 clude all appropriations and authorizations Acts funding 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00097 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 98 •HR 8595 RH directives, ceilings, and limitations with the exception that 1 for the ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’, ‘‘Inter- 2 national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, and 3 ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ accounts, ‘‘pro- 4 gram, project, and activity’’ shall also be considered to in- 5 clude country, regional, and central program level funding 6 within each such account, either as— 7 (1) justified to Congress; or 8 (2) allocated by the Executive Branch in ac- 9 cordance with the report required by section 653(a) 10 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or as modi- 11 fied pursuant to section 7019 of this Act. 12 PROHIBITION ON CENSORSHIP 13 SEC. 7024. (a) Funds appropriated or otherwise 14 made available by this Act and prior Acts making appro- 15 priations for national security, Department of State, and 16 related programs for programs to counter foreign propa- 17 ganda and disinformation, and for related purposes, may 18 only be made available for the purpose of countering such 19 efforts by foreign state and non-state actors abroad. 20 (b) None of the funds made available for the pro- 21 grams described in subsection (a) may be used in con- 22 travention of Executive Order 14149, relating to Restor- 23 ing Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship, 24 or to— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00098 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 99 •HR 8595 RH (1) characterize United States independent 1 news media companies as creators of disinformation, 2 misinformation, or malinformation; 3 (2) advocate to, or act to, censor, filter, or re- 4 move content from a United States entity on social 5 media platforms; or 6 (3) take any action designed to influence con- 7 sumer or advertising behavior toward United States 8 media companies or social network platforms. 9 COMMERCE, TRADE AND SURPLUS COMMODITIES 10 SEC. 7025. (a) WORLD MARKETS.—None of the 11 funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles 12 III through VI of this Act for direct assistance and none 13 of the funds otherwise made available to the Export-Im- 14 port Bank and the United States International Develop- 15 ment Finance Corporation shall be obligated or expended 16 to finance any loan, any assistance, or any other financial 17 commitments for establishing or expanding production of 18 any commodity for export by any country other than the 19 United States, if the commodity is likely to be in surplus 20 on world markets at the time the resulting productive ca- 21 pacity is expected to become operative and if the assist- 22 ance will cause substantial injury to United States pro- 23 ducers of the same, similar, or competing commodity: Pro- 24 vided, That such prohibition shall not apply to the Export- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00099 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 100 •HR 8595 RH Import Bank if in the judgment of its Board of Directors 1 the benefits to industry and employment in the United 2 States are likely to outweigh the injury to United States 3 producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity, 4 and the Chairman of the Board so notifies the Committees 5 on Appropriations: Provided further, That this subsection 6 shall not prohibit— 7 (1) activities in a country that is eligible for as- 8 sistance from the International Development Asso- 9 ciation, is not eligible for assistance from the Inter- 10 national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 11 and does not export on a consistent basis the agri- 12 cultural commodity with respect to which assistance 13 is furnished; or 14 (2) activities in a country the President deter- 15 mines is recovering from widespread conflict, a hu- 16 manitarian crisis, or a complex emergency. 17 (b) EXPORTS.—None of the funds appropriated by 18 this or any other Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I 19 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be available 20 for any testing or breeding feasibility study, variety im- 21 provement or introduction, consultancy, publication, con- 22 ference, or training in connection with the growth or pro- 23 duction in a foreign country of an agricultural commodity 24 for export which would compete with a similar commodity 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00100 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 101 •HR 8595 RH grown or produced in the United States: Provided, That 1 this subsection shall not prohibit— 2 (1) activities designed to increase food security 3 in developing countries where such activities will not 4 have a significant impact on the export of agricul- 5 tural commodities of the United States; 6 (2) research activities intended primarily to 7 benefit United States producers; 8 (3) activities in a country that is eligible for as- 9 sistance from the International Development Asso- 10 ciation, is not eligible for assistance from the Inter- 11 national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 12 and does not export on a consistent basis the agri- 13 cultural commodity with respect to which assistance 14 is furnished; or 15 (4) activities in a country the President deter- 16 mines is recovering from widespread conflict, a hu- 17 manitarian crisis, or a complex emergency. 18 (c) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.— 19 The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 20 States executive director of each international financial in- 21 stitution to use the voice and vote of the United States 22 to oppose any assistance by such institution, using funds 23 appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act, for 24 the production or extraction of any commodity or mineral 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00101 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 102 •HR 8595 RH for export, if it is in surplus on world markets and if the 1 assistance will cause substantial injury to United States 2 producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity. 3 SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 4 SEC. 7026. (a) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR LOCAL 5 CURRENCIES.— 6 (1) AGREEMENTS.—If assistance is furnished to 7 the government of a foreign country under chapters 8 1 and 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the 9 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 under agreements 10 which result in the generation of local currencies of 11 that country, the Secretary of State shall— 12 (A) require that local currencies be depos- 13 ited in a separate account established by that 14 government; 15 (B) enter into an agreement with that gov- 16 ernment which sets forth— 17 (i) the amount of the local currencies 18 to be generated; and 19 (ii) the terms and conditions under 20 which the currencies so deposited may be 21 utilized, consistent with this section; and 22 (C) establish by agreement with that gov- 23 ernment the responsibilities of the Department 24 of State and that government to monitor and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00102 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 103 •HR 8595 RH account for deposits into and disbursements 1 from the separate account. 2 (2) USES OF LOCAL CURRENCIES.—As may be 3 agreed upon with the foreign government, local cur- 4 rencies deposited in a separate account pursuant to 5 subsection (a), or an equivalent amount of local cur- 6 rencies, shall be used only— 7 (A) to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part 8 I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assist- 9 ance Act of 1961 (as the case may be), for such 10 purposes as— 11 (i) project and sector assistance activi- 12 ties; or 13 (ii) debt and deficit financing; or 14 (B) for the administrative requirements of 15 the United States Government. 16 (3) PROGRAMMING ACCOUNTABILITY.—The De- 17 partment of State shall take all necessary steps to 18 ensure that the equivalent of the local currencies dis- 19 bursed pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A) from the 20 separate account established pursuant to subsection 21 (a)(1) are used for the purposes agreed upon pursu- 22 ant to subsection (a)(2). 23 (4) TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE PRO- 24 GRAMS.—Upon termination of assistance to a coun- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00103 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 104 •HR 8595 RH try under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of 1 part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as 2 the case may be), any unencumbered balances of 3 funds which remain in a separate account estab- 4 lished pursuant to subsection (a) shall be disposed of 5 for such purposes as may be agreed to by the gov- 6 ernment of that country and the United States Gov- 7 ernment. 8 (b) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR CASH TRANSFERS.— 9 (1) IN GENERAL.—If assistance is made avail- 10 able to the government of a foreign country, under 11 chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of 12 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as cash transfer 13 assistance or as nonproject sector assistance, that 14 country shall be required to maintain such funds in 15 a separate account and not commingle with any 16 other funds. 17 (2) NOTIFICATION.—At least 15 days prior to 18 obligating any such cash transfer or nonproject sec- 19 tor assistance, the President shall submit a notifica- 20 tion through the regular notification procedures of 21 the Committees on Appropriations, which shall in- 22 clude a detailed description of how the funds pro- 23 posed to be made available will be used, with a dis- 24 cussion of the United States interests that will be 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00104 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 105 •HR 8595 RH served by such assistance (including, as appropriate, 1 a description of the economic policy reforms that will 2 be promoted by such assistance). 3 (3) EXEMPTION.—Nonproject sector assistance 4 funds may be exempt from the requirements of para- 5 graph (1) only through the regular notification pro- 6 cedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 7 ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE 8 SEC. 7027. (a) ASSISTANCE THROUGH NONGOVERN- 9 MENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.—Restrictions contained in this 10 or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country 11 shall not be construed to restrict assistance in support of 12 programs of nongovernmental organizations from funds 13 appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of 14 chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 4 of 15 part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the FREE- 16 DOM Support Act (Public Law 102–511), and the Sup- 17 port for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 18 (Public Law 101–179): Provided, That before using the 19 authority of this subsection to furnish assistance in sup- 20 port of programs of nongovernmental organizations, the 21 President shall notify the Committees on Appropriations 22 pursuant to the regular notification procedures, including 23 a description of the program to be assisted, the assistance 24 to be provided, and the reasons for furnishing such assist- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00105 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 106 •HR 8595 RH ance: Provided further, That nothing in this subsection 1 shall be construed to alter any existing statutory prohibi- 2 tions against abortion or involuntary sterilizations con- 3 tained in this or any other Act. 4 (b) PUBLIC LAW 480.—During fiscal year 2027, re- 5 strictions contained in this or any other Act with respect 6 to assistance for a country shall not be construed to re- 7 strict assistance under the Food for Peace Act (Public 8 Law 83–480; 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.): Provided, That none 9 of the funds appropriated to carry out title I of such Act 10 and made available pursuant to this subsection may be 11 obligated or expended except as provided through the reg- 12 ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro- 13 priations. 14 (c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply— 15 (1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign 16 Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision 17 of law prohibiting assistance to countries that sup- 18 port international terrorism; or 19 (2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign 20 Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision 21 of law prohibiting assistance to the government of a 22 country that violates internationally recognized 23 human rights. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00106 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 107 •HR 8595 RH PROMOTION OF UNITED STATES ECONOMIC INTERESTS 1 SEC. 7028. (a) DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT.—Con- 2 sistent with section 704 of the Championing American 3 Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 (title VII of di- 4 vision J of Public Law 116–94), the Secretary of State, 5 in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall 6 prioritize the allocation of funds appropriated by this Act 7 under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ for support of 8 Chief of Mission diplomatic engagement to foster commer- 9 cial relations and safeguard United States economic and 10 business interests in the country in which each Chief of 11 Mission serves, including activities and initiatives to create 12 and maintain an enabling environment, promote and pro- 13 tect such interests, and resolve commercial disputes: Pro- 14 vided, That each Mission Resource Request and Bureau 15 Resource Request shall include amounts required to 16 prioritize the activities described in this subsection. 17 (b) TRAINING.—In carrying out section 705 of title 18 VII of division J of Public Law 116–94, the Secretary of 19 State shall annually assess training needs across the eco- 20 nomic and commercial diplomacy issue areas and ensure, 21 after a review of course offerings, course attendance 22 records, and course evaluation results, that current offer- 23 ings meet training needs. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00107 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 108 •HR 8595 RH (c) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of State should di- 1 rect each Chief of Mission to consider how best to advance 2 and support commercial relations and the safeguarding of 3 United States business interests in the development and 4 execution of the applicable Integrated Country Strategy 5 and the Mission Resource Request for each country receiv- 6 ing bilateral assistance from funds appropriated by this 7 Act. 8 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 9 SEC. 7029. (a) COMPENSATION.—None of the funds 10 appropriated under title V of this Act may be made as 11 payment to any international financial institution while 12 the United States executive director to such institution is 13 compensated by the institution at a rate which, together 14 with whatever compensation such executive director re- 15 ceives from the United States, is in excess of the rate pro- 16 vided for an individual occupying a position at level IV 17 of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, 18 United States Code, or while any alternate United States 19 executive director to such institution is compensated by 20 the institution at a rate in excess of the rate provided for 21 an individual occupying a position at level V of the Execu- 22 tive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States 23 Code. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00108 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 109 •HR 8595 RH (b) HUMAN RIGHTS.—The Secretary of the Treasury 1 shall instruct the United States executive director of each 2 international financial institution to use the voice and vote 3 of the United States to promote human rights due dili- 4 gence and risk management, as appropriate, in connection 5 with any loan, grant, policy, or strategy of such institu- 6 tion. 7 (c) FRAUD AND CORRUPTION.—The Secretary of the 8 Treasury shall instruct the United States executive direc- 9 tor of each international financial institution to use the 10 voice of the United States to include in loan, grant, and 11 other financing agreements improvements in borrowing 12 countries’ financial management and judicial capacity to 13 investigate, prosecute, and punish fraud and corruption. 14 (d) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INFORMATION.—The 15 Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States 16 executive director of each international financial institu- 17 tion to use the voice of the United States to encourage 18 such institution to collect, verify, and publish, to the max- 19 imum extent practicable, beneficial ownership information 20 (excluding proprietary information) for any corporation or 21 limited liability company, other than a publicly listed com- 22 pany, that receives funds from any such financial institu- 23 tion. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00109 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 110 •HR 8595 RH (e) CAPITAL INCREASES.—None of the funds appro- 1 priated by this Act may be made available to support a 2 new capital increase for an international financial institu- 3 tion unless the President submits a budget request for 4 such increase to Congress and the Secretary of the Treas- 5 ury concurrent with such request determines and reports 6 to the Committees on Appropriations that— 7 (1) the capital increase sets such institution on 8 a path to meet its regional or global objectives, as 9 appropriate, including its overarching strategic 10 framework and vision for its role in development fi- 11 nance, and such increase includes agreement on in- 12 ternal reforms and policy measures necessary to en- 13 hance the efficiency and effectiveness of the institu- 14 tion; and 15 (2) the capital increase does not increase the 16 voting power of the People’s Republic of China in 17 such institution relative to that of the United States. 18 (f) OPPOSITION TO LENDING TO THE PEOPLE’S RE- 19 PUBLIC OF CHINA.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall 20 instruct the United States executive director at each mul- 21 tilateral development bank to use the voice and vote of 22 the United States to oppose any loan, extension of finan- 23 cial assistance, or technical assistance by such bank to the 24 People’s Republic of China. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00110 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 111 •HR 8595 RH (g) CONTRIBUTIONS TO FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARY 1 FUNDS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall ensure that 2 no United States contribution to a financial intermediary 3 fund overseen by the Department of the Treasury may be 4 used to provide any loan, extension of financial assistance, 5 or technical assistance to the People’s Republic of China 6 or to any country or region subject to comprehensive sanc- 7 tions by the United States. 8 (h) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date 9 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury 10 shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 11 detailing any funding provided in the prior calendar year 12 by a financial intermediary fund overseen by the Depart- 13 ment of the Treasury to the People’s Republic of China 14 or any country or region subject to comprehensive sanc- 15 tions by the United States. 16 (i) INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK.—The 17 Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the Executive Di- 18 rector at the Inter-American Development Bank to use the 19 voice, vote and influence of the United States to support 20 the America First policy agenda at such institution, by 21 eliminating the Bank’s green and climate finance targets 22 to focus on affordable and reliable energy to better sup- 23 port economic growth and poverty reduction, and securing 24 agreement on implementation of procurement reforms 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00111 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 112 •HR 8595 RH that result in strengthened transparency and increased 1 competition that benefits United States businesses: Pro- 2 vided, That prior to the obligation of funds made available 3 by this Act under the heading ‘‘Contribution to the Inter- 4 American Development Bank’’ the Secretary of the Treas- 5 ury shall certify and report to the Committees on Appro- 6 priations that such targets are no longer in use. 7 ECONOMIC RESILIENCE INITIATIVE 8 SEC. 7030. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act under 9 the heading ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’ 10 shall be made available for the Economic Resilience Initia- 11 tive to enhance the economic security and stability of the 12 United States and partner countries, including through ef- 13 forts to counter economic coercion: Provided, That funds 14 made available by this section may only be made available 15 following consultation with, and the regular notification 16 procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations, and 17 shall include support for— 18 (1) strategic infrastructure investments, which 19 shall be administered by the Secretary of State in 20 consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal 21 agencies; 22 (2) activities to enhance critical mineral supply 23 chain security; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00112 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 113 •HR 8595 RH (3) the Cyberspace, Digital Connectivity, and 1 Related Technologies Fund in accordance with 2 Chapter 10 of Part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 3 of 1961: Provided, That the authority of section 4 592(f) of such Act may apply to amounts made 5 available for such Fund under the heading ‘‘Na- 6 tional Security Investment Programs’’ and such 7 funds may be made available for the Digital 8 Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership program 9 consistent with section 6306 of the Department of 10 State Authorization Act of 2023 (division F of Pub- 11 lic Law 118–31). 12 (b) Funds appropriated by subsection (a) may be 13 transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by 14 this Act to the Export-Import Bank of the United States 15 under the heading ‘‘Program Account’’, to the United 16 States International Development Finance Corporation 17 under the heading ‘‘Corporate Capital Account’’, and 18 under the heading ‘‘Trade and Development Agency’’: 19 Provided, That such transfer authority is in addition to 20 any other transfer authority provided by this Act or any 21 other Act, and is subject to the regular notification proce- 22 dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00113 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 114 •HR 8595 RH FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, BUDGET TRANSPARENCY, AND 1 ANTI-CORRUPTION 2 SEC. 7031. (a) LIMITATION ON DIRECT GOVERN- 3 MENT-TO-GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE.— 4 (1) REQUIREMENTS.—Funds appropriated by 5 this Act may be made available for direct govern- 6 ment-to-government assistance only if— 7 (A) the requirements included in section 8 7031(a)(1)(A) through (E) of the Department 9 of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro- 10 grams Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F of 11 Public Law 116–6) are fully met; and 12 (B) the government of the recipient coun- 13 try is taking steps to reduce corruption. 14 (2) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—In 15 addition to the requirements in paragraph (1), funds 16 may only be made available for direct government- 17 to-government assistance subject to prior consulta- 18 tion with, and the regular notification procedures of, 19 the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That 20 such notification shall contain an explanation of how 21 the proposed activity meets the requirements of 22 paragraph (1): Provided further, That the require- 23 ments of this paragraph shall only apply to direct 24 government-to-government assistance in excess of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00114 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 115 •HR 8595 RH $7,000,000 and all funds available for cash transfer, 1 budget support, and cash payments to individuals. 2 (3) SUSPENSION OF ASSISTANCE.—The Sec- 3 retary of State shall suspend any direct government- 4 to-government assistance if the Secretary has cred- 5 ible information of material misuse of such assist- 6 ance, unless the Secretary reports to the Committees 7 on Appropriations that it is in the national interest 8 of the United States to continue such assistance, in- 9 cluding a justification, or that such misuse has been 10 appropriately addressed. 11 (4) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.—The Sec- 12 retary of State shall submit to the Committees on 13 Appropriations, concurrent with the fiscal year 2028 14 congressional budget justification materials, amounts 15 planned for assistance described in paragraph (1) by 16 country, proposed funding amount, source of funds, 17 and type of assistance. 18 (5) DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT PROHIBITION.— 19 None of the funds made available by this Act may 20 be used by the government of any foreign country 21 for debt service payments owed by any country to 22 any international financial institution or to the Gov- 23 ernment of the People’s Republic of China. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00115 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 116 •HR 8595 RH (b) NATIONAL BUDGET AND CONTRACT TRANS- 1 PARENCY.— 2 (1) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF FISCAL 3 TRANSPARENCY.—The Secretary of State shall con- 4 tinue to update and strengthen the ‘‘minimum re- 5 quirements of fiscal transparency’’ for each govern- 6 ment receiving assistance appropriated by this Act, 7 as identified in the report required by section 8 7031(b) of the Department of State, Foreign Oper- 9 ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 10 2014 (division K of Public Law 113–76). 11 (2) DETERMINATION AND REPORT.—For each 12 government identified pursuant to paragraph (1), 13 the Secretary of State, not later than 180 days after 14 the date of enactment of this Act, shall make or up- 15 date any determination of ‘‘significant progress’’ or 16 ‘‘no significant progress’’ in meeting the minimum 17 requirements of fiscal transparency, and make such 18 determinations publicly available in an annual ‘‘Fis- 19 cal Transparency Report’’ to be posted on the De- 20 partment of State website. 21 (c) ANTI-KLEPTOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS.— 22 (1) INELIGIBILITY.— 23 (A) Officials of foreign governments and 24 their immediate family members about whom 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00116 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 117 •HR 8595 RH the Secretary of State has credible information 1 have been involved, directly or indirectly, in sig- 2 nificant corruption, including corruption related 3 to the extraction of natural resources, or a 4 gross violation of human rights, including the 5 wrongful detention of locally employed staff of 6 a United States diplomatic mission or a United 7 States citizen or national, shall be ineligible for 8 entry into the United States. 9 (B) Concurrent with the application of 10 subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall, as ap- 11 propriate, refer the matter to the Office of For- 12 eign Assets Control, Department of the Treas- 13 ury, to determine whether to apply sanctions 14 authorities in accordance with United States 15 law to block the transfer of property and inter- 16 ests in property, and all financial transactions, 17 in the United States involving any person de- 18 scribed in such subparagraph. 19 (C) The Secretary shall also publicly or 20 privately designate or identify the officials of 21 foreign governments and their immediate family 22 members about whom the Secretary has such 23 credible information without regard to whether 24 the individual has applied for a visa. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00117 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 118 •HR 8595 RH (2) EXCEPTION.—Individuals shall not be ineli- 1 gible for entry into the United States pursuant to 2 paragraph (1) if such entry would further important 3 United States law enforcement objectives or is nec- 4 essary to permit the United States to fulfill its obli- 5 gations under the United Nations Headquarters 6 Agreement: Provided, That nothing in paragraph (1) 7 shall be construed to derogate from United States 8 Government obligations under applicable inter- 9 national agreements. 10 (3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the ap- 11 plication of paragraph (1) if the Secretary deter- 12 mines that the waiver would serve a compelling na- 13 tional interest or that the circumstances which 14 caused the individual to be ineligible have changed 15 sufficiently. 16 (4) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the 17 date of enactment of this Act, and every 90 days 18 thereafter until September 30, 2028, the Secretary 19 of State shall submit a report, including a classified 20 annex if necessary, to the appropriate congressional 21 committees and the Committees on the Judiciary de- 22 scribing the information related to corruption or vio- 23 lation of human rights concerning each of the indi- 24 viduals found ineligible in the previous 12 months 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00118 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 119 •HR 8595 RH pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) as well as the individ- 1 uals who the Secretary designated or identified pur- 2 suant to paragraph (1)(B), or who would be ineli- 3 gible but for the application of paragraph (2), a list 4 of any waivers provided under paragraph (3), and 5 the justification for each waiver. 6 (5) POSTING OF REPORT.—Any unclassified 7 portion of the report required under paragraph (4) 8 shall be posted on the Department of State website. 9 (6) CLARIFICATION.—For purposes of para- 10 graphs (1), (4), and (5), the records of the Depart- 11 ment of State and of diplomatic and consular offices 12 of the United States pertaining to the issuance or 13 refusal of visas or permits to enter the United 14 States shall not be considered confidential. 15 (d) EXTRACTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES.— 16 (1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro- 17 priated by this Act under title III may be made 18 available to support mining activities related to the 19 extraction of minerals until the Secretary of State 20 certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional 21 committees that comparable mining activities are 22 permitted in areas in the United States which were 23 allowable prior to 2023: Provided, That the restric- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00119 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 120 •HR 8595 RH tion in this paragraph shall not apply to United 1 States entities. 2 (2) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE AND INDEPENDENT 3 AUDITS.— 4 (A) The Secretary of the Treasury shall in- 5 struct the executive director of each inter- 6 national financial institution to use the voice 7 and vote of the United States to oppose any as- 8 sistance by such institutions (including any 9 loan, credit, grant, or guarantee) to any coun- 10 try for the extraction and export of a natural 11 resource if the government of such country has 12 in place laws, regulations, or procedures to pre- 13 vent or limit the public disclosure of company 14 payments as required by United States law, and 15 unless such government has adopted laws, regu- 16 lations, or procedures in the sector in which as- 17 sistance is being considered that: (1) accurately 18 account for and publicly disclose payments to 19 the government by companies involved in the 20 extraction and export of natural resources; (2) 21 include independent auditing of accounts receiv- 22 ing such payments and the public disclosure of 23 such audits; and (3) require public disclosure of 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00120 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 121 •HR 8595 RH agreement and bidding documents, as appro- 1 priate. 2 (B) The requirements of subparagraph (A) 3 shall not apply to assistance for the purpose of 4 building the capacity of such government to 5 meet the requirements of such subparagraph. 6 DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS 7 SEC. 7032. (a) FUNDING.— 8 (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 9 headings ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’, ‘‘De- 10 mocracy Fund’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 11 Law Enforcement’’, $2,175,000,000 shall be made avail- 12 able for democracy programs. 13 (2) Funds made available pursuant to paragraph (1) 14 and under the heading ‘‘National Endowment for Democ- 15 racy’’ shall be for such programs in adversarial, anti- 16 American countries, countries whose malign activities pose 17 a national security threat to the United States, or coun- 18 tries seeking to strengthen democratic institutions and 19 processes. 20 (b) AUTHORITIES.— 21 (1) AVAILABILITY.—Funds made available by 22 this Act for democracy programs pursuant to sub- 23 section (a) and under the heading ‘‘National Endow- 24 ment for Democracy’’ may be made available not- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00121 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 122 •HR 8595 RH withstanding any other provision of law, and with 1 regard to the National Endowment for Democracy 2 (NED), any regulation. 3 (2) BENEFICIARIES.—Funds made available by 4 this Act for the NED are made available pursuant 5 to the authority of the National Endowment for De- 6 mocracy Act (title V of Public Law 98–164), includ- 7 ing all decisions regarding the selection of bene- 8 ficiaries. 9 (c) RESTRICTIONS ON FOREIGN GOVERNMENT IN- 10 TERFERENCE.— 11 (1) PRIOR APPROVAL.—With respect to the pro- 12 vision of assistance for democracy programs in this 13 Act, the organizations implementing such assistance, 14 the specific nature of the assistance, and the partici- 15 pants in such programs shall not be subject to prior 16 approval by the government of any foreign country. 17 (2) DISCLOSURE OF IMPLEMENTING PARTNER 18 INFORMATION.—If the Secretary of State determines 19 that the government of the country is undemocratic 20 or has engaged in or condoned harassment, threats, 21 or attacks against organizations implementing de- 22 mocracy programs, any new bilateral agreement gov- 23 erning the terms and conditions under which assist- 24 ance is provided to such country shall not require 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00122 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 123 •HR 8595 RH the disclosure of the names of implementing part- 1 ners of democracy programs, and the Secretary of 2 State shall expeditiously seek to negotiate amend- 3 ments to existing bilateral agreements, as necessary, 4 to conform to this requirement. 5 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 6 SEC. 7033. (a) INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREE- 7 DOM OFFICE.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 8 heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ shall be made available 9 for the Office of International Religious Freedom, Depart- 10 ment of State. 11 (b) ASSISTANCE.— 12 (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 13 the headings ‘‘National Security Investment Pro- 14 grams’’ and ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, not less than 15 $50,000,000 shall be made available for inter- 16 national religious freedom programs: Provided, That 17 such funds shall be the responsibility of the Ambas- 18 sador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, 19 in consultation with other relevant United States 20 Government officials: Provided further, That such 21 funds shall be prioritized for programs in countries 22 designated as a country of particular concern for re- 23 ligious freedom pursuant to section 402(b)(1)(A)(ii) 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00123 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 124 •HR 8595 RH of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 1 (22 U.S.C. 6442). 2 (2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 3 heading ‘‘International Humanitarian Assistance’’ 4 shall be made available for humanitarian assistance 5 for vulnerable and persecuted ethnic and religious 6 minorities, including victims of genocide designated 7 by the Secretary of State and other groups that have 8 suffered crimes against humanity and ethnic cleans- 9 ing. 10 (c) AUTHORITY.—Funds appropriated by this Act 11 under the heading ‘‘National Security Investment Pro- 12 grams’’ may be made available notwithstanding any other 13 provision of law for assistance for ethnic and religious mi- 14 norities in Iraq and Syria. 15 SPECIAL PROVISIONS 16 SEC. 7034. (a) FORENSIC ASSISTANCE.—Of the 17 funds appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Na- 18 tional Security Investment Programs’’ and ‘‘International 19 Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, not less than 20 $15,000,000 shall be made available for forensic assist- 21 ance related to combating human trafficking. 22 (b) DIRECTIVES AND AUTHORITIES.— 23 (1) GENOCIDE VICTIMS MEMORIAL SITES.— 24 Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00124 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 125 •HR 8595 RH ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’ may be 1 made available as contributions to establish and 2 maintain memorial sites of genocide, subject to the 3 regular notification procedures of the Committees on 4 Appropriations. 5 (2) EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM.—None of 6 the funds made available by this Act may be used 7 to modify the Exchange Visitor Program adminis- 8 tered by the Department of State to implement the 9 Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 10 1961 (Public Law 87–256; 22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), 11 except through the formal rulemaking process pursu- 12 ant to the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 13 551 et seq.): Provided, That funds made available 14 for such purpose shall only be made available after 15 consultation with, and subject to the regular notifi- 16 cation procedures of, the Committees on Appropria- 17 tions, regarding how any proposed modification 18 would affect the public diplomacy goals of, and the 19 estimated economic impact on, the United States: 20 Provided further, That such consultation shall take 21 place not later than 30 days prior to the publication 22 in the Federal Register of any regulatory action 23 modifying the Exchange Visitor Program. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00125 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 126 •HR 8595 RH (c) PARTNER VETTING.—Prior to initiating a partner 1 vetting program, providing a direct vetting option, or mak- 2 ing a significant change to the scope of an existing partner 3 vetting program, the Secretary of State shall consult with 4 the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That the 5 Secretary of State may restrict the award of, terminate, 6 or cancel contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements or 7 require an awardee to restrict the award of, terminate, or 8 cancel a sub-award based on information in connection 9 with a partner vetting program. 10 (d) INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTIONS.—The Sec- 11 retary of State should withhold funds appropriated under 12 title III of this Act for assistance for the central govern- 13 ment of any country that is not taking appropriate steps 14 to comply with the Convention on the Civil Aspects of 15 International Child Abductions, done at the Hague on Oc- 16 tober 25, 1980: Provided, That the Secretary shall report 17 to the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of 18 withholding funds under this subsection. 19 (e) TRANSFER OF FUNDS FOR EXTRAORDINARY 20 PROTECTION.—The Secretary of State may transfer to, 21 and merge with, funds under the heading ‘‘Protection of 22 Foreign Missions and Officials’’ unobligated balances of 23 expired funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic 24 Programs’’ for fiscal year 2027, at no later than the end 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00126 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 127 •HR 8595 RH of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which 1 such funds are available for the purposes for which appro- 2 priated: Provided, That not more than $50,000,000 may 3 be transferred. 4 (f) IMPACT ON JOBS.—Section 7056 of the Depart- 5 ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 6 Appropriations Act, 2021 (division K of Public Law 116– 7 260) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2027. 8 (g) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES.— 9 (1) TRANSFER OF BALANCES.—Section 7081(h) 10 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 11 Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (divi- 12 sion J of Public Law 115–31) shall continue in ef- 13 fect during fiscal year 2027. 14 (2) PROTECTIVE SERVICES.—Section 7071 of 15 the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 16 Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 (divi- 17 sion K of Public Law 117–103) shall continue in ef- 18 fect during fiscal year 2027 and shall apply to funds 19 appropriated by this Act. 20 (3) EXTENSION.—Chapter 5 of title I of the 21 Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations 22 Act, 2003 (Public Law 108–11; 117 Stat. 576) is 23 amended under the heading ‘‘Loan Guarantees to 24 Israel’’— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00127 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 128 •HR 8595 RH (A) in the matter preceding the first pro- 1 viso, by striking ‘‘September 30, 2031’’ and in- 2 serting ‘‘September 30, 2032’’; and 3 (B) in the second proviso, by striking 4 ‘‘September 30, 2031’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep- 5 tember 30, 2032’’. 6 (h) HIV/AIDS WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds 7 available in the HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund estab- 8 lished pursuant to section 525(b)(1) of the Foreign Oper- 9 ations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appro- 10 priations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447) may be made 11 available for pharmaceuticals and other products for child 12 survival, malaria, and tuberculosis to the same extent as 13 HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, subject to 14 the terms and conditions in such section: Provided, That 15 the authority in section 525(b)(5) of the Foreign Oper- 16 ations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appro- 17 priations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447) shall be exer- 18 cised by the Secretary of State with respect to funds de- 19 posited for such non-HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and 20 other products, and shall be subject to the regular notifica- 21 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Pro- 22 vided further, That the Secretary shall include in the con- 23 gressional budget justification an accounting of budgetary 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00128 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 129 •HR 8595 RH resources, disbursements, balances, and reimbursements 1 related to such fund. 2 (i) DEFINITIONS.— 3 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- 4 TEES.—Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for 5 purposes of this Act the term ‘‘appropriate congres- 6 sional committees’’ means the Committees on Appro- 7 priations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and 8 the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Af- 9 fairs of the House of Representatives. 10 (2) CLARIFICATION.—In Acts making appro- 11 priations for national security, Department of State, 12 and related programs, the term ‘‘contribution, grant, 13 or other payment’’ with respect to the United Na- 14 tions or any affiliated organization of the United 15 Nations shall mean voluntary and assessed contribu- 16 tions and payments, including contributions and 17 payments to the United Nations Regular Budget. 18 (3) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATIONS.—The 19 term ‘‘regular notification procedures of the Com- 20 mittees on Appropriations’’ means such Committees 21 shall be notified not less than 15 days in advance of 22 the obligation of funds: Provided, That such notifica- 23 tions shall include the information detailed under 24 this section in the report accompanying this Act. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00129 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 130 •HR 8595 RH (4) FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY THIS ACT AND 1 PRIOR ACTS.—Unless otherwise defined in this Act, 2 for purposes of this Act the term ‘‘funds appro- 3 priated by this Act and prior Acts making appro- 4 priations for national security, Department of State, 5 and related programs’’ means funds that remain 6 available for obligation, and have not expired. 7 (5) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITU- 8 TIONS.—In this Act ‘‘international financial institu- 9 tions’’ means the International Bank for Recon- 10 struction and Development, the International Devel- 11 opment Association, the International Finance Cor- 12 poration, the Inter-American Development Bank, the 13 International Monetary Fund, the International 14 Fund for Agricultural Development, the Asian De- 15 velopment Bank, the Asian Development Fund, the 16 Inter-American Investment Corporation, the North 17 American Development Bank, the European Bank 18 for Reconstruction and Development, the African 19 Development Bank, the African Development Fund, 20 and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency. 21 (6) PACIFIC ISLANDS COUNTRIES.—In this Act, 22 the term ‘‘Pacific Islands countries’’ means the Cook 23 Islands, the Republic of Fiji, the Republic of 24 Kiribati, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00130 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 131 •HR 8595 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 (7) PRIOR ACTS.—For the purposes of this Act, 7 the term ‘‘prior Acts making appropriations for na- 8 tional security, Department of State, and related 9 programs’’ shall include prior Acts making appro- 10 priations for the Department of State, foreign oper- 11 ations, and related programs. 12 (8) PRIOR CONSULTATION.—For the purposes 13 of this Act, the term ‘‘prior consultation’’ means a 14 substantive engagement between a relevant Federal 15 agency and the Committees on Appropriations at 16 least 7 days prior to any public announcement or 17 submission of a notification in which such Commit- 18 tees are provided with details and the opportunity to 19 engage on— 20 (A) the proposed use of funds, as applica- 21 ble; 22 (B) the development, content, or conduct 23 of a program, project, or activity; and 24 (C) the proposed decision to be taken. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00131 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 132 •HR 8595 RH (9) SPEND PLAN.—In this Act, the term 1 ‘‘spend plan’’ means a plan for the uses of funds ap- 2 propriated for a particular entity, country, program, 3 purpose, or account and which shall include, at a 4 minimum, a description of— 5 (A) realistic and sustainable goals, criteria 6 for measuring progress, and a timeline for 7 achieving such goals; 8 (B) amounts and sources of funds by ac- 9 count; 10 (C) how such funds will complement other 11 ongoing or planned programs; and 12 (D) implementing partners, to the max- 13 imum extent practicable. 14 (10) SUCCESSOR OPERATING UNIT.—Any ref- 15 erence to a particular operating unit or office in this 16 Act or prior Acts making appropriations for national 17 security, Department of State, and related programs 18 shall be deemed to include any successor operating 19 unit performing the same or similar functions. 20 (11) THIS ACT.—This Act shall be deemed to 21 be an Act making appropriations for the Depart- 22 ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro- 23 grams for purposes of any provision of law citing, or 24 referring to amounts made available by, such an Act. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00132 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 133 •HR 8595 RH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY 1 SEC. 7035. (a) ASSISTANCE.— 2 (1) COMMUNITY-BASED POLICE ASSISTANCE.— 3 Funds made available under titles III and IV of this 4 Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 1 of part 5 I and chapters 4 and 6 of part II of the Foreign As- 6 sistance Act of 1961, may be used, notwithstanding 7 section 660 of that Act, to enhance the effectiveness 8 and accountability of civilian police authority 9 through training and technical assistance in human 10 rights, the rule of law, anti-corruption, strategic 11 planning, and through assistance to foster civilian 12 police roles that support democratic governance, in- 13 cluding assistance for programs to prevent conflict, 14 respond to disasters, address violence against women 15 and girls, and foster improved police relations with 16 the communities they serve. 17 (2) COMBAT CASUALTY CARE.— 18 (A) Consistent with the objectives of the 19 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms 20 Export Control Act, funds appropriated by this 21 Act under the headings ‘‘Security Sector Pro- 22 grams’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro- 23 gram’’ shall be made available for combat cas- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00133 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 134 •HR 8595 RH ualty training and equipment in an amount 1 above the prior fiscal year. 2 (B) The Secretary of State shall offer com- 3 bat casualty care training and equipment as a 4 component of any package of lethal assistance 5 funded by this Act with funds appropriated 6 under the headings ‘‘Security Sector Programs’’ 7 and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’: 8 Provided, That the requirement of this subpara- 9 graph shall apply to a country in conflict, un- 10 less the Secretary determines that such country 11 has in place, to the maximum extent prac- 12 ticable, functioning combat casualty care treat- 13 ment and equipment that meets or exceeds the 14 standards recommended by the Committee on 15 Tactical Combat Casualty Care: Provided fur- 16 ther, That any such training and equipment for 17 combat casualty care shall be made available 18 through an open and competitive process. 19 (b) AUTHORITIES.— 20 (1) RECONSTITUTING CIVILIAN POLICE AU- 21 THORITY.—In providing assistance with funds ap- 22 propriated by this Act under section 660(b)(6) of 23 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, support for a 24 nation emerging from instability may be deemed to 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00134 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 135 •HR 8595 RH mean support for regional, district, municipal, or 1 other sub-national entity emerging from instability, 2 as well as a nation emerging from instability. 3 (2) DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION, AND RE- 4 INTEGRATION.—Section 7034(d) of the Department 5 of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 6 Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 7 113–235) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 8 2027, and shall apply to funds made available by 9 this Act under the heading ‘‘National Security In- 10 vestment Programs’’. 11 (3) COMMERCIAL LEASING OF DEFENSE ARTI- 12 CLES.—Subject to the regular notification proce- 13 dures of the Committees on Appropriations, the au- 14 thority of section 23(a) of the Arms Export Control 15 Act (22 U.S.C. 2763) may be used to provide fi- 16 nancing to Israel, Egypt, the North Atlantic Treaty 17 Organization (NATO), and major non-NATO allies 18 for the procurement by leasing (including leasing 19 with an option to purchase) of defense articles from 20 United States commercial suppliers, not including 21 Major Defense Equipment (other than helicopters 22 and other types of aircraft having possible civilian 23 application), if the President determines that there 24 are compelling foreign policy or national security 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00135 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 136 •HR 8595 RH reasons for those defense articles being provided by 1 commercial lease rather than by government-to-gov- 2 ernment sale under such Act. 3 (4) SPECIAL DEFENSE ACQUISITION FUND.— 4 Not to exceed $900,000,000 may be obligated pursu- 5 ant to section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export Control 6 Act (22 U.S.C. 2795(c)(2)) for the purposes of the 7 Special Defense Acquisition Fund (the Fund), to re- 8 main available for obligation until September 30, 9 2029: Provided, That the provision of defense arti- 10 cles and defense services to foreign countries or 11 international organizations from the Fund shall be 12 subject to the concurrence of the Secretary of State. 13 (5) EXTENSION OF WAR RESERVE STOCKPILE 14 AUTHORITY.—Section 514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign 15 Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)(2)(A)) 16 is amended by striking ‘‘2028’’ and inserting 17 ‘‘2029’’. 18 (6) PROGRAM CLARIFICATION.—Notwith- 19 standing section 503(a)(3) of Public Law 87–195 20 (22 U.S.C. 2311(a)(3)), the procurement of defense 21 articles and services funded on a non-repayable basis 22 under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act 23 may be priced to include the costs of salaries of 24 members of the Armed Forces of the United States 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00136 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 137 •HR 8595 RH engaged in security assistance activities pursuant to 1 10 U.S.C. 341 (relating to the State Partnership 2 Program): Provided, That this paragraph shall only 3 apply to funds that remain available for obligation 4 in fiscal year 2027. 5 (7) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING DIRECT 6 LOANS AND LOAN GUARANTEES.—Through fiscal 7 year 2028, the terms and conditions provided in sec- 8 tion 2606 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 9 2022 (Public Law 117–103), as modified by section 10 7035(b)(7) of the National Security, Department of 11 State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 12 2026 (division F of Public Law 119–75), shall con- 13 tinue in effect and shall apply in the same manner 14 and to the same extent to funds made available by 15 this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Fi- 16 nancing Program’’. 17 (8) CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 18 7035(b)(7) of the Department of State, Foreign Op- 19 erations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 20 2024 (division F of Public Law 118–47) shall con- 21 tinue in effect during fiscal year 2027. 22 (c) LIMITATIONS.— 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00137 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 138 •HR 8595 RH (1) CHILD SOLDIERS.—Funds appropriated by 1 this Act should not be used to support any military 2 training or operations that include child soldiers. 3 (2) LANDMINES AND CLUSTER MUNITIONS.— 4 (A) LANDMINES.—Demining equipment 5 available to the Department of State and used 6 in support of the clearance of landmines and 7 unexploded ordnance for humanitarian purposes 8 may be disposed of on a grant basis in foreign 9 countries, subject to such terms and conditions 10 as the Secretary of State may prescribe. 11 (B) CLUSTER MUNITIONS.—No military 12 assistance shall be furnished for cluster muni- 13 tions, no defense export license for cluster mu- 14 nitions may be issued, and no cluster munitions 15 or cluster munitions technology shall be sold or 16 transferred, unless— 17 (i) the submunitions of the cluster 18 munitions, after arming, do not result in 19 more than 1 percent unexploded ordnance 20 across the range of intended operational 21 environments, and the agreement applica- 22 ble to the assistance, transfer, or sale of 23 such cluster munitions or cluster munitions 24 technology specifies that the cluster muni- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00138 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 139 •HR 8595 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 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00139 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 140 •HR 8595 RH State has credible information that such assist- 1 ance was used in a manner contrary to such 2 agreement. 3 (d) REPORTS.— 4 (1) SECURITY ASSISTANCE REPORT.—Not later 5 than 120 days after the date of enactment of this 6 Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Com- 7 mittees on Appropriations a report on funds obli- 8 gated and expended during fiscal year 2026, by 9 country and purpose of assistance, including for 10 sustainment of Department of Defense security co- 11 operation programs, and under the headings ‘‘Secu- 12 rity Sector Programs’’, ‘‘International Military Edu- 13 cation and Training’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Fi- 14 nancing Program’’. 15 (2) ANNUAL FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING RE- 16 PORT.—For the purposes of implementing section 17 656 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the term 18 ‘‘military training provided to foreign military per- 19 sonnel by the Department of Defense and the De- 20 partment of State’’ shall be deemed to include all 21 military training provided by foreign governments 22 with funds appropriated to the Department of De- 23 fense or the Department of State, except for train- 24 ing provided by the government of a country des- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00140 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 141 •HR 8595 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 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00141 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 142 •HR 8595 RH transnational criminal organizations involved in the 1 production and trafficking of fentanyl, fentanyl pre- 2 cursors, and other synthetic drugs; 3 (3) implementation of the Fighting Emerging 4 Narcotics Through Additional Nations to Yield Last- 5 ing Results Act (part 7 of subtitle C of the James 6 M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 7 Fiscal Year 2023, Public Law 117–263); and 8 (4) engagement, including through multilateral 9 organizations and frameworks, to catalyze collective 10 action to address the public health and security 11 threats posed by fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and 12 other synthetic drugs, including through the Global 13 Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats. 14 PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD 15 SEC. 7037. (a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—None 16 of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of 17 this Act may be provided to support a Palestinian state 18 unless the Secretary of State determines and certifies to 19 the appropriate congressional committees that— 20 (1) the governing entity of a new Palestinian 21 state— 22 (A) has demonstrated a firm commitment 23 to peaceful co-existence with the State of Israel; 24 and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00142 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 143 •HR 8595 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 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00143 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 144 •HR 8595 RH (D) freedom of navigation through inter- 1 national waterways in the area; and 2 (E) a framework for achieving a just set- 3 tlement of the refugee problem. 4 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con- 5 gress that the governing entity should enact a constitution 6 assuring the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and 7 respect for human rights for its citizens, and should enact 8 other laws and regulations assuring transparent and ac- 9 countable governance. 10 (c) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection 11 (a) if the President determines that it is important to the 12 national security interest of the United States to do so. 13 (d) EXEMPTION.—The restriction in subsection (a) 14 shall not apply to assistance intended to help reform the 15 Palestinian Authority and affiliated institutions, or the 16 governing entity, in order to help meet the requirements 17 of subsection (a), consistent with the provisions of section 18 7040 of this Act (‘‘Limitation on Assistance for the Pales- 19 tinian Authority’’). 20 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN 21 BROADCASTING CORPORATION 22 SEC. 7038. None of the funds appropriated or other- 23 wise made available by this Act may be used to provide 24 equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00144 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 145 •HR 8595 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 2027, 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 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00145 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 146 •HR 8595 RH board or governing board of trustees any individual that 1 has been determined to be involved in, or advocating ter- 2 rorist activity or determined to be a member of a des- 3 ignated foreign terrorist organization: Provided, That the 4 Secretary of State shall, as appropriate, establish proce- 5 dures specifying the steps to be taken in carrying out this 6 subsection and shall terminate assistance to any indi- 7 vidual, entity, or educational institution which the Sec- 8 retary has determined to be involved in or advocating ter- 9 rorist activity. 10 (c) PROHIBITION.— 11 (1) RECOGNITION OF ACTS OF TERRORISM.— 12 None of the funds appropriated under titles III 13 through VI of this Act for assistance under the West 14 Bank and Gaza Program may be made available 15 for— 16 (A) the purpose of recognizing or otherwise 17 honoring individuals who commit, or have com- 18 mitted acts of terrorism; and 19 (B) any educational institution located in 20 the West Bank or Gaza that is named after an 21 individual who the Secretary of State deter- 22 mines has committed an act of terrorism. 23 (2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND REPORTING RE- 24 QUIREMENT.—Notwithstanding any other provision 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00146 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 147 •HR 8595 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 Offices of Inspec- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00147 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 148 •HR 8595 RH tor General funded under title II of this Act for au- 1 dits, investigations, and other activities in further- 2 ance of the requirements of this subsection: Pro- 3 vided, That such funds are in addition to funds oth- 4 erwise available for such purposes. 5 (e) COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED 6 STATES AUDIT.—Subsequent to the certification specified 7 in subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United 8 States shall conduct an audit and an investigation of the 9 treatment, handling, and uses of all funds for the bilateral 10 West Bank and Gaza Program, including all funds pro- 11 vided as cash transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2027 12 under the heading ‘‘National Security Investment Pro- 13 grams’’, and such audit shall address— 14 (1) the extent to which such Program complies 15 with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c); 16 and 17 (2) an examination of all programs, projects, 18 and activities carried out under such Program, in- 19 cluding both obligations and expenditures. 20 (f) NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES.—Funds made 21 available in this Act for West Bank and Gaza shall be 22 subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com- 23 mittees on Appropriations. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00148 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 149 •HR 8595 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 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00149 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 150 •HR 8595 RH tinian Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate 1 weapons and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure. 2 (e) CERTIFICATION.—If the President exercises the 3 waiver authority under subsection (b), the Secretary of 4 State must certify and report to the Committees on Ap- 5 propriations prior to the obligation of funds that the Pal- 6 estinian Authority has established a single treasury ac- 7 count for all Palestinian Authority financing and all fi- 8 nancing mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel 9 financing mechanisms exist outside of the Palestinian Au- 10 thority treasury account, and there is a single comprehen- 11 sive civil service roster and payroll, and the Palestinian 12 Authority is acting to counter incitement of violence 13 against Israelis and is supporting activities aimed at pro- 14 moting peace, coexistence, and security cooperation with 15 Israel. 16 (f) PROHIBITION TO HAMAS AND THE PALESTINE 17 LIBERATION ORGANIZATION.— 18 (1) None of the funds appropriated in titles III 19 through VI of this Act may be obligated for salaries 20 of personnel of the Palestinian Authority located in 21 Gaza or may be obligated or expended for assistance 22 to Hamas or any entity effectively controlled by 23 Hamas, any power-sharing government of which 24 Hamas is a member, or that results from an agree- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00150 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 151 •HR 8595 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 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00151 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 152 •HR 8595 RH vided, That the report shall also detail the amount, 1 purposes and delivery mechanisms for any assistance 2 provided pursuant to the abovementioned certifi- 3 cation and a full accounting of any direct support of 4 such government. 5 (5) None of the funds appropriated under titles 6 III through VI of this Act may be obligated for as- 7 sistance for the Palestine Liberation Organization. 8 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 9 SEC. 7041. (a) EGYPT.— 10 (1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 11 this Act, not less than $1,425,000,000 shall be made 12 available for assistance for Egypt, of which— 13 (A) not less than $125,000,000 shall be 14 made available from funds under the heading 15 ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’; and 16 (B) not less than $1,300,000,000 shall be 17 made available from funds under the heading 18 ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’: Pro- 19 vided, That such funds may be transferred to 20 an interest bearing account in the Federal Re- 21 serve Bank of New York. 22 (2) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—The 23 Secretary of State shall prioritize diplomatic engage- 24 ments on long-term planning to support the mutu- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00152 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 153 •HR 8595 RH ally beneficial United States-Egypt partnership, in- 1 cluding with respect to United States international 2 security assistance for Egypt. 3 (3) CERTIFICATION AND REPORT.—Funds ap- 4 propriated by this Act that are available for assist- 5 ance for Egypt may be made available notwith- 6 standing any other provision of law restricting as- 7 sistance for Egypt, except for this subsection and 8 section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 9 and may only be made available for assistance for 10 the Government of Egypt if the Secretary of State 11 certifies and reports to the Committees on Appro- 12 priations that such government is— 13 (A) sustaining the strategic relationship 14 with the United States; and 15 (B) meeting its obligations under the 1979 16 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty. 17 (b) IRAN.— 18 (1) FUNDING.—Funds appropriated by this Act 19 under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, ‘‘Na- 20 tional Security Investment Programs’’, and ‘‘Non- 21 proliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 22 Programs’’ shall be made available— 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00153 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 154 •HR 8595 RH (A) to support the United States policy to 1 prevent Iran from achieving the capability to 2 produce or otherwise obtain a nuclear weapon; 3 (B) to support an expeditious response to 4 any violation of United Nations Security Coun- 5 cil Resolutions or to efforts that advance Iran’s 6 nuclear program; 7 (C) to support the implementation and en- 8 forcement of sanctions against Iran for support 9 of nuclear weapons development, terrorism, 10 human rights abuses, and ballistic missile and 11 weapons proliferation; and 12 (D) for democracy programs in support of 13 the aspirations of the Iranian people. 14 (2) REPORTS.— 15 (A) SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT.—The Sec- 16 retary of State shall submit to the Committees 17 on Appropriations the semi-annual report re- 18 quired by section 135(d)(4) of the Atomic En- 19 ergy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2160e(d)(4)), as 20 added by section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agree- 21 ment Review Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–17). 22 (B) SANCTIONS REPORT.—Not later than 23 180 days after the date of enactment of this 24 Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00154 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 155 •HR 8595 RH the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to 1 the appropriate congressional committees a re- 2 port on— 3 (i) the status of United States bilat- 4 eral sanctions on Iran; 5 (ii) the reimposition and renewed en- 6 forcement of secondary sanctions; and 7 (iii) the impact such sanctions have 8 had on Iran’s destabilizing activities 9 throughout the Middle East. 10 (3) LIMITATIONS.—None of the funds appro- 11 priated by this Act may be— 12 (A) used to implement an agreement with 13 the Government of Iran relating to the nuclear 14 program of Iran, or a renewal of the Joint 15 Comprehensive Plan of Action adopted on Octo- 16 ber 18, 2015, in contravention of the Iran Nu- 17 clear Agreement Review Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 18 2160e); 19 (B) made available to any foreign entity or 20 person that is subject to United Nations or 21 United States bilateral sanctions with respect to 22 the Government of Iran; or 23 (C) used to revoke the designation of the 24 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a For- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00155 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 156 •HR 8595 RH eign Terrorist Organization pursuant to section 1 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 2 U.S.C. 1189). 3 (c) ISRAEL.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 4 under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro- 5 gram’’, not less than $3,300,000,000 shall be available for 6 grants only for Israel: Provided, That funds appropriated 7 by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financ- 8 ing Program’’ and made available for assistance for Israel 9 shall be disbursed within 30 days of the date of enactment 10 of this Act: Provided further, That to the extent that the 11 Government of Israel requests that funds be used for such 12 purposes, grants made available for Israel under this 13 heading shall, as agreed by the United States and Israel, 14 be available for advanced weapons systems, of which not 15 less than $250,300,000 shall be available for the procure- 16 ment in Israel of defense articles and defense services, in- 17 cluding research and development. 18 (d) JORDAN.— 19 (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 20 titles III and IV, not less than $1,650,000,000 shall 21 be made available for assistance for Jordan, of 22 which not less than $845,100,000 shall be made 23 available for budget support for the Government of 24 Jordan and not less than $425,000,000 shall be 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00156 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 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ASSISTANCE.— 20 (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under 21 the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control 22 and Law Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military 23 Financing Program’’ that are made available 24 for assistance for Lebanon may be made avail- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00157 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 158 •HR 8595 RH able for programs and equipment for the ISF 1 and the LAF to address security and stability 2 requirements in areas affected by conflict in 3 Syria, following consultation with the appro- 4 priate congressional committees. 5 (B) Funds appropriated by this Act under 6 the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro- 7 gram’’ that are made available for assistance 8 for Lebanon may only be made available for 9 programs to— 10 (i) professionalize the LAF to miti- 11 gate internal and external threats from 12 non-state actors, including Hizballah; 13 (ii) strengthen the security of borders 14 and combat terrorism, including training 15 and equipping the LAF to secure the bor- 16 ders of Lebanon and address security and 17 stability requirements in areas affected by 18 conflict in Syria, interdicting arms ship- 19 ments, and preventing the use of Lebanon 20 as a safe haven for terrorist groups; and 21 (iii) implement United Nations Secu- 22 rity Council Resolution 1701: 23 Provided, That prior to obligating funds made 24 available by this subparagraph for assistance 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00158 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 159 •HR 8595 RH for the LAF, the Secretary of State shall sub- 1 mit to the Committees on Appropriations a 2 spend plan, including actions to be taken to en- 3 sure equipment provided to the LAF is used 4 only for the intended purposes, except such plan 5 may not be considered as meeting the notifica- 6 tion requirements under section 7015 of this 7 Act or under section 634A of the Foreign As- 8 sistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That 9 any notification submitted pursuant to such 10 section shall include any funds specifically in- 11 tended for lethal military equipment. 12 (f) SYRIA.— 13 (1) NON-LETHAL ASSISTANCE.—Funds appro- 14 priated by this Act under titles III and IV may be 15 made available, notwithstanding any other provision 16 of law, for non-lethal stabilization assistance for 17 Syria, including for emergency medical and rescue 18 response and chemical weapons investigations. 19 (2) LIMITATIONS.—Funds appropriated by this 20 Act and made available for assistance for Syria may 21 not be made available for— 22 (A) a project or activity that supports or 23 otherwise legitimizes the Government of Iran, 24 foreign terrorist organizations (as designated 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00159 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 160 •HR 8595 RH pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and 1 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189)), or a proxy of 2 Iran in Syria; and 3 (B) activities that further the strategic ob- 4 jectives of the governments of the Russian Fed- 5 eration or the People’s Republic of China that 6 the Secretary of State determines may threaten 7 or undermine United States national security 8 interests. 9 (3) CONSULTATION.—Funds appropriated by 10 this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 11 national security, Department of State, and related 12 programs that are made available for any new pro- 13 gram, project, or activity in Syria shall be subject to 14 prior consultation with the appropriate congressional 15 committees. 16 (g) WEST BANK AND GAZA.— 17 (1) LIMITATIONS.— 18 (A) None of the funds appropriated under 19 the heading ‘‘National Security Investment Pro- 20 grams’’ in this Act may be made available for 21 assistance for the Palestinian Authority, if after 22 the date of enactment of this Act— 23 (i) the Palestinians obtain the same 24 standing as member states or full member- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00160 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 161 •HR 8595 RH ship as a state in the United Nations or 1 any specialized agency thereof outside an 2 agreement negotiated between Israel and 3 the Palestinians; or 4 (ii) the Palestinians initiate an Inter- 5 national Criminal Court (ICC) judicially 6 authorized investigation, or actively sup- 7 port such an investigation, that subjects 8 Israeli nationals to an investigation for al- 9 leged crimes against Palestinians. 10 (B)(i) The President may waive the provi- 11 sions of section 1003 of the Foreign Relations 12 Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 13 (Public Law 100–204) if the President deter- 14 mines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of 15 the House of Representatives, the President pro 16 tempore of the Senate, and the appropriate con- 17 gressional committees that the Palestinians 18 have not, after the date of enactment of this 19 Act— 20 (I) obtained in the United Nations or 21 any specialized agency thereof the same 22 standing as member states or full member- 23 ship as a state outside an agreement nego- 24 tiated between Israel and the Palestinians; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00161 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 162 •HR 8595 RH (II) initiated or actively supported an 1 ICC investigation against Israeli nationals 2 for alleged crimes against Palestinians; 3 and 4 (III) initiated any further action, 5 whether directly or indirectly, based on an 6 Advisory Opinion of the International 7 Court of Justice that undermines direct 8 negotiations to resolve the Israeli-Pales- 9 tinian conflict, including matters related to 10 final status and Israel’s longstanding secu- 11 rity rights and responsibilities. 12 (ii) Not less than 90 days after the Presi- 13 dent is unable to make the certification pursu- 14 ant to clause (i) of this subparagraph, the 15 President may waive section 1003 of Public 16 Law 100–204 if the President determines and 17 certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House 18 of Representatives, the President pro tempore 19 of the Senate, and the Committees on Appro- 20 priations that the Palestinians have entered 21 into direct and meaningful negotiations with 22 Israel: Provided, That any waiver of the provi- 23 sions of section 1003 of Public Law 100–204 24 under clause (i) of this subparagraph or under 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00162 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 163 •HR 8595 RH previous provisions of law must expire before 1 the waiver under this clause may be exercised. 2 (iii) Any waiver pursuant to this subpara- 3 graph shall be effective for no more than a pe- 4 riod of 6 months at a time and shall not apply 5 beyond 12 months after the enactment of this 6 Act. 7 (C) None of the funds appropriated or oth- 8 erwise made available by this Act may be made 9 available for the Office of Palestinian Affairs, 10 Department of State. 11 (3) GAZA OVERSIGHT.— 12 (A) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of 13 State shall certify and report to the appropriate 14 congressional committees not later than 15 days 15 after the date of enactment of this Act, that— 16 (i) oversight policies, processes, and 17 procedures have been established by the 18 Department of State and are in use to pre- 19 vent the diversion to Hamas and other ter- 20 rorist and extremist entities in Gaza and 21 the misuse or destruction by such entities 22 of assistance, including through inter- 23 national organizations; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00163 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 164 •HR 8595 RH (ii) such policies, processes, and pro- 1 cedures have been developed in coordina- 2 tion with other bilateral and multilateral 3 donors and the Government of Israel, as 4 appropriate. 5 (B) OVERSIGHT POLICY AND PROCE- 6 DURES.—The Secretary of State shall submit to 7 the appropriate congressional committees, con- 8 current with the submission of the certification 9 required in subparagraph (A), a written de- 10 scription of the oversight policies, processes, 11 and procedures for funds appropriated by this 12 Act that are made available for assistance for 13 Gaza, including specific actions to be taken 14 should such assistance be diverted, misused, or 15 destroyed, and the role of the Government of 16 Israel in the oversight of such assistance. 17 (C) REQUIREMENT TO INFORM.—The Sec- 18 retary of State shall promptly inform the appro- 19 priate congressional committees of each in- 20 stance in which funds appropriated by this Act 21 that are made available for assistance for Gaza 22 have been diverted, misused, or destroyed, to 23 include the type of assistance, a description of 24 the incident and parties involved, and an expla- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00164 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 165 •HR 8595 RH nation of the response of the Department of 1 State. 2 (D) THIRD PARTY MONITORING.—Funds 3 appropriated by this Act shall be made available 4 for third party monitoring of assistance for 5 Gaza, including end use monitoring, following 6 consultation with the appropriate congressional 7 committees. 8 (E) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days 9 after the initial obligation of funds appropriated 10 by this Act that are made available for assist- 11 ance for Gaza, and every 90 days thereafter 12 until all such funds are expended, the Secretary 13 of State shall submit to the appropriate con- 14 gressional committees a report detailing the 15 amount and purpose of such assistance pro- 16 vided during each respective quarter, including 17 a description of the specific entity implementing 18 such assistance. 19 (F) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 90 days 20 after the date of enactment of this Act and 21 every 90 days thereafter until September 30, 22 2028, the Secretary of State, in consultation 23 with the Director of National Intelligence and 24 other heads of elements of the intelligence com- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00165 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 166 •HR 8595 RH munity that the Secretary considers relevant, 1 shall submit to the appropriate congressional 2 committees a report assessing whether funds 3 appropriated by this Act and made available for 4 assistance for the West Bank and Gaza have 5 been diverted to or destroyed by Hamas or 6 other terrorist and extremist entities in the 7 West Bank and Gaza: Provided, That such re- 8 port shall include details on the amount and 9 how such funds were made available and used 10 by such entities: Provided further, That such re- 11 port may be submitted in classified form, if nec- 12 essary. 13 (G) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 30 14 days after the date of enactment of this Act but 15 prior to the initial obligation of funds made 16 available by this Act for humanitarian assist- 17 ance for Gaza, the Secretary of State shall con- 18 sult with the Committees on Appropriations on 19 the amount and anticipated uses of such funds. 20 (H) LIMITATION ON FOREIGN NATIONALS 21 FROM GAZA.—None of the funds appropriated 22 by this Act and prior Acts making appropria- 23 tions for national security, Department of 24 State, and related programs under title III may 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00166 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 167 •HR 8595 RH be used to support the admission and resettle- 1 ment into the United States of a foreign na- 2 tional from Gaza. 3 (4) APPLICATION OF TAYLOR FORCE ACT.— 4 Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 5 ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’ that are 6 made available for assistance for the West Bank and 7 Gaza shall be made available consistent with section 8 1004(a) of the Taylor Force Act (title X of division 9 S of Public Law 115–141). 10 (5) SECURITY REPORT.—The reporting require- 11 ments in section 1404 of the Supplemental Appro- 12 priations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252) shall 13 apply to funds made available by this Act, including 14 a description of modifications, if any, to the security 15 strategy of the Palestinian Authority. 16 (6) INCITEMENT REPORT.—Not later than 90 17 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 18 Secretary of State shall submit a report to the ap- 19 propriate congressional committees detailing steps 20 taken by the Palestinian Authority to counter incite- 21 ment of violence against Israelis and to promote 22 peace and coexistence with Israel. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00167 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 168 •HR 8595 RH AFRICA 1 SEC. 7042. (a) AFRICAN GREAT LAKES REGION.— 2 Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act 3 shall be made available to support the June 27, 2025 4 Peace Agreement Between the Democratic Republic of the 5 Congo and the Republic of Rwanda and implementation 6 of the Regional Economic Integration Framework: Pro- 7 vided, That such funds shall prioritize sectors deemed crit- 8 ical by the Secretary of State to the national security and 9 economic interests of the United States, including the 10 mining sector and other natural resources. 11 (b) NIGERIA.— 12 (1) CERTIFICATION.—Of the funds appro- 13 priated under titles III and IV of this Act that are 14 made available for assistance for the central Govern- 15 ment of Nigeria, 50 percent may not be obligated 16 until the Secretary of State certifies to the Commit- 17 tees on Appropriations that such Government is— 18 (A) taking effective steps to prevent and 19 respond to violence and hold perpetrators ac- 20 countable; 21 (B) prioritizing resources to support vic- 22 tims of such violence, including internally dis- 23 placed persons; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00168 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 169 •HR 8595 RH (C) actively facilitating the safe return, re- 1 settlement, and reconstruction of communities 2 impacted by the violence; and 3 (D) allocating sufficient resources to ad- 4 dress the conditions in subparagraphs (A) 5 through (C). 6 (2) PROGRAM PRIORITIZATION.—Funds appro- 7 priated under titles III and IV of this Act that are 8 made available for assistance for Nigeria shall be 9 made available on a cost-matching basis to the max- 10 imum extent practicable and used to support— 11 (A) atrocities prevention, including through 12 early warning systems; 13 (B) advancing religious freedom; 14 (C) investigations and prosecutions of vio- 15 lence committed by Fulani militia groups, 16 jihadist terror groups, and criminal gangs; 17 (D) the effectiveness and accountability of 18 police and security forces for the protection of 19 civilians from militia or terrorist attack; 20 (E) the delivery of humanitarian assist- 21 ance; 22 (F) the restoration of basic services in 23 areas impacted by conflict including through 24 faith-based and local organizations; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00169 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 170 •HR 8595 RH (G) the development of demobilization, dis- 1 armament, and reintegration efforts to address 2 the challenge of illegal weapons trafficking and 3 related security risks, pursuant to section 4 7035(b)(2) of this Act. 5 (c) SOUTH AFRICA.—None of the funds appropriated 6 by this Act under titles III and IV may be made available 7 for assistance for the Government of South Africa unless 8 the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Commit- 9 tees on Appropriations that the conditions enumerated 10 under this section in the report accompanying this Act re- 11 lating to the cessation of cooperation with United States 12 adversaries and adherence to the rule of law have been 13 met. 14 (d) SOUTH SUDAN.—None of the funds appropriated 15 by this Act under title IV may be made available for as- 16 sistance for the central Government of South Sudan, ex- 17 cept to support implementation of a viable peace agree- 18 ment in South Sudan. 19 (e) SUDAN.— 20 (1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro- 21 priated by this Act under title IV may be made 22 available for assistance for the central Government 23 of Sudan, except to support implementation of a via- 24 ble peace agreement in Sudan. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00170 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 171 •HR 8595 RH (2) CONSULTATION.—Funds appropriated by 1 this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 2 national security, Department of State, and related 3 programs that are made available for any new pro- 4 gram, project, or activity in Sudan shall be subject 5 to prior consultation with the appropriate congres- 6 sional committees. 7 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 8 SEC. 7043. (a) BURMA.—Funds appropriated by this 9 Act under the heading ‘‘National Security Investment 10 Programs’’ may be made available for assistance for 11 Burma for the purposes described in section 5575 of the 12 Burma Act of 2022 (subtitle E of title LV of division E 13 of Public Law 117–263) and section 7043(a) of the De- 14 partment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro- 15 grams Appropriations Act, 2023 (division K of Public Law 16 117–328): Provided, That the authorities, limitations, and 17 conditions contained in section 7043(a) of division K of 18 Public Law 117–328 shall apply to funds made available 19 for assistance for Burma under this Act, except for the 20 minimum funding requirements and paragraph (1)(B). 21 (b) INDO-PACIFIC STRATEGY.— 22 (1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated 23 under titles III and IV of this Act, not less than 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00171 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 172 •HR 8595 RH $1,800,000,000 shall be made available to support 1 implementation of the Indo-Pacific Strategy. 2 (2) COUNTERING PRC INFLUENCE FUND.—Of 3 the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 4 by this Act under the headings ‘‘National Security 5 Investment Programs’’, ‘‘International Narcotics 6 Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, 7 Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, 8 and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, not less 9 than $400,000,000 shall be made available for a 10 Countering PRC Influence Fund to counter the in- 11 fluence of the Government of the People’s Republic 12 of China and the Chinese Communist Party and en- 13 tities acting on their behalf globally, which shall be 14 subject to prior consultation with the Committees on 15 Appropriations: Provided, That such funds are in 16 addition to amounts otherwise made available for 17 such purposes: Provided further, That up to 10 per- 18 cent of such funds shall be held in reserve to re- 19 spond to unanticipated opportunities to counter PRC 20 influence: Provided further, That funds made avail- 21 able pursuant to this paragraph under the heading 22 ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may remain 23 available until September 30, 2028: Provided further, 24 That funds appropriated by this Act for such Fund 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00172 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 173 •HR 8595 RH under the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control 1 and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-ter- 2 rorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, and 3 ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may be 4 transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated 5 under such headings: Provided further, That such 6 transfer authority is in addition to any other trans- 7 fer authority provided by this Act or any other Act, 8 and is subject to the regular notification procedures 9 of the Committees on Appropriations. 10 (3) RESTRICTION ON USES OF FUNDS.—None 11 of the funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts 12 making appropriations for national security, Depart- 13 ment of State, and related programs may be made 14 available for any project or activity that directly sup- 15 ports or promotes— 16 (A) the Belt and Road Initiative or any 17 dual-use infrastructure projects of the People’s 18 Republic of China; or 19 (B) the use of technology, including bio- 20 technology, digital, telecommunications, and 21 cyber, developed by the People’s Republic of 22 China unless the Secretary of State, in con- 23 sultation with the heads of other Federal agen- 24 cies, as appropriate, determines that such use 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00173 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 174 •HR 8595 RH does not adversely impact the national security 1 of the United States. 2 (4) MAPS.—None of the funds made available 3 by this Act should be used to create, procure, or dis- 4 play any map that inaccurately depicts the territory 5 and social and economic system of Taiwan and the 6 islands or island groups administered by Taiwan au- 7 thorities. 8 (c) MISSION AUSTRALIA.—Funds appropriated by 9 this Act under the heading ‘‘Administration of Foreign Af- 10 fairs’’ shall be made available to increase the number of 11 Department of State personnel and improve the requisite 12 facilities necessary to advance the national security policy 13 objectives of the United States in Australia, including 14 through AUKUS implementation: Provided, That such ex- 15 panded presence shall be reflected in the operating plan 16 submitted pursuant to section 7062 of this Act, following 17 consultation with the appropriate congressional commit- 18 tees. 19 (d) NORTH KOREA.— 20 (1) CYBERSECURITY.—None of the funds ap- 21 propriated by this Act or prior Acts making appro- 22 priations for national security, Department of State, 23 and related programs may be made available for as- 24 sistance for the central government of a country the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00174 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 175 •HR 8595 RH Secretary of State determines and reports to the ap- 1 propriate congressional committees engages in sig- 2 nificant transactions contributing materially to the 3 malicious cyber-intrusion capabilities of the Govern- 4 ment of North Korea: Provided, That the Secretary 5 of State shall submit the report required by section 6 209 of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy En- 7 hancement Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–122; 22 8 U.S.C. 9229) to the Committees on Appropriations: 9 Provided further, That the Secretary of State may 10 waive the application of the restriction in this para- 11 graph with respect to assistance for the central gov- 12 ernment of a country if the Secretary determines 13 and reports to the appropriate congressional com- 14 mittees that to do so is important to the national se- 15 curity interest of the United States, including a de- 16 scription of such interest served. 17 (2) BROADCASTS.—Funds appropriated by this 18 Act under the heading ‘‘International Communica- 19 tions Activities’’ shall be made available to maintain 20 broadcasting hours into North Korea at levels not 21 less than the prior fiscal year. 22 (3) HUMAN RIGHTS.—Funds appropriated by 23 this Act under the headings ‘‘National Security In- 24 vestment Programs’’ and ‘‘Democracy Fund’’ shall 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00175 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 176 •HR 8595 RH be made available for the promotion of human rights 1 in North Korea: Provided, That the authority of sec- 2 tion 7032(b)(1) of this Act shall apply to such 3 funds. 4 (4) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of 5 the funds made available by this Act under the 6 heading ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’ 7 may be made available for assistance for the Govern- 8 ment of North Korea. 9 (e) PACIFIC ISLANDS COUNTRIES.— 10 (1) OPERATIONS.—Funds appropriated by this 11 Act under the heading ‘‘Administration of Foreign 12 Affairs’’ shall be made available to increase the 13 United States diplomatic and development presence 14 in Pacific Islands countries (PICs), including the 15 number and location of facilities and personnel, and 16 to enhance the communications capacity of such per- 17 sonnel: Provided, That such expanded presence shall 18 be reflected in the operating plan submitted pursu- 19 ant to section 7062 of this Act, following consulta- 20 tion with the appropriate congressional committees. 21 (2) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 22 this Act under the headings ‘‘National Security In- 23 vestment Programs’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Con- 24 trol and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00176 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 177 •HR 8595 RH Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, 1 and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, not less 2 than $175,000,000 shall be made available for as- 3 sistance for PICs. 4 (f) PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.— 5 (1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro- 6 priated by this Act— 7 (A) may be made available for assistance 8 for the Government of the People’s Republic of 9 China or the Chinese Communist Party; or 10 (B) shall be used to implement, admin- 11 ister, carry out, modify, revise, or enforce any 12 action that directly supports or facilitates 13 forced labor or other violations of human rights, 14 crimes against humanity, or genocide in the 15 People’s Republic of China. 16 (2) HONG KONG.—Of the funds appropriated 17 by this Act under the heading ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, 18 not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available for 19 democracy and internet freedom programs for Hong 20 Kong, including legal and other support for democ- 21 racy activists. 22 (g) PHILIPPINES.—Of the funds appropriated by this 23 Act under titles III and IV, not less than $300,000,000 24 shall be made available for assistance for the Philippines, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00177 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 178 •HR 8595 RH of which not less than $100,000,000 shall be made avail- 1 able under the heading ‘‘National Security Investment 2 Programs’’ and not less than $200,000,000 shall be made 3 available under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 4 Program’’. 5 (h) PUBLIC LAW 106–554.—Of the funds appro- 6 priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Educational and 7 Cultural Exchange Programs’’ and ‘‘National Security In- 8 vestment Programs’’, not less than $11,500,000 shall be 9 made available to carry out the purposes of the Vietnam 10 Education Foundation Act of 2000 (title II of division B 11 of H.R. 5666, as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 12 106–554 and contained in appendix D of such Act; 114 13 Stat. 2763A–257; 22 U.S.C. 2452 note). 14 (i) TAIWAN.— 15 (1) GLOBAL COOPERATION AND TRAINING 16 FRAMEWORK.—Of the funds appropriated by this 17 Act under the heading ‘‘National Security Invest- 18 ment Programs’’, not less than $4,000,000 shall be 19 made available for the Global Cooperation and 20 Training Framework, which shall be administered by 21 the American Institute in Taiwan. 22 (2) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PRO- 23 GRAM.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 24 the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00178 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 179 •HR 8595 RH not less than $500,000,000 shall be made available 1 for assistance for Taiwan: Provided, That the Sec- 2 retary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of 3 Defense, shall prioritize the delivery of defense arti- 4 cles and services for Taiwan. 5 (3) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 6 LOAN AND LOAN GUARANTEE AUTHORITY.—Funds 7 appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making ap- 8 propriations for national security, Department of 9 State, and related programs under the heading 10 ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, except for 11 amounts designated as an emergency requirement 12 pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or 13 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 14 Act of 1985, may be made available for the costs, 15 as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budg- 16 et Act of 1974, of direct loans and loan guarantees 17 for Taiwan, as authorized by section 5502(g) of the 18 Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act (subtitle A of title 19 LV of division E of Public Law 117–263). 20 (4) FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.—Funds appro- 21 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Payment to 22 the American Institute in Taiwan’’ shall be made 23 available for the Taiwan Fellowship Program. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00179 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 180 •HR 8595 RH (5) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 60 days 1 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec- 2 retary of State shall consult with the Committees on 3 Appropriations on the uses of funds made available 4 pursuant to this subsection: Provided, That such 5 funds shall be subject to the regular notification pro- 6 cedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 7 (j) TIBET.— 8 (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 9 of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 10 heading ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’, 11 not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available to 12 nongovernmental organizations with experience 13 working with Tibetan communities to support activi- 14 ties which preserve cultural traditions and promote 15 sustainable development, education, and environ- 16 mental conservation in Tibetan communities in the 17 Tibet Autonomous Region and in other Tibetan com- 18 munities in China. 19 (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 20 the heading ‘‘National Security Investment Pro- 21 grams’’, not less than $8,000,000 shall be made 22 available for programs to promote and preserve Ti- 23 betan culture and language in the refugee and dias- 24 pora Tibetan communities, development, and the re- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00180 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 181 •HR 8595 RH silience of Tibetan communities and the Central Ti- 1 betan Administration in India and Nepal, and to as- 2 sist in the education and development of the next 3 generation of Tibetan leaders from such commu- 4 nities: Provided, That such funds are in addition to 5 amounts made available in paragraph (1) for pro- 6 grams inside Tibet. 7 (3) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 8 the heading ‘‘National Security Investment Pro- 9 grams’’, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made 10 available for programs to strengthen the capacity of 11 the Central Tibetan Administration, of which up to 12 $1,500,000 may be made available to address eco- 13 nomic growth and capacity building activities, in- 14 cluding for displaced Tibetan refugee families in 15 India and Nepal to help meet basic needs, following 16 consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. 17 (4) Section 7031(c) of this Act shall be applied 18 to officials of the Government of the People’s Re- 19 public of China and other governments in the South 20 Asia region about whom the Secretary of State has 21 credible information have been involved in a gross 22 violation of human rights against the people of Tibet 23 in the Tibet Autonomous Region or other Tibetan 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 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None of the funds appropriated or other- 4 wise made available by this Act and prior Acts making 5 appropriations for national security, Department of State, 6 and related programs may be made available for assist- 7 ance to the Taliban. 8 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 9 SEC. 7045. (a) ASSISTANCE FOR LATIN AMERICA 10 AND THE CARIBBEAN.—Funds appropriated by this Act 11 under titles III and IV and made available for countries 12 in Latin America and the Caribbean shall be prioritized 13 for countries and programs that are— 14 (1) countering fentanyl and other narcotics traf- 15 ficking; 16 (2) respecting norms of democracy, constitutional 17 order, and human rights; 18 (3) cooperating in the countering of regional and 19 global authoritarian threats; and 20 (4) demonstrating commitment and progress in off- 21 setting large-scale migration and human trafficking from 22 or through the Western Hemisphere. 23 (b) CENTRAL AMERICA.—Funds appropriated under 24 titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available for 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00182 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 183 •HR 8595 RH assistance for countries in Central America, including 1 Panama and Costa Rica, and shall be allocated to address 2 the unique circumstances of each country in support of 3 United States security interests in the region. 4 (c) COLOMBIA.— 5 (1) PRE-OBLIGATION REPORTS.—Prior to the 6 initial obligation of funds appropriated by this Act 7 and made available for assistance for Colombia, the 8 Secretary of State shall submit a report to the ap- 9 propriate congressional committees on the status of 10 United States bilateral relations with the Govern- 11 ment of Colombia, including analysis of how such 12 Government’s current policies align with United 13 States national interests such as mitigating irregular 14 migration; supporting rule of law, democracy and 15 strong institutions; and countering narcotics traf- 16 ficking, terrorist organizations, human trafficking, 17 and antisemitism. 18 (2) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.—Of the funds 19 appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Inter- 20 national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ 21 that are made available for assistance for Colombia, 22 30 percent may be obligated only if the Secretary of 23 State certifies and reports to the Committees on Ap- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00183 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 184 •HR 8595 RH propriations that in the previous 12 months the Gov- 1 ernment of Colombia has— 2 (A) reduced overall coca cultivation, pro- 3 duction, and drug trafficking; 4 (B) continued cooperating with the United 5 States on joint counternarcotics operations; and 6 (C) maintained extradition cooperation 7 with the United States. 8 (3) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitations of para- 9 graph (2) shall not apply to funds made available for 10 aviation instruction and maintenance, and maritime 11 and riverine security programs. 12 (4) AUTHORITY.—Aircraft supported by funds 13 appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making ap- 14 propriations for national security, Department of 15 State, and related programs and made available for 16 assistance for Colombia may be used to transport 17 personnel and supplies involved in drug eradication 18 and interdiction, including security for such activi- 19 ties. 20 (5) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro- 21 priated by this Act or prior Acts making appropria- 22 tions for national security, Department of State, and 23 related programs that are made available for assist- 24 ance for Colombia may be made available for— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00184 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 185 •HR 8595 RH (A) reparation payments; 1 (B) alternative development assistance on 2 properties where substances deemed illegal 3 under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 4 are grown, produced, imported, or distributed; 5 (C) compensation awarded to demobilized 6 combatants through the implementation of the 7 2016 peace agreement between the Government 8 of Colombia and illegal armed groups; and 9 (D) agrarian cash subsidies. 10 (6) OVERSIGHT.—Of the funds appropriated by 11 this Act under the heading ‘‘National Security In- 12 vestment Programs’’ up to $1,000,000 may be used 13 by the Inspector General of the Department of State 14 for audits and other activities related to compliance 15 with the limitations in paragraph (5)(B): Provided, 16 That such funds are in addition to funds otherwise 17 available for such purposes. 18 (d) CUBA.— 19 (1) DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—Of the funds ap- 20 propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘National 21 Security Investment Programs’’, not less than 22 $35,000,000 shall be made available to promote de- 23 mocracy and strengthen civil society in Cuba, includ- 24 ing to support political prisoners: Provided, That no 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00185 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 186 •HR 8595 RH funds shall be obligated for business promotion, eco- 1 nomic reform, entrepreneurship, or any other assist- 2 ance that is not democracy building as expressly au- 3 thorized in the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Soli- 4 darity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 and the Cuban 5 Democracy Act of 1992. 6 (2) PUBLIC DIPLOMACY LIMITATION.—None of 7 the funds appropriated by this Act in title I and 8 made available for public diplomacy programs may 9 be made available for business promotion, economic 10 reform, entrepreneurship, or any other activity or 11 exchange in Cuba, or with Cuban nationals abroad, 12 that is not democracy building as expressly author- 13 ized in the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 14 (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 and the Cuban Democ- 15 racy Act of 1992. 16 (3) PROHIBITIONS.—None of the funds appro- 17 priated or otherwise made available by this Act or 18 prior Acts making appropriations for national secu- 19 rity, Department of State, and related programs 20 may be used to— 21 (A) revoke the designation of Cuba as a 22 State Sponsor of Terrorism; or 23 (B) eliminate or diminish the Cuba Re- 24 stricted List as maintained by the Department 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00186 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 187 •HR 8595 RH of State, or to otherwise allow, facilitate or en- 1 courage financial transactions with entities on 2 the Cuba Restricted List, as well as other enti- 3 ties or individuals within the Cuban military or 4 Cuban intelligence services, high level members 5 of the Communist Party, those licensed by the 6 Cuban government, or the immediate family 7 members of these entities or individuals. 8 (4) PROHIBITION ON SUPPORT FOR CUBAN 9 MILITARY AND SECURITY INSTITUTIONS.—None of 10 the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 11 by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for 12 national security, Department of State, and related 13 programs may be made available to any individual or 14 entity that— 15 (A) engages in financial transactions with, 16 transfers funds to, or otherwise provides mate- 17 rial support to the Ministry of the Revolu- 18 tionary Armed Forces of Cuba, the Ministry of 19 the Interior of Cuba, or any subdivision, agen- 20 cy, or instrumentality thereof; 21 (B) engages in activities that directly or 22 indirectly support, facilitate, or benefit the op- 23 erations, revenue generation, or international 24 commercial activities of such Ministries; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00187 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 188 •HR 8595 RH (C) is owned or controlled by, or acts on 1 behalf of, any entity described in subparagraphs 2 (A) or (B); or 3 (D) knowingly provides support or services 4 for the purpose of circumventing sanctions or 5 restrictions on the Cuban military or security 6 forces, or to benefit senior members thereof. 7 (5) EXCEPTIONS.—The restrictions of para- 8 graph (4) shall not apply to— 9 (A) the sale of agricultural commodities, 10 medicine, or medical devices to Cuba consistent 11 with the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export 12 Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7201 et 13 seq.); 14 (B) payments in furtherance of the lease, 15 maintenance, or improvements of the United 16 States military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; 17 (C) assistance in support of democracy- 18 building and civil society programs for Cuba 19 consistent with section 109 of the LIBERTAD 20 Act; 21 (D) payments necessary for the operations, 22 maintenance, or outreach of the United States 23 diplomatic mission or embassy in Havana, 24 Cuba; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00188 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 189 •HR 8595 RH (E) sending, processing, or receiving au- 1 thorized remittances. 2 (6) DETERMINATION.—The limitations in para- 3 graphs (3) and (4) shall no longer apply as of the 4 date on which the President submits to Congress a 5 determination under section 203(c)(3) of the Cuban 6 Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) 7 Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6063(c)(3)) that a demo- 8 cratically elected government in Cuba is in power. 9 (7) REWARDS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY.—Funds 10 appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Admin- 11 istration of Foreign Affairs’’ shall be made available 12 for the Rewards for Justice Program of the Depart- 13 ment of State to provide rewards for information 14 leading to the arrest or conviction, in any country, 15 of any individual responsible for committing, con- 16 spiring or attempting to commit, or aiding or abet- 17 ting in the commission of the attack on United 18 States civilian aircraft over international waters by 19 the Cuban military on February 24, 1996. 20 (e) CUBAN DOCTORS.— 21 (1) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 22 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 23 shall submit a report to the appropriate congres- 24 sional committees listing the countries and inter- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00189 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 190 •HR 8595 RH national organizations for which the Secretary has 1 credible information are directly paying the Govern- 2 ment of Cuba for coerced and trafficked labor of 3 Cuban medical professionals: Provided, That such 4 report shall be submitted in unclassified form but 5 may include a classified annex: Provided further, 6 That the Secretary of State shall inform each gov- 7 ernment or international organization of its inclusion 8 in such report not later than 30 days after the date 9 of the submission of such report to such committees. 10 (2) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of State 11 shall apply the requirements of section 7031(c) of 12 this Act to officials from countries and organizations 13 identified in the report required pursuant to the pre- 14 vious paragraph. 15 (3) LIMITATION.— 16 (A) None of the funds appropriated by this 17 Act under titles III and IV may be made avail- 18 able for assistance for the central government 19 of a country or international organization that 20 is listed for 2 consecutive years in the report re- 21 quired by paragraph (1). 22 (B) The Secretary may resume assistance 23 to the government of a country or international 24 organization listed in the report for 2 consecu- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00190 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 191 •HR 8595 RH tive years required by paragraph (1) if the Sec- 1 retary determines and reports to the appro- 2 priate congressional committees that such gov- 3 ernment or international organization no longer 4 pays the Government of Cuba for coerced and 5 trafficked labor of Cuban medical professionals. 6 (f) FACILITATING IRRESPONSIBLE MIGRATION.— 7 None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made avail- 8 able by this Act may be made available in contravention 9 of Executive Order 14165, relating to Securing Our Bor- 10 ders, and Executive Order 14218, relating to Ending Tax- 11 payer Subsidization of Open Borders, including to encour- 12 age, mobilize, publicize, or manage mass-migration cara- 13 vans towards the United States southwest border. 14 (g) HAITI.— 15 (1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 16 Act under titles III and IV that are made available 17 for assistance for Haiti shall be prioritized for pro- 18 grams described under this section in the report ac- 19 companying this Act. 20 (2) HAITIAN COAST GUARD.—The Government 21 of Haiti shall be eligible to purchase defense articles 22 and services under the Arms Export Control Act (22 23 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) for the Coast Guard. 24 (h) MEXICO.— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00191 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 192 •HR 8595 RH (1) WATER DELIVERIES.—None of the funds 1 appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act 2 may be made available for assistance for Mexico 3 until the Secretary of State certifies and reports to 4 the Committees on Appropriations that the Govern- 5 ment of Mexico is delivering water owed to the 6 United States by Mexico, as prescribed by Article 4, 7 Section B of the Treaty Between the United States 8 of America and Mexico Relating to the Utilization of 9 Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of 10 the Rio Grande, February 3, 1944 (59 Stat. 1219): 11 Provided, That such certification shall include an as- 12 sessment of whether the Government of Mexico is 13 delivering water in accordance with all terms estab- 14 lished across bilateral agreements addressing deliv- 15 ery shortfalls: Provided further, That the limitation 16 of this paragraph shall not apply to funds made 17 available to counter the flow of fentanyl, fentanyl 18 precursors, and other synthetic drugs into the 19 United States. 20 (2) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—If the Secretary 21 of State determines that the Government of Mexico 22 has not met the requirements of paragraph (1), the 23 Secretary may transfer funds withheld pursuant to 24 paragraph (1) to the North American Development 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00192 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 193 •HR 8595 RH Bank for domestic water storage projects located 1 along the United States-Mexico border. 2 (3) COUNTERNARCOTICS.—Of the funds appro- 3 priated by this Act under title IV that are made 4 available for assistance for Mexico, 30 percent may 5 only be obligated after the Secretary of State cer- 6 tifies and reports to the Committees on Appropria- 7 tions that in the previous 12 months the Govern- 8 ment of Mexico has taken steps to— 9 (A) reduce the amount of fentanyl, 10 nitazenes, and other synthetic opiods arriving at 11 the United States-Mexico border; 12 (B) dismantle and hold accountable 13 transnational criminal organizations; 14 (C) support joint counternarcotics oper- 15 ations and intelligence sharing with United 16 States counterparts; 17 (D) respect extradition requests for crimi- 18 nals sought by the United States; and 19 (E) increase counternarcotics engagement 20 at both Federal and state levels. 21 (i) NICARAGUA.—Of the funds appropriated by this 22 Act under the heading ‘‘National Security Investment 23 Programs’’, not less than $15,000,000 shall be made 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00193 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 194 •HR 8595 RH available for democracy and religious freedom programs 1 for Nicaragua. 2 (j) ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES.— 3 (1) The Secretary of State shall instruct the 4 United States Permanent Representative to the Or- 5 ganization of American States (OAS) to use the 6 voice and vote of the United States to: 7 (A) implement budgetary reforms and effi- 8 ciencies within the Organization; 9 (B) eliminate arrears, increase other donor 10 contributions, and impose penalties for succes- 11 sive late payment of assessments; 12 (C) prevent programmatic and organiza- 13 tional redundancies and consolidate duplicative 14 activities and functions; 15 (D) prioritize areas in which the OAS has 16 expertise, such as strengthening democracy, 17 monitoring electoral processes, and protecting 18 human rights; and 19 (E) implement reforms within the Office of 20 the Inspector General (OIG) to ensure the OIG 21 has the necessary leadership, integrity, profes- 22 sionalism, independence, policies, and proce- 23 dures to properly carry out its responsibilities 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00194 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 195 •HR 8595 RH in a manner that meets or exceeds best prac- 1 tices in the United States. 2 (2) Prior to the obligation of funds appro- 3 priated by this Act and made available for an as- 4 sessed contribution to the Organization of American 5 States, but not later than 90 days after the date of 6 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 7 submit a report to the appropriate congressional 8 committees on actions taken or planned to be taken 9 pursuant to paragraph (1) that are in addition to 10 actions taken during the preceding fiscal year, and 11 the results of such actions. 12 (k) THE CARIBBEAN.—Of the funds appropriated by 13 this Act under titles III and IV, not less than $92,500,000 14 shall be made available for the Caribbean Basin Security 15 Initiative: Provided, That funds made available above the 16 fiscal year 2026 level shall be prioritized for countries 17 within the transit zones of illicit drug shipments toward 18 the United States that have increased interdiction of illicit 19 drugs and are most directly impacted by the crisis in 20 Haiti. 21 (l) VENEZUELA.— 22 (1) DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—Of the funds ap- 23 propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘National 24 Security Investment Programs’’, $50,000,000 shall 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00195 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 196 •HR 8595 RH be made available for democracy programs for Ven- 1 ezuela. 2 (2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro- 3 priated by this Act may be used to negotiate, allow, 4 or facilitate the lifting of sanctions on Venezuela, 5 unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to 6 the appropriate congressional committees that there 7 have been free and fair elections in Venezuela. 8 (3) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 9 date of enactment of this Act, and every 120 days 10 thereafter until September 30, 2027, the Secretary 11 of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the 12 Treasury, shall submit a report to the Committees 13 on Appropriations on Venezuelan funds subject to 14 arrangements approved, authorized, or facilitated by 15 the United States Government, to include the infor- 16 mation described under this section in the report ac- 17 companying this Act. 18 EUROPE AND EURASIA 19 SEC. 7046. (a) SECTION 907 OF THE FREEDOM SUP- 20 PORT ACT.—Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act 21 (22 U.S.C. 5812 note) shall not apply to— 22 (1) activities to support democracy or assist- 23 ance under title V of the FREEDOM Support Act 24 (22 U.S.C. 5851 et seq.) and section 1424 of the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00196 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 197 •HR 8595 RH Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act 1 of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 2333) or non-proliferation as- 2 sistance; 3 (2) any assistance provided by the Trade and 4 Development Agency under section 661 of the For- 5 eign Assistance Act of 1961; 6 (3) any activity carried out by a member of the 7 United States and Foreign Commercial Service while 8 acting within his or her official capacity; 9 (4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or 10 other assistance provided by the United States 11 International Development Finance Corporation as 12 authorized by the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F 13 of Public Law 115–254); 14 (5) any financing provided under the Export- 15 Import Bank Act of 1945 (Public Law 79–173); or 16 (6) humanitarian assistance. 17 (b) TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY.—None of the funds 18 appropriated by this Act may be made available for assist- 19 ance for a government of an Independent State of the 20 former Soviet Union if such government directs any action 21 in violation of the territorial integrity or national sov- 22 ereignty of any other Independent State of the former So- 23 viet Union, such as those violations included in the Hel- 24 sinki Final Act: Provided, That except as otherwise pro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00197 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 198 •HR 8595 RH vided in section 7047(a) of this Act, funds may be made 1 available without regard to the restriction in this sub- 2 section if the President determines that to do so is in the 3 national security interest of the United States: Provided 4 further, That prior to executing the authority contained 5 in the previous proviso, the Secretary of State shall con- 6 sult with the Committees on Appropriations on how such 7 assistance supports the national security interest of the 8 United States. 9 (c) TURKEY.—The limitations and other provisions 10 of section 7046(c) of the Department of State, Foreign 11 Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 12 2024 (division F of Public Law 118–47) shall continue 13 in effect during fiscal year 2027 and apply to funds appro- 14 priated by this Act. 15 (d) REQUIREMENTS.—The limitations and other pro- 16 visions of section 7046(d) of the Department of State, 17 Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropria- 18 tions Act, 2024 (division F of Public Law 118–47) shall 19 continue in effect during fiscal year 2027 and apply to 20 funds appropriated by this Act. 21 COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE AND AGGRESSION 22 SEC. 7047. (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds ap- 23 propriated by this Act may be made available for assist- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00198 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 199 •HR 8595 RH ance for the central Government of the Russian Federa- 1 tion. 2 (b) ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY.— 3 (1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro- 4 priated by this Act may be made available for assist- 5 ance for the central government of a country that 6 the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 7 Committees on Appropriations has taken affirmative 8 steps intended to support or be supportive of the 9 Russian Federation annexation of Crimea or other 10 territory in Ukraine: Provided, That except as other- 11 wise provided in subsection (a), the Secretary may 12 waive the restriction on assistance required by this 13 paragraph if the Secretary determines and reports to 14 such Committees that to do so is in the national in- 15 terest of the United States, and includes a justifica- 16 tion for such interest. 17 (2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro- 18 priated by this Act may be made available for— 19 (A) the implementation of any action or 20 policy that recognizes the sovereignty of the 21 Russian Federation over Crimea or other terri- 22 tory in Ukraine; 23 (B) the facilitation, financing, or guarantee 24 of United States Government investments in 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00199 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 200 •HR 8595 RH Crimea or other territory in Ukraine under the 1 control of the Russian Federation or Russian- 2 backed forces, if such activity includes the par- 3 ticipation of Russian Government officials, or 4 other Russian owned or controlled financial en- 5 tities; or 6 (C) assistance for Crimea or other terri- 7 tory in Ukraine under the control of the Rus- 8 sian Federation or Russian-backed forces, if 9 such assistance includes the participation of 10 Russian Government officials, or other Russian 11 owned or controlled financial entities. 12 (3) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITU- 13 TIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall in- 14 struct the United States executive director of each 15 international financial institution to use the voice 16 and vote of the United States to oppose any assist- 17 ance by such institution (including any loan, credit, 18 grant, or guarantee) for any program that violates 19 the sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine. 20 (4) DURATION.—The requirements and limita- 21 tions of this subsection shall cease to be in effect if 22 the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 23 Committees on Appropriations that the Government 24 of Ukraine has reestablished sovereignty over Cri- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00200 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 201 •HR 8595 RH mea and other territory in Ukraine under the con- 1 trol of the Russian Federation or Russian-backed 2 forces. 3 (c) OCCUPATION OF THE GEORGIAN TERRITORIES OF 4 ABKHAZIA AND TSKHINVALI REGION/SOUTH OSSETIA.— 5 (1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro- 6 priated by this Act may be made available for assist- 7 ance for the central government of a country that 8 the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 9 Committees on Appropriations has recognized the 10 independence of, or has established diplomatic rela- 11 tions with, the Russian Federation occupied Geor- 12 gian territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/ 13 South Ossetia: Provided, That the Secretary shall 14 publish on the Department of State website a list of 15 any such central governments in a timely manner: 16 Provided further, That the Secretary may waive the 17 restriction on assistance required by this paragraph 18 if the Secretary determines and reports to the Com- 19 mittees on Appropriations that to do so is in the na- 20 tional interest of the United States, and includes a 21 justification for such interest. 22 (2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro- 23 priated by this Act may be made available to sup- 24 port the Russian Federation occupation of the Geor- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00201 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 202 •HR 8595 RH gian territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/ 1 South Ossetia. 2 (3) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITU- 3 TIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall in- 4 struct the United States executive director of each 5 international financial institution to use the voice 6 and vote of the United States to oppose any assist- 7 ance by such institution (including any loan, credit, 8 grant, or guarantee) for any program that violates 9 the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia. 10 (d) COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE FUND.—Of 11 the funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making 12 appropriations for national security, Department of State, 13 and related programs under the headings ‘‘National Secu- 14 rity Investment Programs’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Con- 15 trol and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘International Military Edu- 16 cation and Training’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 17 Program’’, not less than $300,000,000 shall be made 18 available to carry out the purposes of the Countering Rus- 19 sian Influence Fund, as authorized by section 254 of the 20 Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act 21 of 2017 (Public Law 115–44; 22 U.S.C. 9543) and not- 22 withstanding the country limitation in subsection (b) of 23 such section, and programs to enhance the capacity of law 24 enforcement and security forces: Provided, That funds 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00202 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 203 •HR 8595 RH made available pursuant to this paragraph under the 1 heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may re- 2 main available until September 30, 2028. 3 UNITED NATIONS AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL 4 ORGANIZATIONS 5 SEC. 7048. (a) UNITED NATIONS VOTING PRAC- 6 TICES.— 7 (1) In considering bilateral assistance for a for- 8 eign government, the Secretary of State should re- 9 view, among other factors, the voting practices of 10 such government in the United Nations in relation 11 to United States strategic interests and whether 12 such government supports the participation of Tai- 13 wan as an observer in meetings and activities of 14 multilateral agencies, bodies, or commissions. 15 (2) The Secretary of State shall consult with 16 the United States Permanent Representative to the 17 United Nations on the voting practices of foreign 18 governments prior to the submission of the report 19 required under section 653(a) of the Foreign Assist- 20 ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2413(a)). 21 (b) TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.—Of the 22 funds appropriated by this Act that are available for con- 23 tributions to the United Nations (including the Depart- 24 ment of Peacekeeping Operations), international organiza- 25 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16 nal and lawful public disclosures; 17 (B) legal burdens of proof; 18 (C) statutes of limitation for reporting re- 19 taliation; 20 (D) access to binding independent adju- 21 dicative bodies, including shared cost and selec- 22 tion of external arbitration; and 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00204 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 205 •HR 8595 RH (E) results that eliminate the effects of 1 proven retaliation, including provision for the 2 restoration of prior employment; 3 (3) effectively implementing and enforcing poli- 4 cies and procedures on the appropriate use of travel 5 funds, including restrictions on first-class and busi- 6 ness-class travel; 7 (4) taking credible steps to combat anti-Israel 8 bias; 9 (5) developing and implementing mechanisms to 10 inform donors of instances in which funds have been 11 diverted or destroyed and an explanation of the re- 12 sponse by the respective international organization; 13 and 14 (6) implementing policies and procedures to ef- 15 fectively vet staff for any affiliation with a terrorist 16 organization. 17 (c) RESTRICTIONS ON UNITED NATIONS DELEGA- 18 TIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS.— 19 (1) None of the funds made available by this 20 Act may be used to pay expenses for any United 21 States delegation to any specialized agency, body, or 22 commission of the United Nations if such agency, 23 body, or commission is chaired or presided over by 24 a country, the government of which the Secretary of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00205 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 206 •HR 8595 RH State has determined, for purposes of section 1 1754(c) of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 2 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)), supports international ter- 3 rorism. 4 (2) None of the funds made available by this 5 Act may be used by the Secretary of State as a con- 6 tribution to any organization, agency, commission, 7 or program within the United Nations system if 8 such organization, agency, commission, or program 9 is chaired or presided over by a country the govern- 10 ment of which the Secretary of State has deter- 11 mined, for purposes of section 620A of the Foreign 12 Assistance Act of 1961, section 40 of the Arms Ex- 13 port Control Act, section 1754(c) of the Export Con- 14 trol Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)), or any 15 other provision of law, is a government that has re- 16 peatedly provided support for acts of international 17 terrorism. 18 (d) UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL.— 19 None of the funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts 20 making appropriations for national security, Department 21 of State, and related programs may be made available for 22 a contribution, grant, or other payment to the United Na- 23 tions Human Rights Council, including the United Na- 24 tions International Commission of Inquiry on the Occu- 25 VerDate 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made 18 available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act for 19 carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be 20 used to pay in whole or in part any assessments, arrear- 21 ages, or dues of any member of the United Nations or, 22 from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chapter 23 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the 24 costs for participation of another country’s delegation at 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00207 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 208 •HR 8595 RH international conferences held under the auspices of multi- 1 lateral or international organizations. 2 (g) REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after the date 3 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall sub- 4 mit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detail- 5 ing the amount of funds available for obligation or expend- 6 iture in fiscal year 2027 for contributions to any organiza- 7 tion, department, agency, or program within the United 8 Nations system or any international program that are 9 withheld from obligation or expenditure due to any provi- 10 sion of law: Provided, That the Secretary shall update 11 such report each time additional funds are withheld by op- 12 eration of any provision of law: Provided further, That the 13 reprogramming of any withheld funds identified in such 14 report, including updates thereof, shall be subject to prior 15 consultation with, and the regular notification procedures 16 of, the Committees on Appropriations. 17 (h) SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE IN PEACE- 18 KEEPING OPERATIONS.— 19 (1) The Secretary of State shall, to the max- 20 imum extent practicable, withhold assistance to any 21 unit of the security forces of a foreign country if the 22 Secretary has credible information that such unit 23 has engaged in sexual exploitation or abuse while 24 serving in a United Nations peacekeeping operation 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 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16 mittees identifying each unit of the security forces of 17 a foreign country that has served in a United Na- 18 tions peacekeeping operation and for which there is 19 credible information of involvement in sexual exploi- 20 tation or abuse: Provided, That the report shall also 21 describe any consideration of assistance provided by 22 the Secretary to the relevant government in support 23 of holding the responsible members of such unit ac- 24 countable and preventing future incidents. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00209 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 210 •HR 8595 RH (i) ADDITIONAL AVAILABILITY.—Subject to the reg- 1 ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro- 2 priations, funds appropriated by this Act which are re- 3 turned or not made available due to the second proviso 4 under the heading ‘‘Contributions for International Peace- 5 keeping Activities’’ in title I of this Act or section 307(a) 6 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 7 2227(a)), shall remain available for obligation until Sep- 8 tember 30, 2028: Provided, That the requirement to with- 9 hold funds for programs in Burma under section 307(a) 10 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to 11 funds appropriated by this Act. 12 (j) PROCUREMENT RESTRICTIONS.—None of the 13 funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making ap- 14 propriations for national security, Department of State, 15 and related programs may be used for the procurement 16 by any entity of the United Nations system or any other 17 multilateral organization of goods or services originating 18 in, or produced by, any person in the Russian Federation, 19 including any entity that is a shell or front company orga- 20 nized to disguise or obscure financial activity relating to 21 such goods or services except when required for health and 22 safety-related activities. 23 (k) ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENT.— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00210 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 211 •HR 8595 RH (1) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 1 made available by this Act may be made available to 2 any international organization that has not entered 3 into a written agreement guaranteeing oversight ac- 4 cess to the Inspectors General funded under title II 5 of this Act and the Comptroller General of the 6 United States for such organization’s information 7 relevant to United States contributions to such orga- 8 nization, as determined by the Inspectors General 9 and the Comptroller General: Provided, That once 10 any such agreement is finalized with an inter- 11 national organization, the Inspectors General and 12 the Comptroller General, as applicable, shall prompt- 13 ly inform the Secretary of State: Provided further, 14 That the Secretary may waive the limitation of this 15 paragraph if the Secretary certifies and reports to 16 the Committees on Appropriations that such funding 17 is in the national security interest of the United 18 States. 19 (2) Not later than 180 days after the date of 20 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 21 submit a report to the appropriate congressional 22 committees detailing whether each international or- 23 ganization funded by this Act has entered into such 24 agreements: Provided, That such report shall in- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00211 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 212 •HR 8595 RH clude, for each applicable organization, the status of 1 any negotiations undertaken by the Department of 2 State to secure such agreements, including any ob- 3 stacles encountered and a description of the Depart- 4 ment’s plans to address them. 5 (l) PROHIBITIONS ON FUNDING.—None of the funds 6 appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act and 7 prior Acts making appropriations for national security, 8 Department of State, and related programs may be— 9 (1) made available in contravention of Execu- 10 tive Order 14155, relating to Withdrawing the 11 United States from the World Health Organization; 12 (2) made available to implement or support the 13 Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response 14 Accord that was adopted during the 78th World 15 Health Assembly until the United States Senate ap- 16 proves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty; 17 (3) made available to support iVerify or any 18 other fact-checking tool of the United Nations De- 19 velopment Programme or any other international or- 20 ganization; 21 (4) made available for a contribution, grant, or 22 other payment to the International Court of Justice, 23 notwithstanding any other provision of law; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00212 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 213 •HR 8595 RH (5) made available for a contribution, grant, or 1 other payment to the International Criminal Court, 2 notwithstanding any other provision of law; 3 (6) obligated or expended to implement the 4 Arms Trade Treaty until the United States Senate 5 approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty; 6 or 7 (7) made available to any international organi- 8 zation chaired by a Communist Party of China-en- 9 dorsed national of the People’s Republic of China. 10 UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY AND 11 JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS 12 SEC. 7049. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 13 otherwise made available by this Act or prior Acts making 14 appropriations for national security, Department of State, 15 and related programs may be obligated or expended for 16 the Secretariat of the United Nations or any affiliated of- 17 fice, agency, fund, program, or other entity thereof until 18 the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the appro- 19 priate congressional committees that the Secretary-Gen- 20 eral of the United Nations has provided written assurance 21 to the Secretary that privileges, exemptions, and immuni- 22 ties will not be asserted for any staff member, consultant, 23 or contractor of the United Nations Relief and Works 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00213 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 214 •HR 8595 RH Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East or any 1 other United Nations entity in cases involving— 2 (1) gross violations of human rights; 3 (2) an act of terrorism; 4 (3) participation in, or the provision of material 5 support or resources to, a foreign terrorist organiza- 6 tion, or to any individual or entity designated pursu- 7 ant to United States law or Executive order relating 8 to terrorism or sanctions; or 9 (4) other serious criminal conduct under United 10 States law, including corruption-related offenses, 11 where such conduct fall outside the scope of official 12 duties. 13 (b)(1) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 14 made available by this Act or prior Acts making appro- 15 priations for national security, Department of State, and 16 related programs may be made available for a covered en- 17 tity if the Inspectors General funded under title II of this 18 Act informs the Secretary of State that such entity has 19 failed, for a period of more than 90 days after receipt of 20 a written request by a United States Inspector General, 21 to provide oversight information requested by such Inspec- 22 tor General pertaining to— 23 (A) an investigation of programs, projects, or 24 activities in Gaza; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00214 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 215 •HR 8595 RH (B) the events leading to the attacks in Israel 1 on October 7, 2023, or 2 (C) the provision of material support or re- 3 sources to an organization or individual designated 4 pursuant to United States law or Executive order re- 5 lating to terrorism or sanctions. 6 (2) In this subsection, the term ‘‘covered enti- 7 ty’’ means any multilateral organization, nongovern- 8 mental organization, contractor, subcontractor, 9 grantee, subgrantee, consultant, or other entity that 10 directly or indirectly receives funds appropriated or 11 otherwise made available by this Act or prior Acts 12 making appropriations for national security, Depart- 13 ment of State, and related programs to carry out ac- 14 tivities in Gaza, or that has carried out such activi- 15 ties using such funds at any time during the 5-year 16 period preceding the date of enactment of this Act. 17 INTERNET FREEDOM 18 SEC. 7050. Of the funds appropriated by this Act, 19 not less than $78,375,000 shall be made available for pro- 20 grams to promote internet freedom globally, consistent 21 with section 9707 of the Department of State Authoriza- 22 tion Act of 2022 (title XCVII of division I of Public Law 23 117–263). 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00215 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 216 •HR 8595 RH TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN, OR DEGRADING 1 TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT 2 SEC. 7051. None of the funds made available by this 3 Act may be used to support or justify the use of torture 4 and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or pun- 5 ishment by any official or contract employee of the United 6 States Government. 7 AIRCRAFT TRANSFER, COORDINATION, AND USE 8 SEC. 7052. (a) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Notwith- 9 standing any other provision of law or regulation, aircraft 10 procured with funds appropriated by this Act and prior 11 Acts making appropriations for national security, Depart- 12 ment of State, and related programs under the headings 13 ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control 14 and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Andean Counterdrug Initia- 15 tive’’, and ‘‘Andean Counterdrug Programs’’ may be used 16 for any other program and in any region. 17 (b) PROPERTY DISPOSAL.—The authority provided 18 in subsection (a) shall apply only after the Secretary of 19 State determines and reports to the Committees on Appro- 20 priations that the equipment is no longer required to meet 21 programmatic purposes in the designated country or re- 22 gion: Provided, That any such transfer shall be subject 23 to prior consultation with, and the regular notification 24 procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00216 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 217 •HR 8595 RH (c) AIRCRAFT COORDINATION.— 1 (1) AUTHORITY.—The uses of aircraft pur- 2 chased or leased by the Department of State with 3 funds made available in this Act or prior Acts mak- 4 ing appropriations for national security, Department 5 of State, and related programs shall be coordinated 6 under the authority of the appropriate Chief of Mis- 7 sion: Provided, That such aircraft may be used to 8 transport, on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable 9 basis, Federal and non-Federal personnel supporting 10 Department of State programs and activities: Pro- 11 vided further, That official travel for other agencies 12 for other purposes may be supported on a reimburs- 13 able basis, or without reimbursement when traveling 14 on a space available basis: Provided further, That 15 funds received by the Department of State in con- 16 nection with the use of aircraft owned, leased, or 17 chartered by the Department of State may be cred- 18 ited to the Working Capital Fund of the Department 19 and shall be available for expenses related to the 20 purchase, lease, maintenance, chartering, or oper- 21 ation of such aircraft. 22 (2) SCOPE.—The requirement and authorities 23 of this subsection shall only apply to aircraft, the 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00217 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 218 •HR 8595 RH primary purpose of which is the transportation of 1 personnel. 2 (d) AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE.— 3 To the maximum extent practicable, the costs of oper- 4 ations and maintenance, including fuel, of aircraft funded 5 by this Act shall be borne by the recipient country. 6 (e) APPLICATION.—Section 484(a)(2) of the Foreign 7 Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291c(a)(2)) shall be 8 applied during fiscal year 2027 as if the following sub- 9 paragraph was part of such section: ‘‘(C) Paragraph 10 (1)(A) shall not apply with respect to unmanned aircraft 11 weighing less than 55 pounds.’’. 12 PARKING FINES AND REAL PROPERTY TAXES OWED BY 13 FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS 14 SEC. 7053. The terms and conditions of section 7055 15 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Re- 16 lated Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of 17 Public Law 111–117) shall apply to this Act: Provided, 18 That subsection (f)(2)(B) of such section shall be applied 19 by substituting ‘‘September 30, 2026’’ for ‘‘September 30, 20 2009’’. 21 INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND 22 SEC. 7054. (a) EXTENSIONS.—The terms and condi- 23 tions of sections 7086(b)(1) and (2) and 7090(a) of the 24 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00218 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 219 •HR 8595 RH Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of Public 1 Law 111–117) shall apply to this Act. 2 (b) REPAYMENT.—The Secretary of the Treasury 3 shall instruct the United States Executive Director of the 4 International Monetary Fund (IMF) to seek to ensure 5 that any loan will be repaid to the IMF before other pri- 6 vate or multilateral creditors. 7 EXTRADITION 8 SEC. 7055. (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds ap- 9 propriated in this Act may be used to provide assistance 10 (other than funds provided under the headings ‘‘National 11 Security Investment Programs’’, ‘‘International Humani- 12 tarian Assistance’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 13 Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘United States Emergency Refugee 14 and Migration Assistance Fund’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, 15 Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Assistance’’) for 16 the central government of a country which has notified 17 the Department of State of its refusal to extradite to the 18 United States any individual indicted for a criminal of- 19 fense for which the maximum penalty is life imprisonment 20 without the possibility of parole or for killing a law en- 21 forcement officer, as specified in a United States extra- 22 dition request. 23 (b) CLARIFICATION.—Subsection (a) shall only apply 24 to the central government of a country with which the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00219 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 220 •HR 8595 RH United States maintains diplomatic relations and with 1 which the United States has an extradition treaty and the 2 government of that country is in violation of the terms 3 and conditions of the treaty. 4 (c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may waive the 5 restriction in subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the 6 Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations 7 that such waiver is important to the national interest of 8 the United States. 9 ENTERPRISE FUNDS 10 SEC. 7056. (a) NOTIFICATION.—None of the funds 11 made available under titles III through VI of this Act may 12 be made available for Enterprise Funds unless the appro- 13 priate congressional committees are notified at least 15 14 days in advance. 15 (b) DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS PLAN.—Prior to the 16 distribution of any assets resulting from any liquidation, 17 dissolution, or winding up of an Enterprise Fund, in whole 18 or in part, the President shall submit to the appropriate 19 congressional committees a plan for the distribution of the 20 assets of the Enterprise Fund. 21 (c) TRANSITION OR OPERATING PLAN.—Prior to a 22 transition to and operation of any private equity fund or 23 other parallel investment fund under an existing Enter- 24 prise Fund, the President shall submit such transition or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00220 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 221 •HR 8595 RH operating plan to the appropriate congressional commit- 1 tees. 2 LIMITATIONS RELATED TO GLOBAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE 3 SEC. 7057. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 4 otherwise made available by this Act may be made avail- 5 able for the United Nations Population Fund. 6 (b) None of the funds appropriated under title III 7 and under the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control 8 and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-ter- 9 rorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, ‘‘Security Sec- 10 tor Programs’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, and ‘‘Inter- 11 national Organizations and Programs’’, in this Act and 12 prior Acts making appropriations for national security, 13 Department of State, and related programs may be made 14 available in contravention of the rule published in the Fed- 15 eral Register on January 27, 2026, entitled ‘‘Protecting 16 Life in Foreign Assistance’’ (91 Fed. Reg. 3319 et seq.). 17 GLOBAL HEALTH ACTIVITIES 18 SEC. 7058. (a) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated 19 by titles III and IV of this Act that are made available 20 for bilateral assistance for child survival activities or dis- 21 ease programs including activities relating to research on, 22 and the prevention, treatment and control of, HIV/AIDS 23 may be made available notwithstanding any other provi- 24 sion of law except for provisions under the heading ‘‘Glob- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00221 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 222 •HR 8595 RH al Health Programs’’ and the United States Leadership 1 Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2 2003 (117 Stat. 711; 22 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.), as amend- 3 ed. 4 (b) LIMITATION.—Of the funds appropriated by this 5 Act, not more than $461,000,000 may be made available 6 for family planning/reproductive health. 7 (c) PANDEMICS AND OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASE 8 OUTBREAKS.— 9 (1) GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY.—Funds appro- 10 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Global 11 Health Programs’’ shall be made available for global 12 health security programs to accelerate the capacity 13 of countries to prevent, detect, and respond to infec- 14 tious disease outbreaks, including by strengthening 15 public health capacity where there is a high risk of 16 emerging zoonotic infectious diseases: Provided, 17 That not later than 60 days after the date of enact- 18 ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall consult 19 with the Committees on Appropriations on the 20 planned uses of such funds. 21 (2) EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES.—If the Sec- 22 retary of State determines and reports to the Com- 23 mittees on Appropriations that an international in- 24 fectious disease outbreak is sustained, severe, and is 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00222 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 223 •HR 8595 RH spreading internationally, or that it is in the na- 1 tional interest to respond to a Public Health Emer- 2 gency of International Concern, not to exceed an ag- 3 gregate total of $200,000,000 of the funds appro- 4 priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Global 5 Health Programs’’, ‘‘National Security Investment 6 Programs’’, ‘‘International Humanitarian Assist- 7 ance’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, and ‘‘Millennium Chal- 8 lenge Corporation’’, may be made available to com- 9 bat such infectious disease or public health emer- 10 gency, and may be transferred to, and merged with, 11 funds appropriated under such headings for the pur- 12 poses of this paragraph. 13 (3) EMERGENCY RESERVE FUND.—Up to 14 $50,000,000 of the funds made available under the 15 heading ‘‘Global Health Programs’’ may be made 16 available for the Emergency Reserve Fund estab- 17 lished pursuant to section 7058(c)(1) of the Depart- 18 ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro- 19 grams Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Pub- 20 lic Law 115–31): Provided, That such funds shall be 21 made available under the same terms and conditions 22 of such section, except that such section shall be ap- 23 plied by substituting ‘‘International Humanitarian 24 Assistance’’ for ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00223 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 224 •HR 8595 RH and substituting ‘‘Secretary of State’’ for ‘‘Adminis- 1 trator of the United States Agency for International 2 Development’’. 3 (4) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.— 4 Funds made available by this subsection shall be 5 subject to prior consultation with the appropriate 6 congressional committees and the regular notifica- 7 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropria- 8 tions. 9 (d) LIMITATIONS.—Notwithstanding any other provi- 10 sion of law, none of the funds made available by this Act 11 may be made available to support directly or indirectly— 12 (1) the Wuhan Institute of Virology located in 13 the City of Wuhan in the People’s Republic of 14 China; 15 (2) the EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.; 16 (3) any laboratory owned or controlled by the 17 governments of the People’s Republic of China, the 18 Republic of Cuba, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the 19 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Russian 20 Federation, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, or 21 any other country determined by the Secretary of 22 State to be a foreign adversary; or 23 (4) gain-of-function research. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00224 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 225 •HR 8595 RH WOMEN’S EQUALITY AND EMPOWERMENT 1 SEC. 7059. (a) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated 2 by this Act shall be made available to promote the equality 3 and empowerment of women and girls in United States 4 Government diplomatic and development efforts by raising 5 the status, increasing the economic participation and op- 6 portunities for political leadership, and protecting the 7 rights of women and girls worldwide. 8 (b) WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT.—Of the 9 funds appropriated under title III of this Act, 10 $150,000,000 shall be made available to expand economic 11 opportunities for women by increasing the number and ca- 12 pacity of women-owned enterprises, improving property 13 rights for women, increasing women’s access to financial 14 services and capital, enhancing the role of women in eco- 15 nomic decision-making at the local, national, and inter- 16 national levels, and improving women’s ability to partici- 17 pate in the global economy, including through implementa- 18 tion of the Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Em- 19 powerment Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–428): Provided, 20 That the Secretary of State shall consult with the Com- 21 mittees on Appropriations on the uses of funds made 22 available pursuant to this subsection. 23 (c) WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.—Of the funds 24 appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00225 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 226 •HR 8595 RH $37,500,000 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 $187,500,000 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 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00226 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 227 •HR 8595 RH sons, and shall promote the integration of women 1 into the police and other security forces. 2 (3) Funds made available pursuant to this sub- 3 section should include efforts to combat a variety of 4 forms of violence against women and girls, including 5 child marriage, rape, and female genital cutting and 6 mutilation. 7 (e) WOMEN, PEACE, AND SECURITY.—Of the funds 8 appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘National Se- 9 curity Investment Programs’’ and ‘‘International Nar- 10 cotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, $112,500,000 11 should be made available to support a multi-year strategy 12 to expand, and improve coordination of, United States 13 Government efforts to empower women as equal partners 14 in conflict prevention, peace building, transitional proc- 15 esses, and reconstruction efforts in countries affected by 16 conflict or in political transition, and to ensure the equal 17 provision of relief and recovery assistance to women and 18 girls. 19 (f) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appropriated 20 by this Act may be made available for the Gender Equity 21 and Equality Action Fund. 22 SECTOR ALLOCATIONS 23 SEC. 7060. (a) BASIC EDUCATION AND HIGHER 24 EDUCATION.— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00227 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 228 •HR 8595 RH (1) BASIC EDUCATION.— 1 (A) Of the funds appropriated under title 2 III of this Act, not less than $691,500,000 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, $121,600,000 shall be made avail- 10 able for contributions to multilateral partner- 11 ships that support education. 12 (2) HIGHER EDUCATION.—Of the funds appro- 13 priated by title III of this Act, not less than 14 $203,250,000 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 PROGRAMS.— 22 (1) BIODIVERSITY.—Of the funds appropriated 23 under title III of this Act, not less than 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00228 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 229 •HR 8595 RH $274,313,000 shall be made available for biodiver- 1 sity conservation programs. 2 (2) WILDLIFE POACHING AND TRAFFICKING.— 3 (A) Of the funds appropriated under titles III 4 and IV of this Act, not less than $89,063,000 shall 5 be made available to combat the transnational threat 6 of wildlife poaching and trafficking. 7 (B) None of the funds appropriated under title 8 IV of this Act may be made available for training or 9 other assistance for any military unit or personnel 10 that the Secretary of State determines has been 11 credibly alleged to have participated in wildlife 12 poaching or trafficking, unless the Secretary reports 13 to the appropriate congressional committees that to 14 do so is in the national security interest of the 15 United States. 16 (c) DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.—Of the funds appro- 17 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘National Security 18 Investment Programs’’, not less than $13,875,000 shall 19 be made available for cooperative development programs. 20 (d) FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOP- 21 MENT.—Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, 22 not less than $720,000,000 shall be made available for 23 food security and agricultural development programs to 24 carry out the purposes of the Global Food Security Act 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00229 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 230 •HR 8595 RH of 2016 (Public Law 114–195), including not less than 1 $175,000,000 for international agricultural research, of 2 which not less than $72,000,000 shall be made available 3 for the Feed the Future Innovation Labs: Provided, That 4 funds may be made available for a contribution as author- 5 ized by section 3202 of the Food, Conservation, and En- 6 ergy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246), as amended by 7 section 3310 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 8 (Public Law 115–334). 9 (e) PROGRAMS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PER- 10 SONS.— 11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds appropriated 12 by this Act under the headings ‘‘National Security 13 Investment Programs’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics 14 Control and Law Enforcement’’, not less than 15 $105,625,000 shall be made available for activities 16 to combat trafficking in persons internationally, in- 17 cluding for the Program to End Modern Slavery, of 18 which not less than $89,500,000 shall be from funds 19 made available under the heading ‘‘International 20 Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’: Provided, 21 That funds made available by this Act under the 22 heading ‘‘National Security Investment Programs’’ 23 that are made available for activities to combat traf- 24 ficking in persons should be obligated and pro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00230 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 231 •HR 8595 RH grammed consistent with the country-specific rec- 1 ommendations included in the annual Trafficking in 2 Persons Report, and shall be coordinated with the 3 Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Per- 4 sons, Department of State: Provided further, That 5 such funds are in addition to funds made available 6 by this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Pro- 7 grams’’ for the Office to Monitor and Combat Traf- 8 ficking in Persons: Provided further, That funds 9 made available by this Act shall be made available 10 to further develop, standardize, and update training 11 for all United States Government personnel under 12 Chief of Mission authority posted at United States 13 embassies and consulates abroad on recognizing 14 signs of human trafficking and protocols for report- 15 ing such cases. 16 (2) CONFERENCES.—Funds appropriated by 17 this Act that are made available to organize or host 18 international conferences should not be made avail- 19 able for such conferences in Tier 3 countries unless 20 the purpose of such conference is to combat human 21 trafficking or it is in the national interest of the 22 United States, and any such use of funds shall be 23 subject to prior consultation with the Committees on 24 Appropriations. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00231 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 232 •HR 8595 RH (3) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 1 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 2 shall report to the appropriate congressional commit- 3 tees on how all grants and contracts awarded in the 4 prior fiscal year by the Department of State are 5 compliant with applicable requirements within sec- 6 tion 106(g) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 7 Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)). 8 (f) WATER AND SANITATION.—Of the funds appro- 9 priated by this Act, not less than $338,250,000 shall be 10 made available for water supply and sanitation projects 11 pursuant to section 136 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 12 1961, of which not less than $169,125,000 shall be for 13 programs in sub-Saharan Africa. 14 (g) DEVIATION.—Unless otherwise provided for by 15 this Act, the Secretary of State may deviate below the 16 minimum funding requirements designated in sections 17 7059 and 7060 of this Act by up to 20 percent, notwith- 18 standing such designation: Provided, That such deviations 19 shall only be exercised to address unforeseen or exigent 20 circumstances: Provided further, That concurrent with the 21 submission of the report required by section 653(a) of the 22 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Secretary shall sub- 23 mit to the Committees on Appropriations in writing any 24 proposed deviations utilizing such authority that are 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00232 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 233 •HR 8595 RH planned at the time of submission of such report: Provided 1 further, That any deviations proposed subsequent to the 2 submission of such report shall be subject to prior con- 3 sultation with such Committees: Provided further, That 4 not later than November 1, 2028, the Secretary of State 5 shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 6 on the use of the authority of this subsection. 7 ENVIRONMENT LIMITATIONS 8 SEC. 7061. (a) FUNDING LIMITATIONS.—None of the 9 funds appropriated by this Act may made available in con- 10 travention of Executive Order 14162, relating to Putting 11 America First in International Environmental Agree- 12 ments, including— 13 (1) for a contribution, grant, or any other pay- 14 ment to the— 15 (A) Green Climate Fund; 16 (B) Clean Technology Fund; and 17 (C) Loss and Damages Fund or to pay 18 compensation to any country, organization, or 19 individual for loss and damages attributed to 20 climate change; 21 (2) to implement the decision by the United 22 Nations Framework Convention on Climate 23 Change’s 21st Conference of Parties in Paris, 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00233 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 234 •HR 8595 RH France, adopted December 12, 2015, commonly 1 known as the ‘‘Paris Agreement’’; and 2 (3) to support implementation of a carbon tax. 3 (b) TRANSIT PIPELINES.—None of the funds appro- 4 priated or otherwise made available by this Act may be 5 used by the Secretary of State to impede the uninter- 6 rupted transmission of hydrocarbons by pipeline through 7 the territory of one Party not originating in the territory 8 of that Party, for delivery to the territory of the other 9 Party as ratified by The Agreement between the Govern- 10 ment of the United States of America and the Government 11 of Canada concerning Transit Pipelines, signed at Wash- 12 ington on January 28, 1977. 13 BUDGET DOCUMENTS 14 SEC. 7062. (a) OPERATING PLANS.—Not later than 15 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each de- 16 partment, agency, or organization funded in titles I, II, 17 and VI of this Act, and the Department of the Treasury 18 and Independent Agencies funded in title III of this Act, 19 shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations an oper- 20 ating plan for funds appropriated to such department, 21 agency, or organization in such titles of this Act, or funds 22 otherwise available for obligation in fiscal year 2027, that 23 provides details of the uses of such funds at the program, 24 project, and activity level: Provided, That such plans shall 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00234 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 235 •HR 8595 RH include, as applicable, a comparison between the congres- 1 sional budget justification funding levels, the most recent 2 congressional directives or approved funding levels, and 3 the funding levels proposed by the department or agency; 4 and a clear, concise, and informative description/justifica- 5 tion: Provided further, That operating plans that include 6 changes in levels of funding for programs, projects, and 7 activities specified in the congressional budget justifica- 8 tion, in this Act, or amounts designated in the tables in 9 the report accompanying this Act, as applicable, shall be 10 subject to the notification and reprogramming require- 11 ments of section 7015 of this Act. 12 (b) SPEND PLANS.— 13 (1) Not later than 180 days after the date of 14 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 15 submit to the Committees on Appropriations a spend 16 plan for funds made available by this Act for— 17 (A) assistance for Pacific Islands coun- 18 tries, Nigeria, and for Colombia; 19 (B) assistance for the Caribbean Basin Se- 20 curity Initiative, Central America Regional Se- 21 curity Initiative, Middle East Partnership Ini- 22 tiative, Indo-Pacific Strategy and the Coun- 23 tering PRC Influence Fund, and Power Africa; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00235 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 236 •HR 8595 RH (C) assistance made available pursuant to 1 the following sections in this Act: section 7030; 2 section 7032; section 7033; section 7036; sec- 3 tion 7047(d) (on a country-by-country basis); 4 section 7059; and each subsection of section 5 7060; 6 (D) funds provided under the heading 7 ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En- 8 forcement’’ for demand reduction, which shall 9 include bilateral and global programs; and 10 (E) funds made available pursuant to sec- 11 tion 7022 of this Act. 12 (2) Not later than 90 days after the date of en- 13 actment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury 14 shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a 15 detailed spend plan for funds made available by this 16 Act under the headings ‘‘Department of the Treas- 17 ury, International Affairs Technical Assistance’’ in 18 title III and ‘‘Treasury International Assistance Pro- 19 grams’’ in title V. 20 (c) CLARIFICATION.—The spend plans referenced in 21 subsection (b) shall not be considered as meeting the noti- 22 fication requirements in this Act or under section 634A 23 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00236 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 237 •HR 8595 RH (d) CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET JUSTIFICATION.—The 1 congressional budget justification for national security, 2 Department of State, and related programs shall be pro- 3 vided to the Committees on Appropriations concurrent 4 with the date of submission of the President’s budget for 5 fiscal year 2028: Provided, That the appendices for such 6 justification shall be provided to the Committees on Ap- 7 propriations not later than 10 calendar days thereafter. 8 REORGANIZATION 9 SEC. 7063. (a) PRIOR CONSULTATION AND NOTIFI- 10 CATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act, prior Acts 11 making appropriations for national security, Department 12 of State, and related programs, or any other Act may not 13 be used to implement a reorganization, redesign, or other 14 plan described in subsection (b) by the Department of 15 State or any other Federal department, agency, or organi- 16 zation funded by this Act without prior consultation by 17 the head of such department, agency, or organization with 18 the appropriate congressional committees: Provided, That 19 such funds shall be subject to the regular notification pro- 20 cedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided 21 further, That any such notification submitted to such 22 Committees shall include a detailed justification for any 23 proposed action: Provided further, That congressional noti- 24 fications submitted in prior fiscal years pursuant to simi- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00237 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 238 •HR 8595 RH lar provisions of law in prior Acts making appropriations 1 for national security, Department of State, and related 2 programs may be deemed to meet the notification require- 3 ments of this section. 4 (b) DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES.—Pursuant to sub- 5 section (a), a reorganization, redesign, or other plan shall 6 include any action to— 7 (1) expand, eliminate, consolidate, or downsize 8 covered departments, agencies, or organizations, in- 9 cluding bureaus and offices within or between such 10 departments, agencies, or organizations, including 11 the transfer to other agencies of the authorities and 12 responsibilities of such bureaus and offices; 13 (2) expand, eliminate, consolidate, or downsize 14 the United States official presence overseas, includ- 15 ing at bilateral, regional, and multilateral diplomatic 16 facilities and other platforms; or 17 (3) expand or reduce the size of the permanent 18 Civil Service, Foreign Service, eligible family mem- 19 ber, and locally employed staff workforce of the De- 20 partment of State from the staffing levels previously 21 justified to the Committees on Appropriations for 22 fiscal year 2027. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00238 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 239 •HR 8595 RH DEPARTMENT OF STATE MATTERS 1 SEC. 7064. (a) WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds 2 appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to 3 the Department of State for payments to the Working 4 Capital Fund that are made available for new service cen- 5 ters, shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 6 of the Committees on Appropriations. 7 (b) CERTIFICATION.— 8 (1) COMPLIANCE.—Not later than 45 days 9 after the initial obligation of funds appropriated 10 under titles III and IV of this Act that are made 11 available to a Department of State bureau or office 12 with responsibility for the management and over- 13 sight of such funds, the Secretary of State shall cer- 14 tify and report to the Committees on Appropria- 15 tions, on an individual bureau or office basis, that 16 such bureau or office is in compliance with Depart- 17 ment and Federal financial and grants management 18 policies, procedures, and regulations, as applicable. 19 (2) CONSIDERATIONS.—When making a certifi- 20 cation required by paragraph (1), the Secretary of 21 State shall consider the capacity of a bureau or of- 22 fice to— 23 (A) account for the obligated funds at the 24 country and program level, as appropriate; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00239 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 240 •HR 8595 RH (B) identify risks and develop mitigation 1 and monitoring plans; 2 (C) establish performance measures and 3 indicators; 4 (D) review activities and performance; and 5 (E) assess final results and reconcile fi- 6 nances. 7 (3) PLAN.—If the Secretary of State is unable 8 to make a certification required by paragraph (1), 9 the Secretary shall submit a plan and timeline de- 10 tailing the steps to be taken to bring such bureau 11 or office into compliance. 12 (c) OTHER MATTERS.— 13 (1) In addition to amounts appropriated or oth- 14 erwise made available by this Act under the heading 15 ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’— 16 (A) as authorized by section 810 of the 17 United States Information and Educational Ex- 18 change Act, not to exceed $5,000,000, to re- 19 main available until expended, may be credited 20 to this appropriation from fees or other pay- 21 ments received from English teaching, library, 22 motion pictures, and publication programs and 23 from fees from educational advising and coun- 24 seling and exchange visitor programs; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00240 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 241 •HR 8595 RH (B) not to exceed $15,000, which shall be 1 derived from reimbursements, surcharges, and 2 fees for use of Blair House facilities. 3 (2) Funds appropriated or otherwise made 4 available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic 5 Programs’’ are available for acquisition by exchange 6 or purchase of passenger motor vehicles as author- 7 ized by law and, pursuant to section 1108(g) of title 8 31, United States Code, for the field examination of 9 programs and activities in the United States funded 10 from any account contained in title I of this Act. 11 (3) Consistent with section 204 of the Admiral 12 James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Rela- 13 tions Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 14 2001 (22 U.S.C. 2452b), up to $25,000,000 of the 15 amounts made available under the heading ‘‘Diplo- 16 matic Programs’’ in this Act may be obligated and 17 expended for United States participation in inter- 18 national fairs and expositions abroad, including for 19 construction and operation of United States pavil- 20 ions and other major exhibits. 21 (4)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of 22 law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise 23 made available under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Pro- 24 grams’’ in this Act and prior Acts making appro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00241 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 242 •HR 8595 RH priations for national security, Department of State, 1 and related programs may be made available for 2 support of a Special Envoy, Special Representative, 3 Special Coordinator, Special Negotiator, Envoy, 4 Representative, Coordinator, Special Advisor, or 5 other position performing a similar function unless 6 such Special Envoy, Special Representative, Special 7 Coordinator, Special Negotiator, Envoy, Representa- 8 tive, Coordinator, Special Advisor, or other position 9 performing a similar function— 10 (i) is expressly authorized by statute; or 11 (ii) has affirmatively received the advice 12 and consent of the Senate. 13 (B) The limitations of this paragraph shall be 14 construed to include the applicable office personnel 15 and bureau managed funds of such office. 16 (5) PUBLIC LIBRARIES.—Subsection (a) of the 17 Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(a)) 18 shall be applied during fiscal year 2027 by— 19 (A) adding at the end the following new 20 paragraph: 21 ‘‘(4) The Secretary of State may authorize a 22 public library, organized as a non-governmental or- 23 ganization, non-profit, charitable organization, or 24 trust, to serve as a passport acceptance facility and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00242 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 243 •HR 8595 RH to collect and retain the execution fee for a passport 1 accepted by such public library, if such public library 2 is in compliance with the regulations prescribed by 3 the Secretary of State for the acceptance and execu- 4 tion of a passport application.’’; and 5 (B) by substituting in subsection (a)(1) of 6 such Act (22 U.S.C. 214(a)(1)), ‘‘a State or 7 local government, the United States Postal 8 Service, or a public library which meet the re- 9 quirements described in paragraph (4)’’ for 10 ‘‘State officials or the United States Postal 11 Service’’ and by substituting ‘‘by such State or 12 local government, Service, or public library.’’ 13 for ‘‘by such officials or by that Service.’’. 14 FOREIGN ASSISTANCE MANAGEMENT 15 SEC. 7065. (a) DISASTER SURGE CAPACITY.—Funds 16 appropriated under title III of this Act to carry out part 17 I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used, 18 in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, 19 for the cost (including the support costs) of individuals 20 whose primary responsibility is to carry out programs in 21 response to natural disasters or man-made disasters, sub- 22 ject to the regular notification procedures of the Commit- 23 tees on Appropriations. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00243 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 244 •HR 8595 RH (b) PERSONAL SERVICE AGREEMENTS.—Funds ap- 1 propriated by this Act under title III may be made avail- 2 able for the Secretary of State to exercise the authorities 3 of section 2669(c) of title 22, United States Code. 4 (c) CRISIS OPERATIONS STAFFING.—Funds made 5 available in title III of this Act pursuant to, or to carry 6 out the provisions of, part I of the Foreign Assistance Act 7 of 1961 may be made available to appoint and employ per- 8 sonnel in the excepted service to prevent or respond to 9 foreign crises and contexts with growing instability: Pro- 10 vided, That functions carried out by personnel hired under 11 the authority of this subsection shall be related to the pur- 12 pose for which the funds were appropriated: Provided fur- 13 ther, That such funds are in addition to funds otherwise 14 available for such purposes and may remain attributed to 15 any minimum funding requirement for which they were 16 originally made available. 17 AMERICA FIRST OPPORTUNITY FUND 18 SEC. 7066. (a) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds appro- 19 priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘National Security 20 Investment Programs’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control 21 and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Security Sector Programs’’, and 22 ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, up to 23 $1,500,000,000 may be made available for the America 24 First Opportunity Fund to furnish assistance that makes 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00244 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 245 •HR 8595 RH America safer, stronger, and more prosperous by respond- 1 ing to crises, engaging proactively with strategic partners, 2 and countering threats from adversaries. 3 (b) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Funds appropriated by 4 this Act under the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Con- 5 trol and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Security Sector Programs’’, 6 and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ and made 7 available for such Fund may be transferred to, and 8 merged with, funds appropriated under such headings: 9 Provided, That such transfer authority is in addition to 10 any other transfer authority provided by this Act or any 11 other Act, and is subject to the regular notification proce- 12 dures of the Committees on Appropriations. 13 (c) AVAILABILITY.—Funds made available pursuant 14 to this section may remain available until September 30, 15 2029. 16 (d) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of State shall 17 consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the al- 18 location of funds made available pursuant to this section 19 not later than 30 days prior to the initial obligation of 20 funds. 21 ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS ON OPERATIONS AND 22 ASSISTANCE 23 SEC. 7067. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 24 otherwise made available by this Act may be obligated or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00245 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 246 •HR 8595 RH expended to fly or display a flag over a facility of the 1 United States Department of State other than the— 2 (1) United States flag; 3 (2) Foreign Service flag pursuant to 2 FAM 4 154.2–1; 5 (3) POW/MIA flag; 6 (4) Hostage and Wrongful Detainee flag, pur- 7 suant to section 904 of title 36, United States Code; 8 (5) flag of a State, insular area, or the District 9 of Columbia at domestic locations; 10 (6) flag of an Indian Tribal government; 11 (7) official branded flag of a United States 12 agency; or 13 (8) sovereign flag of other countries. 14 (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 15 made available by this Act may be used to carry out any 16 program, project, or activity that teaches or trains any 17 idea or concept that condones an individual being discrimi- 18 nated against or receiving adverse or beneficial treatment 19 based on race or sex, that condones an individual feeling 20 discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psycho- 21 logical distress on account of that individual’s race or sex, 22 as well as any idea or concept that regards one race as 23 inherently superior to another race, the United States or 24 its institutions as being systemically racist or sexist, an 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00246 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 247 •HR 8595 RH individual as being inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive 1 by virtue of that individual’s race or sex, an individual’s 2 moral character as being necessarily determined by race 3 or sex, an individual as bearing responsibility for actions 4 committed in the past by other members of the same race 5 or sex, or meritocracy being racist, sexist, or having been 6 created by a particular race to oppress another race: Pro- 7 vided, That the limitation of this subsection shall be con- 8 strued to include foreign public diplomacy programs, 9 projects, and activities. 10 (c) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 11 available by this Act may be made available in contraven- 12 tion of Executive Order 14151, relating to Ending Radical 13 and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and 14 Preferencing. 15 (d) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 16 made available by this Act may be used in contravention 17 of— 18 (1) Executive Order 14170, relating to Reforming the 19 Federal Hiring Process and Restoring Merit to Govern- 20 ment Service, including the use of funds for hiring prac- 21 tices based on gender, religion, political affiliation, or race; 22 or 23 (2) Executive Order 14173, relating to Ending Illegal 24 Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00247 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 248 •HR 8595 RH (e) None of the funds made available by this Act or 1 any other Act may be made available in contravention of 2 Executive Order 14187, relating to Protecting Children 3 From Chemical and Surgical Mutilation, or shall be used 4 or transferred to another Federal agency, board, or com- 5 mission to fund any domestic or international non-govern- 6 mental organization or any other program, organization, 7 or association coordinated or operated by such non-govern- 8 mental organization that either offers counseling regard- 9 ing sex change surgeries, promotes sex change surgeries 10 for any reason as an option, conducts or subsidizes sex 11 change surgeries, promotes the use of medications or other 12 substances to halt the onset of puberty or sexual develop- 13 ment of minors, or otherwise promotes transgenderism. 14 (f) None of the funds made available by this Act or 15 prior Acts making appropriations for national security, 16 Department of State, and related programs may be used 17 to implement, administer, or enforce any COVID–19 mask 18 or vaccine mandates, including for individuals traveling 19 outside of the United States. 20 (g) None of the funds appropriated under title III 21 and under the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control 22 and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-ter- 23 rorism, Demining and Related Programs’’, ‘‘Security Sec- 24 tor Programs’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, and ‘‘Inter- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00248 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 249 •HR 8595 RH national Organizations and Programs’’, in this Act and 1 prior Acts making appropriations for national security, 2 Department of State, and related programs may be made 3 available in contravention of the rules published in the 4 Federal Register on January 27, 2026, entitled ‘‘Com- 5 bating Gender Ideology in Foreign Assistance’’ (91 Fed. 6 Reg. 3332 et seq.) and ‘‘Combating Discriminatory Equity 7 Ideology in Foreign Assistance’’ (91 Fed. Reg. 3345 et 8 seq.). 9 (h) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 10 made available by this Act may be made available in con- 11 travention of Executive Order 14172, relating to Restor- 12 ing Names That Honor American Greatness, including to 13 create, procure, or display any map that inaccurately de- 14 picts the Gulf of America. 15 (i)(1) Notwithstanding section 7 of title 1, United 16 States Code, section 1738C of title 28, United States 17 Code, or any other provision of law, none of the funds 18 provided by this Act shall be used in whole or in part to 19 take any discriminatory action against a person, wholly 20 or partially, on the basis that such person speaks, or acts, 21 in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief, or 22 moral conviction, that marriage is, or should be recognized 23 as, a union of one man and one woman. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00249 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 250 •HR 8595 RH (2) As used in paragraph (1), a discriminatory action 1 means any action taken by the Federal Government to— 2 (A) alter in any way the Federal tax treatment of, 3 or cause any tax, penalty, or payment to be assessed 4 against, or deny, delay, or revoke an exemption from tax- 5 ation under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code 6 of 1986 of, any person referred to in paragraph (1); 7 (B) disallow a deduction for Federal tax purposes of 8 any charitable contribution made to or by such person; 9 (C) withhold, reduce the amount or funding for, ex- 10 clude, terminate, or otherwise make unavailable or deny, 11 any Federal grant, contract, subcontract, cooperative 12 agreement, guarantee, loan, scholarship, license, certifi- 13 cation, accreditation, employment, or other similar posi- 14 tion or status from or to such person; 15 (D) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or otherwise 16 make unavailable or deny, any entitlement or benefit 17 under a Federal benefit program, including admission to, 18 equal treatment in, or eligibility for a degree from an edu- 19 cational program, from or to such person; or 20 (E) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or otherwise 21 make unavailable or deny access or an entitlement to Fed- 22 eral property, facilities, educational institutions, speech 23 forum (including traditional, limited and nonpublic 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00250 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 251 •HR 8595 RH forum), or charitable fundraising campaigns from or to 1 such person. 2 (3) The Federal Government shall consider accred- 3 ited, licensed, or certified for purposes of Federal law any 4 person that would be accredited, licensed, or certified, re- 5 spectively, for such purposes but for a determination 6 against such person wholly or partially on the basis that 7 the person speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely 8 held religious belief or moral conviction described in para- 9 graph (1). 10 RESCISSIONS 11 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) 12 SEC. 7068. (a) CONSULAR AND BORDER SECURITY 13 PROGRAMS.—Of the unobligated balances from amounts 14 made available under the heading ‘‘Consular and Border 15 Security Programs’’ from prior Acts making appropria- 16 tions for national security, Department of State, and re- 17 lated programs, $458,100,000 are permanently rescinded. 18 (b) INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE.—Of the 19 unobligated balances from amounts made available under 20 the heading ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ from 21 prior Acts making appropriations for national security, 22 Department of State, and related programs, 23 $1,000,000,000 are permanently rescinded. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00251 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 252 •HR 8595 RH (c) MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION.—Of 1 the unobligated balances from amounts made available 2 under the heading ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’’ 3 from prior Acts making appropriations for national secu- 4 rity, Department of State, and related programs, 5 $385,000,000 are permanently rescinded. 6 (d) RESTRICTION.—No amounts may be rescinded 7 from amounts that were previously designated by the Con- 8 gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concur- 9 rent resolution on the budget or section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 10 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 11 Act of 1985. 12 LIMITATION ON THE USE OF FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE 13 FOR CERTAIN ONLINE SPEECH-RELATED ACTIVITIES 14 SEC. 7069. (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds ap- 15 propriated or otherwise made available by this Act, or 16 prior Acts making appropriations for national security, 17 Department of State, and related programs, may be made 18 available, directly or indirectly, to carry out any activity 19 the purpose of which is to— 20 (1) deplatform, deboost, demonetize, suppress, or oth- 21 erwise penalize what in the United States would constitute 22 lawful online speech, a lawful news outlet, or lawful social 23 media account activity; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00252 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 253 •HR 8595 RH (2) induce, encourage, coordinate with, or assist any 1 social media company or online platform or intermediary 2 to adopt or enforce any policy or practice that could be 3 expected to deplatform, deboost, demonetize, suppress or 4 otherwise penalize what in the United States would con- 5 stitute lawful online speech from any news entity or social 6 media account; 7 (3) induce, encourage, coordinate with, or assist any 8 foreign government, regulator, policymaker, judicial offi- 9 cer, administrative body, supranational body, or inter- 10 national organization to adopt, interpret, or enforce any 11 law, regulation, order, mechanism, or other measure that 12 could be expected to deplatform, deboost, demonetize, sup- 13 press, or otherwise penalize what in the United States 14 would constitute lawful online speech from any news entity 15 or social media account; 16 (4) induce, encourage, coordinate with, fund, or sup- 17 port any person or entity in the online advertising or 18 monetization ecosystem to cut off, reduce, redirect, or oth- 19 erwise interfere with advertising, sponsorship, payment, or 20 other revenue on the basis of lawful online speech, news 21 production, editorial viewpoint, political viewpoint, or so- 22 cial media activity; 23 (5) fund, participate in, coordinate with, or support 24 any ‘‘platform accountability’’, ‘‘information integrity’’, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00253 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 254 •HR 8595 RH ‘‘brand safety’’, ‘‘disinformation’’, ‘‘misinformation’’, 1 ‘‘hate speech’’, ‘‘trust and safety’’, ‘‘media literacy’’, ‘‘dig- 2 ital literacy’’ or similar program or initiative if the purpose 3 or foreseeable effect is to impose legal, regulatory, finan- 4 cial, reputational, commercial, or political costs on a 5 United States-based technology company, United States- 6 based social media platform, United States-based online 7 intermediary, or United States-based digital publisher for 8 carrying speech protected from governmental abridgment 9 by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United 10 States; 11 (6) support, fund, facilitate, coordinate with, or assist 12 any entity in supporting, drafting, promoting, defending, 13 implementing, interpreting, enforcing, or operationalizing 14 any foreign law, regulation, code, judicial or administra- 15 tive structure, or enforcement mechanism that imposes 16 costs on a United States-based technology company or 17 United States-based social media platform for hosting 18 speech that would be protected from government action 19 under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the 20 United States; or 21 (7) create, disseminate, share, or operationalize any 22 blacklist or similar designation system that is used, or is 23 reasonably likely to be used, to support an activity prohib- 24 ited under paragraphs (1) through (6). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00254 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 255 •HR 8595 RH (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec- 1 tion may be construed to prohibit the use of funds for 2 the investigation or reporting of conduct constituting a 3 Federal criminal offense, foreign terrorist activity, espio- 4 nage, sanctions evasion, unlawful foreign intelligence ac- 5 tivity, child sexual abuse material, or human trafficking, 6 if such activity is not used as a pretext for conduct other- 7 wise prohibited by this section. 8 (c) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 60 9 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 10 120 days thereafter until September 30, 2027, the head 11 of each department, agency or organization funded in the 12 Act shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a 13 report, in unclassified form, that— 14 (1) identifies each grant, subgrant, contract, 15 subaward, cooperative agreement, fellowship, consultancy, 16 working group, coalition, or partnership funded in whole 17 or in part with amounts covered by this section; 18 (2) identifies whether any such activity concerns con- 19 tent moderation, misinformation, disinformation, platform 20 governance, platform accountability, advertiser pressure, 21 brand safety, monetization, or foreign digital-services reg- 22 ulation; 23 (3) describes the steps taken to ensure compliance 24 with this section; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00255 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 256 •HR 8595 RH (4) lists each foreign law, regulation, judicial or ad- 1 ministrative proceeding, and policy initiative on which 2 each department, agency or organization funded in the 3 Act, or any recipient of funds made available to such de- 4 partment, agency or organization, has provided financial 5 support, technical assistance, policy advocacy, research 6 support, expert consultation, judicial education, or imple- 7 mentation support; and 8 (5) to the extent that such reporting requirements 9 might reasonably be expected to compromise the physical 10 security of individual grantees or recipients operating in 11 dangerous regions or conflict zones, the requirements of 12 subsections (c)(1)-(4) herein may be submitted using 13 anonymized records or information for such sensitive pro- 14 grams. 15 NO SANCTUARY FOR CHILD TRAFFICKERS 16 SEC. 7070. None of the funds in this Act shall be 17 used to remove or waive sanctions imposed on an indi- 18 vidual against whom credible allegations of child traf- 19 ficking exist, as determined by the Office of Foreign As- 20 sets Control or a Federal court of competent jurisdiction, 21 unless the Secretary of State has certified in writing to 22 the Committees on Appropriations not less than 60 days 23 in advance of sanctions removal that this waiver is nec- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00256 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 257 •HR 8595 RH essary for the national security of the United States, and 1 provided written justification of this certification. 2 TITLE VIII—ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISION 3 SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 4 SEC. 8001. $0. 5 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Security, De- 6 partment of State, and Related Programs Appropriations 7 Act, 2027’’. 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00257 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB Union Calendar No. 547 119TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 8595 [Report No. 119–631] A BILL Making appropriations for national security, De- partment of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. APRIL 30, 2026 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:32 May 01, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00258 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H8595.RH H8595 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB