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[H.R. 2839 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 54
116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2839
[Report No. 116-78]
Making appropriations for Department of State, foreign operations, and
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 20, 2019
Mrs. Lowey, 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 Department of State, foreign operations, and
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, 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, 2020, and for
other purposes, namely:
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Administration of Foreign Affairs
diplomatic programs
For necessary expenses of the Department of State and the Foreign
Service not otherwise provided for, $9,245,766,000, of which up to
$772,480,000 may remain available until September 30, 2021, and of
which up to $4,095,899,000 may remain available until expended for
Worldwide Security Protection: Provided, That of the amount made
available under this heading for Worldwide Security Protection,
$2,626,122,000 is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:
Provide further, That designated 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, $2,900,417,000, of which up
to $509,782,000 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, $1,955,868,000.
(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, $780,057,000.
(4) Security programs.--For necessary expenses for security
activities, $3,609,424,000, of which up to $3,586,117,000 is
for Worldwide Security Protection.
(5) Fees and payments collected.--In addition to amounts
otherwise made available under this heading--
(A) 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
(B) not to exceed $15,000, which shall be derived
from reimbursements, surcharges, and fees for use of
Blair House facilities.
(6) Transfer of funds, reprogramming, and other matters.--
(A) Notwithstanding any other 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 section 1108(g) of title 31, United States
Code, for the field examination of programs and
activities in the United States funded from any account
contained in this title.
(7) Clarification.--References to the ``Diplomatic and
Consular Programs'' account in any provision of law shall in
this fiscal year, and each fiscal year thereafter, be construed
to include the ``Diplomatic Programs'' account.
capital investment fund
For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment Fund, as
authorized, $140,000,000, to remain available until expended.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General,
$90,829,000, notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service
Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929(a)(1)), as it relates to post inspections:
Provided, That of the funds appropriated by this paragraph, $13,624,000
may remain available until September 30, 2021.
In addition, for the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan
Reconstruction (SIGAR) for reconstruction oversight, $54,900,000, which
is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/
Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, of which up
to $8,235,000 may remain available until September 30, 2021.
educational and cultural exchange programs
For expenses of educational and cultural exchange programs, as
authorized, $730,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which
not less than $272,000,000 shall be for the Fulbright Program and not
less than $111,961,000 shall be for Citizen Exchange 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 a
portion of the Fulbright awards from the Eurasia and Central Asia
regions shall be designated as Edmund S. Muskie Fellowships, following
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further,
That any substantive modifications from the prior fiscal year to
programs funded by this Act under this heading shall be subject to
prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of,
the Committees on Appropriations.
representation expenses
For representation expenses as authorized, $7,212,000.
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,
$30,890,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021.
embassy security, construction, and maintenance
For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign Service
Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292 et seq.), preserving, maintaining,
repairing, and planning for real property that are owned or leased by
the Department of State, and renovating, in addition to funds otherwise
available, the Harry S Truman Building, $781,562,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2024, of which not to exceed $25,000 may
be used for 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 of the United States Government.
In addition, for the costs of worldwide security upgrades,
acquisition, and construction as authorized, $1,205,649,000, to remain
available until expended, of which $424,087,000 is designated by the
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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,
as authorized, $7,885,000, to remain available until expended, 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''.
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 such funds are available to subsidize gross
obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed
$5,563,619.
payment to the american institute in taiwan
For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Relations Act
(Public Law 96-8), $31,963,000.
international center, washington, district of columbia
Not to exceed $1,806,600 shall be derived from fees collected from
other executive agencies for lease or use of facilities at the
International Center in accordance with section 4 of the International
Center Act (Public Law 90-553), and, in addition, as authorized by
section 5 of such Act, $743,000, to be derived from the reserve
authorized by such section, to be used for the purposes set out in that
section.
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, $1,520,285,000, of
which $96,240,000 is designated by the Congress for Overseas
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985: 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: Provided further,
That any payment of arrearages under this heading shall be directed to
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, $2,128,414,000, of
which $988,656,000 is designated by the Congress for Overseas
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985: Provided, That of the funds made available under this
heading up to $1,159,620,000 may remain available until September 30,
2021: Provided further, 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 such mission in the United Nations Security Council (or in
an emergency as far in advance as is practicable), the Committees on
Appropriations are notified of: (1) the estimated cost and duration of
the mission, the objectives of the mission, the national interest that
will be served, and the exit strategy; and (2) the sources of funds,
including any reprogrammings or transfers, that will be used to pay the
cost of the new or expanded mission, and the estimated cost in future
fiscal years: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated
under this heading may be made available for obligation unless the
Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on
Appropriations on a peacekeeping mission-by-mission basis that the
United Nations is implementing effective policies and procedures to
prevent United Nations employees, contractor personnel, and
peacekeeping troops serving in such mission from trafficking in
persons, exploiting victims of trafficking, or committing acts of
sexual exploitation and abuse or other violations of human rights, and
to hold accountable individuals who engage in such acts while
participating in such mission, including prosecution in their home
countries and making information about such prosecutions publicly
available on the website of the United Nations: 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 funds shall be available for
peacekeeping expenses unless the Secretary of State determines that
United States 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 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 interest of the United States and the President has
submitted to Congress such a recommendation: Provided further, That the
Secretary of State shall work with the United Nations and members of
the United Nations Security Council to evaluate and prioritize
peacekeeping missions, and to consider a draw down when mission goals
have been substantially achieved: Provided further, That, of the
amounts appropriated under this heading, not less than $478,994,000
shall be disbursed to the United Nations not later than 45 days after
the enactment of this Act for the remaining amounts necessary to pay in
full for fiscal years 2017 and 2018 the United States share of the cost
of international peacekeeping activities in accordance with section
404(b)(2)(B) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years
1994 and 1995, (22 U.S.C. 287e note), as amended by section 7048(h) of
this Act.
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, $48,170,000.
construction
For detailed plan preparation and construction of authorized
projects, $29,400,000, 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 the North American
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 103-182),
$12,732,000: Provided, That of the amount provided under this heading
for the International Joint Commission, up to $500,000 may remain
available until September 30, 2021, and $9,000 may be made available
for representation expenses: Provided further, That of the amount
provided under this heading for the International Boundary Commission,
$1,000 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, $51,058,000: Provided,
That the United States share of such expenses may be advanced to the
respective commissions pursuant to section 3324 of title 31, United
States Code.
RELATED AGENCY
United States Agency for Global Media
international broadcasting operations
For necessary expenses to enable the United States Agency for
Global Media (USAGM), as authorized, to carry out international
communication activities, and to make and supervise grants for radio,
Internet, and television broadcasting to the Middle East, $798,196,000:
Provided, That in addition to amounts otherwise available for such
purposes, up to $34,508,000 of the amount appropriated under this
heading may remain available until expended for satellite transmissions
and Internet freedom programs, of which not less than $13,800,000 shall
be for Internet freedom programs: 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 such
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 USAGM shall notify the
Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of any determination by the
USAGM 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 in addition to funds made available under this heading,
and notwithstanding any other provision of law, up to $5,000,000 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, shall remain
available until expended for carrying out authorized purposes: Provided
further, That any reference to the ``Broadcasting Board of Governors''
or ``BBG'', including in any account providing amounts to the
Broadcasting Board of Governors, in any Act making appropriations for
the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs
enacted before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act
shall for this fiscal year, and any fiscal year thereafter, be
construed to mean the ``United States Agency for Global Media'' or
``USAGM'', respectively.
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, as authorized; and physical security worldwide, in addition
to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, $9,700,000, 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), $19,000,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be
apportioned and obligated to the Foundation not later than 60 days
after enactment of this Act.
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 (22 U.S.C. 4601
et seq.), $38,634,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021,
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,
2020, 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, 2020, 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 section 5376 of title 5, United States Code; or for
purposes which are not in accordance with section 200 of title 2 of the
Code of Federal Regulations, 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 note), all interest and
earnings accruing to the Israeli Arab Scholarship Fund on or before
September 30, 2020, to remain available until expended.
East-West Center
To enable the Secretary of State to provide for carrying out the
provisions of the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between
East and West Act of 1960, by grant to the Center for Cultural and
Technical Interchange Between East and West in the State of Hawaii,
$16,700,000: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading shall
be apportioned and obligated to the Center not later than 60 days after
enactment of this Act.
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 (22 U.S.C. 4412), $180,000,000, to remain available until
expended, of which $117,500,000 shall be allocated in the traditional
and customary manner, including for the core institutes, and
$62,500,000 shall be for democracy programs: Provided, That the
requirements of section 7061(a) of this Act shall not apply to funds
made available under this heading: Provided further, That funds
appropriated under this heading shall be apportioned and obligated to
the Endowment not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act.
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, $642,000, as authorized by chapter 3123 of
title 54, United States Code: Provided, That the Commission may procure
temporary, intermittent, and other services notwithstanding paragraph
(3) of section 312304(b) of such chapter: Provided further, That such
authority shall terminate on October 1, 2020: Provided further, That
the Commission shall notify the Committees on Appropriations prior to
exercising such authority.
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses for the United States Commission on
International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), as authorized by title II of
the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431 et
seq.), $4,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021,
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 (22 U.S.C.
3001 et seq.), $2,579,000, including not more than $4,000 for
representation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2021.
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 et seq.), $2,000,000,
including not more than $3,000 for representation expenses, to remain
available until September 30, 2021.
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, 2021:
Provided, That the authorities, requirements, limitations, and
conditions contained in the second through sixth provisos under this
heading in the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of Public Law 111-117)
shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2020 and shall apply to
funds appropriated under this heading as if included in this Act.
Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Western Hemisphere Drug Policy
Commission, as authorized by title VI of the Department of State
Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-323), $500,000 to
remain available until September 30, 2021.
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, $1,404,756,000, of which up to
$210,713,000 may remain available until September 30, 2021: 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, 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, and not to exceed $100,500 shall be for
official residence 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, $210,300,000, 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 subject 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, $75,500,000, of which up to
$11,325,000 may remain available until September 30, 2021, 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, $3,366,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021,
and which shall be apportioned directly to the United States Agency for
International Development not later than 30 days after enactment of
this Act: 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; (6) disaster preparedness
training for health crises; (7) programs to prevent, prepare for, and
respond to, unanticipated and emerging global health threats; and (8)
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 not
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, $5,930,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2024, which shall be apportioned directly
to the Department of State not later than 30 days after enactment of
this Act: 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), for a United States
contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
(Global Fund): Provided further, That the amount of such contribution
shall be $1,560,000,000 and shall be for the first installment of the
sixth replenishment: Provided further, That up to 5 percent of the
aggregate amount of funds made available to the Global Fund in fiscal
year 2020 may be made available to USAID for technical assistance
related to the activities of the Global Fund, subject to the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: 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, $4,164,867,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2021: Provided, That funds made available
under this heading shall be apportioned directly to the United States
Agency for International Development not later than 30 days after
enactment of this Act.
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, $4,435,312,000,
to remain available until expended, of which $1,733,980,000 is
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided, That funds
made available under this heading shall be apportioned to the United
States Agency for International Development not later than 30 days
after enactment of this Act.
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,
pursuant to section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
$92,043,000, to remain available until expended, to support transition
to democracy and long-term development of countries in crisis:
Provided, That if the Secretary of State determines that it is
important to the national interest 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.
complex crises fund
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 to support programs and activities administered
by the United States Agency for International Development to prevent or
respond to emerging or unforeseen foreign challenges and complex crises
overseas, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available on
such terms and conditions as are appropriate and necessary for the
purposes of preventing or responding to such challenges and crises,
except that no funds shall be made available for lethal assistance or
to respond to natural disasters: Provided further, That funds
appropriated under this heading may be made available notwithstanding
any other provision of law, except sections 7007, 7008, and 7018 of
this Act and section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961:
Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading may be
used for administrative expenses, in addition to funds otherwise
available for such purposes, except that such expenses may not exceed 5
percent of the funds appropriated under this heading: Provided further,
That funds appropriated under this heading shall be apportioned to
USAID not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act: Provided
further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be subject to
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations, except that such notifications shall be transmitted at
least 5 days prior to the obligation of funds.
democracy fund
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion of democracy globally,
including to carry out the purposes of section 502(b)(3) and (5) of
Public Law 98-164 (22 U.S.C. 4411), $172,700,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2021, which shall be made available for the Human
Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and
Labor, Department of State: Provided, That funds appropriated under
this heading that are made available to the National Endowment for
Democracy and its core institutes are in addition to amounts otherwise
available by this Act for such purposes: Provided further, That the
Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department
of State, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to
the initial obligation of funds appropriated under this paragraph.
For an additional amount for such purposes, $101,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2021, which shall be made available for
the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United
States Agency for International Development.
assistance for europe, eurasia and central asia
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, the FREEDOM Support Act (Public Law 102-511),
and the Support for Eastern European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989
(Public Law 101-179), $770,334,000, to remain available until September
30, 2021, which shall be available, notwithstanding any other provision
of law, except section 7046 of this Act, for assistance and related
programs for countries identified in section 3 of Public Law 102-511
(22 U.S.C. 5801) and section 3(c) of Public Law 101-179 (22 U.S.C.
5402), in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes:
Provided, That funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
``Global Health Programs'', ``Development Assistance'', ``Economic
Support Fund'', and ``International Narcotics Control and Law
Enforcement'' that are made available for assistance for such countries
shall be administered in accordance with the responsibilities of the
coordinator designated pursuant to section 102 of Public Law 102-511
and section 601 of Public Law 101-179: Provided further, That funds
appropriated under this heading shall be considered to be economic
assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for purposes of
making available the administrative authorities contained in that Act
for the use of economic assistance: Provided further, That funds
appropriated under this heading may be made available for contributions
to multilateral initiatives to counter hybrid threats: Provided
further, That any notification of funds made available under this
heading in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall
include information (if known on the date of transmittal of such
notification) on the use of notwithstanding authority: Provided
further, That if subsequent to the notification of assistance it
becomes necessary to rely on notwithstanding authority, the Committees
on Appropriations should be informed at the earliest opportunity and to
the extent practicable.
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, $3,532,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which
$1,400,124,000 is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:
Provided, That not less than $35,000,000 shall be made available to
respond to small-scale emergency humanitarian requirements, and
$5,000,000 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)), $1,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That amounts in excess of the limitation contained in
paragraph (2) of such section shall be transferred to, and merged with,
funds made available by this Act under the heading ``Migration and
Refugee Assistance''.
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 et seq.), including the purchase of not to
exceed five passenger motor vehicles for administrative purposes for
use outside of the United States, $425,000,000, of which $6,330,000 is
for the Office of Inspector General, to remain available until
September 30, 2021: Provided, That the Director of the Peace Corps may
transfer to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations Account, as authorized by
section 16 of the Peace Corps Act (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 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 (22 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) (MCA),
$905,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the
funds appropriated under this heading, up to $109,000,000 may be
available for administrative expenses of the Millennium Challenge
Corporation, except that such funds shall remain available for
obligation until September 30, 2021: 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 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 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, $32,500,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2021: 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 the African Development
Foundation Act (title V of Public Law 96-533; 22 U.S.C. 290h et seq.),
$30,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, of which not
to 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 (22 U.S.C. 290h-3(a)(2)), 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 submit a
report to the appropriate congressional committees after each time such
waiver authority is exercised: Provided further, That the USADF may
make rent or lease payments in advance from appropriations available
for such purpose for offices, buildings, grounds, and quarters in
Africa as may be necessary to carry out its functions: Provided
further, That the USADF may maintain bank accounts outside the United
States Treasury and retain any interest earned on such accounts, in
furtherance of the purposes of the African Development Foundation Act:
Provided further, That the USADF may not withdraw any appropriation
from the Treasury prior to the need of spending such funds for program
purposes.
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, $30,000,000, to remain available
until expended, of which not more than $6,000,000 may be used for
administrative expenses: Provided, That amounts made available under
this heading may be made available to contract for services as
described in section 129(d)(3)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, without regard to the location in which such services are
performed.
TITLE IV
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE
Department of State
economic support fund
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of
part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $2,153,763,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2021: Provided, That funds
designated for a Diplomatic Progress Fund in the table under this
heading in the report accompanying this Act shall be subject to prior
consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds made
available under this heading shall be apportioned not later than 30
days after enactment of this Act.
international narcotics control and law enforcement
For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, $1,410,665,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2021: Provided, That the Department of State may 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 such
property to a foreign country or international organization under
chapter 8 of part I of such Act, subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: 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 subject to the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided
further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made
available to support training and technical assistance for foreign law
enforcement, corrections, judges, and other judicial authorities,
utilizing regional partners: Provided further, That of the funds
provided under this heading, not less than $8,000,000 shall be made
available for DNA forensic technology programs to combat human
trafficking in Central America and Mexico: Provided further, That funds
made available under this heading that are transferred to another
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 $5,000,000, and any agreement made pursuant to section
632(a) of such Act, shall be subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs
For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-terrorism,
demining and related programs and activities, $886,850,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2021, 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 United States contribution to the
Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Preparatory Commission, and for a
voluntary contribution to the International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA): Provided, That funds made available under this heading for the
Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund shall be made 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, subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
peacekeeping operations
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 551
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $516,348,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2021, and of which $325,213,000 is
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 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 $31,000,000 shall be
made available for a United States contribution to the Multinational
Force and Observers mission in the Sinai and not less than $71,000,000
shall be made available for the Global Peace Operations Initiative:
Provided further, That funds made available under this heading and
designated for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism,
may be used to pay assessed expenses of international peacekeeping
activities in Somalia under the same terms and conditions, as
applicable, as funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
``Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities'': Provided
further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less
than $42,120,000 shall be disbursed to the United Nations not later
than 45 days after the enactment of this Act for the remaining amounts
necessary to pay in full for fiscal years 2017 and 2018 the United
States share of the costs of peacekeeping activities in Somalia in
accordance with section 404(b)(2)(B) of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995, (22 U.S.C. 287e note),
as amended by section 7048(h) of this Act: Provided further, That none
of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be obligated 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, $110,875,000, of which up to
$11,000,000 may remain available until September 30, 2021: 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 $50,000 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,
$6,109,121,000, of which $350,678,000 is designated by the Congress for
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985 and shall remain available until September 30,
2021: 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 $3,300,000,000 shall be available for grants
only for Israel which 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 $805,300,000 shall be available for the procurement in
Israel of defense articles and defense services, including research and
development: 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
section 1501(a) of title 31, United States Code.
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 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 $70,000,000 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
$1,009,700,000 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 2020 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: Provided further, That funds made
available under this heading shall be apportioned not later than 30
days after enactment of this Act.
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, $646,500,000: Provided, 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, $139,575,000, to remain available until, and
to be fully disbursed no later than, September 30, 2021: Provided, That
of such amount, $136,563,000, which shall remain available until
September 30, 2020, is only available for the second installment of the
seventh replenishment of the Global Environment Facility, and shall be
obligated and disbursed not later than 90 days after enactment of this
Act: Provided further, That the Secretary shall report to the
Committees on Appropriations on the status of funds provided under this
heading not less than quarterly until fully disbursed: Provided
further, That in such report the Secretary shall provide a timeline for
the obligation and disbursement of any funds that have not yet been
obligated or disbursed.
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,
$206,500,000, 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
$1,421,275,728.70.
contribution to the international development association
For payment to the International Development Association by the
Secretary of the Treasury, $1,097,010,000, to remain available until
expended.
contribution to the asian development fund
For payment to the Asian Development Bank's Asian Development Fund
by the Secretary of the Treasury, $47,395,000, to remain available
until expended.
contribution to the african development fund
For payment to the African Development Fund by the Secretary of the
Treasury, $171,300,000, 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, and to be fully disbursed no later than, September 30, 2021, for
the second installment of the eleventh replenishment of the
International Fund for Agricultural Development: Provided, That the
Secretary of the Treasury shall report to the Committees on
Appropriations on the status of such payment not less than quarterly
until fully disbursed: Provided further, That in such report the
Secretary shall provide a timeline for the obligation and disbursement
of any funds that have not yet been obligated or disbursed.
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, $5,700,000, of which up to $855,000 may remain available until
September 30, 2021.
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 9104 of title 31, United States
Code, 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 enactment of this Act.
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 section 3109 of title 5, United States
Code, and not to exceed $30,000 for official reception and
representation expenses for members of the Board of Directors, not to
exceed $110,000,000, of which up to $16,500,000 may remain available
until September 30, 2021: 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 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
for such purposes, to remain available until expended.
receipts collected
Receipts collected pursuant to the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945
(Public Law 79-173) and the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, 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.
United States International Development Finance Corporation
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, $2,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021.
corporate capital account
The United States International Development Finance Corporation
(the Corporation) is authorized to make such expenditures and
commitments within the limits of funds and borrowing authority
available to the Corporation, and in accordance with the law, and to
make such expenditures and commitments without regard to fiscal year
limitations, as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States
Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs for the current
fiscal year for the Corporation: Provided, That for necessary expenses
of the activities described in subsections (b), (c), (e), (f), and (g)
of section 1421 of the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F of Public Law 115-
254), $189,000,000: Provided further, That of the amount provided--(1)
$101,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2021 for
administrative expenses to carry out authorized activities (including
an amount for official reception and representation expenses which
shall not exceed $25,000); (2) $8,000,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2021 for project-specific transaction costs as described
in section 1434(k) of such Act; (3) $50,000,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2021 for the activities described in section
1421(c) of such Act; and (4) $30,000,000 shall be paid to the ``United
States International Development Finance Corporation--Program Account''
for programs as authorized by section 1421(b), (e), and (f) of the
BUILD Act of 2018: Provided further, That in this fiscal year, the
Corporation shall collect the amounts described in section 1434(h) of
the BUILD Act of 2018: Provided further, That in fiscal year 2020 such
collections shall be credited as offsetting collections to this
appropriation: Provided further, such collections collected in fiscal
year 2020 in excess of $189,000,000 shall be credited to this account
and shall be available in future fiscal years only to the extent
provided in advance in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That in
fiscal year 2020, if such collections are less than $189,000,000,
receipts collected pursuant to the BUILD Act of 2018 and the Federal
Credit Reform Act of 1990, in an amount equal to such shortfall, shall
be credited as offsetting collections to this appropriation: Provided
further, That funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this
heading may not be used to provide any type of assistance that is
otherwise prohibited by any other provision of law or to provide
assistance to any foreign country that is otherwise prohibited by any
other provision of law: Provided further, That the sums herein
appropriated from the General Fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-
dollar basis by the offsetting collections described under this heading
so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from the General
Fund estimated at $0.
program account
Amounts paid from ``United States International Development Finance
Corporation--Corporate Capital Account'' (CCA) shall remain available
until September 30, 2021: Provided, That not to exceed $80,000,000 of
amounts paid to this account from CCA or transferred pursuant to
section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F of Public Law 115-
254) shall be available for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans
provided by the Corporation pursuant to section 1421(b) of such Act:
Provided further, 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 amounts obligated in a fiscal
year shall remain available for disbursement for the following eight
fiscal years: Provided further, That funds transferred to carry out the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 pursuant to section 1434(j) of the BUILD
Act of 2018 may remain available for obligation for one additional
fiscal year: Provided further, That the total loan principal or
guaranteed principal amount shall not exceed $8,000,000,000.
trade and development agency
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 661
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $75,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2021, of which no more than $19,000,000 may be used
for administrative expenses: Provided, That of the funds appropriated
under this heading, not more than $5,000 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 section 3109 of such title and for
hire of passenger transportation pursuant to section 1343(b) of title
31, United States Code.
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 2020 or any previous fiscal year,
disaggregated by fiscal year: Provided, That the report required by
this section shall be submitted not later than 30 days after the end of
each fiscal quarter and 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 section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 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) Exception.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of section
604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of
1999 (title VI of division A of H.R. 3427, as enacted into law by
section 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 106-113 and contained in appendix G of
that Act), as amended by section 111 of the Department of State
Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-323), a project to
construct a facility of the United States may include office space or
other accommodations for members of the United States Marine Corps.
(b) New Diplomatic Facilities.--For the purposes of calculating the
fiscal year 2020 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 contribution of
the Department of State for this purpose.
(c) Consultation and Notification.--Funds appropriated by this Act
and prior Acts 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 United States diplomatic facilities during fiscal year 2020,
shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular
notification procedures of, 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.
(d) Interim and Temporary Facilities Abroad.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the opening, closure, or any significant
modification to an interim or temporary United States diplomatic
facility shall be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate
congressional committees and the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations, except that such consultation and
notification may be waived if there is a security risk to personnel.
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.
department and agency management
Sec. 7006. (a) Department of State.--
(1) Working Capital Fund.--Funds appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available to the Department of State for payments to the
Working Capital Fund may only be used for the service centers included
in the Congressional Budget Justification, Department of State, Foreign
Operations, and Related Programs, Fiscal Year 2020: Provided, That the
amounts for such service centers shall be the amounts included in such
budget justification, except as provided in section 7015(b) of this
Act: Provided further, That Federal agency components shall be charged
only for their direct usage of each Working Capital Fund service:
Provided further, That prior to increasing the percentage charged to
Department of State bureaus and offices for procurement-related
activities, the Secretary of State shall include the proposed increase
in the Department of State budget justification or, at least 60 days
prior to the increase, provide the Committees on Appropriations a
justification for such increase, including a detailed assessment of the
cost and benefit of the services provided by the procurement fee:
Provided further, That Federal agency components may only pay for
Working Capital Fund services that are consistent with the purpose and
authorities of such components: Provided further, That the Working
Capital Fund shall be paid in advance or reimbursed at rates which will
return the full cost of each service.
(2) State Department Personnel Levels.--
(A) Funds made available by this Act are made available to
support the permanent Foreign Service and Civil Service staff
levels of the Department of State at not less than the on-board
levels in fiscal year 2016.
(B) The use of funds appropriated by this Act to implement
any plan to expand or reduce the size of the permanent Civil
Service or Foreign Service workforce at the Department of State
from on-board levels in fiscal year 2016 shall be subject to
prior consultation with, and the regular notification
procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That
such notification shall include the requirements enumerated in
section 7062(b) of this Act.
(C) Not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, and
every 60 days thereafter until September 30, 2021, the
Secretary of State shall report to the appropriate
congressional committees on the on-board personnel levels,
hiring, and attrition of the Civil Service, Foreign Service,
eligible family member, and locally employed staff workforce of
the Department of State, on an operating unit-by-operating unit
basis: Provided, That such report shall also include a hiring
plan, including timelines, for maintaining the agency-wide, on-
board Foreign Service and Civil Service at not less than the
on-board levels in fiscal year 2016.
(3) Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, Department of
State.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act, prior Acts making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and
related programs, or any other Act, may be used to downsize, downgrade,
consolidate, close, move, or relocate the Bureau of Population,
Refugees, and Migration, Department of State, or any activities of such
Bureau, to another Federal agency.
(4) Administration of Funds.--Funds appropriated by this Act--
(A) under the heading ``Migration and Refugee Assistance''
shall be administered by the Assistant Secretary for
Population, Refugees, and Migration, Department of State, and
this responsibility shall not be delegated; and
(B) that are made available for the Office of Global
Women's Issues shall be administered by the United States
Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, Department of
State, and this responsibility shall not be delegated.
(5) Information Technology Platform.--
(A) None of the funds appropriated in title I of this Act
under the heading ``Administration of Foreign Affairs'' may be
made available for a new major information technology (IT)
investment without the concurrence of the Chief Information
Officer, Department of State.
(B) None of the funds made available by this Act and prior
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs may be used by an agency to
submit a project proposal to the Technology Modernization Board
for funding from the Technology Modernization Fund unless, not
later than 15 days in advance of submitting the project
proposal to the Board, the head of the agency--
(i) notifies the Committees on Appropriations of
the proposed submission of the project proposal; and
(ii) submits to the Committees on Appropriations a
copy of the project proposal.
(C) None of the funds made available by this Act and prior
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs may be used by an agency to
carry out a project that is approved by the Board unless the
head of the agency--
(i) submits to the Committees on Appropriations a
copy of the approved project proposal, including the
terms of reimbursement of funding received for the
project; and
(ii) agrees to submit to the Committees on
Appropriations a copy of each report relating to the
project that the head of the agency submits to the
Board.
(b) United States Agency for International Development.--
(1) Authority.--Up to $93,000,000 of the funds made available in
titles III and IV of this Act pursuant to or to carry out the
provisions of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including
funds appropriated under the heading ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia
and Central Asia'', may be used by the United States Agency for
International Development 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
(22 U.S.C. 3948 and 3949).
(2) Restriction.--The authority to hire individuals contained in
paragraph (1) shall expire on September 30, 2021.
(3) Program Account Charged.--The account charged for the cost of
an individual hired and employed under the authority of this subsection
shall be the account to which the responsibilities of such individual
primarily relate: Provided, That funds made available to carry out this
subsection may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated
by this Act in title II under the heading ``Operating Expenses''.
(4) 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 (22 U.S.C. 3949), may be extended for a
period of up to 4 years notwithstanding the limitation set forth in
such section.
(5) Disaster Surge Capacity.--Funds appropriated under titles III
and IV of this Act to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, including funds appropriated under the heading
``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia'', 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.
(6) 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; 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.), 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; 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.), may be made
available only for personal services contractors assigned to the Office
of Food for Peace.
(7) 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.
(8) Senior Foreign Service Limited Appointments.--Individuals hired
pursuant to the authority provided by section 7059(o) of the Department
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
2010 (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.
(9) USAID Personnel Levels.--
(A) Funds made available by this Act are made available to
support the permanent Foreign Service and Civil Service staff
levels of USAID at not less than the levels funded in fiscal
year 2016.
(B) Not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, and
every 60 days thereafter until September 30, 2021, the USAID
Administrator shall report to the appropriate congressional
committees on the on-board personnel levels, hiring, and
attrition of the Civil Service, Foreign Service, and foreign
service national workforce of USAID, on an operating unit-by-
operating unit basis: Provided, That such report shall also
include a hiring plan, including timelines, for maintaining the
permanent Foreign Service and Civil Service at not less than
the levels funded in fiscal year 2016.
(10) USAID Reorganization.--
(A) Not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, and
quarterly thereafter until September 30, 2021, the USAID
Administrator shall submit a report to the appropriate
congressional committees on the status of USAID's
reorganization as described in the report accompanying this
Act.
(B) The use of funds appropriated by this Act to implement
any plan to expand or reduce the size of the permanent Civil
Service or Foreign Service workforce at USAID from funded
levels in fiscal year 2016 shall be subject to prior
consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of,
the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That such
notification shall include the requirements enumerated in
section 7062(b) of this Act.
(c) Foreign Assistance Review.--Programmatic, funding, and
organizational changes resulting from implementation of the Foreign
Assistance Review shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the
regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations:
Provided, That such notifications may be submitted in classified form,
if necessary.
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 assistance may be resumed to such
government if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the
appropriate congressional committees that subsequent to the termination
of assistance a democratically elected government has taken office:
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.
transfer of funds authority
Sec. 7009. (a) Department of State and United States Agency for
Global Media.--
(1) Department of State.--
(A) In general.--Not to exceed 2 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, and no such transfer may be made to increase
the appropriation under the heading ``Representation
Expenses''.
(B) Embassy security.--Section 113 of the Department of
State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 295(j))
shall be applied to funds made available by this Act by
substituting ``fiscal year 2020'' for ``fiscal year 2018'' each
place it appears.
(2) United States Agency for Global Media.--Not to exceed 5 percent
of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the
United States Agency for Global Media 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) Treatment as Reprogramming.--Any transfer pursuant to this
subsection 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.
(b) Limitation on Transfers of Funds Between Agencies.--
(1) In general.--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) Allocation and transfers.--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, and section 1434(j) of the
BUILD Act of 2018 (division F of Public Law 115-254).
(3) Notification.--Any agreement entered into by the United
States Agency for International Development 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 or prior Acts making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs under the headings ``Global Health
Programs'', ``Development Assistance'', ``Economic Support
Fund'', and ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia''
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.
(c) United States International Development Finance Corporation.--
(1) Limitation.--Amounts transferred pursuant to section
1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 2018 from funds made available
under titles III and IV of this Act shall not exceed
$50,000,000: Provided, That any such transfers shall be subject
to prior consultation with, and the regular notification
procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.
(2) Development credit authority account.--Funds
transferred from Development Credit Authority program account
of the United States Agency for International Development to
the Corporate Capital Account of the United States
International Development Finance Corporation pursuant to
section 1434(i) of the BUILD Act of 2018 shall be transferred
and merged with such account, and may thereafter be deemed to
meet any minimum funding requirements attributed for at the
time of deposit into the Development Credit Authority program
account.
(d) Transfer of Funds Between Accounts.--None of the funds made
available under titles II through V of this Act may be obligated under
an appropriations 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 of Funds.--Any agreement for
the transfer or allocation of funds appropriated by this Act or prior
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations and related programs, 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 and report to the
Department of State or USAID, as appropriate, upon completion of such
audits: Provided, That such audits shall be transmitted to the
Committees on Appropriations by the Department of State or USAID, as
appropriate: Provided further, That funds transferred under such
authority may be made available for the cost of such audits.
prohibition on certain operational expenses
Sec. 7010. (a) First-Class Travel.--None of the funds made
available by this Act may be used for first-class travel by employees
of United States Government departments and agencies funded by this Act
in contravention of section 301-10.122 through 301-10.124 of title 41,
Code of Federal Regulations.
(b) Computer Networks.--None of the funds made available by this
Act for the operating expenses of any United States Government
department or agency may be used to establish or maintain a computer
network for use by such department or agency unless such network has
filters designed to block access to sexually explicit websites:
Provided, That nothing in this subsection shall limit the use of funds
necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement
agency, or any other entity carrying out the following activities:
criminal investigations, prosecutions, and adjudications;
administrative discipline; and the monitoring of such websites
undertaken as part of official business.
(c) Prohibition on Promotion of Tobacco.--None of the funds made
available 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.
availability of funds
Sec. 7011. (a) 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 by this Act: Provided,
That funds appropriated for the purposes of chapters 1 and 8 of part I,
section 661, 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 made available for the ``United States International Development
Finance Corporation'' and under the heading ``Assistance for Europe,
Eurasia and Central Asia'' shall remain available for an additional 2
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 2 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.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any funds
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act that are proposed
for rescission pursuant to section 1012 of the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 683) within 60 days of the
expiration of the period of availability of such funds and Congress has
not completed action on a rescission bill pursuant to subsection (b) of
such section shall remain available for an additional 90 days from the
date on which the availability of such funds would otherwise have
expired.
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 consultation
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 and the Administrator of the United States Agency
for International Development shall expeditiously seek to negotiate
amendments to existing bilateral agreements, as necessary, to conform
with this requirement.
(b) Notification and Reimbursement of Foreign Taxes.--An amount
equivalent to 200 percent of the total taxes assessed during fiscal
year 2020 on funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and
related programs by a foreign government or entity against United
States assistance programs, either directly or through grantees,
contractors, and subcontractors, shall be withheld from obligation from
funds appropriated for assistance for fiscal year 2021 and for prior
fiscal years and allocated for the central government of such country
or for the West Bank and Gaza program, as applicable, if, not later
than September 30, 2021, such taxes have not been reimbursed: Provided,
That the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on
Appropriations by such date on the foreign governments and entities
that have not reimbursed such taxes, including any amount of funds
withheld pursuant to this subsection.
(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 foreign government 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) In general.--The provisions of this section shall not
apply to any foreign government or entity that assesses such
taxes if the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on
Appropriations that--
(A) such foreign government or entity 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) Consultation.--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
foreign government or entity.
(f) Implementation.--The Secretary of State shall issue and update
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) Bilateral agreement.--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) Taxes and taxation.--The term ``taxes and taxation''
shall include value added taxes and customs duties but shall
not include individual income taxes assessed to local staff.
(h) Report.--Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other
relevant agencies of the United States Government, shall submit a
report to the Committees on Appropriations on the requirements
contained under this section in the report accompanying this Act.
reservations of funds
Sec. 7014. (a) Reprogramming.--Funds appropriated under titles III
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) Extension of Availability.--In addition to the authority
contained in subsection (a), the original period of availability of
funds appropriated by this Act and administered by the Department of
State or the United States Agency for International Development that
are specifically designated for particular programs or activities by
this or any other Act may be extended for an additional fiscal year if
the Secretary of State or the USAID Administrator, as appropriate,
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) Other Acts.--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) Notification of Changes in Programs, Projects, and
Activities.--None of the funds made available in titles I and II of
this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs to the departments and
agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation in
fiscal year 2020, 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
departments and agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for
obligation to--
(1) create new programs;
(2) suspend or eliminate a program, project, or activity;
(3) close, suspend, open, or reopen a mission or post;
(4) create, close, reorganize, downsize, or rename bureaus,
centers, or offices; or
(5) contract out or privatize any functions or activities
presently performed by Federal employees;
unless previously justified to the Committees on Appropriations or such
Committees are notified 15 days in advance of such obligation.
(b) Notification of Reprogramming of Funds.--None of the funds
provided under titles I and II of this Act or prior Acts making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and
related programs, to the departments and agencies funded under titles I
and II of this Act that remain available for obligation in fiscal year
2020, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United
States derived by the collection of fees available to the department
and agency 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 or changes existing programs, projects, or
activities;
(2) relocates an existing office or employees;
(3) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program,
project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as
approved by Congress; or
(4) 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) Notification Requirement.--None of the funds made available by
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'',
``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia'', ``Peacekeeping
Operations'', ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related
Programs'', ``Millennium Challenge Corporation'', ``Foreign Military
Financing Program'', ``International Military Education and Training'',
``United States International Development Finance Corporation'', 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 of such obligation: 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 Congress for obligation for such
activity, program, or project for the current fiscal year: Provided
further, That any notification submitted pursuant to subsection (f) of
this section shall include information (if known on the date of
transmittal of such notification) on the use of notwithstanding
authority.
(d) Department of Defense Programs and Funding Notifications.--
(1) Programs.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act
or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made
available to support or continue any program initially funded
under any authority of title 10, United States Code, or any Act
making or authorizing appropriations for the Department of
Defense, unless the Secretary of State, in consultation with
the Secretary of Defense and in accordance with the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations,
submits a justification to such Committees that includes a
description of, and the estimated costs associated with, the
support or continuation of such program.
(2) Funding.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
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 shall be subject to the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
(3) Notification on excess defense articles.--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.
(e) Waiver.--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) Country Notification Requirements.--None of the funds
appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be obligated
or expended for assistance for Afghanistan, Bahrain, Burma, Cambodia,
Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Iran,
Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Philippines, the
Russian Federation, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria,
Uzbekistan, Venezuela, and Yemen except as provided through the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
(g) Trust Funds.--Funds appropriated or otherwise made available in
title III and under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' of this Act
and prior Acts making funds available for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs that are made available for a
trust fund held by an international financial institution shall be
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations and such notification shall include the information
specified under this section in the report accompanying this Act.
(h) Other Program Notification Requirement.--Funds appropriated by
this Act that are made available for the programs and activities
enumerated under this section in the report accompanying this Act shall
be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations.
(i) Withholding of Funds.--Funds appropriated by this Act under
titles III and IV that are withheld from obligation or otherwise not
programmed as a result of application of a provision of law in this or
any other Act shall, if reprogrammed, be subject to the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
(j) Requirement to Inform, Coordinate, and Consult.--
(1) The Secretary of State shall promptly inform the
appropriate congressional committees of each instance in which
funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for Iraq, Libya,
Somalia, Syria, the Counterterrorism Partnership Fund, the
Relief and Recovery Fund, or programs to counter extremism and
foreign fighters abroad, have been diverted or destroyed, to
include the type and amount of assistance, a description of the
incident and parties involved, and an explanation of the
response of the Department of State or USAID, as appropriate:
Provided, That the Secretary shall ensure such funds are
coordinated with, and complement, the programs of other United
States Government departments and agencies and international
partners in such countries and on such activities.
(2) The Secretary of State shall consult with the
Committees on Appropriations at least seven days prior to
informing a government of, or publically announcing a decision
on, the suspension of assistance to a country or a territory,
including as a result of an interagency review of such
assistance, from funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs.
document requests
Sec. 7016. 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 Department of State and the United
States Agency for International Development.
use of funds in contravention of this act
Sec. 7017. 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.
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 and reports
Sec. 7019. (a) Allocation Tables.--Subject to subsection (b), funds
appropriated by this Act under titles III through V shall be made
available at not less than the amounts specifically designated in the
respective tables included under such titles in the report accompanying
this Act: Provided, That such designated amounts for foreign countries
and international organizations shall serve as the amounts for such
countries and international organizations transmitted to Congress in
the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961.
(b) Authorized Deviations Below Minimum Levels.--Unless otherwise
provided for by this Act, the Secretary of State and the Administrator
of the United States Agency for International Development, as
applicable, may deviate by not more than 5 percent below the minimum
amounts specifically designated in the respective tables included under
titles III through V in the report accompanying this Act.
(c) Limitation.--For specifically designated amounts that are
included, pursuant to subsection (a), in the report required by section
653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, deviations authorized by
subsection (b) may only take place after submission of such report.
(d) Exceptions.--
(1) Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to funds for
which the initial period of availability has expired.
(2) The authority in subsection (b) to deviate below
amounts designated in the respective tables included in the
report accompanying this Act shall not apply to the table
included under the heading ``Global Health Programs'' in such
report.
(e) Reports.--The Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator,
as appropriate, shall submit the reports required, in the manner
described, in the report accompanying this Act.
representation and entertainment expenses
Sec. 7020. (a) Uses of Funds.--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--
(1) are primarily for fostering relations outside of the
Executive Branch;
(2) are principally for meals and events of a protocol
nature;
(3) are not for employee-only events; and
(4) do not include activities that are substantially of a
recreational character.
(b) Limitations.--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'', ``Economic Support Fund'', and
``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia'' 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 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) Prohibition.--None of the funds appropriated or
otherwise made available under titles III through VI of this
Act may be made 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) Determination.--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
interest of the United States.
(3) Report.--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 interest.
(b) Bilateral Assistance.--
(1) Limitations.--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 (8 U.S.C. 1189).
(2) Waiver.--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
(22 U.S.C. 2412), section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 6212), 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'', ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia'', 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 Congress; or
(2) allocated by the Executive Branch in accordance with a
report, to be provided to the Committees on Appropriations
within 30 days after enactment of this Act, as required by
section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or as
modified pursuant to section 7019 of this Act.
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) World Markets.--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 United States International Development
Finance 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) Exports.--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
United States 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.
separate accounts
Sec. 7026. (a) Separate Accounts for Local Currencies.--
(1) Agreements.--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 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.
(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 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 such
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 paragraph (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 and from funds appropriated under the heading ``Assistance
for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia'': 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 2020, 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; 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.): 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 may only be made
available for limited competitions through local entities if the
requirements contained under this section in the report accompanying
this Act are met.
(b) Extension of Procurement Authority.--Section 7077 of the
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2012 (division I of Public Law 112-74) shall
continue in effect during fiscal year 2020.
international financial institutions
Sec. 7029. (a) Safeguards.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall
instruct the United States Executive Director of the International Bank
for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development
Association to vote against any loan, grant, policy, or strategy if
such institution has adopted and is implementing any social or
environmental safeguard relevant to such loan, grant, policy, or
strategy that provides less protection than World Bank safeguards in
effect on September 30, 2015.
(b) Compensation.--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) Human Rights.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the
United States executive director of each international financial
institution to promote human rights due diligence and risk management,
as appropriate, in connection with any loan, grant, policy, or strategy
of such institution in accordance with the criteria specified under
this section in the report accompanying this Act.
(d) Fraud and Corruption.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall
instruct the United States executive director of each international
financial institution to promote in loan, grant, and other financing
agreements improvements in borrowing countries' financial management
and judicial capacity to investigate, prosecute, and punish fraud and
corruption.
multi-year pledges
Sec. 7030. 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 meets the requirements enumerated under this section in the
report accompanying this Act.
financial management and budget transparency
Sec. 7031. (a) Limitation on Direct Government-to-Government
Assistance.--
(1) Requirements.--Funds appropriated by this Act may be
made available for direct government-to-government assistance
only if the conditions enumerated under this section in the
report accompanying this Act are fully met.
(2) Suspension of assistance.--The Administrator of the
United States Agency for International Development 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.
(3) Debt service payment prohibition.--None of the funds
made available by this Act may be used by the government of any
foreign country for debt service payments owed by any country
to any international financial institution.
(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 the
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113-76).
(2) 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 website.
(3) Assistance.--Funds appropriated under title III and
under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' in title IV of this
Act shall 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.
(c) Anti-Kleptocracy and Human Rights.--
(1) Ineligibility.--
(A) Officials of foreign governments and their
immediate family members about whom 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.
(B) The Secretary shall also publicly or privately
designate or identify officials of foreign governments
and their immediate family members about whom the
Secretary has such credible information without regard
to whether the individual has applied for a visa.
(2) Exception.--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) Waiver.--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.
(d) Foreign Assistance Website.--Funds appropriated by this Act
under titles I and II, and funds made available for any independent
agency in title III, as appropriate, shall be made available to support
the provision of additional information on United States Government
foreign assistance on the Department of State foreign assistance
website: 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) Funding.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act
under the headings ``Development Assistance'', ``Economic Support
Fund'', ``Democracy Fund'', ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and
Central Asia'', and ``International Narcotics Control and Law
Enforcement'', not less than $2,400,000,000 shall be made available for
democracy programs.
(b) Authorities.--
(1) Funds made available by this Act for democracy programs
pursuant to subsection (a) and under the heading ``National
Endowment for Democracy'' may be made available notwithstanding
any other provision of law, and with regard to the National
Endowment for Democracy (NED), any regulation.
(2) Funds made available by this Act for the NED are made
available pursuant to the authority of the National Endowment
for Democracy Act (title V of Public Law 98-164), including all
decisions regarding the selection of beneficiaries.
(c) Definition of Democracy Programs.--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, labor 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.
(d) Program Prioritization.--Funds made available pursuant to this
section that are made available for programs to strengthen government
institutions shall be prioritized for those institutions that
demonstrate a commitment to democracy and the rule of law.
(e) Restriction on Prior Approval.--With respect to the provision
of assistance for democracy programs 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.
(f) Continuation of Current Practices.--The United States Agency
for International Development shall continue to implement civil society
and political competition and consensus building programs abroad with
funds appropriated by this Act in a manner that recognizes the unique
benefits of grants and cooperative agreements in implementing such
programs.
(g) Informing the National Endowment for Democracy.--The Assistant
Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State,
and the Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict, and
Humanitarian Assistance, USAID, shall regularly inform the National
Endowment for Democracy of democracy programs that are planned and
supported by funds made available by this Act and prior Acts making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and
related programs.
(h) Protection of Civil Society Activists and Journalists.--Funds
appropriated by this Act under title III shall be made available to
support and protect civil society activists and journalists who have
been threatened, harassed, or attacked, consistent with the action plan
submitted pursuant to, and on the same terms and conditions of, section
7032(i) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 (division K of Public Law 115-141).
international religious freedom
Sec. 7033. (a) International Religious Freedom Office and Special
Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom.--Funds appropriated by this Act
under the heading ``Diplomatic Programs'' shall be made available for
the Office of International Religious Freedom, Bureau of Democracy,
Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, and the Special Envoy to
Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and
South Central Asia, as authorized in the Near East and South Central
Asia Religious Freedom Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-161), including for
support staff at not less than the amounts specified for such offices
in the table under such heading in the report accompanying this Act.
(b) Assistance.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
``Democracy Fund'', ``Economic Support Fund'', and ``International
Broadcasting Operations'' shall be made available for international
religious freedom programs and funds appropriated by this Act under the
headings ``International Disaster Assistance'' and ``Migration and
Refugee Assistance'' shall be made available for humanitarian
assistance for vulnerable and persecuted religious minorities.
(c) Authority.--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 notwithstanding any other provision of law for
assistance for ethnic and religious minorities in Iraq and Syria.
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) Atrocities Prevention.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act
under the headings ``Economic Support Fund'' and ``International
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', not less than $5,000,000 shall
be made available for programs to prevent atrocities, including to
implement recommendations of the Atrocities Prevention Board, or any
successor entity.
(c) World Food Programme.--Funds managed by the Bureau for
Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, or any successor
humanitarian assistance bureau, of the United States Agency for
International Development, from this or any other Act, may be made
available as a general contribution to the World Food Programme,
notwithstanding any other provision of law.
(d) Directives and Authorities.--
(1) Research and training.--Funds appropriated by this Act
under the heading ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central
Asia'' 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 et seq.).
(2) Additional authorities.--Of the amounts made available
by title I of this Act under the heading ``Diplomatic
Programs'', up to $500,000 may be made available for grants
pursuant to section 504 of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Year 1979 (22 U.S.C. 2656d), including to
facilitate collaboration with indigenous communities, and up to
$1,000,000 may be made available for grants to carry out the
activities of the Cultural Antiquities Task Force.
(3) Innovation.--The USAID Administrator may use funds
appropriated by this Act under title III to make innovation
incentive awards: Provided, That each individual award may not
exceed $100,000: Provided further, That no more than 15 such
awards may be made during fiscal year 2020.
(4) Exchange visitor program.--None of the funds made
available by this Act may be used to modify the Exchange
Visitor Program administered by the Department of State to
implement the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of
1961, as amended, (Public Law 87-256; 22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.),
except through the formal rulemaking process pursuant to the
Administrative Procedure Act and notwithstanding the exceptions
to such rulemaking process in such Act: Provided, That funds
made available for such purpose shall only be made available
after consultation with, and subject to the regular
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations,
regarding how any proposed modification would affect the public
diplomacy goals of, and the estimated economic impact on, the
United States.
(5) Private sector partnerships.--Of the funds appropriated
by this Act under the headings ``Development Assistance'' and
``Economic Support Fund'' that are made available for private
sector partnerships, up to $50,000,000 may remain available
until September 30, 2022: Provided, That funds made available
pursuant to this paragraph may only be made available following
prior consultation with the appropriate congressional
committees, and the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
(6) Vietnam education foundation.--Section 207(c) of the
Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2763A-257;
22 U.S.C. 2452) is amended by adding a new paragraph as
follows:
``(4) On October 1, 2019, any remaining unobligated
balances of funds made available under the heading `Vietnam
Education Foundation--Vietnam Debt Repayment Fund' that are not
necessary for liquidating the final liabilities of the Vietnam
Education Foundation shall be available for grants authorized
by section 211 of this Act.''.
(e) Partner Vetting.--Prior to initiating a partner vetting
program, or making significant changes to the scope of an existing
partner vetting program, the Secretary of State and USAID
Administrator, as appropriate, shall consult with the Committees on
Appropriations.
(f) Contingencies.--During fiscal year 2020, the President may use
up to $200,000,000 under the authority of section 451 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, notwithstanding any other provision of law.
(g) Transfer of Funds 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 Programs''
for fiscal year 2020, except for funds designated for Overseas
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) 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: Provided, That not more than
$50,000,000 may be transferred.
(h) Protections and Remedies for Employees of Diplomatic Missions
and International Organizations.--Section 7034(k) of the Department of
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
2015 (division J of Public Law 113-235) shall continue in effect during
fiscal year 2020.
(i) Extension of Authorities.--
(1) Passport fees.--Section 1(b)(2) of the Passport Act of
June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(b)(2)) shall be applied by
substituting ``September 30, 2020'' for ``September 30, 2010''.
(2) Incentives for critical posts.--The authority contained
in section 1115(d) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009
(Public Law 111-32) shall remain in effect through September
30, 2020.
(3) USAID civil service annuitant waiver.--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,
2020'' for ``October 1, 2010'' in subparagraph (B).
(4) Overseas pay comparability.--The authority provided by
section 1113 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009
(Public Law 111-32) shall remain in effect through September
30, 2020: Provided, That the exercise of the authority of
section 1113 of such Act, as carried forward by this Act, shall
be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on
Appropriations.
(5) Categorical eligibility.--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
2019'' and inserting ``2019, and 2020''; and
(ii) in subsection (e), by striking
``2019'' each place it appears and inserting
``2020''; and
(B) in section 599E (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) in
subsection (b)(2), by striking ``2019'' and inserting
``2020''.
(6) Inspector general annuitant waiver.--The authorities
provided in section 1015(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 2010 (Public Law 111-212) shall remain in effect through
September 30, 2020.
(7) Accountability review boards.--The authority provided
by section 301(a)(3) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and
Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4831(a)(3)) shall remain
in effect for facilities in Afghanistan through September 30,
2020, except that the notification and reporting requirements
contained in such section shall include the Committees on
Appropriations.
(8) Special inspector general for afghanistan
reconstruction competitive status.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, any employee of the Special Inspector General
for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) who completes at least
12 months of continuous service after the date of enactment of
this Act or who is employed on the date on which SIGAR
terminates, whichever occurs first, shall acquire competitive
status for appointment to any position in the competitive
service for which the employee possesses the required
qualifications.
(9) Transfer of balances.--Section 7081(h) of the
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 115-31)
shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2020.
(10) Department of state inspector general waiver
authority.--The Inspector General of the Department of State
may waive the provisions of subsections (a) through (d) of
section 824 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4064)
on a case-by-case basis for an annuitant reemployed by the
Inspector General on a temporary basis, subject to the same
constraints and in the same manner by which the Secretary of
State may exercise such waiver authority pursuant to subsection
(g) of such section.
(j) HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund.--Funds available in the HIV/AIDS
Working Capital Fund established pursuant to section 525(b)(1) of the
Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-447) may be made available for
pharmaceuticals and other products for other global health and child
survival activities to the same extent as HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and
other products, subject to the terms and conditions in such section:
Provided, That the authority in section 525(b)(5) of the Foreign
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriation Act,
2005 (Public Law 108-447) shall be exercised by the Assistant
Administrator for Global Health, USAID, with respect to funds deposited
for such non-HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, and shall be
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations.
(k) Loans, Consultation, and Notification.--
(1) Loan guarantees.--Funds appropriated under the headings
``Economic Support Fund'' and ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia
and Central Asia'' by this Act and prior Acts making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs may be made available for the costs, as
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974,
of loan guarantees for Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia, and Ukraine,
which are authorized to be provided: Provided, That amounts
made available under this paragraph for the costs of such
guarantees shall not be considered assistance for the purposes
of provisions of law limiting assistance to a country.
(2) Designation requirement.--Funds made available pursuant
to paragraph (1) from prior Acts making appropriations for the
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs
that were previously designated by the Congress for Overseas
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress for
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of such Act.
(3) Consultation and notification.--Funds made available
pursuant to the authorities of this subsection shall be subject
to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional
committees, and subject to the regular notification procedures
of the Committees on Appropriations.
(l) Local Works.--
(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the
headings ``Development Assistance'' and ``Economic Support
Fund'', not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available for
Local Works pursuant to section 7080 of the Department of
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations
Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113-235), which may remain
available until September 30, 2024.
(2) For the purposes of section 7080 of the Department of
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations
Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113-235), ``eligible
entities'' shall be defined as small local, international, and
United States-based nongovernmental organizations, educational
institutions, and other small entities that have received less
than a total of $5,000,000 from USAID over the previous 5
fiscal years: Provided, That departments or centers of such
educational institutions may be considered individually in
determining such eligibility.
(m) Definitions.--
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--Unless otherwise
defined in this Act, for purposes of this Act the term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committees
on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the
Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House
of Representatives.
(2) Funds appropriated by this act and prior acts.--Unless
otherwise defined in this Act, for purposes of this Act the
term ``funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs'' means funds that remain available for
obligation, and have not expired.
(3) International financial institutions.--In this Act
``international financial institutions'' means 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 International Fund for
Agricultural Development, 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, the African
Development Fund, and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee
Agency.
(4) Paris agreement.--In this Act, the term ``Paris
Agreement'' means the decision by the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change's 21st Conference of Parties in
Paris, France, adopted December 12, 2015.
(5) Southern kordofan reference.--Any reference to Southern
Kordofan in this or any other Act making appropriations for the
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs
shall for fiscal year 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter, be
deemed to include portions of Western Kordofan that were
previously part of Southern Kordofan prior to the 2013 division
of Southern Kordofan.
(6) USAID.--In this Act, the term ``USAID'' means the
United States Agency for International Development.
(7) Spend plan.--In this Act, the term ``spend plan'' means
a plan for the uses of funds appropriated for a particular
entity, country, program, purpose, or account and which shall
include, at a minimum, a description of--
(A) realistic and sustainable goals, criteria for
measuring progress, and a timeline for achieving such
goals;
(B) amounts and sources of funds by account;
(C) how such funds will complement other ongoing or
planned programs; and
(D) implementing partners, to the maximum extent
practicable.
law enforcement and security
Sec. 7035. (a) Assistance.--
(1) Community-based police assistance.--Funds made
available under 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.
(2) Counterterrorism partnerships fund.--Funds appropriated
by this Act under the heading Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism,
Demining and Related Programs shall be made available for the
Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund for programs in areas
liberated from, under the influence of, or adversely affected
by, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria or other terrorist
organizations: Provided, That such areas shall include the
Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Provided further, That prior to the
obligation of funds made available pursuant to this paragraph,
the Secretary of State shall take all practicable steps to
ensure that mechanisms are in place for monitoring, oversight,
and control of such funds: Provided further, That funds made
available pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to prior
consultation with the appropriate congressional committees, and
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations.
(b) Authorities.--
(1) 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.
(2) Disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration.--
Section 7034(d) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations,
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of
Public Law 113-235) shall continue in effect during fiscal year
2020.
(3) International prison conditions.-- Funds appropriated
by this Act shall be made available for assistance to eliminate
inhumane conditions in foreign prisons and other detention
facilities, notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961: Provided, That the Secretary of State
and the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees
on Appropriations on the proposed uses of such funds prior to
obligation and not later than 60 days after enactment of this
Act.
(4) Extension of war reserves stockpile authority.--
(A) Section 12001(d) of the Department of Defense
Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-287; 118 Stat.
1011) is amended by striking ``of this section'' and
all that follows through the period at the end and
inserting ``of this section after September 30,
2021.''.
(B) Section 514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)(2)(A)) is amended by
striking ``and 2020'' and inserting ``2020, and 2021''.
(5) Commercial leasing of defense articles.--
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, 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.
(6) Special defense acquisition fund.--Not to exceed
$900,000,000 may be obligated pursuant to section 51(c)(2) of
the Arms Export Control Act for the purposes of the Special
Defense Acquisition Fund (the Fund), to remain available for
obligation until September 30, 2022: 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.
(c) Limitations.--
(1) Child soldiers.--Funds appropriated by this Act should
not be used to support any military training or operations that
include child soldiers.
(2) Landmines and cluster munitions.--
(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--
(i) 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
(ii) such assistance, license, sale, or
transfer is for the purpose of demilitarizing
or permanently disposing of such cluster
munitions.
(3) Crowd control items.--Funds appropriated by this Act
should not be used for tear gas, small arms, light weapons,
ammunition, or other items for crowd control purposes for
foreign security forces that use excessive force to repress
peaceful expression, association, or assembly in countries that
the Secretary of State determines are undemocratic or are
undergoing democratic transitions.
(d) Reports.--
(1) Security assistance report.--Not later than 120 days
after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall
submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report on funds
obligated and expended during fiscal year 2019, by country and
purpose of assistance, under the headings ``Peacekeeping
Operations'', ``International Military Education and
Training'', and ``Foreign Military Financing Program''.
(2) Quarterly status report.--Following the submission of
the quarterly report required by section 36 of Public Law 90-
629 (22 U.S.C. 2776), the Secretary of State, in coordination
with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the Committees
on Appropriations a status report that contains the information
described under the heading ``Foreign Military Financing
Program'' in the report accompanying this Act.
enterprise funds
Sec. 7036. (a) Notification.--None of the funds made available
under titles III through VI of this Act may be made available for
Enterprise Funds unless the appropriate congressional committees are
notified at least 15 days in advance.
(b) Distribution of Assets Plan.--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
appropriate congressional committees a plan for the distribution of the
assets of the Enterprise Fund.
(c) Transition or Operating Plan.--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 appropriate congressional
committees.
war crimes tribunals
Sec. 7037. 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.
palestinian statehood
Sec. 7038. (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; and
(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.
(3) the governing entity has enacted 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.
(b) Waiver.--The President may waive subsection (a) if the
President determines that it is important to the national security
interest of the United States to do so.
(c) 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 7039 of this Act (``Limitation on Assistance for the
Palestinian Authority'').
limitation on assistance for the palestinian authority
Sec. 7039. (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 interest 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, and facilitate the settlement
of terrorism-related claims of nationals of the United States.
(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 under the heading
``Economic Support Fund'' in 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 and over which Hamas exercises undue
influence.
(2) Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph (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 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.
(g) Suspension of Assistance.--
(1) Funds appropriated under the heading ``Economic Support
Fund'' in this Act and made available for assistance for the
Palestinian Authority pursuant to subsection (b) shall be
suspended if after the date of enactment of this Act--
(A) 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
(B) the Palestinians initiate an International
Criminal Court (ICC) judicially authorized
investigation, or actively support such an
investigation, that subjects Israeli nationals to an
investigation for alleged crimes against Palestinians.
(2) The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in
paragraph (1) of this subsection resulting from the application
of subparagraph (A) of such paragraph if the Secretary
certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is
in the national security interest of the United States, and
submits a report to such Committees detailing how the waiver
and the continuation of assistance would assist in furthering
Middle East peace.
(h) Reduction.--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 the amount expended by the Palestinian
Authority, the Palestine Liberation Organization, and any successor or
affiliated organizations with such entities 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:
Provided, That the Secretary shall report to the Committees on
Appropriations on the amount reduced for fiscal year 2020 prior to the
obligation of funds for the Palestinian Authority.
(i) Incitement Report.--Not later than 90 days after enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the
appropriate congressional committees detailing steps taken by the
Palestinian Authority to counter incitement of violence against
Israelis and to promote peace and coexistence with Israel.
(j) Section 1003.--(1) The President may waive the provisions of
section 1003 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years
1988 and 1989 (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 appropriate
congressional committees that the Palestinians have not, after the date
of enactment of this Act--
(A) 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; and
(B) initiated or actively supported an ICC investigation
against Israeli nationals for alleged crimes against
Palestinians.
(2) Not less than 90 days after the President is unable to make the
certification pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, 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
paragraph (1) of this subsection or under previous provisions of law
must expire before the waiver under the preceding sentence may be
exercised.
(3) Any waiver pursuant to this subsection 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.
(k) Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.--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. 7040. (a) Oversight.--For fiscal year 2020, 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) Recognition of acts of terrorism.--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--
(A) the purpose of recognizing or otherwise
honoring individuals who commit, or have committed acts
of terrorism; and
(B) any educational institution located in the West
Bank or Gaza that is named after an individual who the
Secretary of State determines has committed an act of
terrorism.
(2) Security assistance and reporting requirement.--
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) Reporting Requirements.--
(1) Economic 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) Security assistance.--The reporting requirements in
section 1404 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008
(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.
(e) Private Sector Partnership Programs.--Funds appropriated by
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available
for private sector partnership programs for the West Bank and Gaza if
such funds are authorized: Provided, That funds made available pursuant
to this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with the
appropriate congressional committees, and the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
(f) Oversight by the United States Agency for International
Development.--
(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 $1,000,000
may be used by the Office of Inspector General of the United
States Agency for International Development for audits,
investigations, 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.
(g) Comptroller General of the United States Audit.--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 2020 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.
(h) Notification Procedures.--Funds made available in this Act for
West Bank and Gaza shall be subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
middle east and north africa
Sec. 7041. (a) Arab League Boycott of Israel.--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.
(b) Egypt.--
(1) Certification and report.--Funds appropriated by this
Act that are available for assistance for Egypt may be made
available notwithstanding any other provision of law
restricting assistance for Egypt, except for this subsection
and section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and may
only be made available for assistance for the Government of
Egypt if the Secretary of State certifies and reports 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) Funding.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act
under the headings ``Development Assistance'' and
``Economic Support Fund'', up to $102,500,000 may be
made available for assistance for Egypt, of which not
less than $35,000,000 should be made available for
higher education programs including not less than
$15,000,000 for scholarships for Egyptian students with
high financial need to attend not-for-profit
institutions of higher education: Provided, That such
funds shall be made available for democracy programs,
and for development programs in the Sinai: Provided
further, That such funds may not be made available for
cash transfer assistance or budget support.
(B) Limitation.--None of the 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 for a contribution, voluntary or
otherwise, to the ``Civil Associations and Foundations
Support Fund'', or any similar fund, established
pursuant to Law 70 on Associations and Other
Foundations Working in the Field of Civil Work
published in the Official Gazette of Egypt on May 29,
2017.
(3) Foreign military financing program.--
(A) Certification.--Of the funds appropriated by
this Act under the heading ``Foreign Military Financing
Program'', up to $1,300,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2021, may be made available for
assistance for Egypt: Provided, That such funds may be
transferred to an interest bearing account in the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, following
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations:
Provided further, That 20 percent of such funds shall
be withheld from obligation until the Secretary of
State certifies and reports to the Committees on
Appropriations that the Government of Egypt is taking,
on a sustained and effective basis, the steps
enumerated under this section in the report
accompanying this Act: Provided further, That the
certification requirement of this paragraph shall not
apply to funds appropriated by this Act under such
heading for counterterrorism, border security, and
nonproliferation programs for Egypt.
(B) Waiver.--(i) The Secretary of State may waive
the certification requirement in subparagraph (A) with
respect to 95 percent of the amount withheld from
obligation pursuant to such subparagraph if the
Secretary determines and reports to the Committees on
Appropriations that to do so is important to the
national security interest of the United States, and
includes in such report a detailed justification for
the use of such waiver and the reasons why any of the
certification requirements of subparagraph (A) cannot
be met: Provided, That the report required by this
paragraph shall be submitted in unclassified form, but
may be accompanied by a classified annex.
(ii) The remaining 5 percent may only be
made available for obligation if the Secretary
of State determines and reports to the
Committees on Appropriations that the
Government of Egypt has completed action to
provide fair and commensurate compensation to
American citizen April Corley for injuries
suffered by Egyptian armed forces on September
13, 2015: Provided, That none of the funds
withheld pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be
transferred to the interest bearing account
referenced in subparagraph (A) until the
determination in the preceding sentence has
been provided to the Committees on
Appropriations.
(c) Iran.--
(1) Funding.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the
headings ``Diplomatic Programs'', ``Economic Support Fund'',
and ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related
Programs'' shall be used by the Secretary of State to support
the activities described under this section in the report
accompanying this Act.
(2) Reports.--
(A) Semi-annual report.--The Secretary of State
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations the
semi-annual report required by section 135 of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2160e(d)(4)), as
added by section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review
Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-17).
(B) Sanctions report.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the
Treasury, shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report on--
(i) the status of United States bilateral
sanctions on Iran;
(ii) the reimposition and renewed
enforcement of secondary sanctions; and
(iii) the impact such sanctions have had on
Iran's destabilizing activities throughout the
Middle East.
(d) Iraq.--
(1) Purposes.--Funds appropriated under titles III and IV
of this Act shall be made available for assistance for Iraq for
economic, stabilization, and humanitarian programs described
under this section in the report accompanying this Act.
(2) Basing rights agreement.--None of the funds
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be
used by the Government of the United States to enter into a
permanent basing rights agreement between the United States and
Iraq.
(e) Jordan.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act under titles III
and IV, not less than $1,525,000,000 shall be made available for
assistance for Jordan, of which not less than $745,100,000 of the funds
appropriated under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' shall be for
budget support for the Government of Jordan and of which not less than
$425,000,000 shall be made available under the heading ``Foreign
Military Financing Program''.
(f) Lebanon.--Funds appropriated by this Act that are made
available for assistance for Lebanon--
(1) under the headings ``International Narcotics Control
and Law Enforcement'' and ``Foreign Military Financing
Program'' may be made available for the Lebanese Internal
Security Forces (ISF) and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to
address security and stability requirements in areas affected
by the conflict in Syria, following consultation with the
appropriate congressional committees;
(2) under the heading ``Foreign Military Financing
Program'' may be used 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 obligated for assistance for the LAF until the
Secretary of State submits to the Committees on Appropriations
a spend plan, including actions to be taken to ensure equipment
provided to the LAF is only used for the intended purposes,
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 include any funds specifically intended for lethal
military equipment: Provided further, That such spend plan
shall be submitted not later than September 1, 2020;
(3) shall not be made available for the ISF or the LAF if
these entities fall under control by a foreign terrorist
organization, as designated pursuant to section 219 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); and
(4) under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' may be made
available notwithstanding section 1224 of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-228; 22
U.S.C. 2346 note).
(g) Libya.--
(1) Assistance.--Funds appropriated under titles III and IV
of this Act shall be made available for stabilization
assistance for Libya, including border security: Provided, That
the limitation on the uses of funds for certain infrastructure
projects in section 7041(f)(2) of the Department of State,
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
2014 (division K of Public Law 113-76) shall apply to such
funds.
(2) Certification.--Prior to the initial obligation of
funds made available by this Act for assistance for Libya, the
Secretary of State shall certify and report to the Committees
on Appropriations that all practicable steps have been taken to
ensure that mechanisms are in place for monitoring, oversight,
and control of such funds.
(3) Cooperation on the september 2012 attack on united
states personnel and facilities.--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 certifies and 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.
(h) Morocco.--
(1) Availability and consultation requirement.--Funds
appropriated under the headings ``Development Assistance'' and
``Economic Support Fund'' in this Act shall be made available
for assistance for the Western Sahara: Provided, That not later
than 90 days after enactment of this Act and prior to the
obligation of such funds, the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the USAID Administrator, shall consult with
the Committees on Appropriations on the proposed uses of such
funds.
(2) Foreign military financing program.--Funds appropriated
by this Act under the heading ``Foreign Military Financing
Program'' that are available for assistance for Morocco may
only be used for the purposes requested in the Congressional
Budget Justification, Foreign Operations, Fiscal Year 2017.
(i) Saudi Arabia.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act
should be used to support the sale of nuclear technology to Saudi
Arabia.
(j) Syria.--
(1) Non-lethal assistance.--Funds appropriated by this Act
under the headings ``Economic Support Fund'', ``International
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', and ``Peacekeeping
Operations'' may be made available, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, for non-lethal stabilization assistance for
Syria, including for emergency medical and rescue response and
chemical weapons use investigations.
(2) Limitations.--Funds made available pursuant to
paragraph (1) of this subsection--
(A) may not be made available for a project or
activity that supports or otherwise legitimizes the
Government of Iran, the Government of the Russian
Federation, foreign terrorist organizations (as
designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189)), or a proxy of
Iran in Syria; and
(B) should not be used in areas of Syria controlled
by a government led by Bashar al-Assad or associated
forces.
(3) Monitoring and oversight.--Prior to the obligation of
any funds appropriated by this Act and made available for
assistance for Syria, the Secretary of State shall take all
practicable steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place for
monitoring, oversight, and control of such assistance inside
Syria.
(4) Consultation and notification.--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.
(k) Tunisia.--Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of
this Act, not less than $191,400,000 shall be made available for
assistance for Tunisia.
(l) Yemen.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
``Economic Support Fund'' shall be made available for stabilization
assistance for Yemen.
africa
Sec. 7042. (a) African Great Lakes Region Assistance Restriction.--
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ``International
Military Education and Training'' for the central government of a
country in the African Great Lakes region may be made available only
for Expanded International Military Education and Training and
professional military education until the Secretary of State determines
and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government is
not facilitating or otherwise participating in destabilizing activities
in a neighboring country, including aiding and abetting armed groups.
(b) Central African Republic.--Of the funds appropriated by this
Act under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'', not less than
$3,000,000 shall be made available for a contribution to the Special
Criminal Court in Central African Republic.
(c) Malawi.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the
heading ``Development Assistance'', not less than $56,000,000 shall be
made available for assistance for Malawi, of which up to $10,000,000
shall be made available for higher education programs.
(d) South Sudan.--Funds appropriated by this Act that are made
available for assistance for the central Government of South Sudan may
only be made available, following consultation with the Committees on
Appropriations, for the purposes described under this section in the
report accompanying this Act: Provided, That prior to the initial
obligation of funds to support South Sudan peace negotiations or to
implement a peace agreement, the Secretary of State shall consult with
the Committees on Appropriations on the intended uses of such funds and
steps taken by such government to advance or implement a peace
agreement.
(e) Sudan.--
(1) Limitations.--
(A) Assistance.--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.
(B) Loans.--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.
(2) Exclusions.--The limitations of paragraph (1) shall not
apply to funds made available for assistance described under
this section in the report accompanying this Act.
(f) Zimbabwe.--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
certifies and reports that the rule of law and freedom of expression,
association, and assembly are restored, except that 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) Bilateral economic assistance.--
(A) Authority.--Funds appropriated by this Act
under the headings ``Development Assistance'' and
``Economic Support Fund'' for assistance for Burma may
be made available notwithstanding any other provision
of law, except for this subsection, and following
consultation with the appropriate congressional
committees: Provided, That such funds may be made
available 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.
(B) Limitations.--Funds appropriated by this Act
under titles III and IV to carry out the provisions of
part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and made
available for assistance for Burma shall be subject to
the limitations enumerated under this section in the
report accompanying this Act.
(2) International security assistance.--None of the funds
appropriated by this Act under the headings ``International
Military Education and Training'' and ``Foreign Military
Financing Program'' may be made available for assistance for
Burma: Provided, That the Department of State may continue
consultations with the armed forces of Burma only on human
rights and disaster response in a manner consistent with the
prior fiscal year, and following consultation with the
appropriate congressional committees.
(b) Cambodia.--
(1) Limitation.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act
that are made available for assistance for the Government of
Cambodia may be obligated or expended unless the Secretary of
State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations
that such Government is meeting the conditions described under
this section in the report accompanying this Act.
(2) Uses.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
``Development Assistance'' and made available for assistance
for Cambodia shall be made available for the purposes described
under this section in the report accompanying this Act.
(c) Indo-Pacific Strategy.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act,
$160,000,000 shall be made available to support the implementation of
the Indo-Pacific Strategy.
(d) North Korea.--
(1) Limitation.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act
may be made available for assistance for the Government of
North Korea: Provided, That the Secretary of State may waive
the limitation in this paragraph, and the limitation on
assistance for North Korea contained in section 7007 of this
Act, if the Secretary determines and reports to the Committees
on Appropriations that to do so is important to the national
security interest of the United States, and submits in such
report a detailed justification.
(2) Human rights.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the
headings ``Democracy Fund'' and ``Economic Support Fund'' shall
be made available for the promotion of human rights in North
Korea: Provided, That the authority of section 7032(b) of this
Act shall apply to such funds.
(e) People's Republic of China.--
(1) Limitation on use of funds.--None of the funds
appropriated under the heading ``Diplomatic 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 (PRC) unless, at least 15 days in advance,
the Committees on Appropriations are notified of such proposed
action.
(2) People's liberation army.--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 PRC, 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.
(f) Philippines.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act under
the heading ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'' may
be made available for counternarcotics assistance for the Philippines,
except for drug demand reduction, maritime law enforcement, or
transnational interdiction.
(g) Tibet.--
(1) Financing of projects in tibet.--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 financing of 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) Programs for tibetan communities.--Of the funds
appropriated under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'', not
less than--
(A) Tibet autonomous region.--$8,000,000 shall be
made available to nongovernmental organizations to
support activities which preserve cultural traditions
and promote sustainable development, education, and
environmental conservation in Tibetan communities in
the Tibet Autonomous Region and in other Tibetan
communities in China, notwithstanding any other
provision of law;
(B) India and nepal.--$6,000,000 shall be made
available for programs to promote and preserve Tibetan
culture, development, and the resilience of Tibetan
communities in India and Nepal, and to assist in the
education and development of the next generation of
Tibetan leaders from such communities: Provided, That
such funds are in addition to amounts made available in
subparagraph (A) for programs inside Tibet; and
(C) Tibetan governance.--$3,000,000 shall be made
available for programs to strengthen the capacity of
Tibetan institutions and governance.
(h) Vietnam.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 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.
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Sec. 7044. (a) Afghanistan.--
(1) Authorities.--
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under titles III
through VI that are made available for assistance for
Afghanistan may be made available--
(i) notwithstanding section 7012 of this
Act or any similar provision of law and section
660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961;
(ii) for reconciliation programs and
disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration
activities for former combatants who have
renounced violence against the Government of
Afghanistan, including in accordance with
section 7046(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the Department of
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2012 (division I of Public
Law 112-74); and
(iii) for an endowment to empower women and
girls.
(B) Section 7046(a)(2)(A) of the Department of
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2012 (division I of Public Law 112-
74) shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act for
assistance for Afghanistan.
(2) Basing rights agreement.--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) Authority and uses of funds.--
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act for assistance
for Pakistan may be made available notwithstanding any
other provision of law, except for section 620M of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
(B) Funds appropriated by this Act for assistance
for Pakistan that are made available for infrastructure
projects shall be implemented in a manner consistent
with section 507(6) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.
2467(6)).
(C) The authorities and directives of section
7044(d)(4) of the Department of State, Foreign
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
2015 (division J of Public Law 113-235) regarding
scholarships for women shall apply to funds
appropriated by this Act for assistance for Pakistan,
following consultation with the Committees on
Appropriations.
(D) Funds appropriated by this Act under the
headings ``Economic Support Fund'' and
``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and
Related Programs'' that are made available for
assistance for Pakistan shall be made available to
interdict precursor materials from Pakistan to
Afghanistan that are used to manufacture improvised
explosive devices and for agriculture extension
programs that encourage alternative fertilizer use
among Pakistani farmers to decrease the dual use of
fertilizer in the manufacturing of improvised explosive
devices.
(2) Withholding.--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.
(c) Sri Lanka.--
(1) Certification.--Funds appropriated by this Act for
assistance for the central Government of Sri Lanka, except for
funds made available for humanitarian assistance and victims of
trauma, may be made available only if the Secretary of State
certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that
the Government of Sri Lanka is taking actions as described
under this section in the report accompanying this Act.
(2) International security assistance.--Funds appropriated
under title IV of this Act that are available for assistance
for Sri Lanka shall be subject to the following conditions--
(A) not to exceed $500,000 under the heading
``Foreign Military Financing Program'' may only be made
available for programs to support counterterrorism,
humanitarian and disaster response preparedness, and
maritime security, including professionalization and
training for the navy and coast guard; and
(B) funds under the heading ``Peacekeeping
Operations'' may only be made available for training
and equipment related to international peacekeeping
operations and improvements to peacekeeping-related
facilities, and only if the Government of Sri Lanka is
taking effective steps to bring to justice Sri Lankan
peacekeeping troops who have engaged in sexual
exploitation and abuse.
latin america and the caribbean
Sec. 7045. (a) Central America.--
(1) Assistance.--
(A) Fiscal year 2020.--Of the funds appropriated by this
Act under titles III and IV, not less than $540,850,000 shall
be made available for assistance for the countries of Central
America, including to implement the United States Strategy for
Engagement in Central America: Provided, That such assistance
shall be prioritized for programs and activities that addresses
the key factors that contribute to the migration of
unaccompanied, undocumented minors to the United States:
Provided further, That not less than $45,000,000 shall be for
support of Attorneys General and other activities to combat
corruption and impunity in such countries.
(B) Prior fiscal years.--
(i) Section 7045(a) of the Department of State,
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations
Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 115-31) is amended
by striking in paragraph (2), ``$655,000,000 should''
and inserting in lieu thereof, ``not less than
$655,000,000 shall''.
(ii) Section 7045(a) of the Department of State,
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations
Act, 2018 (division K of Public Law 115-141) is amended
by striking in paragraph (1), ``up to $615,000,000
may'' and inserting in lieu thereof, ``not less than
$615,000,000 shall''.
(iii) Section 7045(a) of the Department of State,
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations
Act, 2019 (division F of Public Law 116-6) is amended--
(I) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2),
(3), and (4) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and
(5), respectively;
(II) by inserting before paragraph (2), as
redesignated, the following new paragraph:
``(1) Assistance.--Of the funds appropriated under titles
III and IV of this Act, not less than $527,600,000 shall be
made available for assistance for the countries of Central
America to implement the United States Strategy for Engagement
in Central America.'';
(III) in paragraph (3), as redesignated, by
striking ``paragraph (1)'' each place it
appears and inserting ``paragraph (2)''; and
(IV) in paragraph (4) as redesignated--
(aa) by striking ``subsection
(a)(1)'' and inserting ``paragraph
(2)''; and
(bb) by striking ``subsection
(a)(2)'' and inserting ``paragraph
(3)''.
(2) Northern Triangle.--
(A) Assistance to the central governments.--Of funds made
available pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) under title IV of this
Act that are made available for assistance for each of the
central governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, 50
percent may only be obligated after the Secretary of State
certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional
committees that such government is meeting the requirements
enumerated under this section in the report accompanying this
Act.
(B) Reprogramming.--If the Secretary is unable to make the
certification required by subparagraph (A) for one or more of
the governments, such assistance for such central government
shall be reprogrammed for assistance for other countries in
Latin America and the Caribbean, notwithstanding the minimum
funding requirements of this subsection and of section 7019 of
this Act: Provided, That any such reprogramming shall be
subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
(C) Exceptions.--The limitation of subparagraph (A) shall
not apply to funds appropriated by this Act that are made
available for--
(i) the International Commission against Impunity
in Guatemala, the Mission to Support the Fight Against
Corruption and Impunity in Honduras, assistance for
support of Attorneys General, and other activities to
combat corruption and impunity;
(ii) programs to combat gender-based violence;
(iii) humanitarian assistance; and
(iv) global food security programs.
(b) Colombia.--
(1) Assistance.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act
under titles III and IV, not less than $457,253,000 shall be
made available for assistance for Colombia: Provided, That such
funds shall be made available for the programs and activities
described under this section in the report accompanying this
Act.
(2) Withholding of funds.--
(A) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the
heading ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' and made
available for assistance for Colombia, 20 percent may
be obligated only after the Secretary of State submits
to the Committees on Appropriation the certification
and report regarding such funds described under this
section in the report accompanying this Act.
(B) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the
heading ``International Narcotics Control and Law
Enforcement'' and made available for assistance for
Colombia, 20 percent may be obligated only after the
Secretary of State certifies and reports to the
Committees on Appropriations that the Government of
Colombia has reduced overall illicit drug cultivation
and trafficking.
(3) Authority.--Aircraft supported by funds appropriated by
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs
and made available for assistance for Colombia may be used to
transport personnel and supplies involved in drug eradication
and interdiction, including security for such activities, and
to provide transport in support of alternative development
programs and investigations by civilian judicial authorities.
(c) Haiti.--
(1) Certification.--Funds appropriated by this Act under
the headings ``Economic Support Fund'' that are made available
for assistance for Haiti may not be made available for
assistance for the central Government of Haiti unless the
Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on
Appropriations that such government is taking the steps
described under this section in the report accompanying this
Act.
(2) Haitian coast guard.--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) The Caribbean.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act under
title IV, not less than $58,000,000 shall be made available for the
Caribbean Basin Security Initiative.
(e) Venezuela.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the
heading ``Economic Support Fund'', not less than $17,500,000 shall be
made available for programs to promote democracy and the rule of law in
Venezuela.
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Sec. 7046. (a) Violations of Sovereignty.--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 such
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 (c)(1)
of this section, 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 the
previous proviso, the Secretary of State shall consult with the
Committees on Appropriations on how such assistance supports the
national security interest of the United States.
(b) Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act.--Section 907 of the
FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5812 note) shall not apply to--
(1) activities to support democracy or assistance under
title V of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5851 et seq.) and
section 1424 of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction
Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 2333) 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 United States International
Development Finance Corporation as authorized by the BUILD Act
of 2018 (division F of Public Law 115-254);
(5) any financing provided under the Export-Import Bank Act
of 1945 (Public Law 79-173); or
(6) humanitarian assistance.
(c) Countering Russian Influence and Aggression.--
(1) Limitation.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act
may be made available for assistance for the central Government
of the Russian Federation.
(2) Annexation of crimea.--
(A) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may
be made available for assistance for the central
government of a country that the Secretary of State
determines and reports to the Committees on
Appropriations has taken affirmative steps intended to
support or be supportive of the Russian Federation
annexation of Crimea or other territory in Ukraine:
Provided, That except as otherwise provided in
subsection (a), the Secretary may waive the restriction
on assistance required by this subparagraph if the
Secretary determines and reports to such Committees
that to do so is in the national interest of the United
States, and includes a justification for such interest.
(B) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may
be made available for--
(i) the implementation of any action or
policy that recognizes the sovereignty of the
Russian Federation over Crimea or other
territory in Ukraine;
(ii) the facilitation, financing, or
guarantee of United States Government
investments in Crimea or other territory in
Ukraine under the control of Russian-backed
separatists, if such activity includes the
participation of Russian Government officials,
or other Russian owned or controlled financial
entities; or
(iii) assistance for Crimea or other
territory in Ukraine under the control of
Russian-backed separatists, if such assistance
includes the participation of Russian
Government officials, or other Russian owned or
controlled financial entities.
(C) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct
the United States executive directors of each
international financial institution to vote against any
assistance by such institution (including any loan,
credit, or guarantee) for any program that violates the
sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine.
(D) The requirements and limitations of this
subsection shall cease to be in effect if the Secretary
of State determines and reports to the Committees on
Appropriations that the Government of Ukraine has
reestablished sovereignty over Crimea and other
territory in Ukraine under the control of Russian-
backed separatists.
(3) Occupation of the Georgian Territories of Abkhazia and
Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia.--
(A) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made
available for assistance for the central government of a
country that the Secretary of State determines and reports to
the Committees on Appropriations has recognized the
independence of, or has established diplomatic relations with,
the Russian occupied Georgian territories of Abkhazia and
Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia: Provided, That the Secretary
shall publish on the Department of State website a list of any
such central governments in a timely manner: Provided further,
That the Secretary may waive the restriction on assistance
required by this subparagraph if the Secretary determines and
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is in
the national interest of the United States, and includes a
justification for such interest.
(B) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made
available to support the Russian occupation of the Georgian
territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia.
(C) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United
States executive directors of each international financial
institution to vote against any assistance by such institution
(including any loan, credit, or guarantee) for any program that
violates the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia.
(4) Countering Russian Influence Fund.--
(A) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under titles III
and IV, not less than $280,000,000 shall be made available to
carry out the purposes of the Countering Russian Influence
Fund, as authorized by section 254 of the Countering Russian
Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-44;
22 U.S.C. 9543) and notwithstanding the country limitation in
subsection (b) of such section, and programs to enhance the
capacity of law enforcement and security forces in countries in
Europe and Eurasia and strengthen security cooperation between
such countries and the United States and the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization, as appropriate.
(B) Funds appropriated by this Act and made available for
assistance for the Eastern Partnership countries shall be made
available to advance the implementation of Association
Agreements and trade agreements with the European Union, and to
reduce their vulnerability to external economic and political
pressure from the Russian Federation.
(5) Democracy Programs.--Funds appropriated by this Act shall be
made available to support democracy programs, as defined in section
7032(c) of this Act, in the Russian Federation, countries along the
Russian periphery, and other countries in Europe and Eurasia targeted
by, or potentially vulnerable to, the malign influence campaigns of the
Russian Federation: Provided, That not later than 90 days after the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the
Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a multi-
year strategy for such programs in the manner described under this
section in the report accompanying this Act.
(d) Turkey.--None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, may be
made available to transfer or deliver, or to facilitate the transfer or
delivery of, F-35 aircraft to Turkey, including any defense articles or
services related to such aircraft, until the Secretary of State
certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the
Government of Turkey is not purchasing the S-400 missile defense system
from Russia and will not accept the delivery of such system.
stabilization and development in regions impacted by extremism and
conflict
Sec. 7047. (a) Countering Foreign Fighters and Extremist
Organizations.--Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act
shall be made available for programs and activities to counter and
defeat violent extremism and foreign fighters abroad.
(b) Relief and Recovery Fund.--
(1) Funds and transfer authority.--Of the funds
appropriated by this Act under the headings ``Economic Support
Fund'', ``International Narcotics Control and Law
Enforcement'', ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and
Related Programs'', ``Peacekeeping Operations'', and ``Foreign
Military Financing Program'', not less than $195,000,000 shall
be made available for the Relief and Recovery Fund for
assistance for areas liberated or at risk from, or under the
control of, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, other
terrorist organizations, or violent extremist organizations,
including for stabilization assistance for vulnerable ethnic
and religious minority communities affected by conflict:
Provided, That such funds are in addition to amounts otherwise
made available for such purposes and to amounts specifically
designated in this Act or in the report accompanying this Act
for assistance for countries: Provided further, That such funds
appropriated under such headings may be transferred to, and
merged with, funds appropriated under such headings: Provided
further, That such transfer authority is in addition to any
other transfer authority provided by this Act or any other Act,
and is subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
(2) Transitional justice.--Of the funds appropriated by
this Act under the heading ``International Narcotics Control
and Law Enforcement'' that are made available for the Relief
and Recovery Fund, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made
available for programs to promote accountability in Iraq and
Syria for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes,
which shall be in addition to any other funds made available by
this Act for such purposes: Provided, That such programs shall
include components to develop local investigative and judicial
skills, and to collect and preserve evidence and maintain the
chain of custody of evidence, including for use in
prosecutions: Provided further, That such funds shall be
administered by the Special Coordinator for the Office of
Global Criminal Justice, Department of State: Provided further,
That funds made available by this paragraph shall only be made
available on an open and competitive basis.
(d) Fragile States and Extremism.--Funds appropriated by this Act
shall be made available for the purposes of section 7080 of the
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 115-31), subject to
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations.
united nations
Sec. 7048. (a) Transparency and Accountability.--
(1) Restrictions.--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 (including the Department
of Peacekeeping Operations), any United Nations agency, or the
Organization of American States, 15 percent may not be
obligated for such organization, department, or agency until
the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees
on Appropriations that the organization, department, or agency
is meeting the transparency and accountability requirements
detailed in the report accompanying this Act.
(2) Waiver.--The restrictions imposed by or pursuant to
paragraph (1) may be waived on a case-by-case basis if the
Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on
Appropriations that such waiver is necessary to avert or
respond to a humanitarian crisis.
(b) Restrictions on United Nations Delegations and Organizations.--
(1) Limitation.--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 or may be made available as a contribution
to any organization, agency, commission, or program within the
United Nations system if such agency, body, commission,
program, or organization 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
as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. App. 24 2405(j)(1)), or any
other provision of law is a government that has repeatedly
provided support for acts of international terrorism.
(2) Waiver.--The Secretary of State may waive the
restriction in this subsection if the Secretary determines and
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is
important to the national interest of the United States,
including a description of the national interest served.
(c) United Nations Human Rights Council.--Funds appropriated by
this Act shall 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 does
not serve the national interest of the United States and that the
Council is not taking significant steps to remove Israel as a permanent
agenda item nor taking actions to ensure integrity in the election of
members to such Council: Provided, That such report shall include a
description of how the national interest is better served by our
withdrawal from the Council: Provided further, That the Secretary of
State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than
September 30, 2020, on the resolutions considered in the United Nations
Human Rights Council during the previous 12 months, and on steps taken
to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item and ensure integrity in the
election of members to such Council.
(d) United Nations Relief and Works Agency.--Funds appropriated by
this Act under title III shall be made available to the United Nations
Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), unless the Secretary of State
determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that UNRWA--
(1) inappropriately utilizes Operations Support Officers in
the West Bank, Gaza, and other fields of operation to inspect
UNRWA installations;
(2) is not promptly acting 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) is not implementing procedures to maintain the
neutrality of its facilities, including implementing a no-
weapons policy, and conducting regular inspections of its
installations, to ensure they are only used for humanitarian or
other appropriate purposes;
(4) is not 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;
(5) is not 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;
(6) is engaging in operations with financial institutions
or related entities in violation of relevant United States law,
and is not taking steps to improve the financial transparency
of the organization; and
(7) is not in compliance with the United Nations Board of
Auditors' biennial audit requirements and is not implementing
in a timely fashion the Board's recommendations.
(e) 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 2020 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 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.
(f) Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Peacekeeping Operations.--The
Secretary of State should withhold assistance to any unit of the
security forces of a foreign country if the Secretary has credible
information that such unit has engaged in sexual exploitation or abuse,
including while serving in a United Nations peacekeeping operation,
until the Secretary determines that the government of such country is
taking effective steps to hold the responsible members of such unit
accountable and to prevent future incidents: Provided, That the
Secretary shall promptly notify the government of each country subject
to any withholding of assistance pursuant to this subsection, and shall
notify the appropriate congressional committees of such withholding not
later than 10 days after a determination to withhold such assistance is
made: Provided further, That the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent
practicable, assist such government in bringing the responsible members
of such unit to justice.
(g) Additional Availability.--Subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, funds appropriated by
this Act which are returned or not made available due to the
implementation of subsection (a), the second proviso under the heading
``Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities'' in title I
of this Act, or section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2227(a)), shall remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2021: 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.
(h) Prior Year Peacekeeping Assessments.--Section 404(b)(2)(B) of
the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995,
(22 U.S.C. 287e note) is amended at the end by adding the following:
``(vii) For assessments made during
calendar year 2016, 28.5738 percent.
``(viii) For assessments made during
calendar year 2017, 28.4691 percent.
``(ix) For assessments made during calendar
year 2018, 28.4344 percent.''.
inspectors general
Sec. 7049. (a) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--None of the funds
appropriated by this Act may be used to deny an Inspector General
funded under this Act timely access to any records, documents, or other
materials available to the department or agency of the United States
Government over which such Inspector General has responsibilities under
the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), or to prevent or
impede the access of such Inspector General to such records, documents,
or other materials, under any provision of law, except a provision of
law that expressly refers to such Inspector General and expressly
limits the right of access of such Inspector General.
(b) Report.--Each Inspector General covered by this section shall
report to the Committees on Appropriations within 5 calendar days of
any failure by any department or agency of the United States Government
to provide its Inspector General access to all requested records,
documents, and other materials.
global internet freedom
Sec. 7050. (a) Funding.--Of the funds available for obligation
during fiscal year 2020 under the headings ``International Broadcasting
Operations'', ``Economic Support Fund'', ``Democracy Fund'', and
``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia'', not less than
$60,500,000 shall be made available for programs to promote Internet
freedom globally.
(b) Coordination and Spend Plans.--After consultation among the
relevant agency heads to coordinate and de-conflict planned activities,
but not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of State and the Chief Executive Officer of the United States Agency
for Global Media shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations spend
plans for funds made available by this Act for programs to promote
Internet freedom globally, which shall include a description of
safeguards established by relevant agencies to ensure that such
programs are not used for illicit purposes.
(c) Security Audits.--Funds made available pursuant to this section
to promote Internet freedom globally may only be made available to
support technologies that undergo comprehensive security audits
conducted by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor,
Department of State to ensure that such technology is secure and has
not been compromised in a manner detrimental to the interest of the
United States or to individuals and organizations benefiting from
programs supported by such funds.
torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment
Sec. 7051. (a) Limitation.--None of the funds made available by
this Act may be used to support or justify the use of torture and other
cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment by any official or
contract employee of the United States Government.
(b) Assistance.--Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this
Act shall be made available, notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 and following consultation with the Committees
on Appropriations, for assistance to eliminate torture and other cruel,
inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment by foreign police,
military or other security forces in countries receiving assistance
from funds appropriated by this Act.
aircraft transfer, coordination, and use
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 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.
(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) Authority.--The uses of aircraft purchased or leased by
the Department of State and the United States Agency for
International Development 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 notwithstanding section 7006(b) of this
Act, 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 in connection with the use of aircraft
owned, leased, or chartered by the Department of State may be
credited to the Working Capital Fund of the Department and
shall be available for expenses related to the purchase, lease,
maintenance, chartering, or operation of such aircraft.
(2) Scope.--The requirement and authorities of this
subsection shall only apply to aircraft, the primary purpose of
which is the transportation of personnel.
(d) Aircraft Operations and Maintenance.--To the maximum extent
practicable, the costs of operations and maintenance, including fuel,
of aircraft funded by this Act shall be borne by the recipient country.
parking fines and real property taxes owed by foreign governments
Sec. 7053. The terms and conditions of section 7055 of the
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of Public Law 111-117) shall apply
to this Act: Provided, That the date ``September 30, 2009'' in
subsection (f)(2)(B) of such section shall be deemed to be ``September
30, 2019''.
international monetary fund
Sec. 7054. The terms and conditions of sections 7086(b) (1) and
(2) and 7090(a) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of Public Law
111-117) shall apply to this Act.
extradition
Sec. 7055. (a) Limitation.--None of the funds appropriated in this
Act may be used to provide assistance (other than funds provided under
the headings ``International Disaster Assistance'', ``Complex Crises
Fund'', ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'',
``Migration and Refugee Assistance'', ``United States Emergency Refugee
and Migration Assistance Fund'', 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) Clarification.--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) Waiver.--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 interest of the United States.
impact on jobs in the united states
Sec. 7056. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available under titles III through VI of this Act 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; or
(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.
united nations population fund
Sec. 7057. (a) Contribution.--Of the funds made available under the
heading ``International Organizations and Programs'' in this Act for
fiscal year 2020, $55,500,000 shall be made available for the United
Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
(b) Availability of Funds.--Funds appropriated by this Act for
UNFPA, that are not made available for UNFPA because of the operation
of any provision of law, shall be transferred to the ``Global Health
Programs'' account and shall be made available for family planning,
maternal, and reproductive health activities, subject to the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
(c) Prohibition on Use of Funds in China.--None of the funds made
available by this Act may be used by UNFPA for a country program in the
People's Republic of China.
(d) Conditions on Availability of Funds.--Funds made available by
this Act for UNFPA may not be made available unless--
(1) UNFPA maintains funds made available by this Act in an
account separate from other accounts of UNFPA and does not
commingle such funds with other sums; and
(2) UNFPA does not fund abortions.
(e) Report to Congress and Dollar-for-Dollar Withholding of
Funds.--
(1) Not later than 4 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the
Committees on Appropriations indicating the amount of funds
that UNFPA is budgeting for the year in which the report is
submitted for a country program in the People's Republic of
China.
(2) If a report under paragraph (1) indicates that UNFPA
plans to spend funds for a country program in the People's
Republic of China in the year covered by the report, then the
amount of such funds UNFPA plans to spend in the People's
Republic of China shall be deducted from the funds made
available to UNFPA after March 1 for obligation for the
remainder of the fiscal year in which the report is submitted.
global health activities
Sec. 7058. (a) In General.--Funds appropriated by titles III and IV
of this Act that are made available for global health 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: Provided, That of the funds
appropriated under the heading ``Global Health Programs'' in this Act,
not less than $750,000,000 shall be made available for family planning/
reproductive health, including in areas where population growth
threatens biodiversity or endangered species: 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 made available to implement the Presidential
Memorandum on Mexico City Policy dated January 23, 2017: Provided
further, That none of the funds made available by this Act may be used
in contravention of the conditions of section 7018 of this Act and
section 104(f)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
(b) Contagious Infectious Disease Outbreaks.--
(1) Extraordinary measures.--If the Secretary of State
determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that
an international infectious disease outbreak is sustained,
severe, and is spreading internationally, or that it is in the
national interest to respond to a Public Health Emergency of
International Concern, funds appropriated by this Act under the
headings ``Global Health Programs'', ``Development
Assistance'', ``International Disaster Assistance'', ``Complex
Crises Fund'', ``Economic Support Fund'', ``Democracy Fund'',
``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia'',
``Migration and Refugee Assistance'', and ``Millennium
Challenge Corporation'' may be made available to combat such
infectious disease or public health emergency, and may be
transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under such
headings for the purposes of this paragraph.
(2) Emergency reserve fund.--Up to $10,000,000 of the funds
made available under the heading ``Global Health Programs'' may
be made available for the Emergency Reserve Fund established
pursuant to section 7058(c)(1) of the Department of State,
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
2017 (division J of Public Law 115-31): Provided, That such
funds shall be made available under the same terms and
conditions of such section.
(3) Consultation and notification.--Funds made available by
this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with the
appropriate congressional committees, 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 for
programs specifically designed 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.--Of the funds appropriated under titles
III and IV of this Act, not less than $165,000,000 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.
(d) Women and Girls at Risk From Extremism.--Of the funds
appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Development Assistance'',
not less than $15,000,000 shall be made available to support women and
girls who are at risk from extremism and conflict, and for the
activities described in section 7059(e)(1) of the Department of State,
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018
(division K of Public Law 115-141): Provided, That such funds are in
addition to amounts otherwise made available by this Act for such
purposes, and shall be made available following consultation with, and
the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on
Appropriations.
sector allocations
Sec. 7060. (a) Basic Education and Higher Education.--
(1) Basic education.--
(A) Of the funds appropriated under title III of
this Act, not less than $925,000,000 shall be made
available for assistance for basic education, and such
funds may be made available notwithstanding any other
provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign
countries: Provided, That funds made available under
the headings ``Development Assistance'' and ``Economic
Support Fund'' for the support of non-state schools in
this Act and prior Acts shall be subject to the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations.
(B) Of the funds appropriated under title III of
this Act for assistance for basic education programs,
not less than $125,000,000 shall be made available for
contributions to multilateral partnerships that support
education.
(2) Higher education.--Of the funds appropriated by title
III of this Act, not less than $235,000,000 shall be made
available for assistance for higher education: Provided, That
such funds may be made available notwithstanding any other
provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign
countries, and shall be subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
(b) Environment Programs.--
(1) Authority, notification, and limitation.--
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the
provisions of sections 103 through 106, and chapter 4
of part II, of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may
be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
except for the provisions of this subsection, to
support environment programs.
(B) Funds made available pursuant to this
subsection shall be subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
(C) Funds in this Act and prior Acts may be made
available for a contribution, grant, or any other
payment for the Paris Agreement: Provided, That any
such use of funds shall be subject to prior
consultation with, and the regular notification
procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.
(D) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available by this Act, or prior Acts making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs, may be used to
provide formal notification under Article 28 of the
Paris Agreement of the withdrawal of the United States
from such Agreement.
(2) Conservation programs.--
(A) Of the funds appropriated under title III of
this Act, not less than $295,000,000 shall be made
available for biodiversity conservation programs.
(B) Not less than $100,664,000 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.
(3) Sustainable landscapes.--Of the funds appropriated
under title III of this Act, not less than $135,000,000 shall
be made available for sustainable landscapes programs.
(4) Adaptation.--Of the funds appropriated under title III
of this Act, not less than $177,000,000 shall be made available
for adaptation programs.
(5) Renewable energy.--Of the funds appropriated under
title III of this Act, not less than $179,000,000 shall be made
available for renewable energy programs.
(c) Food Security and Agricultural Development.--Of the funds
appropriated by title III of this Act, not less than $1,005,600,000
shall be made available for food security and agricultural development
programs to carry out the purposes of the Global Food Security Act of
2016 (Public Law 114-195): Provided, That funds may be made available
for a contribution as authorized by section 3202 of the Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-246), as amended
by section 3310 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law
115-334).
(d) Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises.--Of the funds
appropriated by this Act, not less than $265,000,000 shall be made
available to support the development of, and access to financing for,
micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises that benefit the poor,
especially women.
(e) Programs To Combat Trafficking in Persons.--Of the funds
appropriated by this Act under the headings ``Development Assistance'',
``Economic Support Fund'', ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central
Asia'', and ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'',
not less than $67,000,000 shall be made available for activities to
combat trafficking in persons internationally.
(f) Reconciliation Programs.--Funds appropriated by this Act under
the heading ``Development Assistance'' shall be made available to
support people-to-people reconciliation programs which bring together
individuals of different ethnic, religious, and political backgrounds
from areas of civil strife and war: Provided, That the USAID
Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations,
prior to the initial obligation of funds, on the uses of such funds,
and such funds shall be subject to the regular notification procedures
of the Committees on Appropriations.
(g) Water and Sanitation.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act,
not less than $435,000,000 shall be made available for water supply and
sanitation projects pursuant to section 136 of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961, of which not less than $195,000,000 shall be for programs
in sub-Saharan Africa, and of which not less than $15,000,000 shall be
made available to support initiatives by local communities in
developing countries to build and maintain safe latrines.
budget documents
Sec. 7061. (a) Operating Plans.--Not later than 45 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, each department, agency, or organization
funded in titles I, II, and VI of this Act, 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 2020, that
provides details of the uses of such funds at the program, project, and
activity level: Provided, That operating plans that include changes in
levels of funding for programs, projects, and activities specified in
the congressional budget justification, in this Act, or amounts
specifically designated in the respective tables included in the report
accompanying this Act, as applicable, shall be subject to the
notification and reprogramming requirements of section 7015 of this
Act.
(b) Spend Plans.--
(1) Not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of State or Administrator of the United States Agency
for International Development, as appropriate, shall submit to
the Committees on Appropriations a spend plan for funds made
available by this Act, for--
(A) assistance for Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon,
Pakistan, Colombia, and countries in Central America;
(B) assistance made available pursuant to section
7046(c) of this Act to counter Russian influence and
aggression, except that such plan shall be on a
country-by-country basis;
(C) assistance made available pursuant to section
7059 of this Act;
(D) the Indo-Pacific Strategy;
(E) democracy programs, Power Africa, programs to
support section 7047(a) of this Act, and sectors
enumerated in subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and
(g) of section 7060 of this Act; and
(F) funds provided under the heading
``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement''
for International Organized Crime and for Cybercrime
and Intellectual Property Rights: Provided, That the
spend plans shall include bilateral and global programs
funded under such heading along with a brief
description of the activities planned for each country.
(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 heading ``Department of the Treasury,
International Affairs Technical Assistance'' in title III.
(c) Clarification.--The spend plans referenced in subsection (b)
shall not be considered as meeting the notification requirements in
this Act or under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
(d) Congressional Budget Justification.--
(1) The congressional budget justification 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 2021:
Provided, That the appendices for such justification shall be
provided to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 10
calendar days thereafter: Provided further, That if the
appendices referenced in the preceding proviso are not provided
to such Committee by the date specified, none of the funds made
available under the heading ``Diplomatic Programs'' and
designated in paragraph (3) for Diplomatic Policy and Support
shall be available for travel and related expenses of the
Secretary of State until such budget appendices are provided to
the Committees on Appropriations.
(2) The Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator
shall include in the congressional budget justification a
detailed justification for multi-year availability for any
funds requested under the headings ``Diplomatic Programs'' and
``Operating Expenses''.
(e) Change in Allocation of Foreign Assistance.--The Department of
State shall fully comply with the notification requirement pursuant to
section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (Public Law 87-
195) not later than the period of time specified in such section:
Provided, That if the report accompanying the notification referenced
in the preceding sentence is not provided to the Committees on
Appropriations within the specified time, none of the funds made
available under the heading ``Diplomatic Programs'' and designated in
paragraph (3) for Diplomatic Policy and Support shall be available for
travel and related expenses of the Secretary of State until such report
is provided to the Committees on Appropriations.
reorganization
Sec. 7062. (a) Prior Consultation and Notification.--Funds
appropriated by this Act, prior Acts making appropriations for the
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, or any
other Act may not be used to implement a reorganization, redesign, or
other plan described in paragraph (2) by the Department of State, the
United States Agency for International Development, or any other
Federal department, agency, or organization funded by this Act without
prior consultation by the head of such department, agency, or
organization with the appropriate congressional committees: Provided,
That such funds shall be subject to the regular notification procedures
of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That any such
notification submitted to such Committees shall include a detailed
justification for any proposed action, including the information
specified under this section in the report accompanying this Act.
(b) Description of Activities.--Pursuant to paragraph (1), a
reorganization, redesign, or other plan shall include any action to--
(1) expand, eliminate, consolidate, or downsize covered
departments, agencies, or organizations, including bureaus and offices
within or between such departments, agencies, or organizations,
including the transfer to other agencies of the authorities and
responsibilities of such bureaus and offices; or
(2) expand, eliminate, consolidate, or downsize the United States
official presence overseas including at bilateral, regional, and
multilateral diplomatic facilities and other platforms.
designation
Sec. 7063. Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress for
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) 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.
assistance for foreign nongovernmental organizations
Sec. 7064. The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et
seq.) is amended by inserting after section 104C the following:
``SEC. 104D ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE.
``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regulation, or
policy, in determining eligibility for assistance under sections 104,
104A, 104B, and 104C, a foreign nongovernmental organization--
``(1) shall not be ineligible for such assistance solely on
the basis of health or medical services, including counseling
and referral services, provided by such organization with non-
United States Government funds if such services--
``(A) are permitted in the country in which they
are being provided; and
``(B) would not violate United States law if
provided in the United States; and
``(2) shall not be subject to requirements relating to the
use of non-United States Government funds for advocacy and
lobbying activities other than those that apply to United
States nongovernmental organizations receiving assistance under
this part.''.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of State, Foreign
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020''.
Union Calendar No. 54
116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2839
[Report No. 116-78]
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A BILL
Making appropriations for Department of State, foreign operations, and
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for
other purposes.
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May 20, 2019
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. 116-78, by Mrs. Lowey.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 116-78, by Mrs. Lowey.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 54.
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