Text of US HB 8771 (2024)

IB Union Calendar No. 457 118TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 8771 [Report No. 118–554] Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 14, 2024 Mr. DIAZ-BALART, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the fol- lowing bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year end- ing September 30, 2025, and for other purposes. VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 8771 RH Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 3 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 4 Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro- 5 grams for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and 6 for other purposes, namely: 7 TITLE I 8 DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED 9 AGENCY 10 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 11 ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 12 DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS 13 For necessary expenses of the Department of State 14 and the Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, includ- 15 ing for training, human resources management, and sala- 16 ries, including employment without regard to civil service 17 and classification laws of persons on a temporary basis 18 (not to exceed $700,000), as authorized by section 801 19 of the United States Information and Educational Ex- 20 change Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 11; Chapter 36); for the 21 regional bureaus of the Department of State and overseas 22 activities as authorized by law; for the functional bureaus 23 of the Department of State, including representation to 24 certain international organizations in which the United 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 3 •HR 8771 RH States participates pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant 1 to the advice and consent of the Senate or specific Acts 2 of Congress, general administration, and arms control, 3 nonproliferation, and disarmament activities as author- 4 ized; and for security activities, $8,406,887,000, of which 5 $671,726,000 may remain available until September 30, 6 2026, and of which $3,928,712,000 is for Worldwide Se- 7 curity Protection, which may remain available until ex- 8 pended, and of which up to $818,168,000 is for Diplo- 9 matic Policy and Support. 10 CONSULAR AND BORDER SECURITY PROGRAMS 11 Of the amounts deposited in the Consular and Border 12 Security Programs account in this or any prior fiscal year 13 pursuant to section 7069(e) of the Department of State, 14 Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropria- 15 tions Act, 2022 (division K of Public Law 117–103), 16 $491,000,000 shall be available until expended for the 17 purposes of such account, including to reduce passport 18 backlogs and reduce visa wait times: Provided, That the 19 Secretary of State may by regulation authorize State offi- 20 cials or the United States Postal Service to collect and 21 retain the execution fee for each application for a passport 22 accepted by such officials or by that Service. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 4 •HR 8771 RH CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 1 For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment 2 Fund, as authorized, $389,000,000, to remain available 3 until expended. 4 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 5 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 6 General, $137,800,000, of which $28,650,000 may remain 7 available until September 30, 2026, and of which 8 $26,800,000 may remain available until September 30, 9 2026 for the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan 10 Reconstruction (SIGAR): Provided, That funds appro- 11 priated under this heading are made available notwith- 12 standing section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 13 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929(a)(1)), as it relates to post inspec- 14 tions: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 15 this heading that are made available for the printing and 16 reproduction costs of SIGAR shall not exceed amounts for 17 such costs during the prior fiscal year. 18 EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS 19 For necessary expenses of educational and cultural 20 exchange programs, as authorized, $720,946,000, to re- 21 main available until expended, of which not less than 22 $287,800,000 shall be for the Fulbright Program: Pro- 23 vided, That fees or other payments received from, or in 24 connection with, English teaching, educational advising 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 5 •HR 8771 RH and counseling programs, and exchange visitor programs 1 as authorized may be credited to this account, to remain 2 available until expended: Provided further, That any sub- 3 stantive modifications from the prior fiscal year to pro- 4 grams funded under this heading in this Act shall be sub- 5 ject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification 6 procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 7 REPRESENTATION EXPENSES 8 For representation expenses as authorized, 9 $7,415,000. 10 PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS 11 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, to 12 enable the Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary 13 protective services, as authorized, $30,890,000, to remain 14 available until September 30, 2026. 15 EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE 16 For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign 17 Service Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292 et seq.), 18 preserving, maintaining, repairing, and planning for real 19 property that are owned or leased by the Department of 20 State, and renovating, in addition to funds otherwise avail- 21 able, the Harry S Truman Building, $945,210,000, to re- 22 main available until September 30, 2029, of which not to 23 exceed $25,000 may be used for overseas representation 24 expenses as authorized: Provided, That none of the funds 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 6 •HR 8771 RH appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for acqui- 1 sition of furniture, furnishings, or generators for other de- 2 partments and agencies of the United States Government. 3 In addition, for the costs of worldwide security up- 4 grades, acquisition, and construction as authorized, 5 $1,012,611,000, to remain available until expended. 6 EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR 7 SERVICE 8 For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of 9 State to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplo- 10 matic and Consular Service, as authorized, $8,885,000, to 11 remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 12 $1,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 13 appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Repatriation 14 Loans Program Account’’. 15 REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 16 For the cost of direct loans, $1,800,000, as author- 17 ized: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modi- 18 fying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 19 Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 20 such funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for 21 the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed 22 $5,823,626. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 7 •HR 8771 RH PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN 1 For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Rela- 2 tions Act (Public Law 96–8), $38,218,000. 3 INTERNATIONAL CENTER, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF 4 COLUMBIA 5 Not to exceed $1,879,587 shall be derived from fees 6 collected from other executive agencies for lease or use of 7 facilities at the International Center in accordance with 8 section 4 of the International Center Act (Public Law 90– 9 553), and, in addition, as authorized by section 5 of such 10 Act, $745,000, to be derived from the reserve authorized 11 by such section, to be used for the purposes set out in 12 that section. 13 PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND 14 DISABILITY FUND 15 For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and 16 Disability Fund, as authorized, $60,000,000. 17 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 18 CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 19 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 20 to meet annual obligations of membership in international 21 multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified 22 pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, conven- 23 tions, or specific Acts of Congress, $269,614,000: Pro- 24 vided, That the Secretary of State shall, at the time of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 8 •HR 8771 RH the submission of the President’s budget to Congress 1 under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, 2 transmit to the Committees on Appropriations the most 3 recent biennial budget prepared by the United Nations for 4 the operations of the United Nations: Provided further, 5 That the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees 6 on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance (or in an 7 emergency, as far in advance as is practicable) of any 8 United Nations action to increase funding for any United 9 Nations program without identifying an offsetting de- 10 crease elsewhere in the United Nations budget: Provided 11 further, That any payment of arrearages under this head- 12 ing shall be directed to activities that are mutually agreed 13 upon by the United States and the respective international 14 organization and shall be subject to the regular notifica- 15 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Pro- 16 vided further, That none of the funds appropriated under 17 this heading shall be available for a United States con- 18 tribution to an international organization for the United 19 States share of interest costs made known to the United 20 States Government by such organization for loans in- 21 curred on or after October 1, 1984, through external bor- 22 rowings. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 9 •HR 8771 RH CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING 1 ACTIVITIES 2 For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other ex- 3 penses of international peacekeeping activities directed to 4 the maintenance or restoration of international peace and 5 security, $1,068,900,000, of which $534,450,000 may re- 6 main available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That 7 none of the funds made available by this Act shall be obli- 8 gated or expended for any new or expanded United Na- 9 tions peacekeeping mission unless, at least 15 days in ad- 10 vance of voting for such mission in the United Nations 11 Security Council (or in an emergency as far in advance 12 as is practicable), the Committees on Appropriations are 13 notified of: (1) the estimated cost and duration of the mis- 14 sion, the objectives of the mission, the national interest 15 that will be served, and the exit strategy; and (2) the 16 sources of funds, including any reprogrammings or trans- 17 fers, that will be used to pay the cost of the new or ex- 18 panded mission, and the estimated cost in future fiscal 19 years: Provided further, That none of the funds appro- 20 priated under this heading may be made available for obli- 21 gation unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports 22 to the Committees on Appropriations on a peacekeeping 23 mission-by-mission basis that the United Nations is imple- 24 menting effective policies and procedures to prevent 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 10 •HR 8771 RH United Nations employees, contractor personnel, and 1 peacekeeping troops serving in such mission from traf- 2 ficking in persons, exploiting victims of trafficking, or 3 committing acts of sexual exploitation and abuse or other 4 violations of human rights, and to hold accountable indi- 5 viduals who engage in such acts while participating in 6 such mission, including prosecution in their home coun- 7 tries and making information about such prosecutions 8 publicly available on the website of the United Nations: 9 Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall work 10 with the United Nations and foreign governments contrib- 11 uting peacekeeping troops to implement effective vetting 12 procedures to ensure that such troops have not violated 13 human rights: Provided further, That funds shall be avail- 14 able for peacekeeping expenses unless the Secretary of 15 State determines that United States manufacturers and 16 suppliers are not being given opportunities to provide 17 equipment, services, and material for United Nations 18 peacekeeping activities equal to those being given to for- 19 eign manufacturers and suppliers: Provided further, That 20 none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made avail- 21 able under this heading may be used for any United Na- 22 tions peacekeeping mission that will involve United States 23 Armed Forces under the command or operational control 24 of a foreign national, unless the President’s military advi- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 11 •HR 8771 RH sors have submitted to the President a recommendation 1 that such involvement is in the national interest of the 2 United States and the President has submitted to Con- 3 gress such a recommendation: Provided further, That any 4 payment of arrearages with funds appropriated by this Act 5 shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of 6 the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 7 the Secretary of State shall work with the United Nations 8 and members of the United Nations Security Council to 9 evaluate and prioritize peacekeeping missions, and to con- 10 sider a draw down when mission goals have been substan- 11 tially achieved. 12 INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 13 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 14 to meet obligations of the United States arising under 15 treaties, or specific Acts of Congress, as follows: 16 INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, 17 UNITED STATES AND MEXICO 18 For necessary expenses for the United States Section 19 of the International Boundary and Water Commission, 20 United States and Mexico, and to comply with laws appli- 21 cable to the United States Section, including not to exceed 22 $6,000 for representation expenses, as follows: 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 12 •HR 8771 RH SALARIES AND EXPENSES 1 For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, 2 $81,800,000, of which $12,270,000 may remain available 3 until September 30, 2026. 4 CONSTRUCTION 5 For detailed plan preparation and construction of au- 6 thorized projects, $168,550,000, to remain available until 7 expended, as authorized: Provided, That of the funds ap- 8 propriated under this heading in this Act and prior Acts 9 making appropriations for the Department of State, for- 10 eign operations, and related programs for the United 11 States Section, up to $5,000,000 may be transferred to, 12 and merged with, funds appropriated under the heading 13 ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ to carry out the purposes of the 14 United States Section, which shall be subject to prior con- 15 sultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, 16 the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 17 such transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer 18 authority provided in this Act. 19 AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 20 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for 21 the International Joint Commission and the International 22 Boundary Commission, United States and Canada, as au- 23 thorized by treaties between the United States and Can- 24 ada or Great Britain, and for grant programs of the North 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 13 •HR 8771 RH American Development Bank, including technical assist- 1 ance grants and the Community Assistance Program, 2 $17,300,000: Provided, That of the amount provided 3 under this heading for the International Joint Commis- 4 sion, up to $1,250,000 may remain available until Sep- 5 tember 30, 2026, and up to $9,000 may be made available 6 for representation expenses: Provided further, That of the 7 amount provided under this heading for the International 8 Boundary Commission, up to $1,000 may be made avail- 9 able for representation expenses. 10 INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS 11 For necessary expenses for international fisheries 12 commissions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by 13 law, $65,719,000: Provided, That the United States share 14 of such expenses may be advanced to the respective com- 15 missions pursuant to section 3324 of title 31, United 16 States Code. 17 RELATED AGENCY 18 UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA 19 INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS 20 For necessary expenses to enable the United States 21 Agency for Global Media (USAGM), as authorized, to 22 carry out international communication activities, and to 23 make and supervise grants for radio, Internet, and tele- 24 vision broadcasting to the Middle East, $798,196,000, of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 14 •HR 8771 RH which $39,910,000 may remain available until September 1 30, 2026: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under 2 this heading, not less than $35,000,000 shall be made 3 available for the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB): Pro- 4 vided further, That funds made available pursuant to the 5 previous proviso shall be made available for medium- and 6 short-wave broadcasting at not less than the fiscal year 7 2024 level and in a manner able to reach all provinces 8 in Cuba with daily programming: Provided further, That 9 in addition to amounts otherwise available for such pur- 10 poses, up to $75,708,000 of the amount appropriated 11 under this heading may remain available until expended 12 for satellite transmissions, global network distribution, 13 and Internet freedom programs, of which not less than 14 $43,500,000 shall be for Internet freedom programs: Pro- 15 vided further, That of the funds appropriated under this 16 heading and made available for the Open Technology 17 Fund, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available 18 for grants for innovative methods to reach audiences in- 19 side of Cuba: Provided further, That such funds are in ad- 20 dition to amounts otherwise made available for such pur- 21 poses: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 22 under this heading and made available for USAGM net- 23 works, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available 24 for programming produced about Cuba by OCB, which are 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 15 •HR 8771 RH in addition to funds otherwise made available for OCB: 1 Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated 2 under this heading, not to exceed $35,000 may be used 3 for representation expenses, of which $10,000 may be 4 used for such expenses within the United States as author- 5 ized, and not to exceed $30,000 may be used for represen- 6 tation expenses of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Pro- 7 vided further, That funds appropriated under this heading 8 shall be made available in accordance with the principles 9 and standards set forth in section 303(a) and (b) of the 10 United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 11 U.S.C. 6202) and section 305(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 12 6204): Provided further, That the USAGM Chief Execu- 13 tive Officer shall notify the Committees on Appropriations 14 within 15 days of any determination by the USAGM that 15 any of its broadcast entities, including its grantee organi- 16 zations, provides an open platform for international ter- 17 rorists or those who support international terrorism, or 18 is in violation of the principles and standards set forth 19 in section 303(a) and (b) of such Act or the entity’s jour- 20 nalistic code of ethics: Provided further, That in addition 21 to funds made available under this heading, and notwith- 22 standing any other provision of law, up to $5,000,000 in 23 receipts from advertising and revenue from business ven- 24 tures, up to $500,000 in receipts from cooperating inter- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 16 •HR 8771 RH national organizations, and up to $1,000,000 in receipts 1 from privatization efforts of the Voice of America and the 2 International Broadcasting Bureau, shall remain available 3 until expended for carrying out authorized purposes: Pro- 4 vided further, That significant modifications to USAGM 5 broadcast hours previously justified to Congress, including 6 changes to transmission platforms (shortwave, medium 7 wave, satellite, Internet, and television), for all USAGM 8 language services shall be subject to the regular notifica- 9 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 10 BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 11 For the purchase, rent, construction, repair, preser- 12 vation, and improvement of facilities for radio, television, 13 and digital transmission and reception; the purchase, rent, 14 and installation of necessary equipment for radio, tele- 15 vision, and digital transmission and reception, including 16 to Cuba, as authorized; and physical security worldwide, 17 in addition to amounts otherwise available for such pur- 18 poses, $9,700,000, to remain available until expended, as 19 authorized. 20 RELATED PROGRAMS 21 THE ASIA FOUNDATION 22 For a grant to The Asia Foundation, as authorized 23 by The Asia Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 4402), 24 $19,580,000, to remain available until expended. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 17 •HR 8771 RH UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE 1 For necessary expenses of the United States Institute 2 of Peace, as authorized by the United States Institute of 3 Peace Act (22 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.), $55,000,000, to re- 4 main available until September 30, 2026, which shall not 5 be used for construction activities. 6 CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN-WESTERN DIALOGUE 7 TRUST FUND 8 For necessary expenses of the Center for Middle 9 Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, as authorized by 10 section 633 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and 11 State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations 12 Act, 2004 (22 U.S.C. 2078), the total amount of the inter- 13 est and earnings accruing to such Fund on or before Sep- 14 tember 30, 2025, to remain available until expended. 15 EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 16 For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fel- 17 lowships, Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 18 5 of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20 19 U.S.C. 5204–5205), all interest and earnings accruing to 20 the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust 21 Fund on or before September 30, 2025, to remain avail- 22 able until expended: Provided, That none of the funds ap- 23 propriated herein shall be used to pay any salary or other 24 compensation, or to enter into any contract providing for 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 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of 16 1960, by grant to the Center for Cultural and Technical 17 Interchange Between East and West in the State of Ha- 18 waii, $19,580,000. 19 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY 20 For grants made by the Department of State to the 21 National Endowment for Democracy, as authorized by the 22 National Endowment for Democracy Act (22 U.S.C. 23 4412), $315,000,000, to remain available until expended, 24 of which $210,316,000 shall be allocated in the traditional 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 19 •HR 8771 RH and customary manner, including for the core institutes, 1 and $104,684,000 shall be for democracy programs: Pro- 2 vided, That the requirements of section 7062(a) of this 3 Act shall not apply to funds made available under this 4 heading. 5 OTHER COMMISSIONS 6 COMMISSION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF AMERICA’S 7 HERITAGE ABROAD 8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 9 For necessary expenses for the Commission for the 10 Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad, as authorized 11 by chapter 3123 of title 54, United States Code, 12 $770,000, of which $115,500 may remain available until 13 September 30, 2026: Provided, That the Commission may 14 procure temporary, intermittent, and other services not- 15 withstanding paragraph (3) of section 312304(b) of such 16 chapter: Provided further, That such authority shall termi- 17 nate on October 1, 2025: Provided further, That the Com- 18 mission shall notify the Committees on Appropriations 19 prior to exercising such authority. 20 UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL 21 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 22 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 23 For necessary expenses for the United States Com- 24 mission on International Religious Freedom, as authorized 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 20 •HR 8771 RH by title II of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431 et seq.), $4,850,000, to remain 2 available until September 30, 2026, including not more 3 than $4,000 for representation expenses. 4 COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN 5 EUROPE 6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 7 For necessary expenses of the Commission on Secu- 8 rity and Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public 9 Law 94–304 (22 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), $3,059,000, includ- 10 ing not more than $6,000 for representation expenses, to 11 remain available until September 30, 2026. 12 CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON THE 13 PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 14 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 15 For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Execu- 16 tive Commission on the People’s Republic of China, as au- 17 thorized by title III of the U.S.-China Relations Act of 18 2000 (22 U.S.C. 6911 et seq.), $2,300,000, including not 19 more than $3,000 for representation expenses, to remain 20 available until September 30, 2026. 21 VerDate Sep 11 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Spence National Defense 6 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (22 U.S.C. 7002), 7 $4,000,000, including not more than $4,000 for represen- 8 tation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 9 2026: Provided, That the authorities, requirements, limi- 10 tations, and conditions contained in the second through 11 fifth provisos under this heading in the Department of 12 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appro- 13 priations Act, 2010 (division F of Public Law 111–117) 14 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2025 and shall 15 apply to funds appropriated under this heading. 16 TITLE II 17 UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 18 DEVELOPMENT 19 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 20 OPERATING EXPENSES 21 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 22 of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 23 $1,214,808,000, of which up to $182,221,000 may remain 24 available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That none 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 22 •HR 8771 RH of the funds appropriated under this heading and under 1 the heading ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in this title may 2 be made available to finance the construction (including 3 architect and engineering services), purchase, or long-term 4 lease of offices for use by the United States Agency for 5 International Development, unless the USAID Adminis- 6 trator has identified such proposed use of funds in a re- 7 port submitted to the Committees on Appropriations at 8 least 15 days prior to the obligation of funds for such pur- 9 poses: Provided further, That contracts or agreements en- 10 tered into with funds appropriated under this heading may 11 entail commitments for the expenditure of such funds 12 through the following fiscal year: Provided further, That 13 the authority of sections 610 and 109 of the Foreign As- 14 sistance Act of 1961 may be exercised by the Secretary 15 of State to transfer funds appropriated to carry out chap- 16 ter 1 of part I of such Act to ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ in 17 accordance with the provisions of those sections: Provided 18 further, That of the funds appropriated or made available 19 under this heading, not to exceed $250,000 may be avail- 20 able for representation and entertainment expenses, of 21 which not to exceed $5,000 may be available for entertain- 22 ment expenses, and not to exceed $100,500 shall be for 23 official residence expenses, for USAID during the current 24 fiscal year: Provided further, That of the funds appro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 23 •HR 8771 RH priated under this heading, up to $20,000,000 may be 1 transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated or 2 otherwise made available in title II of this Act under the 3 heading ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’, subject to prior con- 4 sultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, 5 the Committees on Appropriations. 6 CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 7 For necessary expenses for overseas construction and 8 related costs, and for the procurement and enhancement 9 of information technology and related capital investments, 10 pursuant to section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 11 1961, $259,100,000, to remain available until expended: 12 Provided, That this amount is in addition to funds other- 13 wise available for such purposes: Provided further, That 14 funds appropriated under this heading shall be available 15 subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com- 16 mittees on Appropriations. 17 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 18 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 19 of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 20 $90,000,000, of which up to $19,500,000 may remain 21 available until September 30, 2026, for the Office of In- 22 spector General of the United States Agency for Inter- 23 national Development. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 24 •HR 8771 RH TITLE III 1 BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 2 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 3 For necessary expenses to enable the President to 4 carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 5 1961, and for other purposes, as follows: 6 GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS 7 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 8 of chapters 1 and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 9 Act of 1961, for global health activities, in addition to 10 funds otherwise available for such purposes, 11 $3,623,712,000, to remain available until September 30, 12 2028, and which shall be apportioned directly to the 13 United States Agency for International Development: Pro- 14 vided, That this amount shall be made available for train- 15 ing, equipment, and technical assistance to build the ca- 16 pacity of public health institutions and organizations in 17 developing countries, and for such activities as: (1) child 18 survival and maternal health programs; (2) immunization 19 and oral rehydration programs; (3) other health, nutrition, 20 water and sanitation programs which directly address the 21 needs of mothers and children, and related education pro- 22 grams; (4) assistance for children displaced or orphaned 23 by causes other than AIDS; (5) programs for the preven- 24 tion, treatment, control of, and research on HIV/AIDS, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 25 •HR 8771 RH tuberculosis, polio, malaria, and other infectious diseases 1 including neglected tropical diseases, and for assistance to 2 communities severely affected by HIV/AIDS, including 3 children infected or affected by AIDS; (6) disaster pre- 4 paredness training for health crises; (7) programs to pre- 5 vent, prepare for, and respond to unanticipated and 6 emerging global health threats; and (8) family planning/ 7 reproductive health: Provided further, That funds appro- 8 priated under this paragraph may be made available for 9 a United States contribution to The GAVI Alliance: Pro- 10 vided further, That none of the funds made available in 11 this Act nor any unobligated balances from prior appro- 12 priations Acts may be made available to any organization 13 or program which, as determined by the President of the 14 United States, supports or participates in the manage- 15 ment of a program of coercive abortion or involuntary 16 sterilization: Provided further, That any determination 17 made under the previous proviso must be made not later 18 than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 19 and must be accompanied by the evidence and criteria uti- 20 lized to make the determination: Provided further, That 21 none of the funds made available under this Act may be 22 used to pay for the performance of abortion as a method 23 of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person 24 to practice abortions: Provided further, That nothing in 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 26 •HR 8771 RH this paragraph shall be construed to alter any existing 1 statutory prohibitions against abortion under section 104 2 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, 3 That none of the funds made available under this Act may 4 be used to lobby for or against abortion: Provided further, 5 That in order to reduce reliance on abortion in developing 6 nations, funds shall be available only to voluntary family 7 planning projects which offer, either directly or through 8 referral to, or information about access to, a broad range 9 of family planning methods and services, and that any 10 such voluntary family planning project shall meet the fol- 11 lowing requirements: (1) service providers or referral 12 agents in the project shall not implement or be subject 13 to quotas, or other numerical targets, of total number of 14 births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors 15 of a particular method of family planning (this provision 16 shall not be construed to include the use of quantitative 17 estimates or indicators for budgeting and planning pur- 18 poses); (2) the project shall not include payment of incen- 19 tives, bribes, gratuities, or financial reward to: (A) an indi- 20 vidual in exchange for becoming a family planning accep- 21 tor; or (B) program personnel for achieving a numerical 22 target or quota of total number of births, number of fam- 23 ily planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method 24 of family planning; (3) the project shall not deny any right 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 27 •HR 8771 RH or benefit, including the right of access to participate in 1 any program of general welfare or the right of access to 2 health care, as a consequence of any individual’s decision 3 not to accept family planning services; (4) the project shall 4 provide family planning acceptors comprehensible infor- 5 mation on the health benefits and risks of the method cho- 6 sen, including those conditions that might render the use 7 of the method inadvisable and those adverse side effects 8 known to be consequent to the use of the method; and 9 (5) the project shall ensure that experimental contracep- 10 tive drugs and devices and medical procedures are pro- 11 vided only in the context of a scientific study in which 12 participants are advised of potential risks and benefits; 13 and, not less than 60 days after the date on which the 14 USAID Administrator determines that there has been a 15 violation of the requirements contained in paragraph (1), 16 (2), (3), or (5) of this proviso, or a pattern or practice 17 of violations of the requirements contained in paragraph 18 (4) of this proviso, the Administrator shall submit to the 19 Committees on Appropriations a report containing a de- 20 scription of such violation and the corrective action taken 21 by the Agency: Provided further, That in awarding grants 22 for natural family planning under section 104 of the For- 23 eign Assistance Act of 1961 no applicant shall be discrimi- 24 nated against because of such applicant’s religious or con- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 28 •HR 8771 RH scientious commitment to offer only natural family plan- 1 ning; and, additionally, all such applicants shall comply 2 with the requirements of the previous proviso: Provided 3 further, That for purposes of this or any other Act author- 4 izing or appropriating funds for the Department of State, 5 foreign operations, and related programs, the term ‘‘moti- 6 vate’’, as it relates to family planning assistance, shall not 7 be construed to prohibit the provision, consistent with 8 local law, of information or counseling about all pregnancy 9 options: Provided further, That information provided about 10 the use of condoms as part of projects or activities that 11 are funded from amounts appropriated by this Act shall 12 be medically accurate and shall include the public health 13 benefits and failure rates of such use. 14 In addition, for necessary expenses to carry out the 15 provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the 16 prevention, treatment, and control of, and research on, 17 HIV/AIDS, $5,645,000,000, to remain available until 18 September 30, 2029, which shall be apportioned directly 19 to the Department of State: Provided, That funds appro- 20 priated under this paragraph may be made available, not- 21 withstanding any other provision of law, except for the 22 United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuber- 23 culosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–25), 24 for a United States contribution to the Global Fund to 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 29 •HR 8771 RH Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund): 1 Provided further, That the amount of such contribution 2 shall be $1,250,000,000: Provided further, That up to 5 3 percent of the aggregate amount of funds made available 4 to the Global Fund in fiscal year 2025 may be made avail- 5 able to USAID for technical assistance related to the ac- 6 tivities of the Global Fund, subject to the regular notifica- 7 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Pro- 8 vided further, That of the funds appropriated under this 9 paragraph, up to $22,000,000 may be made available, in 10 addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, 11 for administrative expenses of the United States Global 12 AIDS Coordinator, which, consistent with prior years, 13 shall only be made available to support the prevention, 14 treatment, and control of HIV/AIDS. 15 DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE 16 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 17 of sections 103, 105, 106, 214, and sections 251 through 18 255, and chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 19 Act of 1961, $3,000,000,000, to remain available until 20 September 30, 2028: Provided, That funds made available 21 under this heading shall be apportioned to the United 22 States Agency for International Development. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 30 •HR 8771 RH INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE 1 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 2 of section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for 3 international disaster relief, rehabilitation, and recon- 4 struction assistance, $3,452,362,000, to remain available 5 until expended: Provided, That funds made available 6 under this heading shall be apportioned to the United 7 States Agency for International Development not later 8 than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 9 TRANSITION INITIATIVES 10 For necessary expenses for international disaster re- 11 habilitation and reconstruction assistance administered by 12 the Office of Transition Initiatives, United States Agency 13 for International Development, pursuant to section 491 of 14 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and to support transi- 15 tion to democracy and long-term development of countries 16 in crisis, $80,000,000, to remain available until expended: 17 Provided, That such support may include assistance to de- 18 velop, strengthen, or preserve democratic institutions and 19 processes, revitalize basic infrastructure, and foster the 20 peaceful resolution of conflict: Provided further, That the 21 USAID Administrator shall submit a report to the Com- 22 mittees on Appropriations at least 5 days prior to begin- 23 ning a new, or terminating a, program of assistance: Pro- 24 vided further, That if the Secretary of State determines 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 31 •HR 8771 RH that it is important to the national interest of the United 1 States to provide transition assistance in excess of the 2 amount appropriated under this heading, up to 3 $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act to 4 carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign Assist- 5 ance Act of 1961 may be used for purposes of this heading 6 and under the authorities applicable to funds appropriated 7 under this heading: Provided further, That funds made 8 available pursuant to the previous proviso shall be made 9 available subject to prior consultation with the Committees 10 on Appropriations. 11 COMPLEX CRISES FUND 12 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 13 of section 509(b) of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (title 14 V of division J of Public Law 116–94), $30,000,000, to 15 remain available until expended: Provided, That funds ap- 16 propriated under this heading may be made available not- 17 withstanding any other provision of law, except sections 18 7007, 7008, and 7018 of this Act and section 620M of 19 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, 20 That funds appropriated under this heading shall be ap- 21 portioned to the United States Agency for International 22 Development. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 32 •HR 8771 RH ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 1 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 2 of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 3 1961, $3,430,888,000, to remain available until Sep- 4 tember 30, 2028. 5 DEMOCRACY FUND 6 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 7 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion 8 of democracy globally, including to carry out the purposes 9 of section 502(b)(3) and (5) of Public Law 98–164 (22 10 U.S.C. 4411), $205,200,000, to remain available until 11 September 30, 2027, which shall be made available for the 12 Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of De- 13 mocracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of 14 State: Provided, That funds appropriated under this head- 15 ing that are made available to the National Endowment 16 for Democracy and its core institutes are in addition to 17 amounts otherwise made available by this Act for such 18 purposes: Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary 19 for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department 20 of State, shall consult with the Committees on Appropria- 21 tions prior to the initial obligation of funds appropriated 22 under this paragraph. 23 For an additional amount for such purposes, 24 $150,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 33 •HR 8771 RH 2027, which shall be made available for the Bureau for 1 Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance, United 2 States Agency for International Development. 3 ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA 4 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 5 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the FREEDOM 6 Support Act (Public Law 102–511), and the Support for 7 Eastern European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (Pub- 8 lic Law 101–179), $770,334,000, to remain available until 9 September 30, 2028, which shall be available, notwith- 10 standing any other provision of law, except section 7047 11 of this Act, for assistance and related programs for coun- 12 tries identified in section 3 of the FREEDOM Support 13 Act (22 U.S.C. 5801) and section 3(c) of the SEED Act 14 of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5402), in addition to funds otherwise 15 available for such purposes: Provided, That funds appro- 16 priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Global Health 17 Programs’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Inter- 18 national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ that 19 are made available for assistance for such countries shall 20 be administered in accordance with the responsibilities of 21 the coordinator designated pursuant to section 102 of the 22 FREEDOM Support Act and section 601 of the SEED 23 Act of 1989: Provided further, That funds appropriated 24 under this heading shall be considered to be economic as- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 34 •HR 8771 RH sistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for 1 purposes of making available the administrative authori- 2 ties contained in that Act for the use of economic assist- 3 ance: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this 4 heading may be made available for contributions to multi- 5 lateral initiatives to counter hybrid threats. 6 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 7 MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 8 For necessary expenses not otherwise provided for, 9 to enable the Secretary of State to carry out the provisions 10 of section 2(a) and (b) of the Migration and Refugee As- 11 sistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601), and other activi- 12 ties to meet refugee and migration needs; salaries and ex- 13 penses of personnel and dependents as authorized by the 14 Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.); 15 allowances as authorized by sections 5921 through 5925 16 of title 5, United States Code; purchase and hire of pas- 17 senger motor vehicles; and services as authorized by sec- 18 tion 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $2,453,236,000, 19 to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the 20 funds appropriated under this heading, not less than 21 $6,500,000 shall be made available for refugees resettling 22 in Israel. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 35 •HR 8771 RH INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 1 PEACE CORPS 2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 3 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 4 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), including 5 the purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles 6 for administrative purposes for use outside of the United 7 States, $410,500,000, of which $7,300,000 is for the Of- 8 fice of Inspector General, to remain available until Sep- 9 tember 30, 2026: Provided, That the Director of the Peace 10 Corps may transfer to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations 11 Account, as authorized by section 16 of the Peace Corps 12 Act (22 U.S.C. 2515), an amount not to exceed 13 $5,000,000: Provided further, That funds transferred pur- 14 suant to the previous proviso may not be derived from 15 amounts made available for Peace Corps overseas oper- 16 ations: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 17 under this heading, not to exceed $104,000 may be avail- 18 able for representation expenses, of which not to exceed 19 $4,000 may be made available for entertainment expenses: 20 Provided further, That in addition to the requirements 21 under section 7015(a) of this Act, the Peace Corps shall 22 consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to 23 any decision to open, close, or suspend a domestic or over- 24 seas office or a country program unless there is a substan- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 36 •HR 8771 RH tial risk to volunteers or other Peace Corps personnel: Pro- 1 vided further, That none of the funds appropriated under 2 this heading shall be used to pay for abortions: Provided 3 further, That notwithstanding the previous proviso, section 4 614 of division E of Public Law 113–76 shall apply to 5 funds appropriated under this heading. 6 MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION 7 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 8 of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7701 9 et seq.) (MCA), $937,000,000, to remain available until 10 expended: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under 11 this heading, up to $146,000,000 may be available for ad- 12 ministrative expenses of the Millennium Challenge Cor- 13 poration: Provided further, That section 605(e) of the 14 MCA (22 U.S.C. 7704(e)) shall apply to funds appro- 15 priated under this heading: Provided further, That funds 16 appropriated under this heading may be made available 17 for a Millennium Challenge Compact entered into pursu- 18 ant to section 609 of the MCA (22 U.S.C. 7708) only if 19 such Compact obligates, or contains a commitment to obli- 20 gate subject to the availability of funds and the mutual 21 agreement of the parties to the Compact to proceed, the 22 entire amount of the United States Government funding 23 anticipated for the duration of the Compact: Provided fur- 24 ther, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 37 •HR 8771 RH not to exceed $100,000 may be available for representa- 1 tion and entertainment expenses, of which not to exceed 2 $5,000 may be available for entertainment expenses. 3 INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION 4 For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of 5 the Inter-American Foundation in accordance with the 6 provisions of section 401 of the Foreign Assistance Act 7 of 1969, $22,500,000, to remain available until September 8 30, 2026: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under 9 this heading, not to exceed $2,000 may be available for 10 representation expenses. 11 UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION 12 For necessary expenses to carry out the African De- 13 velopment Foundation Act (title V of Public Law 96–533; 14 22 U.S.C. 290h et seq.), $30,000,000, to remain available 15 until September 30, 2026, of which not to exceed $2,000 16 may be available for representation expenses: Provided, 17 That funds made available to grantees may be invested 18 pending expenditure for project purposes when authorized 19 by the Board of Directors of the United States African 20 Development Foundation (USADF): Provided further, 21 That interest earned shall be used only for the purposes 22 for which the grant was made: Provided further, That not- 23 withstanding section 505(a)(2) of the African Develop- 24 ment Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 290h–3(a)(2)), in excep- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 38 •HR 8771 RH tional circumstances the Board of Directors of the 1 USADF may waive the $250,000 limitation contained in 2 that section with respect to a project and a project may 3 exceed the limitation by up to 10 percent if the increase 4 is due solely to foreign currency fluctuation: Provided fur- 5 ther, That the USADF shall submit a report to the appro- 6 priate congressional committees after each time such waiv- 7 er authority is exercised: Provided further, That the 8 USADF may make rent or lease payments in advance 9 from appropriations available for such purpose for offices, 10 buildings, grounds, and quarters in Africa as may be nec- 11 essary to carry out its functions: Provided further, That 12 the USADF may maintain bank accounts outside the 13 United States Treasury and retain any interest earned on 14 such accounts, in furtherance of the purposes of the Afri- 15 can Development Foundation Act: Provided further, That 16 the USADF may not withdraw any appropriation from the 17 Treasury prior to the need of spending such funds for pro- 18 gram purposes. 19 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 20 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 21 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 22 of section 129 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 23 $30,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro- 24 vided, That amounts made available under this heading 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 39 •HR 8771 RH may be made available to contract for services as described 1 in section 129(d)(3)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 2 1961, without regard to the location in which such services 3 are performed. 4 DEBT RESTRUCTURING 5 For ‘‘Bilateral Economic Assistance—Department of 6 the Treasury—Debt Restructuring’’ there is appropriated 7 $10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 8 2028, for the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Con- 9 gressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and 10 loan guarantees for, or credits extended to, such countries 11 as the President may determine, including the costs of 12 selling, reducing, or canceling amounts owed to the United 13 States pursuant to multilateral debt restructurings, in- 14 cluding Paris Club debt restructurings and the ‘‘Common 15 Framework for Debt Treatments beyond the Debt Service 16 Suspension Initiative’’: Provided, That such amounts may 17 be used notwithstanding any other provision of law. 18 TITLE IV 19 INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE 20 DEPARTMENT OF STATE 21 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW 22 ENFORCEMENT 23 For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of 24 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $1,566,183,000, to 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 40 •HR 8771 RH remain available until September 30, 2028: Provided, 1 That the Department of State may use the authority of 2 section 608 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, with- 3 out regard to its restrictions, to receive excess property 4 from an agency of the United States Government for the 5 purpose of providing such property to a foreign country 6 or international organization under chapter 8 of part I of 7 such Act, subject to the regular notification procedures of 8 the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 9 section 482(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall 10 not apply to funds appropriated under this heading, except 11 that any funds made available notwithstanding such sec- 12 tion shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 13 of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 14 That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made 15 available to support training and technical assistance for 16 foreign law enforcement, corrections, judges, and other ju- 17 dicial authorities, utilizing regional partners: Provided fur- 18 ther, That funds made available under this heading that 19 are transferred to another department, agency, or instru- 20 mentality of the United States Government pursuant to 21 section 632(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 val- 22 ued in excess of $5,000,000, and any agreement made 23 pursuant to section 632(a) of such Act, shall be subject 24 to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 41 •HR 8771 RH on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds made 1 available under this heading for Program Development 2 and Support may be made available notwithstanding pre- 3 obligation requirements contained in this Act, except for 4 the notification requirements of section 7015. 5 NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND 6 RELATED PROGRAMS 7 For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-ter- 8 rorism, demining and related programs and activities, 9 $921,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 10 2028, to carry out the provisions of chapter 8 of part II 11 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for anti-terrorism 12 assistance, chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 13 Act of 1961, section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act 14 (22 U.S.C. 5854), section 23 of the Arms Export Control 15 Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), or the Foreign Assistance Act of 16 1961 for demining activities, the clearance of unexploded 17 ordnance, the destruction of small arms, and related ac- 18 tivities, notwithstanding any other provision of law, includ- 19 ing activities implemented through nongovernmental and 20 international organizations, and section 301 of the For- 21 eign Assistance Act of 1961 for a United States contribu- 22 tion to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Pre- 23 paratory Commission, and for a voluntary contribution to 24 the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): Pro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 42 •HR 8771 RH vided, That funds made available under this heading for 1 the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund shall be 2 made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law 3 and subject to prior consultation with, and the regular no- 4 tification procedures of, the Committees on Appropria- 5 tions, to promote bilateral and multilateral activities relat- 6 ing to nonproliferation, disarmament, and weapons de- 7 struction, and shall remain available until expended: Pro- 8 vided further, That such funds may also be used for such 9 countries other than the Independent States of the former 10 Soviet Union and international organizations when it is 11 in the national security interest of the United States to 12 do so: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 13 this heading may be made available for the IAEA unless 14 the Secretary of State determines that Israel is being de- 15 nied its right to participate in the activities of that Agen- 16 cy: Provided further, That funds made available for con- 17 ventional weapons destruction programs, including 18 demining and related activities, in addition to funds other- 19 wise available for such purposes, may be used for adminis- 20 trative expenses related to the operation and management 21 of such programs and activities, subject to the regular no- 22 tification procedures of the Committees on Appropria- 23 tions. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 43 •HR 8771 RH PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS 1 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 2 of section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 3 $420,458,000, to remain available until September 30, 4 2027: Provided, That funds appropriated under this head- 5 ing may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of the For- 6 eign Assistance Act of 1961, to provide assistance to en- 7 hance the capacity of foreign civilian security forces, in- 8 cluding gendarmes, to participate in peacekeeping oper- 9 ations: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 10 under this heading, not less than $30,000,000 shall be 11 made available for a United States contribution to the 12 Multinational Force and Observers mission in the Sinai: 13 Provided further, That funds appropriated under this 14 heading may be made available to pay assessed expenses 15 of international peacekeeping activities in Somalia under 16 the same terms and conditions, as applicable, as funds ap- 17 propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Contributions 18 for International Peacekeeping Activities’’: Provided fur- 19 ther, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be 20 subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com- 21 mittees on Appropriations. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 44 •HR 8771 RH FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 1 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING 2 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 3 of section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 4 $125,425,000, to remain available until September 30, 5 2027: Provided, That the civilian personnel for whom mili- 6 tary education and training may be provided under this 7 heading may include civilians who are not members of a 8 government whose participation would contribute to im- 9 proved civil-military relations, civilian control of the mili- 10 tary, or respect for human rights: Provided further, That 11 of the funds appropriated under this heading, $3,500,000 12 shall remain available until expended to increase the par- 13 ticipation of women in programs and activities funded 14 under this heading, following consultation with the Com- 15 mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That of the 16 funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed 17 $50,000 may be available for entertainment expenses. 18 FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 19 For necessary expenses for grants to enable the 20 President to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the 21 Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), 22 $6,828,049,000: Provided, That to expedite the provision 23 of assistance to foreign countries and international organi- 24 zations, the Secretary of State, following consultation with 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 45 •HR 8771 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 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 46 •HR 8771 RH any other provision of law, for demining, the clearance of 1 unexploded ordnance, and related activities, and may in- 2 clude activities implemented through nongovernmental 3 and international organizations: Provided further, That a 4 country that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty 5 Organization (NATO) or is a major non-NATO ally des- 6 ignated by section 517(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act 7 of 1961 may utilize funds made available under this head- 8 ing for procurement of defense articles, defense services, 9 or design and construction services that are not sold by 10 the United States Government under the Arms Export 11 Control Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated 12 under this heading shall be expended at the minimum rate 13 necessary to make timely payment for defense articles and 14 services: Provided further, That not more than 15 $77,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading 16 may be obligated for necessary expenses, including the 17 purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only 18 for use outside of the United States, for the general costs 19 of administering military assistance and sales, except that 20 this limitation may be exceeded only through the regular 21 notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria- 22 tions: Provided further, That the Secretary of State may 23 use funds made available under this heading pursuant to 24 the previous proviso for the administrative and other oper- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 47 •HR 8771 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 $1,487,254,020 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 by 18 the Department of Defense during fiscal year 2025 pursu- 19 ant to section 43(b) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 20 U.S.C. 2792(b)), except that this limitation may be ex- 21 ceeded only through the regular notification procedures of 22 the Committees on Appropriations. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 48 •HR 8771 RH TITLE V 1 MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE 2 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 3 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY 4 For payment to the International Bank for Recon- 5 struction and Development as trustee for the Global Envi- 6 ronment Facility by the Secretary of the Treasury, 7 $139,575,000, to remain available until expended. 8 CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR 9 RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT 10 For payment to the International Bank for Recon- 11 struction and Development by the Secretary of the Treas- 12 ury for the United States share of the paid-in portion of 13 the increases in capital stock, $206,500,000, to remain 14 available until expended. 15 LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 16 The United States Governor of the International 17 Bank for Reconstruction and Development may subscribe 18 without fiscal year limitation to the callable capital portion 19 of the United States share of increases in capital stock 20 in an amount not to exceed $1,421,275,728.70. 21 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 49 •HR 8771 RH CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 1 ASSOCIATION 2 For payment to the International Development Asso- 3 ciation by the Secretary of the Treasury, $1,097,010,000, 4 to remain available until expended. 5 CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND 6 For payment to the Asian Development Bank’s Asian 7 Development Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, 8 $43,610,000, to remain available until expended. 9 CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK 10 For payment to the African Development Bank by 11 the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share 12 of the paid-in portion of the increases in capital stock, 13 $32,417,000, to remain available until expended. 14 LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 15 The United States Governor of the African Develop- 16 ment Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation 17 to the callable capital portion of the United States share 18 of increases in capital stock in an amount not to exceed 19 $856,174,624. 20 CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND 21 For payment to the African Development Fund by 22 the Secretary of the Treasury, $171,300,000, to remain 23 available until expended. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 50 •HR 8771 RH CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR 1 AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT 2 For payment to the International Fund for Agricul- 3 tural Development by the Secretary of the Treasury, 4 $30,000,000, to remain available until expended. 5 TITLE VI 6 EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE 7 EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES 8 INSPECTOR GENERAL 9 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 10 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 11 General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $9,600,000, of 12 which up to $1,440,000 may remain available until Sep- 13 tember 30, 2026. 14 PROGRAM ACCOUNT 15 The Export-Import Bank of the United States is au- 16 thorized to make such expenditures within the limits of 17 funds and borrowing authority available to such corpora- 18 tion, and in accordance with law, and to make such con- 19 tracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limi- 20 tations, as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United 21 States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the pro- 22 gram for the current fiscal year for such corporation: Pro- 23 vided, That none of the funds available during the current 24 fiscal year may be used to make expenditures, contracts, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 51 •HR 8771 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, 2026: 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, 2025: Provided further, That the Bank shall charge 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 52 •HR 8771 RH fees for necessary expenses (including special services per- 1 formed on a contract or fee basis, but not including other 2 personal services) in connection with the collection of mon- 3 eys owed the Bank, repossession or sale of pledged collat- 4 eral or other assets acquired by the Bank in satisfaction 5 of moneys owed the Bank, or the investigation or appraisal 6 of any property, or the evaluation of the legal, financial, 7 or technical aspects of any transaction for which an appli- 8 cation for a loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has 9 been made, or systems infrastructure directly supporting 10 transactions: Provided further, That in addition to other 11 funds appropriated for administrative expenses, such fees 12 shall be credited to this account for such purposes, to re- 13 main available until expended. 14 PROGRAM BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS 15 For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, insur- 16 ance, and tied-aid grants as authorized by section 10 of 17 the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended, not 18 to exceed $15,000,000, to remain available until Sep- 19 tember 30, 2028: Provided, That such costs, including the 20 cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 21 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided 22 further, That such funds shall remain available until Sep- 23 tember 30, 2040, for the disbursement of direct loans, 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 53 •HR 8771 RH loan guarantees, insurance and tied-aid grants obligated 1 in fiscal years 2025 through 2028. 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.), $8,000,000, to re- 18 main available until September 30, 2026. 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 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 54 •HR 8771 RH such expenditures and commitments without regard to fis- 1 cal year limitations, as provided by section 9104 of title 2 31, United States Code, as may be necessary in carrying 3 out the programs for the current fiscal year for the Cor- 4 poration: Provided, That for necessary expenses of the ac- 5 tivities described in subsections (b), (c), (e), (f), and (g) 6 of section 1421 of the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F 7 of Public Law 115–254) and for administrative expenses 8 to carry out authorized activities described in section 9 1434(d) of such Act, $769,029,000: Provided further, 10 That of the amount provided— 11 (1) $198,000,000 shall remain available until 12 September 30, 2027, for administrative expenses to 13 carry out authorized activities (including an amount 14 for official reception and representation expenses 15 which shall not exceed $25,000); and 16 (2) $571,029,000 shall remain available until 17 September 30, 2027, for the activities described in 18 subsections (b), (c), (e), (f), and (g) of section 1421 19 of the BUILD Act of 2018, except such amounts ob- 20 ligated in a fiscal year for activities described in sec- 21 tion 1421(c) of such Act shall remain available for 22 disbursement for the term of the underlying project: 23 Provided further, That amounts made available 24 under this paragraph may be paid to the ‘‘United 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 55 •HR 8771 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 the Department of State, foreign oper- 11 ations, and related programs for support by the Corpora- 12 tion in upper-middle income countries shall be subject to 13 prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: 14 Provided further, That in fiscal year 2025 collections of 15 amounts described in section 1434(h) of the BUILD Act 16 of 2018 shall be credited as offsetting collections to this 17 appropriation: Provided further, That such collections col- 18 lected in fiscal year 2025 in excess of $769,029,000 shall 19 be credited to this account and shall be available in future 20 fiscal years only to the extent provided in advance in ap- 21 propriations Acts: Provided further, That in fiscal year 22 2025, if such collections are less than $769,029,000, re- 23 ceipts collected pursuant to the BUILD Act of 2018 and 24 the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, in an amount 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 56 •HR 8771 RH equal to such shortfall, shall be credited as offsetting col- 1 lections to this appropriation: Provided further, That fees 2 charged for project-specific transaction costs as described 3 in section 1434(k) of the BUILD Act of 2018, and other 4 direct costs associated with origination or monitoring serv- 5 ices provided to specific or potential investors, shall not 6 be considered administrative expenses for the purposes of 7 this heading: Provided further, That such fees shall be 8 credited to this account for such purposes, to remain avail- 9 able until expended: Provided further, That funds appro- 10 priated or otherwise made available under this heading 11 may not be used to provide any type of assistance that 12 is otherwise prohibited by any other provision of law or 13 to provide assistance to any foreign country that is other- 14 wise prohibited by any other provision of law: Provided 15 further, That the sums herein appropriated from the Gen- 16 eral Fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by 17 the offsetting collections described under this heading so 18 as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from the 19 General Fund estimated at $354,029,000. 20 PROGRAM ACCOUNT 21 Amounts paid from ‘‘United States International De- 22 velopment Finance Corporation—Corporate Capital Ac- 23 count’’ (CCA) shall remain available until September 30, 24 2027: Provided, That amounts paid to this account from 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 57 •HR 8771 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 $12,000,000,000. 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 2027: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this 24 heading, not more than $5,000 may be available for rep- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 58 •HR 8771 RH resentation and entertainment expenses: Provided further, 1 That the United States Trade and Development Agency 2 may promote United States private sector participation in 3 development projects in any country in which the United 4 States Government has strategic foreign policy goals or 5 national security interests, subject to prior consultation 6 with the Committees on Appropriations. 7 TITLE VII 8 GENERAL PROVISIONS 9 ALLOWANCES AND DIFFERENTIALS 10 SEC. 7001. Funds appropriated under title I of this 11 Act shall be available, except as otherwise provided, for 12 allowances and differentials as authorized by subchapter 13 59 of title 5, United States Code; for services as author- 14 ized by section 3109 of such title and for hire of passenger 15 transportation pursuant to section 1343(b) of title 31, 16 United States Code. 17 UNOBLIGATED BALANCES REPORT 18 SEC. 7002. Any department or agency of the United 19 States Government to which funds are appropriated or 20 otherwise made available by this Act shall provide to the 21 Committees on Appropriations a quarterly accounting of 22 cumulative unobligated balances and obligated, but unex- 23 pended, balances by program, project, and activity, and 24 Treasury Account Fund Symbol of all funds received by 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 59 •HR 8771 RH such department or agency in fiscal year 2025 or any pre- 1 vious fiscal year, disaggregated by fiscal year: Provided, 2 That the report required by this section shall be submitted 3 not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter 4 and should specify by account the amount of funds obli- 5 gated pursuant to bilateral agreements which have not 6 been further sub-obligated. 7 CONSULTING SERVICES 8 SEC. 7003. The expenditure of any appropriation 9 under title I of this Act for any consulting service through 10 procurement contract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 11 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts 12 where such expenditures are a matter of public record and 13 available for public inspection, except where otherwise pro- 14 vided under existing law, or under existing Executive order 15 issued pursuant to existing law. 16 DIPLOMATIC FACILITIES 17 SEC. 7004. (a) CAPITAL SECURITY COST SHARING 18 EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of section 19 604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counter- 20 terrorism Act of 1999 (title VI of division A of H.R. 3427, 21 as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 22 106–113 and contained in appendix G of that Act), as 23 amended by section 111 of the Department of State Au- 24 thorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–323), a 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 60 •HR 8771 RH project to construct a facility of the United States may 1 include office space or other accommodations for members 2 of the United States Marine Corps. 3 (b) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATIONS.—Funds 4 appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropria- 5 tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 6 related programs, which may be made available for the 7 acquisition of property or award of construction contracts 8 for overseas United States diplomatic facilities during fis- 9 cal year 2025, shall be subject to prior consultation with, 10 and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees 11 on Appropriations: Provided, That notifications pursuant 12 to this subsection shall include the information enumer- 13 ated under this section in the report accompanying this 14 Act: Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall 15 consult with the Committees on Appropriations at the 16 early project development stage for out-year construction 17 projects, including to discuss security and non-security 18 construction requirements, modifications to scope, and 19 cost reductions identified for such projects, consistent with 20 applicable laws and regulations: Provided further, That the 21 Secretary shall submit a quarterly report to the Commit- 22 tees on Appropriations on contingency savings identified 23 from funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Embassy Se- 24 curity, Construction, and Maintenance’’ by prior Acts 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 61 •HR 8771 RH making appropriations for the Department of State, for- 1 eign operations, and related programs, and the obligation 2 of funds made available by such savings shall be subject 3 to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropria- 4 tions. 5 (c) INTERIM AND TEMPORARY FACILITIES 6 ABROAD.— 7 (1) SECURITY VULNERABILITIES.—Funds ap- 8 propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Embassy 9 Security, Construction, and Maintenance’’ may be 10 made available, following consultation with the ap- 11 propriate congressional committees, to address secu- 12 rity vulnerabilities at interim and temporary United 13 States diplomatic facilities abroad, including physical 14 security upgrades and local guard staffing. 15 (2) CONSULTATION.—Notwithstanding any 16 other provision of law, the opening, closure, or any 17 significant modification to an interim or temporary 18 United States diplomatic facility shall be subject to 19 prior consultation with the appropriate congressional 20 committees and the regular notification procedures 21 of the Committees on Appropriations, except that 22 such consultation and notification may be waived if 23 there is a security risk to personnel. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 62 •HR 8771 RH (d) SOFT TARGETS.—Funds appropriated by this Act 1 under the heading ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 2 Maintenance’’ may be made available for security up- 3 grades to soft targets, including schools, recreational fa- 4 cilities, residences, and places of worship used by United 5 States diplomatic personnel and their dependents. 6 (e) FACILITIES.—None of the funds appropriated or 7 otherwise made available by this Act may be used to move 8 the United States embassy in Israel to a location other 9 than Jerusalem. 10 PERSONNEL ACTIONS 11 SEC. 7005. Any costs incurred by a department or 12 agency funded under title I of this Act resulting from per- 13 sonnel actions taken in response to funding reductions in- 14 cluded in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budg- 15 etary resources available under title I to such department 16 or agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds 17 between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to 18 carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities 19 included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use 20 of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a 21 reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of this Act. 22 PROHIBITION ON PUBLICITY OR PROPAGANDA 23 SEC. 7006. No part of any appropriation contained 24 in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda pur- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 63 •HR 8771 RH poses within the United States not authorized before en- 1 actment of this Act by Congress: Provided, That up to 2 $25,000 may be made available to carry out the provisions 3 of section 316 of the International Security and Develop- 4 ment Cooperation Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–533; 22 5 U.S.C. 2151a note). 6 PROHIBITION AGAINST DIRECT FUNDING FOR CERTAIN 7 COUNTRIES 8 SEC. 7007. None of the funds appropriated or other- 9 wise made available pursuant to titles III through VI of 10 this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly 11 any assistance or reparations for the governments of 12 Cuba, North Korea, Iran, or Syria: Provided, That for 13 purposes of this section, the prohibition on obligations or 14 expenditures shall include direct loans, credits, insurance, 15 and guarantees of the Export-Import Bank or its agents. 16 COUPS D’E´TAT 17 SEC. 7008. (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds ap- 18 propriated or otherwise made available pursuant to titles 19 III through VI of this Act shall be obligated or expended 20 to finance directly any assistance to the government of any 21 country whose duly elected head of government is deposed 22 by military coup d’e´tat or decree or, after the date of en- 23 actment of this Act, a coup d’e´tat or decree in which the 24 military plays a decisive role: Provided, That assistance 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 64 •HR 8771 RH may be resumed to such government if the Secretary of 1 State certifies and reports to the appropriate congres- 2 sional committees that subsequent to the termination of 3 assistance a democratically elected government has taken 4 office: Provided further, That the provisions of this section 5 shall not apply to assistance to promote democratic elec- 6 tions or public participation in democratic processes, or 7 to support a democratic transition: Provided further, That 8 funds made available pursuant to the previous provisos 9 shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 10 notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropria- 11 tions. 12 (b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State, following con- 13 sultation with the heads of relevant Federal agencies, may 14 waive the restriction in this section on a program-by-pro- 15 gram basis if the Secretary certifies and reports to the 16 Committees on Appropriations that such waiver is in the 17 national security interest of the United States: Provided, 18 That funds made available pursuant to such waiver shall 19 be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular noti- 20 fication procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 21 TRANSFER OF FUNDS AUTHORITY 22 SEC. 7009. (a) DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND 23 UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA.— 24 (1) DEPARTMENT OF STATE.— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 65 •HR 8771 RH (A) IN GENERAL.—Not to exceed 5 percent 1 of any appropriation made available for the cur- 2 rent fiscal year for the Department of State 3 under title I of this Act may be transferred be- 4 tween, and merged with, such appropriations, 5 but no such appropriation, except as otherwise 6 specifically provided, shall be increased by more 7 than 10 percent by any such transfers, and no 8 such transfer may be made to increase the ap- 9 propriation under the heading ‘‘Representation 10 Expenses’’. 11 (B) EMBASSY SECURITY.—Funds appro- 12 priated under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Pro- 13 grams’’, including for Worldwide Security Pro- 14 tection, ‘‘Embassy Security, Construction, and 15 Maintenance’’, and ‘‘Emergencies in the Diplo- 16 matic and Consular Service’’ in this Act may be 17 transferred to, and merged with, funds appro- 18 priated under such headings if the Secretary of 19 State determines and reports to the Committees 20 on Appropriations that to do so is necessary to 21 implement the recommendations of the 22 Benghazi Accountability Review Board, for 23 emergency evacuations, or to prevent or re- 24 spond to security situations and requirements, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 66 •HR 8771 RH subject to the regular notification procedures of 1 such Committees. 2 (C) EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC 3 AND CONSULAR SERVICE.—Of the amount made 4 available under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Pro- 5 grams’’ for Worldwide Security Protection, not 6 to exceed $50,000,000 may be transferred to, 7 and merged with, funds made available by this 8 Act under the heading ‘‘Emergencies in the 9 Diplomatic and Consular Service’’, to be avail- 10 able only for emergency evacuations and re- 11 wards, as authorized. 12 (D) CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND.—Of the 13 amount made available under the heading, 14 ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, up to $50,000,000 15 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 16 made available in title I of this Act under the 17 heading ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’. 18 (E) PRIOR CONSULTATION.—The transfer 19 authorities provided by subparagraphs (B), (C), 20 and (D) are in addition to any transfer author- 21 ity otherwise available in this Act and under 22 any other provision of law and the exercise of 23 such authority shall be subject to prior con- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 67 •HR 8771 RH sultation with the Committees on Appropria- 1 tions. 2 (2) UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL 3 MEDIA.—Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria- 4 tion made available for the current fiscal year for 5 the United States Agency for Global Media under 6 title I of this Act may be transferred between, and 7 merged with, such appropriations, but no such ap- 8 propriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, 9 shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any 10 such transfers. 11 (3) TREATMENT AS REPROGRAMMING.—Any 12 transfer pursuant to this subsection shall be treated 13 as a reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of 14 this Act and shall not be available for obligation or 15 expenditure except in compliance with the proce- 16 dures set forth in that section. 17 (b) LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS OF FUNDS BE- 18 TWEEN AGENCIES.— 19 (1) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds made 20 available under titles II through V of this Act may 21 be transferred to any department, agency, or instru- 22 mentality of the United States Government, except 23 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer author- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 68 •HR 8771 RH ity provided in, this Act or any other appropriations 1 Act. 2 (2) ALLOCATION AND TRANSFERS.—Notwith- 3 standing paragraph (1), in addition to transfers 4 made by, or authorized elsewhere in, this Act, funds 5 appropriated by this Act to carry out the purposes 6 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be allo- 7 cated or transferred to agencies of the United States 8 Government pursuant to the provisions of sections 9 109, 610, and 632 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 10 1961, and section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 11 2018 (division F of Public Law 115–254). 12 (3) NOTIFICATION.—Any agreement entered 13 into by the United States Agency for International 14 Development or the Department of State with any 15 department, agency, or instrumentality of the United 16 States Government pursuant to section 632(b) of the 17 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 valued in excess of 18 $1,000,000 and any agreement made pursuant to 19 section 632(a) of such Act, with funds appropriated 20 by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for 21 the Department of State, foreign operations, and re- 22 lated programs under the headings ‘‘Global Health 23 Programs’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic 24 Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eur- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 69 •HR 8771 RH asia and Central Asia’’ shall be subject to the reg- 1 ular notification procedures of the Committees on 2 Appropriations: Provided, That the requirement in 3 the previous sentence shall not apply to agreements 4 entered into between USAID and the Department of 5 State. 6 (c) UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 7 FINANCE CORPORATION.— 8 (1) TRANSFERS.—Amounts transferred pursu- 9 ant to section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 2018 10 (division F of Public Law 115–254) may only be 11 transferred from funds made available under title III 12 of this Act: Provided, That any such transfers, or 13 any other amounts transferred to the United States 14 International Development Finance Corporation (the 15 Corporation) pursuant to any provision of law, shall 16 be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 17 notification procedures of, the Committees on Ap- 18 propriations: Provided further, That the Secretary of 19 State, the Administrator of the United States Agen- 20 cy for International Development, and the Chief Ex- 21 ecutive Officer of the Corporation, as appropriate, 22 shall ensure that the programs funded by such 23 transfers are coordinated with, and complement, for- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 70 •HR 8771 RH eign assistance programs implemented by the De- 1 partment of State and USAID. 2 (2) TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM MILLENNIUM 3 CHALLENGE CORPORATION.—Funds appropriated 4 under the heading ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corpora- 5 tion’’ in this Act or prior Acts making appropria- 6 tions for the Department of State, foreign oper- 7 ations, and related programs may be transferred to 8 accounts under the heading ‘‘United States Inter- 9 national Development Finance Corporation’’ and, 10 when so transferred, may be used for the costs of 11 activities described in subsections (b) and (c) of sec- 12 tion 1421 of the BUILD Act of 2018: Provided, 13 That such funds shall be subject to the limitations 14 provided in the second, third, and fifth provisos 15 under the heading ‘‘United States International De- 16 velopment Finance Corporation—Program Account’’ 17 in this Act: Provided further, That any transfer exe- 18 cuted pursuant to the transfer authority provided in 19 this paragraph shall not exceed 10 percent of an in- 20 dividual Compact awarded pursuant to section 21 609(a) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 22 (title VI of Public Law 108–199): Provided further, 23 That such funds shall not be available for adminis- 24 trative expenses of the United States International 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 71 •HR 8771 RH Development Finance Corporation: Provided further, 1 That such authority shall be subject to prior con- 2 sultation with, and the regular notification proce- 3 dures of, the Committees on Appropriations: Pro- 4 vided further, That the transfer authority provided 5 in this section is in addition to any other transfer 6 authority provided by law: Provided further, That 7 within 60 days of the termination in whole or in part 8 of the Compact from which funds were transferred 9 under this authority to the United States Inter- 10 national Development Finance Corporation, any un- 11 obligated balances shall be transferred back to the 12 Millennium Challenge Corporation, subject to the 13 regular notification procedures of the Committees on 14 Appropriations. 15 (d) TRANSFER OF FUNDS BETWEEN ACCOUNTS.— 16 None of the funds made available under titles II through 17 V of this Act may be obligated under an appropriations 18 account to which such funds were not appropriated, except 19 for transfers specifically provided for in this Act, unless 20 the President, not less than 5 days prior to the exercise 21 of any authority contained in the Foreign Assistance Act 22 of 1961 to transfer funds, consults with and provides a 23 written policy justification to the Committees on Appro- 24 priations. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 72 •HR 8771 RH (e) AUDIT OF INTER-AGENCY TRANSFERS OF 1 FUNDS.—Any agreement for the transfer or allocation of 2 funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making ap- 3 propriations for the Department of State, foreign oper- 4 ations, and related programs entered into between the De- 5 partment of State or USAID and another agency of the 6 United States Government under the authority of section 7 632(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or any com- 8 parable provision of law, shall expressly provide that the 9 Inspector General (IG) for the agency receiving the trans- 10 fer or allocation of such funds, or other entity with audit 11 responsibility if the receiving agency does not have an IG, 12 shall perform periodic program and financial audits of the 13 use of such funds and report to the Department of State 14 or USAID, as appropriate, upon completion of such au- 15 dits: Provided, That such audits shall be transmitted to 16 the Committees on Appropriations by the Department of 17 State or USAID, as appropriate: Provided further, That 18 funds transferred under such authority may be made 19 available for the cost of such audits. 20 PROHIBITION AND LIMITATION ON CERTAIN EXPENSES 21 SEC. 7010. (a) FIRST-CLASS TRAVEL.—None of the 22 funds made available by this Act may be used for first- 23 class travel by employees of United States Government de- 24 partments and agencies funded by this Act in contraven- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 73 •HR 8771 RH tion of section 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 1 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 2 (b) COMPUTER NETWORKS.—None of the funds 3 made available by this Act for the operating expenses of 4 any United States Government department or agency may 5 be used to establish or maintain a computer network for 6 use by such department or agency unless such network 7 has filters designed to block access to sexually explicit 8 websites: Provided, That nothing in this subsection shall 9 limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, 10 Tribal, or local law enforcement agency, or any other enti- 11 ty carrying out the following activities: criminal investiga- 12 tions, prosecutions, and adjudications; administrative dis- 13 cipline; and the monitoring of such websites undertaken 14 as part of official business. 15 (c) PROHIBITION ON PROMOTION OF TOBACCO.— 16 None of the funds made available by this Act should be 17 available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or to- 18 bacco products (including electronic nicotine delivery sys- 19 tems), or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign 20 country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or to- 21 bacco products (including electronic nicotine delivery sys- 22 tems), except for restrictions which are not applied equally 23 to all tobacco or tobacco products (including electronic nic- 24 otine delivery systems) of the same type. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 74 •HR 8771 RH (d) EMAIL SERVERS OUTSIDE THE .GOV DOMAIN.— 1 None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 2 headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ and ‘‘Capital Invest- 3 ment Fund’’ in title I, and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ and 4 ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in title II that are made avail- 5 able to the Department of State and the United States 6 Agency for International Development may be made avail- 7 able to support the use or establishment of email accounts 8 or email servers created outside the .gov domain or not 9 fitted for automated records management as part of a 10 Federal government records management program in con- 11 travention of the Presidential and Federal Records Act 12 Amendments of 2014 (Public Law 113–187). 13 (e) REPRESENTATION AND ENTERTAINMENT EX- 14 PENSES.—Each Federal department, agency, or entity 15 funded in titles I or II of this Act, and the Department 16 of the Treasury and independent agencies funded in titles 17 III or VI of this Act, shall take steps to ensure that do- 18 mestic and overseas representation and entertainment ex- 19 penses further official agency business and United States 20 foreign policy interests, and— 21 (1) are primarily for fostering relations outside 22 of the Executive Branch; 23 (2) are principally for meals and events of a 24 protocol nature; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 75 •HR 8771 RH (3) are not for employee-only events; and 1 (4) do not include activities that are substan- 2 tially of a recreational character. 3 (f) LIMITATIONS ON ENTERTAINMENT EXPENSES.— 4 None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made avail- 5 able by this Act under the headings ‘‘International Mili- 6 tary Education and Training’’ or ‘‘Foreign Military Fi- 7 nancing Program’’ for Informational Program activities or 8 under the headings ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘Develop- 9 ment Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘As- 10 sistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ may be 11 obligated or expended to pay for— 12 (1) alcoholic beverages; or 13 (2) entertainment expenses for activities that 14 are substantially of a recreational character, includ- 15 ing entrance fees at sporting events, theatrical and 16 musical productions, and amusement parks. 17 ASSISTANCE EFFECTIVENESS AND TRANSPARENCY 18 SEC. 7011. (a) STRATEGY.— 19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 20 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec- 21 retary of State and the Administrator of the United 22 States Agency for International Development shall 23 develop and submit to the appropriate congressional 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 76 •HR 8771 RH committees a multi-year strategy to improve the ef- 1 fectiveness of United States foreign assistance. 2 (2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by this 3 subsection shall include— 4 (A) methods used to determine the effec- 5 tiveness of United States assistance; 6 (B) analysis on using outcomes to inform 7 the allocation of such assistance; 8 (C) results of impact evaluations carried 9 out within the prior 12 months and a plan for 10 incorporating the results of such evaluations 11 into the design of future programs funded by 12 such assistance; and 13 (D) estimated costs associated with imple- 14 mentation of the strategy. 15 (3) CONCURRENT RECOMMENDATIONS.—The 16 Secretary and Administrator shall— 17 (A) convene a panel of experts and practi- 18 tioners to make recommendations for the strat- 19 egy required by this subsection; and 20 (B) include all such recommendations in 21 an appendix to the strategy whether or not they 22 were incorporated into the strategy. 23 (4) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 45 days 24 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 77 •HR 8771 RH retary and Administrator shall consult with the 1 Committees on Appropriations on the requirements 2 of this subsection. 3 (b) BENEFICIARY FEEDBACK.—Funds appropriated 4 by this Act that are made available for monitoring and 5 evaluation of assistance under the headings ‘‘Development 6 Assistance’’, ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, and 7 ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ shall be made avail- 8 able for the regular and systematic collection of feedback 9 obtained directly from beneficiaries to enhance the quality 10 and relevance of such assistance: Provided, That the Sec- 11 retary of State and USAID Administrator shall regularly 12 conduct oversight to ensure that such feedback is collected 13 and used by implementing partners to maximize the cost- 14 effectiveness and utility of such assistance. 15 (c) EVALUATIONS.—Of the funds appropriated by 16 this Act under titles III and IV, not less than 17 $25,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 18 made available for impact evaluations, including ex-post 19 evaluations, of the effectiveness and sustainability of 20 United States Government-funded assistance programs: 21 Provided, That of the funds made available pursuant to 22 this paragraph, $20,000,000 shall be administered in co- 23 ordination with the Office of the Chief Economist, 24 USAID, and may be used for administrative expenses of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 78 •HR 8771 RH such Office: Provided further, That funds made available 1 pursuant to this paragraph are in addition to funds other- 2 wise made available for such purposes. 3 (d) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—An obligation in 4 excess of $2,000,000 from deobligated balances of funds 5 appropriated by prior Acts making appropriations for the 6 Department of State, foreign operations, and related pro- 7 grams that remain available due to the exercise of the au- 8 thority in section 7011 of such Acts shall be subject to 9 the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 10 Appropriations. 11 (e) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE WEBSITE.—Funds appro- 12 priated by this Act under titles I and II, and funds made 13 available for any independent agency in title III, as appro- 14 priate, shall be made available to support the provision 15 of additional information on United States Government 16 foreign assistance on the ‘‘ForeignAssistance.gov’’ 17 website: Provided, That all Federal agencies funded under 18 this Act shall provide such information on foreign assist- 19 ance, upon request and in a timely manner, to the Depart- 20 ment of State and the United States Agency for Inter- 21 national Development. 22 LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES IN DEFAULT 23 SEC. 7012. No part of any appropriation provided 24 under titles III through VI in this Act shall be used to 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 79 •HR 8771 RH furnish assistance to the government of any country which 1 is in default during a period in excess of 1 calendar year 2 in payment to the United States of principal or interest 3 on any loan made to the government of such country by 4 the United States pursuant to a program for which funds 5 are appropriated under this Act unless the President de- 6 termines, following consultation with the Committees on 7 Appropriations, that assistance for such country is in the 8 national interest of the United States. 9 PROHIBITION ON TAXATION OF UNITED STATES 10 ASSISTANCE 11 SEC. 7013. (a) PROHIBITION ON TAXATION.—None 12 of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of 13 this Act may be made available to provide assistance for 14 a foreign country under a new bilateral agreement gov- 15 erning the terms and conditions under which such assist- 16 ance is to be provided unless such agreement includes a 17 provision stating that assistance provided by the United 18 States shall be exempt from taxation, or reimbursed, by 19 the foreign government, and the Secretary of State and 20 the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter- 21 national Development shall expeditiously seek to negotiate 22 amendments to existing bilateral agreements, as nec- 23 essary, to conform with this requirement. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 80 •HR 8771 RH (b) NOTIFICATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF FOR- 1 EIGN TAXES.—An amount equivalent to 200 percent of 2 the total taxes assessed during fiscal year 2025 on funds 3 appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropria- 4 tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 5 related programs by a foreign government or entity 6 against United States assistance programs, either directly 7 or through grantees, contractors, and subcontractors, shall 8 be withheld from obligation from funds appropriated for 9 assistance for fiscal year 2026 and for prior fiscal years 10 and allocated for the central government of such country 11 or for the West Bank and Gaza program, as applicable, 12 if, not later than September 30, 2026, such taxes have 13 not been reimbursed. 14 (c) DE MINIMIS EXCEPTION.—Foreign taxes of a de 15 minimis nature shall not be subject to the provisions of 16 subsection (b). 17 (d) REPROGRAMMING OF FUNDS.—Funds withheld 18 from obligation for each foreign government or entity pur- 19 suant to subsection (b) shall be reprogrammed for assist- 20 ance for countries which do not assess taxes on United 21 States assistance or which have an effective arrangement 22 that is providing substantial reimbursement of such taxes, 23 and that can reasonably accommodate such assistance in 24 a programmatically responsible manner. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 81 •HR 8771 RH (e) DETERMINATIONS.— 1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of this sec- 2 tion shall not apply to any foreign government or en- 3 tity that assesses such taxes if the Secretary of 4 State reports to the Committees on Appropriations 5 that— 6 (A) such foreign government or entity has 7 an effective arrangement that is providing sub- 8 stantial reimbursement of such taxes; or 9 (B) the foreign policy interests of the 10 United States outweigh the purpose of this sec- 11 tion to ensure that United States assistance is 12 not subject to taxation. 13 (2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of State 14 shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations 15 at least 15 days prior to exercising the authority of 16 this subsection with regard to any foreign govern- 17 ment or entity. 18 (f) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of State shall 19 issue and update rules, regulations, or policy guidance, as 20 appropriate, to implement the prohibition against the tax- 21 ation of assistance contained in this section. 22 (g) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section: 23 (1) BILATERAL AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘bilat- 24 eral agreement’’ refers to a framework bilateral 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00081 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 82 •HR 8771 RH agreement between the Government of the United 1 States and the government of the country receiving 2 assistance that describes the privileges and immuni- 3 ties applicable to United States foreign assistance 4 for such country generally, or an individual agree- 5 ment between the Government of the United States 6 and such government that describes, among other 7 things, the treatment for tax purposes that will be 8 accorded the United States assistance provided 9 under that agreement. 10 (2) TAXES AND TAXATION.—The term ‘‘taxes 11 and taxation’’ shall include value added taxes and 12 customs duties but shall not include individual in- 13 come taxes assessed to local staff. 14 RESERVATIONS OF FUNDS 15 SEC. 7014. (a) EXTENSION OF AVAILABILITY.—The 16 original period of availability of funds appropriated by this 17 Act and administered by the Department of State or the 18 United States Agency for International Development that 19 are specifically designated for particular programs or ac- 20 tivities by this or any other Act may be extended for an 21 additional fiscal year if the Secretary of State or the 22 USAID Administrator, as appropriate, determines and re- 23 ports promptly to the Committees on Appropriations that 24 the termination of assistance to a country or a significant 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 83 •HR 8771 RH change in circumstances makes it unlikely that such des- 1 ignated funds can be obligated during the original period 2 of availability: Provided, That such designated funds that 3 continue to be available for an additional fiscal year shall 4 be obligated only for the purpose of such designation. 5 (b) OTHER ACTS.—Ceilings and specifically des- 6 ignated funding levels contained in this Act shall not be 7 applicable to funds or authorities appropriated or other- 8 wise made available by any subsequent Act unless such 9 Act specifically so directs: Provided, That specifically des- 10 ignated funding levels or minimum funding requirements 11 contained in any other Act shall not be applicable to funds 12 appropriated by this Act. 13 NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 14 SEC. 7015. (a) NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES IN PRO- 15 GRAMS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES.—None of the funds 16 made available in titles I, II, and VI, and under the head- 17 ings ‘‘Peace Corps’’ and ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corpora- 18 tion’’, of this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for 19 the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 20 programs to the departments and agencies funded by this 21 Act that remain available for obligation in fiscal year 22 2025, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of 23 the United States derived by the collection of fees or of 24 currency reflows or other offsetting collections, or made 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 84 •HR 8771 RH available by transfer, to the departments and agencies 1 funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation to— 2 (1) create new programs; 3 (2) suspend or eliminate a program, project, or 4 activity; 5 (3) close, suspend, open, or reopen a mission or 6 post; 7 (4) create, close, reorganize, downsize, or re- 8 name bureaus, centers, or offices; or 9 (5) contract out or privatize any functions or 10 activities presently performed by Federal employees; 11 unless previously justified to the Committees on Appro- 12 priations or such Committees are notified 15 days in ad- 13 vance of such obligation. 14 (b) NOTIFICATION OF REPROGRAMMING OF 15 FUNDS.—None of the funds provided under titles I, II, 16 and VI of this Act or prior Acts making appropriations 17 for the Department of State, foreign operations, and re- 18 lated programs, to the departments and agencies funded 19 under such titles that remain available for obligation in 20 fiscal year 2025, or provided from any accounts in the 21 Treasury of the United States derived by the collection 22 of fees available to the department and agency funded 23 under title I of this Act, shall be available for obligation 24 or expenditure for programs, projects, or activities 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 85 •HR 8771 RH through a reprogramming of funds in excess of 1 $1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that— 2 (1) augments or changes existing programs, 3 projects, or activities; 4 (2) relocates an existing office or employees; 5 (3) reduces by 10 percent funding for any exist- 6 ing program, project, or activity, or numbers of per- 7 sonnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or 8 (4) results from any general savings, including 9 savings from a reduction in personnel, which would 10 result in a change in existing programs, projects, or 11 activities as approved by Congress; 12 unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 13 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds. 14 (c) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—None of the 15 funds made available by this Act under the headings 16 ‘‘Global Health Programs’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, 17 ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, ‘‘Assist- 18 ance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, ‘‘Peace 19 Corps’’, ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’’, ‘‘Inter- 20 national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Non- 21 proliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Pro- 22 grams’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, ‘‘International Mili- 23 tary Education and Training’’, ‘‘Foreign Military Financ- 24 ing Program’’, ‘‘United States International Development 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 86 •HR 8771 RH Finance Corporation’’, and ‘‘Trade and Development 1 Agency’’ shall be available for obligation for programs, 2 projects, activities, type of materiel assistance, countries, 3 or other operations not justified or in excess of the amount 4 justified to the Committees on Appropriations for obliga- 5 tion under any of these specific headings unless the Com- 6 mittees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance 7 of such obligation: Provided, That the President shall not 8 enter into any commitment of funds appropriated for the 9 purposes of section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act 10 for the provision of major defense equipment, other than 11 conventional ammunition, or other major defense items 12 defined to be aircraft, ships, missiles, or combat vehicles, 13 not previously justified to Congress or 20 percent in excess 14 of the quantities justified to Congress unless the Commit- 15 tees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of 16 such commitment: Provided further, That requirements of 17 this subsection or any similar provision of this or any 18 other Act shall not apply to any reprogramming for a pro- 19 gram, project, or activity for which funds are appropriated 20 under titles III through VI of this Act of less than 10 21 percent of the amount previously justified to Congress for 22 obligation for such program, project, or activity for the 23 current fiscal year: Provided further, That any notification 24 submitted pursuant to subsection (f) of this section shall 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 87 •HR 8771 RH include information (if known on the date of transmittal 1 of such notification) on the use of notwithstanding author- 2 ity. 3 (d) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS AND 4 FUNDING NOTIFICATIONS.— 5 (1) PROGRAMS.—None of the funds appro- 6 priated by this Act or prior Acts making appropria- 7 tions for the Department of State, foreign oper- 8 ations, and related programs may be made available 9 to support or continue any program initially funded 10 under any authority of title 10, United States Code, 11 or any Act making or authorizing appropriations for 12 the Department of Defense, unless the Secretary of 13 State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense 14 and in accordance with the regular notification pro- 15 cedures of the Committees on Appropriations, sub- 16 mits a justification to such Committees that includes 17 a description of, and the estimated costs associated 18 with, the support or continuation of such program. 19 (2) FUNDING.—Notwithstanding any other pro- 20 vision of law, funds transferred by the Department 21 of Defense to the Department of State and the 22 United States Agency for International Development 23 for assistance for foreign countries and international 24 organizations shall be subject to the regular notifica- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 88 •HR 8771 RH tion procedures of the Committees on Appropria- 1 tions. 2 (3) NOTIFICATION ON EXCESS DEFENSE ARTI- 3 CLES.—Prior to providing excess Department of De- 4 fense articles in accordance with section 516(a) of 5 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Department 6 of Defense shall notify the Committees on Appro- 7 priations to the same extent and under the same 8 conditions as other committees pursuant to sub- 9 section (f) of that section: Provided, That before 10 issuing a letter of offer to sell excess defense articles 11 under the Arms Export Control Act, the Department 12 of Defense shall notify the Committees on Appro- 13 priations in accordance with the regular notification 14 procedures of such Committees if such defense arti- 15 cles are significant military equipment (as defined in 16 section 47(9) of the Arms Export Control Act) or 17 are valued (in terms of original acquisition cost) at 18 $7,000,000 or more, or if notification is required 19 elsewhere in this Act for the use of appropriated 20 funds for specific countries that would receive such 21 excess defense articles: Provided further, That such 22 Committees shall also be informed of the original ac- 23 quisition cost of such defense articles. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00088 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 89 •HR 8771 RH (e) WAIVER.—The requirements of this section or 1 any similar provision of this Act or any other Act, includ- 2 ing any prior Act requiring notification in accordance with 3 the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 4 Appropriations, may be waived if failure to do so would 5 pose a substantial risk to human health or welfare: Pro- 6 vided, That in case of any such waiver, notification to the 7 Committees on Appropriations shall be provided as early 8 as practicable, but in no event later than 3 days after tak- 9 ing the action to which such notification requirement was 10 applicable, in the context of the circumstances necessi- 11 tating such waiver: Provided further, That any notification 12 provided pursuant to such a waiver shall contain an expla- 13 nation of the emergency circumstances. 14 (f) COUNTRY NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—None 15 of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of 16 this Act may be obligated or expended for assistance for 17 Afghanistan, Burma, Cambodia, Colombia, Cuba, El Sal- 18 vador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Iran, Iraq, 19 Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Nicaragua, Pakistan, the Rus- 20 sian Federation, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, 21 Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Ukraine, Venezuela, Yemen, and 22 Zimbabwe except as provided through the regular notifica- 23 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00089 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 90 •HR 8771 RH (g) TRUST FUNDS.—Funds appropriated or other- 1 wise made available in title III of this Act and prior Acts 2 making funds available for the Department of State, for- 3 eign operations, and related programs that are made avail- 4 able for a trust fund held by an international financial 5 institution shall be subject to the regular notification pro- 6 cedures of the Committees on Appropriations, and such 7 notification shall include the information specified under 8 this section in the report accompanying this Act. 9 (h) OTHER PROGRAM NOTIFICATION REQUIRE- 10 MENTS.— 11 (1) OTHER PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by 12 this Act that are made available for the following 13 programs and activities shall be subject to the reg- 14 ular notification procedures of the Committees on 15 Appropriations: 16 (A) the Global Engagement Center; 17 (B) the Power Africa and Prosper Africa 18 initiatives; 19 (C) funds made available under the head- 20 ings ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ and 21 ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ that are 22 made available to a country listed in section 23 7007 of this Act; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00090 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 91 •HR 8771 RH (D) the Prevention and Stabilization Fund 1 and the Multi-Donor Global Fragility Fund; 2 (E) the Countering PRC Influence Fund 3 and the Countering Russian Influence Fund; 4 (F) assistance made available pursuant to 5 section 7059 of this Act; and 6 (G) funds specifically allocated for the 7 Partnership for Global Infrastructure and In- 8 vestment. 9 (2) DEMOCRACY PROGRAM POLICY AND PROCE- 10 DURES.—Modifications to democracy program policy 11 and procedures, including relating to the use of con- 12 sortia, by the Department of State and USAID shall 13 be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 14 notification procedures of, the Committees on Ap- 15 propriations. 16 (3) ARMS SALES.—The reports, notifications, 17 and certifications, and any other documents, re- 18 quired to be submitted pursuant to section 36(a) of 19 the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776), and 20 such documents submitted pursuant to section 36(b) 21 through (d) of such Act with respect to countries 22 that have received assistance provided with funds 23 appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making ap- 24 propriations for the Department of State, foreign 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00091 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 92 •HR 8771 RH operations, and related programs, shall be concur- 1 rently submitted to the Committees on Appropria- 2 tions and shall include information about the source 3 of funds for any sale or transfer, as applicable, if 4 known at the time of submission. 5 (i) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 6 by this Act under titles III and IV that are withheld from 7 obligation or otherwise not programmed as a result of ap- 8 plication of a provision of law in this or any other Act 9 shall, if reprogrammed, be subject to the regular notifica- 10 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 11 (j) REQUIREMENT TO INFORM.—The Secretary of 12 State and USAID Administrator, as applicable, shall 13 promptly inform the appropriate congressional committees 14 of each instance in which funds appropriated by this Act 15 for assistance have been diverted or destroyed, to include 16 the type and amount of assistance, a description of the 17 incident and parties involved, and an explanation of the 18 response of the Department of State or USAID, as appro- 19 priate. 20 DOCUMENTS, REPORT POSTING, RECORDS MANAGEMENT, 21 AND RELATED CYBERSECURITY PROTECTIONS 22 SEC. 7016. (a) DOCUMENT REQUESTS.—None of the 23 funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles 24 III through VI of this Act shall be available to a non- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00092 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 93 •HR 8771 RH governmental organization, including any contractor, 1 which fails to provide upon timely request any document, 2 file, or record necessary to the auditing requirements of 3 the Department of State and the United States Agency 4 for International Development. 5 (b) PUBLIC POSTING OF REPORTS.— 6 (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 7 (3), any report required by this Act to be submitted 8 to Congress by any Federal agency receiving funds 9 made available by this Act shall be posted on the 10 public website of such agency not later than 45 days 11 following the receipt of such report by Congress. 12 (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a report 13 if— 14 (A) the head of such agency determines 15 and reports to the Committees on Appropria- 16 tions in the transmittal letter accompanying 17 such report that— 18 (i) the public posting of the report 19 would compromise national security, in- 20 cluding the conduct of diplomacy; or 21 (ii) the report contains proprietary or 22 other privileged information; or 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00093 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 94 •HR 8771 RH (B) the public posting of the report is spe- 1 cifically exempted in the report accompanying 2 this Act. 3 (3) The agency posting such report shall do so 4 only after the report has been made available to the 5 Committees on Appropriations. 6 (4) The head of the agency posting such report 7 shall do so in a central location on the public website 8 of such agency. 9 (c) RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND RELATED CYBER- 10 SECURITY PROTECTIONS.—The Secretary of State and 11 USAID Administrator shall— 12 (1) regularly review and update the policies, di- 13 rectives, and oversight necessary to comply with 14 Federal statutes, regulations, and presidential execu- 15 tive orders and memoranda concerning the preserva- 16 tion of all records made or received in the conduct 17 of official business, including record emails, instant 18 messaging, and other online tools; 19 (2) use funds appropriated by this Act under 20 the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ and ‘‘Capital 21 Investment Fund’’ in title I, and ‘‘Operating Ex- 22 penses’’ and ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ in title II, 23 as appropriate, to improve Federal records manage- 24 ment pursuant to the Federal Records Act (44 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00094 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 95 •HR 8771 RH U.S.C. Chapters 21, 29, 31, and 33) and other ap- 1 plicable Federal records management statutes, regu- 2 lations, or policies for the Department of State and 3 USAID; 4 (3) direct departing employees, including senior 5 officials, that all Federal records generated by such 6 employees belong to the Federal Government; 7 (4) substantially reduce, compared to the pre- 8 vious fiscal year, the response time for identifying 9 and retrieving Federal records, including requests 10 made pursuant to section 552 of title 5, United 11 States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Freedom of 12 Information Act’’); and 13 (5) strengthen cybersecurity measures to miti- 14 gate vulnerabilities, including those resulting from 15 the use of personal email accounts or servers outside 16 the .gov domain, improve the process to identify and 17 remove inactive user accounts, update and enforce 18 guidance related to the control of national security 19 information, and implement the recommendations of 20 the applicable reports of the cognizant Office of In- 21 spector General. 22 USE OF FUNDS IN CONTRAVENTION OF THIS ACT 23 SEC. 7017. If the President makes a determination 24 not to comply with any provision of this Act on constitu- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00095 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 96 •HR 8771 RH tional grounds, the head of the relevant Federal agency 1 shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in writing 2 within 5 days of such determination, the basis for such 3 determination and any resulting changes to program or 4 policy. 5 PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR ABORTIONS AND 6 INVOLUNTARY STERILIZATION 7 SEC. 7018. None of the funds made available to carry 8 out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 9 amended, may be used to pay for the performance of abor- 10 tions as a method of family planning or to motivate or 11 coerce any person to practice abortions. None of the funds 12 made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assist- 13 ance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for 14 the performance of involuntary sterilization as a method 15 of family planning or to coerce or provide any financial 16 incentive to any person to undergo sterilizations. None of 17 the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign 18 Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay 19 for any biomedical research which relates in whole or in 20 part, to methods of, or the performance of, abortions or 21 involuntary sterilization as a means of family planning. 22 None of the funds made available to carry out part I of 23 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be 24 obligated or expended for any country or organization if 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00096 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 97 •HR 8771 RH the President certifies that the use of these funds by any 1 such country or organization would violate any of the 2 above provisions related to abortions and involuntary steri- 3 lizations. 4 ALLOCATIONS AND REPORTS 5 SEC. 7019. (a) ALLOCATION TABLES.—Subject to 6 subsection (b), funds appropriated by this Act under titles 7 III through V shall be made available in the amounts spe- 8 cifically designated in the respective tables included in the 9 report accompanying this Act: Provided, That such des- 10 ignated amounts for foreign countries and international 11 organizations shall serve as the amounts for such coun- 12 tries and international organizations transmitted to Con- 13 gress in the report required by section 653(a) of the For- 14 eign Assistance Act of 1961, and shall be made available 15 for such foreign countries and international organizations 16 notwithstanding the date of the transmission of such re- 17 port. 18 (b) AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS.—Unless otherwise 19 provided for by this Act, the Secretary of State and the 20 Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter- 21 national Development, as applicable, may only deviate up 22 to 5 percent from the amounts specifically designated in 23 the respective tables included in the report accompanying 24 this Act. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00097 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 98 •HR 8771 RH (c) LIMITATION.—For specifically designated 1 amounts that are included, pursuant to subsection (a), in 2 the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign As- 3 sistance Act of 1961, deviations authorized by subsection 4 (b) may only take place after submission of such report. 5 (d) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall not 6 apply to— 7 (1) funds for which the initial period of avail- 8 ability has expired; and 9 (2) amounts designated by this Act as min- 10 imum funding requirements. 11 (e) REPORTS.—The Secretary of State, USAID Ad- 12 ministrator, and other designated officials, as appropriate, 13 shall submit the reports required, in the manner described, 14 in the report accompanying this Act. 15 (f) CLARIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act 16 under the headings ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ 17 and ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ shall not be in- 18 cluded for purposes of meeting amounts designated for 19 countries in this Act, unless such headings are specifically 20 designated as the source of funds. 21 MULTI-YEAR PLEDGES 22 SEC. 7020. None of the funds appropriated or other- 23 wise made available by this Act may be used to make any 24 pledge for future year funding for any multilateral or bi- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00098 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 99 •HR 8771 RH lateral program funded in titles III through VI of this Act 1 unless such pledge was: (1) previously justified, including 2 the projected future year costs, in a congressional budget 3 justification; (2) included in an Act making appropriations 4 for the Department of State, foreign operations, and re- 5 lated programs or previously authorized by an Act of Con- 6 gress; (3) notified in accordance with the regular notifica- 7 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, in- 8 cluding the projected future year costs; or (4) the subject 9 of prior consultation with the Committees on Appropria- 10 tions and such consultation was conducted at least 7 days 11 in advance of the pledge. 12 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENTS 13 SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM 14 SEC. 7021. (a) LETHAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT EX- 15 PORTS.— 16 (1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro- 17 priated or otherwise made available under titles III 18 through VI of this Act may be made available to any 19 foreign government which provides lethal military 20 equipment to a country the government of which the 21 Secretary of State has determined supports inter- 22 national terrorism for purposes of section 1754(c) of 23 the Export Reform Control Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 24 4813(c)): Provided, That the prohibition under this 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00099 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 100 •HR 8771 RH section with respect to a foreign government shall 1 terminate 12 months after that government ceases 2 to provide such military equipment: Provided further, 3 That this section applies with respect to lethal mili- 4 tary equipment provided under a contract entered 5 into after October 1, 1997. 6 (2) DETERMINATION.—Assistance restricted by 7 paragraph (1) or any other similar provision of law, 8 may be furnished if the President determines that to 9 do so is important to the national interest of the 10 United States. 11 (3) REPORT.—Whenever the President makes a 12 determination pursuant to paragraph (2), the Presi- 13 dent shall submit to the Committees on Appropria- 14 tions a report with respect to the furnishing of such 15 assistance, including a detailed explanation of the 16 assistance to be provided, the estimated dollar 17 amount of such assistance, and an explanation of 18 how the assistance furthers the United States na- 19 tional interest. 20 (b) BILATERAL ASSISTANCE.— 21 (1) LIMITATIONS.—Funds appropriated for bi- 22 lateral assistance in titles III through VI of this Act 23 and funds appropriated under any such title in prior 24 Acts making appropriations for the Department of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00100 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 101 •HR 8771 RH State, foreign operations, and related programs, 1 shall not be made available to any foreign govern- 2 ment which the President determines— 3 (A) grants sanctuary from prosecution to 4 any individual or group which has committed 5 an act of international terrorism; 6 (B) otherwise supports international ter- 7 rorism; or 8 (C) is controlled by an organization des- 9 ignated as a terrorist organization under sec- 10 tion 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 11 Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 12 (2) WAIVER.—The President may waive the ap- 13 plication of paragraph (1) to a government if the 14 President determines that national security or hu- 15 manitarian reasons justify such waiver: Provided, 16 That the President shall publish each such waiver in 17 the Federal Register and, at least 15 days before the 18 waiver takes effect, shall notify the Committees on 19 Appropriations of the waiver (including the justifica- 20 tion for the waiver) in accordance with the regular 21 notification procedures of the Committees on Appro- 22 priations. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00101 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 102 •HR 8771 RH AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS 1 SEC. 7022. Funds appropriated by this Act, except 2 funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Trade and Devel- 3 opment Agency’’, may be obligated and expended notwith- 4 standing section 10 of Public Law 91–672 (22 U.S.C. 5 2412), section 15 of the State Department Basic Authori- 6 ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of the For- 7 eign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 8 1995 (22 U.S.C. 6212), and section 504(a)(1) of the Na- 9 tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)). 10 DEFINITION OF PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY 11 SEC. 7023. For the purpose of titles II through VI 12 of this Act, ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall be de- 13 fined at the appropriations Act account level and shall in- 14 clude all appropriations and authorizations Acts funding 15 directives, ceilings, and limitations with the exception that 16 for the ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Eu- 17 rope, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military 18 Financing Program’’ accounts, ‘‘program, project, and ac- 19 tivity’’ shall also be considered to include country, re- 20 gional, and central program level funding within each such 21 account, and for the development assistance accounts of 22 the United States Agency for International Development, 23 ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall also be considered 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00102 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 103 •HR 8771 RH to include central, country, regional, and program level 1 funding, either as— 2 (1) justified to Congress; or 3 (2) allocated by the Executive Branch in ac- 4 cordance with the report required by section 653(a) 5 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or as modi- 6 fied pursuant to section 7019 of this Act. 7 AUTHORITIES FOR THE PEACE CORPS, INTER-AMERICAN 8 FOUNDATION, AND UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVEL- 9 OPMENT FOUNDATION 10 SEC. 7024. Unless expressly provided to the contrary, 11 provisions of this or any other Act, including provisions 12 contained in prior Acts authorizing or making appropria- 13 tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 14 related programs, shall not be construed to prohibit activi- 15 ties authorized by or conducted under the Peace Corps 16 Act, the Inter-American Foundation Act, or the African 17 Development Foundation Act: Provided, That prior to con- 18 ducting activities in a country for which assistance is pro- 19 hibited, the agency shall consult with the Committees on 20 Appropriations and report to such Committees within 15 21 days of taking such action. 22 COMMERCE, TRADE AND SURPLUS COMMODITIES 23 SEC. 7025. (a) WORLD MARKETS.—None of the 24 funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00103 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 104 •HR 8771 RH III through VI of this Act for direct assistance and none 1 of the funds otherwise made available to the Export-Im- 2 port Bank and the United States International Develop- 3 ment Finance Corporation shall be obligated or expended 4 to finance any loan, any assistance, or any other financial 5 commitments for establishing or expanding production of 6 any commodity for export by any country other than the 7 United States, if the commodity is likely to be in surplus 8 on world markets at the time the resulting productive ca- 9 pacity is expected to become operative and if the assist- 10 ance will cause substantial injury to United States pro- 11 ducers of the same, similar, or competing commodity: Pro- 12 vided, That such prohibition shall not apply to the Export- 13 Import Bank if in the judgment of its Board of Directors 14 the benefits to industry and employment in the United 15 States are likely to outweigh the injury to United States 16 producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity, 17 and the Chairman of the Board so notifies the Committees 18 on Appropriations: Provided further, That this subsection 19 shall not prohibit— 20 (1) activities in a country that is eligible for as- 21 sistance from the International Development Asso- 22 ciation, is not eligible for assistance from the Inter- 23 national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 24 and does not export on a consistent basis the agri- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00104 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 105 •HR 8771 RH cultural commodity with respect to which assistance 1 is furnished; or 2 (2) activities in a country the President deter- 3 mines is recovering from widespread conflict, a hu- 4 manitarian crisis, or a complex emergency. 5 (b) EXPORTS.—None of the funds appropriated by 6 this or any other Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I 7 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be available 8 for any testing or breeding feasibility study, variety im- 9 provement or introduction, consultancy, publication, con- 10 ference, or training in connection with the growth or pro- 11 duction in a foreign country of an agricultural commodity 12 for export which would compete with a similar commodity 13 grown or produced in the United States: Provided, That 14 this subsection shall not prohibit— 15 (1) activities designed to increase food security 16 in developing countries where such activities will not 17 have a significant impact on the export of agricul- 18 tural commodities of the United States; 19 (2) research activities intended primarily to 20 benefit United States producers; 21 (3) activities in a country that is eligible for as- 22 sistance from the International Development Asso- 23 ciation, is not eligible for assistance from the Inter- 24 national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00105 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 106 •HR 8771 RH and does not export on a consistent basis the agri- 1 cultural commodity with respect to which assistance 2 is furnished; or 3 (4) activities in a country the President deter- 4 mines is recovering from widespread conflict, a hu- 5 manitarian crisis, or a complex emergency. 6 (c) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.— 7 The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 8 States executive director of each international financial in- 9 stitution to use the voice and vote of the United States 10 to oppose any assistance by such institution, using funds 11 appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act, for 12 the production or extraction of any commodity or mineral 13 for export, if it is in surplus on world markets and if the 14 assistance will cause substantial injury to United States 15 producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity. 16 SEPARATE ACCOUNTS 17 SEC. 7026. (a) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR LOCAL 18 CURRENCIES.— 19 (1) AGREEMENTS.—If assistance is furnished to 20 the government of a foreign country under chapters 21 1 and 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the 22 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 under agreements 23 which result in the generation of local currencies of 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00106 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 107 •HR 8771 RH that country, the Administrator of the United States 1 Agency for International Development shall— 2 (A) require that local currencies be depos- 3 ited in a separate account established by that 4 government; 5 (B) enter into an agreement with that gov- 6 ernment which sets forth— 7 (i) the amount of the local currencies 8 to be generated; and 9 (ii) the terms and conditions under 10 which the currencies so deposited may be 11 utilized, consistent with this section; and 12 (C) establish by agreement with that gov- 13 ernment the responsibilities of USAID and that 14 government to monitor and account for deposits 15 into and disbursements from the separate ac- 16 count. 17 (2) USES OF LOCAL CURRENCIES.—As may be 18 agreed upon with the foreign government, local cur- 19 rencies deposited in a separate account pursuant to 20 subsection (a), or an equivalent amount of local cur- 21 rencies, shall be used only— 22 (A) to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part 23 I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assist- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00107 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 108 •HR 8771 RH ance Act of 1961 (as the case may be), for such 1 purposes as— 2 (i) project and sector assistance activi- 3 ties; or 4 (ii) debt and deficit financing; or 5 (B) for the administrative requirements of 6 the United States Government. 7 (3) PROGRAMMING ACCOUNTABILITY.—USAID 8 shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the 9 equivalent of the local currencies disbursed pursuant 10 to subsection (a)(2)(A) from the separate account 11 established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are used 12 for the purposes agreed upon pursuant to subsection 13 (a)(2). 14 (4) TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE PRO- 15 GRAMS.—Upon termination of assistance to a coun- 16 try under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of 17 part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as 18 the case may be), any unencumbered balances of 19 funds which remain in a separate account estab- 20 lished pursuant to subsection (a) shall be disposed of 21 for such purposes as may be agreed to by the gov- 22 ernment of that country and the United States Gov- 23 ernment. 24 (b) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR CASH TRANSFERS.— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00108 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 109 •HR 8771 RH (1) IN GENERAL.—If assistance is made avail- 1 able to the government of a foreign country, under 2 chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of 3 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as cash transfer 4 assistance or as nonproject sector assistance, that 5 country shall be required to maintain such funds in 6 a separate account and not commingle with any 7 other funds. 8 (2) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS OF 9 LAW.—Such funds may be obligated and expended 10 notwithstanding provisions of law which are incon- 11 sistent with the nature of this assistance, including 12 provisions which are referenced in the Joint Explan- 13 atory Statement of the Committee of Conference ac- 14 companying House Joint Resolution 648 (House Re- 15 port No. 98–1159). 16 (3) NOTIFICATION.—At least 15 days prior to 17 obligating any such cash transfer or nonproject sec- 18 tor assistance, the President shall submit a notifica- 19 tion through the regular notification procedures of 20 the Committees on Appropriations, which shall in- 21 clude a detailed description of how the funds pro- 22 posed to be made available will be used, with a dis- 23 cussion of the United States interests that will be 24 served by such assistance (including, as appropriate, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00109 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 110 •HR 8771 RH a description of the economic policy reforms that will 1 be promoted by such assistance). 2 (4) EXEMPTION.—Nonproject sector assistance 3 funds may be exempt from the requirements of para- 4 graph (1) only through the regular notification pro- 5 cedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 6 ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE 7 SEC. 7027. (a) ASSISTANCE THROUGH NONGOVERN- 8 MENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.—Restrictions contained in this 9 or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country 10 shall not be construed to restrict assistance in support of 11 programs of nongovernmental organizations from funds 12 appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of 13 chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 4 of 14 part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and from 15 funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Eu- 16 rope, Eurasia and Central Asia’’: Provided, That before 17 using the authority of this subsection to furnish assistance 18 in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations, 19 the President shall notify the Committees on Appropria- 20 tions pursuant to the regular notification procedures, in- 21 cluding a description of the program to be assisted, the 22 assistance to be provided, and the reasons for furnishing 23 such assistance: Provided further, That nothing in this 24 subsection shall be construed to alter any existing statu- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00110 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 111 •HR 8771 RH tory prohibitions against abortion or involuntary steriliza- 1 tions contained in this or any other Act. 2 (b) PUBLIC LAW 480.—During fiscal year 2025, re- 3 strictions contained in this or any other Act with respect 4 to assistance for a country shall not be construed to re- 5 strict assistance under the Food for Peace Act (Public 6 Law 83–480; 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.): Provided, That none 7 of the funds appropriated to carry out title I of such Act 8 and made available pursuant to this subsection may be 9 obligated or expended except as provided through the reg- 10 ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro- 11 priations. 12 (c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply— 13 (1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign 14 Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision 15 of law prohibiting assistance to countries that sup- 16 port international terrorism; or 17 (2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign 18 Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision 19 of law prohibiting assistance to the government of a 20 country that violates internationally recognized 21 human rights. 22 PROMOTION OF UNITED STATES ECONOMIC INTERESTS 23 SEC. 7028. (a) DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT.—Con- 24 sistent with section 704 of the Championing American 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00111 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 112 •HR 8771 RH Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 (title VII of di- 1 vision J of Public Law 116–94), the Secretary of State, 2 in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall 3 prioritize the allocation of funds appropriated by this Act 4 under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ for support of 5 Chief of Mission diplomatic engagement to foster commer- 6 cial relations and safeguard United States economic and 7 business interests in the country in which each Chief of 8 Mission serves, including activities and initiatives to create 9 and maintain an enabling environment, promote and pro- 10 tect such interests, and resolve commercial disputes: Pro- 11 vided, That each Mission Resource Request and Bureau 12 Resource Request shall include amounts required to 13 prioritize the activities described in this subsection. 14 (b) TRAINING.—In carrying out section 705 of title 15 VII of division J of Public Law 116–94, the Secretary of 16 State shall annually assess training needs across the eco- 17 nomic and commercial diplomacy issue areas and ensure, 18 after a review of course offerings, course attendance 19 records, and course evaluation results, that current offer- 20 ings meet training needs. 21 (c) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of State should di- 22 rect each Chief of Mission to consider how best to advance 23 and support commercial relations and the safeguarding of 24 United States business interests in the development and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00112 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 113 •HR 8771 RH execution of the applicable Integrated Country Strategy 1 and the Mission Resource Request for each country receiv- 2 ing bilateral assistance from funds appropriated by this 3 Act. 4 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 5 SEC. 7029. (a) COMPENSATION.—None of the funds 6 appropriated under title V of this Act may be made as 7 payment to any international financial institution while 8 the United States executive director to such institution is 9 compensated by the institution at a rate which, together 10 with whatever compensation such executive director re- 11 ceives from the United States, is in excess of the rate pro- 12 vided for an individual occupying a position at level IV 13 of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, 14 United States Code, or while any alternate United States 15 executive director to such institution is compensated by 16 the institution at a rate in excess of the rate provided for 17 an individual occupying a position at level V of the Execu- 18 tive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States 19 Code. 20 (b) HUMAN RIGHTS.—The Secretary of the Treasury 21 shall instruct the United States executive director of each 22 international financial institution to use the voice and vote 23 of the United States to promote human rights due dili- 24 gence and risk management, as appropriate, in connection 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00113 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 114 •HR 8771 RH with any loan, grant, policy, or strategy of such institu- 1 tion. 2 (c) FRAUD AND CORRUPTION.—The Secretary of the 3 Treasury shall instruct the United States executive direc- 4 tor of each international financial institution to use the 5 voice of the United States to include in loan, grant, and 6 other financing agreements improvements in borrowing 7 countries’ financial management and judicial capacity to 8 investigate, prosecute, and punish fraud and corruption. 9 (d) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INFORMATION.—The 10 Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States 11 executive director of each international financial institu- 12 tion to use the voice of the United States to encourage 13 such institution to collect, verify, and publish, to the max- 14 imum extent practicable, beneficial ownership information 15 (excluding proprietary information) for any corporation or 16 limited liability company, other than a publicly listed com- 17 pany, that receives funds from any such financial institu- 18 tion. 19 (e) WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS.—The Secretary 20 of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive 21 director of each international financial institution to use 22 the voice of the United States to encourage such institu- 23 tion to effectively implement and enforce policies and pro- 24 cedures which meet or exceed best practices in the United 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00114 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 115 •HR 8771 RH States for the protection of whistleblowers from retalia- 1 tion, including— 2 (1) protection against retaliation for internal 3 and lawful public disclosure; 4 (2) legal burdens of proof; 5 (3) statutes of limitation for reporting retalia- 6 tion; 7 (4) access to binding independent adjudicative 8 bodies, including shared cost and selection external 9 arbitration; and 10 (5) results that eliminate the effects of proven 11 retaliation, including provision for the restoration of 12 prior employment. 13 (f) GRIEVANCE MECHANISMS AND PROCEDURES.— 14 The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 15 States executive director of each international financial in- 16 stitution to use the voice of the United States to support 17 independent investigative and adjudicative mechanisms 18 and procedures that meet or exceed best practices in the 19 United States to provide due process and fair compensa- 20 tion, including the right to reinstatement, for employees 21 who are subjected to harassment, discrimination, retalia- 22 tion, false allegations, or other misconduct. 23 (g) CAPITAL INCREASES.—None of the funds appro- 24 priated by this Act may be made available to support a 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00115 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 116 •HR 8771 RH new capital increase for an international financial institu- 1 tion unless the President submits a budget request for 2 such increase to Congress and the Secretary of the Treas- 3 ury concurrent with such request determines and reports 4 to the Committees on Appropriations that— 5 (1) the institution has completed a thorough 6 analysis of the development challenges facing the rel- 7 evant geographical region, the role of the institution 8 in addressing such challenges and its role relative to 9 other financing partners, and the steps to be taken 10 to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the in- 11 stitution; 12 (2) the capital increase does not increase the 13 voting power of the People’s Republic of China in 14 such institution; and 15 (3) the governors of such institution have ap- 16 proved the capital increase. 17 (h) OPPOSITION TO LENDING TO THE PEOPLE’S RE- 18 PUBLIC OF CHINA.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall 19 instruct the United States executive director at each mul- 20 tilateral development bank to use the voice and vote of 21 the United States to oppose any loan, extension of finan- 22 cial assistance, or technical assistance by such bank to the 23 People’s Republic of China. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00116 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 117 •HR 8771 RH (i) 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 (j) REPORT TO CONGRESS AND WITHHOLDING.— 9 (1) Not later than 120 days after the date of 10 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury 11 shall submit a report to the Committees on Appro- 12 priations indicating the amount of funds that a fi- 13 nancial intermediary fund is budgeting for the year 14 in which the report is submitted for a country or re- 15 gion described in subsection (i). 16 (2) If a report under paragraph (1) indicates 17 that a financial intermediary fund plans to spend 18 funds for a country or region described under sub- 19 section (i), including through projects implemented 20 by a multilateral development bank, then 10 percent 21 of the United States contribution to such bank shall 22 be withheld from obligation for the remainder of the 23 fiscal year in which the report is submitted. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00117 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 118 •HR 8771 RH (k) GUIDANCE ON MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT 1 BANKS.—None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 2 made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Multilateral 3 Assistance’’ may be used to implement, administer, or oth- 4 erwise carry out Executive Order 14008 (relating to Exec- 5 utive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and 6 Abroad), including the memorandum entitled ‘‘Guidance 7 on Fossil Fuel Energy at the Multilateral Development 8 Banks’’, issued by the Department of the Treasury on Au- 9 gust 16, 2021. 10 ECONOMIC RESILIENCE INITIATIVE 11 SEC. 7030. (a) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by 12 this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 13 shall be made available for the Economic Resilience Initia- 14 tive to enhance the economic security and stability of the 15 United States and partner countries, including through ef- 16 forts to counter economic coercion: Provided, That funds 17 made available by this subsection may only be made avail- 18 able following consultation with, and the regular notifica- 19 tion procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations, and 20 shall include— 21 (1) strategic infrastructure investments, which 22 shall be administered by the Secretary of State in 23 consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal 24 agencies: Provided, That such funds may be trans- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00118 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 119 •HR 8771 RH ferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by 1 this Act to the Export-Import Bank of the United 2 States under the heading ‘‘Program Account’’, to 3 the United States International Development Fi- 4 nance Corporation under the heading ‘‘Corporate 5 Capital Account’’, and under the heading ‘‘Trade 6 and Development Agency’’: Provided further, That 7 such transfer authority is in addition to any other 8 transfer authority provided by this Act or any other 9 Act, and is subject to the regular notification proce- 10 dures of the Committees on Appropriations; 11 (2) activities to enhance critical mineral supply 12 chain security, except that 50 percent of funds made 13 available for such activities shall utilize United 14 States-based entities following the submission of the 15 report required under this subsection in the report 16 accompanying this Act; 17 (3) economic resilience programs administered 18 by the Administrator of the United States Agency 19 for International Development; and 20 (4) the Cyberspace, Digital Connectivity, and 21 Related Technologies Fund in accordance with 22 Chapter 10 of Part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 23 of 1961: Provided, That the authority of section 24 592(f) of such Act may apply to amounts made 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00119 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 120 •HR 8771 RH available for such Fund under the heading ‘‘Eco- 1 nomic Support Fund’’ and such funds may be made 2 available for the Digital Connectivity and Cybersecu- 3 rity Partnership program consistent with section 4 6306 of the Department of State Authorization Act 5 of 2023 (division F of Public Law 118–31): Pro- 6 vided further, That funds made available pursuant to 7 this paragraph are in addition to funds otherwise 8 made available for such purposes and shall be co- 9 ordinated with the USAID Administrator, including 10 for relevant USAID programming. 11 (b) LOAN GUARANTEES.—Funds appropriated under 12 the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Assistance 13 for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ by this Act and 14 prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 15 State, foreign operations, and related programs, including 16 funds made available pursuant to this section, may be 17 made available for the costs, as defined in section 502 of 18 the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of loan guarantees 19 for Costa Rica, Egypt, Jordan, Panama, Small Island De- 20 veloping States, and Ukraine, which are authorized to be 21 provided and which shall be administered by the United 22 States Agency for International Development unless other- 23 wise provided for by this Act or any other provision of 24 law: Provided, That amounts made available under this 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00120 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 121 •HR 8771 RH subsection for the costs of such guarantees shall not be 1 considered assistance for the purposes of provisions of law 2 limiting assistance to a country: Provided further, That 3 funds made available pursuant to the authorities of this 4 subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with the 5 appropriate congressional committees and the regular no- 6 tification procedures of the Committees on Appropria- 7 tions. 8 (c) CHIPS FOR AMERICA INTERNATIONAL TECH- 9 NOLOGY SECURITY AND INNOVATION FUND.— 10 (1) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, 11 the Secretary of State shall allocate amounts made 12 available from the Creating Helpful Incentives to 13 Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America 14 International Technology Security and Innovation 15 Fund for fiscal year 2025 pursuant to the transfer 16 authority in section 102(c)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 17 2022 (division A of Public Law 117–167), to the ac- 18 counts specified and in the amounts specified, in the 19 table titled ‘‘CHIPS for America International Tech- 20 nology Security and Innovation Fund’’ in the report 21 accompanying this Act: Provided, That such funds 22 shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the 23 regular notification procedures of, the Committees 24 on Appropriations. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00121 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 122 •HR 8771 RH (2) Neither the President nor his designee may 1 allocate any amounts that are made available for 2 any fiscal year under section 102(c)(2) of the 3 CHIPS Act of 2022 if there is in effect an Act mak- 4 ing or continuing appropriations for part of a fiscal 5 year for the Department of State, Foreign Oper- 6 ations, and Related Programs: Provided, That in any 7 fiscal year, the matter preceding this proviso shall 8 not apply to the allocation, apportionment, or allot- 9 ment of amounts for continuing administration of 10 programs allocated using funds transferred from the 11 CHIPS for America International Technology Secu- 12 rity and Innovation Fund, which may be allocated 13 pursuant to the transfer authority in section 14 102(c)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 only in 15 amounts that are no more than the allocation for 16 such purposes in paragraph (1) of this subsection. 17 (3) Concurrent with the annual budget submis- 18 sion of the President for fiscal year 2026, the Sec- 19 retary of State shall submit to the Committees on 20 Appropriations proposed allocations by account and 21 by program, project, or activity, with detailed jus- 22 tifications, for amounts made available under section 23 102(c)(2) of the CHIPS Act of 2022 for fiscal year 24 2026. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00122 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 123 •HR 8771 RH (4) The Secretary of State shall provide the 1 Committees on Appropriations quarterly reports on 2 the status of balances of projects and activities fund- 3 ed by the CHIPS for America International Tech- 4 nology Security and Innovation Fund for amounts 5 allocated pursuant to paragraph (1) of this sub- 6 section, including all uncommitted, committed, and 7 unobligated funds. 8 (5) Amounts transferred to the Export-Import 9 Bank and the United States International Develop- 10 ment Finance Corporation pursuant to the transfer 11 authority in section 102(c)(1) of the CHIPS Act of 12 2022 (division A of Public Law 117–167) may be 13 made available for the costs of direct loans and loan 14 guarantees, including the cost of modifying such 15 loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 16 Budget Act of 1974. 17 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, BUDGET TRANSPARENCY, AND 18 ANTI-CORRUPTION 19 SEC. 7031. (a) LIMITATION ON DIRECT GOVERN- 20 MENT-TO-GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE.— 21 (1) REQUIREMENTS.—Funds appropriated by 22 this Act may be made available for direct govern- 23 ment-to-government assistance only if— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00123 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 124 •HR 8771 RH (A) the requirements included in section 1 7031(a)(1)(A) through (E) of the Department 2 of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro- 3 grams Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F of 4 Public Law 116–6) are fully met; and 5 (B) the government of the recipient coun- 6 try is taking steps to reduce corruption. 7 (2) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.—In 8 addition to the requirements in paragraph (1), funds 9 may only be made available for direct government- 10 to-government assistance subject to prior consulta- 11 tion with, and the regular notification procedures of, 12 the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That 13 such notification shall contain an explanation of how 14 the proposed activity meets the requirements of 15 paragraph (1): Provided further, That the require- 16 ments of this paragraph shall only apply to direct 17 government-to-government assistance in excess of 18 $10,000,000 and all funds available for cash trans- 19 fer, budget support, and cash payments to individ- 20 uals. 21 (3) SUSPENSION OF ASSISTANCE.—The Admin- 22 istrator of the United States Agency for Inter- 23 national Development or the Secretary of State, as 24 appropriate, shall suspend any direct government-to- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00124 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 125 •HR 8771 RH government assistance if the Administrator or the 1 Secretary has credible information of material mis- 2 use of such assistance, unless the Administrator or 3 the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appro- 4 priations that it is in the national interest of the 5 United States to continue such assistance, including 6 a justification, or that such misuse has been appro- 7 priately addressed. 8 (4) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.—The Sec- 9 retary of State shall submit to the Committees on 10 Appropriations, concurrent with the fiscal year 2026 11 congressional budget justification materials, amounts 12 planned for assistance described in paragraph (1) by 13 country, proposed funding amount, source of funds, 14 and type of assistance. 15 (5) DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT PROHIBITION.— 16 None of the funds made available by this Act may 17 be used by the government of any foreign country 18 for debt service payments owed by any country to 19 any international financial institution or to the Gov- 20 ernment of the People’s Republic of China. 21 (b) NATIONAL BUDGET AND CONTRACT TRANS- 22 PARENCY.— 23 (1) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF FISCAL 24 TRANSPARENCY.—The Secretary of State shall con- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00125 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 126 •HR 8771 RH tinue to update and strengthen the ‘‘minimum re- 1 quirements of fiscal transparency’’ for each govern- 2 ment receiving assistance appropriated by this Act, 3 as identified in the report required by section 4 7031(b) of the Department of State, Foreign Oper- 5 ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 6 2014 (division K of Public Law 113–76). 7 (2) DETERMINATION AND REPORT.—For each 8 government identified pursuant to paragraph (1), 9 the Secretary of State, not later than 180 days after 10 the date of enactment of this Act, shall make or up- 11 date any determination of ‘‘significant progress’’ or 12 ‘‘no significant progress’’ in meeting the minimum 13 requirements of fiscal transparency, and make such 14 determinations publicly available in an annual ‘‘Fis- 15 cal Transparency Report’’ to be posted on the De- 16 partment of State website. 17 (3) ASSISTANCE.—Not less than $7,000,000 of 18 the funds appropriated by this Act under the head- 19 ing ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made avail- 20 able for programs and activities to assist govern- 21 ments identified pursuant to paragraph (1) to im- 22 prove budget transparency and to support civil soci- 23 ety organizations in such countries that promote 24 budget transparency. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00126 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 127 •HR 8771 RH (c) ANTI-KLEPTOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS.— 1 (1) INELIGIBILITY.— 2 (A) Officials of foreign governments and 3 their immediate family members about whom 4 the Secretary of State has credible information 5 have been involved, directly or indirectly, in sig- 6 nificant corruption, including corruption related 7 to the extraction of natural resources, or a 8 gross violation of human rights, including the 9 wrongful detention of locally employed staff of 10 a United States diplomatic mission or a United 11 States citizen or national, shall be ineligible for 12 entry into the United States. 13 (B) Concurrent with the application of 14 subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall, as ap- 15 propriate, refer the matter to the Office of For- 16 eign Assets Control, Department of the Treas- 17 ury, to determine whether to apply sanctions 18 authorities in accordance with United States 19 law to block the transfer of property and inter- 20 ests in property, and all financial transactions, 21 in the United States involving any person de- 22 scribed in such subparagraph. 23 (C) The Secretary shall also publicly or 24 privately designate or identify the officials of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00127 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 128 •HR 8771 RH foreign governments and their immediate family 1 members about whom the Secretary has such 2 credible information without regard to whether 3 the individual has applied for a visa. 4 (2) EXCEPTION.—Individuals shall not be ineli- 5 gible for entry into the United States pursuant to 6 paragraph (1) if such entry would further important 7 United States law enforcement objectives or is nec- 8 essary to permit the United States to fulfill its obli- 9 gations under the United Nations Headquarters 10 Agreement: Provided, That nothing in paragraph (1) 11 shall be construed to derogate from United States 12 Government obligations under applicable inter- 13 national agreements. 14 (3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the ap- 15 plication of paragraph (1) if the Secretary deter- 16 mines that the waiver would serve a compelling na- 17 tional interest or that the circumstances which 18 caused the individual to be ineligible have changed 19 sufficiently. 20 (4) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the 21 date of enactment of this Act, and every 90 days 22 thereafter until September 30, 2026, the Secretary 23 of State shall submit a report, including a classified 24 annex if necessary, to the appropriate congressional 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00128 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 129 •HR 8771 RH committees and the Committees on the Judiciary de- 1 scribing the information related to corruption or vio- 2 lation of human rights concerning each of the indi- 3 viduals found ineligible in the previous 12 months 4 pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) as well as the individ- 5 uals who the Secretary designated or identified pur- 6 suant to paragraph (1)(B), or who would be ineli- 7 gible but for the application of paragraph (2), a list 8 of any waivers provided under paragraph (3), and 9 the justification for each waiver. 10 (5) POSTING OF REPORT.—Any unclassified 11 portion of the report required under paragraph (4) 12 shall be posted on the Department of State website. 13 (6) CLARIFICATION.—For purposes of para- 14 graphs (1), (4), and (5), the records of the Depart- 15 ment of State and of diplomatic and consular offices 16 of the United States pertaining to the issuance or 17 refusal of visas or permits to enter the United 18 States shall not be considered confidential. 19 (d) EXTRACTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES.— 20 (1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 21 Act shall be made available to promote and support 22 transparency and accountability of expenditures and 23 revenues related to the extraction of natural re- 24 sources, including by strengthening implementation 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00129 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 130 •HR 8771 RH and monitoring of the Extractive Industries Trans- 1 parency Initiative, implementing and enforcing sec- 2 tion 8204 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 3 Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2052) 4 and the amendments made by such section, and to 5 prevent the sale of conflict minerals, and for tech- 6 nical assistance to promote independent audit mech- 7 anisms and support civil society participation in nat- 8 ural resource management. 9 (2) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro- 10 priated by this Act under title III may be made 11 available to support mining activities related to the 12 extraction of minerals until the Secretary of State 13 certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional 14 committees that comparable mining activities are 15 permitted in areas in the United States which were 16 allowable prior to 2023: Provided, That the restric- 17 tion in this paragraph shall not apply to United 18 States entities. 19 (3) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE AND INDEPENDENT 20 AUDITS.— 21 (A) The Secretary of the Treasury shall in- 22 struct the executive director of each inter- 23 national financial institution to use the voice 24 and vote of the United States to oppose any as- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00130 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 131 •HR 8771 RH sistance by such institutions (including any 1 loan, credit, grant, or guarantee) to any coun- 2 try for the extraction and export of a natural 3 resource if the government of such country has 4 in place laws, regulations, or procedures to pre- 5 vent or limit the public disclosure of company 6 payments as required by United States law, and 7 unless such government has adopted laws, regu- 8 lations, or procedures in the sector in which as- 9 sistance is being considered that: (1) accurately 10 account for and publicly disclose payments to 11 the government by companies involved in the 12 extraction and export of natural resources; (2) 13 include independent auditing of accounts receiv- 14 ing such payments and the public disclosure of 15 such audits; and (3) require public disclosure of 16 agreement and bidding documents, as appro- 17 priate. 18 (B) The requirements of subparagraph (A) 19 shall not apply to assistance for the purpose of 20 building the capacity of such government to 21 meet the requirements of such subparagraph. 22 DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS 23 SEC. 7032. (a) FUNDING.—Of the funds appro- 24 priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Development As- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00131 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 132 •HR 8771 RH sistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy 1 Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 2 Asia’’, and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En- 3 forcement’’, $2,900,000,000 shall be made available for 4 democracy programs. 5 (b) AUTHORITIES.— 6 (1) AVAILABILITY.—Funds made available by 7 this Act for democracy programs pursuant to sub- 8 section (a) and under the heading ‘‘National Endow- 9 ment for Democracy’’ may be made available not- 10 withstanding any other provision of law, and with 11 regard to the National Endowment for Democracy 12 (NED), any regulation. 13 (2) BENEFICIARIES.—Funds made available by 14 this Act for the NED are made available pursuant 15 to the authority of the National Endowment for De- 16 mocracy Act (title V of Public Law 98–164), includ- 17 ing all decisions regarding the selection of bene- 18 ficiaries. 19 (c) DEFINITION OF DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—For 20 purposes of funds appropriated by this Act, the term ‘‘de- 21 mocracy programs’’ means programs that support good 22 governance, credible and competitive elections, freedom of 23 expression, association, assembly, and religion, human 24 rights, labor rights, independent media, and the rule of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00132 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 133 •HR 8771 RH law, and that otherwise strengthen the capacity of demo- 1 cratic political parties, governments, nongovernmental or- 2 ganizations and institutions, and citizens to support the 3 development of democratic states and institutions that are 4 responsive and accountable to citizens. 5 (d) PROGRAM PRIORITIZATION.—Funds made avail- 6 able pursuant to subsection (a) to strengthen ministries 7 and agencies should be prioritized in countries that dem- 8 onstrate a strong commitment to the separation of powers, 9 checks and balances, the rule of law, and credible electoral 10 processes. 11 (e) RESTRICTIONS ON FOREIGN GOVERNMENT IN- 12 TERFERENCE.— 13 (1) PRIOR APPROVAL.—With respect to the pro- 14 vision of assistance for democracy programs in this 15 Act, the organizations implementing such assistance, 16 the specific nature of the assistance, and the partici- 17 pants in such programs shall not be subject to prior 18 approval by the government of any foreign country. 19 (2) DISCLOSURE OF IMPLEMENTING PARTNER 20 INFORMATION.—If the Secretary of State, in con- 21 sultation with the Administrator of the United 22 States Agency for International Development, deter- 23 mines that the government of the country is un- 24 democratic or has engaged in or condoned harass- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00133 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 134 •HR 8771 RH ment, threats, or attacks against organizations im- 1 plementing democracy programs, any new bilateral 2 agreement governing the terms and conditions under 3 which assistance is provided to such country shall 4 not require the disclosure of the names of imple- 5 menting partners of democracy programs, and the 6 Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator 7 shall expeditiously seek to negotiate amendments to 8 existing bilateral agreements, as necessary, to con- 9 form to this requirement. 10 (f) CONTINUATION OF CURRENT PRACTICES.— 11 USAID shall continue to implement civil society and polit- 12 ical competition and consensus building programs abroad 13 with funds appropriated by this Act in a manner that rec- 14 ognizes the unique benefits of grants and cooperative 15 agreements in implementing such programs. 16 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 17 SEC. 7033. (a) INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREE- 18 DOM OFFICE.—Funds appropriated by this Act under the 19 heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ shall be made available 20 for the Office of International Religious Freedom, Depart- 21 ment of State. 22 (b) ASSISTANCE.— 23 (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 24 the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democ- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00134 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 135 •HR 8771 RH racy Fund’’, and ‘‘International Broadcasting Oper- 1 ations’’, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made 2 available for international religious freedom pro- 3 grams: Provided, That funds made available by this 4 Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ 5 and ‘‘Democracy Fund’’ pursuant to this section 6 shall be the responsibility of the Ambassador-at- 7 Large for International Religious Freedom, in con- 8 sultation with other relevant United States Govern- 9 ment officials, and shall be subject to prior consulta- 10 tion with the Committees on Appropriations. 11 (2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 12 headings ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’ and 13 ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ shall be made 14 available for humanitarian assistance for vulnerable 15 and persecuted ethnic and religious minorities. 16 (c) AUTHORITY.—Funds appropriated by this Act 17 and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 18 of State, foreign operations, and related programs under 19 the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may be made 20 available notwithstanding any other provision of law for 21 assistance for ethnic and religious minorities in Iraq and 22 Syria. 23 (d) DESIGNATION OF NON-STATE ACTORS.—Section 24 7033(e) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00135 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 136 •HR 8771 RH and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (division 1 J of Public Law 115–31) shall continue in effect during 2 fiscal year 2025. 3 SPECIAL PROVISIONS 4 SEC. 7034. (a) VICTIMS OF WAR, DISPLACED CHIL- 5 DREN, AND DISPLACED BURMESE.—Funds appropriated 6 in title III of this Act that are made available for victims 7 of war, displaced children, displaced Burmese, and to com- 8 bat trafficking in persons and assist victims of such traf- 9 ficking may be made available notwithstanding any other 10 provision of law. 11 (b) FORENSIC ASSISTANCE.— 12 (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 13 heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ shall be made 14 available for forensic anthropology assistance related 15 to the exhumation and identification of victims of 16 war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, 17 which shall be administered by the Assistant Sec- 18 retary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, 19 Department of State: Provided, That such funds 20 shall be in addition to funds made available by this 21 Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the 22 Department of State, foreign operations, and related 23 programs for assistance for countries. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00136 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 137 •HR 8771 RH (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 1 the heading ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 2 Law Enforcement’’, not less than $10,000,000 shall 3 be made available for DNA forensic technology pro- 4 grams to combat human trafficking in Central 5 America and Mexico. 6 (c) WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME.—Funds appro- 7 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘International Dis- 8 aster Assistance’’ may be made available as a general con- 9 tribution to the World Food Programme. 10 (d) DIRECTIVES AND AUTHORITIES.— 11 (1) RESEARCH AND TRAINING.—Funds appro- 12 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Assistance 13 for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ shall be 14 made available to carry out the Program for Re- 15 search and Training on Eastern Europe and the 16 Independent States of the Former Soviet Union as 17 authorized by the Soviet-Eastern European Research 18 and Training Act of 1983 (22 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.). 19 (2) GENOCIDE VICTIMS MEMORIAL SITES.— 20 Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts mak- 21 ing appropriations for the Department of State, for- 22 eign operations, and related programs under the 23 headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and ‘‘Assist- 24 ance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ may be 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00137 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 138 •HR 8771 RH made available as contributions to establish and 1 maintain memorial sites of genocide, subject to the 2 regular notification procedures of the Committees on 3 Appropriations. 4 (3) PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS.—Of the 5 funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 6 ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support 7 Fund’’ that are made available for private sector 8 partnerships, including partnerships with philan- 9 thropic foundations, up to $50,000,000 may remain 10 available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That 11 funds made available pursuant to this paragraph 12 may only be made available following prior consulta- 13 tion with, and the regular notification procedures of, 14 the Committees on Appropriations. 15 (4) INNOVATION.—The USAID Administrator 16 may use funds appropriated by this Act under title 17 III to make innovation incentive awards in accord- 18 ance with the terms and conditions of section 19 7034(e)(4) of the Department of State, Foreign Op- 20 erations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 21 2019 (division F of Public Law 116–6), except that 22 each individual award may not exceed $500,000. 23 (5) EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM.—None of 24 the funds made available by this Act may be used 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00138 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 139 •HR 8771 RH to modify the Exchange Visitor Program adminis- 1 tered by the Department of State to implement the 2 Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 3 1961 (Public Law 87–256; 22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), 4 except through the formal rulemaking process pursu- 5 ant to the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 6 551 et seq.) and notwithstanding the exceptions to 7 such rulemaking process in such Act: Provided, That 8 funds made available for such purpose shall only be 9 made available after consultation with, and subject 10 to the regular notification procedures of, the Com- 11 mittees on Appropriations, regarding how any pro- 12 posed modification would affect the public diplomacy 13 goals of, and the estimated economic impact on, the 14 United States: Provided further, That such consulta- 15 tion shall take place not later than 30 days prior to 16 the publication in the Federal Register of any regu- 17 latory action modifying the Exchange Visitor Pro- 18 gram. 19 (6) PAYMENTS.—Funds appropriated by this 20 Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the 21 Department of State, foreign operations, and related 22 programs under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Pro- 23 grams’’ and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’, except for funds 24 designated by Congress as an emergency require- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00139 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 140 •HR 8771 RH ment pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the 1 budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def- 2 icit Control Act of 1985, are available to provide 3 payments pursuant to section 901(i)(2) of title IX of 4 division J of the Further Consolidated Appropria- 5 tions Act, 2020 (22 U.S.C. 2680b(i)(2)): Provided, 6 That funds made available pursuant to this para- 7 graph shall be subject to prior consultation with the 8 Committees on Appropriations. 9 (7) EXEMPTION OF TRANSACTIONS.—Financing 10 for transactions related to civil nuclear facilities, ma- 11 terial, and technologies, and related goods and serv- 12 ices and for transactions under the program on 13 China and Transformational Exports shall be ex- 14 cluded from the requirements of section 8(g) of the 15 Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635 16 (g)). 17 (8) SPECIAL ENVOY FOR HOLOCAUST ISSUES.— 18 Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 19 ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ may be made available for 20 the Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues notwith- 21 standing the limitation of section 7064(c)(4) of this 22 Act. 23 (e) PARTNER VETTING.—Prior to initiating a partner 24 vetting program, providing a direct vetting option, or mak- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00140 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 141 •HR 8771 RH ing a significant change to the scope of an existing partner 1 vetting program, the Secretary of State and USAID Ad- 2 ministrator, as appropriate, shall consult with the Com- 3 mittees on Appropriations: Provided, That the Secretary 4 and the Administrator shall provide a direct vetting option 5 for prime awardees in any partner vetting program initi- 6 ated or significantly modified after the date of enactment 7 of this Act, unless the Secretary or Administrator, as ap- 8 plicable, informs the Committees on Appropriations on a 9 case-by-case basis that a direct vetting option is not fea- 10 sible for such program: Provided further, That the Sec- 11 retary and the Administrator may restrict the award of, 12 terminate, or cancel contracts, grants, or cooperative 13 agreements or require an awardee to restrict the award 14 of, terminate, or cancel a sub-award based on information 15 in connection with a partner vetting program. 16 (f) INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTIONS.—The Sec- 17 retary of State should withhold funds appropriated under 18 title III of this Act for assistance for the central govern- 19 ment of any country that is not taking appropriate steps 20 to comply with the Convention on the Civil Aspects of 21 International Child Abductions, done at the Hague on Oc- 22 tober 25, 1980: Provided, That the Secretary shall report 23 to the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of 24 withholding funds under this subsection. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00141 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 142 •HR 8771 RH (g) TRANSFER OF FUNDS FOR EXTRAORDINARY 1 PROTECTION.—The Secretary of State may transfer to, 2 and merge with, funds under the heading ‘‘Protection of 3 Foreign Missions and Officials’’ unobligated balances of 4 expired funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic 5 Programs’’ for fiscal year 2025, at no later than the end 6 of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which 7 such funds are available for the purposes for which appro- 8 priated: Provided, That not more than $50,000,000 may 9 be transferred. 10 (h) IMPACT ON JOBS.—Section 7056 of the Depart- 11 ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 12 Appropriations Act, 2021 (division K of Public Law 116– 13 260) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2025. 14 (i) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES.— 15 (1) INCENTIVES FOR CRITICAL POSTS.—The 16 authority contained in section 1115(d) of the Sup- 17 plemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 18 111–32) shall remain in effect through September 19 30, 2025. 20 (2) SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AF- 21 GHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION COMPETITIVE STA- 22 TUS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 23 any employee of the Special Inspector General for 24 Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) who completes 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00142 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 143 •HR 8771 RH at least 12 months of continuous service after enact- 1 ment of this Act or who is employed on the date on 2 which SIGAR terminates, whichever occurs first, 3 shall acquire competitive status for appointment to 4 any position in the competitive service for which the 5 employee possesses the required qualifications. 6 (3) TRANSFER OF BALANCES.—Section 7081(h) 7 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 8 Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (divi- 9 sion J of Public Law 115–31) shall continue in ef- 10 fect during fiscal year 2025. 11 (4) PROTECTIVE SERVICES.—Section 7071 of 12 the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 13 Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 (divi- 14 sion K of Public Law 117–103) shall continue in ef- 15 fect during fiscal year 2025 and shall be applied to 16 funds appropriated by this Act by substituting 17 ‘‘$40,000,000’’ for ‘‘$30,000,000’’. 18 (5) EXTENSION OF LOAN GUARANTEES TO 19 ISRAEL.—Chapter 5 of title I of the Emergency 20 Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003 21 (Public Law 108–11; 117 Stat. 576) is amended 22 under the heading ‘‘Loan Guarantees to Israel’’— 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00143 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 144 •HR 8771 RH (A) in the matter preceding the first pro- 1 viso, by striking ‘‘September 30, 2029’’ and in- 2 serting ‘‘September 30, 2030’’; and 3 (B) in the second proviso, by striking 4 ‘‘September 30, 2029’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep- 5 tember 30, 2030’’. 6 (6) EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PERSONAL SERV- 7 ICES CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The authority pro- 8 vided in section 2401 of division C of the Extending 9 Government Funding and Delivering Emergency As- 10 sistance Act (Public Law 117–43) shall remain in 11 effect through September 30, 2025. 12 (j) HIV/AIDS WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds 13 available in the HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund estab- 14 lished pursuant to section 525(b)(1) of the Foreign Oper- 15 ations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appro- 16 priations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447) may be made 17 available for pharmaceuticals and other products for child 18 survival, malaria, and tuberculosis to the same extent as 19 HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, subject to 20 the terms and conditions in such section: Provided, That 21 the authority in section 525(b)(5) of the Foreign Oper- 22 ations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appro- 23 priations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447) shall be exer- 24 cised by the Assistant Administrator for Global Health, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00144 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 145 •HR 8771 RH USAID, with respect to funds deposited for such non- 1 HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, and shall 2 be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 3 Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the 4 Secretary of State shall include in the congressional budg- 5 et justification an accounting of budgetary resources, dis- 6 bursements, balances, and reimbursements related to such 7 fund. 8 (k) LOCAL WORKS.— 9 (1) FUNDING.—Of the funds appropriated by 10 this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assist- 11 ance’’ and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than 12 $50,000,000 shall be made available for Local 13 Works pursuant to section 7080 of the Department 14 of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 15 Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 16 113–235), which may remain available until Sep- 17 tember 30, 2029. 18 (2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—For the purposes of 19 section 7080 of the Department of State, Foreign 20 Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 21 Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113–235), ‘‘eli- 22 gible entities’’ shall be defined as small local, inter- 23 national, and United States-based nongovernmental 24 organizations, educational institutions, and other 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00145 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 146 •HR 8771 RH small entities that have received less than a total of 1 $5,000,000 from USAID over the previous 5 fiscal 2 years: Provided, That departments or centers of 3 such educational institutions may be considered indi- 4 vidually in determining such eligibility. 5 (l) DEFINITIONS.— 6 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- 7 TEES.—Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for 8 purposes of this Act the term ‘‘appropriate congres- 9 sional committees’’ means the Committees on Appro- 10 priations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and 11 the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Af- 12 fairs of the House of Representatives. 13 (2) CLARIFICATION.—In Acts making appro- 14 priations for the Department of State, foreign oper- 15 ations, and related programs, the term ‘‘contribu- 16 tion, grant, or other payment’’ with respect to the 17 United Nations or any affiliated organization of the 18 United Nations shall mean voluntary and assessed 19 contributions and payments, including contributions 20 and payments to the United Nations Regular Budg- 21 et. 22 (3) FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY THIS ACT AND 23 PRIOR ACTS.—Unless otherwise defined in this Act, 24 for purposes of this Act the term ‘‘funds appro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00146 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 147 •HR 8771 RH priated by this Act and prior Acts making appro- 1 priations for the Department of State, foreign oper- 2 ations, and related programs’’ means funds that re- 3 main available for obligation, and have not expired. 4 (4) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITU- 5 TIONS.—In this Act ‘‘international financial institu- 6 tions’’ means the International Bank for Recon- 7 struction and Development, the International Devel- 8 opment Association, the International Finance Cor- 9 poration, the Inter-American Development Bank, the 10 International Monetary Fund, the International 11 Fund for Agricultural Development, the Asian De- 12 velopment Bank, the Asian Development Fund, the 13 Inter-American Investment Corporation, the North 14 American Development Bank, the European Bank 15 for Reconstruction and Development, the African 16 Development Bank, the African Development Fund, 17 and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency. 18 (5) PACIFIC ISLANDS COUNTRIES.—In this Act, 19 the term ‘‘Pacific Islands countries’’ means the Cook 20 Islands, the Republic of Fiji, the Republic of 21 Kiribati, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the 22 Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of 23 Nauru, Niue, the Republic of Palau, the Inde- 24 pendent State of Papua New Guinea, the Inde- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00147 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 148 •HR 8771 RH pendent State of Samoa, the Solomon Islands, the 1 Kingdom of Tonga, Tuvalu, and the Republic of 2 Vanuatu. 3 (6) SPEND PLAN.—In this Act, the term 4 ‘‘spend plan’’ means a plan for the uses of funds ap- 5 propriated for a particular entity, country, program, 6 purpose, or account and which shall include, at a 7 minimum, a description of— 8 (A) realistic and sustainable goals, criteria 9 for measuring progress, and a timeline for 10 achieving such goals; 11 (B) amounts and sources of funds by ac- 12 count; 13 (C) how such funds will complement other 14 ongoing or planned programs; and 15 (D) implementing partners, to the max- 16 imum extent practicable. 17 (7) SUCCESSOR OPERATING UNIT.—Any ref- 18 erence to a particular operating unit or office in this 19 Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the De- 20 partment of State, foreign operations, and related 21 programs shall be deemed to include any successor 22 operating unit performing the same or similar func- 23 tions. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00148 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 149 •HR 8771 RH (8) USAID.—In this Act, the term ‘‘USAID’’ 1 means the United States Agency for International 2 Development. 3 LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY 4 SEC. 7035. (a) ASSISTANCE.— 5 (1) COMMUNITY-BASED POLICE ASSISTANCE.— 6 Funds made available under titles III and IV of this 7 Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 1 of part 8 I and chapters 4 and 6 of part II of the Foreign As- 9 sistance Act of 1961, may be used, notwithstanding 10 section 660 of that Act, to enhance the effectiveness 11 and accountability of civilian police authority 12 through training and technical assistance in human 13 rights, the rule of law, anti-corruption, strategic 14 planning, and through assistance to foster civilian 15 police roles that support democratic governance, in- 16 cluding assistance for programs to prevent conflict, 17 respond to disasters, address gender-based violence, 18 and foster improved police relations with the com- 19 munities they serve. 20 (2) COMBAT CASUALTY CARE.— 21 (A) Consistent with the objectives of the 22 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms 23 Export Control Act, funds appropriated by this 24 Act under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Oper- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00149 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 150 •HR 8771 RH ations’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro- 1 gram’’ shall be made available for combat cas- 2 ualty training and equipment in an amount 3 above the prior fiscal year. 4 (B) The Secretary of State shall offer com- 5 bat casualty care training and equipment as a 6 component of any package of lethal assistance 7 funded by this Act with funds appropriated 8 under the headings ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’ 9 and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’: 10 Provided, That the requirement of this subpara- 11 graph shall apply to a country in conflict, un- 12 less the Secretary determines that such country 13 has in place, to the maximum extent prac- 14 ticable, functioning combat casualty care treat- 15 ment and equipment that meets or exceeds the 16 standards recommended by the Committee on 17 Tactical Combat Casualty Care: Provided fur- 18 ther, That any such training and equipment for 19 combat casualty care shall be made available 20 through an open and competitive process. 21 (b) AUTHORITIES.— 22 (1) RECONSTITUTING CIVILIAN POLICE AU- 23 THORITY.—In providing assistance with funds ap- 24 propriated by this Act under section 660(b)(6) of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00150 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 151 •HR 8771 RH the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, support for a 1 nation emerging from instability may be deemed to 2 mean support for regional, district, municipal, or 3 other sub-national entity emerging from instability, 4 as well as a nation emerging from instability. 5 (2) DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION, AND RE- 6 INTEGRATION.—Section 7034(d) of the Department 7 of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 8 Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 9 113–235) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 10 2025. 11 (3) COMMERCIAL LEASING OF DEFENSE ARTI- 12 CLES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 13 and subject to the regular notification procedures of 14 the Committees on Appropriations, the authority of 15 section 23(a) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 16 U.S.C. 2763) may be used to provide financing to 17 Israel, Egypt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza- 18 tion (NATO), and major non-NATO allies for the 19 procurement by leasing (including leasing with an 20 option to purchase) of defense articles from United 21 States commercial suppliers, not including Major 22 Defense Equipment (other than helicopters and 23 other types of aircraft having possible civilian appli- 24 cation), if the President determines that there are 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00151 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 152 •HR 8771 RH compelling foreign policy or national security reasons 1 for those defense articles being provided by commer- 2 cial lease rather than by government-to-government 3 sale under such Act. 4 (4) SPECIAL DEFENSE ACQUISITION FUND.— 5 Not to exceed $900,000,000 may be obligated pursu- 6 ant to section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export Control 7 Act (22 U.S.C. 2795(c)(2)) for the purposes of the 8 Special Defense Acquisition Fund (the Fund), to re- 9 main available for obligation until September 30, 10 2027: Provided, That the provision of defense arti- 11 cles and defense services to foreign countries or 12 international organizations from the Fund shall be 13 subject to the concurrence of the Secretary of State. 14 (5) WAR RESERVE STOCKPILE AUTHORITY.— 15 For fiscal year 2025, section 514(b) of the Foreign 16 Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)) shall 17 not apply to defense articles to be set aside, ear- 18 marked, reserved, or intended for use as reserve 19 stocks in stockpiles in the State of Israel. 20 (6) PROGRAM CLARIFICATION.—Notwith- 21 standing section 503(a)(3) of Public Law 87–195 22 (22 U.S.C. 2311(a)(3)), the procurement of defense 23 articles and services funded on a non-repayable basis 24 under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00152 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 153 •HR 8771 RH may be priced to include the costs of salaries of 1 members of the Armed Forces of the United States 2 engaged in security assistance activities pursuant to 3 10 U.S.C. 341 (relating to the State Partnership 4 Program): Provided, That this paragraph shall only 5 apply to funds that remain available for obligation 6 in fiscal year 2025. 7 (7) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING DIRECT 8 LOANS AND LOAN GUARANTEES.—Section 2606(a) 9 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Pub- 10 lic Law 117–103) shall continue in effect during fis- 11 cal year 2025 and shall apply to funds made avail- 12 able by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Mili- 13 tary Financing Program’’. 14 (c) LIMITATIONS.— 15 (1) CHILD SOLDIERS.—Funds appropriated by 16 this Act should not be used to support any military 17 training or operations that include child soldiers. 18 (2) LANDMINES AND CLUSTER MUNITIONS.— 19 (A) LANDMINES.—Notwithstanding any 20 other provision of law, demining equipment 21 available to the United States Agency for Inter- 22 national Development and the Department of 23 State and used in support of the clearance of 24 landmines and unexploded ordnance for human- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00153 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 154 •HR 8771 RH itarian purposes may be disposed of on a grant 1 basis in foreign countries, subject to such terms 2 and conditions as the Secretary of State may 3 prescribe. 4 (B) CLUSTER MUNITIONS.—No military 5 assistance shall be furnished for cluster muni- 6 tions, no defense export license for cluster mu- 7 nitions may be issued, and no cluster munitions 8 or cluster munitions technology shall be sold or 9 transferred, unless— 10 (i) the submunitions of the cluster 11 munitions, after arming, do not result in 12 more than 1 percent unexploded ordnance 13 across the range of intended operational 14 environments, and the agreement applica- 15 ble to the assistance, transfer, or sale of 16 such cluster munitions or cluster munitions 17 technology specifies that the cluster muni- 18 tions will only be used against clearly de- 19 fined military targets and will not be used 20 where civilians are known to be present or 21 in areas normally inhabited by civilians; or 22 (ii) such assistance, license, sale, or 23 transfer is for the purpose of demilitarizing 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00154 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 155 •HR 8771 RH or permanently disposing of such cluster 1 munitions. 2 (3) CROWD CONTROL.—If the Secretary of 3 State has information that a unit of a foreign secu- 4 rity force uses excessive force to repress peaceful ex- 5 pression or assembly concerning corruption, harm to 6 the environment or human health, or the fairness of 7 electoral processes, or in countries that are undemo- 8 cratic or undergoing democratic transition, the Sec- 9 retary shall promptly determine if such information 10 is credible: Provided, That if the information is de- 11 termined to be credible, funds appropriated by this 12 Act should not be used for tear gas, small arms, 13 light weapons, ammunition, or other items for crowd 14 control purposes for such unit, unless the Secretary 15 of State determines that the foreign government is 16 taking effective measures to bring the responsible 17 members of such unit to justice. 18 (4) OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY.— 19 (A) Prior to the signing of a new Letter of 20 Offer and Acceptance (LOA) involving funds 21 appropriated under the heading ‘‘Foreign Mili- 22 tary Financing Program’’, the Secretary of 23 State shall consult with each recipient govern- 24 ment to ensure that the LOA between the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00155 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 156 •HR 8771 RH United States and such recipient government 1 complies with the purposes of section 4 of the 2 Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2754) and 3 that the defense articles, services, and training 4 procured with funds appropriated under such 5 heading are consistent with United States na- 6 tional security policy. 7 (B) The Secretary of State shall promptly 8 inform the appropriate congressional commit- 9 tees of any instance in which the Secretary of 10 State has credible information that such assist- 11 ance was used in a manner contrary to such 12 agreement. 13 (5) DELIVERY OF WITHHELD ITEMS.—Any de- 14 fense article and defense service withheld from deliv- 15 ery to Israel by the Department of State as of the 16 date of enactment of this Act, including those con- 17 tracted through Direct Commercial Sales for the 18 Ministry of Public Security, shall be delivered to 19 Israel not later than 15 days after the date of the 20 enactment of this Act: Provided, That 50 percent of 21 the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 22 by this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Pro- 23 grams’’ and made available for the Office of the Sec- 24 retary shall be withheld from obligation until the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00156 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 157 •HR 8771 RH Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Com- 1 mittees on Appropriations that the defense articles 2 and services described in this paragraph have been 3 delivered to Israel. 4 (6) OBLIGATION REQUIREMENT.—The Sec- 5 retary of State shall obligate any remaining unobli- 6 gated balances of funds appropriated or otherwise 7 made available before the date of enactment of this 8 Act for assistance for Israel not later than 30 days 9 after the date of enactment of this Act. 10 (d) REPORTS.— 11 (1) SECURITY ASSISTANCE REPORT.—Not later 12 than 120 days after the date of enactment of this 13 Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Com- 14 mittees on Appropriations a report on funds obli- 15 gated and expended during fiscal year 2024, by 16 country and purpose of assistance, under the head- 17 ings ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, ‘‘International 18 Military Education and Training’’, and ‘‘Foreign 19 Military Financing Program’’. 20 (2) ANNUAL FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING RE- 21 PORT.—For the purposes of implementing section 22 656 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the term 23 ‘‘military training provided to foreign military per- 24 sonnel by the Department of Defense and the De- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00157 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 158 •HR 8771 RH partment of State’’ shall be deemed to include all 1 military training provided by foreign governments 2 with funds appropriated to the Department of De- 3 fense or the Department of State, except for train- 4 ing provided by the government of a country des- 5 ignated by section 517(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 6 2321k(b)) as a major non-NATO ally: Provided, 7 That such third-country training shall be clearly 8 identified in the report submitted pursuant to sec- 9 tion 656 of such Act. 10 COUNTERING THE FLOW OF FENTANYL AND OTHER 11 SYNTHETIC DRUGS 12 SEC. 7036. (a) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appro- 13 priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Sup- 14 port Fund’’ and ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 15 Law Enforcement’’, not less than $175,000,000 shall be 16 made available for programs to counter the flow of 17 fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and other synthetic drugs 18 into the United States: Provided, That such funds shall 19 be in addition to funds otherwise made available for such 20 purposes. 21 (b) USES OF FUNDS.—Funds made available pursu- 22 ant to subsection (a) shall be made available to support— 23 (1) efforts to stop the flow of fentanyl, fentanyl 24 precursors, and other synthetic drugs and their pre- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00158 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 159 •HR 8771 RH cursor materials to the United States from and 1 through the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Mex- 2 ico, and other countries; 3 (2) law enforcement cooperation and capacity 4 building efforts aimed at disrupting and dismantling 5 transnational criminal organizations involved in the 6 production and trafficking of fentanyl, fentanyl pre- 7 cursors, and other synthetic drugs; 8 (3) implementation of the Fighting Emerging 9 Narcotics Through Additional Nations to Yield Last- 10 ing Results Act (part 7 of subtitle C of the James 11 M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 12 Fiscal Year 2023, Public Law 117–263); and 13 (4) engagement, including through multilateral 14 organizations and frameworks, to catalyze collective 15 action to address the public health and security 16 threats posed by fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and 17 other synthetic drugs, including through the Global 18 Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats. 19 (c) REPORTS.— 20 (1) The Secretary of State shall, in consultation 21 with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies 22 and not later than 90 days after the date of enact- 23 ment of this Act, submit a report to the appropriate 24 congressional committees detailing and assessing the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00159 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 160 •HR 8771 RH cooperation of the PRC in countering the flow of 1 fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and other synthetic 2 drugs, and describing actions taken by the United 3 States in coordination with other countries to engage 4 the PRC on taking concrete and measurable steps to 5 stop the flow of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and 6 other synthetic drugs from the PRC to other coun- 7 tries: Provided, That such report shall be updated 8 and resubmitted quarterly thereafter until Sep- 9 tember 30, 2026. 10 (2) Not later than 60 days after the date of en- 11 actment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a re- 12 port to the appropriate congressional committees de- 13 tailing how assistance for Mexico is strategically 14 aligned to address the proliferation of fentanyl, 15 fentanyl precursors, and other synthetic drugs from 16 Mexico to the United States. 17 PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD 18 SEC. 7037. (a) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.—None 19 of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of 20 this Act may be provided to support a Palestinian state 21 unless the Secretary of State determines and certifies to 22 the appropriate congressional committees that— 23 (1) the governing entity of a new Palestinian 24 state— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00160 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 161 •HR 8771 RH (A) has demonstrated a firm commitment 1 to peaceful co-existence with the State of Israel; 2 and 3 (B) is taking appropriate measures to 4 counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the 5 West Bank and Gaza, including the dismantling 6 of terrorist infrastructures, and is cooperating 7 with appropriate Israeli and other appropriate 8 security organizations; and 9 (2) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing 10 entity of a new Palestinian state) is working with 11 other countries in the region to vigorously pursue ef- 12 forts to establish a just, lasting, and comprehensive 13 peace in the Middle East that will enable Israel and 14 an independent Palestinian state to exist within the 15 context of full and normal relationships, which 16 should include— 17 (A) termination of all claims or states of 18 belligerency; 19 (B) respect for and acknowledgment of the 20 sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political 21 independence of every state in the area through 22 measures including the establishment of demili- 23 tarized zones; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00161 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 162 •HR 8771 RH (C) their right to live in peace within se- 1 cure and recognized boundaries free from 2 threats or acts of force; 3 (D) freedom of navigation through inter- 4 national waterways in the area; and 5 (E) a framework for achieving a just set- 6 tlement of the refugee problem. 7 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con- 8 gress that the governing entity should enact a constitution 9 assuring the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and 10 respect for human rights for its citizens, and should enact 11 other laws and regulations assuring transparent and ac- 12 countable governance. 13 (c) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection 14 (a) if the President determines that it is important to the 15 national security interest of the United States to do so. 16 (d) EXEMPTION.—The restriction in subsection (a) 17 shall not apply to assistance intended to help reform the 18 Palestinian Authority and affiliated institutions, or the 19 governing entity, in order to help meet the requirements 20 of subsection (a), consistent with the provisions of section 21 7040 of this Act (‘‘Limitation on Assistance for the Pales- 22 tinian Authority’’). 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00162 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 163 •HR 8771 RH PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN 1 BROADCASTING CORPORATION 2 SEC. 7038. None of the funds appropriated or other- 3 wise made available by this Act may be used to provide 4 equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any 5 other form of assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting 6 Corporation. 7 OVERSIGHT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE WEST BANK AND 8 GAZA 9 SEC. 7039. (a) OVERSIGHT.—For fiscal year 2025, 10 30 days prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bi- 11 lateral West Bank and Gaza Program, the Secretary of 12 State shall certify to the Committees on Appropriations 13 that procedures have been established to assure the Comp- 14 troller General of the United States will have access to 15 appropriate United States financial information in order 16 to review the uses of United States assistance for the Pro- 17 gram funded under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 18 Fund’’ for the West Bank and Gaza. 19 (b) VETTING.—Prior to the obligation of funds ap- 20 propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup- 21 port Fund’’ for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, 22 the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps to 23 ensure that such assistance is not provided to or through 24 any individual, private or government entity, or edu- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00163 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 164 •HR 8771 RH cational institution that the Secretary knows or has reason 1 to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has 2 engaged in, terrorist activity nor, with respect to private 3 entities or educational institutions, those that have as a 4 principal officer of the entity’s governing board or gov- 5 erning board of trustees any individual that has been de- 6 termined to be involved in, or advocating terrorist activity 7 or determined to be a member of a designated foreign ter- 8 rorist organization: Provided, That the Secretary of State 9 shall, as appropriate, establish procedures specifying the 10 steps to be taken in carrying out this subsection and shall 11 terminate assistance to any individual, entity, or edu- 12 cational institution which the Secretary has determined to 13 be involved in or advocating terrorist activity. 14 (c) PROHIBITION.— 15 (1) RECOGNITION OF ACTS OF TERRORISM.— 16 None of the funds appropriated under titles III 17 through VI of this Act for assistance under the West 18 Bank and Gaza Program may be made available 19 for— 20 (A) the purpose of recognizing or otherwise 21 honoring individuals who commit, or have com- 22 mitted acts of terrorism; and 23 (B) any educational institution located in 24 the West Bank or Gaza that is named after an 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00164 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 165 •HR 8771 RH individual who the Secretary of State deter- 1 mines has committed an act of terrorism. 2 (2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND REPORTING RE- 3 QUIREMENT.—Notwithstanding any other provision 4 of law, none of the funds made available by this or 5 prior appropriations Acts, including funds made 6 available by transfer, may be made available for obli- 7 gation for security assistance for the West Bank and 8 Gaza until the Secretary of State reports to the 9 Committees on Appropriations on— 10 (A) the benchmarks that have been estab- 11 lished for security assistance for the West Bank 12 and Gaza and on the extent of Palestinian com- 13 pliance with such benchmarks; and 14 (B) the steps being taken by the Pales- 15 tinian Authority to end torture and other cruel, 16 inhuman, and degrading treatment of detainees, 17 including by bringing to justice members of 18 Palestinian security forces who commit such 19 crimes. 20 (d) OVERSIGHT BY THE UNITED STATES AGENCY 21 FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.— 22 (1) The Administrator of the United States 23 Agency for International Development shall ensure 24 that Federal or non-Federal audits of all contractors 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00165 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 166 •HR 8771 RH and grantees, and significant subcontractors and 1 sub-grantees, under the West Bank and Gaza Pro- 2 gram, are conducted at least on an annual basis to 3 ensure, among other things, compliance with this 4 section. 5 (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, up 6 to $1,400,000 may be used by the Office of Inspec- 7 tor General of the United States Agency for Inter- 8 national Development for audits, investigations, and 9 other activities in furtherance of the requirements of 10 this subsection: Provided, That such funds are in ad- 11 dition to funds otherwise available for such pur- 12 poses. 13 (e) COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED 14 STATES AUDIT.—Subsequent to the certification specified 15 in subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United 16 States shall conduct an audit and an investigation of the 17 treatment, handling, and uses of all funds for the bilateral 18 West Bank and Gaza Program, including all funds pro- 19 vided as cash transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2025 20 under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and such 21 audit shall address— 22 (1) the extent to which such Program complies 23 with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c); 24 and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00166 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 167 •HR 8771 RH (2) an examination of all programs, projects, 1 and activities carried out under such Program, in- 2 cluding both obligations and expenditures. 3 (f) NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES.—Funds made 4 available in this Act for West Bank and Gaza shall be 5 subject to the regular notification procedures of the Com- 6 mittees on Appropriations. 7 LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN 8 AUTHORITY 9 SEC. 7040. (a) PROHIBITION OF FUNDS.—None of 10 the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provi- 11 sions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 12 Act of 1961 may be obligated or expended with respect 13 to providing funds to the Palestinian Authority. 14 (b) WAIVER.—The prohibition included in subsection 15 (a) shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to 16 the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Presi- 17 dent pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on 18 Appropriations that waiving such prohibition is important 19 to the national security interest of the United States. 20 (c) PERIOD OF APPLICATION OF WAIVER.—Any 21 waiver pursuant to subsection (b) shall be effective for no 22 more than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not 23 apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00167 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 168 •HR 8771 RH (d) REPORT.—Whenever the waiver authority pursu- 1 ant to subsection (b) is exercised, the President shall sub- 2 mit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detail- 3 ing the justification for the waiver, the purposes for which 4 the funds will be spent, and the accounting procedures in 5 place to ensure that the funds are properly disbursed: Pro- 6 vided, That the report shall also detail the steps the Pales- 7 tinian Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate 8 weapons and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure. 9 (e) CERTIFICATION.—If the President exercises the 10 waiver authority under subsection (b), the Secretary of 11 State must certify and report to the Committees on Ap- 12 propriations prior to the obligation of funds that the Pal- 13 estinian Authority has established a single treasury ac- 14 count for all Palestinian Authority financing and all fi- 15 nancing mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel 16 financing mechanisms exist outside of the Palestinian Au- 17 thority treasury account, and there is a single comprehen- 18 sive civil service roster and payroll, and the Palestinian 19 Authority is acting to counter incitement of violence 20 against Israelis and is supporting activities aimed at pro- 21 moting peace, coexistence, and security cooperation with 22 Israel. 23 (f) PROHIBITION TO HAMAS AND THE PALESTINE 24 LIBERATION ORGANIZATION.— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00168 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 169 •HR 8771 RH (1) None of the funds appropriated in titles III 1 through VI of this Act may be obligated for salaries 2 of personnel of the Palestinian Authority located in 3 Gaza or may be obligated or expended for assistance 4 to Hamas or any entity effectively controlled by 5 Hamas, any power-sharing government of which 6 Hamas is a member, or that results from an agree- 7 ment with Hamas and over which Hamas exercises 8 undue influence. 9 (2) Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph 10 (1), assistance may be provided to a power-sharing 11 government only if the President certifies and re- 12 ports to the Committees on Appropriations that such 13 government, including all of its ministers or such 14 equivalent, has publicly accepted and is complying 15 with the principles contained in section 16 620K(b)(1)(A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance 17 Act of 1961, as amended. 18 (3) The President may exercise the authority in 19 section 620K(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 20 1961, as added by the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism 21 Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–446) with respect to 22 this subsection. 23 (4) Whenever the certification pursuant to 24 paragraph (2) is exercised, the Secretary of State 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00169 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 170 •HR 8771 RH shall submit a report to the Committees on Appro- 1 priations within 120 days of the certification and 2 every quarter thereafter on whether such govern- 3 ment, including all of its ministers or such equiva- 4 lent are continuing to comply with the principles 5 contained in section 620K(b)(1)(A) and (B) of the 6 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended: Pro- 7 vided, That the report shall also detail the amount, 8 purposes and delivery mechanisms for any assistance 9 provided pursuant to the abovementioned certifi- 10 cation and a full accounting of any direct support of 11 such government. 12 (5) None of the funds appropriated under titles 13 III through VI of this Act may be obligated for as- 14 sistance for the Palestine Liberation Organization. 15 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 16 SEC. 7041. (a) EGYPT.— 17 (1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 18 this Act, not less than $1,425,000,000 shall be made 19 available for assistance for Egypt, of which— 20 (A) not less than $125,000,000 shall be 21 made available from funds under the heading 22 ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’; and 23 (B) not less than $1,300,000,000 shall be 24 made available from funds under the heading 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00170 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 171 •HR 8771 RH ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, to re- 1 main available until September 30, 2026: Pro- 2 vided, That such funds may be transferred to 3 an interest bearing account in the Federal Re- 4 serve Bank of New York. 5 (2) ADDITIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE.—In 6 addition to amounts made available pursuant to 7 paragraph (1), not less than $75,000,000 of the 8 funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Foreign 9 Military Financing Program’’ shall be made avail- 10 able for assistance for Egypt. 11 (3) DIRECTIVE.—Funds made available pursu- 12 ant to paragraph (1)(A) shall include support for 13 higher education programs for scholarships for 14 Egyptian students with high financial need to attend 15 not-for-profit institutions of higher education in 16 Egypt that are currently accredited by a regional ac- 17 crediting agency recognized by the United States 18 Department of Education, or meets standards equiv- 19 alent to those required for United States institu- 20 tional accreditation by a regional accrediting agency 21 recognized by such Department, democracy pro- 22 grams, and for development programs in the Sinai. 23 (4) CERTIFICATION AND REPORT.—Funds ap- 24 propriated by this Act that are available for assist- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00171 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 172 •HR 8771 RH ance for Egypt may be made available notwith- 1 standing any other provision of law restricting as- 2 sistance for Egypt, except for this subsection and 3 section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 4 and may only be made available for assistance for 5 the Government of Egypt if the Secretary of State 6 certifies and reports to the Committees on Appro- 7 priations that such government is— 8 (A) sustaining the strategic relationship 9 with the United States; and 10 (B) meeting its obligations under the 1979 11 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty. 12 (b) IRAN.— 13 (1) FUNDING.—Funds appropriated by this Act 14 under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, ‘‘Eco- 15 nomic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti- 16 terrorism, Demining and Related Programs’’ shall 17 be made available— 18 (A) to support the United States policy to 19 prevent Iran from achieving the capability to 20 produce or otherwise obtain a nuclear weapon; 21 (B) to support an expeditious response to 22 any violation of United Nations Security Coun- 23 cil Resolutions or to efforts that advance Iran’s 24 nuclear program; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00172 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 173 •HR 8771 RH (C) to support the implementation and en- 1 forcement of sanctions against Iran for support 2 of nuclear weapons development, terrorism, 3 human rights abuses, and ballistic missile and 4 weapons proliferation; and 5 (D) for democracy programs in support of 6 the aspirations of the Iranian people. 7 (2) REPORTS.— 8 (A) SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT.—The Sec- 9 retary of State shall submit to the Committees 10 on Appropriations the semi-annual report re- 11 quired by section 135(d)(4) of the Atomic En- 12 ergy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2160e(d)(4)), as 13 added by section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agree- 14 ment Review Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–17). 15 (B) SANCTIONS REPORT.—Not later than 16 180 days after the date of enactment of this 17 Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with 18 the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to 19 the appropriate congressional committees a re- 20 port on— 21 (i) the status of United States bilat- 22 eral sanctions on Iran; 23 (ii) the reimposition and renewed en- 24 forcement of secondary sanctions; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00173 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 174 •HR 8771 RH (iii) the impact such sanctions have 1 had on Iran’s destabilizing activities 2 throughout the Middle East. 3 (3) LIMITATIONS.—None of the funds appro- 4 priated by this Act may be used to— 5 (A) implement an agreement with the Gov- 6 ernment of Iran relating to the nuclear program 7 of Iran, or a renewal of the Joint Comprehen- 8 sive Plan of Action adopted on October 18, 9 2015, in contravention of the Iran Nuclear 10 Agreement Review Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 11 2160e); 12 (B) made available to any foreign entity or 13 person that is subject to United Nations or 14 United States bilateral sanctions with respect to 15 the Government of Iran; or 16 (C) revoke the designation of the Islamic 17 Revolutionary Guard Corps as a Foreign Ter- 18 rorist Organization pursuant to section 219 of 19 the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 20 1189). 21 (c) IRAQ.— 22 (1) Funds appropriated under titles III and IV 23 of this Act shall be made available for assistance for 24 Iraq for— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00174 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 175 •HR 8771 RH (A) bilateral economic assistance and inter- 1 national security assistance, including in the 2 Kurdistan Region of Iraq; 3 (B) stabilization assistance, including in 4 Anbar Province; 5 (C) programs to support government 6 transparency and accountability, support judi- 7 cial independence, protect the right of due proc- 8 ess, end the use of torture, and combat corrup- 9 tion; 10 (D) humanitarian assistance, including in 11 the Kurdistan Region of Iraq; 12 (E) programs to protect and assist reli- 13 gious and ethnic minority populations; and 14 (F) programs to increase United States 15 private sector investment. 16 (2) LIMITATION.—Funds appropriated by this 17 Act under title III and made available for bilateral 18 economic assistance for Iraq may not be made avail- 19 able to an organization or entity for which the Sec- 20 retary of State has credible information is controlled 21 by the Badr Organization. 22 (d) ISRAEL.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act 23 under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro- 24 gram’’, not less than $3,300,000,000 shall be available for 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00175 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 176 •HR 8771 RH grants only for Israel: Provided, That any funds appro- 1 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 2 Financing Program’’ and made available for assistance for 3 Israel shall be disbursed within 30 days of the date of en- 4 actment of this Act: Provided further, That to the extent 5 that the Government of Israel requests that funds be used 6 for such purposes, grants made available for Israel under 7 this heading shall, as agreed by the United States and 8 Israel, be available for advanced weapons systems, of 9 which not less than $450,300,000 shall be available for 10 the procurement in Israel of defense articles and defense 11 services, including research and development. 12 (e) JORDAN.— 13 (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 14 titles III and IV, not less than $1,650,000,000 shall 15 be made available for assistance for Jordan, of 16 which not less than $845,100,000 shall be made 17 available for budget support for the Government of 18 Jordan and not less than $425,000,000 shall be 19 made available under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military 20 Financing Program’’. 21 (2) In addition to amounts made available pur- 22 suant to paragraph (1), not less than $400,000,000 23 of the funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Eco- 24 nomic Support Fund’’ shall be made available for 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00176 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 177 •HR 8771 RH assistance for Jordan, which shall be made available 1 for budget support, and not less than $50,000,000 2 of the funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘For- 3 eign Military Financing Program’’ shall be made 4 available for assistance for Jordan. 5 (f) LEBANON.— 6 (1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro- 7 priated by this Act may be made available for the 8 Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) or the Leb- 9 anese Armed Forces (LAF) if the ISF or the LAF 10 is controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, as 11 designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigra- 12 tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 13 (2) SECURITY ASSISTANCE.— 14 (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under 15 the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control 16 and Law Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military 17 Financing Program’’ that are made available 18 for assistance for Lebanon may be made avail- 19 able for programs and equipment for the ISF 20 and the LAF to address security and stability 21 requirements in areas affected by conflict in 22 Syria, following consultation with the appro- 23 priate congressional committees. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00177 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 178 •HR 8771 RH (B) Funds appropriated by this Act under 1 the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro- 2 gram’’ that are made available for assistance 3 for Lebanon may only be made available for 4 programs to— 5 (i) professionalize the LAF to miti- 6 gate internal and external threats from 7 non-state actors, including Hizballah; 8 (ii) strengthen the security of borders 9 and combat terrorism, including training 10 and equipping the LAF to secure the bor- 11 ders of Lebanon and address security and 12 stability requirements in areas affected by 13 conflict in Syria, interdicting arms ship- 14 ments, and preventing the use of Lebanon 15 as a safe haven for terrorist groups; and 16 (iii) implement United Nations Secu- 17 rity Council Resolution 1701: 18 Provided, That prior to obligating funds made 19 available by this subparagraph for assistance 20 for the LAF, the Secretary of State shall sub- 21 mit to the Committees on Appropriations a 22 spend plan, including actions to be taken to en- 23 sure equipment provided to the LAF is used 24 only for the intended purposes, except such plan 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00178 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 179 •HR 8771 RH may not be considered as meeting the notifica- 1 tion requirements under section 7015 of this 2 Act or under section 634A of the Foreign As- 3 sistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That 4 any notification submitted pursuant to such 5 section shall include any funds specifically in- 6 tended for lethal military equipment. 7 (g) MOROCCO.—Funds appropriated under titles III 8 and IV of this Act shall be made available for assistance 9 for Morocco. 10 (h) SAUDI ARABIA.— 11 (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 12 under the heading ‘‘International Military Education 13 and Training’’ should be made available for assist- 14 ance for the Government of Saudi Arabia. 15 (2) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 16 made available by this Act and prior Acts making 17 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 18 operations, and related programs should be obligated 19 or expended by the Export-Import Bank of the 20 United States to guarantee, insure, or extend (or 21 participate in the extension of) credit in connection 22 with the export of nuclear technology, equipment, 23 fuel, materials, or other nuclear technology-related 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00179 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 180 •HR 8771 RH goods or services to Saudi Arabia unless the Govern- 1 ment of Saudi Arabia— 2 (A) has in effect a nuclear cooperation 3 agreement pursuant to section 123 of the 4 Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153); 5 (B) has committed to renounce uranium 6 enrichment and reprocessing on its territory 7 under that agreement; and 8 (C) has signed and implemented an Addi- 9 tional Protocol to its Comprehensive Safeguards 10 Agreement with the International Atomic En- 11 ergy Agency. 12 (i) SYRIA.— 13 (1) NON-LETHAL ASSISTANCE.—Funds appro- 14 priated by this Act under titles III and IV may be 15 made available, notwithstanding any other provision 16 of law, for non-lethal stabilization assistance for 17 Syria, including for emergency medical and rescue 18 response and chemical weapons investigations. 19 (2) LIMITATIONS.—Funds made available pur- 20 suant to paragraph (1) of this subsection— 21 (A) may not be made available for a 22 project or activity that supports or otherwise le- 23 gitimizes the Government of Iran, foreign ter- 24 rorist organizations (as designated pursuant to 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00180 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 181 •HR 8771 RH section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 1 Act (8 U.S.C. 1189)), or a proxy of Iran in 2 Syria; 3 (B) may not be made available for activi- 4 ties that further the strategic objectives of the 5 Government of the Russian Federation that the 6 Secretary of State determines may threaten or 7 undermine United States national security in- 8 terests; and 9 (C) may not be used in areas of Syria con- 10 trolled by a government led by Bashar al-Assad 11 or associated forces or made available to an or- 12 ganization or entity effectively controlled by an 13 official or immediate family member of an offi- 14 cial of such government. 15 (3) MONITORING, OVERSIGHT, CONSULTATION, 16 AND NOTIFICATION.— 17 (A) Prior to the obligation of funds appro- 18 priated by this Act and made available for as- 19 sistance for Syria, the Secretary of State shall 20 take all practicable steps to ensure that mecha- 21 nisms are in place for monitoring, oversight, 22 and control of such assistance inside Syria. 23 (B) Funds made available pursuant to this 24 subsection may only be made available following 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00181 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 182 •HR 8771 RH consultation with the appropriate congressional 1 committees and shall be subject to the regular 2 notification procedures of the Committees on 3 Appropriations: Provided, That such consulta- 4 tion shall include the steps taken to comply 5 with subparagraph (A) and steps intended to be 6 taken to comply with section 7015(j) of this 7 Act. 8 (j) WEST BANK AND GAZA.— 9 (1) LIMITATIONS.— 10 (A) None of the funds appropriated under 11 the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ in this 12 Act may be made available for assistance for 13 the Palestinian Authority, if after the date of 14 enactment of this Act— 15 (i) the Palestinians obtain the same 16 standing as member states or full member- 17 ship as a state in the United Nations or 18 any specialized agency thereof outside an 19 agreement negotiated between Israel and 20 the Palestinians; or 21 (ii) the Palestinians initiate an Inter- 22 national Criminal Court (ICC) judicially 23 authorized investigation, or actively sup- 24 port such an investigation, that subjects 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00182 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 183 •HR 8771 RH Israeli nationals to an investigation for al- 1 leged crimes against Palestinians. 2 (B)(i) The President may waive the provi- 3 sions of section 1003 of the Foreign Relations 4 Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 5 (Public Law 100–204) if the President deter- 6 mines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of 7 the House of Representatives, the President pro 8 tempore of the Senate, and the appropriate con- 9 gressional committees that the Palestinians 10 have not, after the date of enactment of this 11 Act— 12 (I) obtained in the United Nations or 13 any specialized agency thereof the same 14 standing as member states or full member- 15 ship as a state outside an agreement nego- 16 tiated between Israel and the Palestinians; 17 (II) initiated or actively supported an 18 ICC investigation against Israeli nationals 19 for alleged crimes against Palestinians; 20 and 21 (III) initiated any further action, 22 whether directly or indirectly, based on an 23 Advisory Opinion of the International 24 Court of Justice that undermines direct 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00183 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 184 •HR 8771 RH negotiations to resolve the Israeli-Pales- 1 tinian conflict, including matters related to 2 final status and Israel’s longstanding secu- 3 rity rights and responsibilities. 4 (ii) Not less than 90 days after the Presi- 5 dent is unable to make the certification pursu- 6 ant to clause (i) of this subparagraph, the 7 President may waive section 1003 of Public 8 Law 100–204 if the President determines and 9 certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House 10 of Representatives, the President pro tempore 11 of the Senate, and the Committees on Appro- 12 priations that the Palestinians have entered 13 into direct and meaningful negotiations with 14 Israel: Provided, That any waiver of the provi- 15 sions of section 1003 of Public Law 100–204 16 under clause (i) of this subparagraph or under 17 previous provisions of law must expire before 18 the waiver under this clause may be exercised. 19 (iii) Any waiver pursuant to this subpara- 20 graph shall be effective for no more than a pe- 21 riod of 6 months at a time and shall not apply 22 beyond 12 months after the enactment of this 23 Act. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00184 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 185 •HR 8771 RH (C) None of the funds appropriated or oth- 1 erwise made available by this Act may be made 2 available for the Office of Palestinian Affairs, 3 Department of State. 4 (2) APPLICATION OF TAYLOR FORCE ACT.— 5 Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 6 ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ that are made available 7 for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza shall be 8 made available consistent with section 1004(a) of 9 the Taylor Force Act (title X of division S of Public 10 Law 115–141). 11 (3) SECURITY REPORT.—The reporting require- 12 ments in section 1404 of the Supplemental Appro- 13 priations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252) shall 14 apply to funds made available by this Act, including 15 a description of modifications, if any, to the security 16 strategy of the Palestinian Authority. 17 (4) INCITEMENT REPORT.—Not later than 90 18 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 19 Secretary of State shall submit a report to the ap- 20 propriate congressional committees detailing steps 21 taken by the Palestinian Authority to counter incite- 22 ment of violence against Israelis and to promote 23 peace and coexistence with Israel. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00185 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 186 •HR 8771 RH (5) DIRECTIVE.—Beginning in fiscal year 2025, 1 the Secretary of State shall bifurcate the budget op- 2 erating unit of ‘‘West Bank and Gaza’’ into separate 3 units. 4 (k) YEMEN.—None of the funds appropriated by this 5 Act may be used to revoke the designation of Ansarallah 6 as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist group. 7 AFRICA 8 SEC. 7042. (a) COUNTER ILLICIT ARMED GROUPS.— 9 Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available 10 for programs and activities in areas affected by the Lord’s 11 Resistance Army (LRA) or other illicit armed groups in 12 Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Cen- 13 tral African Republic, including to improve physical ac- 14 cess, telecommunications infrastructure, and early-warn- 15 ing mechanisms and to support the disarmament, demobi- 16 lization, and reintegration of former LRA combatants, es- 17 pecially child soldiers. 18 (b) ETHIOPIA.—Funds appropriated by this Act that 19 are made available for assistance for Ethiopia should be 20 used to support— 21 (1) political dialogue; 22 (2) civil society and the protection of human 23 rights; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00186 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 187 •HR 8771 RH (3) investigations and prosecutions of gross vio- 1 lations of human rights; 2 (4) efforts to provide unimpeded access to, and 3 monitoring of, humanitarian assistance; and 4 (5) the restoration of basic services in areas im- 5 pacted by conflict. 6 (c) MALAWI.—Funds appropriated by this Act and 7 prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 8 State, foreign operations, and related programs that are 9 made available for higher education programs in Malawi 10 shall be made available for higher education and workforce 11 development programs in agriculture as described under 12 this section in the report accompanying this Act. 13 (d) POWER AFRICA.—Prior to the initial obligation 14 of funds appropriated by this Act and made available for 15 the Power Africa program, the Administrator of the 16 United States Agency for International Development shall 17 submit the report required under this section in the report 18 accompanying this Act: Provided, That such funds shall 19 be used for all-of-the-above energy development consistent 20 with the Electrify Africa Act of 2015 (Public Law 114– 21 121). 22 (e) SOUTH SUDAN.—None of the funds appropriated 23 by this Act under title IV may be made available for as- 24 sistance for the central Government of South Sudan, ex- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00187 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 188 •HR 8771 RH cept to support implementation of outstanding issues of 1 the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, mutual arrange- 2 ments related to post-referendum issues associated with 3 such Agreement, or any other viable peace agreement in 4 South Sudan. 5 (f) SUDAN.— 6 (1) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro- 7 priated by this Act under title IV may be made 8 available for assistance for the central Government 9 of Sudan, except to support implementation of out- 10 standing issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agree- 11 ment, mutual arrangements related to post-ref- 12 erendum issues associated with such Agreement, or 13 any other viable peace agreement in Sudan. 14 (2) CONSULTATION.—Funds appropriated by 15 this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 16 the Department of State, foreign operations, and re- 17 lated programs that are made available for any new 18 program, project, or activity in Sudan shall be sub- 19 ject to prior consultation with the appropriate con- 20 gressional committees. 21 (g) ZIMBABWE.— 22 (1) INSTRUCTION.—The Secretary of the Treas- 23 ury shall instruct the United States executive direc- 24 tor of each international financial institution to vote 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00188 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 189 •HR 8771 RH against any extension by the respective institution of 1 any loan or grant to the Government of Zimbabwe, 2 except to meet basic human needs or to promote de- 3 mocracy, unless the Secretary of State certifies and 4 reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 5 the rule of law has been restored, including respect 6 for ownership and title to property, and freedoms of 7 expression, association, and assembly. 8 (2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro- 9 priated by this Act shall be made available for as- 10 sistance for the central Government of Zimbabwe, 11 except for health and education, unless the Secretary 12 of State certifies and reports as required in para- 13 graph (1). 14 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 15 SEC. 7043. (a) BURMA.— 16 (1) USES OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated by 17 this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 18 Fund’’ may be made available for assistance for 19 Burma for the purposes described in section 5575 of 20 the Burma Act of 2022 (subtitle E of title LV of di- 21 vision E of Public Law 117–263) and section 22 7043(a) of the Department of State, Foreign Oper- 23 ations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 24 2023 (division K of Public Law 117–328): Provided, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00189 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 190 •HR 8771 RH That the authorities, limitations, and conditions con- 1 tained in section 7043(a) of division K of Public 2 Law 117–328 shall apply to funds made available 3 for assistance for Burma under this Act, except for 4 the minimum funding requirements and paragraph 5 (1)(B): Provided further, That for the purposes of 6 section 5575 of the Burma Act of 2022 and assist- 7 ance for Burma made available by this Act and prior 8 Acts making appropriations for the Department of 9 State, foreign operations, and related programs, 10 ‘‘non-lethal assistance’’ shall include equipment and 11 associated training to support— 12 (A) atrocities prevention; 13 (B) the protection of civilians from mili- 14 tary attack; 15 (C) the delivery of humanitarian assist- 16 ance; 17 (D) investigations into genocide and 18 human rights violations committed by the Bur- 19 mese military; 20 (E) local governance and the provision of 21 services in areas outside the control of the Bur- 22 mese military; and 23 (F) medical trauma care, supplies, and 24 training. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00190 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 191 •HR 8771 RH (2) DESERTER PROGRAMS.—Pursuant to sec- 1 tion 7043(a)(1)(A) of division K of Public Law 117– 2 328, as continued in effect by this subsection, funds 3 appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making ap- 4 propriations for the Department of State, foreign 5 operations, and related programs that are made 6 available for assistance for Burma shall be made 7 available for programs and activities to support de- 8 serters from the military junta and its allied entities, 9 following consultation with the appropriate congres- 10 sional committees. 11 (b) CAMBODIA.— 12 Not later than 90 days after the date of enact- 13 ment of this Act but prior to the initial obligation 14 of funds appropriated by this Act that are made 15 available for assistance for Cambodia, the Secretary 16 of State shall submit to the appropriate congres- 17 sional committees an assessment of the extent of the 18 influence of the People’s Republic of China in Cam- 19 bodia, including on the Government of Cambodia 20 and with respect to the purposes and operations of 21 Ream Naval Base. 22 (c) INDO-PACIFIC STRATEGY.— 23 (1) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated 24 under titles III and IV of this Act, not less than 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00191 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 192 •HR 8771 RH $2,100,000,000 shall be made available to support 1 implementation of the Indo-Pacific Strategy. 2 (2) COUNTERING PRC INFLUENCE FUND.—Of 3 the funds appropriated by this Act under the head- 4 ings ‘‘Development Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support 5 Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law 6 Enforcement’’, ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 7 Demining and Related Programs’’, and ‘‘Foreign 8 Military Financing Program’’, not less than 9 $400,000,000 shall be made available for a Coun- 10 tering PRC Influence Fund to counter the influence 11 of the Government of the People’s Republic of China 12 and the Chinese Communist Party and entities act- 13 ing on their behalf globally, which shall be subject 14 to prior consultation with the Committees on Appro- 15 priations: Provided, That such funds are in addition 16 to amounts otherwise made available for such pur- 17 poses: Provided further, That up to 10 percent of 18 such funds shall be held in reserve to respond to un- 19 anticipated opportunities to counter PRC influence: 20 Provided further, That funds made available pursu- 21 ant to this paragraph under the heading ‘‘Foreign 22 Military Financing Program’’ may remain available 23 until September 30, 2026: Provided further, That 24 funds appropriated by this Act for such Fund under 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00192 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 193 •HR 8771 RH the headings ‘‘International Narcotics Control and 1 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 the Department of State, 13 foreign operations, and related programs may be 14 made available for any project or activity that di- 15 rectly supports 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 USAID Administrator and 24 the heads of other Federal agencies, as appro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00193 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 194 •HR 8771 RH priate, determines that such use does not ad- 1 versely impact the national security of the 2 United States. 3 (4) MAPS.—None of the funds made available 4 by this Act should be used to create, procure, or dis- 5 play any map that inaccurately depicts the territory 6 and social and economic system of Taiwan and the 7 islands or island groups administered by Taiwan au- 8 thorities. 9 (d) NORTH KOREA.— 10 (1) CYBERSECURITY.—None of the funds ap- 11 propriated by this Act or prior Acts making appro- 12 priations for the Department of State, foreign oper- 13 ations, and related programs may be made available 14 for assistance for the central government of a coun- 15 try the Secretary of State determines and reports to 16 the appropriate congressional committees engages in 17 significant transactions contributing materially to 18 the malicious cyber-intrusion capabilities of the Gov- 19 ernment of North Korea: Provided, That the Sec- 20 retary of State shall submit the report required by 21 section 209 of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy 22 Enhancement Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–122; 22 23 U.S.C. 9229) to the Committees on Appropriations: 24 Provided further, That the Secretary of State may 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00194 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 195 •HR 8771 RH waive the application of the restriction in this para- 1 graph with respect to assistance for the central gov- 2 ernment of a country if the Secretary determines 3 and reports to the appropriate congressional com- 4 mittees that to do so is important to the national se- 5 curity interest of the United States, including a de- 6 scription of such interest served. 7 (2) BROADCASTS.—Funds appropriated by this 8 Act under the heading ‘‘International Broadcasting 9 Operations’’ shall be made available to maintain 10 broadcasting hours into North Korea at levels not 11 less than the prior fiscal year. 12 (3) HUMAN RIGHTS.—Funds appropriated by 13 this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support 14 Fund’’ and ‘‘Democracy Fund’’ shall be made avail- 15 able for the promotion of human rights in North 16 Korea: Provided, That the authority of section 17 7032(b)(1) of this Act shall apply to such funds. 18 (4) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of 19 the funds made available by this Act under the 20 heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may be made 21 available for assistance for the Government of North 22 Korea. 23 (e) PACIFIC ISLANDS COUNTRIES.— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00195 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 196 •HR 8771 RH (1) OPERATIONS.—Funds appropriated by this 1 Act under the headings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ for 2 the Department of State and ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ 3 for the United States Agency for International De- 4 velopment shall be made available to expand the 5 United States diplomatic and development presence 6 in Pacific Islands countries (PICs), including the 7 number and location of facilities and personnel. 8 (2) ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds appropriated by 9 this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assist- 10 ance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘International 11 Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Non- 12 proliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 13 Programs’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro- 14 gram’’, not less than $175,000,000 shall be made 15 available for assistance for PICs. 16 (f) PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.— 17 (1) PROHIBITION.— 18 (A) None of the funds appropriated by this 19 Act may be made available for assistance for 20 the Government of the People’s Republic of 21 China or the Chinese Communist Party. 22 (B) None of the funds made available by 23 this Act shall be used to implement, administer, 24 carry out, modify, revise, or enforce any action 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00196 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 197 •HR 8771 RH that directly supports or facilitates forced labor 1 or other violations of human rights, crimes 2 against humanity, or genocide in the People’s 3 Republic of China. 4 (2) HONG KONG.—Of the funds appropriated 5 by this Act under the first paragraph under the 6 heading ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, not less than 7 $5,000,000 shall be made available for democracy 8 and Internet freedom programs for Hong Kong, in- 9 cluding legal and other support for democracy activ- 10 ists. 11 (g) PHILIPPINES.—Of the funds appropriated by this 12 Act under titles III and IV, not less than $180,300,000 13 shall be made available for assistance for the Philippines, 14 of which not less than $80,300,000 shall be made available 15 under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and not less 16 than $100,000,000 shall be made available under the 17 heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’. 18 (h) TAIWAN.— 19 (1) GLOBAL COOPERATION AND TRAINING 20 FRAMEWORK.—Of the funds appropriated by this 21 Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 22 not less than $4,000,000 shall be made available for 23 the Global Cooperation and Training Framework, 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00197 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 198 •HR 8771 RH which shall be administered by the American Insti- 1 tute in Taiwan. 2 (2) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PRO- 3 GRAM.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 4 the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, 5 not less than $500,000,000 shall be made available 6 for assistance for Taiwan: Provided, That the Sec- 7 retary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of 8 Defense, shall prioritize the delivery of defense arti- 9 cles and services for Taiwan, as authorized by sec- 10 tion 5502(g) of the Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act 11 (subtitle A of title LV of division E of Public Law 12 117–263). 13 (3) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM 14 LOAN AND LOAN GUARANTEE AUTHORITY.—Funds 15 appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making ap- 16 propriations for the Department of State, foreign 17 operations, and related programs under the heading 18 ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, except for 19 amounts designated as an emergency requirement 20 pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or 21 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 22 Act of 1985, may be made available for the costs, 23 as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budg- 24 et Act of 1974, of direct loans and loan guarantees 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00198 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 199 •HR 8771 RH for Taiwan, as authorized by section 5502(g) of the 1 Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act (subtitle A of title 2 LV of division E of Public Law 117–263). 3 (4) FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.—Funds appro- 4 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Payment to 5 the American Institute in Taiwan’’ shall be made 6 available for the Taiwan Fellowship Program. 7 (5) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 60 days 8 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec- 9 retary of State shall consult with the Committees on 10 Appropriations on the uses of funds made available 11 pursuant to this subsection: Provided, That such 12 funds shall be subject to the regular notification pro- 13 cedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 14 (i) TIBET.— 15 (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 16 of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 17 heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than 18 $10,000,000 shall be made available to nongovern- 19 mental organizations with experience working with 20 Tibetan communities to support activities which pre- 21 serve cultural traditions and promote sustainable de- 22 velopment, education, and environmental conserva- 23 tion in Tibetan communities in the Tibet Autono- 24 mous Region and in other Tibetan communities in 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00199 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 200 •HR 8771 RH China, as authorized by section 346(d) of the Ti- 1 betan Policy and Support Act of 2020 (subtitle E of 2 title III of division FF of Public Law 116–260). 3 (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 4 the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less 5 than $8,000,000 shall be made available for pro- 6 grams to promote and preserve Tibetan culture and 7 language in the refugee and diaspora Tibetan com- 8 munities, development, and the resilience of Tibetan 9 communities and the Central Tibetan Administra- 10 tion in India and Nepal, and to assist in the edu- 11 cation and development of the next generation of Ti- 12 betan leaders from such communities, as authorized 13 by section 346(e) of the Tibetan Policy and Support 14 Act of 2020 (subtitle E of title III of division FF 15 of Public Law 116–260): Provided, That such funds 16 are in addition to amounts made available in para- 17 graph (1) for programs inside Tibet. 18 (3) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 19 the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less 20 than $5,000,000 shall be made available for pro- 21 grams to strengthen the capacity of the Central Ti- 22 betan Administration, as authorized by section 23 346(f) of the Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 24 2020 (subtitle E of title III of division FF of Public 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00200 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 201 •HR 8771 RH Law 116–260), of which up to $1,500,000 may be 1 made available to address economic growth and ca- 2 pacity building activities, including for displaced Ti- 3 betan refugee families in India and Nepal to help 4 meet basic needs, following consultation with the 5 Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That such 6 funds shall be administered by USAID. 7 SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA 8 SEC. 7044. (a) AFGHANISTAN.— 9 (1) RESTRICTION.—None of the funds appro- 10 priated by this Act that are made available for as- 11 sistance for Afghanistan may be made available for 12 assistance to the Taliban. 13 (2) AFGHAN WOMEN.—Funds appropriated by 14 this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support 15 Fund’’ that are made available for assistance for Af- 16 ghanistan shall be made available for— 17 (A) programs to investigate and document 18 human rights abuses against women in Afghan- 19 istan; and 20 (B) a program for Afghan women-led orga- 21 nizations to support education, human rights, 22 and economic livelihoods in Afghanistan: Pro- 23 vided, That such program shall be co-designed 24 by women in Afghanistan. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00201 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 202 •HR 8771 RH (3) AFGHAN STUDENTS.—Funds appropriated 1 by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 2 for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 3 related programs shall be made available to— 4 (A) support the higher education of stu- 5 dents from Afghanistan studying outside of the 6 country, including the costs of reimbursement 7 to institutions hosting such students, as appro- 8 priate: Provided, That the Secretary of State 9 and the Administrator of the United States 10 Agency for International Development, as ap- 11 propriate, shall consult with the Committees on 12 Appropriations prior to the initial obligation of 13 funds for such purposes; and 14 (B) provide modified learning opportunities 15 for women and girls in Afghanistan, including 16 but not limited to, efforts to expand internet ac- 17 cess, online schooling, and distribution of edu- 18 cational content. 19 (b) PAKISTAN.— 20 (1) LIMITATION.—Funds appropriated by this 21 Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing 22 Program’’ that are made available for assistance for 23 Pakistan may only be made available to support 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00202 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 203 •HR 8771 RH counterterrorism and counterinsurgency capabilities 1 in Pakistan. 2 (2) WITHHOLDING.—Of the funds appropriated 3 under titles III and IV of this Act that are made 4 available for assistance for Pakistan, $33,000,000 5 shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary 6 of State reports to the Committees on Appropria- 7 tions that Dr. Shakil Afridi has been released from 8 prison and cleared of all charges relating to the as- 9 sistance provided to the United States in locating 10 Osama bin Laden. 11 (c) SRI LANKA.— 12 (1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under 13 title III of this Act shall be made available for as- 14 sistance for Sri Lanka for democracy and economic 15 development programs, particularly in areas recov- 16 ering from ethnic and religious conflict. 17 (2) CERTIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by 18 this Act for assistance for the central Government of 19 Sri Lanka may be made available only if the Sec- 20 retary of State certifies and reports to the Commit- 21 tees on Appropriations that such Government is tak- 22 ing effective and consistent steps to— 23 (A) protect the rights and freedoms of the 24 people of Sri Lanka regardless of ethnicity and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00203 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 204 •HR 8771 RH religious belief, including by investigating viola- 1 tions of human rights and the laws of war and 2 holding perpetrators of such violations account- 3 able; 4 (B) implement the necessary political, eco- 5 nomic, military, and legal reforms to enable 6 economic recovery and to prevent conflict and 7 future economic crises; 8 (C) increase transparency and account- 9 ability in governance and combat corruption, in- 10 cluding bringing to justice public officials who 11 have engaged in significant acts of corruption; 12 (D) assert its sovereignty against influence 13 by the People’s Republic of China; and 14 (E) promote reconciliation between ethnic 15 and religious groups, particularly arising from 16 past conflict in Sri Lanka, as described under 17 this section in the report accompanying this 18 Act: 19 Provided, That the limitations of this paragraph 20 shall not apply to funds made available for humani- 21 tarian assistance and disaster response; to protect 22 human rights, locate and identify missing persons, 23 and assist victims of torture and trauma; to promote 24 justice, accountability, and reconciliation; to enhance 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00204 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 205 •HR 8771 RH maritime security and domain awareness; to promote 1 fiscal transparency and sovereignty; and for Inter- 2 national Military Education and Training. 3 (3) LIMITATION.—Funds appropriated by this 4 Act that are made available for assistance for the 5 Sri Lankan armed forces may only be made avail- 6 able for— 7 (A) international peacekeeping operations 8 training; 9 (B) humanitarian assistance and disaster 10 response; 11 (C) instruction in human rights and re- 12 lated curricula development; 13 (D) maritime security and domain aware- 14 ness, including professionalization and training 15 for the navy and coast guard; and 16 (E) programs and activities under the 17 heading ‘‘International Military Education and 18 Training’’. 19 (4) CONSULTATION.—Funds made available for 20 assistance for Sri Lanka for international peace- 21 keeping operations training shall be subject to prior 22 consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00205 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 206 •HR 8771 RH LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 1 SEC. 7045. (a) ASSISTANCE FOR LATIN AMERICA 2 AND THE CARIBBEAN.— 3 (1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this Act 4 under titles III and IV and made available for countries 5 in Latin America and the Caribbean shall be prioritized 6 for countries and programs that are— 7 (A) countering fentanyl and other narcotics 8 trafficking; 9 (B) respecting norms of democracy, constitu- 10 tional order, and human rights; 11 (C) cooperating in the countering of regional 12 and global authoritarian threats; and 13 (D) demonstrating commitment and progress in 14 offsetting large-scale migration and human traf- 15 ficking from or through the Western Hemisphere. 16 (2) STRATEGIC PRIORITIES.—Not later than 30 days 17 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 18 State shall consult with the appropriate congressional 19 committees on a hemispheric plan to further the strategic 20 priorities contained in paragraph (1): Provided, That such 21 plan shall include baseline definitions for the requirements 22 in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D). 23 (b) CENTRAL AMERICA.— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00206 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 207 •HR 8771 RH (1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated under 1 titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available 2 for assistance for countries in Central America, in- 3 cluding Panama and Costa Rica, and shall be allo- 4 cated to address the unique circumstances of each 5 country in support of United States security inter- 6 ests in the region. 7 (2) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN 8 CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS.— 9 (A) Of the funds made available pursuant 10 to paragraph (1), 60 percent of such funds that 11 are made available for assistance for each of the 12 central governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, 13 and Honduras may only be obligated after the 14 Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 15 Committees on Appropriations that such gov- 16 ernment is— 17 (i) cooperating with the United States 18 to counter drug trafficking, human traf- 19 ficking and smuggling, and other 20 transnational crime; 21 (ii) cooperating with the United 22 States and other governments in the region 23 to facilitate the return, repatriation, and 24 reintegration of migrants arriving at the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00207 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 208 •HR 8771 RH southwest border of the United States who 1 do not qualify for asylum, consistent with 2 international law; 3 (iii) taking demonstrable actions to 4 secure national borders and stem mass mi- 5 gration towards Mexico and the United 6 States, including positive governance re- 7 lated to combating crime and violence, 8 building economic opportunity, improving 9 services, and protecting human rights; 10 (iv) improving strategies to combat 11 money laundering and other global finan- 12 cial crimes, and counter corruption, includ- 13 ing investigating and prosecuting govern- 14 ment officials, military personnel, and po- 15 lice officers credibly alleged to be corrupt; 16 (v) improving rule of law and taking 17 positive steps to counter impunity; and 18 (vi) improving the conditions for busi- 19 nesses to operate and invest, including in- 20 vestment-friendly tax reform, transparent 21 and expeditious dispute resolution, and 22 legal frameworks protecting private prop- 23 erty rights. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00208 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 209 •HR 8771 RH (B) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitation of sub- 1 paragraph (A) shall not apply to funds appro- 2 priated by this Act that are made available 3 for— 4 (i) judicial entities to combat corrup- 5 tion and impunity; 6 (ii) investigation of human rights 7 abuses; 8 (iii) support for women’s economic 9 empowerment; 10 (iv) prevention of violence against 11 women and girls; 12 (v) security assistance to combat 13 transnational crime, including narcotics 14 trafficking; 15 (vi) security assistance to protect na- 16 tional borders; and 17 (vii) security assistance associated 18 with migration protection. 19 (c) COLOMBIA.— 20 (1) PRE-OBLIGATION REPORT.—Prior to the 21 initial obligation of funds appropriated by this Act 22 and made available for assistance for Colombia, the 23 Secretary of State shall submit a report to the ap- 24 propriate congressional committees on the status of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00209 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 210 •HR 8771 RH United States bilateral relations with the Govern- 1 ment of Colombia, including analysis of how such 2 Government’s current policies align with United 3 States national interests such as mitigating irregular 4 migration; supporting rule of law, democracy and 5 strong institutions; and countering narcotics traf- 6 ficking, terrorist organizations, human trafficking, 7 and antisemitism. 8 (2) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.—Of the funds 9 appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Inter- 10 national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ 11 that are made available for assistance for Colombia, 12 30 percent may be obligated only if the Secretary of 13 State certifies and reports to the Committees on Ap- 14 propriations that in the previous 12 months the Gov- 15 ernment of Colombia has— 16 (A) reduced overall coca cultivation, pro- 17 duction, and drug trafficking; 18 (B) continued cooperating with the United 19 States on joint counternarcotics operations; and 20 (C) maintained extradition cooperation 21 with the United States. 22 (3) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro- 23 priated by this Act or prior Acts making appropria- 24 tions for the Department of State, foreign oper- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00210 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 211 •HR 8771 RH ations, and related programs that are made available 1 for assistance for Colombia may be made available 2 for— 3 (A) reparation payments; 4 (B) alternative development assistance on 5 properties where substances deemed illegal 6 under the Controlled Substance Act of 1970 are 7 grown, produced, imported, or distributed; 8 (C) compensation awarded to demobilized 9 combatants through the implementation of the 10 2016 peace agreement between the Government 11 of Colombia and illegal armed groups; and 12 (D) agrarian cash subsidies. 13 (4) OVERSIGHT.—Of the funds appropriated by 14 this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 15 the Department of State, foreign operations, and re- 16 lated programs under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup- 17 port Fund’’, up to $1,000,000 may be used by the 18 Inspector General of the United States Agency for 19 International Development for audits and other ac- 20 tivities related to compliance with the limitations in 21 paragraph (3)(B): Provided, That such funds are in 22 addition to funds otherwise available for such pur- 23 poses. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00211 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 212 •HR 8771 RH (5) AUTHORITY.—Aircraft supported by funds 1 made available by this Act and prior Acts making 2 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 3 operations, and related programs and made available 4 for assistance for Colombia may be used to trans- 5 port personnel and supplies involved in drug eradi- 6 cation and interdiction, including security for such 7 activities. 8 (d) CUBA.— 9 (1) DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.—Of the funds ap- 10 propriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic 11 Support Fund’’, not less than $35,000,000 shall be 12 made available to promote democracy and strength- 13 en civil society in Cuba, including to support polit- 14 ical prisoners, and shall be administered by the 15 United States Agency for International Develop- 16 ment, the National Endowment for Democracy, and 17 the Bureau for Democracy Human Rights and 18 Labor, Department of State: Provided, That no 19 funds shall be obligated for business promotion, eco- 20 nomic reform, entrepreneurship, or any other assist- 21 ance that is not democracy building as expressly au- 22 thorized in the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Soli- 23 darity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 and the Cuban 24 Democracy Act of 1992. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00212 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 213 •HR 8771 RH (2) PUBLIC DIPLOMACY LIMITATION.—None of 1 the funds appropriated by this Act in title I and 2 made available for public diplomacy programs may 3 be made available for business promotion, economic 4 reform, entrepreneurship, or any other activity or 5 exchange in Cuba, or with Cuban nationals abroad, 6 that is not democracy building as expressly author- 7 ized in the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 8 (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 and the Cuban Democ- 9 racy Act of 1992. 10 (3) PROHIBITIONS.— 11 (A) None of the funds appropriated or oth- 12 erwise made available by this Act or prior Acts 13 making appropriations for the Department of 14 State, foreign operations, and related programs 15 may be used to revoke the designation of Cuba 16 as a State Sponsor of Terrorism. 17 (B) None of the funds appropriated or oth- 18 erwise made available by this Act or prior Acts 19 making appropriations for the Department of 20 State, foreign operations, and related programs 21 may be used to eliminate or diminish the Cuba 22 Restricted List as maintained by the Depart- 23 ment of State, or to otherwise allow, facilitate 24 or encourage financial transactions with entities 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00213 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 214 •HR 8771 RH on the Cuba Restricted List, as well as other 1 entities or individuals within the Cuban military 2 or Cuban intelligence services, high level mem- 3 bers of the Communist Party, those licensed by 4 the Cuban government, or the immediate family 5 members of these entities or individuals. 6 (e) CUBAN DOCTORS.— 7 (1) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 8 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 9 shall submit a report to the appropriate congres- 10 sional committees listing the countries and inter- 11 national organizations for which the Secretary has 12 credible information are directly paying the Govern- 13 ment of Cuba for coerced and trafficked labor of 14 Cuban medical professionals: Provided, That such 15 report shall be submitted in unclassified form but 16 may include a classified annex. 17 (2) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of State 18 shall apply the requirements of section 7031(c) of 19 this Act to officials from countries and organizations 20 identified in the report required pursuant to the pre- 21 vious paragraph. 22 (3) LIMITATION.— 23 (A) None of the funds appropriated by this 24 Act under title III may be made available for 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00214 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 215 •HR 8771 RH assistance for the central government of a coun- 1 try or international organization that is listed 2 in the report required by paragraph (1). 3 (B) The Secretary may resume assistance 4 to the government of a country or international 5 organization listed in the report required by 6 paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines and 7 reports to the appropriate congressional com- 8 mittees that such government or international 9 organization no longer pays the Government of 10 Cuba for coerced and trafficked labor of Cuban 11 medical professionals. 12 (f) FACILITATING IRRESPONSIBLE MIGRATION.— 13 (1) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 14 made available by this Act may be used to encour- 15 age, mobilize, publicize, or manage mass-migration 16 caravans towards the United States southwest bor- 17 der: Provided, That not later than 180 days after 18 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 19 State shall report to the appropriate congressional 20 committees with analysis on the organization and 21 funding of mass-migration caravans in the Western 22 Hemisphere. 23 (2) Unless expressly authorized by a subsequent 24 Act of Congress, none of the funds appropriated or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00215 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 216 •HR 8771 RH otherwise made available by this Act may be made 1 available— 2 (A) to designate foreign nationals residing 3 in Mexico and awaiting entry into the United 4 States on the Mexico side of the United States 5 border as of May 19, 2023 for Priority 2 proc- 6 essing under the refugee resettlement priority 7 system; 8 (B) for the Safe Mobility Offices; and 9 (C) for the Welcome Corps or any suc- 10 cessor programs. 11 (3) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 12 the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ and made avail- 13 able for the Office of the Secretary, 15 percent shall 14 be withheld from obligation until the Secretary of 15 State reports to the appropriate congressional com- 16 mittees that negotiations have begun with each of 17 the governments listed in section 302 of H.R. 2, as 18 passed by the House of Representatives on May 5, 19 2023, to carry out the directives of such section: 20 Provided, That such report shall detail the status of 21 such negotiations with each government. 22 (g) HAITI.— 23 (1) ASSISTANCE.—Funds appropriated by this 24 Act under titles III and IV shall be made available 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00216 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 217 •HR 8771 RH for assistance for Haiti to support the basic needs 1 of the Haitian people. 2 (2) CERTIFICATION.—Funds appropriated by 3 this Act that are made available for assistance for 4 Haiti may only be made available for the central 5 Government of Haiti if the Secretary of State cer- 6 tifies and reports to the appropriate congressional 7 committees by January 1, 2025 that elections have 8 been scheduled or held in Haiti and it is in the na- 9 tional interest of the United States to provide such 10 assistance. 11 (3) EXCEPTIONS.—Notwithstanding paragraph 12 (2), funds may be made available to support— 13 (A) democracy programs; 14 (B) anti-gang police, and administration of 15 justice programs, including to reduce pre-trial 16 detention and eliminate inhumane prison condi- 17 tions; 18 (C) public health, food security, subsist- 19 ence farmers, water and sanitation, education, 20 and other programs to meet basic human needs; 21 and 22 (D) disaster relief and recovery. 23 (4) CONSULTATION.—Funds appropriated by 24 this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00217 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 218 •HR 8771 RH the Department of State, foreign operations, and re- 1 lated programs that are made available for any new 2 program, project, or activity in Haiti shall be subject 3 to prior consultation with the Committees on Appro- 4 priations: Provided, That the requirement of this 5 paragraph shall also apply to any funds from such 6 Acts that are made available for support for an 7 international security force in Haiti. 8 (5) HAITIAN COAST GUARD.—The Government 9 of Haiti shall be eligible to purchase defense articles 10 and services under the Arms Export Control Act (22 11 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) for the Coast Guard. 12 (h) MEXICO.— 13 (1) WATER DELIVERIES.—None of the funds 14 appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act 15 may be made available for assistance for Mexico 16 until the Secretary of State certifies and reports to 17 the Committees on Appropriations that the United 18 States and Mexico have entered into an agreement 19 to balance the deficit of water deliveries to the 20 United States by Mexico, as prescribed by Article 4, 21 Section B of the Treaty Between the United States 22 of America and Mexico Relating to the Utilization of 23 Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of 24 the Rio Grande, February 3, 1944 (59 Stat. 1219): 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00218 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 219 •HR 8771 RH Provided, That the limitation of this paragraph shall 1 not apply to funds made available to counter the 2 flow of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and other syn- 3 thetic drugs into the United States. 4 (2) COUNTERNARCOTICS.—Of the funds appro- 5 priated by this Act under title IV that are made 6 available for assistance for Mexico, 30 percent may 7 only be obligated after the Secretary of State cer- 8 tifies and reports to the Committees on Appropria- 9 tions that in the previous 12 months the Govern- 10 ment of Mexico has taken steps to— 11 (A) reduce the amount of fentanyl arriving 12 at the United States-Mexico border; 13 (B) dismantle and hold accountable 14 transnational criminal organizations; 15 (C) support joint counternarcotics oper- 16 ations and intelligence sharing with United 17 States counterparts; 18 (D) respect extradition requests for crimi- 19 nals sought by the United States; and 20 (E) increase counternarcotics engagement 21 at both federal and state levels. 22 (i) NICARAGUA.—Of the funds appropriated by this 23 Act under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’, not less 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00219 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 220 •HR 8771 RH than $15,000,000 shall be made available for democracy 1 and religious freedom programs for Nicaragua. 2 (j) ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES.— 3 (1) The Secretary of State shall instruct the 4 United States Permanent Representative to the Or- 5 ganization of American States (OAS) to use the 6 voice and vote of the United States to: 7 (A) implement budgetary reforms and effi- 8 ciencies within the Organization; 9 (B) eliminate arrears, increase other donor 10 contributions, and impose penalties for succes- 11 sive late payment of assessments; 12 (C) prevent programmatic and organiza- 13 tional redundancies and consolidate duplicative 14 activities and functions; 15 (D) prioritize areas in which the OAS has 16 expertise, such as strengthening democracy, 17 monitoring electoral processes, and protecting 18 human rights; and 19 (E) implement reforms within the Office of 20 the Inspector General (OIG) to ensure the OIG 21 has the necessary leadership, integrity, profes- 22 sionalism, independence, policies, and proce- 23 dures to properly carry out its responsibilities 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00220 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 221 •HR 8771 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 $97,500,000 14 shall be made available for the Caribbean Basin Security 15 Initiative: Provided, That funds made available above the 16 fiscal year 2024 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) ASSISTANCE.— 23 (A) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 24 under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00221 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 222 •HR 8771 RH $50,000,000 shall be made available for democ- 1 racy programs for Venezuela. 2 (B) Of the funds made available pursuant 3 to subparagraph (A), an amount equal to 50 4 percent of the amount made available in the 5 previous fiscal year for elections programming 6 shall be withheld from obligation until the Sec- 7 retary of State determines and reports to the 8 appropriate congressional committees that elec- 9 tions in 2024— 10 (i) allowed for the diaspora from Ven- 11 ezuela to participate; 12 (ii) permitted credible, unobstructed 13 international observation; and 14 (iii) permitted opposition candidates 15 selected through credible and democratic 16 processes to participate. 17 (C) Funds appropriated by this Act shall 18 be made available for assistance for commu- 19 nities in countries supporting or otherwise im- 20 pacted by migrants from Venezuela: Provided, 21 That such amounts are in addition to funds 22 otherwise made available for assistance for such 23 countries and are subject to the regular notifi- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00222 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 223 •HR 8771 RH cation procedures of the Committees on Appro- 1 priations. 2 (2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro- 3 priated by this Act may be used to negotiate the lift- 4 ing of sanctions on the purchase or trade of gold ex- 5 tracted from Venezuela until the Secretary of State 6 submits a report to the appropriate congressional 7 committees on human rights abuses, crimes against 8 humanity involving Indigenous peoples, environ- 9 mental harm, and patrimonial theft associated with 10 state-sponsored and illegal gold extraction from Ven- 11 ezuela’s Orinoco Mining Arc and in national parks 12 and reserves in Venezuela, including the Canaima 13 National Park, and following consultation with such 14 committees. 15 EUROPE AND EURASIA 16 SEC. 7046. (a) SECTION 907 OF THE FREEDOM SUP- 17 PORT ACT.—Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act 18 (22 U.S.C. 5812 note) shall not apply to— 19 (1) activities to support democracy or assist- 20 ance under title V of the FREEDOM Support Act 21 (22 U.S.C. 5851 et seq.) and section 1424 of the 22 Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act 23 of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 2333) or non-proliferation as- 24 sistance; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00223 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 224 •HR 8771 RH (2) any assistance provided by the Trade and 1 Development Agency under section 661 of the For- 2 eign Assistance Act of 1961; 3 (3) any activity carried out by a member of the 4 United States and Foreign Commercial Service while 5 acting within his or her official capacity; 6 (4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or 7 other assistance provided by the United States 8 International Development Finance Corporation as 9 authorized by the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F 10 of Public Law 115–254); 11 (5) any financing provided under the Export- 12 Import Bank Act of 1945 (Public Law 79–173); or 13 (6) humanitarian assistance. 14 (b) TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY.—None of the funds 15 appropriated by this Act may be made available for assist- 16 ance for a government of an Independent State of the 17 former Soviet Union if such government directs any action 18 in violation of the territorial integrity or national sov- 19 ereignty of any other Independent State of the former So- 20 viet Union, such as those violations included in the Hel- 21 sinki Final Act: Provided, That except as otherwise pro- 22 vided in section 7047(a) of this Act, funds may be made 23 available without regard to the restriction in this sub- 24 section if the President determines that to do so is in the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00224 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 225 •HR 8771 RH national security interest of the United States: Provided 1 further, That prior to executing the authority contained 2 in the previous proviso, the Secretary of State shall con- 3 sult with the Committees on Appropriations on how such 4 assistance supports the national security interest of the 5 United States. 6 (c) TURKEY.—None of the funds made available by 7 this Act may be used to facilitate or support the sale of 8 defense articles or defense services to the Turkish Presi- 9 dential Protection Directorate (TPPD) under chapter 2 10 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761 et seq.) 11 unless the Secretary of State determines and reports to 12 the appropriate congressional committees that members of 13 the TPPD who are named in the July 17, 2017, indict- 14 ment by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 15 and against whom there are pending charges, have re- 16 turned to the United States to stand trial in connection 17 with the offenses contained in such indictment or have 18 otherwise been brought to justice: Provided, That the limi- 19 tation in this paragraph shall not apply to the use of funds 20 made available by this Act for border security purposes, 21 for North Atlantic Treaty Organization or coalition oper- 22 ations, or to enhance the protection of United States offi- 23 cials and facilities in Turkey. 24 (d) UKRAINE.— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00225 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 226 •HR 8771 RH (1) COST MATCHING.—Funds appropriated by 1 this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support 2 Fund’’ and ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 3 Central Asia’’ that are made available for contribu- 4 tions to the Government of Ukraine may not exceed 5 50 percent of the total amount provided for such as- 6 sistance by all sources: Provided, That the President 7 may waive the limitation in this paragraph if the 8 President determines and reports to the appropriate 9 congressional committees that to do so is in the na- 10 tional security interest of the United States, includ- 11 ing a detailed justification for such determination 12 and an explanation as to why other donors to the 13 Government of Ukraine are unable to meet or exceed 14 such level: Provided further, That following such de- 15 termination, the President shall submit a report to 16 the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of 17 Representatives, the Majority and Minority Leaders 18 of the Senate, and the appropriate congressional 19 committees every 120 days while assistance is pro- 20 vided in reliance on the determination under the pre- 21 vious proviso detailing steps taken by the Depart- 22 ment of State to increase other donor contributions 23 and an update on the status of such contributions: 24 Provided further, That the requirements of this para- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00226 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 227 •HR 8771 RH graph shall continue in effect until funds made avail- 1 able by this Act pursuant to this paragraph have 2 been expended. 3 (2) OVERSIGHT.— 4 (A) STAFFING.—Funds appropriated 5 under titles I and II of this Act shall be made 6 available to support the appropriate level of 7 staff in Ukraine and neighboring countries to 8 conduct effective monitoring and oversight of 9 United States foreign assistance and ensure the 10 safety and security of United States personnel, 11 consistent with the strategy required in para- 12 graph (1). 13 (B) IN-PERSON MONITORING.—The Sec- 14 retary of State shall, to the maximum extent 15 practicable, ensure that funds appropriated by 16 this Act under the headings ‘‘Economic Support 17 Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 18 Central Asia’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control 19 and Law Enforcement’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, 20 Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Pro- 21 grams’’ and made available for project-based 22 assistance for Ukraine are subject to in-person 23 monitoring by United States personnel or by 24 vetted third party monitors. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00227 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 228 •HR 8771 RH (C) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 15 1 days prior to the initial obligation of funds ap- 2 propriated by this Act and made available for 3 assistance for Ukraine under the headings 4 ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Eu- 5 rope, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, ‘‘International 6 Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, 7 ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining 8 and Related Programs’’, and ‘‘Foreign Military 9 Financing Program’’, the Secretary of State 10 and the USAID Administrator shall jointly cer- 11 tify and report to the appropriate congressional 12 committees that mechanisms for monitoring 13 and oversight of funds are in place and func- 14 tioning to ensure accountability of such funds 15 to prevent waste, fraud, abuse, diversion, and 16 corruption, including mechanisms such as use 17 of third-party monitors, enhanced end-use mon- 18 itoring, external and independent audits and 19 evaluations, randomized spot checks, and reg- 20 ular reporting on outcomes achieved and 21 progress made toward stated program objec- 22 tives, consistent with the strategy required in 23 paragraph (1): Provided, That section 7015(e) 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00228 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 229 •HR 8771 RH of this Act shall apply to the certification re- 1 quirement of this subparagraph. 2 (D) NOTIFICATION.—The requirements of 3 section 1706 of the Additional Ukraine Supple- 4 mental Appropriations Act, 2023 (division M of 5 Public Law 117–328) shall apply to funds ap- 6 propriated by this Act under titles I through IV 7 that are made available for assistance for 8 Ukraine. 9 (E) REPORTS.— 10 (i) Not later than 60 days after the 11 date of enactment of this Act and every 90 12 days thereafter until all funds appropriated 13 by this Act and made available for Ukraine 14 have been expended, the Secretary of State 15 and the USAID Administrator shall pro- 16 vide a comprehensive report to the appro- 17 priate congressional committees on assist- 18 ance made available for Ukraine since Feb- 19 ruary 24, 2022, in this Act and prior Acts 20 making appropriations for the Department 21 of State, foreign operations, and related 22 programs: Provided, That such report shall 23 include the total amount of such funds, 24 disaggregated by account and fiscal year, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00229 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 230 •HR 8771 RH that remain unobligated, are obligated but 1 unexpended, and are committed but not 2 yet notified. 3 (ii) Not later than 90 days after the 4 date of enactment of this Act and every 90 5 days thereafter until all funds appropriated 6 by this Act and made available for Ukraine 7 have been expended, the Secretary of State 8 and the USAID Administrator shall jointly 9 report to the appropriate congressional 10 committees on the use and planned uses of 11 funds made available during fiscal year 12 2025 for assistance for Ukraine, including 13 categories and amounts, the intended re- 14 sults and the results achieved, a summary 15 of other donor contributions, and a de- 16 scription of the efforts undertaken by the 17 Secretary and Administrator to increase 18 other donor contributions: Provided, That 19 such reports shall also include the metrics 20 established to measure such results, and 21 determine effectiveness of funds provided, 22 and a detailed description of coordination 23 and information sharing with the Offices 24 of the Inspectors General, including a full 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00230 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 231 •HR 8771 RH accounting of any reported allegations of 1 waste, fraud, abuse, and corruption, steps 2 taken to verify such allegations, and steps 3 taken to address all verified allegations. 4 (F) TRANSPARENCY.—The reports re- 5 quired under this subsection shall be made pub- 6 licly available consistent with the requirements 7 of section 7016(b) of this Act. 8 COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE AND AGGRESSION 9 SEC. 7047. (a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds ap- 10 propriated by this Act may be made available for assist- 11 ance for the central Government of the Russian Federa- 12 tion. 13 (b) ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY.— 14 (1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro- 15 priated by this Act may be made available for assist- 16 ance for the central government of a country that 17 the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 18 Committees on Appropriations has taken affirmative 19 steps intended to support or be supportive of the 20 Russian Federation annexation of Crimea or other 21 territory in Ukraine: Provided, That except as other- 22 wise provided in subsection (a), the Secretary may 23 waive the restriction on assistance required by this 24 paragraph if the Secretary determines and reports to 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00231 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 232 •HR 8771 RH such Committees that to do so is in the national in- 1 terest of the United States, and includes a justifica- 2 tion for such interest. 3 (2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro- 4 priated by this Act may be made available for— 5 (A) the implementation of any action or 6 policy that recognizes the sovereignty of the 7 Russian Federation over Crimea or other terri- 8 tory in Ukraine; 9 (B) the facilitation, financing, or guarantee 10 of United States Government investments in 11 Crimea or other territory in Ukraine under the 12 control of the Russian Federation or Russian- 13 backed forces, if such activity includes the par- 14 ticipation of Russian Government officials, or 15 other Russian owned or controlled financial en- 16 tities; or 17 (C) assistance for Crimea or other terri- 18 tory in Ukraine under the control of the Rus- 19 sian Federation or Russian-backed forces, if 20 such assistance includes the participation of 21 Russian Government officials, or other Russian 22 owned or controlled financial entities. 23 (3) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITU- 24 TIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall in- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00232 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 233 •HR 8771 RH struct the United States executive director of each 1 international financial institution to use the voice 2 and vote of the United States to oppose any assist- 3 ance by such institution (including any loan, credit, 4 grant, or guarantee) for any program that violates 5 the sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine. 6 (4) DURATION.—The requirements and limita- 7 tions of this subsection shall cease to be in effect if 8 the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 9 Committees on Appropriations that the Government 10 of Ukraine has reestablished sovereignty over Cri- 11 mea and other territory in Ukraine under the con- 12 trol of the Russian Federation or Russian-backed 13 forces. 14 (c) OCCUPATION OF THE GEORGIAN TERRITORIES OF 15 ABKHAZIA AND TSKHINVALI REGION/SOUTH OSSETIA.— 16 (1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appro- 17 priated by this Act may be made available for assist- 18 ance for the central government of a country that 19 the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 20 Committees on Appropriations has recognized the 21 independence of, or has established diplomatic rela- 22 tions with, the Russian Federation occupied Geor- 23 gian territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/ 24 South Ossetia: Provided, That the Secretary shall 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00233 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 234 •HR 8771 RH publish on the Department of State website a list of 1 any such central governments in a timely manner: 2 Provided further, That the Secretary may waive the 3 restriction on assistance required by this paragraph 4 if the Secretary determines and reports to the Com- 5 mittees on Appropriations that to do so is in the na- 6 tional interest of the United States, and includes a 7 justification for such interest. 8 (2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds appro- 9 priated by this Act may be made available to sup- 10 port the Russian Federation occupation of the Geor- 11 gian territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/ 12 South Ossetia. 13 (3) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITU- 14 TIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall in- 15 struct the United States executive director of each 16 international financial institution to use the voice 17 and vote of the United States to oppose any assist- 18 ance by such institution (including any loan, credit, 19 grant, or guarantee) for any program that violates 20 the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia. 21 (d) COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE FUND.—Of 22 the funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making 23 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper- 24 ations, and related programs under the headings ‘‘Assist- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00234 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 235 •HR 8771 RH ance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, ‘‘Inter- 1 national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, 2 ‘‘International Military Education and Training’’, and 3 ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, not less than 4 $300,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the pur- 5 poses of the Countering Russian Influence Fund, as au- 6 thorized by section 254 of the Countering Russian Influ- 7 ence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 (Public Law 8 115–44; 22 U.S.C. 9543) and notwithstanding the country 9 limitation in subsection (b) of such section, and programs 10 to enhance the capacity of law enforcement and security 11 forces in countries in Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia 12 and strengthen security cooperation between such coun- 13 tries and the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty 14 Organization, as appropriate: Provided, That funds made 15 available pursuant to this paragraph under the heading 16 ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may remain avail- 17 able until September 30, 2026. 18 UNITED NATIONS AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL 19 ORGANIZATIONS 20 SEC. 7048. (a) TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNT- 21 ABILITY.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act that are 22 available for contributions to the United Nations (includ- 23 ing the Department of Peacekeeping Operations), inter- 24 national organizations, or any United Nations agency, 15 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00235 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 236 •HR 8771 RH percent may not be obligated for such organization, de- 1 partment, or agency until the Secretary of State deter- 2 mines and reports to the appropriate congressional com- 3 mittees that the organization, department, or agency is— 4 (1) posting on a publicly available website, con- 5 sistent with privacy regulations and due process, 6 regular financial and programmatic audits of such 7 organization, department, or agency, and providing 8 the United States Government with necessary access 9 to such financial and performance audits; 10 (2) effectively implementing and enforcing poli- 11 cies and procedures which meet or exceed best prac- 12 tices in the United States for the protection of whis- 13 tleblowers from retaliation, including— 14 (A) protection against retaliation for inter- 15 nal and lawful public disclosures; 16 (B) legal burdens of proof; 17 (C) statutes of limitation for reporting re- 18 taliation; 19 (D) access to binding independent adju- 20 dicative bodies, including shared cost and selec- 21 tion of external arbitration; and 22 (E) results that eliminate the effects of 23 proven retaliation, including provision for the 24 restoration of prior employment; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00236 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 237 •HR 8771 RH (3) effectively implementing and enforcing poli- 1 cies and procedures on the appropriate use of travel 2 funds, including restrictions on first-class and busi- 3 ness-class travel; 4 (4) taking credible steps to combat anti-Israel 5 bias; 6 (5) developing and implementing mechanisms to 7 inform donors of instances in which funds have been 8 diverted or destroyed and an explanation of the re- 9 sponse by the respective international organization; 10 and 11 (6) implementing policies and procedures to ef- 12 fectively vet staff for any affiliation with a terrorist 13 organization. 14 (b) RESTRICTIONS ON UNITED NATIONS DELEGA- 15 TIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS.— 16 (1) RESTRICTIONS ON UNITED STATES DELEGA- 17 TIONS.—None of the funds made available by this 18 Act may be used to pay expenses for any United 19 States delegation to any specialized agency, body, or 20 commission of the United Nations if such agency, 21 body, or commission is chaired or presided over by 22 a country, the government of which the Secretary of 23 State has determined, for purposes of section 24 1754(c) of the Export Reform Control Act of 2018 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00237 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 238 •HR 8771 RH (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)), supports international ter- 1 rorism. 2 (2) RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS.—None 3 of the funds made available by this Act may be used 4 by the Secretary of State as a contribution to any 5 organization, agency, commission, or program within 6 the United Nations system if such organization, 7 agency, commission, or program is chaired or pre- 8 sided over by a country the government of which the 9 Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of 10 section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 11 section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, section 12 1754(c) of the Export Reform Control Act of 2018 13 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)), or any other provision of law, 14 is a government that has repeatedly provided sup- 15 port for acts of international terrorism. 16 (c) UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL.— 17 (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 18 and prior Acts making appropriations for the De- 19 partment of State, foreign operations, and related 20 programs may be made available in support of the 21 United Nations Human Rights Council unless the 22 Secretary of State determines and reports to the ap- 23 propriate congressional committees that participa- 24 tion in the Council is important to the national secu- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00238 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 239 •HR 8771 RH rity interest of the United States and that such 1 Council is taking significant steps to remove Israel 2 as a permanent agenda item and ensure integrity in 3 the election of members to such Council: Provided, 4 That such report shall include a description of the 5 national security interest served and provide a de- 6 tailed reform agenda, including a timeline to remove 7 Israel as a permanent agenda item and ensure integ- 8 rity in the election of members to such Council: Pro- 9 vided further, That the Secretary of State shall with- 10 hold, from funds appropriated by this Act and prior 11 Acts making appropriations for the Department of 12 State, foreign operations, and related programs 13 under the heading ‘‘Contributions to International 14 Organizations’’ for a contribution to the United Na- 15 tions Regular Budget, the United States propor- 16 tionate share of the total annual amount of the 17 United Nations Regular Budget funding for the 18 United Nations Human Rights Council until such 19 determination and report is made: Provided further, 20 That if the Secretary is unable to make such deter- 21 mination and report, such amounts may be repro- 22 grammed for purposes other than the United Na- 23 tions Regular Budget, subject to the regular notifi- 24 cation procedures of the Committees on Appropria- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00239 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 240 •HR 8771 RH tions: Provided further, That the Secretary shall re- 1 port to the Committees on Appropriations not later 2 than September 30, 2025, on the resolutions consid- 3 ered in the United Nations Human Rights Council 4 during the previous 12 months, and on steps taken 5 to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item and to 6 improve the quality of membership through competi- 7 tive elections. 8 (2) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 9 made available by this Act and prior Acts making 10 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 11 operations, and related programs may be made 12 available for a contribution, grant, or other payment 13 to the United Nations International Commission of 14 Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, in- 15 cluding East Jerusalem, and Israel, notwithstanding 16 any other provision of law. 17 (d) UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGEN- 18 CY.— 19 (1) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 20 made available by this Act and prior Acts making 21 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 22 operations, and related programs may be made 23 available— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00240 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 241 •HR 8771 RH (A) for a contribution, grant, or other pay- 1 ment to the United Nations Relief and Works 2 Agency (UNRWA), notwithstanding any other 3 provision of law; or 4 (B) to solicit or otherwise encourage funds 5 for UNRWA from other donors and sources, 6 notwithstanding any other provision of law. 7 (2) Not later than 45 days after the date of en- 8 actment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall sub- 9 mit a transition plan to the appropriate congres- 10 sional committees for providing assistance in the 11 Middle East without direct or indirect funding to, or 12 support from, UNRWA. 13 (e) PROHIBITION OF PAYMENTS TO UNITED NA- 14 TIONS MEMBERS.—None of the funds appropriated or 15 made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this 16 Act for carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 17 may be used to pay in whole or in part any assessments, 18 arrearages, or dues of any member of the United Nations 19 or, from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chap- 20 ter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 21 the costs for participation of another country’s delegation 22 at international conferences held under the auspices of 23 multilateral or international organizations. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00241 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 242 •HR 8771 RH (f) REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after the date 1 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall sub- 2 mit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detail- 3 ing the amount of funds available for obligation or expend- 4 iture in fiscal year 2025 for contributions to any organiza- 5 tion, department, agency, or program within the United 6 Nations system or any international program that are 7 withheld from obligation or expenditure due to any provi- 8 sion of law: Provided, That the Secretary shall update 9 such report each time additional funds are withheld by op- 10 eration of any provision of law: Provided further, That the 11 reprogramming of any withheld funds identified in such 12 report, including updates thereof, shall be subject to prior 13 consultation with, and the regular notification procedures 14 of, the Committees on Appropriations. 15 (g) SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE IN PEACE- 16 KEEPING OPERATIONS.—The Secretary of State shall, to 17 the maximum extent practicable, withhold assistance to 18 any unit of the security forces of a foreign country if the 19 Secretary has credible information that such unit has en- 20 gaged in sexual exploitation or abuse, including while serv- 21 ing in a United Nations peacekeeping operation, until the 22 Secretary determines that the government of such country 23 is taking effective steps to hold the responsible members 24 of such unit accountable and to prevent future incidents: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00242 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 243 •HR 8771 RH Provided, That the Secretary shall promptly notify the 1 government of each country subject to any withholding of 2 assistance pursuant to this paragraph, and shall notify the 3 appropriate congressional committees of such withholding 4 not later than 10 days after a determination to withhold 5 such assistance is made: Provided further, That the Sec- 6 retary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, assist 7 such government in bringing the responsible members of 8 such unit to justice. 9 (h) ADDITIONAL AVAILABILITY.—Subject to the reg- 10 ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro- 11 priations, funds appropriated by this Act which are re- 12 turned or not made available due to the second proviso 13 under the heading ‘‘Contributions for International Peace- 14 keeping Activities’’ in title I of this Act or section 307(a) 15 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 16 2227(a)), shall remain available for obligation until Sep- 17 tember 30, 2026: Provided, That the requirement to with- 18 hold funds for programs in Burma under section 307(a) 19 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to 20 funds appropriated by this Act. 21 (i) PROCUREMENT RESTRICTIONS.—None of the 22 funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making ap- 23 propriations for the Department of State, foreign oper- 24 ations, and related programs may be used for the procure- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00243 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 244 •HR 8771 RH ment by any entity of the United Nations system or any 1 other multilateral organization of goods or services origi- 2 nating in, or produced by, any person in the Russian Fed- 3 eration, including any entity that is a shell or front com- 4 pany organized to disguise or obscure financial activity re- 5 lating to such goods or services except when required for 6 health and safety-related activities. 7 (j) ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENT.—Prior to the 8 initial obligation of funds appropriated by this Act and 9 made available for any international organization that 10 failed to enter into written agreements pursuant to section 11 7048(h) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 12 and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024 (division 13 F of Public Law 118–47), the Secretary of State, in co- 14 ordination with the Administrator of the United States 15 Agency for International Development shall submit to the 16 Committees on Appropriations a report justifying such ob- 17 ligation and the policies and procedures in place to provide 18 enhanced oversight of such international organization. 19 (k) WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION.—None of the 20 funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 21 Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart- 22 ment of State, foreign operations, and related programs 23 may be made available for a contribution, grant, or other 24 payment to the World Health Organization. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00244 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 245 •HR 8771 RH (l) INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS.— 1 (1) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 2 made available by this Act and prior Acts making 3 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 4 operations, and related programs shall be made 5 available to implement or support any international 6 convention, agreement, protocol, legal instrument, or 7 agreed outcome with legal force drafted by the inter- 8 governmental negotiating body of the World Health 9 Assembly or any other United Nations body until 10 such instrument has been subject to the require- 11 ments of Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the Con- 12 stitution of the United States, which requires the 13 advice and consent of the Senate, with two-thirds of 14 Senators concurring. 15 (2) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 16 made available by this Act and prior Acts making 17 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 18 operations, and related programs and designated for 19 global health security may be obligated after such 20 date the President, his designee, or any other United 21 States official, signs, accedes to, accepts, approves, 22 ratifies, or otherwise renders itself legally bound to, 23 by executive agreement or otherwise, any convention, 24 agreement, or other international instrument on 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00245 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 246 •HR 8771 RH pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response 1 reached by the World Health Assembly without first 2 submitting such convention, agreement, or instru- 3 ment to the Senate as a treaty that is subject to the 4 requirements of Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the 5 Constitution of the United States, and receiving the 6 advice and consent of the Senate to that instrument. 7 (m) IVERIFY.—None of the funds appropriated or 8 otherwise made available by this Act and prior Acts mak- 9 ing appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 10 operations, and related programs may be made available 11 to support iVerify or any other fact-checking tool of the 12 United Nations Development Programme or any other 13 international organization. 14 (n) INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE.—None of 15 the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 16 Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart- 17 ment of State, foreign operations, and related programs 18 may be made available for a contribution, grant, or other 19 payment to the International Court of Justice, notwith- 20 standing any other provision of law. 21 (o) INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT.—None of the 22 funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 23 Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Depart- 24 ment of State, foreign operations, and related programs 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00246 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 247 •HR 8771 RH may be made available for a contribution, grant, or other 1 payment to the International Criminal Court, notwith- 2 standing any other provision of law. 3 (p) ARMS TRADE TREATY.—None of the funds ap- 4 propriated or otherwise made available by this Act and 5 prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 6 State, foreign operations, and related programs may be 7 obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Trea- 8 ty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification 9 for the Treaty. 10 PROHIBITION ON CENSORSHIP 11 SEC. 7049. (a) RESTRICTION.—(1) Funds appro- 12 priated or otherwise made available by this Act for pro- 13 grams to counter foreign propaganda and disinformation, 14 and for related purposes, may only be made available for 15 the purpose of countering such efforts by foreign state and 16 non-state actors abroad. 17 (2) None of the funds made available for the pro- 18 grams described in paragraph (1) may be used to— 19 (A) characterize United States independent 20 news media companies as creators of disinformation, 21 misinformation, or malinformation; 22 (B) advocate to, or act to, censor, filter, or re- 23 move content from a United States entity on social 24 media platforms; or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00247 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 248 •HR 8771 RH (C) take any action designed to influence con- 1 sumer or advertising behavior toward United States 2 media companies or social network platforms. 3 (b) GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT CENTER LIMITATION.— 4 None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 5 heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ may be made available 6 to carry out the functions of the Global Engagement Cen- 7 ter established pursuant to section 1287 of the National 8 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (22 9 U.S.C. 2656 note) beyond the termination date specified 10 in subsection (j) of such Act unless expressly authorized 11 by a subsequent Act of Congress. 12 GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM 13 SEC. 7050. (a) FUNDING.—Of the funds available for 14 obligation during fiscal year 2025 under the headings 15 ‘‘International Broadcasting Operations’’, ‘‘Economic 16 Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance for 17 Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, not less than 18 $94,000,000 shall be made available for programs to pro- 19 mote Internet freedom globally, consistent with section 20 9707 of the Department of State Authorization Act of 21 2022 (title XCVII of division I of Public Law 117–263). 22 (b) COORDINATION AND SPEND PLANS.—After con- 23 sultation among the relevant agency heads to coordinate 24 and de-conflict planned activities, but not later than 90 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00248 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 249 •HR 8771 RH days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 1 of State and the Chief Executive Officer of the United 2 States Agency for Global Media, in consultation with the 3 President of the Open Technology Fund, shall submit to 4 the Committees on Appropriations spend plans for funds 5 made available by this Act for programs to promote Inter- 6 net freedom globally, which shall include a description of 7 safeguards established by relevant agencies to ensure that 8 such programs are not used for illicit purposes: Provided, 9 That the Department of State spend plan shall include 10 funding for all such programs for all relevant Department 11 of State and United States Agency for International De- 12 velopment offices and bureaus. 13 TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN, OR DEGRADING 14 TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT 15 SEC. 7051. None of the funds made available by this 16 Act may be used to support or justify the use of torture 17 and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or pun- 18 ishment by any official or contract employee of the United 19 States Government. 20 AIRCRAFT TRANSFER, COORDINATION, AND USE 21 SEC. 7052. (a) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Notwith- 22 standing any other provision of law or regulation, aircraft 23 procured with funds appropriated by this Act and prior 24 Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00249 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 250 •HR 8771 RH foreign operations, and related programs under the head- 1 ings ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’, ‘‘International Narcotics 2 Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Andean Counterdrug 3 Initiative’’, and ‘‘Andean Counterdrug Programs’’ may be 4 used for any other program and in any region. 5 (b) PROPERTY DISPOSAL.—The authority provided 6 in subsection (a) shall apply only after the Secretary of 7 State determines and reports to the Committees on Appro- 8 priations that the equipment is no longer required to meet 9 programmatic purposes in the designated country or re- 10 gion: Provided, That any such transfer shall be subject 11 to prior consultation with, and the regular notification 12 procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. 13 (c) AIRCRAFT COORDINATION.— 14 (1) AUTHORITY.—The uses of aircraft pur- 15 chased or leased by the Department of State and the 16 United States Agency for International Development 17 with funds made available in this Act or prior Acts 18 making appropriations for the Department of State, 19 foreign operations, and related programs shall be co- 20 ordinated under the authority of the appropriate 21 Chief of Mission: Provided, That such aircraft may 22 be used to transport, on a reimbursable or non-reim- 23 bursable basis, Federal and non-Federal personnel 24 supporting Department of State and USAID pro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00250 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 251 •HR 8771 RH grams and activities: Provided further, That official 1 travel for other agencies for other purposes may be 2 supported on a reimbursable basis, or without reim- 3 bursement when traveling on a space available basis: 4 Provided further, That funds received by the Depart- 5 ment of State in connection with the use of aircraft 6 owned, leased, or chartered by the Department of 7 State may be credited to the Working Capital Fund 8 of the Department and shall be available for ex- 9 penses related to the purchase, lease, maintenance, 10 chartering, or operation of such aircraft. 11 (2) SCOPE.—The requirement and authorities 12 of this subsection shall only apply to aircraft, the 13 primary purpose of which is the transportation of 14 personnel. 15 (d) AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE.— 16 To the maximum extent practicable, the costs of oper- 17 ations and maintenance, including fuel, of aircraft funded 18 by this Act shall be borne by the recipient country. 19 PARKING FINES AND REAL PROPERTY TAXES OWED BY 20 FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS 21 SEC. 7053. The terms and conditions of section 7055 22 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Re- 23 lated Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of 24 Public Law 111–117) shall apply to this Act: Provided, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00251 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 252 •HR 8771 RH That subsection (f)(2)(B) of such section shall be applied 1 by substituting ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2 2009’’. 3 INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND 4 SEC. 7054. (a) EXTENSIONS.—The terms and condi- 5 tions of sections 7086(b)(1) and (2) and 7090(a) of the 6 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 7 Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of Public 8 Law 111–117) shall apply to this Act. 9 (b) REPAYMENT.—The Secretary of the Treasury 10 shall instruct the United States Executive Director of the 11 International Monetary Fund (IMF) to seek to ensure 12 that any loan will be repaid to the IMF before other pri- 13 vate or multilateral creditors. 14 EXTRADITION 15 SEC. 7055. (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds ap- 16 propriated in this Act may be used to provide assistance 17 (other than funds provided under the headings ‘‘Develop- 18 ment Assistance’’, ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, 19 ‘‘Complex Crises Fund’’, ‘‘International Narcotics Control 20 and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assist- 21 ance’’, ‘‘United States Emergency Refugee and Migration 22 Assistance Fund’’, and ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 23 Demining and Related Assistance’’) for the central gov- 24 ernment of a country which has notified the Department 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00252 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 253 •HR 8771 RH of State of its refusal to extradite to the United States 1 any individual indicted for a criminal offense for which 2 the maximum penalty is life imprisonment without the 3 possibility of parole or for killing a law enforcement offi- 4 cer, as specified in a United States extradition request. 5 (b) CLARIFICATION.—Subsection (a) shall only apply 6 to the central government of a country with which the 7 United States maintains diplomatic relations and with 8 which the United States has an extradition treaty and the 9 government of that country is in violation of the terms 10 and conditions of the treaty. 11 (c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State may waive the 12 restriction in subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the 13 Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations 14 that such waiver is important to the national interest of 15 the United States. 16 ENTERPRISE FUNDS 17 SEC. 7056. (a) NOTIFICATION.—None of the funds 18 made available under titles III through VI of this Act may 19 be made available for Enterprise Funds unless the appro- 20 priate congressional committees are notified at least 15 21 days in advance. 22 (b) DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS PLAN.—Prior to the 23 distribution of any assets resulting from any liquidation, 24 dissolution, or winding up of an Enterprise Fund, in whole 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00253 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 254 •HR 8771 RH or in part, the President shall submit to the appropriate 1 congressional committees a plan for the distribution of the 2 assets of the Enterprise Fund. 3 (c) TRANSITION OR OPERATING PLAN.—Prior to a 4 transition to and operation of any private equity fund or 5 other parallel investment fund under an existing Enter- 6 prise Fund, the President shall submit such transition or 7 operating plan to the appropriate congressional commit- 8 tees. 9 LIMITATIONS RELATED TO GLOBAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE 10 SEC. 7057. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 11 otherwise made available by this Act may be made avail- 12 able for the United Nations Population Fund. 13 (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 14 made available by this Act for global health assistance 15 may be made available to any foreign nongovernmental or- 16 ganization that promotes or performs abortion, except in 17 cases of rape or incest or when the life of the mother 18 would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term. 19 GLOBAL HEALTH ACTIVITIES 20 SEC. 7058. (a) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated 21 by titles III and IV of this Act that are made available 22 for bilateral assistance for child survival activities or dis- 23 ease programs including activities relating to research on, 24 and the prevention, treatment and control of, HIV/AIDS 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00254 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 255 •HR 8771 RH may be made available notwithstanding any other provi- 1 sion of law except for provisions under the heading ‘‘Glob- 2 al Health Programs’’ and the United States Leadership 3 Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 4 2003 (117 Stat. 711; 22 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.), as amend- 5 ed. 6 (b) LIMITATION.—Of the funds appropriated by this 7 Act, not more than $461,000,000 may be made available 8 for family planning/reproductive health. 9 (c) PANDEMICS AND OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASE 10 OUTBREAKS.— 11 (1) GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY.—Funds appro- 12 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Global 13 Health Programs’’ shall be made available for global 14 health security programs to accelerate the capacity 15 of countries to prevent, detect, and respond to infec- 16 tious disease outbreaks, including by strengthening 17 public health capacity where there is a high risk of 18 emerging zoonotic infectious diseases: Provided, 19 That not later than 60 days after the date of enact- 20 ment of this Act, the Administrator of the United 21 States Agency for International Development and 22 the Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall consult 23 with the Committees on Appropriations on the 24 planned uses of such funds. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00255 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 256 •HR 8771 RH (2) EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES.—If the Sec- 1 retary of State determines and reports to the Com- 2 mittees on Appropriations that an international in- 3 fectious disease outbreak is sustained, severe, and is 4 spreading internationally, or that it is in the na- 5 tional interest to respond to a Public Health Emer- 6 gency of International Concern, not to exceed an ag- 7 gregate total of $200,000,000 of the funds appro- 8 priated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Global 9 Health Programs’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, 10 ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, ‘‘Complex Cri- 11 ses Fund’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Democracy 12 Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Cen- 13 tral Asia’’, ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’, and 14 ‘‘Millennium Challenge Corporation’’ may be made 15 available to combat such infectious disease or public 16 health emergency, and may be transferred to, and 17 merged with, funds appropriated under such head- 18 ings for the purposes of this paragraph. 19 (3) EMERGENCY RESERVE FUND.—Up to 20 $50,000,000 of the funds made available under the 21 heading ‘‘Global Health Programs’’ may be made 22 available for the Emergency Reserve Fund estab- 23 lished pursuant to section 7058(c)(1) of the Depart- 24 ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Pro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00256 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 257 •HR 8771 RH grams Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Pub- 1 lic Law 115–31): Provided, That such funds shall be 2 made available under the same terms and conditions 3 of such section. 4 (4) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICATION.— 5 Funds made available by this subsection shall be 6 subject to prior consultation with the appropriate 7 congressional committees and the regular notifica- 8 tion procedures of the Committees on Appropria- 9 tions. 10 (d) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any other provi- 11 sion of law, none of the funds made available by this Act 12 may be made available to support directly or indirectly— 13 (1) the Wuhan Institute of Virology located in 14 the City of Wuhan in the People’s Republic of 15 China; 16 (2) the EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.; 17 (3) any laboratory owned or controlled by the 18 governments of the People’s Republic of China, the 19 Republic of Cuba, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the 20 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Russian 21 Federation, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 22 under the regime of Nicola´s Maduro Moros, or any 23 other country determined by the Secretary of State 24 to be a foreign adversary; or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00257 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 258 •HR 8771 RH (4) gain-of-function research. 1 (e) CHILDHOOD CANCER.—Funds appropriated 2 under titles III and VI of this Act may be made available 3 for public-private partnerships, including in coordination 4 with relevant multilateral organizations and research enti- 5 ties, to address childhood cancer: Provided, That the Sec- 6 retary and Administrator shall consult with the appro- 7 priate congressional committees on uses of funds for such 8 partnerships. 9 WOMEN’S EQUALITY AND EMPOWERMENT 10 SEC. 7059. (a) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated 11 by this Act shall be made available to promote the equality 12 and empowerment of women and girls in United States 13 Government diplomatic and development efforts by raising 14 the status, increasing the economic participation and op- 15 portunities for political leadership, and protecting the 16 rights of women and girls worldwide. 17 (b) WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT.—Of the 18 funds appropriated under title III of this Act, 19 $200,000,000 shall be made available to expand economic 20 opportunities for women by increasing the number and ca- 21 pacity of women-owned enterprises, improving property 22 rights for women, increasing women’s access to financial 23 services and capital, enhancing the role of women in eco- 24 nomic decision-making at the local, national, and inter- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00258 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 259 •HR 8771 RH national levels, and improving women’s ability to partici- 1 pate in the global economy, including through implementa- 2 tion of the Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Em- 3 powerment Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–428): Provided, 4 That the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the 5 United States Agency for International Development, as 6 applicable, shall consult with the Committees on Appro- 7 priations on the uses of funds made available pursuant 8 to this subsection. 9 (c) WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.—Of the funds 10 appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than 11 $50,000,000 shall be made available for the Madeleine K. 12 Albright Women’s Leadership Program, as established by 13 section 7059(b) of the Department of State, Foreign Op- 14 erations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023 15 (division K of Public Law 117–328) for programs specifi- 16 cally designed to increase leadership opportunities for 17 women in countries where women and girls suffer discrimi- 18 nation due to law, policy, or practice, by strengthening 19 protections for women’s political status, expanding wom- 20 en’s participation in political parties and elections, and in- 21 creasing women’s opportunities for leadership positions in 22 the public and private sectors at the local, provincial, and 23 national levels. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00259 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 260 •HR 8771 RH (d) PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 1 AND GIRLS.— 2 (1) Of the funds appropriated under titles III 3 and IV of this Act, not less than $250,000,000 shall 4 be made available to prevent and respond to violence 5 against women and girls. 6 (2) Funds appropriated under titles III and IV 7 of this Act that are available to train foreign police, 8 judicial, and military personnel, including for inter- 9 national peacekeeping operations, shall address, 10 where appropriate, prevention and response to vio- 11 lence against women and girls and trafficking in per- 12 sons, and shall promote the integration of women 13 into the police and other security forces. 14 (3) Funds made available pursuant to this sub- 15 section should include efforts to combat a variety of 16 forms of violence against women and girls, including 17 child marriage, rape, and female genital cutting and 18 mutilation. 19 (e) WOMEN, PEACE, AND SECURITY.—Of the funds 20 appropriated by this Act under the headings ‘‘Develop- 21 ment Assistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assist- 22 ance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, and ‘‘Inter- 23 national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, 24 $150,000,000 should be made available to support a 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00260 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 261 •HR 8771 RH multi-year strategy to expand, and improve coordination 1 of, United States Government efforts to empower women 2 as equal partners in conflict prevention, peace building, 3 transitional processes, and reconstruction efforts in coun- 4 tries affected by conflict or in political transition, and to 5 ensure the equal provision of relief and recovery assistance 6 to women and girls. 7 (f) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds appropriated 8 by this Act may be made available for the Gender Equity 9 and Equality Action Fund. 10 SECTOR ALLOCATIONS 11 SEC. 7060. (a) BASIC EDUCATION AND HIGHER 12 EDUCATION.— 13 (1) BASIC EDUCATION.— 14 (A) Of the funds appropriated under title 15 III of this Act, not less than $922,000,000 16 shall be made available for the Nita M. Lowey 17 Basic Education Fund: Provided, That such 18 funds shall also be used for secondary education 19 activities: Provided further, That of the funds 20 made available by this paragraph, 21 $150,000,000 should be available for the edu- 22 cation of girls in areas of conflict. 23 (B) Of the funds appropriated under title 24 III of this Act for assistance for basic education 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00261 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 262 •HR 8771 RH programs, not less than $152,000,000 shall be 1 made available for contributions to multilateral 2 partnerships that support education. 3 (2) HIGHER EDUCATION.—Of the funds appro- 4 priated by title III of this Act, not less than 5 $271,000,000 shall be made available for assistance 6 for higher education: Provided, That of such 7 amount, not less than $33,000,000 shall be made 8 available for new and ongoing partnerships between 9 higher education institutions in the United States 10 and developing countries focused on building the ca- 11 pacity of higher education institutions and systems 12 in developing countries: Provided further, That of 13 such amount and in addition to the previous proviso, 14 not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available 15 for higher education programs pursuant to section 16 7060(a)(3) of the Department of State, Foreign Op- 17 erations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 18 2021 (division K of Public Law 116–260). 19 (b) CONSERVATION.— 20 (1) BIODIVERSITY.—Of the funds appropriated under 21 title III of this Act, not less than $365,750,000 shall be 22 made available for biodiversity conservation programs. 23 (2) WILDLIFE POACHING AND TRAFFICKING.— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00262 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 263 •HR 8771 RH (A) Of the funds appropriated under titles III 1 and IV of this Act, not less than $118,750,000 shall 2 be made available to combat the transnational threat 3 of wildlife poaching and trafficking. 4 (B) None of the funds appropriated under title 5 IV of this Act may be made available for training or 6 other assistance for any military unit or personnel 7 that the Secretary of State determines has been 8 credibly alleged to have participated in wildlife 9 poaching or trafficking, unless the Secretary reports 10 to the appropriate congressional committees that to 11 do so is in the national security interest of the 12 United States. 13 (c) DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.—Of the funds appro- 14 priated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Development As- 15 sistance’’, not less than $18,500,000 shall be made avail- 16 able for United States Agency for International Develop- 17 ment cooperative development programs and not less than 18 $31,500,000 shall be made available for the American 19 Schools and Hospitals Abroad program. 20 (d) DISABILITY PROGRAMS.—Funds appropriated by 21 this Act under the heading ‘‘Development Assistance’’ 22 shall be made available for programs and activities admin- 23 istered by USAID to address the needs of, and protect 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00263 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 264 •HR 8771 RH and promote the rights of, people with disabilities in devel- 1 oping countries. 2 (e) FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOP- 3 MENT.—Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, 4 not less than $960,000,000 shall be made available for 5 food security and agricultural development programs to 6 carry out the purposes of the Global Food Security Act 7 of 2016 (Public Law 114–195), including for the Feed the 8 Future Innovation Labs: Provided, That funds may be 9 made available for a contribution as authorized by section 10 3202 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 11 (Public Law 110–246), as amended by section 3310 of 12 the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 13 115–334). 14 (f) MICRO, SMALL, AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTER- 15 PRISES.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less 16 than $252,000,000 shall be made available to support the 17 development of, and access to financing for, micro, small, 18 and medium-sized enterprises that benefit the poor, espe- 19 cially women. 20 (g) PROGRAMS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PER- 21 SONS.— 22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds appropriated 23 by this Act under the headings ‘‘Development As- 24 sistance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Assistance 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00264 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 265 •HR 8771 RH for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’, and ‘‘Inter- 1 national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, 2 not less than $123,400,000 shall be made available 3 for activities to combat trafficking in persons inter- 4 nationally, including for the Program to End Mod- 5 ern Slavery, of which not less than $92,000,000 6 shall be from funds made available under the head- 7 ing ‘‘International Narcotics Control and Law En- 8 forcement’’: Provided, That funds made available by 9 this Act under the headings ‘‘Development Assist- 10 ance’’, ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, and ‘‘Assistance 11 for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia’’ that are 12 made available for activities to combat trafficking in 13 persons should be obligated and programmed con- 14 sistent with the country-specific recommendations 15 included in the annual Trafficking in Persons Re- 16 port, and shall be coordinated with the Office to 17 Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, De- 18 partment of State: Provided further, That such 19 funds are in addition to funds made available by this 20 Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ for 21 the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in 22 Persons: Provided further, That funds made avail- 23 able by this Act shall be made available to further 24 develop, standardize, and update training for all 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00265 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 266 •HR 8771 RH United States Government personnel under Chief of 1 Mission authority posted at United States embassies 2 and consulates abroad on recognizing signs of 3 human trafficking and protocols for reporting such 4 cases. 5 (2) CONFERENCES.—Funds appropriated by 6 this Act that are made available to organize or host 7 international conferences should not be made avail- 8 able for such conferences in Tier 3 countries, as de- 9 fined by section 104 of the Victims of Trafficking 10 and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 11 106–386), unless the purpose of such conference is 12 to combat human trafficking or it is in the national 13 interest of the United States, and any such use of 14 funds shall be subject to prior consultation with the 15 Committees on Appropriations. 16 (3) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of State 17 shall certify and report to the appropriate congres- 18 sional committees not later than 30 days after the 19 date of enactment of this Act that— 20 (A) all employees of the Department of 21 State and USAID were provided Counter Traf- 22 ficking in Persons codes of conduct and train- 23 ing during fiscal year 2024; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00266 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 267 •HR 8771 RH (B) the Department of State and USAID 1 included Counter Trafficking in Persons stipu- 2 lations in all applicable binding funding and 3 procurement documents with awardees, contrac- 4 tors, and grantees in fiscal year 2024: Provided, 5 That the contractors and subcontractors of 6 commercial items and services as defined in 7 Part 2.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regula- 8 tion are exempted. 9 (4) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 10 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 11 and the Administrator of USAID shall report to the 12 appropriate congressional committees on how all 13 grants and contracts awarded in the prior fiscal year 14 are compliant with applicable requirements within 15 title I of Public Law 106–386. 16 (5) OVERSIGHT.—Of the funds appropriated by 17 this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 18 the Department of State, foreign operations, and re- 19 lated programs under the heading ‘‘Economic Sup- 20 port Fund’’, up to $1,000,000 may be used by the 21 Inspectors General of the Department of State and 22 the United States Agency for International Develop- 23 ment for audits and other activities related to com- 24 pliance with subparagraphs (A) and (B) of para- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00267 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 268 •HR 8771 RH graph (3): Provided, That the Secretary of State and 1 Administrator of USAID shall ensure that require- 2 ments related to title I of Public Law 106–386 flow 3 down to awards, contracts, grants, and sub-deriva- 4 tives of such funding relationships, subject to stand- 5 ard waiver exceptions. 6 (h) WATER AND SANITATION.—Of the funds appro- 7 priated by this Act, not less than $451,000,000 shall be 8 made available for water supply and sanitation projects 9 pursuant to section 136 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 10 1961, of which not less than $225,500,000 shall be for 11 programs in sub-Saharan Africa. 12 (i) DEVIATION.—Unless otherwise provided for by 13 this Act, the Secretary of State and the USAID Adminis- 14 trator, as applicable, may deviate below the minimum 15 funding requirements designated in sections 7059 and 16 7060 of this Act by up to 10 percent, notwithstanding 17 such designation: Provided, That such deviations shall 18 only be exercised to address unforeseen or exigent cir- 19 cumstances: Provided further, That concurrent with the 20 submission of the report required by section 653(a) of the 21 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Secretary shall sub- 22 mit to the Committees on Appropriations in writing any 23 proposed deviations utilizing such authority that are 24 planned at the time of submission of such report: Provided 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00268 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 269 •HR 8771 RH further, That any deviations proposed subsequent to the 1 submission of such report shall be subject to prior con- 2 sultation with such Committees: Provided further, That 3 not later than November 1, 2026, the Secretary of State 4 shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 5 on the use of the authority of this subsection. 6 LIMITATIONS RELATED TO ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMS 7 SEC. 7061. (a) GREEN CLIMATE FUND.—None of 8 the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 9 Act may be made available as a contribution, grant, or 10 any other payment to the Green Climate Fund. 11 (b) CLEAN TECHNOLOGY FUND.—None of the funds 12 appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may 13 be made available as a contribution, grant, or any other 14 payment to the Clean Technology Fund. 15 (c) CLIMATE DAMAGES.—None of the funds appro- 16 priated or otherwise made available by this Act may be 17 made available for the Loss and Damage Fund or to pay 18 compensation to any country, organization, or individual 19 for loss and damages attributed to climate change. 20 (d) ATTRIBUTION.—Funds appropriated by this Act 21 and made available for the sectors and programs in sec- 22 tions 7032, 7059, and 7060 shall not be attributed to, or 23 counted toward targets for, climate change programs. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00269 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 270 •HR 8771 RH (e) TRANSIT PIPELINES.—None of the funds appro- 1 priated or otherwise made available by this Act may be 2 used by the Secretary of State to impede the uninter- 3 rupted transmission of hydrocarbons by pipeline through 4 the territory of one Party not originating in the territory 5 of that Party, for delivery to the territory of the other 6 Party as ratified by The Agreement between the Govern- 7 ment of the United States of America and the Government 8 of Canada concerning Transit Pipelines, signed at Wash- 9 ington on January 28, 1977. 10 (f) UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON 11 CLIMATE CHANGE.—None of the funds made available by 12 this Act may be used to implement the decision by the 13 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate 14 Change’s 21st Conference of Parties in Paris, France, 15 adopted December 12, 2015, commonly known as the 16 ‘‘Paris Agreement’’. 17 (g) CLIMATE EXECUTIVE ORDERS.—None of the 18 funds made available by this Act may be used to imple- 19 ment, enforce, or otherwise carry out the following— 20 (1) Executive Order 13990, relating to Pro- 21 tecting Public Health and the Environment and Re- 22 storing Science To Tackle the Climate Crisis; 23 (2) Executive Order 14008, relating to Tackling 24 the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00270 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 271 •HR 8771 RH (3) Section 6 of Executive Order 14013, relat- 1 ing to Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs To Re- 2 settle Refugees and Planning for the Impact of Cli- 3 mate Change on Migration; 4 (4) Executive Order 14030, relating to Climate- 5 Related Financial Risk; 6 (5) Executive Order 14037, relating to 7 Strengthening American Leadership in Clean Cars 8 and Trucks; 9 (6) Executive Order 14057, relating to Cata- 10 lyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs through 11 Federal Sustainability; 12 (7) Executive Order 14082, relating to Imple- 13 mentation of the Energy and Infrastructure Provi- 14 sions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; and 15 (8) Executive Order 14096, relating to Revital- 16 izing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental 17 Justice for All. 18 (h) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 19 States shall conduct a study on funds appropriated in 20 prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 21 State, foreign operations, and related programs from fiscal 22 years 2020 through 2024 made available for climate 23 change programs and whether the use of such funds have 24 had a direct and measurable impact on lowering global 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00271 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 272 •HR 8771 RH temperatures or on projections of future global tempera- 1 tures using the most plausible and accurate scenarios and 2 models for future conditions. 3 BUDGET DOCUMENTS 4 SEC. 7062. (a) OPERATING PLANS.—Not later than 5 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each de- 6 partment, agency, or organization funded in titles I, II, 7 and VI of this Act, and the Department of the Treasury 8 and Independent Agencies funded in title III of this Act, 9 including the Inter-American Foundation and the United 10 States African Development Foundation, shall submit to 11 the Committees on Appropriations an operating plan for 12 funds appropriated to such department, agency, or organi- 13 zation in such titles of this Act, or funds otherwise avail- 14 able for obligation in fiscal year 2025, that provides de- 15 tails of the uses of such funds at the program, project, 16 and activity level: Provided, That such plans shall include, 17 as applicable, a comparison between the congressional 18 budget justification funding levels, the most recent con- 19 gressional directives or approved funding levels, and the 20 funding levels proposed by the department or agency; and 21 a clear, concise, and informative description/justification: 22 Provided further, That operating plans that include 23 changes in levels of funding for programs, projects, and 24 activities specified in the congressional budget justifica- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00272 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 273 •HR 8771 RH tion, in this Act, or amounts designated in the tables in 1 the report accompanying this Act, as applicable, shall be 2 subject to the notification and reprogramming require- 3 ments of section 7015 of this Act. 4 (b) SPEND PLANS.— 5 (1) Prior to the initial obligation of funds, the 6 Secretary of State or Administrator of the United 7 States Agency for International Development, as ap- 8 propriate, shall submit to the Committees on Appro- 9 priations a spend plan for funds made available by 10 this Act for— 11 (A) assistance for countries in Central 12 America and the Caribbean, Colombia, Iraq, 13 Pacific Islands countries, and Ukraine; 14 (B) Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, 15 Central America Regional Security Initiative, 16 Indo-Pacific Strategy and the Countering PRC 17 Influence Fund, Partnership for Global Infra- 18 structure and Investment, Power Africa, and 19 Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership; 20 (C) assistance made available pursuant to 21 the following sections in this Act: section 7032; 22 section 7036; section 7047(d) (on a country-by- 23 country basis); section 7059; and subsections 24 (a), (b), (e), (g), and (h) of section 7060; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00273 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 274 •HR 8771 RH (D) implementation of the Global Fragility 1 Act of 2019. 2 (2) Not later than 90 days after the date of en- 3 actment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury 4 shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a 5 detailed spend plan for funds made available by this 6 Act under the heading ‘‘Department of the Treas- 7 ury, International Affairs Technical Assistance’’ in 8 title III. 9 (3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), up to 10 10 percent of the funds contained in a spend plan re- 11 quired by this subsection may be obligated prior to 12 the submission of such spend plan if the Secretary 13 of State, the USAID Administrator, or the Secretary 14 of the Treasury, as applicable, determines that the 15 obligation of such funds is necessary to avoid signifi- 16 cant programmatic disruption: Provided, That not 17 less than seven days prior to such obligation, the 18 Secretary or Administrator, as appropriate, shall 19 consult with the Committees on Appropriations on 20 the justification for such obligation and the proposed 21 uses of such funds. 22 (c) CLARIFICATION.—The spend plans referenced in 23 subsection (b) shall not be considered as meeting the noti- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00274 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 275 •HR 8771 RH fication requirements in this Act or under section 634A 1 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 2 (d) CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET JUSTIFICATION.—The 3 congressional budget justification for Department of State 4 operations and foreign operations shall be provided to the 5 Committees on Appropriations concurrent with the date 6 of submission of the President’s budget for fiscal year 7 2026: Provided, That the appendices for such justification 8 shall be provided to the Committees on Appropriations not 9 later than 10 calendar days thereafter. 10 REORGANIZATION 11 SEC. 7063. (a) PRIOR CONSULTATION AND NOTIFI- 12 CATION.—Funds appropriated by this Act, prior Acts 13 making appropriations for the Department of State, for- 14 eign operations, and related programs, or any other Act 15 may not be used to implement a reorganization, redesign, 16 or other plan described in subsection (b) by the Depart- 17 ment of State, the United States Agency for International 18 Development, or any other Federal department, agency, 19 or organization funded by this Act without prior consulta- 20 tion by the head of such department, agency, or organiza- 21 tion with the appropriate congressional committees: Pro- 22 vided, That such funds shall be subject to the regular noti- 23 fication procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: 24 Provided further, That any such notification submitted to 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00275 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 276 •HR 8771 RH such Committees shall include a detailed justification for 1 any proposed action: Provided further, That congressional 2 notifications submitted in prior fiscal years pursuant to 3 similar provisions of law in prior Acts making appropria- 4 tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 5 related programs may be deemed to meet the notification 6 requirements of this section. 7 (b) DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES.—Pursuant to sub- 8 section (a), a reorganization, redesign, or other plan shall 9 include any action to— 10 (1) expand, eliminate, consolidate, or downsize 11 covered departments, agencies, or organizations, in- 12 cluding bureaus and offices within or between such 13 departments, agencies, or organizations, including 14 the transfer to other agencies of the authorities and 15 responsibilities of such bureaus and offices; 16 (2) expand, eliminate, consolidate, or downsize 17 the United States official presence overseas, includ- 18 ing at bilateral, regional, and multilateral diplomatic 19 facilities and other platforms; or 20 (3) expand or reduce the size of the permanent 21 Civil Service, Foreign Service, eligible family mem- 22 ber, and locally employed staff workforce of the De- 23 partment of State and USAID from the staffing lev- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00276 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 277 •HR 8771 RH els previously justified to the Committees on Appro- 1 priations for fiscal year 2025. 2 DEPARTMENT OF STATE MATTERS 3 SEC. 7064. (a) WORKING CAPITAL FUND.—Funds 4 appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to 5 the Department of State for payments to the Working 6 Capital Fund that are made available for new service cen- 7 ters, shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 8 of the Committees on Appropriations. 9 (b) CERTIFICATION.— 10 (1) COMPLIANCE.—Not later than 45 days 11 after the initial obligation of funds appropriated 12 under titles III and IV of this Act that are made 13 available to a Department of State bureau or office 14 with responsibility for the management and over- 15 sight of such funds, the Secretary of State shall cer- 16 tify and report to the Committees on Appropria- 17 tions, on an individual bureau or office basis, that 18 such bureau or office is in compliance with Depart- 19 ment and Federal financial and grants management 20 policies, procedures, and regulations, as applicable. 21 (2) CONSIDERATIONS.—When making a certifi- 22 cation required by paragraph (1), the Secretary of 23 State shall consider the capacity of a bureau or of- 24 fice to— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00277 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 278 •HR 8771 RH (A) account for the obligated funds at the 1 country and program level, as appropriate; 2 (B) identify risks and develop mitigation 3 and monitoring plans; 4 (C) establish performance measures and 5 indicators; 6 (D) review activities and performance; and 7 (E) assess final results and reconcile fi- 8 nances. 9 (3) PLAN.—If the Secretary of State is unable 10 to make a certification required by paragraph (1), 11 the Secretary shall submit a plan and timeline de- 12 tailing the steps to be taken to bring such bureau 13 or office into compliance. 14 (c) OTHER MATTERS.— 15 (1) In addition to amounts appropriated or oth- 16 erwise made available by this Act under the heading 17 ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’— 18 (A) as authorized by section 810 of the 19 United States Information and Educational Ex- 20 change Act, not to exceed $5,000,000, to re- 21 main available until expended, may be credited 22 to this appropriation from fees or other pay- 23 ments received from English teaching, library, 24 motion pictures, and publication programs and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00278 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 279 •HR 8771 RH from fees from educational advising and coun- 1 seling and exchange visitor programs; and 2 (B) not to exceed $15,000, which shall be 3 derived from reimbursements, surcharges, and 4 fees for use of Blair House facilities. 5 (2) Funds appropriated or otherwise made 6 available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic 7 Programs’’ are available for acquisition by exchange 8 or purchase of passenger motor vehicles as author- 9 ized by law and, pursuant to section 1108(g) of title 10 31, United States Code, for the field examination of 11 programs and activities in the United States funded 12 from any account contained in title I of this Act. 13 (3)(A) Prior to entering into a bilateral or mul- 14 tilateral agreement authorized by section 303(a) of 15 the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation 16 Act (19 U.S.C. 2602) or the extension of an agree- 17 ment pursuant to section 303(e) of such Act, the 18 Secretary of State shall ensure that any import re- 19 strictions authorized by such agreement comply with 20 the provisions of sections 302 and 305 of such Act. 21 (B) Reports required by section 303(g) of 22 the Convention on Cultural Property Implemen- 23 tation Act (19 U.S.C. 2602) shall also be sub- 24 mitted to the Committees on Appropriations: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00279 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 280 •HR 8771 RH Provided, That such reports shall also include 1 information concerning compliance with section 2 303(c) of such Act. 3 (4)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of 4 law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise 5 made available under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic Pro- 6 grams’’ in this Act and prior Acts making appro- 7 priations for the Department of State, foreign oper- 8 ations, and related programs may be made available 9 for support of a Special Envoy, Special Representa- 10 tive, Special Coordinator, Special Negotiator, Envoy, 11 Representative, Coordinator, Special Advisor, or 12 other position performing a similar function unless 13 such Special Envoy, Special Representative, Special 14 Coordinator, Special Negotiator, Envoy, Representa- 15 tive, Coordinator, Special Advisor, or other position 16 performing a similar function— 17 (i) is expressly authorized by statute; or 18 (ii) has affirmatively received the advice 19 and consent of the Senate. 20 (B) The limitations of this paragraph shall be 21 construed to include the applicable office personnel 22 and bureau managed funds of such office. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00280 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 281 •HR 8771 RH UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 1 DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT 2 SEC. 7065. (a) AUTHORITY.—Up to $170,000,000 of 3 the funds made available in title III of this Act pursuant 4 to or to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign 5 Assistance Act of 1961, including funds appropriated 6 under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and 7 Central Asia’’, may be used by the United States Agency 8 for International Development to hire and employ individ- 9 uals in the United States and overseas on a limited ap- 10 pointment basis pursuant to the authority of sections 308 11 and 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 12 3948 and 3949). 13 (b) RESTRICTION.—The authority to hire individuals 14 contained in subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 15 2026. 16 (c) PROGRAM ACCOUNT CHARGED.—The account 17 charged for the cost of an individual hired and employed 18 under the authority of this section shall be the account 19 to which the responsibilities of such individual primarily 20 relate: Provided, That funds made available to carry out 21 this section may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 22 appropriated by this Act in title II under the heading ‘‘Op- 23 erating Expenses’’. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00281 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 282 •HR 8771 RH (d) FOREIGN SERVICE LIMITED EXTENSIONS.—Indi- 1 viduals hired and employed by USAID, with funds made 2 available in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations 3 for the Department of State, foreign operations, and re- 4 lated programs, pursuant to the authority of section 309 5 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3949), may 6 be extended for a period of up to 4 years notwithstanding 7 the limitation set forth in such section. 8 (e) DISASTER SURGE CAPACITY.—Funds appro- 9 priated under title III of this Act to carry out part I of 10 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including funds ap- 11 propriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Europe, 12 Eurasia and Central Asia’’, may be used, in addition to 13 funds otherwise available for such purposes, for the cost 14 (including the support costs) of individuals detailed to or 15 employed by USAID whose primary responsibility is to 16 carry out programs in response to natural disasters or 17 man-made disasters, subject to the regular notification 18 procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 19 (f) PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTORS.—Funds ap- 20 propriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I, 21 chapter 4 of part II, and section 667 of the Foreign As- 22 sistance Act of 1961, and title II of the Food for Peace 23 Act (Public Law 83–480; 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.), may be 24 used by USAID to employ up to 40 personal services con- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00282 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 283 •HR 8771 RH tractors in the United States, notwithstanding any other 1 provision of law, for the purpose of providing direct, in- 2 terim support for new or expanded overseas programs and 3 activities managed by the agency until permanent direct 4 hire personnel are hired and trained: Provided, That not 5 more than 15 of such contractors shall be assigned to any 6 bureau or office: Provided further, That such funds appro- 7 priated to carry out title II of the Food for Peace Act 8 (Public Law 83–480; 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.), may be made 9 available only for personal services contractors assigned 10 to the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance. 11 (g) SMALL BUSINESS.—In entering into multiple 12 award indefinite-quantity contracts with funds appro- 13 priated by this Act, USAID may provide an exception to 14 the fair opportunity process for placing task orders under 15 such contracts when the order is placed with any category 16 of small or small disadvantaged business. 17 (h) SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE LIMITED APPOINT- 18 MENTS.—Individuals hired pursuant to the authority pro- 19 vided by section 7059(o) of the Department of State, For- 20 eign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 21 Act, 2010 (division F of Public Law 111–117) may be 22 assigned to or support programs in Afghanistan or Paki- 23 stan with funds made available in this Act and prior Acts 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00283 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 284 •HR 8771 RH making appropriations for the Department of State, for- 1 eign operations, and related programs. 2 (i) CRISIS OPERATIONS STAFFING.—Up to 3 $86,000,000 of the funds made available in title III of 4 this Act pursuant to, or to carry out the provisions of, 5 part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and section 6 509(b) of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (title V of divi- 7 sion J of Public Law 116–94) may be made available for 8 the United States Agency for International Development 9 to appoint and employ personnel in the excepted service 10 to prevent or respond to foreign crises and contexts with 11 growing instability: Provided, That functions carried out 12 by personnel hired under the authority of this subsection 13 shall be related to the purpose for which the funds were 14 appropriated: Provided further, That such funds are in ad- 15 dition to funds otherwise available for such purposes and 16 may remain attributed to any minimum funding require- 17 ment for which they were originally made available: Pro- 18 vided further, That the USAID Administrator shall coordi- 19 nate with the Director of the Office of Personnel Manage- 20 ment and consult with the appropriate congressional com- 21 mittees on implementation of this provision. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00284 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 285 •HR 8771 RH STABILIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN REGIONS 1 IMPACTED BY EXTREMISM AND CONFLICT 2 SEC. 7066. Of the funds appropriated by this Act 3 under the headings ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, ‘‘Inter- 4 national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’, ‘‘Non- 5 proliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Pro- 6 grams’’, ‘‘Peacekeeping Operations’’, and ‘‘Foreign Mili- 7 tary Financing Program’’, not less than $135,000,000 8 shall be made available for the Prevention and Stabiliza- 9 tion Fund for the purposes enumerated in section 509(a) 10 of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (title V of division 11 J of Public Law 116–94): Provided, That such funds shall 12 be prioritized for countries with national and local govern- 13 ments with the demonstrated political will and capacity 14 to partner on strengthening government legitimacy: Pro- 15 vided further, That the Secretary of State and the Admin- 16 istrator of the United States Agency for International De- 17 velopment shall consult with the Committees on Appro- 18 priations on the intended prioritization and allocation of 19 such funds not later than 60 days prior to submitting the 20 pre-obligation spend plans required by section 7062(b) of 21 this Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 22 such headings may be transferred to, and merged with, 23 funds appropriated under such headings for such pur- 24 poses: Provided further, That such transfer authority is 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00285 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 286 •HR 8771 RH in addition to any other transfer authority provided by this 1 Act or any other Act, and is subject to prior consultation 2 with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Com- 3 mittees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds 4 made available pursuant to this subsection under the 5 heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may re- 6 main available until September 30, 2026. 7 DEBT-FOR-DEVELOPMENT 8 SEC. 7067. In order to enhance the continued partici- 9 pation of nongovernmental organizations in debt-for-devel- 10 opment and debt-for-nature exchanges, a nongovern- 11 mental organization which is a grantee or contractor of 12 the United States Agency for International Development 13 may place in interest bearing accounts local currencies 14 which accrue to that organization as a result of economic 15 assistance provided under title III of this Act and, subject 16 to the regular notification procedures of the Committees 17 on Appropriations, any interest earned on such investment 18 shall be used for the purpose for which the assistance was 19 provided to that organization. 20 EXTENSION OF CONSULAR FEES AND RELATED 21 AUTHORITIES 22 SEC. 7068. (a) Section 1(b)(1) of the Passport Act 23 of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(b)(1)) shall be applied 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00286 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 287 •HR 8771 RH through fiscal year 2025 by substituting ‘‘the costs of pro- 1 viding consular services’’ for ‘‘such costs’’. 2 (b) Section 21009 of the Emergency Appropriations 3 for Coronavirus Health Response and Agency Operations 4 (division B of Public Law 116–136; 134 Stat. 592) shall 5 be applied during fiscal year 2025 by substituting ‘‘2020 6 through 2025’’ for ‘‘2020 and 2021’’. 7 (c) Discretionary amounts made available to the De- 8 partment of State under the heading ‘‘Administration of 9 Foreign Affairs’’ of this Act, and discretionary unobli- 10 gated balances under such heading from prior Acts mak- 11 ing appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 12 operations, and related programs, may be transferred to 13 the Consular and Border Security Programs account if the 14 Secretary of State determines and reports to the Commit- 15 tees on Appropriations that to do so is necessary to sus- 16 tain consular operations, following consultation with such 17 Committees: Provided, That such transfer authority is in 18 addition to any transfer authority otherwise available in 19 this Act and under any other provision of law: Provided 20 further, That no amounts may be transferred from 21 amounts designated as an emergency requirement pursu- 22 ant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Bal- 23 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00287 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 288 •HR 8771 RH (d) In addition to the uses permitted pursuant to sec- 1 tion 286(v)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 2 (8 U.S.C. 1356(v)(2)(A)), for fiscal year 2025, the Sec- 3 retary of State may also use fees deposited into the Fraud 4 Prevention and Detection Account for the costs of pro- 5 viding consular services. 6 (e) Amounts repurposed pursuant to subsection (b) 7 that were previously designated by the Congress as an 8 emergency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget 9 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or a concur- 10 rent resolution on the budget are designated by the Con- 11 gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 12 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 13 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 14 GAZA OVERSIGHT AND OTHER MATTERS 15 SEC. 7069. (a) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary of 16 State shall certify and report to the appropriate congres- 17 sional committees not later than 15 days after the date 18 of enactment of this Act, that— 19 (1) oversight policies, processes, and procedures 20 have been established by the Department of State 21 and the United States Agency for International De- 22 velopment, as appropriate, and are in use to prevent 23 the diversion to Hamas and other terrorist and ex- 24 tremist entities in Gaza and the misuse or destruc- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00288 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 289 •HR 8771 RH tion by such entities of assistance, including through 1 international organizations; and 2 (2) such policies, processes, and procedures 3 have been developed in coordination with other bilat- 4 eral and multilateral donors and the Government of 5 Israel, as appropriate. 6 (b) OVERSIGHT POLICY AND PROCEDURES.—The 7 Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall 8 submit to the appropriate congressional committees, con- 9 current with the submission of the certification required 10 in subsection (a), a written description of the oversight 11 policies, processes, and procedures for funds appropriated 12 by this Act that are made available for assistance for 13 Gaza, including specific actions to be taken should such 14 assistance be diverted, misused, or destroyed, and the role 15 of the Government of Israel in the oversight of such assist- 16 ance. 17 (c) REQUIREMENT TO INFORM.—The Secretary of 18 State and USAID Administrator shall promptly inform 19 the appropriate congressional committees of each instance 20 in which funds appropriated by this Act that are made 21 available for assistance for Gaza have been diverted, mis- 22 used, or destroyed, to include the type of assistance, a de- 23 scription of the incident and parties involved, and an ex- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00289 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 290 •HR 8771 RH planation of the response of the Department of State or 1 USAID, as appropriate. 2 (d) THIRD PARTY MONITORING.—Funds appro- 3 priated by this Act shall be made available for third party 4 monitoring of assistance for Gaza, including end use moni- 5 toring, following consultation with the appropriate con- 6 gressional committees. 7 (e) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the initial 8 obligation of funds appropriated by this Act that are made 9 available for assistance for Gaza, and every 90 days there- 10 after until all such funds are expended, the Secretary of 11 State and the USAID Administrator shall jointly submit 12 to the appropriate congressional committees a report de- 13 tailing the amount and purpose of such assistance pro- 14 vided during each respective quarter, including a descrip- 15 tion of the specific entity implementing such assistance. 16 (f) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the 17 date of enactment of this Act and every 90 days thereafter 18 until September 30, 2026, the Secretary of State, in con- 19 sultation with the Director of National Intelligence and 20 other heads of elements of the intelligence community that 21 the Secretary considers relevant, shall submit to the ap- 22 propriate congressional committees a report assessing 23 whether funds appropriated by this Act and made avail- 24 able for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza have been 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00290 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 291 •HR 8771 RH diverted to or destroyed by Hamas or other terrorist and 1 extremist entities in the West Bank and Gaza: Provided, 2 That such report shall include details on the amount and 3 how such funds were made available and used by such en- 4 tities: Provided further, That such report may be sub- 5 mitted in classified form, if necessary. 6 (g) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 30 days after 7 the date of enactment of this Act but prior to the initial 8 obligation of funds made available by this Act for humani- 9 tarian assistance for Gaza, the Secretary of State and 10 USAID Administrator, as appropriate, shall consult with 11 the Committees on Appropriations on the amount and an- 12 ticipated uses of such funds. 13 (h) INSPECTORS GENERAL.—The Inspectors General 14 of the Department of State and USAID shall conduct in- 15 vestigations of their respective agency’s implementing 16 partners that receive funds appropriated by this Act or 17 prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 18 State, foreign operations, and related programs and made 19 available for assistance in the West Bank and Gaza, or 20 entities that provide logistical support to implementing 21 partners that receive such funds to determine if allega- 22 tions or reports that such entities have employed staff or 23 contractors that are members of, or affiliated with, a 24 United States designated terrorist organization or have 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00291 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 292 •HR 8771 RH participated in any terrorist act, including before, on, or 1 after October 7, 2023, are credible, and, as appropriate, 2 refer their investigative findings for potential criminal, 3 civil, or administrative enforcement remedies. 4 (i) LIMITATION ON FOREIGN NATIONALS FROM 5 GAZA.—None of the funds appropriated by this Act and 6 prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 7 State, foreign operations, and related programs under the 8 headings ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’ and 9 ‘‘United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Fund’’ 10 may be used to support the admission and resettlement 11 into the United States of a foreign national from Gaza. 12 ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS ON OPERATIONS AND 13 ASSISTANCE 14 SEC. 7070. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 15 otherwise made available by this Act or prior Acts making 16 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign oper- 17 ations, and related programs may be made available for 18 drag queen workshops, performances, or documentaries. 19 (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 20 made available by this Act may be used to carry out any 21 program, project, or activity that teaches or trains any 22 idea or concept that condones an individual being discrimi- 23 nated against or receiving adverse or beneficial treatment 24 based on race or sex, that condones an individual feeling 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00292 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 293 •HR 8771 RH discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psycho- 1 logical distress on account of that individual’s race or sex, 2 as well as any idea or concept that regards one race as 3 inherently superior to another race, the United States or 4 its institutions as being systemically racist or sexist, an 5 individual as being inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive 6 by virtue of that individual’s race or sex, an individual’s 7 moral character as being necessarily determined by race 8 or sex, an individual as bearing responsibility for actions 9 committed in the past by other members of the same race 10 or sex, or meritocracy being racist, sexist, or having been 11 created by a particular race to oppress another race. 12 (c) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 13 available by this Act may be made available to implement, 14 administer, apply, enforce, or carry out Executive Order 15 13985 of January 20, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 7009), Execu- 16 tive Order 14035 of June 25, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 34593), 17 or Executive Order 14091 of February 16, 2023 (88 Fed. 18 Reg. 10825). 19 (d) None of the funds made available by this Act or 20 any other Act shall be used or transferred to another Fed- 21 eral Agency, board, or commission to fund any domestic 22 or international non-governmental organization or any 23 other program, organization, or association coordinated or 24 operated by such non-governmental organization that ei- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00293 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 294 •HR 8771 RH ther offers counseling regarding sex change surgeries, pro- 1 motes sex change surgeries for any reason as an option, 2 conducts or subsidizes sex change surgeries, promotes the 3 use of medications or other substances to halt the onset 4 of puberty or sexual development of minors, or otherwise 5 promotes transgenderism. 6 (e) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 7 available by this Act may be obligated or expended to fly 8 or display a flag over a facility of the United States De- 9 partment of State other than the— 10 (1) United States flag; 11 (2) Foreign Service flag pursuant to 2 FAM 12 154.2–1; 13 (3) POW/MIA flag; 14 (4) Hostage and Wrongful Detainee flag, pur- 15 suant to section 904 of title 36, United States Code; 16 (5) flag of a State, insular area, or the District 17 of Columbia at domestic locations; 18 (6) flag of an Indian Tribal government; 19 (7) official branded flag of a United States 20 agency; or 21 (8) sovereign flag of other countries. 22 (f) None of the funds made available by this Act or 23 prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 24 State, foreign operations, and related programs may be 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00294 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 295 •HR 8771 RH used to implement, administer, or enforce any COVID– 1 19 mask or vaccine mandates, including for individuals 2 traveling outside of the United States. 3 (g) None of the funds made available by this Act may 4 be used for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, 5 training, programs, offices, officers, policies, or other exec- 6 utive agency functions. 7 (h)(1) Notwithstanding section 7 of title 1, United 8 States Code, section 1738C of title 28, United States 9 Code, or any other provision of law, none of the funds 10 provided by this Act shall be used in whole or in part to 11 take any discriminatory action against a person, wholly 12 or partially, on the basis that such person speaks, or acts, 13 in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief, or 14 moral conviction, that marriage is, or should be recognized 15 as, a union of one man and one woman. 16 (2) As used in paragraph (1), a discriminatory 17 action means any action taken by the Federal Gov- 18 ernment to— 19 (A) alter in any way the Federal tax treat- 20 ment of, or cause any tax, penalty, or payment 21 to be assessed against, or deny, delay, or revoke 22 an exemption from taxation under section 23 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 24 of, any person referred to in paragraph (1); 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00295 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 296 •HR 8771 RH (B) disallow a deduction for Federal tax 1 purposes of any charitable contribution made to 2 or by such person; 3 (C) withhold, reduce the amount or fund- 4 ing for, exclude, terminate, or otherwise make 5 unavailable or deny, any Federal grant, con- 6 tract, subcontract, cooperative agreement, guar- 7 antee, loan, scholarship, license, certification, 8 accreditation, employment, or other similar po- 9 sition or status from or to such person; 10 (D) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, 11 or otherwise make unavailable or deny, any en- 12 titlement or benefit under a Federal benefit 13 program, including admission to, equal treat- 14 ment in, or eligibility for a degree from an edu- 15 cational program, from or to such person; or 16 (E) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, 17 or otherwise make unavailable or deny access or 18 an entitlement to Federal property, facilities, 19 educational institutions, speech forum (includ- 20 ing traditional, limited and nonpublic forum), 21 or charitable fundraising campaigns from or to 22 such person. 23 (3) The Federal Government shall consider ac- 24 credited, licensed, or certified for purposes of Fed- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00296 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 297 •HR 8771 RH eral law any person that would be accredited, li- 1 censed, or certified, respectively, for such purposes 2 but for a determination against such person wholly 3 or partially on the basis that the person speaks, or 4 acts, in accordance with a sincerely held religious be- 5 lief or moral conviction described in paragraph (1). 6 (i) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 7 available by this Act may be used for hiring practices 8 based on gender, religion, political affiliation, or race. 9 (j) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 10 available by this Act may be made available to the Data 11 Journalism Agency or the Global Disinformation Index. 12 (k) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 13 made available by this Act may be made available to Inter- 14 Action. 15 (l) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 16 available by this Act may be made available to a United 17 States institution of higher education that has failed to 18 take administrative action against any student, staff mem- 19 ber, or student group that commits acts of antisemitism 20 while utilizing the facilities, grounds, or resources of such 21 institution. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00297 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 298 •HR 8771 RH RESCISSIONS 1 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) 2 SEC. 7071. (a) ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND.—Of the 3 unobligated balances from amounts made available under 4 the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ from prior Acts 5 making appropriations for the Department of State, for- 6 eign operations, and related programs, $640,161,000 are 7 rescinded. 8 (b) INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW 9 ENFORCEMENT.—Of the unobligated balances from 10 amounts made available under the heading ‘‘International 11 Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement’’ from prior Acts 12 making appropriations for the Department of State, for- 13 eign operations, and related programs, $65,000,000 are 14 rescinded. 15 (c) DEBT RESTRUCTURING.—Of the unobligated bal- 16 ances from amounts made available under the heading 17 ‘‘Debt Restructuring’’ from prior Acts making appropria- 18 tions for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 19 related programs, $111,000,000 are rescinded. 20 (d) RESTRICTION.—No amounts may be rescinded 21 from amounts that were previously designated by the Con- 22 gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concur- 23 rent resolution on the budget or section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00298 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 299 •HR 8771 RH of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 1 Act of 1985. 2 SEC. 7072. None of the funds appropriated or other- 3 wise made available by this Act may be made available 4 to the Republic of Maldives until the Secretary of State 5 determines that the Republic of Maldives has revoked its 6 ban on Israeli passport holders. 7 TITLE VIII—ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISION 8 SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 9 SEC. 8001. $0. 10 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of State, 11 Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropria- 12 tions Act, 2025’’. 13 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jun 14, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00299 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8771.RH H8771 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB Union Calendar No. 457 118TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 8771 [Report No. 118–554] A BILL Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes. 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