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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 - Title I: Department of State and Related Agency - Makes FY2015 appropriations for the Department of State (Department) for:
Title II: United States Agency for International Development - Makes FY2015 appropriations for:
Title III: Bilateral Economic Assistance - Makes FY2015 appropriations for:
Title IV: International Security Assistance - Makes FY2015 appropriations for:
Title V: Multilateral Assistance - Makes FY2015 appropriations for:
Sets forth limitations on callable capital subscriptions with respect to:
Title VI: Export and Investment Assistance - Makes FY2015 appropriations for:
Title VII: General Provisions - Sets forth certain limits and prohibitions on the use of appropriations for specified activities.
(Sec. 7002) Requires any federal department or agency that has funds made available to it under this Act to provide Congress with a quarterly accounting of the cumulative balances of any unobligated funds received during FY2015 or in any previous fiscal year.
(Sec. 7003) Limits the use of funds under title I of this Act for any consulting service through procurement contracts to those contracts available for public inspection.
(Sec. 7004) Sets forth restrictions on office space for federal employees with respect to U.S. diplomatic facility construction, with an exception for Marine Corps use.
Prohibits the use of certain funding sources for site acquisition and mitigation, planning, design or construction of the New London Embassy, United Kingdom.
Declares that certain embassy security, construction, and maintenance appropriations may be obligated for the relocation of the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See only if the U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See and embassy staff will retain their independence from other U.S. missions in Rome, and any relocation of the chancery will not increase annual operating costs or result in a reduction in staff, and will enhance the Embassy's overall security.
(Sec. 7005) States that costs incurred by an agency or department funded under title I of this Act resulting from personnel actions taken in response to funding reductions included in this Act shall be absorbed within such agency's or department's budgetary resources.
(Sec. 7006) Prohibits first-class travel by employees of agencies funded under this Act in contravention of specified federal regulations.
(Sec. 7007) Prohibits the use of funds under titles III through VI of this Act for direct assistance or reparations to Cuba, North Korea, Iran, or Syria.
(Sec. 7008) Prohibits the use of funds under titles III through VI this Act for assistance to any country whose elected head of government is deposed by military or military-supported coup or decree. Permits resuming assistance if a democratic government is subsequently elected to office.
(Sec. 7009) Limits certain agency, Department, and Broadcasting Board of Governors transfer authority.
(Sec. 7010) Directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress quarterly on fund use for foreign military financing, international military education and training, peacekeeping operations, and the Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capability Fund.
(Sec. 7011) Prohibits, with specified exceptions, appropriations under this Act from remaining available for obligation after the expiration of the current fiscal year unless expressly provided for.
(Sec. 7012) Prohibits funds under titles III through VI of this Act from being used for assistance to any country in default in excess of a year on payments on a U.S. loan unless the President determines that such assistance is in the U.S. national interest.
(Sec. 7013) Prohibits funds under titles III through VI of this Act from being used for assistance under a new bilateral agreement unless such assistance is exempt from taxation, or reimbursed, by the foreign government.
(Sec. 7014) Authorizes specifically designated appropriations under titles II through VI of this Act to be reprogrammed for other programs within the same account subject to the appropriate congressional committees' regular notification procedures.
Extends the availability of program-specific appropriations for one fiscal year if the Secretary or USAID reports to Congress that program termination or changed circumstances makes it unlikely that such appropriations can be obligated during the original period of availability.
States that ceilings and specifically designated funding levels under this Act shall not be applicable to funds or authorities appropriated or otherwise made available by any subsequent Act unless such Act specifically so directs.
(Sec. 7015) Prohibits funds that remain available for FY2015 obligation under titles I and II of this Act or in prior appropriations Acts from being made available for specified reprogramming purposes unless the appropriate congressional committees are notified 15 days in advance of such programming.
States that the requirements of this section or any similar provision may be waived if failure to do so would pose a substantial risk to human health or welfare.
Prohibits the use of funds under titles III through VI of this Act for Afghanistan, Burma, Cambodia, Cuba, Ethiopia, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Pakistan, the Russian Federation, Serbia, Somalia, Sri Lanka, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria,Uzbekistan, Yemen, and Zimbabwe except through the regular notification procedures of the appropriate congressional committees.
(Sec. 7016) Requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to notify Congress before: (1) providing certain excess defense articles under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or (2) issuing a letter of offer to sell certain defense articles under the Arms Export Control Act.
(Sec. 7017) States that funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act or in prior appropriations Acts for the Department, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs that are returned or not made available for international organizations and programs shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 2016.
(Sec. 7018) Prohibits certain funds under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 from being: (1) used to pay for abortions, involuntary sterilizations, or related biomedical research as a method of family planning; or (2) obligated or expended for any country or organization if such funds' use would violate specified provisions related to abortions and involuntary sterilizations.
(Sec. 7019) Allocates funds for specified accounts.
(Sec. 7020) Prohibits the obligation of certain funds to pay for alcoholic beverages or entertainment expenses for recreational activities.
(Sec. 7021) Prohibits the provision of funds under titles III through VI of this Act to any foreign government that provides lethal military equipment to a country that supports international terrorism unless the President reports to Congress that such assistance is in U.S. national interests.
Prohibits bilateral assistance from being made to a government that: (1) grants sanctuary from prosecution to any individual or group which has committed an act of international terrorism, (2) otherwise supports international terrorism, or (3) is controlled by a terrorist organization. Authorizes the President to waive such prohibition for humanitarian or national security purposes.
(Sec. 7022) Extends, with an exception, certain authorities necessary to expend Department and foreign assistance funds.
(Sec. 7024) States that, unless expressly provided to the contrary, provisions authorizing or making appropriations for the Department, foreign operations, and related programs shall not be construed to prohibit activities authorized by the Peace Corps Act, the Inter-American Foundation Act, or the African Development Foundation Act.
(Sec. 7025) Prohibits funds under titles III through VI of this Act and funds available to the Export-Import Bank and OPIC from being used for production of any export commodity by a foreign country if the commodity is likely to be in surplus on world markets and will cause substantial injury to U.S. producers of a similar or competing commodity (with exceptions for benefits to U.S. producers).
(Sec. 7026) Directs USAID to require countries that receive foreign assistance which results in the generation of local currencies to deposit such currencies in a separate account to be used to finance foreign assistance activities.
(Sec. 7027) States that: (1) restrictions on assistance for a country shall not be construed to restrict specified assistance for nongovernmental organizations from certain funds under this Act, and (2) nothing in this section shall be construed to alter existing prohibitions against abortion or involuntary sterilizations in this or any other Act.
States that: (1) during FY2015 restrictions contained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country shall not be construed to restrict assistance under the Food for Peace Act, and (2) this section shall not apply to assistance restrictions regarding support of international terrorism and human rights violations.
(Sec. 7028) Sets forth the conditions under which funds available under this Act for USAID may be provided for limited competitions through local entities.
(Sec. 7029) States that none of the funds under title V of this Act should be paid to any international financial institution unless the Secretary of the Treasury certifies to Congress that such institution requires independent evaluations of each project, program loan or grant, or significant non-lending activity.
Prohibits payments under title V of this Act to any international financial institution while the U.S. executive director to the institution is compensated at a rate in excess of that for Level IV of the Executive Schedule, or any alternate U.S. director is compensated at a rate in excess of that for Level V of such Schedule.
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct:
(Sec. 7030) Authorizes nongovernmental organizations which are USAID grantees or contractors to place funds made available to them under title III of this Act in interest bearing accounts in order to enhance their participation in debt-for-development and debt-for-nature exchanges.
(Sec. 7031) Sets forth requirements for direct government-to government assistance.
(Sec. 7032) Makes funds available to support freedom of religion, including in the Middle East and North Africa.
(Sec. 7033) Conditions the use of funds appropriated by this Act to make any pledge for future year funding for any multilateral or bilateral program funded in titles III through VI of this Act.
(Sec. 7034) Makes funds under titles III through VI of this Act available for: (1) war victims, (2) displaced children, (3) displaced Burmese, and (4) victims of trafficking in persons and to combat such trafficking.
Expands authorities under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for civilian police assistance for a regional, district, municipal, or other sub-national entity emerging from instability.
Makes specified funds available for:
Urges the Secretary to withhold funds under title III of this Act for the central government of any country that is not taking appropriate steps to comply with the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abductions.
Authorizes the Secretary to transfer unobligated expired FY2015 diplomatic and consular program balances to the protection of foreign missions account, except for funds designated for overseas contingency operations and the war on terror.
Extends:
(Sec. 7035) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Arab League boycott of Israel (reinstated in 1997), and the secondary boycott of American firms that have commercial ties with Israel, is an impediment to regional peace and to U.S. investment and trade in the Middle East and North Africa and should be terminated; and (2) the President should report annually to Congress on steps taken to encourage Arab League states to normalize their relations with Israel to end the boycott.
(Sec. 7036) Prohibits, with a national security interest waiver, the use of funds under titles III through VI of this Act from being used to support a Palestinian state unless the Secretary certifies to Congress that:
Expresses the sense of Congress that the governing entity should enact a constitution assuring the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and respect for human rights, and should enact other laws assuring accountable governance.
(Sec. 7037) Prohibits the obligation of funds appropriated under titles II through VI of this Act, except for acquisition of additional space for the Consulate General, to create in Jerusalem a new U.S. agency office for the purpose of conducting official U.S. business with the PA over Gaza and Jericho (or any successor Palestinian governing entity) provided for in the Israel-Palestine Liberation Organization Declaration of Principles.
(Sec. 7038) Prohibits funds under this Act from being used to provide equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any other assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.
(Sec. 7039) Directs the Secretary, for FY2015, to certify to Congress prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bilateral West Bank and Gaza program that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) will have access to necessary financial information to evaluate the uses of U.S. assistance. Requires USAID audits at least once a year to ensure compliance with this section.
Directs the Secretary, before obligating economic support funds under this Act for the West Bank and Gaza, to take steps to ensure that such assistance is not provided to or through any individual or entity that advocates or engages in terrorist activity.
Prohibits funds under titles III through VI of this Act from being used to honor individuals who commit, or have committed, acts of terrorism. Requires and obligates funds for program audits.
(Sec. 7040) Prohibits specified assistance to the PA unless the President certifies to Congress that it is in the U.S. national security interest. States that any such waiver shall: (1) not be for more than six months at a time, and (2) not apply beyond 12 months after enactment of this Act. Requires a report to Congress when such waiver is exercised.
Prohibits the use of appropriations under titles III through VI of this Act for salaries of PA personnel in Gaza or for assistance to Hamas or any Hamas-controlled or power-sharing government unless the President certifies to Congress that it has accepted Israel's right to exist and is adhering to previous agreements with the United States, Israel, and the international community.
Prohibits the obligation of funds under titles III through VI of this Act for the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
(Sec. 7041) Makes funds under this Act available for the government of Egypt only if the Secretary certifies to Congress that such government is: (1) sustaining the strategic relationship with the United States, and (2) meeting its obligations under the 1979 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty.
Makes available specified:
Makes funds available to Egypt for counterterrorism, border security, nonproliferation programs, and development activities in the Sinai.
States that it is U.S. policy to prevent Iran from achieving the capability to produce nuclear weapons.
Prohibits the use of specified funds by the Export-Import Bank of the United States to provide new financing to any person subject to sanctions under the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996.
States that funds under this Act for Iraq should be made available to Iraq to promote internal regional stability, including in Kurdistan to address requirements arising from regional conflict.
Prohibits funds under this Act from being made available for construction or other improvements to U.S. facilities in Iraq on property for which no land-use agreement has been entered into by the governments of the United States and Iraq unless necessary to protect U.S. government facilities or U.S. personnel.
Makes specified funds available to Jordan for: (1) foreign military financing, (2) economic support, and (3) costs related to regional instability.
Prohibits the availability of funds under this Act for the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) if the LAF is controlled by a foreign terrorist organization.
Makes foreign military financing funds available for Lebanon to professionalize the LAF, strengthen border security, and combat terrorism.
Prohibits the availability of funds under this Act for the central government of Libya unless the Secretary reports to Congress that Libya is cooperating with U.S. efforts to bring to justice those responsible for the Benghazi attack in September 2012. Exempts from such limitation funding for protecting U.S. government personnel or facilities.
Makes Economic Support Fund assistance available for: (1) loan guarantees for Tunisia and Jordan; and (2) enterprise funds for Egypt, Tunisia, and Jordan.
States that funds appropriated under title III of this Act for Morocco shall also be available for any region or territory administered by Morocco, including the Western Sahara.
Makes specified funds available for Syria to:
Directs the Secretary, before any obligation of funds under this Act for Syria, to ensure that mechanisms are in place for the adequate monitoring and control of assistance inside Syria.
Requires congressional consultation before making funds under this section available for Syria.
Directs the Secretary, before any obligation of Economic Support Fund assistance under this Act for the Palestinian Authority (PA), to report to Congress that the purpose of such assistance is to:
Prohibits the availability of Economic Support Fund assistance under this Act for the PA if the Palestinians:
Reduces Economic Support Fund assistance for the PA by the amount expended by the PA as payments for acts of terrorism by individuals who are imprisoned after being fairly tried and convicted for acts of terrorism and by individuals who died committing acts of terrorism during the previous calendar year.
Prohibits the availability of funds under this Act to the Armed Forces of Yemen if they are controlled by a foreign terrorist organization.
(Sec. 7042) Makes funds under this Act for the Central African Republic available for reconciliation and peace building programs, including for programs to prevent crimes against humanity.
Urges that specified funds should be made available for the trans-Sahara counterterrorism partnership program and the partnership for regional East Africa counterterrorism program.
Makes funds under this Act available for programs in areas affected by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) consistent with the goals of the Lord's Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act.
Urges that funds under this Act for Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Cote d'Ivoire, Senegal, Ghana, and the countries participating in the Congo Basin Forest Partnership be made available to promote transparency regarding the extraction of timber, oil, gas, cacao, and other natural resources.
Prohibits funds under this Act from being made available for: (1) the government of Sudan, and (2) the cost of modifying loans and loan guarantees held by the government of Sudan.
Exempts from such restrictions:
Urges that funds under this Act for assistance for South Sudan should:
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct U.S. executive directors to international financial institutions to vote against any loan extensions to the government of Zimbabwe, except to meet basic human needs or to promote democracy, unless the Secretary reports to Congress that Zimbabwe has restored the rule of law.
Prohibits funds under this Act from being made to the government of Zimbabwe, except for health and education, unless the rule of law has been reestablished.
(Sec. 7043) Authorizes Economic Support Fund assistance under this Act to Burma, except that such funds shall not be made available to any successor of the State Peace and Development Council controlled by former Council members who promote its repressive policies.
States that funds under title III of this Act for Burma:
States that funds under this Act should be made available to the government of Burma only if it has implemented constitutional reforms providing for inclusive participation in presidential and parliamentary elections.
Prohibits Economic Support Fund assistance from being made available for the government of North Korea.
Prohibits:
Urges the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct U.S. executive directors of international financial institutions to support projects in Tibet if such projects do not provide incentives for the migration and settlement of non-Tibetans into Tibet or facilitate the transfer of ownership of Tibetan land and natural resources to non-Tibetans.
Makes Economic Support Fund assistance under this Act available to nongovernmental organizations to preserve cultural traditions and promote sustainable development and environmental conservation in Tibetan communities in the Tibetan Autonomous Region and in other Tibetan communities in China.
Makes Economic Support Fund assistance under this Act available for remediation of dioxin contaminated areas in Vietnam.
(Sec. 7044) Prohibits the availability of funds under titles I and II of this Act for construction and renovation of U.S. government facilities in Afghanistan to accommodate federal employee positions or to expand aviation facilities or assets above those notified by the Department and USAID or contractors in addition to those in place on the date of enactment of this Act.
Exempts from such restriction funds that are necessary to protect such facilities or the security and welfare of U.S. personnel.
Withholds specified assistance from Afghanistan until the Secretary submits a required report (which shall be updated every six months until September 30, 2016) to Congress regarding Department and USAID transition and security plans.
States that specified funds under this Act for Afghanistan:
may be made for reconciliation programs and disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration activities for former combatants.
Prohibits the obligation of specified funds under this Act for the government of Afghanistan unless the Secretary certifies to Congress that:
Reduces assistance for the government of Afghanistan by $5 for every $1 that Afghanistan imposes in taxes or other fees on the transport of U.S. government property entering or leaving Afghanistan.
Prohibits U.S. government use of funds under this Act to enter into a permanent basing rights agreement between the United States and Afghanistan.
Withholds specified assistance for Pakistan until the Secretary certifies to Congress that Pakistan is:
Authorizes the availability of specified military assistance to Pakistan only for counterterrorism and counterinsurgency capabilities in Pakistan.
Withholds specified foreign military financing funds from Pakistan until the Secretary reports to Congress that Dr. Shakil Afridi has been released from prison and cleared of all charges relating to the assistance provided to the United States in locating Osama bin Laden.
Directs the Secretary to report to Congress detailing the costs and objectives associated with significant infrastructure projects supported by the United States in Pakistan.
Prohibits, with humanitarian, demining, and disaster relief exceptions, the availability of specified funds to Sri Lanka unless the Secretary certifies to Congress that Sri Lanka is meeting specified conditions.
States that, if the Secretary makes such certification, foreign military financing funds should be used to support the recruitment and training of Tamils into the Sri Lankan military, Tamil language training for Sinhalese military personnel, and human rights training for all military personnel.
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct U.S. executive directors at international financial institutions to vote against any loan, agreement, or other financial support for Sri Lanka, except to meet basic human needs, unless the Secretary makes specified certifications.
Makes specified economic support funds available for cross border stabilization and development programs between Afghanistan and Pakistan or between either country and the Central Asian countries.
(Sec. 7045) Authorizes the use of funds under this Act for Columbia for a campaign against narcotics trafficking, illegal armed groups, and foreign terrorist organizations and to protect human health and welfare in emergency circumstances.
Makes Economic Support Fund assistance under this Act available for Cuba to promote democracy and strengthen civil society.
Prohibits the availability of funds under this Act for the government of Haiti until the Secretary certifies to Congress that Haiti: (1) has held free and fair parliamentary elections and a new Haitian Parliament is functioning, (2) is respecting the independence of the judiciary, and (3) is taking effective steps to combat corruption and improve governance.
Makes Haiti eligible to purchase U.S. defense articles and services for its Coast Guard.
Directs the Secretary to submit a specified report to Congress regarding Honduras.
Makes assistance available for Mexico and Central American countries to: (1) enhance border security, (2) combat human trafficking and smuggling, and (3) provide for the repatriation and reintegration of citizens from such countries. Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress a multi-country strategy for implementing such enhanced border security initiatives (which shall focus on the southern border of Mexico).
Makes specified funds under this Act available for DNA forensic technology programs to combat human trafficking in Central America.
Urges that specified funds under this Act be made available for labor and environmental capacity building activities relating to free trade agreements with countries of Central America, Colombia, Peru, and the Dominican Republic.
(Sec. 7046) Prohibits the use of funds under titles III through VI of this Act to pay any assessments, arrearages, or dues of any U.N. member, or from certain funds under this Act for the costs for attendance of another country's delegation at international conferences held under the auspices of multilateral or international organizations.
(Sec. 7047) Permits the President to provide up to a specified amount of commodities and services to the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal if doing so will contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding genocide or other violations of international law in the former Yugoslavia.
(Sec. 7048) Withholds specified funds under titles I and V of this Act for contributions to any U.N. agency or the Organization of American States (OAS) if the Secretary reports to Congress that the agency or organization is not taking specified actions regarding whistle blower protection and financial and performance transparency.
Prohibits funds under this Act from being used to pay expenses for any U.S. delegation to any specialized U.N. agency, body, or commission that is presided over by a country that supports international terrorism.
Prohibits funds under this Act from being made available for the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) unless the Secretary reports to Congress that: (1) UNRHC participation is in the U.S. national interest, and (2) UNRHC is taking steps to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item.
Prohibits specified funds under this Act from being made available as a contribution to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) until the Secretary reports to Congress that UNRWA is:
Prohibits the use of funds under this Act for the design, renovation, or construction of the U.N. Headquarters in New York.
(Sec. 7049) Authorizes the use of specified funds under titles III and IV of this Act to enhance the effectiveness and accountability of civilian police authority through human rights training and through the promotion of civilian police roles that support democratic governance, including programs on conflict prevention, police-community relations, disaster assistance, and gender-based violence.
(Sec. 7050) Prohibits the availability of funds under this Act to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or tobacco products.
(Sec. 7051) Prohibits the use of specified funds to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 U.S.-stationed employees from a federal department or agency at any single conference outside the United States unless such attendance is important to the national interest.
(Sec. 7052) Authorizes the transfer of certain aircraft including for the transportation of active and standby Civilian Response Corps personnel and equipment.
Requires that the use of Department and USAID aircraft used primarily to transport personnel be coordinated under the authority of the appropriate Chief of Mission.
(Sec. 7053) Withholds assistance from a foreign country in an amount equal to 110% of the total unpaid property tax and unpaid parking fines and penalties incurred April 1, 1997-September 30, 2014, and owed by the country to the District of Columbia or New York City.
(Sec. 7054) Authorizes disposal on a grant basis in foreign countries of demining equipment used in support of the clearance of land mines and unexploded ordnance for humanitarian purposes.
Restricts military assistance for cluster munitions.
(Sec. 7055) Prohibits the use of funds for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States that were not authorized before the enactment of this Act.
Makes specified funds available for USAID assistance to private and voluntary organizations engaged in facilitating public discussion of hunger and other related issues.
(Sec. 7056) Limits the amount of funds under title II of this Act that may be used for official USAID residence expenses.
(Sec. 7057) Allocates specified funds under title III of this Act for USAID to hire up to 175 persons per fiscal year on a limited appointment basis in the United States and abroad. Conditions such hirings upon an equivalent elimination of USAID nondirect-hire employees. Terminates such authority on September 30, 2016.
Authorizes up to four-year extensions for limited-appointment Foreign Service personnel.
Authorizes specified funds under title III of this Act for the costs of persons detailed to or employed by USAID to carry out natural or man-made disaster response programs.
Authorizes specified funds under this Act to be used by USAID to employ up to 40 personal services contractors in the United States for new or expanded overseas programs until permanent personnel are hired. Limits to 15 the number of such contractors that may be assigned to any bureau or office.
Continues USAID authority to appoint into the Senior Foreign Service and employ up to 10 individuals for programs in Afghanistan or Pakistan.
(Sec. 7058) States that funds appropriated by titles III and IV of this Act for bilateral assistance for child survival activities or disease programs, including HIV/AIDS research, prevention and treatment activities, may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law with specified exceptions.
Authorizes the use of specified funds under this Act for family planning/reproductive health.
Authorizes funds under title III of this Act to: (1) combat a pandemic virus if the President reports to Congress that the virus is severe and is spreading internationally, and (2) combat polio.
Withholds specified funds from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria until the Secretary reports to Congress that the Fund is implementing a policy of transparency and maintaining a policy to protect whistle blowers from retaliation.
(Sec. 7059) Makes specified funds under this Act available for: (1) gender programs, (2) programs to increase political opportunities for women in countries where women and girls suffer severe forms of discrimination, and (3) a multi-year strategy to prevent and respond to gender-based violence in countries where it is common.
Makes funds under this Act available to empower women as equal partners in conflict prevention, peace building, and reconstruction efforts.
States that programs funded under titles III and IV of this Act to train foreign police and judicial and military personnel shall: (1) address prevention and response to gender-based violence and trafficking in persons, and (2) promote the integration of women into the police and other security forces of their countries.
(Sec. 7060) Allocates specified funds for:
(Sec. 7061) Prohibits funds under this Act from being obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty.
(Sec. 7062) Prohibits funds under titles III through VI of this Act from being provided to a nongovernmental organization or contractor which fails to provide documents, files, or records for USAID auditing requirements.
(Sec. 7063) Prohibits funds under this Act from being made available for: (1) the United Nations Population Fund; and (2)population planning activities to any foreign nongovernmental organization that promotes or performs abortions, except in cases of rape or incest or when the mother's life would be endangered.
(Sec. 7064) Prohibits appropriations for the Department, foreign operations, and related programs from being obligated for any country, including a state with a compact of free association with the United States, that concludes an agreement with the United States to receive by transfer or release individuals detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, unless the Secretary notifies Congress of such agreement's terms prior to its implementation.
(Sec. 7065) Obligates specified funds under this Act for assistance to eliminate inhumane conditions in foreign prisons and other detention facilities.
(Sec. 7066) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act to support or justify the use of torture, cruel, or inhumane treatment by any U.S. government official or contract employee.
(Sec. 7067) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act (other than funds for narcotics control and law enforcement, refugee assistance, or antiterrorism activities) to assist the government of a country with which the United States has diplomatic relations and an extradition treaty and refuses to extradite to the United States any individual charged with a criminal offense for which the maximum penalty is life imprisonment without parole, or for killing a law enforcement officer.
Authorizes the Secretary to waive such restriction on a case-by-case basis if important to U.S. national interests.
(Sec. 7068) Authorizes the commercial leasing of certain defense articles (instead of the government-to-government sale) to Israel, Egypt, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members, and major non-NATO allies if the President determines that there are compelling foreign policy or national security reasons.
(Sec. 7069) Prohibits funds under this Act from being made available for assistance to the government of the Russian Federation.
Prohibits funds under this Act, subject to a U.S. national interest waiver, from being made available for a government of an Independent State of the former Soviet Union that directs any action in violation of the territorial integrity or national sovereignty of any other Independent State of the former Soviet Union.
Authorizes Economic Support Fund assistance under this Act to specified countries pursuant to the Support for Eastern European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 and the FREEDOM Support Act.
Makes specified funds under this Act available for enhanced programs to counter external, regional aggression and influence in Ukraine and other Independent States of the Former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern Europe.
(Sec. 7070) Extends certain IMF transparency requirements to this Act.
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) instruct the U.S. Executive Director of the IMF to ensure that any loan will be repaid to the IMF before other private creditors, and (2) ensure that the IMF is implementing whistle blower best practices.
(Sec. 7071) Prohibits the provision of funds under titles III through VI of this Act for: (1) any financial incentive to a business for purposes of inducing it to relocate outside the United States if it will reduce the number of U.S. employees, or (2) assistance for any program that contributes to the violation of internationally recognized workers rights in the recipient country.
(Sec. 7072) Obligates funds for the Special Defense Acquisition Fund, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017.
(Sec. 7073) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act, with a specified exception, to enter into a contract or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to a corporation that was convicted of a federal felony within the preceding 24 months, or has unpaid federal taxes if the awarding agency has knowledge of the conviction or unpaid taxes.
(Sec. 7074) Prohibits funds under titles III through VI of this Act from being made available for Enterprise Funds unless Congress is notified 15 days in advance.
Directs the President to submit to Congress a plan for the distribution of the assets of an Enterprise Fund before any distribution resulting from liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Fund.
(Sec. 7075) States that if the President makes a determination not to comply with any provision of this Act on constitutional grounds, the head of the relevant federal agency shall notify Congress within five days regarding the basis for such determination and any resulting program and policy changes.
(Sec. 7076) Requires each department, agency, or organization funded under titles I and II of this Act, and the Department of the Treasury and the independent agencies funded under title III of this Act to submit to Congress an operating plan for funds appropriated or otherwise available for obligation in FY2015.
Requires the Secretary to submit to Congress a spend plan for funds made available under titles III and IV of this Act for:
(Sec. 7077) Obligates specified funds under titles I and III of this Act for programs to promote Internet freedom globally. Prioritizes such funds for those countries whose governments restrict Internet freedom and that are important to U.S. national interests.
(Sec. 7078) Directs the Secretary to rename the section of International Place, DC, which runs in front of the Embassy of China, as Liu Xiaobo Plaza.
States that hereafter the Embassy's address shall be No. 1 Liu Xiaobo Plaza.
Title VIII: Overseas Contingency Operations - Appropriates additional funds to the Department for: (1) diplomatic and consular programs; (2) the Office of Inspector General; and (3) embassy security, construction, and maintenance.
Appropriates additional funds to USAID for operating expenses.
Appropriates additional bilateral assistance funds to the President for: (1) international disaster assistance, and (2) the Economic Support Fund.
Appropriates additional bilateral assistance funds to the Department for migration and refugee assistance.
Appropriates additional security assistance funds to the Department for: (1) international narcotics control and law enforcement; (2) nonproliferation, antiterrorism, and demining; and (3) peacekeeping operations.
Appropriates additional funds to the President for the foreign military financing program.
(Sec. 8001) States that: (1) funds appropriated in this title are in addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act for FY2015, and (2) such additional funds shall be available under the authorities and conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts.
(Sec. 8003) Authorizes the transfer of specified funds under this title.
(Sec. 8004) States that each amount designated in this Act by Congress for overseas contingency operations/global war on terrorism pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or rescinded, if applicable) only if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress.
Title IX: Additional General Provision - (Sec. 9001) States that the amount by which the applicable allocation of new budget authority made by the House Committee on Appropriations pursuant to the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 exceeds the amount of proposed new budget authority is $0.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5013 Reported in House (RH)]
Union Calendar No. 372
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5013
[Report No. 110-499]
Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 27, 2014
Ms. Granger, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the
following bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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A BILL
Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the Department of State, foreign operations, and
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for
other purposes, namely:
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Administration of Foreign Affairs
diplomatic and consular programs
For necessary expenses of the Department of State and the Foreign
Service not otherwise provided for, $6,739,647,000, of which up to
$692,000,000 may remain available until September 30, 2016, and of
which up to $2,128,115,000 may remain available until expended for
Worldwide Security Protection: Provided, That funds made available
under this heading shall be allocated in accordance with paragraphs (1)
through (4) as follows:
(1) Human resources.--For necessary expenses for training,
human resources management, and salaries, including employment
without regard to civil service and classification laws of
persons on a temporary basis (not to exceed $700,000), as
authorized by section 801 of the United States Information and
Educational Exchange Act of 1948, $2,331,583,000, of which not
less than $133,306,000 shall be available only for public
diplomacy American salaries, and of which up to $331,885,000 is
for Worldwide Security Protection.
(2) Overseas programs.--For necessary expenses for the
regional bureaus of the Department of State and overseas
activities as authorized by law, $1,793,664,000, of which not
less than $379,121,000 shall be available only for public
diplomacy international information programs.
(3) Diplomatic policy and support.--For necessary expenses
for the functional bureaus of the Department of State,
including representation to certain international organizations
in which the United States participates pursuant to treaties
ratified pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate or
specific Acts of Congress, general administration, and arms
control, nonproliferation and disarmament activities as
authorized, $800,462,000.
(4) Security programs.--For necessary expenses for security
activities, $1,813,938,000, of which up to $1,796,230,000 is
for Worldwide Security Protection.
(5) Fees and payments collected.--In addition to amounts
otherwise made available under this heading--
(A) not to exceed $1,806,600 shall be derived from
fees collected from other executive agencies for lease
or use of facilities located at the International
Center in accordance with section 4 of the
International Center Act, and, in addition, as
authorized by section 5 of such Act, $533,000, to be
derived from the reserve authorized by that section, to
be used for the purposes set out in that section;
(B) as authorized by section 810 of the United
States Information and Educational Exchange Act, not to
exceed $5,000,000, to remain available until expended,
may be credited to this appropriation from fees or
other payments received from English teaching, library,
motion pictures, and publication programs and from fees
from educational advising and counseling and exchange
visitor programs; and
(C) not to exceed $15,000, which shall be derived
from reimbursements, surcharges, and fees for use of
Blair House facilities.
(6) Transfer, reprogramming, and other matters.--
(A) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act,
funds may be reprogrammed within and between paragraphs
(1) through (4) under this heading subject to section
7015 of this Act.
(B) Of the amount made available under this
heading, not to exceed $10,000,000 may be transferred
to, and merged with, funds made available by this Act
under the heading ``Emergencies in the Diplomatic and
Consular Service'', to be available only for emergency
evacuations and rewards, as authorized.
(C) Funds appropriated under this heading are
available for acquisition by exchange or purchase of
passenger motor vehicles as authorized by law and,
pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1108(g), for the field
examination of programs and activities in the United
States funded from any account contained in this title.
(D) Of the funds appropriated under this heading,
up to $41,600,000, to remain available until expended,
for Conflict and Stabilization Operations and for
related reconstruction and stabilization assistance and
contributions to prevent or respond to conflict or
civil strife in foreign countries or regions, or to
enable transition from such strife: Provided, That such
funds may be transferred to, and merged with, funds
previously made available under the heading ``Conflict
Stabilization Operations'' in title I of prior acts
making appropriations for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs.
(E) Of the amount made available under this
heading, not to exceed $1,000,000 may be transferred
to, and merged with, funds made available by this Act
under the heading ``Representation Expenses'', to be
available for official representation activities, as
authorized.
(F) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available under this heading shall be available
for the Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation.
capital investment fund
For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment Fund, $56,400,000,
to remain available until expended, as authorized: Provided, That
section 135(e) of Public Law 103-236 shall not apply to funds available
under this heading.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General,
$73,400,000, of which up to $11,000,000 may remain available until
September 30, 2016.
educational and cultural exchange programs
For expenses of educational and cultural exchange programs, as
authorized, $568,628,000, to remain available until expended, of which
not less than $236,974,000 shall be for the Fulbright Program, not less
than $85,534,000 shall be for the International Visitor Leadership
Program, and not less than $101,035,000 shall be for the Citizen
Exchanges Program: Provided, That fees or other payments received from
or in connection with English teaching, educational advising and
counseling programs, and exchange visitor programs as authorized may be
credited to this account, to remain available until expended: Provided
further, That any substantive modifications made to existing
educational and cultural exchange programs shall be subject to prior
consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the
Committees on Appropriations.
representation expenses
For representation allowances as authorized, $7,679,000.
protection of foreign missions and officials
For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the Secretary of
State to provide for extraordinary protective services, as authorized,
$30,036,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.
embassy security, construction, and maintenance
For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign Service
Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292-303), preserving, maintaining,
repairing, and planning for buildings that are owned or directly leased
by the Department of State, renovating, in addition to funds otherwise
available, the Harry S Truman Building, and carrying out the Diplomatic
Security Construction Program as authorized, $822,755,000, to remain
available until expended as authorized, of which not to exceed $25,000
may be used for domestic and overseas representation expenses as
authorized: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in this
paragraph shall be available for acquisition of furniture, furnishings,
or generators for other departments and agencies.
In addition, for the costs of worldwide security upgrades,
acquisition, and construction as authorized, $1,240,500,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That not later than 45 days after
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the
Committees on Appropriations the proposed allocation of funds made
available under this heading and the actual and anticipated proceeds of
sales for all projects in fiscal year 2015.
emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service
For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of State to meet
unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and Consular Service,
$7,900,000, to remain available until expended as authorized, of which
not to exceed $1,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds
appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Repatriation Loans Program
Account'', subject to the same terms and conditions.
repatriation loans program account
For the cost of direct loans, $1,300,000, as authorized: Provided,
That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize gross
obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed
$2,469,136.
payment to the american institute in taiwan
For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Relations Act
(Public Law 96-8), $30,000,000.
payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund
For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund,
as authorized, $158,900,000.
International Organizations
contributions to international organizations
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet annual
obligations of membership in international multilateral organizations,
pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice and consent of the
Senate, conventions or specific Acts of Congress, $1,340,162,000:
Provided, That the Secretary of State shall, at the time of the
submission of the President's budget to Congress under section 1105(a)
of title 31, United States Code, transmit to the Committees on
Appropriations the most recent biennial budget prepared by the United
Nations for the operations of the United Nations and incorporate such
information in the annual congressional budget justification: Provided
further, That the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on
Appropriations at least 15 days in advance (or in an emergency, as far
in advance as is practicable) of any United Nations action to increase
funding for any United Nations program without identifying an
offsetting decrease elsewhere in the United Nations budget: Provided
further, That the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on
Appropriations not later than May 1, 2015, and monthly thereafter until
September 30, 2015, all known credits available to the United States,
including from the United Nations Tax Equalization Fund, and provide
updated fiscal year 2016 assessment costs including offsets from any
credits and updated foreign currency exchange rates: Provided further,
That any such credits shall only be available for United States
assessed contributions to the United Nations and shall be subject to
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations: Provided further, That any notification regarding funds
appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading in this Act
or prior Acts submitted pursuant to section 7015 of this Act or section
34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C.
2706), or any operating plan submitted pursuant to section 7076 of this
Act, shall include an estimate of all known credits currently available
to the United States: Provided further, That the Secretary of State
shall, at the time of the submission of the operating plan submitted
pursuant to section 7076 of this Act, certify to the Committees on
Appropriations that such plan includes all known credits: Provided
further, That any payment of arrearages under this heading shall be
directed toward activities that are mutually agreed upon by the United
States and the respective international organization and shall be
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated
under this heading shall be available for a United States contribution
to an international organization for the United States share of
interest costs made known to the United States Government by such
organization for loans incurred on or after October 1, 1984, through
external borrowings.
contributions for international peacekeeping activities
For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other expenses of
international peacekeeping activities directed to the maintenance or
restoration of international peace and security, $1,765,519,000, of
which 15 percent shall remain available until September 30, 2016:
Provided, That none of the funds made available by this Act shall be
obligated or expended for any new or expanded United Nations
peacekeeping mission unless, at least 15 days in advance of voting for
a new or expanded mission in the United Nations Security Council (or in
an emergency as far in advance as is practicable), the Committees on
Appropriations are notified: (1) of the estimated cost and duration of
the mission, the goals and objectives of the mission, the national
interest that will be served, and the exit strategy; (2) that the
United Nations has in place measures to prevent United Nations
employees, contractor personnel, and peacekeeping troops serving in the
mission from trafficking in persons, exploiting victims of trafficking,
or committing acts of illegal sexual exploitation or other violations
of human rights, and to bring to justice individuals who engage in such
acts while participating in the peacekeeping mission, including
prosecution in their home countries of such individuals in connection
with such acts, and to make information about such cases publicly
available in the country where an alleged crime occurs and on the
United Nations' Web site; and (3) pursuant to section 7015 of this Act,
and the procedures therein followed, of the source of funds that will
be used to pay the cost of the new or expanded mission, including
whether such source of funds will require a reprogramming or transfer
of existing funds or additional appropriations: Provided further, That
funds shall be available for peacekeeping expenses unless the Secretary
of State determines that American manufacturers and suppliers are not
being given opportunities to provide equipment, services, and material
for United Nations peacekeeping activities equal to those being given
to foreign manufacturers and suppliers: Provided further, That the
Secretary of State shall work with the United Nations and foreign
governments contributing peacekeeping troops to implement effective
vetting procedures to ensure that such troops have not violated human
rights: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated or
otherwise made available under this heading may be used for any United
Nations peacekeeping mission that will involve United States Armed
Forces under the command or operational control of a foreign national,
unless the President's military advisors have submitted to the
President a recommendation that such involvement is in the national
interests of the United States and the President has submitted to the
Congress such a recommendation: Provided further, That the Secretary of
State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than
May 1, 2015, and monthly thereafter until September 30, 2015, all known
credits available to the United States, including those resulting from
United Nations peacekeeping missions or the United Nations Tax
Equalization Fund: Provided further, That any such credits shall only
be available for United States assessed contributions to the United
Nations and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of
the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That any
notification regarding funds appropriated or otherwise made available
under this heading in this Act or prior Acts submitted pursuant to
section 7015 of this Act or section 34 of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706), or any operating plan
submitted pursuant to section 7076 of this Act, shall include an
estimate of all known credits currently available to the United States:
Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall, at the time of the
submission of the operating plan submitted pursuant to section 7076 of
this Act, certify to the Committees on Appropriations that such plan
includes all known credits: Provided further, That any payment of
arrearages under this heading shall be directed toward activities that
are mutually agreed upon by the United States and the United Nations
and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds appropriated
or otherwise made available under this heading shall be available for
United States assessed contributions up to the amount authorized in
section 404(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, fiscal
years 1994 and 1995, as amended (22 U.S.C. 287e note), only after
deducting from the current assessed contribution the amount by which
credits applied by the United Nations in the preceding fiscal year
combined, with the expenditure of funds appropriated or otherwise made
available under this heading for the preceding fiscal year, exceed
27.14 percent.
International Commissions
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet
obligations of the United States arising under treaties, or specific
Acts of Congress, as follows:
international boundary and water commission, united states and mexico
For necessary expenses for the United States Section of the
International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico,
and to comply with laws applicable to the United States Section,
including not to exceed $6,000 for representation expenses; as follows:
salaries and expenses
For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, $44,000,000.
construction
For detailed plan preparation and construction of authorized
projects, $33,438,000, to remain available until expended, as
authorized.
american sections, international commissions
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for the
International Joint Commission and the International Boundary
Commission, United States and Canada, as authorized by treaties between
the United States and Canada or Great Britain, and the Border
Environment Cooperation Commission as authorized by Public Law 103-182,
$12,311,000: Provided, That of the amount provided under this heading
for the International Joint Commission, $9,000 may be made available
for representation expenses.
international fisheries commissions
For necessary expenses for international fisheries commissions, not
otherwise provided for, as authorized by law, $32,980,000: Provided,
That the United States share of such expenses may be advanced to the
respective commissions pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3324.
RELATED AGENCY
Broadcasting Board of Governors
international broadcasting operations
For necessary expenses to enable the Broadcasting Board of
Governors (BBG), as authorized, to carry out international
communication activities, and to make and supervise grants for radio
and television broadcasting to the Middle East, $738,680,000: Provided,
That in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purpose, up to
$22,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading for satellite
transmissions and related costs shall remain available until expended,
and not less than $25,500,000 of the amount appropriated under this
heading for Internet freedom programs shall remain available until
expended: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated under
this heading, not to exceed $35,000 may be used for representation
expenses, of which $10,000 may be used for representation expenses
within the United States as authorized, and not to exceed $30,000 may
be used for representation expenses of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Provided further, That the authority provided by section 504(c) of the
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-
228; 22 U.S.C. 6206 note) shall remain in effect through September 30,
2015: Provided further, That the BBG shall notify the Committees on
Appropriations within 15 days of any determination by the Board that
any of its broadcast entities, including its grantee organizations,
provides an open platform for international terrorists or those who
support international terrorism, or is in violation of the principles
and standards set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section 303 of
the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C.
6202) or the entity's journalistic code of ethics: Provided further,
That significant modifications to BBG broadcast hours previously
justified to Congress, including changes to transmission platforms
(shortwave, medium wave, satellite, Internet, and television), for all
BBG language services shall be subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That
in addition to funds made available under this heading, and
notwithstanding any other provision of law, up to $2,000,000 in
receipts from advertising and revenue from business ventures, up to
$500,000 in receipts from cooperating international organizations, and
up to $1,000,000 in receipts from privatization efforts of the Voice of
America and the International Broadcasting Bureau, to remain available
until expended for carrying out authorized purposes.
broadcasting capital improvements
For the purchase, rent, construction, repair, preservation, and
improvement of facilities for radio, television, and digital
transmission and reception, the purchase, rent, and installation of
necessary equipment for radio, television, and digital transmission and
reception, including to Cuba, as authorized, and physical security
worldwide, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such
purposes, $4,800,000, to remain available until expended, as
authorized.
RELATED PROGRAMS
The Asia Foundation
For a grant to The Asia Foundation, as authorized by The Asia
Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 4402), $17,000,000, to remain available until
expended, as authorized.
United States Institute of Peace
For necessary expenses of the United States Institute of Peace, as
authorized by the United States Institute of Peace Act, $35,300,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2016, which shall not be used for
construction activities.
Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund
For necessary expenses of the Center for Middle Eastern-Western
Dialogue Trust Fund, as authorized by section 633 of the Departments of
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2004 (22 U.S.C. 2078), the total amount of the
interest and earnings accruing to such Fund on or before September 30,
2015, to remain available until expended.
Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program
For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships,
Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 5 of the Eisenhower
Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20 U.S.C. 5204-5205), all interest and
earnings accruing to the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust
Fund on or before September 30, 2015, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be
used to pay any salary or other compensation, or to enter into any
contract providing for the payment thereof, in excess of the rate
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5376; or for purposes which are not in
accordance with OMB Circulars A-110 (Uniform Administrative
Requirements) and A-122 (Cost Principles for Non-profit Organizations),
including the restrictions on compensation for personal services.
Israeli Arab Scholarship Program
For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program, as
authorized by section 214 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2452), all interest and earnings
accruing to the Israeli Arab Scholarship Fund on or before September
30, 2015, to remain available until expended.
National Endowment for Democracy
For grants made by the Department of State to the National
Endowment for Democracy, as authorized by the National Endowment for
Democracy Act, $135,000,000, to remain available until expended, of
which $100,000,000 shall be allocated in the traditional and customary
manner, including for the core institutes, and $35,000,000 shall be for
democracy, human rights, and rule of law programs.
OTHER COMMISSIONS
Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses for the Commission for the Preservation of
America's Heritage Abroad, $644,000, as authorized by section 1303 of
Public Law 99-83.
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses for the United States Commission on
International Religious Freedom, as authorized by title II of the
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-292), as
amended, $3,500,000, including not more than $4,000 for representation
expenses.
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Security and
Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public Law 94-304, $2,579,000,
including not more than $4,000 for representation expenses, to remain
available until September 30, 2016.
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Executive Commission on
the People's Republic of China, as authorized by title III of the U.S.-
China Relations Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 6911-6919), $2,000,000,
including not more than $3,000 for representation expenses, to remain
available until September 30, 2016.
United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the United States-China Economic and
Security Review Commission, as authorized by section 1238 of the Floyd
D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (22
U.S.C. 7002), $3,500,000, including not more than $4,000 for
representation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
Provided, That the authorities, requirements, limitations, and
conditions contained in the second through sixth provisos under this
heading in division F of Public Law 111-117 shall continue in effect
during fiscal year 2015 and shall apply to funds appropriated under
this heading as if included in this Act.
TITLE II
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Funds Appropriated to the President
operating expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 667
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $1,082,229,000, of which up to
$162,000,000 may remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided,
That none of the funds appropriated under this heading and under the
heading ``Capital Investment Fund'' in this title may be made available
to finance the construction (including architect and engineering
services), purchase, or long-term lease of offices for use by the
United States Agency for International Development (USAID), unless the
USAID Administrator has identified such proposed use of funds in a
report submitted to the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days
prior to the obligation of funds for such purposes: Provided further,
That contracts or agreements entered into with funds appropriated under
this heading may entail commitments for the expenditure of such funds
through the following fiscal year: Provided further, That the authority
of sections 610 and 109 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be
exercised by the Secretary of State to transfer funds appropriated to
carry out chapter 1 of part I of such Act to ``Operating Expenses'' in
accordance with the provisions of those sections: Provided further,
That of the funds appropriated or made available under this heading,
not to exceed $250,000 may be available for representation and
entertainment expenses, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be available
for entertainment expenses, for USAID during the current fiscal year.
capital investment fund
For necessary expenses for overseas construction and related costs,
and for the procurement and enhancement of information technology and
related capital investments, pursuant to section 667 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, $130,815,000 to remain available until
expended: Provided, That this amount is in addition to funds otherwise
available for such purposes: Provided further, That funds appropriated
under this heading shall be available for obligation only pursuant to
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 667
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $54,285,000, of which up to
$8,142,000 may remain available until September 30, 2016, for the
Office of Inspector General of the United States Agency for
International Development.
TITLE III
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
For necessary expenses to enable the President to carry out the
provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other
purposes, as follows:
global health programs
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapters 1
and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for global
health activities, in addition to funds otherwise available for such
purposes, $2,637,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016,
and which shall be apportioned directly to the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID): Provided, That this amount shall be
made available for training, equipment, and technical assistance to
build the capacity of public health institutions and organizations in
developing countries, and for such activities as: (1) child survival
and maternal health programs; (2) immunization and oral rehydration
programs; (3) other health, nutrition, water and sanitation programs
which directly address the needs of mothers and children, and related
education programs; (4) assistance for children displaced or orphaned
by causes other than AIDS; (5) programs for the prevention, treatment,
control of, and research on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, polio, malaria, and
other infectious diseases including neglected tropical diseases, and
for assistance to communities severely affected by HIV/AIDS, including
children infected or affected by AIDS; and (6) family planning/
reproductive health: Provided further, That funds appropriated under
this paragraph may be made available for a United States contribution
to the GAVI Alliance: Provided further, That none of the funds made
available in this Act nor any unobligated balances from prior
appropriations Acts may be made available to any organization or
program which, as determined by the President of the United States,
supports or participates in the management of a program of coercive
abortion or involuntary sterilization: Provided further, That any
determination made under the previous proviso must be made no later
than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and must be
accompanied by the evidence and criteria utilized to make the
determination: Provided further, That none of the funds made available
under this Act may be used to pay for the performance of abortion as a
method of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to
practice abortions: Provided further, That nothing in this paragraph
shall be construed to alter any existing statutory prohibitions against
abortion under section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961:
Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this Act
may be used to lobby for or against abortion: Provided further, That in
order to reduce reliance on abortion in developing nations, funds shall
be available only to voluntary family planning projects which offer,
either directly or through referral to, or information about access to,
a broad range of family planning methods and services, and that any
such voluntary family planning project shall meet the following
requirements: (1) service providers or referral agents in the project
shall not implement or be subject to quotas, or other numerical
targets, of total number of births, number of family planning
acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method of family planning (this
provision shall not be construed to include the use of quantitative
estimates or indicators for budgeting and planning purposes); (2) the
project shall not include payment of incentives, bribes, gratuities, or
financial reward to: (A) an individual in exchange for becoming a
family planning acceptor; or (B) program personnel for achieving a
numerical target or quota of total number of births, number of family
planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method of family
planning; (3) the project shall not deny any right or benefit,
including the right of access to participate in any program of general
welfare or the right of access to health care, as a consequence of any
individual's decision not to accept family planning services; (4) the
project shall provide family planning acceptors comprehensible
information on the health benefits and risks of the method chosen,
including those conditions that might render the use of the method
inadvisable and those adverse side effects known to be consequent to
the use of the method; and (5) the project shall ensure that
experimental contraceptive drugs and devices and medical procedures are
provided only in the context of a scientific study in which
participants are advised of potential risks and benefits; and, not less
than 60 days after the date on which the USAID Administrator determines
that there has been a violation of the requirements contained in
paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (5) of this proviso, or a pattern or
practice of violations of the requirements contained in paragraph (4)
of this proviso, the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations a report containing a description of such violation and
the corrective action taken by the Agency: Provided further, That in
awarding grants for natural family planning under section 104 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 no applicant shall be discriminated
against because of such applicant's religious or conscientious
commitment to offer only natural family planning; and, additionally,
all such applicants shall comply with the requirements of the previous
proviso: Provided further, That for purposes of this or any other Act
authorizing or appropriating funds for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs, the term ``motivate'', as it relates
to family planning assistance, shall not be construed to prohibit the
provision, consistent with local law, of information or counseling
about all pregnancy options: Provided further, That information
provided about the use of condoms as part of projects or activities
that are funded from amounts appropriated by this Act shall be
medically accurate and shall include the public health benefits and
failure rates of such use.
In addition, for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the prevention, treatment, and
control of, and research on, HIV/AIDS, $5,670,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2019, which shall be apportioned directly
to the Department of State: Provided, That funds appropriated under
this paragraph may be made available, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, except for the United States Leadership Against HIV/
AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-25), as
amended, for a United States contribution to the Global Fund to Fight
AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), and shall be expended at
the minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for projects and
activities: Provided further, That up to 5 percent of the aggregate
amount of funds made available to the Global Fund in fiscal year 2015
may be made available to USAID for technical assistance related to the
activities of the Global Fund: Provided further, That of the funds
appropriated under this paragraph, up to $17,000,000 may be made
available, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such
purposes, for administrative expenses of the Office of the United
States Global AIDS Coordinator.
development assistance
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of sections 103,
105, 106, 214, and sections 251 through 255, and chapter 10 of part I
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $2,527,697,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2016: Provided, That of the funds
appropriated under this heading, not less than $23,000,000 shall be
made available for the American Schools and Hospitals Abroad program,
and not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for cooperative
development programs of the United States Agency for International
Development: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this
heading may be made available as a contribution to the Global
Agriculture and Food Security Program if such contribution will not
cause the United States to exceed thirty-three percent of the total
amount of funds contributed to the Global Agriculture and Food Security
Program.
international disaster assistance
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 491
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for international disaster
relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction assistance, $1,026,828,000,
to remain available until expended.
transition initiatives
For necessary expenses for international disaster rehabilitation
and reconstruction assistance administered by the Office of Transition
Initiatives, United States Agency for International Development
(USAID), pursuant to section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
$67,600,000, to remain available until expended, to support transitions
to democracy and long-term development of countries in crisis:
Provided, That such support may include assistance to develop,
strengthen, or preserve democratic institutions and processes,
revitalize basic infrastructure, and foster the peaceful resolution of
conflict: Provided further, That the Administrator of USAID shall
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations at least 5 days
prior to beginning a new program of assistance: Provided further, That
if the Secretary of State determines that it is important to the
national interests of the United States to provide transition
assistance in excess of the amount appropriated under this heading, up
to $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the
provisions of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used
for purposes of this heading and under the authorities applicable to
funds appropriated under this heading: Provided further, That funds
made available pursuant to the previous proviso shall be made available
subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.
development credit authority
For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees provided by the
United States Agency for International Development (USAID), as
authorized by sections 256 and 635 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, up to $40,000,000 may be derived by transfer from funds
appropriated by this Act to carry out part I of such Act: Provided,
That funds provided under this paragraph and funds provided as a gift
that are used for purposes of this paragraph pursuant to section 635(d)
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be made available only for
micro- and small enterprise programs, urban programs, and other
programs which further the purposes of part I of such Act: Provided
further, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such direct
and guaranteed loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That
funds made available by this paragraph may be used for the cost of
modifying any such guaranteed loans under this Act or prior Acts, and
funds used for such costs shall be subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That
the provisions of section 107A(d) (relating to general provisions
applicable to the Development Credit Authority) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, as contained in section 306 of H.R. 1486 as
reported by the House Committee on International Relations on May 9,
1997, shall be applicable to direct loans and loan guarantees provided
under this heading, except that the principal amount of loans made or
guaranteed under this heading with respect to any single country shall
not exceed $300,000,000: Provided further, That these funds are
available to subsidize total loan principal, any portion of which is to
be guaranteed, of up to $1,500,000,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out credit
programs administered by the USAID, $8,041,000, which may be
transferred to, and merged with, funds made available under the heading
``Operating Expenses'' in title II of this Act: Provided, That funds
made available under this heading shall remain available until
September 30, 2017.
economic support fund
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of
part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $2,986,612,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2016.
democracy fund
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion of democracy globally,
$130,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which
$70,500,000 shall be made available for the Human Rights and Democracy
Fund of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Department of
State, and $60,000,000 shall be made available for the Bureau for
Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United States Agency
for International Development.
Department of State
migration and refugee assistance
For necessary expenses not otherwise provided for, to enable the
Secretary of State to carry out the provisions of section 2(a) and (b)
of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, and other
activities to meet refugee and migration needs; salaries and expenses
of personnel and dependents as authorized by the Foreign Service Act of
1980; allowances as authorized by sections 5921 through 5925 of title
5, United States Code; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles;
and services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States
Code, $2,299,704,000, to remain available until expended, of which not
less than $35,000,000 shall be made available to respond to small-scale
emergency humanitarian requirements, and $10,000,000 shall be made
available for refugees resettling in Israel.
united states emergency refugee and migration assistance fund
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 2(c)
of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as amended (22
U.S.C. 2601(c)), $50,000,000, to remain available until expended.
Independent Agencies
peace corps
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Peace
Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501-2523), including the purchase of not to
exceed five passenger motor vehicles for administrative purposes for
use outside of the United States, $379,000,000, of which $5,150,000 is
for the Office of Inspector General, to remain available until
September 30, 2016: Provided, That the Director of the Peace Corps may
transfer to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations Account, as authorized by
22 U.S.C. 2515, an amount not to exceed $5,000,000: Provided further,
That funds transferred pursuant to the previous proviso may not be
derived from amounts made available for Peace Corps overseas
operations: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this
heading, not to exceed $104,000 may be available for representation
expenses, of which not to exceed $4,000 may be made available for
entertainment expenses: Provided further, That any decision to open,
close, significantly reduce, or suspend a domestic or overseas office
or country program shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the
regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations,
except that prior consultation and regular notification procedures may
be waived when there is a substantial security risk to volunteers or
other Peace Corps personnel, pursuant to section 7015(e) of this Act:
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under this
heading shall be used to pay for abortions: Provided further, That
notwithstanding the previous proviso, section 614 of division E of
Public Law 113-76 shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading.
millennium challenge corporation
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the
Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (MCA), $898,200,000 to remain
available until expended: Provided, That of the funds appropriated
under this heading, up to $105,000,000 may be available for
administrative expenses of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (the
Corporation): Provided further, That up to 5 percent of the funds
appropriated under this heading may be made available to carry out the
purposes of section 616 of the MCA for fiscal year 2015: Provided
further, That section 605(e) of the MCA shall apply to funds
appropriated under this heading: Provided further, That funds
appropriated under this heading may be made available for a Millennium
Challenge Compact entered into pursuant to section 609 of the MCA only
if such Compact obligates, or contains a commitment to obligate subject
to the availability of funds and the mutual agreement of the parties to
the Compact to proceed, the entire amount of the United States
Government funding anticipated for the duration of the Compact:
Provided further, That the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation
shall notify the Committees on Appropriations not later than 15 days
prior to commencing negotiations for any country compact or threshold
country program; signing any such compact or threshold program; or
terminating or suspending any such compact or threshold program:
Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading by this
Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs that are available to
implement section 609(g) of the MCA shall be subject to the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided
further, That no country should be eligible for a threshold program
after such country has completed a country compact: Provided further,
That any funds that are deobligated from a Millennium Challenge Compact
shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations prior to re-obligation: Provided further,
That notwithstanding section 606(a)(2) of the MCA, a country shall be a
candidate country for purposes of eligibility for assistance for the
fiscal year if the country has a per capita income equal to or below
the World Bank's lower middle income country threshold for the fiscal
year and is among the 75 lowest per capita income countries as
identified by the World Bank; and the country meets the requirements of
section 606(a)(1)(B) of the MCA: Provided further, That notwithstanding
section 606(b)(1) of the MCA, in addition to countries described in the
preceding proviso, a country shall be a candidate country for purposes
of eligibility for assistance for the fiscal year if the country has a
per capita income equal to or below the World Bank's lower middle
income country threshold for the fiscal year and is not among the 75
lowest per capita income countries as identified by the World Bank; and
the country meets the requirements of section 606(a)(1)(B) of the MCA:
Provided further, That any Millennium Challenge Corporation candidate
country under section 606 of the MCA with a per capita income that
changes in the fiscal year such that the country would be reclassified
from a low income country to a lower middle income country or from a
lower middle income country to a low income country shall retain its
candidacy status in its former income classification for the fiscal
year and the 2 subsequent fiscal years: Provided further, That
publication in the Federal Register of a notice of availability of a
copy of a Compact on the Millennium Challenge Corporation Web site
shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of section 610(b)(2) of the
MCA for such Compact: Provided further, That none of the funds made
available by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be
available for a threshold program in a country that is not currently a
candidate country: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated
under this heading, not to exceed $100,000 may be available for
representation and entertainment expenses, of which not to exceed
$5,000 may be available for entertainment expenses.
inter-american foundation
For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of the Inter-
American Foundation in accordance with the provisions of section 401 of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969, $22,500,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2016: Provided, That of the funds appropriated
under this heading, not to exceed $2,000 may be available for
representation expenses.
united states african development foundation
For necessary expenses to carry out title V of the International
Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-533),
$30,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which not
exceed $2,000 may be available for representation expenses: Provided,
That funds made available to grantees may be invested pending
expenditure for project purposes when authorized by the Board of
Directors of the United States African Development Foundation (USADF):
Provided further, That interest earned shall be used only for the
purposes for which the grant was made: Provided further, That
notwithstanding section 505(a)(2) of the African Development Foundation
Act, in exceptional circumstances the Board of Directors of the USADF
may waive the $250,000 limitation contained in that section with
respect to a project and a project may exceed the limitation by up to
10 percent if the increase is due solely to foreign currency
fluctuation: Provided further, That the USADF shall provide a report to
the Committees on Appropriations after each time such waiver authority
is exercised.
Department of the Treasury
international affairs technical assistance
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 129
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $23,500,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2017, which shall be available notwithstanding any
other provision of law.
TITLE IV
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE
Department of State
international narcotics control and law enforcement
For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, $1,005,610,000 to remain available until
September 30, 2016: Provided, That the Department of State may also use
the authority of section 608 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
without regard to its restrictions, to receive excess property from an
agency of the United States Government for the purpose of providing it
to a foreign country or international organization under chapter 8 of
part I of that Act subject to the regular notification procedures of
the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the Secretary
of State shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations, not later
than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act and prior to the
initial obligation of program and country funds appropriated under this
heading, a report on the proposed uses of all funds under this heading
on a program and country-by-country basis for each proposed program,
project, or activity: Provided further, That section 482(b) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds appropriated
under this heading, except that any funds made available
notwithstanding such section shall be made available subject to the
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
Provided further, That the reporting requirements contained in section
1404 of Public Law 110-252 shall apply to funds made available by this
Act, including a description of modifications, if any, to the security
strategy of the Palestinian Authority: Provided further, That funds
appropriated under this heading shall be made available to support
training and technical assistance for foreign law enforcement,
corrections, and other judicial authorities, utilizing regional
partners.
nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs
For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-terrorism,
demining and related programs and activities, $672,796,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2016, to carry out the provisions of
chapter 8 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for anti-
terrorism assistance, chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961, section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act, section 23 of the
Arms Export Control Act or the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for
demining activities, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, the
destruction of small arms, and related activities, notwithstanding any
other provision of law, including activities implemented through
nongovernmental and international organizations, and section 301 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for a voluntary contribution to the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and for a United States
contribution to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Preparatory
Commission: Provided, That funds made available under this heading for
the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund shall be available
notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to prior
consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the
Committees on Appropriations, to promote bilateral and multilateral
activities relating to nonproliferation, disarmament and weapons
destruction, and shall remain available until expended: Provided
further, That such funds may also be used for such countries other than
the Independent States of the former Soviet Union and international
organizations when it is in the national security interest of the
United States to do so: Provided further, That funds appropriated under
this heading may be made available for the IAEA unless the Secretary of
State determines that Israel is being denied its right to participate
in the activities of that Agency: Provided further, That funds made
available for conventional weapons destruction programs, including
demining and related activities, in addition to funds otherwise
available for such purposes, may be used for administrative expenses
related to the operation and management of such programs and
activities.
peacekeeping operations
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 551
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $221,150,000: Provided, That
funds appropriated under this heading may be used, notwithstanding
section 660 of such Act, to provide assistance to enhance the capacity
of foreign civilian security forces, including gendarmes, to
participate in peacekeeping operations: Provided further, That of the
funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $28,000,000 shall
be made available for a United States contribution to the Multinational
Force and Observers mission in the Sinai: Provided further, That funds
appropriated under this Act should not be used to support any military
training or operations that include child soldiers: Provided further,
That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be
obligated or expended except as provided through the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
Funds Appropriated to the President
international military education and training
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 541
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $107,474,000, of which up to
$4,000,000 may remain available until September 30, 2016, and may only
be provided through the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That the civilian personnel for
whom military education and training may be provided under this heading
may include civilians who are not members of a government whose
participation would contribute to improved civil-military relations,
civilian control of the military, or respect for human rights: Provided
further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to
exceed $55,000 may be available for entertainment expenses.
foreign military financing program
For necessary expenses for grants to enable the President to carry
out the provisions of section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act,
$5,540,258,000: Provided, That to expedite the provision of assistance
to foreign countries and international organizations, the Secretary of
State, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations and
subject to the regular notification procedures of such Committees, may
use the funds appropriated under this heading to procure defense
articles and services to enhance the capacity of foreign security
forces: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this
heading, not less than $3,100,000,000 shall be available for grants
only for Israel, and funds are available for assistance for Jordan and
Egypt subject to section 7041 of this Act: Provided further, That the
funds appropriated under this heading for assistance for Israel shall
be disbursed within 30 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further,
That to the extent that the Government of Israel requests that funds be
used for such purposes, grants made available for Israel under this
heading shall, as agreed by the United States and Israel, be available
for advanced weapons systems, of which not less than $815,300,000 shall
be available for the procurement in Israel of defense articles and
defense services, including research and development: Provided further,
That none of the funds made available under this heading shall be made
available to support or continue any program initially funded under the
authority of section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3456) unless the
Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, has
justified such program to the Committees on Appropriations: Provided
further, That funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this
heading shall be nonrepayable notwithstanding any requirement in
section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act: Provided further, That funds
made available under this heading shall be obligated upon apportionment
in accordance with paragraph (5)(C) of title 31, United States Code,
section 1501(a).
None of the funds made available under this heading shall be
available to finance the procurement of defense articles, defense
services, or design and construction services that are not sold by the
United States Government under the Arms Export Control Act unless the
foreign country proposing to make such procurement has first signed an
agreement with the United States Government specifying the conditions
under which such procurement may be financed with such funds: Provided,
That all country and funding level increases in allocations shall be
submitted through the regular notification procedures of section 7015
of this Act: Provided further, That funds made available under this
heading may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for
demining, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, and related activities,
and may include activities implemented through nongovernmental and
international organizations: Provided further, That only those
countries for which assistance was justified for the ``Foreign Military
Sales Financing Program'' in the fiscal year 1989 congressional
presentation for security assistance programs may utilize funds made
available under this heading for procurement of defense articles,
defense services or design and construction services that are not sold
by the United States Government under the Arms Export Control Act:
Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be
expended at the minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for
defense articles and services: Provided further, That not more than
$63,945,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading may be
obligated for necessary expenses, including the purchase of passenger
motor vehicles for replacement only for use outside of the United
States, for the general costs of administering military assistance and
sales, except that this limitation may be exceeded only through the
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
Provided further, That of the funds made available under this heading
for general costs of administering military assistance and sales, not
to exceed $4,000 may be available for entertainment expenses and not to
exceed $130,000 may be available for representation expenses: Provided
further, That not more than $904,000,000 of funds realized pursuant to
section 21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms Export Control Act may be obligated for
expenses incurred by the Department of Defense during fiscal year 2015
pursuant to section 43(b) of the Arms Export Control Act, except that
this limitation may be exceeded only through the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
TITLE V
MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated To The President
international organizations and programs
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 301
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and of section 2 of the United
Nations Environment Program Participation Act of 1973, $271,270,000:
Provided, That none of the funds in this Act may be made available for
the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change/United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change: Provided further, That section 307(a) of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to contributions to
the United Nations Democracy Fund.
International Financial Institutions
global environment facility
For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development as trustee for the Global Environment Facility by the
Secretary of the Treasury, $136,563,000, to remain available until
expended.
contribution to the international development association
For payment to the International Development Association by the
Secretary of the Treasury, $1,290,600,000, to remain available until
expended.
contribution to the international bank for reconstruction and
development
For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development by the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States
share of the paid-in portion of the increases in capital stock,
$186,957,000, to remain available until expended.
limitation on callable capital subscriptions
The United States Governor of the International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development may subscribe without fiscal year
limitation to the callable capital portion of the United States share
of increases in capital stock in an amount not to exceed
$2,928,990,899.
contribution to the inter-american development bank
For payment to the Inter-American Development Bank by the Secretary
of the Treasury for the United States share of the paid-in portion of
the increase in capital stock, $102,020,000, to remain available until
expended.
limitation on callable capital subscriptions
The United States Governor of the Inter-American Development Bank
may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable capital
portion of the United States share of such capital stock in an amount
not to exceed $4,098,794,833.
contribution to the asian development bank
For payment to the Asian Development Bank by the Secretary of the
Treasury for the United States share of the paid-in portion of increase
in capital stock, $106,586,000, to remain available until expended.
limitation on callable capital subscriptions
The United States Governor of the Asian Development Bank may
subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable capital
portion of the United States share of such capital stock in an amount
not to exceed $2,558,048,769.
contribution to the asian development fund
For payment to the Asian Development Bank's Asian Development Fund
by the Secretary of the Treasury, $109,854,000, to remain available
until expended.
contribution to the african development bank
For payment to the African Development Bank by the Secretary of the
Treasury for the United States share of the paid-in portion of the
increase in capital stock, $32,418,000, to remain available until
expended.
limitation on callable capital subscriptions
The United States Governor of the African Development Bank may
subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable capital
portion of the United States share of such capital stock in an amount
not to exceed $507,860,808.
contribution to the african development fund
For payment to the African Development Fund by the Secretary of the
Treasury, $176,336,000, to remain available until expended.
contribution to the international fund for agricultural development
For payment to the International Fund for Agricultural Development
by the Secretary of the Treasury, $30,000,000, to remain available
until expended.
TITLE VI
EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE
Export-Import Bank of the United States
inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended, $5,750,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.
program account
The Export-Import Bank of the United States is authorized to make
such expenditures within the limits of funds and borrowing authority
available to such corporation, and in accordance with law, and to make
such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year
limitations, as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation
Control Act, as may be necessary in carrying out the program for the
current fiscal year for such corporation: Provided, That none of the
funds available during the current fiscal year may be used to make
expenditures, contracts, or commitments for the export of nuclear
equipment, fuel, or technology to any country, other than a nuclear-
weapon state as defined in Article IX of the Treaty on the Non-
Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons eligible to receive economic or
military assistance under this Act, that has detonated a nuclear
explosive after the date of the enactment of this Act: Provided
further, That notwithstanding section 1(c) of Public Law 103-428, as
amended, sections 1(a) and (b) of Public Law 103-428 shall remain in
effect through October 1, 2015.
administrative expenses
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed
loan and insurance programs, including hire of passenger motor vehicles
and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $30,000
for official reception and representation expenses for members of the
Board of Directors, not to exceed $105,000,000: Provided, That the
Export-Import Bank (the Bank) may accept, and use, payment or services
provided by transaction participants for legal, financial, or technical
services in connection with any transaction for which an application
for a loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has been made: Provided
further, That notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 117 of the
Export Enhancement Act of 1992, subsection (a) thereof shall remain in
effect until September 30, 2015: Provided further, That the Bank shall
charge fees for necessary expenses (including special services
performed on a contract or fee basis, but not including other personal
services) in connection with the collection of moneys owed the Bank,
repossession or sale of pledged collateral or other assets acquired by
the Bank in satisfaction of moneys owed the Bank, or the investigation
or appraisal of any property, or the evaluation of the legal,
financial, or technical aspects of any transaction for which an
application for a loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has been
made, or systems infrastructure directly supporting transactions:
Provided further, That, in addition to other funds appropriated for
administrative expenses, such fees shall be credited to this account,
to remain available until expended.
receipts collected
Receipts collected pursuant to the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945,
as amended, and the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, as amended, in
an amount not to exceed the amount appropriated herein, shall be
credited as offsetting collections to this account: Provided, That the
sums herein appropriated from the General Fund shall be reduced on a
dollar-for-dollar basis by such offsetting collections so as to result
in a final fiscal year appropriation from the General Fund estimated at
$0: Provided further, That amounts collected in fiscal year 2015 in
excess of obligations, up to $10,000,000, shall become available on
September 1, 2015, and shall remain available until September 30, 2018.
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
noncredit account
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation is authorized to make,
without regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided by 31 U.S.C.
9104, such expenditures and commitments within the limits of funds
available to it and in accordance with law as may be necessary:
Provided, That the amount available for administrative expenses to
carry out the credit and insurance programs (including an amount for
official reception and representation expenses which shall not exceed
$35,000) shall not exceed $62,574,000: Provided further, That project-
specific transaction costs, including direct and indirect costs
incurred in claims settlements, and other direct costs associated with
services provided to specific investors or potential investors pursuant
to section 234 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, shall not be
considered administrative expenses for the purposes of this heading.
program account
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, $25,000,000, as
authorized by section 234 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, to be
derived by transfer from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Noncredit Account: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of
modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That such sums
shall be available for direct loan obligations and loan guaranty
commitments incurred or made during fiscal years 2015, 2016 and 2017:
Provided further, That funds so obligated in fiscal year 2015 remain
available for disbursement through 2023; funds obligated in fiscal year
2016 remain available for disbursement through 2024; and funds
obligated in fiscal year 2017 remain available for disbursement through
2025: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation is authorized to
undertake any program authorized by title IV of chapter 2 of part I of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 in Iraq: Provided further, That
funds made available pursuant to the authority of the previous proviso
shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
In addition, such sums as may be necessary for administrative
expenses to carry out the credit program may be derived from amounts
available for administrative expenses to carry out the credit and
insurance programs in the Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Noncredit Account and merged with said account.
trade and development agency
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 661
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $57,573,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2016: Provided, That of the amounts made available
under this heading, up to $2,500,000 may be made available to provide
comprehensive procurement advice to foreign governments to support
local procurements funded by the United States Agency for International
Development, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and the Department
of State: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this
heading, not more than $4,000 may be available for representation and
entertainment expenses.
TITLE VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
allowances and differentials
Sec. 7001. Funds appropriated under title I of this Act shall be
available, except as otherwise provided, for allowances and
differentials as authorized by subchapter 59 of title 5, United States
Code; for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and for hire of
passenger transportation pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1343(b).
unobligated balances report
Sec. 7002. Any department or agency of the United States
Government to which funds are appropriated or otherwise made available
by this Act shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations a
quarterly accounting of cumulative unobligated balances and obligated,
but unexpended, balances by program, project, and activity, and
Treasury Account Fund Symbol of all funds received by such department
or agency in fiscal year 2015 or any previous fiscal year,
disaggregated by fiscal year: Provided, That the report required by
this section should specify by account the amount of funds obligated
pursuant to bilateral agreements which have not been further sub-
obligated.
consulting services
Sec. 7003. The expenditure of any appropriation under title I of
this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those contracts where
such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for
public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law,
or under existing Executive Order issued pursuant to existing law.
diplomatic facilities
Sec. 7004. (a) Of funds provided under title I of this Act, except
as provided in subsection (b), a project to construct a diplomatic
facility of the United States may not include office space or other
accommodations for an employee of a Federal agency or department if the
Secretary of State determines that such department or agency has not
provided to the Department of State the full amount of funding required
by subsection (e) of section 604 of the Secure Embassy Construction and
Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(7)
of Public Law 106-113 and contained in appendix G of that Act; 113
Stat. 1501A-453), as amended by section 629 of the Departments of
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2005.
(b) Notwithstanding the prohibition in subsection (a), a project to
construct a diplomatic facility of the United States may include office
space or other accommodations for members of the United States Marine
Corps.
(c) For the purposes of calculating the fiscal year 2015 costs of
providing new United States diplomatic facilities in accordance with
section 604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism
Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865 note), the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget,
shall determine the annual program level and agency shares in a manner
that is proportional to the Department of State's contribution for this
purpose.
(d) Funds appropriated by this Act, and any prior Act making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and
related programs, which may be made available for the acquisition of
property or award of construction contracts for overseas diplomatic
facilities during fiscal year 2015, shall be subject to the regular
notification procedures of, and prior approval by, the Committees on
Appropriations: Provided, That notifications pursuant to this
subsection shall include the information enumerated under the heading
``Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance'' in the report
accompanying this Act.
(e)(1) None of the funds appropriated under the heading ``Embassy
Security, Construction, and Maintenance'' in this Act and in prior Acts
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs, made available through Federal agency Capital
Security Cost Sharing contributions and reimbursements, or generated
from the proceeds of real property sales, other than from real property
sales located in London, United Kingdom, may be made available for site
acquisition and mitigation, planning, design, or construction of the
New London Embassy: Provided, That the reporting requirement contained
in section 7004(f)(2) of division I of Public Law 112-74 shall remain
in effect.
(2) Funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this
Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs, under the
heading ``Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance'' may
be obligated for the relocation of the United States Embassy to
the Holy See only if the Secretary of State reports in writing
to the Committees on Appropriations that such relocation
continues to be consistent with the conditions of section
7004(e)(2) of division K of Public Law 113-76.
personnel actions
Sec. 7005. Any costs incurred by a department or agency funded
under title I of this Act resulting from personnel actions taken in
response to funding reductions included in this Act shall be absorbed
within the total budgetary resources available under title I to such
department or agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds
between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this
section is provided in addition to authorities included elsewhere in
this Act: Provided further, That use of funds to carry out this section
shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of this
Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in
compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
prohibition on first-class travel
Sec. 7006. None of the funds made available in this Act may be
used for first-class travel by employees of agencies funded by this Act
in contravention of sections 301-10.122 through 301-10.124 of title 41,
Code of Federal Regulations.
prohibition against direct funding for certain countries
Sec. 7007. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be
obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance or reparations
for the governments of Cuba, North Korea, Iran, or Syria: Provided,
That for purposes of this section, the prohibition on obligations or
expenditures shall include direct loans, credits, insurance and
guarantees of the Export-Import Bank or its agents.
coups d'etat
Sec. 7008. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be
obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance to the
government of any country whose duly elected head of government is
deposed by military coup d'etat or decree or, after the date of
enactment of this Act, a coup d'etat or decree in which the military
plays a decisive role: Provided, That, not later than 30 days after an
elected head of government is deposed through force or other
undemocratic processes, the Secretary of State shall determine and
report to the appropriate congressional committees if the events
described in the matter preceding this proviso have transpired:
Provided further, That the determination in the previous proviso may be
submitted in classified form if necessary: Provided further, That
assistance terminated by the application of this section may be resumed
if the Secretary of State determines and certifies to the appropriate
congressional committees that subsequent to the termination of
assistance a democratically elected government has taken office or that
provision of assistance is vital to the national security interests of
the United States: Provided further, That the provisions of this
section shall not apply to assistance to promote democratic elections
or public participation in democratic processes: Provided further, That
funds made available pursuant to the previous provisos shall be subject
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations and under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961.
transfer authority
Sec. 7009. (a) Department of State and Broadcasting Board of
Governors.--
(1) Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
available for the current fiscal year for the Department of
State under title I of this Act may be transferred between, and
merged with, such appropriations, but no such appropriation,
except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased
by more than 10 percent by any such transfers.
(2) Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
available for the current fiscal year for the Broadcasting
Board of Governors under title I of this Act may be transferred
between, and merged with, such appropriations, but no such
appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall
be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers.
(3) Any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated
as a reprogramming of funds under section 7015 (a) and (b) of
this Act and shall not be available for obligation or
expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth
in that section.
(b) Export Financing Transfer Authorities.--Not to exceed 5 percent
of any appropriation other than for administrative expenses made
available for fiscal year 2015, for programs under title VI of this Act
may be transferred between such appropriations for use for any of the
purposes, programs, and activities for which the funds in such
receiving account may be used, but no such appropriation, except as
otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 25
percent by any such transfer: Provided, That the exercise of such
authority shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of
the Committees on Appropriations.
(c) Limitation on Transfers Between Agencies.--
(1) None of the funds made available under titles II
through V of this Act may be transferred to any department,
agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government,
except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority
provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in addition to transfers
made by, or authorized elsewhere in, this Act, funds
appropriated by this Act to carry out the purposes of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be allocated or transferred
to agencies of the United States Government pursuant to the
provisions of sections 109, 610, and 632 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961.
(3) Any agreement entered into by the United States Agency
for International Development (USAID) or the Department of
State with any department, agency, or instrumentality of the
United States Government pursuant to section 632(b) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 valued in excess of $1,000,000
and any agreement made pursuant to section 632(a) of such Act,
with funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs under the headings ``Global Health
Programs'', ``Development Assistance'', and ``Economic Support
Fund'' shall be subject to the regular notification procedures
of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That the
requirement in the previous sentence shall not apply to
agreements entered into between USAID and the Department of
State.
(d) Transfers Between Accounts.--None of the funds made available
under titles II through V of this Act may be obligated under an
appropriation account to which such funds were not appropriated, except
for transfers specifically provided for in this Act, unless the
President, not less than 5 days prior to the exercise of any authority
contained in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to transfer funds,
consults with and provides a written policy justification to the
Committees on Appropriations.
(e) Audit of Inter-agency Transfers.--Any agreement for the
transfer or allocation of funds appropriated by this Act, or prior
Acts, entered into between the Department of State or USAID and another
agency of the United States Government under the authority of section
632(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable
provision of law, shall expressly provide that the Inspector General
(IG) for the agency receiving the transfer or allocation of such funds,
or other entity with audit responsibility if the receiving agency does
not have an IG, shall perform periodic program and financial audits of
the use of such funds: Provided, That such audits shall be transmitted
to the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds
transferred under such authority may be made available for the cost of
such audits.
reporting requirement
Sec. 7010. The Secretary of State shall provide the Committees on
Appropriations, not later than April 1, 2015, and for each fiscal
quarter, a report in writing on the uses of funds made available under
the headings ``Foreign Military Financing Program'', ``International
Military Education and Training'', ``Peacekeeping Operations'', and
``Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capability Fund'' in this Act, or prior
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs: Provided, That such report shall
include a description of the obligation and expenditure of funds, and
the specific country in receipt of, and the use or purpose of, the
assistance provided by such funds.
availability of funds
Sec. 7011. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act
shall remain available for obligation after the expiration of the
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided in this Act: Provided,
That funds appropriated for the purposes of chapters 1 and 8 of part I,
section 661, section 667, chapters 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 of part II of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 23 of the Arms Export Control
Act, and funds provided under the heading ``Development Credit
Authority'' shall remain available for an additional 4 years from the
date on which the availability of such funds would otherwise have
expired, if such funds are initially obligated before the expiration of
their respective periods of availability contained in this Act:
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
any funds made available for the purposes of chapter 1 of part I and
chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which are
allocated or obligated for cash disbursements in order to address
balance of payments or economic policy reform objectives, shall remain
available for an additional 4 years from the date on which the
availability of such funds would otherwise have expired, if such funds
are initially allocated or obligated before the expiration of their
respective periods of availability contained in this Act: Provided
further, That the Secretary of State shall provide a report to the
Committees on Appropriations at the beginning of each fiscal year,
detailing by account and source year, the use of this authority during
the previous fiscal year.
limitation on assistance to countries in default
Sec. 7012. No part of any appropriation provided under titles III
through VI in this Act shall be used to furnish assistance to the
government of any country which is in default during a period in excess
of 1 calendar year in payment to the United States of principal or
interest on any loan made to the government of such country by the
United States pursuant to a program for which funds are appropriated
under this Act unless the President determines, following consultations
with the Committees on Appropriations, that assistance for such country
is in the national interest of the United States.
prohibition on taxation of united states assistance
Sec. 7013. (a) Prohibition on Taxation.--None of the funds
appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be made
available to provide assistance for a foreign country under a new
bilateral agreement governing the terms and conditions under which such
assistance is to be provided unless such agreement includes a provision
stating that assistance provided by the United States shall be exempt
from taxation, or reimbursed, by the foreign government, and the
Secretary of State shall expeditiously seek to negotiate amendments to
existing bilateral agreements, as necessary, to conform with this
requirement.
(b) Reimbursement of Foreign Taxes.--An amount equivalent to 200
percent of the total taxes assessed during fiscal year 2015 on funds
appropriated by this Act by a foreign government or entity against
United States assistance programs for which funds are appropriated by
this Act, either directly or through grantees, contractors, and
subcontractors shall be withheld from obligation from funds
appropriated for assistance for fiscal year 2016 and allocated for the
central government of such country and for the West Bank and Gaza
program to the extent that the Secretary of State certifies and reports
in writing to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than
September 30, 2016 that such taxes have not been reimbursed to the
Government of the United States.
(c) De Minimis Exception.--Foreign taxes of a de minimis nature
shall not be subject to the provisions of subsection (b).
(d) Reprogramming of Funds.--Funds withheld from obligation for
each country or entity pursuant to subsection (b) shall be reprogrammed
for assistance for countries which do not assess taxes on United States
assistance or which have an effective arrangement that is providing
substantial reimbursement of such taxes, and that can reasonably
accommodate such assistance in a programmatically responsible manner.
(e) Determinations.--
(1) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any
country or entity the Secretary of State reports to the
Committees on Appropriations--
(A) does not assess taxes on United States
assistance or which has an effective arrangement that
is providing substantial reimbursement of such taxes;
or
(B) the foreign policy interests of the United
States outweigh the purpose of this section to ensure
that United States assistance is not subject to
taxation.
(2) The Secretary of State shall consult with the
Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to
exercising the authority of this subsection with regard to any
country or entity.
(f) Implementation.--The Secretary of State shall issue rules,
regulations, or policy guidance, as appropriate, to implement the
prohibition against the taxation of assistance contained in this
section.
(g) Definitions.--As used in this section--
(1) the term ``bilateral agreement'' refers to a framework
bilateral agreement between the Government of the United States
and the government of the country receiving assistance that
describes the privileges and immunities applicable to United
States foreign assistance for such country generally, or an
individual agreement between the Government of the United
States and such government that describes, among other things,
the treatment for tax purposes that will be accorded the United
States assistance provided under that agreement;
(2) the terms ``taxes and taxation'' shall include value
added taxes and customs duties but shall not include individual
income taxes assessed to personnel employed by the United
States.
(h) Report.--The Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads
of other relevant departments or agencies, shall submit a report to the
Committees on Appropriations, not later than 90 days after the
enactment of this Act, detailing steps taken by such departments or
agencies to comply with the requirements of this section.
reservations of funds
Sec. 7014. (a) Funds appropriated under titles II through VI of
this Act which are specifically designated may be reprogrammed for
other programs within the same account notwithstanding the designation
if compliance with the designation is made impossible by operation of
any provision of this or any other Act: Provided, That any such
reprogramming shall be subject to the regular notification procedures
of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That assistance
that is reprogrammed pursuant to this subsection shall be made
available under the same terms and conditions as originally provided.
(b) In addition to the authority contained in subsection (a), the
original period of availability of funds appropriated by this Act and
administered by the United States Agency for International Development
(USAID) that are specifically designated for particular programs or
activities by this or any other Act shall be extended for an additional
fiscal year if the USAID Administrator determines and reports promptly
to the Committees on Appropriations that the termination of assistance
to a country or a significant change in circumstances makes it unlikely
that such designated funds can be obligated during the original period
of availability: Provided, That such designated funds that continue to
be available for an additional fiscal year shall be obligated only for
the purpose of such designation.
(c) Ceilings and specifically designated funding levels contained
in this Act shall not be applicable to funds or authorities
appropriated or otherwise made available by any subsequent Act unless
such Act specifically so directs: Provided, That specifically
designated funding levels or minimum funding requirements contained in
any other Act shall not be applicable to funds appropriated by this
Act.
notification requirements
Sec. 7015. (a) None of the funds made available in titles I and II
of this Act, or in prior appropriations Acts to the agencies and
departments funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or
expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the
Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees or of
currency reflows or other offsetting collections, or made available by
transfer, to the agencies and departments funded by this Act, shall be
available for obligation or expenditure of funds that--
(1) creates new programs;
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
(3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any
project or activity for which funds have been denied or
restricted;
(4) relocates an office or employees;
(5) closes or opens a mission or post;
(6) creates, closes, reorganizes, or renames bureaus,
branches, centers, offices, or other units of personnel;
(7) reorganizes programs or activities; or
(8) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities
presently performed by Federal employees;
unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance
of such reprogramming of funds: Provided, That unless previously
justified to the Committees on Appropriations, the requirements of this
subsection shall apply to all obligations of funds appropriated under
titles I and II of this Act.
(b) None of the funds provided under titles I and II of this Act,
or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agency or
department funded under titles I and II of this Act that remain
available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or
provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived
by the collection of fees available to the agency or department funded
under title I of this Act, shall be available for obligation or
expenditure for activities, programs, or projects through a
reprogramming of funds in excess of $1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever
is less, that--
(1) augments existing programs, projects, or activities;
(2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program,
project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as
approved by Congress; or
(3) results from any general savings, including savings
from a reduction in personnel, which would result in a change
in existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by
Congress; unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified
15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds.
(c) None of the funds made available under titles III through VI of
this Act under the headings ``Global Health Programs'', ``Development
Assistance'', ``International Organizations and Programs'', ``Trade and
Development Agency'', ``International Narcotics Control and Law
Enforcement'', ``Economic Support Fund'', ``Democracy Fund'',
``Peacekeeping Operations'', ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism,
Demining and Related Programs'', ``Millennium Challenge Corporation'',
``Foreign Military Financing Program'', ``International Military
Education and Training'', and ``Peace Corps'', shall be available for
obligation for activities, programs, projects, type of materiel
assistance, countries, or other operations not justified or in excess
of the amount justified to the Committees on Appropriations for
obligation under any of these specific headings unless the Committees
on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance: Provided, That the
President shall not enter into any commitment of funds appropriated for
the purposes of section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act for the
provision of major defense equipment, other than conventional
ammunition, or other major defense items defined to be aircraft, ships,
missiles, or combat vehicles, not previously justified to Congress or
20 percent in excess of the quantities justified to Congress unless the
Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such
commitment: Provided further, That requirements of this subsection or
any similar provision of this or any other Act shall not apply to any
reprogramming for an activity, program, or project for which funds are
appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act of less than 10
percent of the amount previously justified to the Congress for
obligation for such activity, program, or project for the current
fiscal year: Provided further, That any notification submitted pursuant
to this subsection shall identify when funds are being provided
notwithstanding any other provision of law and include justification
for the use of such notwithstanding.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with the exception
of funds transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under
title I of this Act, funds transferred by the Department of Defense to
the Department of State and the United States Agency for International
Development for assistance for foreign countries and international
organizations, and funds made available for programs authorized by
section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2006 (Public Law 109-163), shall be subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
(e) The requirements of this section or any similar provision of
this Act or any other Act, including any prior Act requiring
notification in accordance with the regular notification procedures of
the Committees on Appropriations, may be waived if failure to do so
would pose a substantial risk to human health or welfare: Provided,
That in case of any such waiver, notification to the Committees on
Appropriations shall be provided as early as practicable, but in no
event later than 3 days after taking the action to which such
notification requirement was applicable, in the context of the
circumstances necessitating such waiver: Provided further, That any
notification provided pursuant to such a waiver shall contain an
explanation of the emergency circumstances.
(f) None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of
this Act shall be obligated or expended for assistance for Afghanistan,
Burma, Cambodia, Cuba, Ethiopia, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya,
Pakistan, the Russian Federation, Serbia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri
Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Uzbekistan, Yemen, and Zimbabwe except as provided
through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations.
notification on excess defense equipment
Sec. 7016. Prior to providing excess Department of Defense
articles in accordance with section 516(a) of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961, the Department of Defense shall notify the Committees on
Appropriations to the same extent and under the same conditions as
other committees pursuant to subsection (f) of that section: Provided,
That before issuing a letter of offer to sell excess defense articles
under the Arms Export Control Act, the Department of Defense shall
notify the Committees on Appropriations in accordance with the regular
notification procedures of such Committees if such defense articles are
significant military equipment (as defined in section 47(9) of the Arms
Export Control Act) or are valued (in terms of original acquisition
cost) at $7,000,000 or more, or if notification is required elsewhere
in this Act for the use of appropriated funds for specific countries
that would receive such excess defense articles: Provided further, That
such Committees shall also be informed of the original acquisition cost
of such defense articles.
limitation on availability of funds for international organizations and
programs
Sec. 7017. Subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations, funds appropriated under titles III
through VI of this Act, which are returned or not made available for
organizations and programs because of the implementation of section
307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or section 7048(a) of this
Act, shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 2016:
Provided, That the requirement to withhold funds for programs in Burma
under section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not
apply to funds appropriated by this Act.
prohibition on funding for abortions and involuntary sterilization
Sec. 7018. None of the funds made available to carry out part I of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for
the performance of abortions as a method of family planning or to
motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions. None of the funds
made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, as amended, may be used to pay for the performance of involuntary
sterilization as a method of family planning or to coerce or provide
any financial incentive to any person to undergo sterilizations. None
of the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for any
biomedical research which relates in whole or in part, to methods of,
or the performance of, abortions or involuntary sterilization as a
means of family planning. None of the funds made available to carry out
part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be
obligated or expended for any country or organization if the President
certifies that the use of these funds by any such country or
organization would violate any of the above provisions related to
abortions and involuntary sterilizations.
allocations
Sec. 7019. (a) Funds provided in this Act shall be made available
for programs and countries in the amounts contained in the respective
tables included in the report accompanying this Act.
(b) For the purposes of implementing this section and only with
respect to the tables included in the report accompanying this Act, the
Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development, and the Broadcasting Board of Governors, as
appropriate, may propose deviations to the amounts referenced in
subsection (a), subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
representation and entertainment expenses
Sec. 7020. (a) Each Federal department, agency, or entity funded in
titles I or II of this Act, and the Department of the Treasury and
independent agencies funded in titles III or VI of this Act, shall take
steps to ensure that domestic and overseas representation and
entertainment expenses further official agency business and United
States foreign policy interests and are--
(1) primarily for fostering relations outside of the
Executive Branch;
(2) principally for meals and events of a protocol nature;
(3) not for employee-only events; and
(4) do not include activities that are substantially of a
recreational character.
(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by
this Act under the headings ``International Military Education and
Training'' or ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' for Informational
Program activities or under the headings ``Global Health Programs'',
``Development Assistance'', and ``Economic Support Fund'' may be
obligated or expended to pay for--
(1) alcoholic beverages; or
(2) entertainment expenses for activities that are
substantially of a recreational character, including but not
limited to entrance fees at sporting events, theatrical and
musical productions, and amusement parks.
prohibition on assistance to governments supporting international
terrorism
Sec. 7021. (a) Lethal Military Equipment Exports.--
(1) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by titles III through VI of this Act may be available
to any foreign government which provides lethal military
equipment to a country the government of which the Secretary of
State has determined supports international terrorism for
purposes of section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of
1979 as continued in effect pursuant to the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act: Provided, That the prohibition
under this section with respect to a foreign government shall
terminate 12 months after that government ceases to provide
such military equipment: Provided further, That this section
applies with respect to lethal military equipment provided
under a contract entered into after October 1, 1997.
(2) Assistance restricted by paragraph (1) or any other
similar provision of law, may be furnished if the President
determines that to do so is important to the national interests
of the United States.
(3) Whenever the President makes a determination pursuant
to paragraph (2), the President shall submit to the Committees
on Appropriations a report with respect to the furnishing of
such assistance, including a detailed explanation of the
assistance to be provided, the estimated dollar amount of such
assistance, and an explanation of how the assistance furthers
United States national interests.
(b) Bilateral Assistance.--
(1) Funds appropriated for bilateral assistance in titles
III through VI of this Act and funds appropriated under any
such title in prior Acts making appropriations for the
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs,
shall not be made available to any foreign government which the
President determines--
(A) grants sanctuary from prosecution to any
individual or group which has committed an act of
international terrorism;
(B) otherwise supports international terrorism; or
(C) is controlled by an organization designated as
a terrorist organization under section 219 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act.
(2) The President may waive the application of paragraph
(1) to a government if the President determines that national
security or humanitarian reasons justify such waiver: Provided,
That the President shall publish each such waiver in the
Federal Register and, at least 15 days before the waiver takes
effect, shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the
waiver (including the justification for the waiver) in
accordance with the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
authorization requirements
Sec. 7022. Funds appropriated by this Act, except funds
appropriated under the heading ``Trade and Development Agency'', may be
obligated and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91-672,
section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956,
section 313 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years
1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236), and section 504(a)(1) of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)).
definition of program, project, and activity
Sec. 7023. For the purpose of titles II through VI of this Act
``program, project, and activity'' shall be defined at the
appropriations Act account level and shall include all appropriations
and authorizations Acts funding directives, ceilings, and limitations
with the exception that for the following accounts: ``Economic Support
Fund'' and ``Foreign Military Financing Program'', ``program, project,
and activity'' shall also be considered to include country, regional,
and central program level funding within each such account; and for the
development assistance accounts of the United States Agency for
International Development, ``program, project, and activity'' shall
also be considered to include central, country, regional, and program
level funding, either as--
(1) justified to the Congress; or
(2) allocated by the Executive Branch in accordance with a
report, to be provided to the Committees on Appropriations
within 30 days of the enactment of this Act, as required by
section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
authorities for the peace corps, inter-american foundation and united
states african development foundation
Sec. 7024. Unless expressly provided to the contrary, provisions
of this or any other Act, including provisions contained in prior Acts
authorizing or making appropriations for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs, shall not be construed to
prohibit activities authorized by or conducted under the Peace Corps
Act, the Inter-American Foundation Act or the African Development
Foundation Act: Provided, That prior to conducting activities in a
country for which assistance is prohibited, the agency shall consult
with the Committees on Appropriations and report to such Committees
within 15 days of taking such action.
commerce, trade and surplus commodities
Sec. 7025. (a) None of the funds appropriated or made available
pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act for direct assistance and
none of the funds otherwise made available to the Export-Import Bank
and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation shall be obligated or
expended to finance any loan, any assistance or any other financial
commitments for establishing or expanding production of any commodity
for export by any country other than the United States, if the
commodity is likely to be in surplus on world markets at the time the
resulting productive capacity is expected to become operative and if
the assistance will cause substantial injury to United States producers
of the same, similar, or competing commodity: Provided, That such
prohibition shall not apply to the Export-Import Bank if in the
judgment of its Board of Directors the benefits to industry and
employment in the United States are likely to outweigh the injury to
United States producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity,
and the Chairman of the Board so notifies the Committees on
Appropriations: Provided further, That this subsection shall not
prohibit--
(1) activities in a country that is eligible for assistance
from the International Development Association, is not eligible
for assistance from the International Bank for Reconstruction
and Development, and does not export on a consistent basis the
agricultural commodity with respect to which assistance is
furnished; or
(2) activities in a country the President determines is
recovering from widespread conflict, a humanitarian crisis, or
a complex emergency.
(b) None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act to
carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
shall be available for any testing or breeding feasibility study,
variety improvement or introduction, consultancy, publication,
conference, or training in connection with the growth or production in
a foreign country of an agricultural commodity for export which would
compete with a similar commodity grown or produced in the United
States: Provided, That this subsection shall not prohibit--
(1) activities designed to increase food security in
developing countries where such activities will not have a
significant impact on the export of agricultural commodities of
the United States;
(2) research activities intended primarily to benefit
American producers;
(3) activities in a country that is eligible for assistance
from the International Development Association, is not eligible
for assistance from the International Bank for Reconstruction
and Development, and does not export on a consistent basis the
agricultural commodity with respect to which assistance is
furnished; or
(4) activities in a country the President determines is
recovering from widespread conflict, a humanitarian crisis, or
a complex emergency.
(c) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States
executive directors of the international financial institutions, as
defined in section 7029(f) of this Act, to use the voice and vote of
the United States to oppose any assistance by such institutions, using
funds appropriated or made available by this Act, for the production or
extraction of any commodity or mineral for export, if it is in surplus
on world markets and if the assistance will cause substantial injury to
United States producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity.
separate accounts
Sec. 7026. (a) Separate Accounts for Local Currencies.--
(1) If assistance is furnished to the government of a
foreign country under chapters 1 and 10 of part I or chapter 4
of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 under
agreements which result in the generation of local currencies
of that country, the Administrator of the United States Agency
for International Development (USAID) shall--
(A) require that local currencies be deposited in a
separate account established by that government;
(B) enter into an agreement with that government
which sets forth--
(i) the amount of the local currencies to
be generated; and
(ii) the terms and conditions under which
the currencies so deposited may be utilized,
consistent with this section; and
(C) establish by agreement with that government the
responsibilities of USAID and that government to
monitor and account for deposits into and disbursements
from the separate account.
(2) Uses of local currencies.--As may be agreed upon with
the foreign government, local currencies deposited in a
separate account pursuant to subsection (a), or an equivalent
amount of local currencies, shall be used only--
(A) to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part I or
chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (as the case may be), for such purposes as--
(i) project and sector assistance
activities; or
(ii) debt and deficit financing; or
(B) for the administrative requirements of the
United States Government.
(3) Programming accountability.--USAID shall take all
necessary steps to ensure that the equivalent of the local
currencies disbursed pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A) from the
separate account established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are
used for the purposes agreed upon pursuant to subsection
(a)(2).
(4) Termination of assistance programs.--Upon termination
of assistance to a country under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or
chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as
the case may be), any unencumbered balances of funds which
remain in a separate account established pursuant to subsection
(a) shall be disposed of for such purposes as may be agreed to
by the government of that country and the United States
Government.
(5) Reporting requirement.--The USAID Administrator shall
report on an annual basis as part of the justification
documents submitted to the Committees on Appropriations on the
use of local currencies for the administrative requirements of
the United States Government as authorized in subsection
(a)(2)(B), and such report shall include the amount of local
currency (and United States dollar equivalent) used or to be
used for such purpose in each applicable country.
(b) Separate Accounts for Cash Transfers.--
(1) In general.--If assistance is made available to the
government of a foreign country, under chapter 1 or 10 of part
I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, as cash transfer assistance or as nonproject sector
assistance, that country shall be required to maintain such
funds in a separate account and not commingle them with any
other funds.
(2) Applicability of other provisions of law.--Such funds
may be obligated and expended notwithstanding provisions of law
which are inconsistent with the nature of this assistance
including provisions which are referenced in the Joint
Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference
accompanying House Joint Resolution 648 (House Report No. 98-
1159).
(3) Notification.--At least 15 days prior to obligating any
such cash transfer or nonproject sector assistance, the
President shall submit a notification through the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations,
which shall include a detailed description of how the funds
proposed to be made available will be used, with a discussion
of the United States interests that will be served by the
assistance (including, as appropriate, a description of the
economic policy reforms that will be promoted by such
assistance).
(4) Exemption.--Nonproject sector assistance funds may be
exempt from the requirements of subsection (b)(1) only through
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations.
eligibility for assistance
Sec. 7027. (a) Assistance Through Nongovernmental Organizations.--
Restrictions contained in this or any other Act with respect to
assistance for a country shall not be construed to restrict assistance
in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations from funds
appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapters 1, 10,
11, and 12 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961: Provided, That before using the authority of this
subsection to furnish assistance in support of programs of
nongovernmental organizations, the President shall notify the
Committees on Appropriations pursuant to the regular notification
procedures, including a description of the program to be assisted, the
assistance to be provided, and the reasons for furnishing such
assistance: Provided further, That nothing in this subsection shall be
construed to alter any existing statutory prohibitions against abortion
or involuntary sterilizations contained in this or any other Act.
(b) Public Law 480.--During fiscal year 2015, restrictions
contained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance for a
country shall not be construed to restrict assistance under the Food
for Peace Act (Public Law 83-480): Provided, That none of the funds
appropriated to carry out title I of such Act and made available
pursuant to this subsection may be obligated or expended except as
provided through the regular notification procedures of the Committees
on Appropriations.
(c) Exception.--This section shall not apply--
(1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting
assistance to countries that support international terrorism;
or
(2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting
assistance to the government of a country that violates
internationally recognized human rights.
local competition
Sec. 7028. (a) Requirements for Exceptions to Competition for Local
Entities.--Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available to
the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) may only
be made available for limited competitions through local entities if--
(1) prior to the determination to limit competition to
local entities, USAID has--
(A) assessed the level of local capacity to
effectively implement, manage, and account for programs
included in such competition; and
(B) documented the written results of the
assessment and decisions made; and
(2) prior to making an award after limiting competition to
local entities--
(A) each successful local entity has been
determined to be responsible in accordance with USAID
guidelines; and
(B) effective monitoring and evaluation systems are
in place to ensure that award funding is used for its
intended purposes; and
(3) no level of acceptable fraud is assumed.
(b) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1), the
Administrator of USAID shall report, on a semi-annual basis, to the
appropriate congressional committees on all awards subject to limited
or no competition for local entities: Provided, That such report should
be posted on the USAID Web site: Provided further, That the
requirements of this subsection shall only apply to awards in excess of
$3,000,000 and sole source awards to local entities in excess of
$2,000,000.
international financial institutions
Sec. 7029. (a) None of the funds appropriated under title V of this
Act may be made as payment to any international financial institution,
including payments to World Bank-administered trust funds, until the
Secretary of the Treasury certifies to the Committees on Appropriations
that such institution or fund has in place or is developing a policy
and practice of requiring independent, outside evaluations of each
project and program loan or grant and significant analytical, non-
lending activity, and the impact of such loan, grant, or activity on
achieving the institution's goals, including reducing poverty and
promoting equitable economic growth, consistent with effective
safeguards.
(b) None of the funds appropriated under title V of this Act may be
made as payment to any international financial institution while the
United States executive director to such institution is compensated by
the institution at a rate which, together with whatever compensation
such executive director receives from the United States, is in excess
of the rate provided for an individual occupying a position at level IV
of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States
Code, or while any alternate United States executive director to such
institution is compensated by the institution at a rate in excess of
the rate provided for an individual occupying a position at level V of
the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States
Code.
(c) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States
executive director of each international financial institution to
oppose any loan, grant, strategy, or policy of such institution that
would require user fees or service charges on poor people for primary
education or primary healthcare, including maternal and child health,
and the prevention, care and treatment of HIV/AIDS, malaria, and
tuberculosis in connection with such institution's financing programs.
(d) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States
Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to use the
voice and vote of the United States to oppose any loan, project,
agreement, memorandum, instrument, plan, or other program of the IMF to
a Heavily Indebted Poor Country that imposes budget caps or restraints
that do not allow the maintenance of or an increase in governmental
spending on healthcare or education; and to promote government spending
on healthcare, education, agriculture and food security, or other
critical safety net programs in all of the IMF's activities with
respect to Heavily Indebted Poor Countries.
(e) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States
executive director of each international financial institution to seek
to ensure that each such institution responds to the findings and
recommendations of its accountability mechanisms by providing just
compensation or other appropriate redress to individuals and
communities that suffer violations of human rights, including forced
displacement, resulting from any loan, grant, strategy or policy of
such institution.
(f) For the purposes of this Act, ``international financial
institutions'' shall mean the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development, the International Development Association, the
International Finance Corporation, the Inter-American Development Bank,
the International Monetary Fund, the Asian Development Bank, the Asian
Development Fund, the Inter-American Investment Corporation, the North
American Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development, the African Development Bank, and the African Development
Fund.
debt-for-development
Sec. 7030. In order to enhance the continued participation of
nongovernmental organizations in debt-for-development and debt-for-
nature exchanges, a nongovernmental organization which is a grantee or
contractor of the United States Agency for International Development
may place in interest bearing accounts local currencies which accrue to
that organization as a result of economic assistance provided under
title III of this Act and, subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, any interest earned on
such investment shall be used for the purpose for which the assistance
was provided to that organization.
financial management and budget transparency
Sec. 7031. (a) Limitation on Direct Government-to-Government
Assistance.--
(1) Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available
for direct government-to-government assistance only if--
(A) each implementing agency or ministry to receive
assistance has been assessed and is considered to have
the systems required to manage such assistance and any
identified vulnerabilities or weaknesses of such agency
or ministry have been addressed; and
(i) the recipient agency or ministry
employs and utilizes staff with the necessary
technical, financial, and management
capabilities;
(ii) the recipient agency or ministry has
adopted competitive procurement policies and
systems;
(iii) effective monitoring and evaluation
systems are in place to ensure that such
assistance is used for its intended purposes;
(iv) no level of acceptable fraud is
assumed; and
(v) the government of the recipient country
is taking steps to publicly disclose on an
annual basis its national budget, to include
income and expenditures;
(B) the recipient government is in compliance with
the principles set forth in section 7013 of this Act;
(C) the recipient agency or ministry is not headed
or controlled by an organization designated as a
foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act;
(D) the Government of the United States and the
government of the recipient country have agreed, in
writing, on clear and achievable objectives for the use
of such assistance, which should be made available on a
cost-reimbursable basis; and
(E) the recipient government is taking steps to
protect the rights of civil society, including freedom
of association and assembly.
(2) In addition to the requirements in subsection (a), no
funds may be made available for direct government-to-government
assistance without prior consultation with, and notification
of, the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That such
notification shall contain an explanation of how the proposed
activity meets the requirements of paragraph (1): Provided
further, That the requirements of this paragraph shall only
apply to direct government-to-government assistance in excess
of $10,000,000 and all funds available for cash transfer,
budget support, and cash payments to individuals.
(3) The Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID) or the Secretary of State, as
appropriate, shall suspend any direct government-to-government
assistance if the Administrator or the Secretary has credible
information of material misuse of such assistance, unless the
Administrator or the Secretary reports to the Committees on
Appropriations that it is in the national interest of the
United States to continue such assistance, including a
justification, or that such misuse has been appropriately
addressed.
(4) The Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees
on Appropriations, concurrent with the fiscal year 2016
congressional budget justification materials, amounts planned
for assistance described in subsection (a) by country, proposed
funding amount, source of funds, and type of assistance.
(5) Not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act
and 6 months thereafter until September 30, 2015, the USAID
Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations
a report that--
(A) details all assistance described in subsection
(a) provided during the previous 6-month period by
country, funding amount, source of funds, and type of
such assistance; and
(B) the type of procurement instrument or mechanism
utilized and whether the assistance was provided on a
reimbursable basis.
(6) None of the funds made available in this Act may be
used for any foreign country for debt service payments owed by
any country to any international financial institution:
Provided, That for purposes of this subsection, the term
``international financial institution'' has the meaning given
the term in section 7029(f) of this Act.
(b) National Budget and Contract Transparency.--
(1) Minimum requirements of fiscal transparency.--The
Secretary of State shall continue to update and strengthen the
``minimum requirements of fiscal transparency'' for each
government receiving assistance appropriated by this Act, as
identified in the report required by section 7031(b) of
division K of Public Law 113-76 (``the Report'').
(2) Definition.--For purposes of paragraph (1), ``minimum
requirements of fiscal transparency'' are requirements
consistent with those in subsection (a)(1), and the public
disclosure of national budget documentation (to include
receipts and expenditures by ministry) and government contracts
and licenses for natural resource extraction (to include
bidding and concession allocation practices).
(3) Determination and report.--For each government
identified pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of State,
not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, shall make
or update any determination of ``significant progress'' or ``no
significant progress'' in meeting the minimum requirements of
fiscal transparency, and make such determinations publicly
available in an annual ``Fiscal Transparency Report'' to be
posted on the Department of State's Web site: Provided, That
the Secretary shall identify the significant progress made by
each such government to publicly disclose national budget
documentation, contracts, and licenses which are additional to
such information disclosed in previous fiscal years, and
include specific recommendations of short- and long-term steps
such government should take to improve fiscal transparency:
Provided further, That the annual report shall include a
detailed description of how funds appropriated by this Act are
being used to improve fiscal transparency, and identify
benchmarks for measuring progress.
(4) Assistance.--Of the funds appropriated under title III
of this Act, not less than $10,000,000 should be made available
for programs and activities to assist governments identified
pursuant to paragraph (1) to improve budget transparency and to
support civil society organizations in such countries that
promote budget transparency: Provided, That such sums shall be
in addition to funds otherwise made available for such
purposes: Provided further, That a description of the uses of
such funds shall be included in the annual ``Fiscal
Transparency Report'' required by paragraph (3).
(c) Anti-kleptocracy and Human Rights.--
(1) Officials of foreign governments and their immediate
family members who the Secretary of State has credible
information have been involved in significant corruption,
including corruption related to the extraction of natural
resources, or a gross violation of human rights shall be
ineligible for entry into the United States.
(2) Individuals shall not be ineligible if entry into the
United States would further important United States law
enforcement objectives or is necessary to permit the United
States to fulfill its obligations under the United Nations
Headquarters Agreement: Provided, That nothing in paragraph (1)
shall be construed to derogate from United States Government
obligations under applicable international agreements.
(3) The Secretary may waive the application of paragraph
(1) if the Secretary determines that the waiver would serve a
compelling national interest or that the circumstances which
caused the individual to be ineligible have changed
sufficiently.
(4) Not later than 6 months after enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of State shall submit a report, including a
classified annex if necessary, to the Committees on
Appropriations describing the information relating to
corruption or violation of human rights concerning each of the
individuals found ineligible in the previous 12 months pursuant
to paragraph (1), or who would be ineligible but for the
application of paragraph (2), a list of any waivers provided
under paragraph (3), and the justification for each waiver.
(5) Any unclassified portion of the report required under
paragraph (4) shall be posted on the Department of State's Web
site, without regard to the requirements of section 222(f) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1202(f)) with
respect to confidentiality of records pertaining to the
issuance or refusal of visas or permits to enter the United
States.
(d) Foreign Assistance Web Site.--Funds appropriated by this Act
under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' may be made available to
support the provision of additional information on United States
Government foreign assistance on the Department of State's foreign
assistance Web site: Provided, That all Federal agencies funded under
this Act shall provide such information on foreign assistance, upon
request, to the Department of State.
democracy programs
Sec. 7032. (a) Funds made available by this Act for democracy
programs may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of
law, and with regard to the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), any
regulation.
(b) For purposes of funds appropriated by this Act, the term
``democracy programs'' means programs that support good governance,
credible and competitive elections, freedom of expression, association,
assembly, and religion, human rights, independent media, and the rule
of law, and that otherwise strengthen the capacity of democratic
political parties, governments, nongovernmental organizations and
institutions, and citizens to support the development of democratic
states, and institutions that are responsive and accountable to
citizens.
(c) With respect to the provision of assistance for democracy,
human rights, and governance activities in this Act, the organizations
implementing such assistance, the specific nature of that assistance,
and the participants in such programs shall not be subject to the prior
approval by the government of any foreign country: Provided, That the
Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of the
United States Agency for International Development (USAID), shall
report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 120 days
after enactment of this Act, detailing steps taken by the Department of
State and USAID to comply with the requirements of this subsection.
(d) Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for
governance programs shall be made available only to support
institutions and individuals that demonstrate a commitment to
democracy.
(e) Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for
democracy programs shall be made available to support freedom of
religion, including in the Middle East and North Africa.
(f) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings ``Development
Assistance'' and ``Economic Support Fund'' shall be allocated and
administered according to the requirements under this subsection in the
report accompanying this Act for Western Hemisphere democracy
promotion.
(g) The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of
State and the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian
Assistance, USAID, shall regularly communicate their planned programs
to the NED.
multi-year pledges
Sec. 7033. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used
to make any pledge for future year funding for any multilateral or
bilateral program funded in titles III through VI of this Act unless
such pledge was--
(1) previously justified, including the projected future
year costs, in a congressional budget justification;
(2) included in an Act making appropriations for the
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs
or previously authorized by an Act of Congress;
(3) notified in accordance with the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, including the
projected future year costs; or
(4) the subject of prior consultation with the Committees
on Appropriations and such consultation was conducted at least
7 days in advance of the pledge.
special provisions
Sec. 7034. (a) Victims of War, Displaced Children, and Displaced
Burmese.--Funds appropriated in titles III and VI of this Act that are
made available for victims of war, displaced children, displaced
Burmese, and to combat trafficking in persons and assist victims of
such trafficking, may be made available notwithstanding any other
provision of law.
(b) Reconstituting Civilian Police Authority.--In providing
assistance with funds appropriated by this Act under section 660(b)(6)
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, support for a nation emerging
from instability may be deemed to mean support for regional, district,
municipal, or other sub-national entity emerging from instability, as
well as a nation emerging from instability.
(c) World Food Program.--Funds managed by the Bureau for Democracy,
Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United States Agency for
International Development (USAID), from this or any other Act, may be
made available as a general contribution to the World Food Program,
notwithstanding any other provision of law.
(d) Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration.--Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, regulation or Executive order, funds
appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the
headings ``Economic Support Fund'', ``Peacekeeping Operations'',
``International Disaster Assistance'', and ``Transition Initiatives''
may be made available to support programs to disarm, demobilize, and
reintegrate into civilian society former members of foreign terrorist
organizations: Provided, That the Secretary of State shall consult with
the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of funds
pursuant to this subsection: Provided further, That for the purposes of
this subsection the term ``foreign terrorist organization'' means an
organization designated as a terrorist organization under section 219
of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
(e) Directives and Authorities.--(1) Funds appropriated by this Act
under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' shall be made available to
carry out the Program for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and
the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union as authorized by the
Soviet-Eastern European Research and Training Act of 1983 (22 U.S.C.
4501-4508).
(2) Funds appropriated by this Act, and prior Acts making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs, under the heading ``Economic Support
Fund'' may be made available as a contribution to establish and
maintain memorial sites of genocide, subject to the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
(f) Partner Vetting.--Funds appropriated in this Act or any prior
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs shall be used by the Secretary of
State and the USAID Administrator, as appropriate, to support the
continued implementation of the Partner Vetting System (PVS) pilot
program: Provided, That the Secretary of State and the Administrator of
USAID shall jointly submit a report to the Committees on
Appropriations, not later than 30 days after completion of the pilot
program, on the estimated timeline and criteria for evaluating the PVS
for expansion: Provided further, That such report shall include the
requirements under this subsection in the report accompanying this Act:
Provided further, That such report may be delivered in classified form,
if necessary.
(g) Contingencies.--During fiscal year 2015, the President may use
up to $100,000,000 under the authority of section 451 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, notwithstanding any other provision of law.
(h) International Child Abductions.--The Secretary of State should
withhold funds appropriated under title III of this Act for assistance
for the central government of any country that is not taking
appropriate steps to comply with the Convention on the Civil Aspects of
International Child Abductions, done at the Hague on October 25, 1980:
Provided, That the Secretary shall report to the Committees on
Appropriations within 15 days of withholding funds under this
subsection.
(i) Transfers for Extraordinary Protection.--The Secretary of State
may transfer to, and merge with, funds under the heading ``Protection
of Foreign Missions and Officials'' unobligated balances of expired
funds appropriated under the heading ``Diplomatic and Consular
Programs'' for fiscal year 2015, except for funds designated for
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, at no later than the end of the fifth fiscal year
after the last fiscal year for which such funds are available for the
purposes for which appropriated.
(j) Extension of Authorities.--
(1) The authority contained in section 1115(d) of Public
Law 111-32 shall remain in effect through September 30, 2015.
(2) Section 824(g) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22
U.S.C. 4064(g)) shall be applied by substituting ``September
30, 2015'' for ``October 1, 2010'' in paragraph (2).
(3) Section 61(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2733(a)) shall be applied by
substituting ``September 30, 2015'' for ``October 1, 2010'' in
paragraph (2).
(4) Section 625(j)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2385(j)(1)) shall be applied by substituting
``September 30, 2015'' for ``October 1, 2010'' in subparagraph
(B).
(5) The authorities provided in section 1015(b) of Public
Law 111-212 shall remain in effect through September 30, 2015.
(6) The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101-167) is
amended--
(A) In section 599D (8 U.S.C. 1157 note)--
(i) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``and
2014'' and inserting ``2014, and 2015''; and
(ii) in subsection (e), by striking
``2014'' each place it appears and inserting
``2015''; and
(B) in section 599E (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) in
subsection (b)(2), by striking ``2014'' and inserting
``2015''.
(k) Definitions.--
(1) Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for purposes of
this Act the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
shall mean the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign
Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations
and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
(2) Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for purposes of
this Act the term ``funds appropriated in this Act and prior
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs'' shall mean funds that remain
available for obligation, and have not expired, and shall not
include amounts that were designated by Congress for Overseas
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism or as an
emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on
the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985.
arab league boycott of israel
Sec. 7035. It is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) the Arab League boycott of Israel, and the secondary
boycott of American firms that have commercial ties with
Israel, is an impediment to peace in the region and to United
States investment and trade in the Middle East and North
Africa;
(2) the Arab League boycott, which was regrettably
reinstated in 1997, should be immediately and publicly
terminated, and the Central Office for the Boycott of Israel
immediately disbanded;
(3) all Arab League states should normalize relations with
their neighbor Israel;
(4) the President and the Secretary of State should
continue to vigorously oppose the Arab League boycott of Israel
and find concrete steps to demonstrate that opposition by, for
example, taking into consideration the participation of any
recipient country in the boycott when determining to sell
weapons to said country; and
(5) the President should report to Congress annually on
specific steps being taken by the United States to encourage
Arab League states to normalize their relations with Israel to
bring about the termination of the Arab League boycott of
Israel, including those to encourage allies and trading
partners of the United States to enact laws prohibiting
businesses from complying with the boycott and penalizing
businesses that do comply.
palestinian statehood
Sec. 7036. (a) Limitation on Assistance.--None of the funds
appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be provided to
support a Palestinian state unless the Secretary of State determines
and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that--
(1) the governing entity of a new Palestinian state--
(A) has demonstrated a firm commitment to peaceful
co-existence with the State of Israel;
(B) is taking appropriate measures to counter
terrorism and terrorist financing in the West Bank and
Gaza, including the dismantling of terrorist
infrastructures, and is cooperating with appropriate
Israeli and other appropriate security organizations;
and
(2) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing entity of a
new Palestinian state) is working with other countries in the
region to vigorously pursue efforts to establish a just,
lasting, and comprehensive peace in the Middle East that will
enable Israel and an independent Palestinian state to exist
within the context of full and normal relationships, which
should include--
(A) termination of all claims or states of
belligerency;
(B) respect for and acknowledgment of the
sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political
independence of every state in the area through
measures including the establishment of demilitarized
zones;
(C) their right to live in peace within secure and
recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of
force;
(D) freedom of navigation through international
waterways in the area; and
(E) a framework for achieving a just settlement of
the refugee problem.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the
governing entity should enact a constitution assuring the rule of law,
an independent judiciary, and respect for human rights for its
citizens, and should enact other laws and regulations assuring
transparent and accountable governance.
(c) Waiver.--The President may waive subsection (a) if the
President determines that it is important to the national security
interests of the United States to do so.
(d) Exemption.--The restriction in subsection (a) shall not apply
to assistance intended to help reform the Palestinian Authority and
affiliated institutions, or the governing entity, in order to help meet
the requirements of subsection (a), consistent with the provisions of
section 7040 of this Act (``Limitation on Assistance for the
Palestinian Authority'').
restrictions concerning the palestinian authority
Sec. 7037. None of the funds appropriated under titles II through
VI of this Act may be obligated or expended to create in any part of
Jerusalem a new office of any department or agency of the United States
Government for the purpose of conducting official United States
Government business with the Palestinian Authority over Gaza and
Jericho or any successor Palestinian governing entity provided for in
the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles: Provided, That this
restriction shall not apply to the acquisition of additional space for
the existing Consulate General in Jerusalem: Provided further, That
meetings between officers and employees of the United States and
officials of the Palestinian Authority, or any successor Palestinian
governing entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of
Principles, for the purpose of conducting official United States
Government business with such authority should continue to take place
in locations other than Jerusalem: Provided further, That as has been
true in the past, officers and employees of the United States
Government may continue to meet in Jerusalem on other subjects with
Palestinians (including those who now occupy positions in the
Palestinian Authority), have social contacts, and have incidental
discussions.
prohibition on assistance to the palestinian broadcasting corporation
Sec. 7038. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be used to provide equipment, technical
support, consulting services, or any other form of assistance to the
Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.
assistance for the west bank and gaza
Sec. 7039. (a) Oversight.--For fiscal year 2015, 30 days prior to
the initial obligation of funds for the bilateral West Bank and Gaza
Program, the Secretary of State shall certify to the Committees on
Appropriations that procedures have been established to assure the
Comptroller General of the United States will have access to
appropriate United States financial information in order to review the
uses of United States assistance for the Program funded under the
heading ``Economic Support Fund'' for the West Bank and Gaza.
(b) Vetting.--Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated by this
Act under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' for assistance for the
West Bank and Gaza, the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate
steps to ensure that such assistance is not provided to or through any
individual, private or government entity, or educational institution
that the Secretary knows or has reason to believe advocates, plans,
sponsors, engages in, or has engaged in, terrorist activity nor, with
respect to private entities or educational institutions, those that
have as a principal officer of the entity's governing board or
governing board of trustees any individual that has been determined to
be involved in, or advocating terrorist activity or determined to be a
member of a designated foreign terrorist organization: Provided, That
the Secretary of State shall, as appropriate, establish procedures
specifying the steps to be taken in carrying out this subsection and
shall terminate assistance to any individual, entity, or educational
institution which the Secretary has determined to be involved in or
advocating terrorist activity.
(c) Prohibition.--
(1) None of the funds appropriated under titles III through
VI of this Act for assistance under the West Bank and Gaza
Program may be made available for the purpose of recognizing or
otherwise honoring individuals who commit, or have committed
acts of terrorism.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the
funds made available by this or prior appropriations Acts,
including funds made available by transfer, may be made
available for obligation for security assistance for the West
Bank and Gaza until the Secretary of State reports to the
Committees on Appropriations on the benchmarks that have been
established for security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza
and reports on the extent of Palestinian compliance with such
benchmarks.
(d) Audits.--
(1) The Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development shall ensure that Federal or non-
Federal audits of all contractors and grantees, and significant
subcontractors and sub-grantees, under the West Bank and Gaza
Program, are conducted at least on an annual basis to ensure,
among other things, compliance with this section.
(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act up to $500,000
may be used by the Office of Inspector General of the United
States Agency for International Development for audits,
inspections, and other activities in furtherance of the
requirements of this subsection: Provided, That such funds are
in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes.
(e) Subsequent to the certification specified in subsection (a),
the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit and
an investigation of the treatment, handling, and uses of all funds for
the bilateral West Bank and Gaza Program, including all funds provided
as cash transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2015 under the heading
``Economic Support Fund'', and such audit shall address--
(1) the extent to which such Program complies with the
requirements of subsections (b) and (c); and
(2) an examination of all programs, projects, and
activities carried out under such Program, including both
obligations and expenditures.
(f) Funds made available in this Act for West Bank and Gaza shall
be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations.
(g) Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on
Appropriations updating the report contained in section 2106 of chapter
2 of title II of Public Law 109-13.
limitation on assistance for the palestinian authority
Sec. 7040. (a) Prohibition of Funds.--None of the funds
appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of
part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be obligated or
expended with respect to providing funds to the Palestinian Authority.
(b) Waiver.--The prohibition included in subsection (a) shall not
apply if the President certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House
of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the
Committees on Appropriations that waiving such prohibition is important
to the national security interests of the United States.
(c) Period of Application of Waiver.--Any waiver pursuant to
subsection (b) shall be effective for no more than a period of 6 months
at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of
this Act.
(d) Report.--Whenever the waiver authority pursuant to subsection
(b) is exercised, the President shall submit a report to the Committees
on Appropriations detailing the justification for the waiver, the
purposes for which the funds will be spent, and the accounting
procedures in place to ensure that the funds are properly disbursed:
Provided, That the report shall also detail the steps the Palestinian
Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate weapons and
dismantle the terrorist infrastructure.
(e) Certification.--If the President exercises the waiver authority
under subsection (b), the Secretary of State must certify and report to
the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of funds that
the Palestinian Authority has established a single treasury account for
all Palestinian Authority financing and all financing mechanisms flow
through this account, no parallel financing mechanisms exist outside of
the Palestinian Authority treasury account, and there is a single
comprehensive civil service roster and payroll, and the Palestinian
Authority is acting to counter incitement of violence against Israelis
and is supporting activities aimed at promoting peace, coexistence, and
security cooperation with Israel.
(f) Prohibition to Hamas and the Palestine Liberation
Organization.--
(1) None of the funds appropriated in titles III through VI
of this Act may be obligated for salaries of personnel of the
Palestinian Authority located in Gaza or may be obligated or
expended for assistance to Hamas or any entity effectively
controlled by Hamas, any power-sharing government of which
Hamas is a member or that results from an agreement with Hamas.
(2) Notwithstanding the limitation of subsection (1),
assistance may be provided to a power-sharing government only
if the President certifies and reports to the Committees on
Appropriations that such government, including all of its
ministers or such equivalent, has publicly accepted and is
complying with the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1)
(A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.
(3) The President may exercise the authority in section
620K(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 as added by the
Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-446)
with respect to this subsection.
(4) Whenever the certification pursuant to paragraph (2) is
exercised, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the
Committees on Appropriations within 120 days of the
certification and every quarter thereafter on whether such
government, including all of its ministers or such equivalent
are continuing to comply with the principles contained in
section 620K(b)(1) (A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, as amended: Provided, That the report shall also detail
the amount, purposes and delivery mechanisms for any assistance
provided pursuant to the abovementioned certification and a
full accounting of any direct support of such government.
(5) None of the funds appropriated under titles III through
VI of this Act may be obligated for assistance for the
Palestine Liberation Organization.
near east
Sec. 7041. (a) Egypt.--
(1) In general.--Funds appropriated by this Act that are
available for assistance for the Government of Egypt may only
be made available if the Secretary of State certifies to the
Committees on Appropriations that such government is--
(A) sustaining the strategic relationship with the
United States; and
(B) meeting its obligations under the 1979 Egypt-
Israel Peace Treaty.
(2) Economic support fund.--(A) Of the funds appropriated
by this Act under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'', and
subject to paragraph (6) of this subsection, up to $200,000,000
may be made available for assistance for Egypt, subject to the
regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations: Provided, That such funds may also be made
available for democracy programs.
(B) Notwithstanding any provision of law
restricting assistance for Egypt, including paragraph
(6) of this subsection, funds made available under the
heading ``Economic Support Fund'' in this Act and prior
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs for assistance
for Egypt may be made available for education and
economic growth programs, subject to prior consultation
with the appropriate congressional committees:
Provided, That such funds may not be made available for
cash transfer assistance or budget support unless the
Secretary of State certifies to the appropriate
congressional committees that the Government of Egypt
is taking steps to stabilize the economy and implement
market-based economic reforms.
(C) The Secretary of State may reduce the amount of
assistance for the central Government of Egypt under
the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' by an amount the
Secretary determines is equivalent to that expended by
the United States Government for bail, and by
nongovernmental organizations for legal and court fees,
associated with democracy-related trials in Egypt.
(3) Foreign military financing program.--Of the funds
appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Foreign Military
Financing Program'', and subject to paragraph (6) of this
subsection, up to $1,300,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2016, may be made available for assistance for
Egypt which may be transferred to an interest bearing account
in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, following consultation
with the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That if the
Secretary of State is unable to make the certification in
subparagraph (6)(A) or (B) of this subsection, such funds may
be made available at the minimum rate necessary to continue
existing contracts, notwithstanding any other provision of law
restricting assistance for Egypt and following consultation
with the Committees on Appropriations, except that defense
articles and services from such contracts shall not be
delivered until the certification requirements in subparagraph
(6)(A) or (B) of this subsection are met: Provided further,
That not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on
Appropriations describing any defense articles withheld from
delivery to Egypt as of the date of enactment of this Act:
Provided further, That the report required in the previous
proviso shall include a detailed description of the conditions
and timeline under which the delivery of such items will
resume, and the costs incurred from such withholding and the
costs planned for the subsequent delivery for each defense
article.
(4) Prior year funds.--Funds appropriated under the
headings ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' and
``International Military Education and Training'' in prior Acts
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs may be made available
notwithstanding any provision of law restricting assistance for
Egypt, except that such funds under the heading ``Foreign
Military Financing Program'' shall only be made available at
the minimum rate necessary to continue existing contracts, and
following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.
(5) Security exemptions.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt, including
paragraphs (3), (4), and (6) of this subsection, funds made
available for assistance for Egypt in this Act and prior Acts
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs may be made available for
counterterrorism, border security, and nonproliferation
programs in Egypt, and for development activities in the Sinai.
(6) Fiscal year 2015 funds.--Except as provided in
paragraphs (2), (3) and (5) of this subsection, funds
appropriated by this Act under the headings ``Economic Support
Fund'', ``International Military Education and Training'', and
``Foreign Military Financing Program'' for assistance for the
Government of Egypt may be made available notwithstanding any
provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt as follows--
(A) up to $975,000,000 may be made available if the
Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on
Appropriations that the Government of Egypt has held
parliamentary elections and is taking steps to support
a democratic transition in Egypt; and
(B) up to $526,700,000 may be made available if the
Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on
Appropriations that the Government of Egypt is taking
steps to govern democratically.
(b) Iran.--
(1) It is the policy of the United States to seek to
prevent Iran from achieving the capability to produce or
otherwise manufacture nuclear weapons, including by supporting
international diplomatic efforts to halt Iran's uranium
enrichment program, and the President should fully implement
and enforce the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, as amended (Public
Law 104-172) as a means of encouraging foreign governments to
require state-owned and private entities to cease all
investment in, and support of, Iran's energy sector and all
exports of refined petroleum products to Iran.
(2) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available in this Act under the heading ``Export-Import Bank of
the United States'' may be used to provide any new financing
(including loans, guarantees, other credits, insurance, and
reinsurance) to any person that is subject to sanctions under
paragraph (2) or (3) of section 5(a) of the Iran Sanctions Act
of 1996 (Public Law 104-172).
(3)(A) The reporting requirements in section 7043(c) in
division F of Public Law 111-117 shall continue in effect
during fiscal year 2015 as if part of this Act: Provided, That
the date in subsection (c)(1) shall be deemed to be ``September
30, 2015''.
(B) The President shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees, not later than 30 days after
enactment of this Act and at the end of each 30-day
period thereafter until September 30, 2015, a report on
the implementation of the Joint Plan of Action between
the P5+1 and the Government of Iran concluded on
November 24, 2013, and any extension of or successor to
that agreement: Provided, That the report shall include
the requirements under this subsection in the report
accompanying this Act, and may be submitted in
classified form if necessary.
(c) Iraq.--
(1) Funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for the
Government of Iraq under Bilateral Economic Assistance and
International Security Assistance should be made available to
such government to support efforts to promote internal and
regional stability, including in Kurdistan to address
requirements arising from the conflict in the region.
(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made
available for construction, rehabilitation, or other
improvements to United States facilities in Iraq on property
for which no land-use agreement has been entered into by the
Governments of the United States and Iraq: Provided, That the
restrictions in this paragraph shall not apply if such funds
are necessary to protect United States Government facilities or
the security, health, and welfare of United States personnel.
(d) Jordan.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act for assistance
for Jordan--
(1) not less than $360,000,000 shall be made available
under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' in title III and
not less than $300,000,000 shall be made available under the
heading ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' in title IV; and
(2) from amounts appropriated under title VIII for Overseas
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism, $340,000,000
shall be made available for the extraordinary costs related to
instability in the region.
(e) Lebanon.--
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made
available for the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) if the LAF is
controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, as designated
pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
(2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
``Foreign Military Financing Program'' for assistance for
Lebanon may be made available only to professionalize the LAF
and to strengthen border security and combat terrorism,
including training and equipping the LAF to secure Lebanon's
borders, interdicting arms shipments, preventing the use of
Lebanon as a safe haven for terrorist groups, and to implement
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701: Provided, That
funds may not be made available for obligation for assistance
for the LAF until the Secretary of State submits a detailed
spend plan, including actions to be taken to ensure that
equipment provided to the LAF is used only for the intended
purposes, to the Committees on Appropriations, except such plan
may not be considered as meeting the notification requirements
under section 7015 of this Act or under section 634A of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and shall be submitted not
later than September 1, 2015: Provided further, That any
notification submitted pursuant to section 634A of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 or section 7015 of this Act shall
include any funds specifically intended for lethal military
equipment.
(f) Libya.--
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made
available for assistance for the central Government of Libya
unless the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on
Appropriations that such government is cooperating with United
States Government efforts to investigate and bring to justice
those responsible for the attack on United States personnel and
facilities in Benghazi, Libya in September 2012: Provided, That
the limitation in this paragraph shall not apply to funds made
available for the purpose of protecting United States
Government personnel or facilities.
(2) Any notification required for assistance for Libya for
funds appropriated under title IV of this Act shall include a
detailed justification for such assistance, and a description
of the vetting procedures used for any individual or unit
receiving such assistance.
(g) Loan Guarantees.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the
heading ``Economic Support Fund'' may be made available for the costs,
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of
loan guarantees for Tunisia and Jordan, which are authorized to be
provided: Provided, That amounts made available under this subsection
for the cost of guarantees shall not be considered ``assistance'' for
the purposes of provisions of law limiting assistance to a country:
Provided further, That funds made available by this subsection shall be
subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification
procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.
(h) Morocco.--Funds appropriated by this Act under title III that
are available for assistance for Morocco shall also be made available
for any region or territory administered by Morocco, including the
Western Sahara: Provided, That the Secretary of State, in consultation
with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development, shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations,
not less than 90 days after enactment of this Act, on requirements
under this section in the report accompanying this Act.
(i) Syria.--
(1) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act and
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs may be made available
notwithstanding any other provision of law for non-lethal
assistance for programs to address the needs of civilians
affected by conflict in Syria, and for programs that seek to--
(A) establish governance in Syria that is
representative, inclusive, and accountable;
(B) develop and implement political processes that
are democratic, transparent, and adhere to the rule of
law;
(C) further the legitimacy of the Syrian opposition
through cross-border programs;
(D) develop civil society and an independent media
in Syria;
(E) promote economic development in Syria;
(F) document, investigate, and prosecute human
rights violations in Syria, including through
transitional justice programs and support for
nongovernmental organizations; and
(G) counter extremist ideologies.
(2) Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated by this
Act and made available for assistance for Syria, the Secretary
of State shall take all appropriate steps to ensure that
mechanisms are in place for the adequate monitoring, oversight,
and control of such assistance inside Syria: Provided, That the
Secretary of State shall promptly inform the appropriate
congressional committees of each significant instance in which
assistance provided pursuant to the authority of this
subsection has been compromised, to include the type and amount
of assistance affected, a description of the incident and
parties involved, and an explanation of the Department of
State's response.
(3) Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available
for assistance for Syria pursuant to the authority of this
subsection may only be made available after the Secretary of
State, in consultation with the heads of relevant United States
Government agencies, submits, in classified form if necessary,
an update to the comprehensive strategy required in subsection
7041(i) of Public Law 113-76.
(4) Funds made available pursuant to this subsection may
only be made available following consultation with the
appropriate congressional committees, and shall be subject to
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations.
(j) West Bank and Gaza.--
(1) Report on assistance.--Prior to the initial obligation
of funds made available by this Act under the heading
``Economic Support Fund'' for assistance for the West Bank and
Gaza, the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on
Appropriations that the purpose of such assistance is to--
(A) advance Middle East peace;
(B) improve security in the region;
(C) continue support for transparent and
accountable government institutions;
(D) promote a private sector economy; or
(E) address urgent humanitarian needs.
(2) Limitations.--
(A) None of the funds appropriated under the
heading ``Economic Support Fund'' in this Act may be
made available for assistance for the Palestinian
Authority, if after the date of enactment of this Act--
(i) the Palestinians obtain the same
standing as member states or full membership as
a state in the United Nations or any
specialized agency thereof outside an agreement
negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians;
or
(ii) the Palestinians initiate an
International Criminal Court judicially
authorized investigation, or actively support
such an investigation, that subjects Israeli
nationals to an investigation for alleged
crimes against Palestinians.
(B)(i) The President may waive the provisions of
section 1003 of Public Law 100-204 if the President
determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of
the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore
of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations
that the Palestinians have not, after the date of
enactment of this Act, obtained in the United Nations
or any specialized agency thereof the same standing as
member states or full membership as a state outside an
agreement negotiated between Israel and the
Palestinians.
(ii) Not less than 90 days after the
President is unable to make the certification
pursuant to clause (i), the President may waive
section 1003 of Public Law 100-204 if the
President determines and certifies in writing
to the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
the President pro tempore of the Senate, and
the Committees on Appropriations that the
Palestinians have entered into direct and
meaningful negotiations with Israel: Provided,
That any waiver of the provisions of section
1003 of Public Law 100-204 under clause (i) of
this subparagraph or under previous provisions
of law must expire before the waiver under the
preceding sentence may be exercised.
(iii) Any waiver pursuant to this
subparagraph shall be effective for no more
than a period of 6 months at a time and shall
not apply beyond 12 months after the enactment
of this Act.
(3) Funding reduction.--If the requirements for the
obligation of assistance in subsection 7040(f) of this Act are
met, the Secretary of State shall reduce the amount of
assistance made available by this Act under the heading
``Economic Support Fund'' for the Palestinian Authority by an
amount the Secretary determines is equivalent to that expended
by the Palestinian Authority in payments to individuals and the
families of such individuals that are imprisoned for acts of
terrorism or who died committing such acts during the previous
calendar year: Provided, That the Secretary shall report to the
Committees on Appropriations on the amount reduced for fiscal
year 2015 prior to the obligation of funds for the Palestinian
Authority: Provided further, That the report in the previous
proviso shall also include steps taken to prevent any such
payments.
(k) Yemen.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act for
assistance for Yemen may be made available for the Armed Forces of
Yemen if such forces are controlled by a foreign terrorist
organization, as designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration
and Nationality Act.
africa
Sec. 7042. (a) Central African Republic.--Funds made available by
this Act for assistance for the Central African Republic shall be made
available for reconciliation and peacebuilding programs, including
activities to promote inter-faith dialogue at the national and local
levels, and for programs to prevent crimes against humanity.
(b) Counterterrorism Programs.--Of the funds appropriated by this
Act, not less than $63,331,000 should be made available for the Trans-
Sahara Counter-terrorism Partnership program, and not less than
$24,000,000 should be made available for the Partnership for Regional
East Africa Counterterrorism program.
(c) Lord's Resistance Army.--Funds appropriated by this Act shall
be made available for programs and activities in areas affected by the
Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) consistent with the goals of the Lord's
Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act (Public
Law 111-172), including to improve physical access, telecommunications
infrastructure, and early-warning mechanisms and to support the
disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration of former LRA
combatants, especially child soldiers.
(d) Natural Resource Transparency.--Funds appropriated by this Act
that are available for assistance for Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria,
Cote d'Ivoire, Senegal, Ghana, and the countries participating in the
Congo Basin Forest Partnership should be made available to promote and
support transparency and accountability in relation to the extraction
of timber, oil and gas, cacao, and other natural resources, including
by strengthening implementation and monitoring of the Extractive
Industries Transparency Initiative and the Kimberley Process
Certification Scheme.
(e) Sudan.--
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the
funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for
assistance for the Government of Sudan.
(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made
available for the cost, as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and loan
guarantees held by the Government of Sudan, including the cost
of selling, reducing, or canceling amounts owed to the United
States, and modifying concessional loans, guarantees, and
credit agreements.
(3) The limitations of paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not
apply to--
(A) humanitarian assistance;
(B) assistance for the Darfur region, Southern
Kordofan State, Blue Nile State, other marginalized
areas and populations in Sudan, and Abyei; and
(C) assistance to support implementation of
outstanding issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement
(CPA), mutual arrangements related to post-referendum
issues associated with the CPA, or any other
internationally recognized viable peace agreement in
Sudan.
(f) South Sudan.--Funds appropriated by this Act that are made
available for assistance for South Sudan should--
(1) be prioritized for programs that respond to urgent
humanitarian needs and the delivery of basic services and to
mitigate conflict and promote stability, including to address
protection needs and prevent and respond to gender-based
violence;
(2) support programs that build resilience of communities
to address food insecurity, maintain educational opportunities,
and enhance local governance;
(3) be used to advance democratic principles, including
support for civil society, independent media, and other means
to strengthen the rule of law;
(4) continue to support transparency and accountability
measures, including in the oil and gas sector; and
(5) support the professionalization of security forces,
including human rights and accountability to civilian
authorities.
(g) Zimbabwe.--
(1) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United
States executive director of each international financial
institution to vote against any extension by the respective
institution of any loans or grants to the Government of
Zimbabwe, except to meet basic human needs or to promote
democracy, unless the Secretary of State determines and reports
in writing to the Committees on Appropriations that the rule of
law has been restored in Zimbabwe, including respect for
ownership and title to property, and freedom of speech and
association.
(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be
made available for assistance for the central Government of
Zimbabwe, except for health and education, unless the Secretary
of State makes the determination required in paragraph (1), and
funds may be made available for macroeconomic growth assistance
if the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations
that such government is implementing transparent fiscal
policies, including public disclosure of revenues from the
extraction of natural resources.
east asia and the pacific
Sec. 7043. (a) Burma.--
(1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
``Economic Support Fund'' may be made available for assistance
for Burma notwithstanding any other provision of law: Provided,
That no such funds shall be made available to any successor or
affiliated organization of the State Peace and Development
Council (SPDC) controlled by former SPDC members that promote
the repressive policies of the SPDC, or to any individual or
organization credibly alleged to have committed gross
violations of human rights, including against Rohingyas and
other minority Muslim groups: Provided further, That such funds
may be made available for programs administered by the Office
of Transition Initiatives, United States Agency for
International Development, for ethnic groups and civil society
in Burma to help sustain ceasefire agreements and further
prospects for reconciliation and peace, which may include
support to representatives of ethnic armed groups for this
purpose.
(2) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act for
assistance for Burma--
(A) may not be made available for budget support
for the Government of Burma;
(B) shall be provided to strengthen civil society
organizations in Burma, including as core support for
such organizations;
(C) shall be made available for community-based
organizations operating in Thailand to provide food,
medical, and other humanitarian assistance to
internally displaced persons in eastern Burma, in
addition to assistance for Burmese refugees from funds
appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Migration
and Refugee Assistance''; and
(D) shall be made available for ethnic and
religious reconciliation programs, including in
ceasefire areas, as appropriate, and to address the
Rohingya and Kachin crises.
(3) The Department of State may continue consultations with
the armed forces of Burma only on human rights and disaster
response, and following consultation with the appropriate
congressional committees.
(4) Funds appropriated by this Act should only be made
available for assistance for the central Government of Burma if
such government is implementing Constitutional reforms, in
consultation with Burma's political opposition and ethnic
groups, providing for inclusive, transparent, and fair
participation in presidential and parliamentary elections in
Burma, including as voters and candidates.
(5) Any new program or activity in Burma initiated in
fiscal year 2015 shall be subject to prior consultation with
the appropriate congressional committees.
(b) North Korea.--None of the funds made available by this Act
under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' may be made available for
assistance for the Government of North Korea.
(c) People's Republic of China.--
(1) None of the funds appropriated under the heading
``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'' in this Act may be
obligated or expended for processing licenses for the export of
satellites of United States origin (including commercial
satellites and satellite components) to the People's Republic
of China unless, at least 15 days in advance, the Committees on
Appropriations are notified of such proposed action.
(2) The terms and requirements of section 620(h) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall apply to foreign
assistance projects or activities of the People's Liberation
Army (PLA) of the People's Republic of China, to include such
projects or activities by any entity that is owned or
controlled by, or an affiliate of, the PLA: Provided, That none
of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant
to this Act may be used to finance any grant, contract, or
cooperative agreement with the PLA, or any entity that the
Secretary of State has reason to believe is owned or controlled
by, or an affiliate of, the PLA.
(3)(A) None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the
headings ``Global Health Programs'', ``Development
Assistance'', and ``Economic Support Fund'' may be made
available for assistance for the government of the People's
Republic of China.
(B) The limitation of subparagraph (A) shall not
apply to assistance described in paragraph (2) of
subsection (d) of this section and for programs to
detect, prevent, and treat infectious disease.
(d) Tibet.--
(1) The Secretary of the Treasury should instruct the
United States executive director of each international
financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United
States to support projects in Tibet if such projects do not
provide incentives for the migration and settlement of non-
Tibetans into Tibet or facilitate the transfer of ownership of
Tibetan land and natural resources to non-Tibetans, are based
on a thorough needs-assessment, foster self-sufficiency of the
Tibetan people and respect Tibetan culture and traditions, and
are subject to effective monitoring.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds
appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Economic Support
Fund'' shall be made available to nongovernmental organizations
to support activities which preserve cultural traditions and
promote sustainable development and environmental conservation
in Tibetan communities in the Tibetan Autonomous Region and in
other Tibetan communities in China.
(e) Vietnam.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
``Economic Support Fund'' shall be made available for remediation of
dioxin contaminated sites in Vietnam and may be made available for
assistance for the Government of Vietnam, including the military, for
such purposes, and funds appropriated under the heading ``Development
Assistance'' shall be made available for health/disability activities
in areas sprayed with Agent Orange or otherwise contaminated with
dioxin.
south asia
Sec. 7044. (a) Afghanistan.--
(1) Operations and reports.--
(A) Funds appropriated under titles I and II of
this Act that are available for the construction and
renovation of United States Government facilities in
Afghanistan may not be made available if the purpose is
to accommodate Federal employee positions or to expand
aviation facilities or assets above those notified by
the Department of State and the United States Agency
for International Development (USAID) to the Committees
on Appropriations, or contractors in addition to those
in place on the date of enactment of this Act:
Provided, That the limitations in this paragraph shall
not apply if funds are necessary to protect such
facilities or the security, health, and welfare of
United States personnel.
(B) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the
headings ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'' and
``Operating Expenses'' that are made available for
operations in Afghanistan, 15 percent shall be withheld
from obligation until the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the
Administrator of USAID, submits the report to the
Committees on Appropriations, in classified form if
necessary, on transition and security plans for the
Department of State and USAID required under this
subsection in the report Accompanying this Act:
Provided, That such report shall be updated every 6
months until September 30, 2016.
(2) Assistance.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the
headings ``Economic Support Fund'' and ``International
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'' for assistance for
Afghanistan--
(A) shall be prioritized for programs enumerated
under this subsection in the report accompanying this
Act;
(B) may not be used to initiate any new program,
project, or activity that--
(i) is not enumerated under this section in
the report accompanying this Act;
(ii) would not have adequate oversight, to
include site visits; or
(iii) involves any individual or
organization involved in corrupt practices;
(C) shall only be made available for programs that
the Government of Afghanistan (GoA) or other Afghan
entity is capable of sustaining, as appropriate and as
determined by the Chief of Mission;
(D) may be made available for reconciliation
programs and disarmament, demobilization and
reintegration activities for former combatants who have
renounced violence against the GoA, in accordance with
section 7046(a)(2)(B)(ii) of Public Law 112-74; and
(E) shall be implemented in accordance with all
applicable audit policies of the Department of State
and USAID.
(3) Certification requirement.--
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the
headings ``Economic Support Fund'' and ``International
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'' for assistance
for the central Government of Afghanistan may not be
obligated unless the Secretary of State certifies to
the Committees on Appropriations that--
(i) the GoA--
(I) has agreed to a Bilateral
Security Agreement with the United
States Government;
(II) is taking credible steps to
protect and advance the rights of women
and girls in Afghanistan; and
(III) is making credible efforts to
reduce corruption and recover Kabul
Bank stolen assets; and
(ii) the necessary policies and procedures
are in place to ensure GoA compliance with
section 7013 of this Act.
(B) The requirement of this paragraph shall not
apply to funds appropriated by this Act for assistance
for Afghanistan that are made available for education
and health programs and programs that are consistent
with the activities described in section 7059 of this
Act.
(4) Funding reduction.--Funds appropriated by this Act and
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs that are available for
assistance for the GoA shall be reduced by $5 for every $1 that
the GoA imposes in taxes, duties, penalties, or other fees on
the transport of property of the United States Government
(including the United States Armed Forces), entering or leaving
Afghanistan.
(5) Base rights.--None of the funds made available by this
Act may be used by the United States Government to enter into a
permanent basing rights agreement between the United States and
Afghanistan.
(b) Pakistan.--
(1) Certification.--None of the funds appropriated by this
Act under the headings ``Economic Support Fund'',
``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', and
``Foreign Military Financing Program'' for assistance for the
Government of Pakistan may be made available unless the
Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on
Appropriations that the Government of Pakistan is--
(A) cooperating with the United States in
counterterrorism efforts against the Haqqani Network,
the Quetta Shura Taliban, Lashkar e-Tayyiba, Jaish-e-
Mohammed, Al Qaeda, and other domestic and foreign
terrorist organizations, including taking steps to end
support for such groups and prevent them from basing
and operating in Pakistan and carrying out cross border
attacks into neighboring countries;
(B) not supporting terrorist activities against
United States or coalition forces in Afghanistan, and
Pakistan's military and intelligence agencies are not
intervening extra-judicially into political and
judicial processes in Pakistan;
(C) dismantling improvised explosive device (IED)
networks and interdicting precursor chemicals used in
the manufacture of IEDs;
(D) preventing the proliferation of nuclear-related
material and expertise;
(E) issuing visas in a timely manner for United
States visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts and
assistance programs in Pakistan; and
(F) providing humanitarian organizations access to
detainees, internally displaced persons, and other
Pakistani civilians affected by the conflict.
(2) Assistance.--
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the
heading ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' for
assistance for Pakistan may be made available only to
support counterterrorism and counterinsurgency
capabilities in Pakistan, and are subject to section
620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
(B) Of the funds appropriated under titles III and
IV of this Act that are made available for assistance
for Pakistan, $33,000,000 shall be withheld from
obligation until the Secretary of State reports to the
Committees on Appropriations that Dr. Shakil Afridi has
been released from prison and cleared of all charges
relating to the assistance provided to the United
States in locating Osama bin Laden.
(3) Reports.--
(A)(i) The spend plan required by section 7076 of
this Act for assistance for Pakistan shall include
achievable and sustainable goals, benchmarks for
measuring progress, and expected results regarding
combating poverty and furthering development in
Pakistan, countering extremism, and establishing
conditions conducive to the rule of law and transparent
and accountable governance: Provided, That such
benchmarks may incorporate those required in title III
of Public Law 111-73, as appropriate: Provided further,
That not later than 6 months after submission of such
spend plan, and each 6 months thereafter until
September 30, 2016, the Secretary of State shall submit
a report to the Committees on Appropriations on the
status of achieving the goals and benchmarks in such
plan.
(ii) The Secretary of State should suspend
assistance for the Government of Pakistan if any report
required by clause (i) indicates that Pakistan is
failing to make measurable progress in meeting such
goals or benchmarks.
(B) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to
the Committees on Appropriations detailing the costs
and objectives associated with significant
infrastructure projects supported by the United States
in Pakistan, and an assessment of the extent to which
such projects achieve such objectives.
(c) Sri Lanka.--
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
``Foreign Military Financing Program'' may be made available for
assistance for Sri Lanka unless the Secretary of State certifies to the
Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Sri Lanka is
meeting the conditions specified under such heading in the report
accompanying this Act.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance for humanitarian
demining, disaster relief, and aerial and maritime surveillance.
(3) If the Secretary makes the certification required in paragraph
(1), funds appropriated under the heading ``Foreign Military Financing
Program'' that are made available for assistance for Sri Lanka should
be used to support the recruitment of Tamils into the Sri Lankan
military in an inclusive and transparent manner, Tamil language
training for Sinhalese military personnel, and human rights training
for all military personnel.
(4) Funds appropriated under the heading ``International Military
Education and Training'' (IMET) in this Act that are available for
assistance for Sri Lanka, may be made available only for training
related to international peacekeeping operations and expanded IMET:
Provided, That the limitation in this paragraph shall not apply to
maritime security.
(5) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States
executive directors of the international financial institutions to vote
against any loan, agreement, or other financial support for Sri Lanka
except to meet basic human needs, unless the Secretary of State
certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of
Sri Lanka is meeting the conditions referenced in paragraph (1) of this
subsection.
(d) Regional Cross Border Programs.--Funds appropriated by this Act
under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' for assistance for
Afghanistan and Pakistan may be provided, notwithstanding any other
provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries, for
cross border stabilization and development programs between Afghanistan
and Pakistan, or between either country and the Central Asian
countries.
western hemisphere
Sec. 7045. (a) Colombia.--
(1) Funds appropriated by this Act and made available to
the Department of State for assistance for the Government of
Colombia may be used to support a unified campaign against
narcotics trafficking, organizations designated as Foreign
Terrorist Organizations, and other criminal or illegal armed
groups, and to take actions to protect human health and welfare
in emergency circumstances, including undertaking rescue
operations: Provided, That the first through fifth provisos of
paragraph (1), and paragraph (3) of section 7045(a) of division
I of Public Law 112-74 shall continue in effect during fiscal
year 2015 and shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act and
made available for assistance for Colombia as if included in
this Act: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated by
this Act under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'', not less
than $141,500,000 shall be apportioned directly to the United
States Agency for International Development for alternative
development/institution building and local governance programs
in Colombia.
(2) The Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees
on Appropriations, not later than 60 days after enactment of
this Act, the report described under the heading
``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'' in the
report accompanying this Act.
(b) Cuba.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
``Economic Support Fund'', $20,000,000 shall be made available to
promote democracy and strengthen civil society in Cuba.
(c) Haiti.--
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made
available for assistance for the central Government of Haiti until the
Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on
Appropriations that the Government of Haiti--
(A) is taking steps to hold free and fair parliamentary
elections and to seat a new Haitian Parliament;
(B) is respecting the independence of the judiciary;
(C) is combating corruption, including implementing the
anti-corruption law by prosecuting corrupt officials; and
(D) is improving governance and implementing financial
transparency and accountability requirements for government
institutions.
(2) The Government of Haiti shall be eligible to purchase defense
articles and services under the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751
et seq.) for the Coast Guard.
(d) Honduras.--The Secretary of State shall submit a report to the
Committees on Appropriations, not later than 45 days after this Act, on
steps being taken by the Government of Honduras to address the matters
described under this section in the report accompanying this Act.
(e) Western Hemisphere Regional.--
(1)(A) Of the funds appropriated by the this Act, not less than
$120,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Mexico and
Central American countries to enhance border security; to combat human
trafficking and smuggling; to provide for the repatriation and
reintegration of citizens from such countries; and to support a
regional dialogue on such issues.
(B) Prior to the initial obligation of funds made available
under subparagraph (A), but not later than 45 days after
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to
the Committees on Appropriations a multi-country strategy for
implementing such enhanced border security initiatives, which
shall have a focus on the southern border of Mexico: Provided,
That such strategy should be developed in consultation with the
heads of other Federal departments and agencies, as
appropriate.
(C) The Secretary of State shall provide quarterly reports
to the Committees on Appropriations on the implementation of
the strategy in subparagraph (B) and funding provided pursuant
to subparagraph (A).
(2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'' shall be made
available for DNA forensic technology programs to combat human
trafficking in Central America as described under this section in the
report accompanying this Act.
(f) Trade Capacity.--Funds appropriated in this Act under the
headings ``Development Assistance'' and ``Economic Support Fund''
should be made available for labor and environmental capacity building
activities relating to free trade agreements with countries of Central
America, Colombia, Peru, and the Dominican Republic.
(g) Aircraft Operations and Maintenance.--To the maximum extent
practicable, the costs of operations and maintenance, including fuel,
of aircraft funded by this Act should be borne by the recipient
country.
prohibition of payments to united nations members
Sec. 7046. None of the funds appropriated or made available
pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act for carrying out the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used to pay in whole or in part
any assessments, arrearages, or dues of any member of the United
Nations or, from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1
of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the costs for
participation of another country's delegation at international
conferences held under the auspices of multilateral or international
organizations.
war crimes tribunals drawdown
Sec. 7047. If the President determines that doing so will
contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding genocide or other
violations of international humanitarian law, the President may direct
a drawdown pursuant to section 552(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 of up to $30,000,000 of commodities and services for the United
Nations War Crimes Tribunal established with regard to the former
Yugoslavia by the United Nations Security Council or such other
tribunals or commissions as the Council may establish or authorize to
deal with such violations, without regard to the ceiling limitation
contained in paragraph (2) thereof: Provided, That the determination
required under this section shall be in lieu of any determinations
otherwise required under section 552(c): Provided further, That funds
made available pursuant to this section shall be made available subject
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations.
limitations on the united nations
Sec. 7048. (a) Transparency and Accountability.--Of the funds
appropriated under title I and under the heading ``International
Organizations and Programs'' in title V of this Act that are available
for contributions to the United Nations, any United Nations agency, the
United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations, or the
Organization of American States, 15 percent may not be obligated for
such organization, department, or agency until the Secretary of State
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the organization,
department, or agency is--
(1) posting on a publicly available Web site, consistent
with privacy regulations and due process, regular financial and
programmatic audits of such organization, department, or
agency, and providing the United States Government with
necessary access to such financial and performance audits; and
(2) implementing best practices for the protection of
whistleblowers from retaliation, including best practices for--
(A) protection against retaliation for internal and
lawful public disclosures;
(B) legal burdens of proof;
(C) statutes of limitation for reporting
retaliation;
(D) access to independent adjudicative bodies,
including external arbitration; and
(E) results that eliminate the effects of proven
retaliation.
(b) Restrictions on United Nations Delegations and Organizations.--
(1) None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to pay
expenses for any United States delegation to any specialized agency,
body, or commission of the United Nations if such commission is chaired
or presided over by a country, the government of which the Secretary of
State has determined, for purposes of section 6(j)(1) of the Export
Administration Act of 1979 as continued in effect pursuant to the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. App.
2405(j)(1)), supports international terrorism.
(2) None of the funds made available by this Act may be
used by the Secretary of State as a contribution to any
organization, agency, or program within the United Nations
system if such organization, agency, commission, or program is
chaired or presided over by a country the government of which
the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section
620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 40 of the
Arms Export Control Act, section 6(j)(1) of the Export
Administration Act of 1979, or any other provision of law, is a
government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of
international terrorism.
(c) United Nations Human Rights Council.--None of the funds
appropriated by this Act may be made available in support of the United
Nations Human Rights Council unless the Secretary of State determines
and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that participation in
the Council is in the national security interest of the United States
and that the Council is taking steps to remove Israel as a permanent
agenda item: Provided, That such report shall include a justification
for making the determination and a description of the steps taken to
remove Israel as a permanent agenda item.
(d) United Nations Relief and Works Agency.--None of the funds made
available by this Act under the heading ``Migration and Refugee
Assistance'' may be made available as a contribution to the United
Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) until the Secretary of State
determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations, in writing,
that UNRWA is--
(1) utilizing Operations Support Officers in the West Bank,
Gaza, and other fields of operation to inspect UNRWA
installations and reporting any inappropriate use;
(2) acting promptly to address any staff or beneficiary
violation of its own policies (including the policies on
neutrality and impartiality of employees) and the legal
requirements under section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961;
(3) taking necessary and appropriate measures to ensure it
is operating in compliance with the conditions of section
301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and continuing
regular reporting to the Department of State on actions it has
taken to ensure conformance with such conditions;
(4) taking steps to ensure the content of all educational
materials currently taught in UNRWA-administered schools and
summer camps is consistent with the values of human rights,
dignity, and tolerance and does not induce incitement;
(5) not engaging in operations with financial institutions
or related entities in violation of relevant United States law,
and is taking steps to improve the financial transparency of
the organization; and
(6) in compliance with the United Nations Board of
Auditors' biennial audit requirements and is implementing in a
timely fashion the Board's recommendations.
(e) United Nations Capital Master Plan.--None of the funds made
available in this Act may be used for the design, renovation, or
construction of the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
(f) Waiver.--The restrictions imposed by or pursuant to subsections
(a) and (d) may be waived on a case-by-case basis by the Secretary of
State if the Secretary determines and reports to the Committees on
Appropriations that such waiver is necessary to avert a humanitarian
crisis.
(g) Report.--Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on
Appropriations detailing the amount of funds available for obligation
or expenditure in fiscal year 2015 for contributions to any
organization, department, agency, or program within the United Nations
system or any international program that are withheld from obligation
or expenditure due to any provision of law: Provided, That the
Secretary of State shall update such report each time additional funds
are withheld by operation of any provision of law: Provided further,
That the reprogramming of any withheld funds identified in such report,
including updates thereof, shall be subject to prior consultation with,
and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on
Appropriations.
community-based police assistance
Sec. 7049. (a) Authority.--Funds made available by titles III and
IV of this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 1 of part I and
chapters 4 and 6 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may
be used, notwithstanding section 660 of that Act, to enhance the
effectiveness and accountability of civilian police authority through
training and technical assistance in human rights, the rule of law,
anti-corruption, strategic planning, and through assistance to foster
civilian police roles that support democratic governance, including
assistance for programs to prevent conflict, respond to disasters,
address gender-based violence, and foster improved police relations
with the communities they serve.
(b) Notification.--Assistance provided under subsection (a) shall
be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations.
prohibition on promotion of tobacco
Sec. 7050. None of the funds provided by this Act shall be
available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products,
or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign country of
restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or tobacco products, except
for restrictions which are not applied equally to all tobacco or
tobacco products of the same type.
international conferences
Sec. 7051. None of the funds made available in this Act may be
used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50
employees of agencies or departments of the United States Government
who are stationed in the United States, at any single international
conference occurring outside the United States, unless the Secretary of
State reports to the Committees on Appropriations at least 5 days in
advance that such attendance is important to the national interest:
Provided, That for purposes of this section the term ``international
conference'' shall mean a conference attended by representatives of the
United States Government and of foreign governments, international
organizations, or nongovernmental organizations.
aircraft transfer and coordination
Sec. 7052. (a) Transfer Authority.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law or regulation, aircraft procured with funds
appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the
headings ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'', ``International
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', ``Andean Counterdrug
Initiative'' and ``Andean Counterdrug Programs'' may be used for any
other program and in any region, including for the transportation of
active and standby Civilian Response Corps personnel and equipment
during a deployment: Provided, That the responsibility for policy
decisions and justification for the use of such transfer authority
shall be the responsibility of the Secretary of State and the Deputy
Secretary of State and this responsibility shall not be delegated.
(b) Property Disposal.--The authority provided in subsection (a)
shall apply only after the Secretary of State determines and reports to
the Committees on Appropriations that the equipment is no longer
required to meet programmatic purposes in the designated country or
region: Provided, That any such transfer shall be subject to prior
consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the
Committees on Appropriations.
(c) Aircraft Coordination.--(1) The uses of aircraft purchased or
leased by the Department of State and the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID) with funds made available in this Act
or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs shall be coordinated under the
authority of the appropriate Chief of Mission: Provided, That such
aircraft may be used to transport, on a reimbursable or non-
reimbursable basis, Federal and non-Federal personnel supporting
Department of State and USAID programs and activities: Provided
further, That official travel for other agencies for other purposes may
be supported on a reimbursable basis, or without reimbursement when
traveling on a space available basis: Provided further, That funds
received by the Department of State for the use of aircraft owned,
leased, or chartered by the Department of State may be credited to the
Department's Working Capital Fund and shall be available for expenses
related to the purchase, lease, maintenance, chartering, or operation
of such aircraft.
(2) The requirement and authorities of this subsection
shall only apply to aircraft, the primary purpose of which is
the transportation of personnel.
parking fines and real property taxes owed by foreign governments
Sec. 7053. The terms and conditions of section 7055 of division F
of Public Law 111-117 shall apply to this Act: Provided, That the date
``September 30, 2009'' in subsection (f)(2)(B) shall be deemed to be
``September 30, 2014''.
landmines and cluster munitions
Sec. 7054. (a) Landmines.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, demining equipment available to the United States Agency for
International Development and the Department of State and used in
support of the clearance of landmines and unexploded ordnance for
humanitarian purposes may be disposed of on a grant basis in foreign
countries, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary of
State may prescribe.
(b) Cluster Munitions.--No military assistance shall be furnished
for cluster munitions, no defense export license for cluster munitions
may be issued, and no cluster munitions or cluster munitions technology
shall be sold or transferred, unless--
(1) the submunitions of the cluster munitions, after
arming, do not result in more than 1 percent unexploded
ordnance across the range of intended operational environments,
and the agreement applicable to the assistance, transfer, or
sale of such cluster munitions or cluster munitions technology
specifies that the cluster munitions will only be used against
clearly defined military targets and will not be used where
civilians are known to be present or in areas normally
inhabited by civilians; or
(2) such assistance, license, sale, or transfer is for the
purpose of demilitarizing or permanently disposing of such
cluster munitions.
prohibition on publicity or propaganda
Sec. 7055. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act
shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United
States not authorized before the date of the enactment of this Act by
the Congress: Provided, That not to exceed $25,000 may be made
available to carry out the provisions of section 316 of Public Law 96-
533.
limitation on residence expenses
Sec. 7056. Of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to
title II of this Act, not to exceed $100,500 shall be for official
residence expenses of the United States Agency for International
Development during the current fiscal year.
united states agency for international development management
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 7057. (a) Authority.--Up to $93,000,000 of the funds made
available in title III of this Act to carry out the provisions of part
I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used by the United
States Agency for International Development (USAID) to hire and employ
individuals in the United States and overseas on a limited appointment
basis pursuant to the authority of sections 308 and 309 of the Foreign
Service Act of 1980.
(b) Restrictions.--(1) The number of individuals hired in any
fiscal year pursuant to the authority contained in subsection (a) may
not exceed 175.
(2) The authority to hire individuals contained in
subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 2016.
(c) Conditions.--The authority of subsection (a) should only be
used to the extent that an equivalent number of positions that are
filled by personal services contractors or other non-direct hire
employees of USAID, who are compensated with funds appropriated to
carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, are eliminated.
(d) Program Account Charged.--The account charged for the cost of
an individual hired and employed under the authority of this section
shall be the account to which such individual's responsibilities
primarily relate: Provided, That funds made available to carry out this
section may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by
this Act in title II under the heading ``Operating Expenses''.
(e) Foreign Service Limited Extensions.--Individuals hired and
employed by USAID, with funds made available in this Act or prior Acts
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs, pursuant to the authority of section 309 of the
Foreign Service Act of 1980, may be extended for a period of up to 4
years notwithstanding the limitation set forth in such section.
(f) Disaster Surge Capacity.--Funds appropriated under title III of
this Act to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may
be used, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes,
for the cost (including the support costs) of individuals detailed to
or employed by USAID whose primary responsibility is to carry out
programs in response to natural disasters, or man-made disasters
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations.
(g) Personal Services Contractors.--Funds appropriated by this Act
to carry out chapter 1 of part I, chapter 4 of part II, and section 667
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and title II of the Food for
Peace Act (Public Law 83-480), may be used by USAID to employ up to 40
personal services contractors in the United States, notwithstanding any
other provision of law, for the purpose of providing direct, interim
support for new or expanded overseas programs and activities managed by
the agency until permanent direct hire personnel are hired and trained:
Provided, That not more than 15 of such contractors shall be assigned
to any bureau or office: Provided further, That such funds appropriated
to carry out title II of the Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83-480),
may be made available only for personal services contractors assigned
to the Office of Food for Peace.
(h) Small Business.--In entering into multiple award indefinite-
quantity contracts with funds appropriated by this Act, USAID may
provide an exception to the fair opportunity process for placing task
orders under such contracts when the order is placed with any category
of small or small disadvantaged business.
(i) Senior Foreign Service Limited Appointments.--Individuals hired
pursuant to the authority provided by section 7059(o) of division F of
Public Law 111-117 may be assigned to or support programs in
Afghanistan or Pakistan with funds made available in this Act and prior
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs.
global health activities
Sec. 7058. (a) Funds appropriated by titles III and IV of this Act
that are made available for bilateral assistance for child survival
activities or disease programs including activities relating to
research on, and the prevention, treatment and control of, HIV/AIDS may
be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law except for
provisions under the heading ``Global Health Programs'' and the United
States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of
2003 (117 Stat. 711; 22 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.), as amended.
(b) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not more than
$461,000,000 may be made available for family planning/reproductive
health.
(c) Global Fund.--(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act that
are available for a contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS,
Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), 10 percent should be withheld
from obligation until the Secretary of State determines and reports to
the Committees on Appropriations that--
(A) the Global Fund is maintaining and implementing
a policy of transparency, including the authority of
the Global Fund Office of the Inspector General (OIG)
to publish OIG reports on a public Web site;
(B) the Global Fund is providing sufficient
resources to maintain an independent OIG that--
(i) reports directly to the Board of the
Global Fund;
(ii) maintains a mandate to conduct
thorough investigations and programmatic
audits, free from undue interference; and
(iii) compiles regular, publicly published
audits and investigations of financial,
programmatic, and reporting aspects of the
Global Fund, its grantees, recipients, sub-
recipients, and Local Fund Agents;
(C) the Global Fund maintains an effective
whistleblower policy to protect whistleblowers from
retaliation, including confidential procedures for
reporting possible misconduct or irregularities; and
(D) the Global Fund is implementing the
recommendations contained in the Consolidated
Transformation Plan approved by the Board of the Global
Fund on November 21, 2011.
(2) The withholding required by this subsection shall not
be in addition to funds that are withheld from the Global Fund
in fiscal year 2015 pursuant to the application of any other
provision contained in this or any other Act.
(d) Pandemic Response.--If the President determines and reports to
the Committees on Appropriations that a pandemic virus is efficient and
sustained, severe, and is spreading internationally, any funds made
available under title III in this Act may be made available to combat
such virus: Provided, That funds made available pursuant to the
authority of this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation
with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on
Appropriations.
(e) Polio.--Not less than $59,000,000 of the funds made available
in title III of this Act shall be made available to eradicate polio:
Provided, That if the President determines and reports to the
Committees on Appropriations that a polio outbreak is severe and
spreading internationally, any funds made available under title III in
this Act may be made available to combat such outbreak: Provided
further, That funds made pursuant to the authority of this subsection
shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.
gender equality
Sec. 7059. (a) Gender Equality.--Funds appropriated by this Act
shall be made available to promote gender equality in United States
Government diplomatic and development efforts by raising the status,
increasing the participation, and protecting the rights of women and
girls worldwide.
(b) Women's Leadership.--Of the funds appropriated by title III of
this Act, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available to increase
leadership opportunities for women in countries where women and girls
suffer discrimination due to law, policy, or practice, by strengthening
protections for women's political status, expanding women's
participation in political parties and elections, and increasing
women's opportunities for leadership positions in the public and
private sectors at the local, provincial, and national levels.
(c) Gender-Based Violence.--
(1)(A) Of the funds appropriated by titles III and IV of
this Act, not less than $150,000,000 shall be made available to
implement a multi-year strategy to prevent and respond to
gender-based violence in countries where it is common in
conflict and non-conflict settings.
(B) Funds appropriated by titles III and IV of this
Act that are available to train foreign police,
judicial, and military personnel, including for
international peacekeeping operations, shall address,
where appropriate, prevention and response to gender-
based violence and trafficking in persons, and shall
promote the integration of women into the police and
other security forces.
(2) Department of State and United States Agency for
International Development gender programs shall incorporate
coordinated efforts to combat a variety of forms of gender-
based violence, including child marriage, rape, female genital
cutting and mutilation, and domestic violence, among other
forms of gender-based violence in conflict and non- conflict
settings.
(d) Women, Peace, and Security.--Funds appropriated by this Act
under the headings ``Development Assistance'', ``Economic Support
Fund'', and ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement''
should be made available to support a multi-year strategy to expand,
and improve coordination of, United States Government efforts to
empower women as equal partners in conflict prevention, peace building,
transitional processes, and reconstruction efforts in countries
affected by conflict or in political transition, and to ensure the
equitable provision of relief and recovery assistance to women and
girls.
sector allocations
Sec. 7060. (a) Basic Education and Higher Education.--
(1) Basic education.--
(A) Of the funds appropriated by title III of this
Act, not less than $800,000,000 shall be made available
for assistance for basic education, notwithstanding any
other provision of law that restricts assistance to
foreign countries.
(B) The United States Agency for International
Development shall ensure that programs supported with
funds appropriated for basic education in this Act and
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs are
integrated, when appropriate, with health, agriculture,
governance, and economic development activities to
address the economic and social needs of the broader
community.
(C) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under
title III for basic education, not less than
$50,000,000 shall be made available for a contribution
to multilateral partnerships that support education.
(2) Higher education.--Of the funds appropriated by this
Act under title III, not less than $15,000,000 shall be made
available for human and institutional capacity development
partnerships between higher education institutions in Africa
and the United States.
(b) Conservation.--
(1) Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act,
$225,000,000 shall be made available for biodiversity
conservation programs.
(2)(A) Not less than $45,000,000 of the funds appropriated
under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available to
combat the transnational threat of wildlife poaching and
trafficking.
(B) None of the funds appropriated under title IV
of this Act may be made available for training or other
assistance for any military unit or personnel that the
Secretary of State determines has been credibly alleged
to have participated in wildlife poaching or
trafficking, unless the Secretary reports to the
Committees on Appropriations that to do so is in the
national security interests of the United States.
(c) Food Security and Agriculture Development.--Funds appropriated
by this Act under title III should be made available for food security
and agriculture development programs and may be made available
notwithstanding any other provision of law to address food shortages:
Provided, That $32,000,000 shall be made available for the Feed the
Future Collaborative Innovation Lab: Provided further, That $15,000,000
shall be made available for a United States contribution to the
endowment of the Global Crop Diversity Trust pursuant to the
authorization provided in Public Law 113-79.
(d) Microenterprise and Microfinance.--Of the funds appropriated by
this Act, not less than $265,000,000 should be made available for
microenterprise and microfinance development programs for the poor,
especially women.
(e) Trafficking in Persons.--
(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
``Development Assistance'', ``Economic Support Fund'', and
``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', not less than
$58,000,000 shall be made available for activities to combat
trafficking in persons internationally.
(2) Funds made available in the previous paragraph shall be made
available to support a multifaceted approach to combat human
trafficking in Guatemala: Provided, That the Secretary of State shall
consult with the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 30 days
after enactment of this Act, on the use of such funds.
(f) Water and Sanitation.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act,
not less than $365,000,000 shall be made available for water and
sanitation supply projects pursuant to the Senator Paul Simon Water for
the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-121).
(g) Notification Requirements.--Authorized deviations from funding
levels contained in this section shall be subject to the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
arms trade treaty
Sec. 7061. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be
obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the
Senate approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty.
requests for documents
Sec. 7062. None of the funds appropriated or made available
pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be available to a
nongovernmental organization, including any contractor, which fails to
provide upon timely request any document, file, or record necessary to
the auditing requirements of the United States Agency for International
Development.
limitations on family planning/reproductive health
Sec. 7063. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be made available for the United Nations
Population Fund.
(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by
this Act for population planning activities or other population
assistance may be made available to any foreign nongovernmental
organization that promotes or performs abortion, except in cases of
rape or incest or when the life of the mother would be endangered if
the fetus were carried to term.
limitation relating to individuals detained at naval station,
guantanamo bay, cuba
Sec. 7064. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act, or any
prior Act making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs, may be obligated for any country,
including a state with a compact of free association with the United
States, that concludes an agreement with the United States to receive
by transfer or release individuals detained at United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, unless, not later than five days after
the conclusion of the agreement, but prior to implementation of the
agreement, the Secretary of State notifies the Committees on
Appropriations in writing of the terms of the agreement: Provided, That
any such obligation of funds shall be subject to the regular
notification procedures of, and approval by, the Committees on
Appropriations.
(b) The Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on
Appropriations, not more than 45 days after enactment of this Act, and
every 45 days thereafter through fiscal year 2015, on negotiations over
the previous 45 days between Department of State personnel and
officials of Foreign governments over the potential transfer to such
governments of an individual, or individuals, detained at United States
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: Provided, That such reports may be
provided in classified form if necessary.
international prison conditions
Sec. 7065. Funds appropriated under the headings ``Development
Assistance'', ``Economic Support Fund'', and ``International Narcotics
Control and Law Enforcement'' in this Act may be made available,
notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for
assistance to eliminate inhumane conditions in foreign prisons and
other detention facilities.
prohibition on use of torture
Sec. 7066. None of the funds made available in this Act may be
used to support or justify the use of torture, cruel, or inhumane
treatment by any official or contract employee of the United States
Government.
extradition
Sec. 7067. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be
used to provide assistance (other than funds provided under the
headings ``International Disaster Assistance'', ``International
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', ``Migration and Refugee
Assistance'', ``United States Emergency Refugee and Migration
Assistance'', and ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and
Related Assistance'') for the central government of a country which has
notified the Department of State of its refusal to extradite to the
United States any individual indicted for a criminal offense for which
the maximum penalty is life imprisonment without the possibility of
parole or for killing a law enforcement officer, as specified in a
United States extradition request.
(b) Subsection (a) shall only apply to the central government of a
country with which the United States maintains diplomatic relations and
with which the United States has an extradition treaty and the
government of that country is in violation of the terms and conditions
of the treaty.
(c) The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in subsection
(a) on a case-by-case basis if the Secretary certifies to the
Committees on Appropriations that such waiver is important to the
national interests of the United States.
commercial leasing of defense articles
Sec. 7068. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations, the authority of section 23(a) of the Arms Export
Control Act may be used to provide financing to Israel, Egypt, and the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and major non-NATO allies
for the procurement by leasing (including leasing with an option to
purchase) of defense articles from United States commercial suppliers,
not including Major Defense Equipment (other than helicopters and other
types of aircraft having possible civilian application), if the
President determines that there are compelling foreign policy or
national security reasons for those defense articles being provided by
commercial lease rather than by government-to-government sale under
such Act.
post-soviet states
Sec. 7069. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be
made available for assistance for the central Government of the Russian
Federation.
(b) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made
available for assistance for a government of an Independent State of
the former Soviet Union if that government directs any action in
violation of the territorial integrity or national sovereignty of any
other Independent State of the former Soviet Union, such as those
violations included in the Helsinki Final Act: Provided, That, except
as otherwise provided in subsection (a), funds may be made available
without regard to the restriction in this subsection if the President
determines that to do so is in the national security interest of the
United States: Provided further, That prior to executing the authority
contained in this subsection the Department of State shall consult with
the Committees on Appropriations on how such assistance supports the
national interests of the United States.
(c) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Economic
Support Fund'' may be made available, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, except for the limitation contained in subsection (a)
of this section, for assistance and related programs for the countries
identified in section 3(c) of the Support for Eastern European
Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-179) and section 3 of the
FREEDOM Support Act (Public Law 102-511) and may be used to carry out
the provisions of those Acts: Provided, That such assistance and
related programs from funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
``Global Health Programs'', ``Economic Support Fund'', and
``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'' shall be
administered in accordance with the responsibilities of the coordinator
designated pursuant to section 601 of the Support for Eastern European
Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-179) and section 102 of
the FREEDOM Support Act (Public Law 102-511).
(d) Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act shall not apply to--
(1) activities to support democracy or assistance under
title V of the FREEDOM Support Act and section 1424 of Public
Law 104-201 or non-proliferation assistance;
(2) any assistance provided by the Trade and Development
Agency under section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2421);
(3) any activity carried out by a member of the United
States and Foreign Commercial Service while acting within his
or her official capacity;
(4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or other
assistance provided by the Overseas Private Investment
Corporation under title IV of chapter 2 of part I of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2191 et seq.);
(5) any financing provided under the Export-Import Bank Act
of 1945; or
(6) humanitarian assistance.
(e) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
``Broadcasting Board of Governors'', ``Economic Support Fund'',
``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'',
``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs'',
and ``Foreign Military Financing Program'', up to $215,000,000 shall be
made available for enhanced programs to counter external, regional
aggression and influence in Ukraine and other independent states of the
Former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern Europe.
international monetary fund
Sec. 7070. (a) The terms and conditions of sections 7086(b) (1) and
(2) and 7090(a) of division F of Public Law 111-117 shall apply to this
Act.
(b) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States
Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to seek to
ensure that any loan will be repaid to the IMF before other private
creditors.
(c) The Secretary of the Treasury shall seek to ensure that the IMF
is implementing best practices for the protection of whistleblowers
from retaliation, including best practices for--
(1) protection against retaliation for internal and lawful
public disclosures;
(2) legal burdens of proof;
(3) statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation;
(4) access to independent adjudicative bodies, including
external arbitration; and
(5) results that eliminate the effects of proven
retaliation.
impact on jobs in the united states
Sec. 7071. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available under titles III through VI of this Act, or prior Acts making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and
related programs, may be obligated or expended to provide--
(1) any financial incentive to a business enterprise
currently located in the United States for the purpose of
inducing such an enterprise to relocate outside the United
States if such incentive or inducement is likely to reduce the
number of employees of such business enterprise in the United
States because United States production is being replaced by
such enterprise outside the United States;
(2) assistance for any program, project, or activity that
contributes to the violation of internationally recognized
workers rights, as defined in section 507(4) of the Trade Act
of 1974, of workers in the recipient country, including any
designated zone or area in that country: Provided, That the
application of section 507(4)(D) and (E) of such Act should be
commensurate with the level of development of the recipient
country and sector, and shall not preclude assistance for the
informal sector in such country, micro and small-scale
enterprise, and smallholder agriculture;
(3) any assistance to an entity outside the United States
if such assistance is for the purpose of directly relocating or
transferring jobs from the United States to other countries and
adversely impacts the labor force in the United States; or
(4) for the enforcement of any rule, regulation, or policy,
or guidelines implemented pursuant to--
(A) the third proviso of subsection 7079(b) of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010;
(B) the modification proposed by the Overseas
Private Investment Corporation in November 2013 to the
Corporation's Environmental and Social Policy Statement
relating to coal;
(C) the Supplemental Guidelines for High Carbon
Intensity Projects approved by the Export-Import Bank
of the United States on December 12, 2013; or
(D) the World Bank Group's Directions for the World
Bank Group's Energy Sector released on July 16, 2013,
when enforcement of such rule, regulation, policy, or
guidelines would prohibit, or have the effect of prohibiting,
any coal-fired or other power-generation project the purpose of
which is to increase exports of goods and services from the
United States or prevent the loss of jobs in the United States.
special defense acquisition fund
Sec. 7072. Not to exceed $100,000,000 may be obligated pursuant to
section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act for the purposes of the
Special Defense Acquisition Fund (Fund), to remain available for
obligation until September 30, 2017: Provided, That the provision of
defense articles and defense services to foreign countries or
international organizations from the Fund shall be subject to the
concurrence of the Secretary of State.
limitation on certain awards
Sec. 7073. (a) Convictions.--None of the funds made available by
this Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of
understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or
provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that was convicted
of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the
preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the
conviction, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of
the corporation and has made a determination that this further action
is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.
(b) Unpaid Taxes.--None of the funds made available by this Act may
be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or
cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan
guarantee to, any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability
that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative
remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid
in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority
responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency
is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless the agency has considered
suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a determination
that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of
the Government.
enterprise funds
Sec. 7074. (a) None of the funds made available under titles III
through VI of this Act may be made available for Enterprise Funds
unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified at least fifteen
days in advance.
(b) Prior to the distribution of any assets resulting from any
liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of an Enterprise Fund, in whole
or in part, the President shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations, in accordance with the regular notification procedures
of the Committees on Appropriations, a plan for the distribution of the
assets of the Enterprise Fund.
(c) Prior to a transition to and operation of any private equity
fund or other parallel investment fund under an existing Enterprise
Fund, the President shall submit such transition or operating plan to
the Committees on Appropriations, in accordance with the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
use of funds in contravention of this act
Sec. 7075. If the President makes a determination not to comply
with any provision of this Act on constitutional grounds, the head of
the relevant Federal agency shall notify the Committees on
Appropriations in writing within 5 days of such determination, the
basis for such determination and any resulting changes to program and
policy.
budget documents
Sec. 7076. (a) Operating Plans.--Not later than 30 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, each department, agency, or organization
funded in titles I and II, and the Department of the Treasury and
Independent Agencies funded in title III of this Act, including the
Inter-American Foundation and the United States African Development
Foundation, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations an
operating plan for funds appropriated to such department, agency, or
organization in such titles of this Act, or funds otherwise available
for obligation in fiscal year 2015, that provides details of the use of
such funds at the program, project, and activity level.
(b) Spend Plans.--
(1) Prior to the initial obligation of funds, the Secretary
of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United
States Agency for International Development (USAID), shall
submit to the Committees on Appropriations a detailed spend
plan for funds made available by this Act, for--
(A) assistance for Afghanistan, Colombia, Egypt,
Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Pakistan, the West Bank
and Gaza, and Yemen;
(B) the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, the
Central American Regional Security Initiative, the
Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership program, and
the Partnership for Regional East Africa
Counterterrorism program; and
(C) democracy programs and each sector enumerated
in section 7060 of this Act.
(2) Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations a detailed spend plan for funds made available
by this Act under the headings ``Department of the Treasury''
in title III and ``International Financial Institutions'' in
title V.
(c) Spending Report.--Not later than 45 days after enactment of
this Act, the USAID Administrator shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations a detailed report on spending of funds made available
during fiscal year 2014 under the heading ``Development Credit
Authority''.
(d) Notifications.--The spend plans referenced in subsection (b)
shall not be considered as meeting the notification requirements under
section 7015 of this Act or under section 634A of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961.
(e) Congressional Budget Justifications.--The congressional budget
justifications for Department of State operations and foreign
operations shall be provided to the Committees on Appropriations
concurrent with the date of submission of the President's budget for
fiscal year 2016.
global internet freedom
Sec. 7077. (a) Funds appropriated under titles I and III of this
Act shall be made available for programs to promote Internet freedom
globally: Provided, That such programs shall be prioritized for
countries whose governments restrict freedom of expression on the
Internet, and that are important to the national interests of the
United States: Provided further, That funds made available pursuant to
this section shall be matched, to the maximum extent practicable, by
sources other than the United States Government, including from the
private sector.
(b) Funds made available pursuant to subsection (a) shall be--
(1) coordinated with other democracy, governance, and
broadcasting programs funded by this Act under the headings
``International Broadcasting Operations'', ``Economic Support
Fund'', and ``Democracy Fund'', and shall be incorporated into
country assistance, democracy promotion, and broadcasting
strategies, as appropriate;
(2) made available to the Bureau of Democracy, Human
Rights, and Labor, Department of State and the United States
Agency for International Development (USAID) for programs to
implement the May 2011, International Strategy for Cyberspace
and the comprehensive strategy to promote Internet freedom and
access to information in Iran, as required by section 414 of
Public Law 112-158;
(3) made available to the Broadcasting Board of Governors
(BBG) to provide tools and techniques to access the Internet
Web sites of BBG broadcasters that are censored, and to work
with such broadcasters to promote and distribute such tools and
techniques, including digital security techniques;
(4) made available for programs that support the efforts of
civil society to counter the development of repressive
Internet-related laws and regulations, including countering
threats to Internet freedom at international organizations; to
combat violence against bloggers and other users; and to
enhance digital security training and capacity building for
democracy activists; and
(5) made available for research of key threats to Internet
freedom; the continued development of technologies that provide
or enhance access to the Internet, including circumvention
tools that bypass Internet blocking, filtering, and other
censorship techniques used by authoritarian governments; and
maintenance of the United States Government's technological
advantage over such censorship techniques: Provided, That the
Secretary of State, in consultation with the BBG, shall
coordinate any such research and development programs with
other relevant United States Government departments and
agencies in order to share information, technologies, and best
practices, and to assess the effectiveness of such
technologies.
liu xiaobo plaza
Sec. 7078. Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall officially rename the section
of International Place, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia,
which runs directly in front of the Embassy of the People's Republic of
China, Liu Xiaobo Plaza and shall produce accompanying street signs to
reflect this change. For the purposes of United States Postal code,
hereafter the proper address of the Embassy of the People's Republic of
China in Washington, District of Columbia, shall be No. 1 Liu Xiaobo
Plaza.
TITLE VIII
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Administration of Foreign Affairs
diplomatic and consular programs
(including transfer of funds)
For an additional amount for ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'',
$1,508,458,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which
$989,706,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection and shall remain
available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of State may
transfer up to $100,000,000 of the total funds made available under
this heading to any other appropriation of any department or agency of
the United States, upon the concurrence of the head of such department
or agency, to support operations in and assistance for Afghanistan and
to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961:
Provided further, That any such transfer shall be treated as a
reprogramming of funds under subsections (a) and (b) of section 7015 of
this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure
except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section:
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress for
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.
office of inspector general
For an additional amount for ``Office of Inspector General'',
$56,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, which shall
be for the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction
and, of such amount, up to $5,200,000, may be for the Office of
Inspector General, for reconstruction oversight: Provided, That
printing and reproduction costs shall not exceed amounts for such costs
during fiscal year 2014: Provided further, That such amount is
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
embassy security, construction, and maintenance
For an additional amount for ``Embassy Security, Construction, and
Maintenance'', $260,800,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985.
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Funds Appropriated to the President
operating expenses
For an additional amount for ``Operating Expenses'', $65,000,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided, That such
amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
international disaster assistance
For an additional amount for ``International Disaster Assistance'',
$774,172,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided,
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
economic support fund
For an additional amount for ``Economic Support Fund'',
$1,524,634,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided,
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Department of State
migration and refugee assistance
For an additional amount for ``Migration and Refugee Assistance'',
$759,296,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided,
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE
Department of State
international narcotics control and law enforcement
For an additional amount for ``International Narcotics Control and
Law Enforcement'', $344,390,000, to remain available until September
30, 2016: Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.
nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs
For an additional amount for ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism,
Demining and Related Programs'', $20,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2016: Provided, That such amount is designated by the
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985.
peacekeeping operations
For an additional amount for ``Peacekeeping Operations'',
$260,879,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided,
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided
further, That of the funds available for obligation under this heading
in this Act, up to $295,800,000 may be used to pay assessed expenses of
international peacekeeping activities in Somalia and for other urgent
and unanticipated peacekeeping requirements: Provided further, That the
total amount of United States contributions to support an assessed
peacekeeping operation shall not exceed the level described in the
final proviso under the heading, ``Contributions for International
Peacekeeping Activities'' in title I of this Act.
Funds Appropriated to the President
foreign military financing program
For an additional amount for ``Foreign Military Financing
Program'', $337,896,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
additional appropriations
Sec. 8001. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds
appropriated in this title are in addition to amounts appropriated or
otherwise made available in this Act for fiscal year 2015.
extension of authorities and conditions
Sec. 8002. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act, the
additional amounts appropriated by this title to appropriations
accounts in this Act shall be available under the authorities and
conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts.
extraordinary authorities
Sec. 8003. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act and designated for
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, for ``Administration of Foreign Affairs'' in this
title may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by
this title under such heading if the Secretary of State determines such
transfer is necessary for implementation of the recommendations of the
Benghazi Accountability Review Board or other security requirements:
Provided, That no such transfer shall exceed 10 percent of any
appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the
Department of State under the heading ``Administration of Foreign
Affairs'' and no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 20
percent by any such transfers: Provided further, That any such transfer
shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under subsections (a) and
(b) of this Act: Provided further, That the transfer authority in this
section is in addition to any transfer authority otherwise available
under any other provision of law.
(b) Of the funds appropriated for ``Bilateral Economic Assistance''
in this title, up to $150,000,000 may be made available to support
urgent and unanticipated peacekeeping requirements: Provided, That
funds made available pursuant to this subsection may be used for
international peacekeeping activities pursuant to the terms and
conditions of funds appropriated under the heading ``Peacekeeping
Operations'' in this title: Provided further, That such funds may only
be available if the Secretary of State submits a determination to the
Committees on Appropriations that additional funding is necessary to
support bilateral or multilateral peacekeeping requirements above the
program level recommended in the fiscal year 2015 congressional budget
justification, that the provision of such assistance is necessary to
address urgent humanitarian needs, and that it is vital to the national
security interests of the United States: Provided further, that such
funds may only be made available for the purposes described in the
determination.
designation
Sec. 8004. Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress for
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or rescinded, if applicable)
only if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and
transmits such designations to the Congress.
TITLE IX--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISION
spending reduction account
Sec. 9001. The amount by which the applicable allocation of new
budget authority made by the Committee on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives under section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974 exceeds the amount of proposed new budget authority is $0.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of State, Foreign
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015''.
Union Calendar No. 372
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5013
[Report No. 110-499]
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A BILL
Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and
for other purposes.
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June 27, 2014
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
Introduced in House
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 113-499, by Ms. Granger.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 113-499, by Ms. Granger.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 372.
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