Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026
This bill provides FY2026 appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for activities and programs related to financial services, general government, national security, the administration of foreign affairs, and foreign assistance.
Specifically, the bill includes 2 of the 12 regular FY2026 appropriations bills: (1) the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2026; and (2) the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026.
The departments, agencies, and activities funded in the bill include
The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7006 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7006
Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 12, 2026
Mr. Cole introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the
Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Services and General
Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 2026''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. References.
Sec. 4. Explanatory statement.
Sec. 5. Statement of appropriations.
Sec. 6. Payment to widows and heirs of deceased Members of Congress.
DIVISION A--FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
ACT, 2026
Title I--Department of the Treasury
Title II--Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to
the President
Title III--The Judiciary
Title IV--District of Columbia
Title V--Independent Agencies
Title VI--General Provisions--This Act
Title VII--General Provisions--Government-wide
Title VIII--General Provisions--District of Columbia
DIVISION B--NATIONAL SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF STATE, AND RELATED
PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026
Title I--Department of State and Related Programs
Title II--Administration of Assistance
Title III--Bilateral Economic Assistance
Title IV--International Security Assistance
Title V--Multilateral Assistance
Title VI--Export and Investment Assistance
Title VII--General Provisions
DIVISION C--OTHER MATTERS
SEC. 3. REFERENCES.
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ``this
Act'' contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as
referring only to the provisions of that division.
SEC. 4. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.
The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the House
section of the Congressional Record on or about January 14, 2026, and
submitted by the chair of the Committee on Appropriations of the House,
shall have the same effect with respect to the allocation of funds and
implementation of divisions A and B of this Act as if it were a joint
explanatory statement of a committee of conference.
SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS.
The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any money
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2026.
SEC. 6. PAYMENT TO WIDOWS AND HEIRS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
For payment to Jill Marie LaMalfa, widow of Douglas L. LaMalfa,
late a Representative from the State of California, $174,000.
DIVISION A--FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
ACT, 2026
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Departmental Offices
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices including
operation and maintenance of the Treasury Building and Freedman's Bank
Building; hire of passenger motor vehicles; maintenance, repairs, and
improvements of, and purchase of commercial insurance policies for,
real properties leased or owned overseas, when necessary for the
performance of official business; executive direction program
activities; international affairs and economic policy activities;
domestic finance and tax policy activities, including technical
assistance to State, local, and territorial entities; and Treasury-wide
management policies and programs activities, $287,576,000: Provided,
That of the amount appropriated under this heading--
(1) not to exceed $1,350,000 is for official reception and
representation expenses of which $1,000,000 is available until
January 30, 2027, for hosting the G20 Financial Summit;
(2) not to exceed $258,000 is for unforeseen emergencies of
a confidential nature to be allocated and expended under the
direction of the Secretary of the Treasury and to be accounted
for solely on the Secretary's certificate; and
(3) not to exceed $42,000,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2027, for--
(A) the Treasury-wide Financial Statement Audit and
Internal Control Program;
(B) information technology modernization
requirements;
(C) the audit, oversight, and administration of the
Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund;
(D) the development and implementation of programs
within the Office of Cybersecurity and Critical
Infrastructure Protection, including entering into
cooperative agreements;
(E) operations and maintenance of facilities; and
(F) international operations.
committee on foreign investment in the united states fund
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Committee on Foreign Investment in
the United States, $21,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That the chairperson of the Committee may transfer such
amounts to any department or agency represented on the Committee
(including the Department of the Treasury) subject to advance
notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That the Department
shall submit a report with the notification describing the amount of
the transfer, the purpose of the transfer, and the receiving agency:
Provided further, That amounts so transferred shall remain available
until expended for expenses of implementing section 721 of the Defense
Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. 4565), and shall be
available in addition to any other funds available to any department or
agency: Provided further, That fees authorized by section 721(p) of
such Act shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting
collections: Provided further, That the total amount appropriated
under this heading from the general fund shall be reduced as such
offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2026, so as to
result in a total appropriation from the general fund estimated at not
more than $0.
office of terrorism and financial intelligence
salaries and expenses
For the necessary expenses of the Office of Terrorism and Financial
Intelligence to safeguard the financial system against illicit use and
to combat rogue nations, terrorist facilitators, weapons of mass
destruction proliferators, human rights abusers, money launderers, drug
kingpins, and other national security threats, $237,662,000, of which
not less than $3,000,000 shall be available for addressing human rights
violations and corruption, including activities authorized by the
Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 2656 note):
Provided, That of the amounts appropriated under this heading, up to
$16,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027.
cybersecurity enhancement account
For salaries and expenses for enhanced cybersecurity for systems
operated by the Department of the Treasury, $59,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2028: Provided, That such funds shall
supplement and not supplant any other amounts made available to the
Treasury offices and bureaus for cybersecurity: Provided further, That
of the total amount made available under this heading $6,000,000 shall
be available for administrative expenses for the Treasury Chief
Information Officer to provide oversight of the investments made under
this heading: Provided further, That such funds shall supplement and
not supplant any other amounts made available to the Treasury Chief
Information Officer.
department-wide systems and capital investments programs
(including transfer of funds)
For development and acquisition of automatic data processing
equipment, software, and services and for repairs and renovations to
buildings owned by the Department of the Treasury, $11,007,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2028: Provided, That these funds
shall be transferred to accounts and in amounts as necessary to satisfy
the requirements of the Department's offices, bureaus, and other
organizations: Provided further, That this transfer authority shall be
in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act:
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under this
heading shall be used to support or supplement ``Internal Revenue
Service--Technology and Operations Support'' or ``Internal Revenue
Service--Business Systems Modernization''.
office of inspector general
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 5, United States
Code, $48,389,000, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; of which
not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of
a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the direction
of the Inspector General of the Treasury; of which up to $2,800,000 to
remain available until September 30, 2027, shall be for audits and
investigations conducted pursuant to section 1608 of the Resources and
Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies
of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (33 U.S.C. 1321 note); and of
which not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official reception
and representation expenses.
treasury inspector general for tax administration
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax
Administration in carrying out chapter 4 of title 5, United States
Code, including purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles (31
U.S.C. 1343(b)); and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such
rates as may be determined by the Inspector General for Tax
Administration; $165,000,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2027; of which not to exceed $6,000,000
shall be available for official travel expenses; of which not to exceed
$500,000 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of a
confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the direction
of the Inspector General for Tax Administration; and of which not to
exceed $1,500 shall be available for official reception and
representation expenses.
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network,
including hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and training
expenses of non-Federal and foreign government personnel to attend
meetings and training concerned with domestic and foreign financial
intelligence activities, law enforcement, and financial regulation;
services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; not to exceed $25,000 for
official reception and representation expenses; and for assistance to
Federal law enforcement agencies, with or without reimbursement,
$185,193,000, of which not to exceed $55,000,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2028.
Bureau of the Fiscal Service
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of operations of the Bureau of the Fiscal
Service, $391,109,000; of which not to exceed $8,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2028, is for information systems
modernization initiatives; and of which $5,000 shall be available for
official reception and representation expenses.
In addition, $242,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability
Trust Fund to reimburse administrative and personnel expenses for
financial management of the Fund, as authorized by section 1012 of
Public Law 101-380.
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of carrying out section 1111 of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002, including hire of passenger motor vehicles,
$157,795,000; of which not to exceed $6,000 shall be available for
official reception and representation expenses; and of which not to
exceed $50,000 shall be available for cooperative research and
development programs for laboratory services; and provision of
laboratory assistance to State and local agencies with or without
reimbursement: Provided, That of the amount appropriated under this
heading, $5,000,000 shall be for the costs of accelerating the
processing of formula and label applications: Provided further, That
of the amount appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2028, shall be for the costs associated
with enforcement of and education regarding the trade practice
provisions of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (27 U.S.C. 201 et
seq.).
United States Mint
united states mint public enterprise fund
Pursuant to section 5136 of title 31, United States Code, the
United States Mint is provided funding through the United States Mint
Public Enterprise Fund for costs associated with the production of
circulating coins, numismatic coins, and protective services, including
both operating expenses and capital investments: Provided, That the
aggregate amount of new liabilities and obligations incurred during
fiscal year 2026 under such section 5136 for circulating coinage and
protective service capital investments of the United States Mint shall
not exceed $50,000,000.
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
To carry out the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory
Improvement Act of 1994 (subtitle A of title I of Public Law 103-325),
including services authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States
Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate
equivalent to the rate for EX-III, $324,000,000. Of the amount
appropriated under this heading--
(1) not less than $188,000,000, notwithstanding section
108(e) of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(e)) with regard to
Small and/or Emerging Community Development Financial
Institutions Assistance awards, is available until September
30, 2027, for financial assistance and technical assistance
under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 108(a)(1),
respectively, of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(a)(1)(A)
and (B)), of which up to $1,600,000 may be available for
training and outreach under section 109 of Public Law 103-325
(12 U.S.C. 4708), of which up to $3,153,750 may be used for the
cost of direct loans, of which up to $10,000,000,
notwithstanding subsection (d) of section 108 of Public Law
103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(d)), may be available to provide
financial assistance, technical assistance, training, and
outreach to community development financial institutions to
expand investments that benefit individuals with disabilities,
and of which up to $2,000,000 shall be for the Economic
Mobility Corps to be operated in conjunction with the
Corporation for National and Community Service, pursuant to 42
U.S.C. 12571: Provided, That the cost of direct and guaranteed
loans, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize
gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not
to exceed $25,000,000: Provided further, That of the funds
provided under this paragraph, excluding those made to
community development financial institutions to expand
investments that benefit individuals with disabilities and
those made to community development financial institutions that
serve populations living in persistent poverty counties, the
CDFI Fund shall prioritize Financial Assistance awards to
organizations that invest and lend in high-poverty areas:
Provided further, That for purposes of this section, the term
``high-poverty area'' means any census tract with a poverty
rate of at least 20 percent as measured by the 2016-2020 5-year
data series available from the American Community Survey of the
Bureau of the Census for all States and Puerto Rico or with a
poverty rate of at least 20 percent as measured by the 2020
Island areas Decennial Census data for any territory or
possession of the United States;
(2) not less than $28,000,000, notwithstanding section
108(e) of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(e)), is available
until September 30, 2027, for financial assistance, technical
assistance, training, and outreach programs designed to benefit
Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native communities
and provided primarily through qualified community development
lender organizations with experience and expertise in community
development banking and lending in Indian country, Native
American organizations, Tribes and Tribal organizations, and
other suitable providers;
(3) not less than $40,000,000 is available until September
30, 2027, for the Bank Enterprise Award program;
(4) not less than $24,000,000, notwithstanding subsections
(d) and (e) of section 108 of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C.
4707(d) and (e)), is available until September 30, 2027, for a
Healthy Food Financing Initiative to provide financial
assistance, technical assistance, training, and outreach to
community development financial institutions for the purpose of
offering affordable financing and technical assistance to
expand the availability of healthy food options in distressed
communities;
(5) not less than $9,000,000 is available until September
30, 2027, to provide grants for loan loss reserve funds and to
provide technical assistance for small dollar loan programs
under section 122 of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4719):
Provided, That sections 108(d) and 122(b)(2) of such Public Law
shall not apply to the provision of such grants and technical
assistance;
(6) not less than $35,000,000 is available for
administrative expenses, including administration of CDFI Fund
programs and the New Markets Tax Credit Program, of which not
less than $1,000,000 is for the development of tools to better
assess and inform CDFI investment performance and CDFI program
impacts, and up to $300,000 is for administrative expenses to
carry out the direct loan program; and
(7) during fiscal year 2026, none of the funds available
under this heading are available for the cost, as defined in
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of
commitments to guarantee bonds and notes under section 114A of
the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act
of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4713a): Provided, That commitments to
guarantee bonds and notes under such section 114A shall not
exceed $500,000,000: Provided further, That such section 114A
shall remain in effect until December 31, 2027: Provided
further, That of the funds awarded under this heading, except
those provided for the Economic Mobility Corps, not less than
10 percent shall be used for awards that support investments
that serve populations living in persistent poverty counties:
Provided further, That for the purposes of this paragraph and
paragraph (1), the term ``persistent poverty counties'' means
any county, including county equivalent areas in Puerto Rico,
that has had 20 percent or more of its population living in
poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by the 1990 and
2000 decennial censuses and the 2016-2020 5-year data series
available from the American Community Survey of the Bureau of
the Census or any other territory or possession of the United
States that has had 20 percent or more of its population living
in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by the 1990,
2000, 2010 and 2020 Island Areas Decennial Censuses, or
equivalent data, of the Bureau of the Census.
Internal Revenue Service
taxpayer services
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to provide
taxpayer services, including pre-filing assistance and education,
filing and account services, taxpayer advocacy services, and other
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be
determined by the Commissioner, $3,036,606,000: Provided, That not to
exceed $186,000,000 of the amounts provided under this heading shall
remain available until September 30, 2027, of which not less than
$12,000,000 shall be for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program;
not less than $28,000,000 shall be available for low-income taxpayer
clinic grants, including grants to individual clinics of up to
$200,000; and not less than $46,000,000 shall be available for the
Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Matching Grants Program for
tax return preparation assistance: Provided further, That not less
than $271,200,000 of the amounts provided under this heading shall be
available for operating expenses of the Taxpayer Advocate Service, of
which not less than $7,000,000 shall be for identity theft and refund
fraud casework.
enforcement
For necessary expenses for tax enforcement activities of the
Internal Revenue Service to determine and collect owed taxes, to
provide legal and litigation support, to conduct criminal
investigations, to enforce criminal statutes related to violations of
internal revenue laws and other financial crimes, to purchase and hire
passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)), and to provide other
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be
determined by the Commissioner, $4,999,000,000; of which not to exceed
$250,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027; of which
not less than $60,257,000 shall be for the Interagency Crime and Drug
Enforcement program; and of which not to exceed $35,000,000 shall be
for investigative technology for the Criminal Investigation Division:
Provided, That the amount made available for investigative technology
for the Criminal Investigation Division shall be in addition to amounts
made available for the Criminal Investigation Division under the
``Technology and Operations Support'' heading.
technology and operations support
For necessary expenses to operate the Internal Revenue Service to
support taxpayer services and enforcement programs, including rent
payments; facilities services; printing; postage; physical security;
headquarters and other IRS-wide administration activities; research and
statistics of income; telecommunications; information technology
development, enhancement, operations, maintenance and security; the
hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); the operations of
the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board; and other services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the
Commissioner; $3,159,759,000, of which not to exceed $275,000,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2027; of which not to exceed
$10,000,000 shall remain available until expended for acquisition of
equipment and construction, repair and renovation of facilities; of
which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2028, for research; and of which not to exceed $20,000 shall be for
official reception and representation expenses: Provided, That not
later than 30 days after the end of each quarter, the Internal Revenue
Service shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Treasury Inspector
General for Tax Administration, and the Comptroller General of the
United States detailing each major investment in the Internal Revenue
Service's information technology portfolio, including projection
management dashboard; short, plain language summaries describing the
investment's planned total expenditures, development start and end
dates, schedule of deliverables between the start and end dates, scope,
and results; the actual deliverables, expenditures, and results from
the prior quarter; the estimated deliverables, expenditures, and
results for the upcoming quarter; risks and mitigation strategies
associated with ongoing work; reasons for any cost or schedule
variances and any planned cost, schedule, and scope as a consequence;
and the cumulative and annual costs since the start date, estimated
total and annual operation and maintenance costs, and an explanation of
how the investment fulfills the Internal Revenue Service's information
technology objectives and goals: Provided further, That the Internal
Revenue Service shall include, in its budget justification for fiscal
year 2027, a summary of cost and schedule performance information for
its major information technology systems.
administrative provisions--internal revenue service
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 101. Not to exceed 5 percent of any funds made available to
the Internal Revenue Service in this Act or any other provision of law
may be transferred to any other Internal Revenue Service appropriation
upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate.
Sec. 102. The Internal Revenue Service shall maintain an employee
training program, which shall include the following topics: taxpayers'
rights, dealing courteously with taxpayers, cross-cultural relations,
ethics, and the impartial application of tax law.
Sec. 103. The Internal Revenue Service shall institute and enforce
policies and procedures that will safeguard the confidentiality of
taxpayer information and protect taxpayers against identity theft.
Sec. 104. Funds made available by this or any other Act to the
Internal Revenue Service shall be available for improved facilities and
increased staffing to provide sufficient and effective 1-800 help line
service for taxpayers. The Commissioner shall continue to make
improvements to the Internal Revenue Service 1-800 help line service a
priority and allocate resources necessary to enhance the response time
to taxpayer communications, particularly with regard to victims of tax-
related crimes.
Sec. 105. The Internal Revenue Service shall issue a notice of
confirmation of any address change relating to an employer making
employment tax payments, and such notice shall be sent to both the
employer's former and new address and an officer or employee of the
Internal Revenue Service shall give special consideration to an offer-
in-compromise from a taxpayer who has been the victim of fraud by a
third party payroll tax preparer.
Sec. 106. None of the funds made available under this Act may be
used by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the United
States for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to
the Constitution of the United States.
Sec. 107. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
by the Internal Revenue Service to target groups for regulatory
scrutiny based on their ideological beliefs.
Sec. 108. None of funds made available by this Act to the Internal
Revenue Service shall be obligated or expended on conferences that do
not adhere to the procedures, verification processes, documentation
requirements, and policies issued by the Chief Financial Officer, Human
Capital Office, and Agency-Wide Shared Services as a result of the
recommendations in the report published on May 31, 2013, by the
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration entitled ``Review of
the August 2010 Small Business/Self-Employed Division's Conference in
Anaheim, California'' (Reference Number 2013-10-037).
Sec. 109. None of the funds made available in this Act to the
Internal Revenue Service may be obligated or expended--
(1) to make a payment to any employee under a bonus, award,
or recognition program; or
(2) under any hiring or personnel selection process with
respect to re-hiring a former employee;
unless such program or process takes into account the conduct and
Federal tax compliance of such employee or former employee.
Sec. 110. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
in contravention of section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return
information).
Sec. 111. The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's
delegate) may use the funds made available in this Act, subject to such
policies as the Secretary (or the Secretary's delegate) may establish,
to utilize direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified
applicants, without regard to any notice or preference requirements,
directly to positions in the competitive service to process backlogged
tax returns and return information.
Sec. 112. Notwithstanding section 1344 of title 31, United States
Code, funds appropriated to the Internal Revenue Service in this Act
may be used to provide passenger carrier transportation and protection
between the Commissioner of Internal Revenue's residence and place of
employment.
Administrative Provisions--Department of the Treasury
(including transfers of funds)
Sec. 113. Appropriations to the Department of the Treasury in this
Act shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor, as
authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), including maintenance, repairs, and
cleaning; purchase of insurance for official motor vehicles operated in
foreign countries; purchase of motor vehicles without regard to the
general purchase price limitations for vehicles purchased and used
overseas for the current fiscal year; entering into contracts with the
Department of State for the furnishing of health and medical services
to employees and their dependents serving in foreign countries; and
services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
Sec. 114. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in this
title made available under the headings ``Departmental Offices--
Salaries and Expenses'', ``Office of Inspector General'', ``Financial
Crimes Enforcement Network'', ``Bureau of the Fiscal Service'', and
``Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau'' may be transferred between
such appropriations upon the advance approval of the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:
Provided, That no transfer under this section may increase or decrease
any such appropriation by more than 2 percent.
Sec. 115. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriation made
available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be
transferred to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration's
appropriation upon the advance approval of the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:
Provided, That no transfer may increase or decrease any such
appropriation by more than 2 percent.
Sec. 116. None of the funds appropriated in this Act or otherwise
available to the Department of the Treasury or the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing may be used to redesign the $1 Federal Reserve note.
Sec. 117. The Secretary of the Treasury may transfer funds from
the ``Bureau of the Fiscal Service--Salaries and Expenses'' to the Debt
Collection Fund as necessary to cover the costs of debt collection:
Provided, That such amounts shall be reimbursed to such salaries and
expenses account from debt collections received in the Debt Collection
Fund.
Sec. 118. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this or any other Act may be used by the United States
Mint to construct or operate any museum without the explicit approval
of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate, the House Committee on Financial Services, and the Senate
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sec. 119. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this or any other Act or source to the Department of the
Treasury, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and the United States
Mint, individually or collectively, may be used to consolidate any or
all functions of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the United
States Mint without the explicit approval of the House Committee on
Financial Services; the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs; and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate.
Sec. 120. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the
transfer of funds in this Act, for the Department of the Treasury's
intelligence or intelligence related activities are deemed to be
specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year
2026 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2026.
Sec. 121. Not to exceed $5,000 shall be made available from the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing's Industrial Revolving Fund for
necessary official reception and representation expenses.
Sec. 122. The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a Capital
Investment Plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate not later than 30 days following the
submission of the annual budget submitted by the President: Provided,
That such Capital Investment Plan shall include capital investment
spending from all accounts within the Department of the Treasury,
including but not limited to the Department-wide Systems and Capital
Investment Programs account, Treasury Franchise Fund account, and the
Treasury Forfeiture Fund account: Provided further, That such Capital
Investment Plan shall include expenditures occurring in previous fiscal
years for each capital investment project that has not been fully
completed.
Sec. 123. During fiscal year 2026--
(1) none of the funds made available in this or any other
Act may be used by the Department of the Treasury, including
the Internal Revenue Service, to issue, revise, or finalize any
regulation, revenue ruling, or other guidance not limited to a
particular taxpayer relating to the standard which is used to
determine whether an organization is operated exclusively for
the promotion of social welfare for purposes of section
501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (including the
proposed regulations published at 78 Fed. Reg. 71535 (November
29, 2013)); and
(2) the standard and definitions as in effect on January 1,
2010, which are used to make such determinations shall apply
after the date of the enactment of this Act for purposes of
determining status under section 501(c)(4) of such Code of
organizations created on, before, or after such date.
Sec. 124. Within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit an itemized report to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate on the amount of total funds charged to each office by the
Franchise Fund including the amount charged for each service provided
by the Franchise Fund to each office, a detailed description of the
services, a detailed explanation of how each charge for each service is
calculated, and a description of the role customers have in governing
in the Franchise Fund.
Sec. 125. (a) Not later than 60 days after the end of each quarter,
the Office of Financial Research shall submit reports on their
activities to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of
the House of Representatives, and the Senate Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
(b) The reports required under subsection (a) shall include--
(1) the obligations made during the previous quarter by
object class, office, and activity;
(2) the estimated obligations for the remainder of the
fiscal year by object class, office, and activity;
(3) the number of full-time equivalents within each office
during the previous quarter;
(4) the estimated number of full-time equivalents within
each office for the remainder of the fiscal year; and
(5) actions taken to achieve the goals, objectives, and
performance measures of each office.
(c) At the request of any such Committees specified in subsection
(a), the Office of Financial Research shall make officials available to
testify on the contents of the reports required under subsection (a).
Sec. 126. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
available in this Act for the Department of the Treasury may be
transferred to the Department's information technology system
modernization and working capital fund (IT WCF), as authorized by
section 1077(b)(1) of title X of division A of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91), for the
purposes specified in section 1077(b)(3) of such Act, upon the prior
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate: Provided, That amounts transferred to
the IT WCF under this section shall remain available for obligation
through September 30, 2029.
Sec. 127. Amounts made available under section 601(f)(3) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 801(f)(3)) shall be available for any
necessary expenses of the Department of the Treasury Office of
Inspector General with respect to section 601 of that Act, subtitle A
of title V of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021,
and section 3201 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, in addition
to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.
Sec. 128. The Secretary of the Treasury is directed to issue a
report to Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate, the House Committee on Financial Services, and the
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs not later than
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act on the authorities
used to establish the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and U.S. Digital Asset
Stockpile, the impact the reserve and/or stockpile has on the Treasury
Forfeiture Fund (TFF) including specific impacts on funding for law
enforcement and compensation for victims of crime, a description of how
Bitcoin and digital assets would appear on the Federal government's
balance sheet including on TFF monthly reports, and all third party
contractors responsible for the custody of the assets.
Sec. 129. Not later than 20 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, and not later than 20 days after the end of the month
thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate a report on the Treasury Forfeiture Fund.
This title may be cited as the ``Department of the Treasury
Appropriations Act, 2026''.
TITLE II
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE
PRESIDENT
The White House
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses for the White House as authorized by law,
including not to exceed $3,850,000 for services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 105; subsistence expenses as authorized by 3
U.S.C. 105, which shall be expended and accounted for as provided in
that section; hire of passenger motor vehicles, and travel (not to
exceed $100,000 to be expended and accounted for as provided by 3
U.S.C. 103); and not to exceed $19,000 for official reception and
representation expenses, to be available for allocation within the
Executive Office of the President; and for necessary expenses of the
Office of Policy Development, including services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107, $78,904,000.
Executive Residence at the White House
operating expenses
For necessary expenses of the Executive Residence at the White
House, $15,453,000, to be expended and accounted for as provided by 3
U.S.C. 105, 109, 110, and 112-114.
reimbursable expenses
For the reimbursable expenses of the Executive Residence at the
White House, such sums as may be necessary: Provided, That all
reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Residence shall be
made in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph: Provided
further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, such amount
for reimbursable operating expenses shall be the exclusive authority of
the Executive Residence to incur obligations and to receive offsetting
collections, for such expenses: Provided further, That the Executive
Residence shall require each person sponsoring a reimbursable political
event to pay in advance an amount equal to the estimated cost of the
event, and all such advance payments shall be credited to this account
and remain available until expended: Provided further, That the
Executive Residence shall require the national committee of the
political party of the President to maintain on deposit $25,000, to be
separately accounted for and available for expenses relating to
reimbursable political events sponsored by such committee during such
fiscal year: Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall
ensure that a written notice of any amount owed for a reimbursable
operating expense under this paragraph is submitted to the person owing
such amount within 60 days after such expense is incurred, and that
such amount is collected within 30 days after the submission of such
notice: Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall charge
interest and assess penalties and other charges on any such amount that
is not reimbursed within such 30 days, in accordance with the interest
and penalty provisions applicable to an outstanding debt on a United
States Government claim under 31 U.S.C. 3717: Provided further, That
each such amount that is reimbursed, and any accompanying interest and
charges, shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts:
Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall prepare and submit
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate, by not later than 90 days after the end of the fiscal year
covered by this Act, a report setting forth the reimbursable operating
expenses of the Executive Residence during the preceding fiscal year,
including the total amount of such expenses, the amount of such total
that consists of reimbursable official and ceremonial events, the
amount of such total that consists of reimbursable political events,
and the portion of each such amount that has been reimbursed as of the
date of the report: Provided further, That the Executive Residence
shall maintain a system for the tracking of expenses related to
reimbursable events within the Executive Residence that includes a
standard for the classification of any such expense as political or
nonpolitical: Provided further, That no provision of this paragraph
may be construed to exempt the Executive Residence from any other
applicable requirement of subchapter I or II of chapter 37 of title 31,
United States Code.
White House Repair and Restoration
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the Executive
Residence at the White House pursuant to 3 U.S.C. 105(d), $2,475,000,
to remain available until expended, for required maintenance,
resolution of safety and health issues, and continued preventative
maintenance.
Council of Economic Advisers
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Council of Economic Advisers in
carrying out its functions under the Employment Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C.
1021 et seq.), $4,854,000.
National Security Council and Homeland Security Council
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the National Security Council and the
Homeland Security Council, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, $19,000,000, of which not to exceed $10,000 shall be available
for official reception and representation expenses.
Office of Administration
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of Administration, including
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107, and hire of
passenger motor vehicles, $114,308,000, of which not to exceed
$12,800,000 shall remain available until expended for continued
modernization of information resources within the Executive Office of
the President.
In addition, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, for
security and continuity of operations improvements for the Executive
Office of the President, in addition to other amounts otherwise
available for such purposes.
Office of Management and Budget
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of Management and Budget,
including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 3109, to carry out the provisions of chapter 35 of title
44, United States Code, and to prepare and submit the budget of the
United States Government, in accordance with section 1105(a) of title
31, United States Code, $129,000,000, of which not to exceed $3,000
shall be available for official representation expenses: Provided,
That none of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Office of
Management and Budget may be used for the purpose of reviewing any
agricultural marketing orders or any activities or regulations under
the provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (7
U.S.C. 601 et seq.): Provided further, That none of the funds made
available for the Office of Management and Budget by this Act may be
expended for the altering of the transcript of actual testimony of
witnesses, except for testimony of officials of the Office of
Management and Budget, before the Committees on Appropriations or their
subcommittees: Provided further, That none of the funds made available
for the Office of Management and Budget by this Act may be expended for
the altering of the annual work plan developed by the Corps of
Engineers for submission to the Committees on Appropriations: Provided
further, That none of the funds provided in this or prior Acts shall be
used, directly or indirectly, by the Office of Management and Budget,
for evaluating or determining if water resource project or study
reports submitted by the Chief of Engineers acting through the
Secretary of the Army are in compliance with all applicable laws,
regulations, and requirements relevant to the Civil Works water
resource planning process: Provided further, That the Office of
Management and Budget shall have not more than 60 days in which to
perform budgetary policy reviews of water resource matters on which the
Chief of Engineers has reported: Provided further, That the Director
of the Office of Management and Budget shall notify the appropriate
authorizing and appropriating committees when the 60-day review is
initiated: Provided further, That if water resource reports have not
been transmitted to the appropriate authorizing and appropriating
committees within 15 days after the end of the Office of Management and
Budget review period based on the notification from the Director,
Congress shall assume Office of Management and Budget concurrence with
the report and act accordingly: Provided further, That no later than
14 days after the submission of the budget of the United States
Government for fiscal year 2027, the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget shall make publicly available on a website a
tabular list for each agency that submits budget justification
materials (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Funding
Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006) that shall include, at
minimum, the name of the agency, the date on which the budget
justification materials of the agency were submitted to Congress, and a
uniform resource locator where the budget justification materials are
published on the website of the agency.
Office of the National Cyber Director
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of the National Cyber
Director, as authorized by section 1752 of the William M. (Mac)
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
(Public Law 116-283), $20,000,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall
be available for official reception and representation expenses.
Office of National Drug Control Policy
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control
Policy; for research activities pursuant to the Office of National Drug
Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998, as amended; not to exceed
$10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and for
participation in joint projects or in the provision of services on
matters of mutual interest with nonprofit, research, or public
organizations or agencies, with or without reimbursement, $21,785,000:
Provided, That the Office is authorized to accept, hold, administer,
and utilize gifts, both real and personal, public and private, without
fiscal year limitation, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the
work of the Office.
federal drug control programs
high intensity drug trafficking areas program
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control
Policy's High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program, $298,579,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2027, for drug control
activities consistent with the approved strategy for each of the
designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (``HIDTAs''), of which
not less than 51 percent shall be transferred to State and local
entities for drug control activities and shall be obligated not later
than 120 days after enactment of this Act: Provided, That up to 49
percent may be transferred to Federal agencies and departments in
amounts determined by the Director of the Office of National Drug
Control Policy, of which up to $4,000,000 may be used for auditing
services and associated activities and $3,000,000 shall be for the
Grants Management System for use by the Office of National Drug Control
Policy: Provided further, That any unexpended funds obligated prior to
fiscal year 2024 may be used for any other approved activities of that
HIDTA, subject to reprogramming requirements: Provided further, That
each HIDTA designated as of September 30, 2025, shall be funded at not
less than the fiscal year 2025 base level, unless the Director submits
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate justification for changes to those levels based on clearly
articulated priorities and published Office of National Drug Control
Policy performance measures of effectiveness: Provided further, That
the Director shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Senate of the initial allocation of fiscal
year 2026 funding among HIDTAs not later than 45 days after enactment
of this Act, and shall notify the Committees of planned uses of
discretionary HIDTA funding, as determined in consultation with the
HIDTA Directors, not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act:
Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of the
funds so transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the
purposes provided herein and upon notification to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, such
amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation.
other federal drug control programs
(including transfers of funds)
For other drug control activities authorized by the Anti-Drug Abuse
Act of 1988 and the Office of National Drug Control Policy
Reauthorization Act of 1998, as amended, $136,150,000, to remain
available until expended, which shall be available as follows:
$109,000,000 for the Drug-Free Communities Program, of which not more
than $12,780,000 is for administrative expenses, and of which
$2,500,000 shall be made available as directed by section 4 of Public
Law 107-82, as amended by section 8204 of Public Law 115-271;
$3,000,000 for drug court training and technical assistance;
$14,000,000 for anti-doping activities; up to $3,700,000 for the United
States membership dues to the World Anti-Doping Agency; $1,250,000 for
the Model Acts Program; and $5,200,000 for activities authorized by
section 103 of Public Law 114-198: Provided, That amounts made
available under this heading may be transferred to other Federal
departments and agencies to carry out such activities: Provided
further, That the Director of the Office of National Drug Control
Policy shall, not fewer than 30 days prior to obligating funds under
this heading for United States membership dues to the World Anti-Doping
Agency, submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate a spending plan and explanation of the
proposed uses of these funds: Provided further, That such plan shall
include the results of an audit of the World Anti-Doping Agency to be
conducted by external anti-doping experts and experienced independent
auditors that demonstrate the World Anti-Doping Agency's Executive
Committee and Foundation are operating consistent with their duties.
Unanticipated Needs
For expenses necessary to enable the President to meet
unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national interest, security,
or defense which may arise at home or abroad during the current fiscal
year, as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 108, $990,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2027.
Information Technology Oversight and Reform
For necessary expenses for the furtherance of integrated,
efficient, secure, and effective uses of information technology in the
Federal Government, $8,000,000, to remain available until expended.
Special Assistance to the President
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President to provide
assistance to the President in connection with specially assigned
functions; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 106,
including subsistence expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 106, which
shall be expended and accounted for as provided in that section; and
hire of passenger motor vehicles, $6,015,000.
Official Residence of the Vice President
operating expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement, and to the
extent not otherwise provided for, heating and lighting, including
electric power and fixtures, of the official residence of the Vice
President; the hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed
$90,000 pursuant to 3 U.S.C. 106(b)(2), $318,000: Provided, That
advances, repayments, or transfers from this appropriation may be made
to any department or agency for expenses of carrying out such
activities.
Administrative Provisions--Executive Office of the President and Funds
Appropriated to the President
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 201. From funds made available in this Act under the headings
``The White House'', ``Executive Residence at the White House'',
``White House Repair and Restoration'', ``Council of Economic
Advisers'', ``National Security Council and Homeland Security
Council'', ``Office of Administration'', ``Special Assistance to the
President'', and ``Official Residence of the Vice President'', the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget (or such other officer
as the President may designate in writing) may, with advance approval
of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate, transfer not to exceed 10 percent of any such appropriation
to any other such appropriation, to be merged with and available for
the same time and for the same purposes as the appropriation to which
transferred: Provided, That the amount of an appropriation shall not
be increased by more than 50 percent by such transfers: Provided
further, That no amount shall be transferred from ``Special Assistance
to the President'' or ``Official Residence of the Vice President''
without the approval of the Vice President.
Sec. 202. (a) During fiscal year 2026, any Executive order or
Presidential memorandum issued or revoked by the President shall be
accompanied by a written statement from the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget on the budgetary impact, including costs,
benefits, and revenues, of such order or memorandum.
(b) Any such statement shall include--
(1) a narrative summary of the budgetary impact of such
order or memorandum on the Federal Government;
(2) the impact on mandatory and discretionary obligations
and outlays as the result of such order or memorandum, listed
by Federal agency, for each year in the 5-fiscal-year period
beginning in fiscal year 2026; and
(3) the impact on revenues of the Federal Government as the
result of such order or memorandum over the 5-fiscal-year
period beginning in fiscal year 2026.
(c) If an Executive order or Presidential memorandum is issued
during fiscal year 2026 due to a national emergency, the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget may issue the statement required by
subsection (a) not later than 15 days after the date that such order or
memorandum is issued.
(d) The requirement for cost estimates for Presidential memoranda
shall only apply for Presidential memoranda estimated to have a
regulatory cost in excess of $100,000,000.
Sec. 203. Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall
issue a memorandum to all Federal departments, agencies, and
corporations directing compliance with the provisions in title VII of
this Act.
Sec. 204. For an additional amount for ``Office of National Drug
Control Policy, Salaries and Expenses'', $7,071,000, which shall be for
initiatives in the amounts and for the projects specified in the table
that appears under the heading ``Administrative Provisions--Executive
Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the President'' in
the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter
preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That none of
the funds made available by this section may be transferred for any
other purpose.
This title may be cited as the ``Executive Office of the President
Appropriations Act, 2026''.
TITLE III
THE JUDICIARY
Supreme Court of the United States
salaries and expenses
For expenses necessary for the operation of the Supreme Court, as
required by law, excluding care of the building and grounds, including
purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31
U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and
representation expenses; and for miscellaneous expenses, to be expended
as the Chief Justice may approve, $135,127,000, of which $1,500,000
shall remain available until expended.
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary
under current law for the salaries of the chief justice and associate
justices of the court.
care of the building and grounds
For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable the Architect
of the Capitol to carry out the duties imposed upon the Architect by 40
U.S.C. 6111 and 6112 under the direction of the Chief Justice,
$11,437,000, to remain available until expended.
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
salaries and expenses
For salaries of officers and employees, and for necessary expenses
of the court, as authorized by law, $36,735,000.
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary
under current law for the salaries of the chief judge and judges of the
court.
United States Court of International Trade
salaries and expenses
For salaries of officers and employees of the court, services, and
necessary expenses of the court, as authorized by law, $22,437,000.
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary
under current law for the salaries of the chief judge and judges of the
court.
Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services
salaries and expenses
For the salaries of judges of the United States Court of Federal
Claims, magistrate judges, and all other officers and employees of the
Federal Judiciary not otherwise specifically provided for, necessary
expenses of the courts, and the purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning
of uniforms for Probation and Pretrial Services Office staff, as
authorized by law, $6,127,055,000 (including the purchase of firearms
and ammunition); of which not to exceed $27,817,000 shall remain
available until expended for space alteration projects and for
furniture and furnishings related to new space alteration and
construction projects.
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary
under current law for the salaries of circuit and district judges
(including judges of the territorial courts of the United States),
bankruptcy judges, and justices and judges retired from office or from
regular active service.
In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the United States
Court of Federal Claims associated with processing cases under the
National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-660),
$12,109,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation
Trust Fund to remain available until expended.
defender services
For the operation of Federal Defender organizations; the
compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to
represent persons under 18 U.S.C. 3006A and 3599, and for the
compensation and reimbursement of expenses of persons furnishing
investigative, expert, and other services for such representations as
authorized by law; the compensation (in accordance with the maximums
under 18 U.S.C. 3006A) and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys
appointed to assist the court in criminal cases where the defendant has
waived representation by counsel; the compensation and reimbursement of
expenses of attorneys appointed to represent jurors in civil actions
for the protection of their employment, as authorized by 28 U.S.C.
1875(d)(1); the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys
appointed under 18 U.S.C. 983(b)(1) in connection with certain judicial
civil forfeiture proceedings; the compensation and reimbursement of
travel expenses of guardians ad litem appointed under 18 U.S.C.
4100(b); and for necessary training and general administrative
expenses, $1,766,010,000, to remain available until expended.
fees of jurors and commissioners
For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1871 and
1876; compensation of jury commissioners as authorized by 28 U.S.C.
1863; and compensation of commissioners appointed in condemnation cases
pursuant to rule 71.1(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28
U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71.1(h)), $19,108,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That the compensation of land commissioners shall
not exceed the daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under 5
U.S.C. 5332.
court security
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, incident to the
provision of protective guard services for United States courthouses
and other facilities housing Federal court or Administrative Office of
the United States Courts operations, the procurement, installation, and
maintenance of security systems and equipment for United States
courthouses and other facilities housing Federal court or
Administrative Office of the United States Courts operations, building
ingress-egress control, inspection of mail and packages, directed
security patrols, perimeter security, basic security services provided
by the Federal Protective Service, and other similar activities as
authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improvement and Access to
Justice Act (Public Law 100-702), $892,032,000, of which not to exceed
$20,000,000 shall remain available until expended, to be expended
directly or transferred to the United States Marshals Service, which
shall be responsible for administering the Judicial Facility Security
Program consistent with standards or guidelines agreed to by the
Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and
the Attorney General: Provided, That funds made available under this
heading may be used for managing a Judiciary-wide program to facilitate
security and emergency management services among the Judiciary, United
States Marshals Service, Federal Protective Service, General Services
Administration, other Federal agencies, state and local governments and
the public; and for purposes authorized by the Daniel Anderl Judicial
Security and Privacy Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-263, division C, title
LIX, subtitle D) and 28 U.S.C. 604(a)(24).
Administrative Office of the United States Courts
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office of the United
States Courts as authorized by law, including travel as authorized by
31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a passenger motor vehicle as authorized by 31
U.S.C. 1343(b), advertising and rent in the District of Columbia and
elsewhere, $106,953,000, of which not to exceed $8,500 is authorized
for official reception and representation expenses.
Federal Judicial Center
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Center, as
authorized by Public Law 90-219, $35,121,000; of which $1,800,000 shall
remain available through September 30, 2027, to provide education and
training to Federal court personnel; and of which not to exceed $1,500
is authorized for official reception and representation expenses.
United States Sentencing Commission
salaries and expenses
For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions
of chapter 58 of title 28, United States Code, $22,677,000, of which
not to exceed $1,000 is authorized for official reception and
representation expenses.
Administrative Provisions--The Judiciary
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 301. Appropriations and authorizations made in this title
which are available for salaries and expenses shall be available for
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
Sec. 302. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
available for the current fiscal year for the Judiciary in this Act may
be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation,
except ``Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial
Services, Defender Services'' and ``Courts of Appeals, District Courts,
and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and Commissioners'', shall
be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided,
That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a
reprogramming of funds under sections 604 and 608 of this Act and shall
not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance
with the procedures set forth in section 608.
Sec. 303. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the salaries
and expenses appropriation for ``Courts of Appeals, District Courts,
and Other Judicial Services'' shall be available for official reception
and representation expenses of the Judicial Conference of the United
States: Provided, That such available funds shall not exceed $11,000
and shall be administered by the Director of the Administrative Office
of the United States Courts in the capacity as Secretary of the
Judicial Conference.
Sec. 304. Section 3315(a) of title 40, United States Code, shall
be applied by substituting ``Federal'' for ``executive'' each place it
appears.
Sec. 305. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. 561-569, and
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States Marshals
Service shall provide, for such courthouses as its Director may
designate in consultation with the Director of the Administrative
Office of the United States Courts, for purposes of a pilot program,
the security services that 40 U.S.C. 1315 authorizes the Department of
Homeland Security to provide, except for the services specified in 40
U.S.C. 1315(b)(2)(E). For building-specific security services at these
courthouses, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United
States Courts shall reimburse the United States Marshals Service rather
than the Department of Homeland Security.
This title may be cited as the ``Judiciary Appropriations Act,
2026''.
TITLE IV
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Federal Funds
federal payment for resident tuition support
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, to be deposited
into a dedicated account, for a nationwide program to be administered
by the Mayor, for the District of Columbia resident tuition support
program established and operated under the District of Columbia College
Access Act of 1999 (sec 38-2701 et seq. D.C. Official Code),
$40,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the
awarding of such funds may be prioritized on the basis of a resident's
academic merit, the income and need of eligible students and such other
factors as may be authorized: Provided further, That the District of
Columbia government shall maintain a dedicated account for the Resident
Tuition Support Program that shall consist of the Federal funds
appropriated to the Program in this Act and any subsequent
appropriations, any unobligated balances from prior fiscal years, and
any interest earned in this or any fiscal year: Provided further, That
the account shall be under the control of the District of Columbia
Chief Financial Officer, who shall use those funds solely for the
purposes of carrying out the Resident Tuition Support Program:
Provided further, That the Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall
provide a quarterly financial report to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for these
funds showing, by object class, the expenditures made and the purpose
therefor.
federal payment for emergency planning and security costs in the
district of columbia
For a Federal payment of necessary expenses, as determined by the
Mayor of the District of Columbia in written consultation with the
elected county or city officials of surrounding jurisdictions,
$90,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the costs of
providing public safety at events related to the presence of the
National Capital in the District of Columbia, including support
requested by the Director of the United States Secret Service in
carrying out protective duties under the direction of the Secretary of
Homeland Security, and for the costs of providing support to respond to
immediate and specific terrorist threats or attacks in the District of
Columbia or surrounding jurisdictions: Provided, That not later than
90 days after the last day of each quarter, the District of Columbia
Chief Budget Officer shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Senate a quarterly budget
report that includes total obligations of the Emergency Planning and
Security Costs for that quarter, broken down by each Federal and
District government agency, activity and purpose charged to the federal
payment account and a quarterly estimates report that accounts for
upcoming federal activities.
federal payment to the district of columbia courts
For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia Courts,
including the transfer and hire of motor vehicles, $292,068,000 to be
allocated as follows: for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals,
$15,747,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception
and representation expenses; for the Superior Court of the District of
Columbia, $149,349,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official
reception and representation expenses; for the District of Columbia
Court System, $97,720,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for
official reception and representation expenses; and $29,252,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2027, for capital improvements for
District of Columbia courthouse facilities: Provided, That funds made
available for capital improvements shall be expended consistent with
the District of Columbia Courts master plan study and facilities
condition assessment: Provided further, That, in addition to the
amounts appropriated herein, fees received by the District of Columbia
Courts for administering bar examinations and processing District of
Columbia bar admissions may be retained and credited to this
appropriation, to remain available until expended, for salaries and
expenses associated with such activities, notwithstanding section 450
of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-
204.50): Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of
law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by
the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the
same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other
Federal agencies: Provided further, That 30 days after providing
written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate, the District of Columbia Courts may
reallocate not more than $9,000,000 of the funds provided under this
heading among the items and entities funded under this heading:
Provided further, That the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration
in the District of Columbia may, by regulation, establish a program
substantially similar to the program set forth in subchapter II of
chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code, for employees of the
District of Columbia Courts.
federal payment for defender services in district of columbia courts
For payments authorized under section 11-2604 and section 11-2605,
D.C. Official Code (relating to representation provided under the
District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act), payments for counsel
appointed in proceedings in the Family Court of the Superior Court of
the District of Columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. Official
Code, or pursuant to contractual agreements to provide guardian ad
litem representation, training, technical assistance, and such other
services as are necessary to improve the quality of guardian ad litem
representation, payments for counsel appointed in adoption proceedings
under chapter 3 of title 16, D.C. Official Code, and payments
authorized under section 21-2060, D.C. Official Code (relating to
services provided under the District of Columbia Guardianship,
Protective Proceedings, and Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1986),
$46,005,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds
provided under this heading shall be administered by the Joint
Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia:
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, this
appropriation shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of
Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as
funds appropriated for expenses of other Federal agencies.
federal payment to the court services and offender supervision agency
for the district of columbia
For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of motor
vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the
District of Columbia, as authorized by the National Capital
Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997,
$287,017,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 is for official reception
and representation expenses related to Community Supervision and
Pretrial Services Agency programs, and of which not to exceed $35,000
is for dues and assessments relating to the implementation of the Court
Services and Offender Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of
2002: Provided, That, of the funds appropriated under this heading,
$203,542,000 shall be for necessary expenses of Community Supervision
and Sex Offender Registration, to include expenses relating to the
monitoring of adults subject to protection orders or the provision of
services for or related to such persons: Provided further, That, of
the funds appropriated under this heading, $83,475,000 shall be
available to the Pretrial Services Agency: Provided further, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under this
heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and
Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds
appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies:
Provided further, That amounts under this heading may be used for
programmatic incentives for defendants to successfully complete their
terms of supervision.
federal payment to the district of columbia public defender service
For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of motor
vehicles, of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service, as
authorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government
Improvement Act of 1997, $53,629,000: Provided, That notwithstanding
any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be
apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and
obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for
salaries and expenses of Federal agencies: Provided further, That the
District of Columbia Public Defender Service may establish for
employees of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service a program
substantially similar to the program set forth in subchapter II of
chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code, except that the maximum
amount of the payment made under the program to any individual may not
exceed the amount referred to in section 3523(b)(3)(B) of title 5,
United States Code: Provided further, That for the purposes of
engaging with, and receiving services from, Federal Franchise Fund
Programs established in accordance with section 403 of the Government
Management Reform Act of 1994, as amended, the District of Columbia
Public Defender Service shall be considered an agency of the United
States Government: Provided further, That the District of Columbia
Public Defender Service may enter into contracts for the procurement of
severable services and multiyear contracts for the acquisition of
property and services to the same extent and under the same conditions
as an executive agency under sections 3902 and 3903 of title 41, United
States Code.
federal payment to the criminal justice coordinating council
For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council,
$3,451,000, to remain available until expended, to support initiatives
related to the coordination of Federal and local criminal justice
resources in the District of Columbia.
federal payment for judicial commissions
For a Federal payment, to remain available until September 30,
2027, to the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure, $330,000,
and for the Judicial Nomination Commission, $300,000.
federal payment for school improvement
For a Federal payment for a school improvement program in the
District of Columbia, $52,500,000, to remain available until expended,
for payments authorized under the Scholarships for Opportunity and
Results Act (division C of Public Law 112-10): Provided, That, to the
extent that funds are available for opportunity scholarships and
following the priorities included in section 3006 of such Act, the
Secretary of Education shall make scholarships available to students
eligible under section 3013(3) of such Act (Public Law 112-10; 125
Stat. 211) including students who were not offered a scholarship during
any previous school year: Provided further, That within funds provided
for opportunity scholarships, up to $1,750,000 shall be for the
activities specified in sections 3007(b) through 3007(d) of the Act.
federal payment for the district of columbia national guard
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia National Guard,
$600,000, to remain available until expended for the Major General
David F. Wherley, Jr. District of Columbia National Guard Retention and
College Access Program.
federal payment for testing and treatment of hiv/aids
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for the testing
of individuals for, and the treatment of individuals with, human
immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in the
District of Columbia, $4,000,000.
federal payment to the district of columbia water and sewer authority
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer
Authority, $8,000,000, to remain available until expended, to continue
implementation of the Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Plan:
Provided, That the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority
provides a 100 percent match for this payment.
District of Columbia Funds
Local funds are appropriated for the District of Columbia for the
current fiscal year out of the General Fund of the District of Columbia
(``General Fund'') for programs and activities set forth in the Fiscal
Year 2026 Local Budget Act of 2025 (D.C. Law 26-51) and at rates set
forth under such Act, as amended as of the date of enactment of this
Act: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, except
as provided in section 450A of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act
(section 1-204.50a, D.C. Official Code), sections 816 and 817 of the
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009
(secs. 47-369.01 and 47-369.02, D.C. Official Code), and provisions of
this Act, the total amount appropriated in this Act for operating
expenses for the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2026 under this
heading shall not exceed the estimates included in the Fiscal Year 2026
Local Budget Act of 2025, as amended as of the date of enactment of
this Act or the sum of the total revenues of the District of Columbia
for such fiscal year: Provided further, That the amount appropriated
may be increased by proceeds of one-time transactions, which are
expended for emergency or unanticipated operating or capital needs:
Provided further, That such increases shall be approved by enactment of
local District law and shall comply with all reserve requirements
contained in the District of Columbia Home Rule Act: Provided further,
That the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall take
such steps as are necessary to assure that the District of Columbia
meets these requirements, including the apportioning by the Chief
Financial Officer of the appropriations and funds made available to the
District during fiscal year 2026, except that the Chief Financial
Officer may not reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived from
bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital projects.
This title may be cited as the ``District of Columbia
Appropriations Act, 2026''.
TITLE V
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Administrative Conference of the United States
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Administrative Conference of the
United States, authorized by 5 U.S.C. 591 et seq., $3,430,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2027, of which not to exceed
$1,000 is for official reception and representation expenses.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Commodity
Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), including the purchase and hire of
passenger motor vehicles, and the rental of space (to include multiple
year leases), in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $365,000,000,
including not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and
representation expenses, and not to exceed $25,000 for the expenses for
consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission with foreign
governmental and other regulatory officials, of which not less than
$80,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2028, and of
which not less than $5,773,000 shall be for expenses of the Office of
the Inspector General: Provided, That notwithstanding the limitations
in 31 U.S.C. 1553, amounts provided under this heading are available
for the liquidation of obligations equal to current year payments on
leases entered into prior to the date of enactment of this Act:
Provided further, That for the purpose of recording and liquidating any
lease obligations that should have been recorded and liquidated against
accounts closed pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1552, and consistent with the
preceding proviso, such amounts shall be transferred to and recorded in
a no-year account in the Treasury, which has been established for the
sole purpose of recording adjustments for and liquidating such unpaid
obligations.
Consumer Product Safety Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety Commission,
including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem
rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376,
purchase of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal officials'
contributions to Commission activities, and not to exceed $4,000 for
official reception and representation expenses, $150,975,000, of which
no less than $1,622,000 shall be for salaries and expenses of the
Office of the Inspector General, of which $2,500,000 shall remain
available until expended, to carry out the program, including
administrative costs, authorized by section 1405 of the Virginia Graeme
Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (Public Law 110-140, as amended), and of
which $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended, to carry out
the program, including administrative costs, authorized by section 204
of the Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Prevention Act of 2022 (title II of division Q of Public Law 117-103).
administrative provisions--consumer product safety commission
Sec. 501. During fiscal year 2026, none of the amounts made
available by this Act may be used to finalize or implement the Safety
Standard for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles published by the
Consumer Product Safety Commission in the Federal Register on November
19, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 68964) until after--
(1) the National Academy of Sciences, in consultation with
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the
Department of Defense, completes a study to determine--
(A) the technical validity of the lateral stability
and vehicle handling requirements proposed by such
standard for purposes of reducing the risk of
Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle (referred to in this
section as ``ROV'') rollovers in the off-road
environment, including the repeatability and
reproducibility of testing for compliance with such
requirements;
(B) the number of ROV rollovers that would be
prevented if the proposed requirements were adopted;
(C) whether there is a technical basis for the
proposal to provide information on a point-of-sale
hangtag about a ROV's rollover resistance on a
progressive scale; and
(D) the effect on the utility of ROVs used by the
United States military if the proposed requirements
were adopted; and
(2) a report containing the results of the study completed
under paragraph (1) is delivered to--
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the
House of Representatives;
(C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
and
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
Sec. 502. None of the funds provided may be used to promulgate,
implement, administer, or enforce any regulation issued by the U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission to ban gas stoves as a class of
products.
Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Council of the Inspectors General on
Integrity and Efficiency, as established pursuant to section
11(c)(3)(B) of chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code, to utilize and
further develop the data analytics capabilities of the Pandemic
Response Accountability Committee to enhance transparency, to prevent,
detect, and remediate waste, fraud and abuse in Federal spending, and
for expenses related to enhancements to www.oversight.gov, $5,450,000,
to remain available until expended, of which $850,000 is for
enhancements to oversight.gov: Provided, That the amounts appropriated
under this heading shall be in addition to any other amounts available
to the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency
under section 424 of title 5, United States Code.
Election Assistance Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out the Help America Vote Act of
2002 (Public Law 107-252), $23,860,000, of which $1,500,000 shall be
made available to the National Institute of Standards and Technology
for election reform activities authorized under the Help America Vote
Act of 2002; and of which $1,354,169 shall be for necessary expenses of
the Office of the Inspector General and of which $8,000 shall be for
official reception and representation expenses: Provided, That of the
amounts appropriated under this heading, up to $2,500,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2027.
election security grants
Notwithstanding section 104(c)(2)(B) of the Help America Vote Act
of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20904(c)(2)(B)), $45,000,000 is provided to the
Election Assistance Commission for necessary expenses to make payments
to States for activities to improve the administration of elections for
Federal office, including to enhance election technology and make
election security improvements, as authorized by sections 101, 103, and
104 of such Act: Provided, That for purposes of applying such
sections, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall be
deemed to be a State and, for purposes of sections 101(d)(2) and 103(a)
shall be treated in the same manner as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
Guam, American Samoa, and the United States Virgin Islands: Provided
further, That each reference to the ``Administrator of General
Services'' or the ``Administrator'' in sections 101 and 103 shall be
deemed to refer to the ``Election Assistance Commission'': Provided
further, That each reference to ``$5,000,000'' in section 103 shall be
deemed to refer to ``$819,000'' and each reference to ``$1,000,000'' in
section 103 shall be deemed to refer to ``$162,000'': Provided
further, That not later than two years after receiving a payment under
this heading, a State shall make available funds for such activities in
an amount equal to 20 percent of the total amount of the payment made
to the State under this heading: Provided further, That not later than
45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Election
Assistance Commission shall make the payments to States under this
heading: Provided further, That States shall submit quarterly
financial reports and annual progress reports: Provided further, That
of the amounts provided under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be paid
from the unobligated balances, as of the date of enactment of this Act,
in the fund established by section 9006(a) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9006(a)).
Federal Communications Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Federal Communications Commission, as
authorized by law, including uniforms and allowances therefor, as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; not to exceed $4,000 for official
reception and representation expenses; purchase and hire of motor
vehicles; special counsel fees; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, $416,112,000 to remain available until September 30, 2029:
Provided, That $416,112,000 of offsetting collections shall be assessed
and collected pursuant to section 9 of title I of the Communications
Act of 1934, shall be retained and used for necessary expenses and
shall remain available until September 30, 2029: Provided further,
That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such offsetting
collections are received during fiscal year 2026 so as to result in a
final fiscal year 2026 appropriation estimated at $0: Provided
further, That, notwithstanding 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B), proceeds from
the use of a competitive bidding system that may be retained and made
available for obligation shall not exceed $132,681,000 for fiscal year
2026: Provided further, That, of the amount appropriated under this
heading, not less than $13,500,000 shall be for the salaries and
expenses of the Office of Inspector General.
administrative provisions--federal communications commission
Sec. 510. Section 302 of Public Law 108-494 shall be applied as if
``and ending on December 31, 2024'' were struck.
Sec. 511. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used
by the Federal Communications Commission to modify, amend, or change
its rules or regulations for universal service support payments to
implement the February 27, 2004, recommendations of the Federal-State
Joint Board on Universal Service regarding single connection or primary
line restrictions on universal service support payments.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
office of the inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 5, United States
Code, $48,500,000, of which $1,500,000 shall remain available until
expended, to be derived from the Deposit Insurance Fund or, only when
appropriate, the FSLIC Resolution Fund.
Federal Election Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971, $80,857,000, of which not to exceed
$5,000 shall be available for reception and representation expenses.
Federal Labor Relations Authority
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Federal Labor
Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of
1978, and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and including hire of experts and
consultants, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and including official
reception and representation expenses (not to exceed $1,500) and rental
of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere,
$29,500,000, of which $1,271,000 shall be made available to support the
Office of the Inspector General: Provided, That public members of the
Federal Service Impasses Panel may be paid travel expenses and per diem
in lieu of subsistence as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons
employed intermittently in the Government service, and compensation as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That, notwithstanding
31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received from fees charged to non-Federal
participants at labor-management relations conferences shall be
credited to and merged with this account, to be available without
further appropriation for the costs of carrying out these conferences.
Federal Trade Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Commission, including
uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902;
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor
vehicles; and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and
representation expenses, $383,600,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That not less than $2,700,000 shall be for
necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General: Provided
further, That not to exceed $300,000 shall be available for use to
contract with a person or persons for collection services in accordance
with the terms of 31 U.S.C. 3718: Provided further, That not less than
$10,000,000 shall be available for the programs and activities
authorized by the TAKE IT DOWN Act (Public Law 119-12): Provided
further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to
exceed $310,000,000 of offsetting collections derived from fees
collected for premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-
Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless
of the year of collection, shall be retained and used for necessary
expenses in this appropriation: Provided further, That,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $15,000,000
in offsetting collections derived from fees to implement and enforce
the Telemarketing Sales Rule, promulgated under the Telemarketing and
Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act (15 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), shall
be credited to this account, and be retained and used for necessary
expenses in this appropriation: Provided further, That the sum herein
appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting
collections are received during fiscal year 2026 so as to result in a
final fiscal year 2026 appropriation from the general fund estimated at
no more than $58,600,000: Provided further, That none of the funds
made available to the Federal Trade Commission may be used to implement
subsection (e)(2)(B) of section 43 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act
(12 U.S.C. 1831t).
General Services Administration
real property activities
federal buildings fund
limitations on availability of revenue
(including transfers of funds)
Amounts in the Fund, including revenues and collections deposited
into the Fund, shall be available for necessary expenses of real
property management and related activities not otherwise provided for,
including operation, maintenance, and protection of federally owned and
leased buildings; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia;
restoration of leased premises; moving governmental agencies (including
space adjustments and telecommunications relocation expenses) in
connection with the assignment, allocation, and transfer of space;
contractual services incident to cleaning or servicing buildings, and
moving; repair and alteration of federally owned buildings, including
grounds, approaches, and appurtenances; care and safeguarding of sites;
maintenance, preservation, demolition, and equipment; acquisition of
buildings and sites by purchase, condemnation, or as otherwise
authorized by law; acquisition of options to purchase buildings and
sites; conversion and extension of federally owned buildings;
preliminary planning and design of projects by contract or otherwise;
construction of new buildings (including equipment for such buildings);
and payment of principal, interest, and any other obligations for
public buildings acquired by installment purchase and purchase
contract; in the aggregate amount of $9,686,761,000, of which--
(1) $165,661,000 shall remain available until expended for
construction and acquisition (including funds for sites and
expenses, and associated design and construction services), in
addition to amounts otherwise provided for such purposes, as
follows:
Connecticut:
Hartford, U.S. Courthouse, $10,000,000;
Puerto Rico:
San Juan, Clemente Ruiz-Nazario U.S.
Courthouse and Federico Degetau Federal
Building, $20,000,000;
Tennessee:
Chattanooga, U.S. Courthouse, $43,500,000;
Memphis, Odell Horton Federal Building,
$1,500,000;
Washington:
Seattle, National Archives Replacement
Facility, $30,000,000; and
Environmental Remediation, $60,661,000:
Provided, That each of the foregoing limits of costs on
construction and acquisition projects may be exceeded to the
extent that savings are effected in other such projects, but
not to exceed 20 percent of the amounts included in a
transmitted prospectus, if required, unless advance approval is
obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate of a greater amount;
(2) $933,553,000 shall remain available until expended for
repairs and alterations, including associated design and
construction services, in addition to amounts otherwise
provided for such purposes, of which--
(A) $239,000,000 is for Major Repairs and
Alterations;
(B) $479,000,000 is for Basic Repairs and
Alterations; and
(C) $215,553,000 is for Special Emphasis Programs:
Provided, That funds made available in this or any previous
Act in the Federal Buildings Fund for Repairs and Alterations
shall, for prospectus projects, be limited to the amount
identified for each project, except each project in this or any
previous Act may be increased by an amount not to exceed 20
percent unless advance approval is obtained from the Committees
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate of a greater amount: Provided further, That additional
projects for which prospectuses have been fully approved may be
funded under this category only if advance approval is obtained
from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That the
amounts provided in this or any prior Act for ``Repairs and
Alterations'' may be used to fund costs associated with
implementing security improvements to buildings necessary to
meet the minimum standards for security in accordance with
current law and in compliance with the reprogramming guidelines
of the appropriate Committees of the House and Senate:
Provided further, That the difference between the funds
appropriated and expended on any projects in this or any prior
Act, under the heading ``Repairs and Alterations'', may be
transferred to ``Basic Repairs and Alterations'' or used to
fund authorized increases in prospectus projects: Provided
further, That the amount provided in this or any prior Act for
``Basic Repairs and Alterations'' may be used to pay claims
against the Government arising from any projects under the
heading ``Repairs and Alterations'' or used to fund authorized
increases in prospectus projects;
(3) $5,574,593,000 for rental of space to remain available
until expended; and
(4) $3,012,954,000 for building operations to remain
available until expended: Provided, That the total amount of
funds made available from this Fund to the General Services
Administration shall not be available for expenses of any
construction, repair, alteration and acquisition project for
which a prospectus, if required by 40 U.S.C. 3307(a), has not
been approved, except that necessary funds may be expended for
each project for required expenses for the development of a
proposed prospectus: Provided further, That funds available in
the Federal Buildings Fund may be expended for emergency
repairs when advance approval is obtained from the Committees
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate: Provided further, That amounts necessary to provide
reimbursable special services to other agencies under 40 U.S.C.
592(b)(2) and amounts to provide such reimbursable fencing,
lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on private or
other property not in Government ownership or control as may be
appropriate to enable the United States Secret Service to
perform its protective functions pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056,
shall be available from such revenues and collections:
Provided further, That revenues and collections and any other
sums accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 2026, excluding
reimbursements under 40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2), in excess of the
aggregate new obligational authority authorized for Real
Property Activities of the Federal Buildings Fund in this Act
shall remain in the Fund and shall not be available for
expenditure except as authorized in appropriations Acts.
general activities
government-wide policy
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for
Government-wide policy associated with the management of real and
personal property assets and certain administrative services;
Government-wide policy support responsibilities relating to
acquisition, travel, motor vehicles, information technology management,
and related technology activities; and services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109; and evaluation activities as authorized by statute;
$64,000,000, of which $4,000,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2027.
operating expenses
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for
Government-wide activities associated with utilization and donation of
surplus personal property; disposal of real property; agency-wide
policy direction and management; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109; $48,000,000, of which not to exceed $7,500 is for official
reception and representation expenses.
civilian board of contract appeals
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for the
activities associated with the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals,
$10,248,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General and
services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $73,837,000: Provided, That not
to exceed $50,000 shall be available for payment for information and
detection of fraud against the Government, including payment for
recovery of stolen Government property: Provided further, That not to
exceed $2,500 shall be available for awards to employees of other
Federal agencies and private citizens in recognition of efforts and
initiatives resulting in enhanced Office of Inspector General
effectiveness.
allowances and office staff for former presidents
For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958 (3
U.S.C. 102 note), and Public Law 95-138, $5,353,000.
federal citizen services fund
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses authorized by 40 U.S.C. 323 and 44 U.S.C.
3604; and for necessary expenses authorized by law in support of
interagency projects that enable the Federal Government to enhance its
ability to conduct activities electronically through the development
and implementation of innovative uses of information technology;
$70,000,000, to be deposited into the Federal Citizen Services Fund:
Provided, That the previous amount may be transferred to Federal
agencies to carry out the purpose of the Federal Citizen Services Fund:
Provided further, That the appropriations, revenues, reimbursements,
and collections deposited into the Fund shall be available until
expended for necessary expenses authorized by 40 U.S.C. 323 and 44
U.S.C. 3604 and for necessary expenses in support of interagency
projects that enable the Federal Government to enhance its ability to
conduct activities electronically through the development and
implementation of innovative uses of information technology in the
aggregate amount not to exceed $150,000,000: Provided further, That
appropriations, revenues, reimbursements, and collections accruing to
this Fund during fiscal year 2026 in excess of such amount shall remain
in the Fund and shall not be available for expenditure except as
authorized in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That, of the
total amount appropriated, up to $5,000,000 shall be available for
support functions and full-time hires to support activities related to
the Administration's requirements under title II of the Foundations for
Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-435): Provided
further, That the transfer authorities provided herein shall be in
addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act.
technology modernization fund
For carrying out the purposes of the Technology Modernization Fund,
as authorized by section 1078 of subtitle G of the title X of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law
115-91; 40 U.S.C. 11301 note), $5,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
asset proceeds and space management fund
For carrying out section 16(b) of the Federal Asset Sales and
Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note), $143,328,000, to remain
available until expended.
administrative provisions--general services administration
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 520. Funds available to the General Services Administration
shall be available for the hire of passenger motor vehicles.
Sec. 521. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund made available for
fiscal year 2026 for Federal Buildings Fund activities may be
transferred between such activities only to the extent necessary to
meet program requirements: Provided, That any proposed transfers shall
be approved in advance by the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Senate.
Sec. 522. Except as otherwise provided in this title, funds made
available by this Act shall be used to transmit a fiscal year 2027
request for United States Courthouse construction only if the request:
(1) meets the design guide standards for construction as established
and approved by the General Services Administration, the Judicial
Conference of the United States, and the Office of Management and
Budget; (2) reflects the priorities of the Judicial Conference of the
United States as set out in its approved Courthouse Project Priorities
plan; and (3) includes a standardized courtroom utilization study of
each facility to be constructed, replaced, or expanded.
Sec. 523. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to
increase the amount of occupiable square feet, provide cleaning
services, security enhancements, or any other service usually provided
through the Federal Buildings Fund, to any agency that does not pay the
rate per square foot assessment for space and services as determined by
the General Services Administration in consideration of the Public
Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-313).
Sec. 524. From funds made available under the heading ``Federal
Buildings Fund, Limitations on Availability of Revenue'', claims
against the Government of less than $250,000 arising from direct
construction projects and acquisition of buildings may be liquidated
from savings effected in other construction projects with prior
notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate.
Sec. 525. In any case in which the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Environment and Public Works of the Senate adopt a resolution granting
lease authority pursuant to a prospectus transmitted to Congress by the
Administrator of the General Services Administration under 40 U.S.C.
3307, the Administrator shall ensure that the delineated area of
procurement is identical to the delineated area included in the
prospectus for all lease agreements, except that, if the Administrator
determines that the delineated area of the procurement should not be
identical to the delineated area included in the prospectus, the
Administrator shall provide an explanatory statement to each of such
committees and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate prior to exercising any lease authority
provided in the resolution.
Sec. 526. With respect to projects funded under the heading
``Federal Citizen Services Fund'', the Administrator of General
Services shall submit a spending plan and explanation for each project
to be undertaken to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act.
Sec. 527. For an additional amount to be deposited in the
``Federal Buildings Fund'', $23,612,000, to remain available until
expended, which shall be for initiatives related to Repairs and
Alterations, in the amounts and for the projects specified in the table
that appears under the heading ``Administrative Provisions--General
Services Administration'' in the explanatory statement described in
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated
Act): Provided, That if any of the projects specified in this section
experience a funding deficiency due to unforeseen cost over runs for
that project that will create a risk to project completion, the
Administrator of the General Services Administration shall immediately
notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate of the amount of and the reason for such deficiency:
Provided further, That if any of the projects specified in this section
do not need all of the amounts provided for project completion, the
Administrator of the General Services Administration shall immediately
notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate of the amount of and the reason that such funding that
is not needed for project completion: Provided further, That none of
the funds made available by this section may be transferred for any
other purpose.
Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation
salaries and expenses
For payment to the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Trust
Fund, established by section 10 of Public Law 93-642, $2,970,000, to
remain available until expended.
Merit Systems Protection Board
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Merit Systems
Protection Board pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978,
the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, and the Whistleblower Protection
Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note), including services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and
elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, direct procurement of
survey printing, and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and
representation expenses, $49,135,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2027, and in addition not to exceed $2,345,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2027, for administrative expenses to
adjudicate retirement appeals to be transferred from the Civil Service
Retirement and Disability Fund in amounts determined by the Merit
Systems Protection Board.
Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation
morris k. udall and stewart l. udall trust fund
(including transfer of funds)
For payment to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation,
pursuant to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act (20
U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), $1,582,000, to remain available for direct
expenditure until September 30, 2029, of which, notwithstanding
sections 8 and 9 of such Act, up to $1,000,000 shall be available to
carry out the activities authorized by section 6(7) of Public Law 102-
259 and section 817(a) of Public Law 106-568 (20 U.S.C. 5604(7)):
Provided, That all current and previous amounts transferred to the
Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Interior will
remain available until expended for audits and investigations of the
Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, consistent with
chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code, and for annual independent
financial audits of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation
pursuant to the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (Public Law
107-289): Provided further, That previous amounts transferred to the
Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Interior may be
transferred to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for
annual independent financial audits pursuant to the Accountability of
Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-289): Provided further, That
any interest earned during fiscal year 2026 from investments made from
discretionary appropriations to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L.
Udall Trust Fund after the date specified in 20 U.S.C. 5606(b)(1) shall
be available until expended.
environmental dispute resolution fund
For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund to carry
out activities authorized in the Environmental Policy and Conflict
Resolution Act of 1998, $3,862,000, to remain available until September
30, 2029.
National Archives and Records Administration
operating expenses
For necessary expenses in connection with the administration of the
National Archives and Records Administration and archived Federal
records and related activities, as provided by law, and for expenses
necessary for the review and declassification of documents, the
activities of the Public Interest Declassification Board, the
operations and maintenance of the electronic records archives, the hire
of passenger motor vehicles, and for uniforms or allowances therefor,
as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), including maintenance, repairs,
and cleaning, $421,000,000, of which up to $30,000,000 shall remain
available until expended for expenses necessary to enhance the Federal
Government's ability to electronically preserve, manage, and store
Government records.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Reform Act of
2008, Public Law 110-409, 122 Stat. 4302-16 (2008), and chapter 4 of
title 5, United States Code, and for the hire of passenger motor
vehicles, $5,920,000, of which $897,000 is available until September
30, 2027.
repairs and restoration
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of archives facilities
and to provide adequate storage for holdings, $8,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
national historical publications and records commission
grants program
For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for historical
publications and records as authorized by 44 U.S.C. 2504, $5,000,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2029.
administrative provision--national archives and records administration
Sec. 530. For an additional amount for ``National Historical
Publications and Records Commission Grants Program'', $14,344,000 shall
be available until one year after the date of enactment of this Act,
which shall be for initiatives in the amounts and for the projects
specified in the table that appears under the heading ``Administrative
Provision--National Archives and Records Administration'' in the
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That none of the funds
made available by this section may be transferred for any other
purpose.
National Credit Union Administration
community development revolving loan fund
For the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund program as
authorized by 42 U.S.C. 9812, 9822, and 9910, $3,465,000 shall be
available until September 30, 2027, for technical assistance to low-
income designated credit unions.
Office of Government Ethics
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of
Government Ethics pursuant to chapter 131 of title 5, United States
Code, the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, and the Representative Louise
McIntosh Slaughter Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012,
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference
rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger
motor vehicles, and not to exceed $1,500 for official reception and
representation expenses, $23,037,000.
Office of Personnel Management
salaries and expenses
(including transfers of trust funds)
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of
Personnel Management (OPM) pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2
of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; medical examinations performed for
veterans by private physicians on a fee basis; rental of conference
rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; hire of passenger
motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and
representation expenses; and payment of per diem and/or subsistence
allowances to employees where Voting Rights Act activities require an
employee to remain overnight at his or her post of duty, $167,535,000:
Provided, That of the total amount made available under this heading,
$10,898,000 may remain available until expended, for information
technology modernization, and shall be in addition to funds otherwise
made available for such purposes; and in addition $214,605,000, for
administrative expenses, to be transferred from the appropriate trust
funds of OPM without regard to other statutes, including direct
procurement of printed materials, for the retirement and insurance
programs: Provided further, That the provisions of this appropriation
shall not affect the authority to use applicable trust funds as
provided by sections 8348(a)(1)(B), 8958(f)(2)(A), 8988(f)(2)(A), and
9004(f)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code: Provided further, That
no part of this appropriation shall be available for salaries and
expenses of the Legal Examining Unit of OPM established pursuant to
Executive Order No. 9358 of July 1, 1943, or any successor unit of like
purpose: Provided further, That the President's Commission on White
House Fellows, established by Executive Order No. 11183 of October 3,
1964, may, during fiscal year 2026, accept donations of money,
property, and personal services: Provided further, That such
donations, including those from prior years, may be used for the
development of publicity materials to provide information about the
White House Fellows, except that no such donations shall be accepted
for travel or reimbursement of travel expenses, or for the salaries of
employees of such Commission: Provided further, That not to exceed 5
percent of amounts made available under this heading may be transferred
to an information technology working capital fund established for
purposes authorized by subtitle G of title X of division A of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law
115-91; 40 U.S.C. 11301 note): Provided further, That the OPM Director
shall notify, and receive approval from, the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least
15 days in advance of any transfer under the preceding proviso:
Provided further, That amounts transferred to such a fund under such
transfer authority from any organizational category of OPM shall not
exceed 5 percent of each such organizational category's budget as
identified in the report required by section 608 of this Act: Provided
further, That amounts transferred to such a fund shall remain available
for obligation through September 30, 2029.
office of inspector general
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of trust funds)
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 5, United States
Code, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, hire of
passenger motor vehicles, $6,839,000, and in addition, not to exceed
$29,192,000 for administrative expenses to audit, investigate, and
provide other oversight of the Office of Personnel Management's
retirement and insurance programs, to be transferred from the
appropriate trust funds of the Office of Personnel Management, as
determined by the Inspector General: Provided, That the Inspector
General is authorized to rent conference rooms in the District of
Columbia and elsewhere.
Office of Special Counsel
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of
Special Counsel, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
payment of fees and expenses for witnesses, rental of conference rooms
in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and hire of passenger motor
vehicles, $31,585,000.
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight
Board, as authorized by section 1061 of the Intelligence Reform and
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee), $13,700,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2027.
Public Buildings Reform Board
salaries and expenses
For salaries and expenses of the Public Buildings Reform Board in
carrying out the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (Public
Law 114-287), $3,605,000, to remain available until expended.
Securities and Exchange Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses for the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, the rental of space
(to include multiple year leases) in the District of Columbia and
elsewhere, and not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and
representation expenses, $2,149,000,000, to remain available until
expended; of which not less than $20,050,000 shall be for the Office of
Inspector General; of which not to exceed $275,000 shall be available
for a permanent secretariat for the International Organization of
Securities Commissions; and of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be
available for expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the
Commission with foreign governmental and other regulatory officials,
members of their delegations and staffs to exchange views concerning
securities matters, such expenses to include necessary logistic and
administrative expenses and the expenses of Commission staff and
foreign invitees in attendance including: (1) incidental expenses such
as meals; (2) travel and transportation; and (3) related lodging or
subsistence: Provided, That any unobligated balances from funds made
available under this heading in prior Acts for replacement leases for
the Commission's headquarters and other regional office facilities may
be used for such purposes at any Commission office facility,
notwithstanding provisos in such Acts limiting use to particular office
facilities, and notwithstanding provisos in such Acts requiring that
de-obligated amounts derived from the general fund be returned to the
general fund or that de-obligated amounts derived from fees or
assessments be paid to national securities exchanges and national
securities associations in proportion to any fees or assessments paid
by such national securities exchange or national securities
association.
For purposes of calculating the fee rate under section 31(j) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee(j)) for fiscal year
2026, all amounts appropriated under this heading shall be deemed to be
the regular appropriation to the Commission for fiscal year 2026:
Provided, That fees and charges authorized by section 31 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee) shall be credited to
this account as offsetting collections: Provided further, That not to
exceed $2,149,000,000 of such offsetting collections shall be available
until expended for necessary expenses of this account: Provided
further, That the total amount appropriated under this heading from the
general fund for fiscal year 2026 shall be reduced as such offsetting
fees are received so as to result in a final total fiscal year 2026
appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $0.
Selective Service System
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System, including
expenses of attendance at meetings and of training for uniformed
personnel assigned to the Selective Service System, as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 4101-4118 for civilian employees; hire of passenger motor
vehicles; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed
$1,000 for official reception and representation expenses; $31,300,000:
Provided, That during the current fiscal year, the President may
exempt this appropriation from the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1341,
whenever the President deems such action to be necessary in the
interest of national defense: Provided further, That none of the funds
appropriated by this Act may be expended for or in connection with the
induction of any person into the Armed Forces of the United States.
Small Business Administration
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the Small
Business Administration, including hire of passenger motor vehicles as
authorized by sections 1343 and 1344 of title 31, United States Code,
and not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representation
expenses, $323,118,000, of which not less than $12,000,000 shall be
available for examinations, reviews, and other lender oversight
activities, of which no more than $30,000,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2027, for information technology systems and
activities, and shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available for
such purposes: Provided, That the Administrator is authorized to
charge fees to cover the cost of publications developed by the Small
Business Administration, and certain loan program activities, including
fees authorized by section 5(b) of the Small Business Act: Provided
further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, revenues received from
all such activities shall be credited to this account, to remain
available until expended, for carrying out these purposes without
further appropriations: Provided further, That the Small Business
Administration may accept gifts in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000
and may co-sponsor activities, each in accordance with section 132(a)
of division K of Public Law 108-447, during fiscal year 2026: Provided
further, That $15,500,000 shall be available for costs associated with
the certification of small business concerns owned and controlled by
veterans or service-disabled veterans under sections 36A and 36 of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657f-1; 657f), respectively, and section
862 of Public Law 116-283, to be available until September 30, 2027:
Provided further, That not later than 180 days after the enactment of
this Act, the Small Business Administration shall submit a report to
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate detailing the number FTE, funding obligated, and city and
state for each district and regional office during the previous fiscal
year and the number of FTE, funding level, and city and state for the
current fiscal year for each district and regional office: Provided
further, That district offices shall collect data on the number of
constituents served each fiscal year.
entrepreneurial development programs
For necessary expenses of programs supporting entrepreneurial and
small business development, $330,000,000, of which $82,000,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That amounts made
available under this heading may not be transferred pursuant to section
540 of this Act: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated
under this heading--
(1) $150,000,000 shall be available to fund grants for
performance as authorized by section 21 of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 648), of which $30,000,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2027;
(2) $41,000,000 shall be available for marketing,
management, and technical assistance under section 7(m)(4) of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)(4)) by intermediaries
that make microloans under the microloan program, of which
$8,200,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027;
(3) $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
2027, shall be available for grants to States to carry out
export programs that assist small business concerns authorized
under section 22(l) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
649(l));
(4) $27,000,000 shall be available for the Women's Business
Center program described in section 29 of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 656), of which $5,400,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2027;
(5) $21,400,000 shall be available for conducting outreach
to veterans, including through the Boots to Business Program
established under section 32(h) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 657b(h)) and Veteran Business Outreach Centers, of which
$4,280,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027;
(6) $17,000,000 shall be available for the Service Corps of
Retired Executives established under section 8(b)(1)(B) of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(b)(1)(B)), of which
$3,400,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027;
(7) $9,000,000 shall be available for grants and
cooperative agreements under the Federal and State Technology
Partnership Program under section 34 of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 657d), of which $1,800,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2027;
(8) $9,000,000 shall be available for the Regional
Innovation Cluster Initiative, of which $1,800,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2027;
(9) $7,000,000 shall be available for providing technical
assistance under the Program for Investors in
Microentrepreneurs, of which $1,400,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2027;
(10) $9,000,000 shall be available for grants to growth
accelerators to assist entrepreneurs to start and scale their
businesses, of which $1,800,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2027;
(11) $5,300,000 shall be available for the Office of Native
American Affairs to carry out the outreach activities for
Native American-owned small businesses, of which $1,060,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2027;
(12) $3,800,000 shall be available for financial assistance
for the program established under section 7(j) of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(j)), of which $760,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2027;
(13) $4,000,000 shall be available for technical and
certification assistance for the HUBZone program established
under section 31 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657a), of
which $800,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027;
(14) $2,000,000 shall be available to provide
entrepreneurship education, of which $400,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2027;
(15) $3,000,000 shall be available to make grants under the
Cybersecurity for Small Businesses Pilot Program, of which
$600,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027; and
(16) $1,500,000 shall be available for the National Women's
Business Council established under section 405 of the Women's
Business Ownership Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 7105), of which
$300,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 5, United States
Code, $37,020,000.
office of advocacy
For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy in carrying out
the provisions of title II of Public Law 94-305 (15 U.S.C. 634a et
seq.) and the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 601 et
seq.), $10,109,000, to remain available until expended.
business loans program account
(including transfer of funds)
For the cost of direct loans, $3,000,000, to remain available until
expended: 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 subject to section 502 of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2026
commitments to guarantee loans under section 503 of the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958 and commitments for loans authorized under
subparagraph (C) of section 502(7) of the Small Business Investment Act
of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 696(7)) shall not exceed, in the aggregate,
$16,500,000,000: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2026
commitments for general business loans authorized under paragraphs (1)
through (35) of section 7(a) of the Small Business Act shall not exceed
$35,500,000,000 for a combination of amortizing term loans and the
aggregated maximum line of credit provided by revolving loans:
Provided further, That during fiscal year 2026 commitments to guarantee
loans for debentures under section 303(b) of the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958 shall not exceed $6,000,000,000: Provided
further, That during fiscal year 2026, guarantees of trust certificates
authorized by section 5(g) of the Small Business Act shall not exceed a
principal amount of $15,000,000,000. In addition, for administrative
expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs,
$158,000,000, which may be transferred to and merged with the
appropriations for Salaries and Expenses.
disaster loans program account
(including transfers of funds)
To carry out the direct loan program authorized by section 7(b) of
the Small Business Act, $282,000,000, to be available until expended,
of which $1,600,000 is for the Office of Inspector General of the Small
Business Administration for audits and reviews of disaster loans and
the disaster loan programs and shall be transferred to and merged with
the appropriations for the Office of Inspector General; of which
$197,000,000 is for direct administrative expenses of loan making and
servicing to carry out the direct loan program, which may be
transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and
Expenses; of which $8,400,000 is for indirect administrative expenses
for the direct loan program, which may be transferred to and merged
with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses; and of which
$75,000,000 is for the cost of direct loans and 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, That,
of the funds provided under this heading, $250,000,000 shall be for
major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)): Provided
further, That the amount for major disasters under this heading is
designated by the Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to a
concurrent resolution on the budget.
administrative provisions--small business administration
(including transfers of funds)
Sec. 540. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
available for the current fiscal year for the Small Business
Administration in this Act may be transferred between such
appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more
than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer
pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds
under section 608 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation
or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in
that section.
Sec. 541. Not to exceed 3 percent of any appropriation made
available in this Act for the Small Business Administration under the
headings ``Salaries and Expenses'' and ``Business Loans Program
Account'' may be transferred to the Administration's information
technology system modernization and working capital fund (IT WCF), as
authorized by section 1077(b)(1) of title X of division A of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, for the
purposes specified in section 1077(b)(3) of such Act, upon the advance
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate: Provided, That amounts transferred to
the IT WCF under this section shall remain available for obligation
through September 30, 2029.
Sec. 542. For an additional amount for ``Small Business
Administration--Salaries and Expenses'', $106,862,000, which shall be
for initiatives related to small business development and
entrepreneurship, including programmatic, construction, and acquisition
activities, in the amounts and for the projects specified in the table
that appears under the heading ``Administrative Provisions--Small
Business Administration'' in the explanatory statement described in
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated
Act): Provided, That, notwithstanding sections 2701.92 and 2701.93 of
title 2, Code of Federal Regulations, the Administrator of the Small
Business Administration may permit awards to subrecipients for
initiatives funded under this section: Provided further, That none of
the funds made available by this section may be transferred for any
other purpose.
United States Postal Service
payment to the postal service fund
For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue forgone on free
and reduced rate mail, pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) of section
2401 of title 39, United States Code, $38,360,000: Provided, That mail
for overseas voting and mail for the blind shall continue to be free:
Provided further, That none of the funds made available to the Postal
Service by this Act shall be used to implement any rule, regulation, or
policy of charging any officer or employee of any State or local child
support enforcement agency, or any individual participating in a State
or local program of child support enforcement, a fee for information
requested or provided concerning an address of a postal customer:
Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this Act shall be
used to consolidate or close small rural and other small post offices:
Provided further, That the Postal Service may not destroy, and shall
continue to offer for sale, any copies of the Multinational Species
Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp, as authorized under the
Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010
(Public Law 111-241).
office of inspector general
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 5, United States
Code, $274,000,000, to be derived by transfer from the Postal Service
Fund and expended as authorized by section 603(b)(3) of the Postal
Accountability and Enhancement Act (Public Law 109-435).
United States Tax Court
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses, including contract reporting and other
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $3,000 for
official reception and representation expenses, $55,000,000, of which
$1,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That
travel expenses of the judges shall be paid upon the written
certificate of the judge.
TITLE VI
GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT
(including rescissions of funds)
Sec. 601. None of the funds in this Act shall be used for the
planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or
otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or
adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.
Sec. 602. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain
available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be
transferred to other appropriations, except for transfers made pursuant
to the authority in section 3173(d) of title 40, United States Code,
unless expressly so provided herein.
Sec. 603. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for
any consulting service through procurement contract pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those contracts where such
expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public
inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or
under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
Sec. 604. None of the funds made available in 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.
Sec. 605. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be
available for any activity or for paying the salary of any Government
employee where funding an activity or paying a salary to a Government
employee would result in a decision, determination, rule, regulation,
or policy that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of the
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307).
Sec. 606. No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be
expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the
assistance the entity will comply with chapter 83 of title 41, United
States Code.
Sec. 607. No funds appropriated or otherwise made available under
this Act shall be made available to any person or entity that has been
convicted of violating chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code.
Sec. 608. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, none of the
funds provided in this Act, provided by previous appropriations Acts to
the agencies or entities funded in this Act that remain available for
obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2026, or provided from any
accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees and
available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for
obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: (1)
creates a new program; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
(3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity
for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress; (4)
proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity by the Committee
on Appropriations of either the House of Representatives or the Senate
for a different purpose; (5) augments existing programs, projects, or
activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less;
(6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or
10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) creates or reorganizes offices,
programs, or activities unless prior approval is received from the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate: Provided, That prior to any significant reorganization,
restructuring, relocation, or closing of offices, programs, or
activities, each agency or entity funded in this Act shall consult with
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate: Provided further, That not later than 60 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate to establish the baseline for
application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current
fiscal year: Provided further, That at a minimum the report shall
include: (1) a table for each appropriation, detailing both full-time
employee equivalents and budget authority, with separate columns to
display the prior year enacted level, the President's budget request,
adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions,
if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level; (2) a delineation in
the table for each appropriation and its respective prior year enacted
level by object class and program, project, and activity as detailed in
this Act, in the accompanying report, or in the budget appendix for the
respective appropriation, whichever is more detailed, and which shall
apply to all items for which a dollar amount is specified and to all
programs for which new budget authority is provided, as well as to
discretionary grants and discretionary grant allocations; and (3) an
identification of items of special congressional interest: Provided
further, That the amount appropriated or limited for salaries and
expenses for an agency shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each
day after the required date that the report has not been submitted to
the Congress.
Sec. 609. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to
exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the
end of fiscal year 2026 from appropriations made available for salaries
and expenses for fiscal year 2026 in this Act, shall remain available
through September 30, 2027, for each such account for the purposes
authorized: Provided, That a request shall be submitted to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds: Provided
further, That these requests shall be made in compliance with
reprogramming guidelines.
Sec. 610. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be
used by the Executive Office of the President to request--
(1) any official background investigation report on any
individual from the Federal Bureau of Investigation; or
(2) a determination with respect to the treatment of an
organization as described in section 501(c) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section
501(a) of such Code from the Department of the Treasury or the
Internal Revenue Service.
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply--
(1) in the case of an official background investigation
report, if such individual has given express written consent
for such request not more than 6 months prior to the date of
such request and during the same presidential administration;
or
(2) if such request is required due to extraordinary
circumstances involving national security.
Sec. 611. The cost accounting standards promulgated under chapter
15 of title 41, United States Code shall not apply with respect to a
contract under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program
established under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.
Sec. 612. For the purpose of resolving litigation and implementing
any settlement agreements regarding the nonforeign area cost-of-living
allowance program, the Office of Personnel Management may accept and
utilize (without regard to any restriction on unanticipated travel
expenses imposed in an appropriations Act) funds made available to the
Office of Personnel Management pursuant to court approval.
Sec. 613. No funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to
pay for an abortion, or the administrative expenses in connection with
any health plan under the Federal employees health benefits program
which provides any benefits or coverage for abortions.
Sec. 614. The provision of section 613 shall not apply where the
life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to
term, or the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.
Sec. 615. In order to promote Government access to commercial
information technology, the restriction on purchasing nondomestic
articles, materials, and supplies set forth in chapter 83 of title 41,
United States Code (popularly known as the Buy American Act), shall not
apply to the acquisition by the Federal Government of information
technology (as defined in section 11101 of title 40, United States
Code), that is a commercial item (as defined in section 103 of title
41, United States Code).
Sec. 616. Notwithstanding section 1353 of title 31, United States
Code, no officer or employee of any regulatory agency or commission
funded by this Act may accept on behalf of that agency, nor may such
agency or commission accept, payment or reimbursement from a non-
Federal entity for travel, subsistence, or related expenses for the
purpose of enabling an officer or employee to attend and participate in
any meeting or similar function relating to the official duties of the
officer or employee when the entity offering payment or reimbursement
is a person or entity subject to regulation by such agency or
commission, or represents a person or entity subject to regulation by
such agency or commission, unless the person or entity is an
organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code.
Sec. 617. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an
Executive agency covered by this Act otherwise authorized to enter into
contracts for either leases or the construction or alteration of real
property for office, meeting, storage, or other space must consult with
the General Services Administration before issuing a solicitation for
offers of new leases or construction contracts, and in the case of
succeeding leases, before entering into negotiations with the current
lessor.
(2) Any such agency with authority to enter into an emergency lease
may do so during any period declared by the President to require
emergency leasing authority with respect to such agency.
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ``Executive agency
covered by this Act'' means any Executive agency provided funds by this
Act, but does not include the General Services Administration or the
United States Postal Service.
Sec. 618. (a) There are appropriated for the following activities
the amounts required under current law:
(1) Compensation of the President (3 U.S.C. 102).
(2) Payments to--
(A) the Judicial Officers' Retirement Fund (28
U.S.C. 377(o));
(B) the Judicial Survivors' Annuities Fund (28
U.S.C. 376(c)); and
(C) the United States Court of Federal Claims
Judges' Retirement Fund (28 U.S.C. 178(l)).
(3) Payment of Government contributions--
(A) with respect to the health benefits of retired
employees, as authorized by chapter 89 of title 5,
United States Code, and the Retired Federal Employees
Health Benefits Act (74 Stat. 849); and
(B) with respect to the life insurance benefits for
employees retiring after December 31, 1989 (5 U.S.C.
ch. 87).
(4) Payment to finance the unfunded liability of new and
increased annuity benefits under the Civil Service Retirement
and Disability Fund (5 U.S.C. 8348).
(5) Payment of annuities authorized to be paid from the
Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund by statutory
provisions other than subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter
84 of title 5, United States Code.
(b) Nothing in this section may be construed to exempt any amount
appropriated by this section from any otherwise applicable limitation
on the use of funds contained in this Act.
Sec. 619. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
by the Federal Trade Commission to complete the draft report entitled
``Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children: Preliminary
Proposed Nutrition Principles to Guide Industry Self-Regulatory
Efforts'' unless the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to
Children complies with Executive Order No. 13563.
Sec. 620. (a) The head of each executive branch agency funded by
this Act shall ensure that the Chief Information Officer of the agency
has the authority to participate in decisions regarding the budget
planning process related to information technology.
(b) Amounts appropriated for any executive branch agency funded by
this Act that are available for information technology shall be
allocated within the agency, consistent with the provisions of
appropriations Acts and budget guidelines and recommendations from the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in such manner as
specified by, or approved by, the Chief Information Officer of the
agency in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer of the agency
and budget officials.
Sec. 621. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
in contravention of chapter 29, 31, or 33 of title 44, United States
Code.
Sec. 622. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
by a governmental entity to require the disclosure by a provider of
electronic communication service to the public or remote computing
service of the contents of a wire or electronic communication that is
in electronic storage with the provider (as such terms are defined in
sections 2510 and 2711 of title 18, United States Code) in a manner
that violates the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United
States.
Sec. 623. No funds provided in this Act shall 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
over which that Inspector General has responsibilities under chapter 4
of title 5, United States Code, or to prevent or impede that Inspector
General's access to such records, documents, or other materials, under
any provision of law, except a provision of law that expressly refers
to the Inspector General and expressly limits the Inspector General's
right of access. A department or agency covered by this section shall
provide its Inspector General with access to all such records,
documents, and other materials in a timely manner. Each Inspector
General shall ensure compliance with statutory limitations on
disclosure relevant to the information provided by the establishment
over which that Inspector General has responsibilities under chapter 4
of title 5, United States Code. Each Inspector General covered by this
section shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Senate within 5 calendar days any failures
to comply with this requirement.
Sec. 624. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used
by the Federal Communications Commission to modify, amend, or change
the rules or regulations of the Commission for universal service high-
cost support for competitive eligible telecommunications carriers in a
way that is inconsistent with paragraph (e)(5) or (e)(6) of section
54.307 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on July
15, 2015: Provided, That this section shall not prohibit the
Commission from considering, developing, or adopting other support
mechanisms as an alternative to Mobility Fund Phase II: Provided
further, That any such alternative mechanism shall maintain existing
high-cost support to competitive eligible telecommunications carriers
until support under such mechanism commences.
Sec. 625. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be
used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network
blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds
necessary for any Federal, State, Tribal, or local law enforcement
agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations,
prosecution, adjudication activities, or other law enforcement- or
victim assistance-related activity.
Sec. 626. None of the funds appropriated or other-wise made
available by this Act may be used to pay award or incentive fees for
contractors whose performance has been judged to be below satisfactory,
behind schedule, over budget, or has failed to meet the basic
requirements of a contract, unless the Agency determines that any such
deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government-driven scope
changes, or are not significant within the overall scope of the project
and/or program and unless such awards or incentive fees are consistent
with section 16.401(e)(2) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
Sec. 627. (a) None of the funds made available under this Act may
be used to pay for travel and conference activities that result in a
total cost to an Executive branch department, agency, board or
commission funded by this Act of more than $500,000 at any single
conference unless the agency or entity determines that such attendance
is in the national interest and advance notice is transmitted to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate that includes the basis of that determination.
(b) None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to
pay for the travel to or attendance of more than 50 employees, who are
stationed in the United States, at any single conference occurring
outside the United States unless the agency or entity determines that
such attendance is in the national interest and advance notice is
transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate that includes the basis of that
determination.
Sec. 628. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
for first-class or business-class travel by the employees of executive
branch agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections 301-
10.122 through 301-10.125 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.
Sec. 629. None of the funds made available by this Act may be
obligated on contracts in excess of $5,000 for public relations, as
that term is defined in Office and Management and Budget Circular A-87
(revised May 10, 2004), unless advance notice of such an obligation is
transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate.
Sec. 630. Federal agencies funded under this Act shall clearly
state within the text, audio, or video used for advertising or
educational purposes, including emails or Internet postings, that the
communication is printed, published, or produced and disseminated at
U.S. taxpayer expense. The funds used by a Federal agency to carry out
this requirement shall be derived from amounts made available to the
agency for advertising or other communications regarding the programs
and activities of the agency.
Sec. 631. When issuing statements, press releases, requests for
proposals, bid solicitations and other documents describing projects or
programs funded in whole or in part with Federal money, all grantees
receiving Federal funds included in this Act, shall clearly state--
(1) the percentage of the total costs of the program or
project which will be financed with Federal money;
(2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the project or
program; and
(3) percentage and dollar amount of the total costs of the
project or program that will be financed by non-governmental
sources.
Sec. 632. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be
used by the Securities and Exchange Commission to finalize, issue, or
implement any rule, regulation, or order regarding the disclosure of
political contributions, contributions to tax exempt organizations, or
dues paid to trade associations.
Sec. 633. Not later than 45 days after the last day of each
quarter, each agency funded in this Act shall submit to the Committees
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a
quarterly budget report that includes total obligations of the Agency
for that quarter for each appropriation, by the source year of the
appropriation.
Sec. 634. Of the unobligated balances available in the Department
of the Treasury, Treasury Forfeiture Fund, established by section 9703
of title 31, United States Code, $300,000,000 shall be permanently
rescinded not later than September 30, 2026.
Sec. 635. The unobligated balances from prior years appropriations
provided for the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery are
permanently rescinded.
TITLE VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS--GOVERNMENT-WIDE
Departments, Agencies, and Corporations
(including transfers of funds)
Sec. 701. No department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States receiving appropriated funds under this or any other Act for
fiscal year 2026 shall obligate or expend any such funds, unless such
department, agency, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue
to administer in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that
all of its workplaces are free from the illegal use, possession, or
distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)) by the officers and employees of such
department, agency, or instrumentality.
Sec. 702. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the maximum
amount allowable during the current fiscal year in accordance with
section 1343(c) of title 31, United States Code, for the purchase of
any passenger motor vehicle (exclusive of buses, ambulances, vans, law
enforcement vehicles, protective vehicles, undercover surveillance
vehicles, and police-type vehicles), is hereby fixed at $40,000 except
station wagons for which the maximum shall be $41,140: Provided, That
these limits may be exceeded by not to exceed $7,775 for police-type
vehicles: Provided further, That the limits set forth in this section
may not be exceeded by more than 5 percent for electric or hybrid
vehicles purchased for demonstration under the provisions of the
Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration
Act of 1976: Provided further, That the limits set forth in this
section may be exceeded by the incremental cost of clean alternative
fuels vehicles acquired pursuant to Public Law 101-549 over the cost of
comparable conventionally fueled vehicles: Provided further, That the
limits set forth in this section shall not apply to any vehicle that is
a commercial item and which operates on alternative fuel, including but
not limited to electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and hydrogen fuel
cell vehicles.
Sec. 703. Appropriations of the executive departments and
independent establishments for the current fiscal year available for
expenses of travel, or for the expenses of the activity concerned, are
hereby made available for quarters allowances and cost-of-living
allowances, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922-5924.
Sec. 704. Unless otherwise specified in law during the current
fiscal year, no part of any appropriation contained in this or any
other Act shall be used to pay the compensation of any officer or
employee of the Government of the United States (including any agency
the majority of the stock of which is owned by the Government of the
United States) whose post of duty is in the continental United States
unless such person: (1) is a citizen of the United States; (2) is a
person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking
citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B); (3) is a person who
is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is granted asylum under
8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration of intention to become a
lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible; or (4) is a
person who owes allegiance to the United States: Provided, That for
purposes of this section, affidavits signed by any such person shall be
considered prima facie evidence that the requirements of this section
with respect to his or her status are being complied with: Provided
further, That for purposes of paragraphs (2) and (3) such affidavits
shall be submitted prior to employment and updated thereafter as
necessary: Provided further, That any person making a false affidavit
shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, shall be fined no
more than $4,000 or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both:
Provided further, That the above penal clause shall be in addition to,
and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law:
Provided further, That any payment made to any officer or employee
contrary to the provisions of this section shall be recoverable in
action by the Federal Government: Provided further, That this section
shall not apply to any person who is an officer or employee of the
Government of the United States on the date of enactment of this Act,
or to international broadcasters employed by the Broadcasting Board of
Governors, or to temporary employment of translators, or to temporary
employment in the field service (not to exceed 60 days) as a result of
emergencies: Provided further, That this section does not apply to the
employment as Wildland firefighters for not more than 120 days of
nonresident aliens employed by the Department of the Interior or the
USDA Forest Service pursuant to an agreement with another country.
Sec. 705. Appropriations available to any department or agency
during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses, including
maintenance or operating expenses, shall also be available for payment
to the General Services Administration for charges for space and
services and those expenses of renovation and alteration of buildings
and facilities which constitute public improvements performed in
accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 479), the
Public Buildings Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), or other applicable
law.
Sec. 706. In addition to funds provided in this or any other Act,
all Federal agencies are authorized to receive and use funds resulting
from the sale of materials, including Federal records disposed of
pursuant to a records schedule recovered through recycling or waste
prevention programs. Such funds shall be available until expended for
the following purposes:
(1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, and
recycling programs as described in Executive Order No. 14057
(December 8, 2021), including any such programs adopted prior
to the effective date of the Executive order.
(2) Other Federal agency environmental management programs,
including, but not limited to, the development and
implementation of hazardous waste management and pollution
prevention programs.
(3) Other employee programs as authorized by law or as
deemed appropriate by the head of the Federal agency.
Sec. 707. Funds made available by this or any other Act for
administrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the corporations
and agencies subject to chapter 91 of title 31, United States Code,
shall be available, in addition to objects for which such funds are
otherwise available, for rent in the District of Columbia; services in
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3109; and the objects specified under this
head, all the provisions of which shall be applicable to the
expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the Act by
which they are made available: Provided, That in the event any
functions budgeted as administrative expenses are subsequently
transferred to or paid from other funds, the limitations on
administrative expenses shall be correspondingly reduced.
Sec. 708. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any
other Act shall be available for interagency financing of boards
(except Federal Executive Boards), commissions, councils, committees,
or similar groups (whether or not they are interagency entities) which
do not have a prior and specific statutory approval to receive
financial support from more than one agency or instrumentality.
Sec. 709. None of the funds made available pursuant to the
provisions of this or any other Act shall be used to implement,
administer, or enforce any regulation which has been disapproved
pursuant to a joint resolution duly adopted in accordance with the
applicable law of the United States.
Sec. 710. During the period in which the head of any department or
agency, or any other officer or civilian employee of the Federal
Government appointed by the President of the United States, holds
office, no funds may be obligated or expended in excess of $5,000 to
furnish or redecorate the office of such department head, agency head,
officer, or employee, or to purchase furniture or make improvements for
any such office, unless advance notice of such furnishing or
redecoration is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate. For the purposes of this
section, the term ``office'' shall include the entire suite of offices
assigned to the individual, as well as any other space used primarily
by the individual or the use of which is directly controlled by the
individual.
Sec. 711. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or section 708 of this
Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any
other Act shall be available for the interagency funding of national
security and emergency preparedness telecommunications initiatives
which benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or entities, as
provided by Executive Order No. 13618 (July 6, 2012).
Sec. 712. (a) None of the funds made available by this or any other
Act may be obligated or expended by any department, agency, or other
instrumentality of the Federal Government to pay the salaries or
expenses of any individual appointed to a position of a confidential or
policy-determining character that is excepted from the competitive
service under section 3302 of title 5, United States Code, (pursuant to
schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal
Regulations) unless the head of the applicable department, agency, or
other instrumentality employing such schedule C individual certifies to
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management that the schedule C
position occupied by the individual was not created solely or primarily
in order to detail the individual to the White House.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to Federal
employees or members of the armed forces detailed to or from an element
of the intelligence community (as that term is defined under section
3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))).
Sec. 713. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any
other Act shall be available for the payment of the salary of any
officer or employee of the Federal Government, who--
(1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to
prohibit or prevent, any other officer or employee of the
Federal Government from having any direct oral or written
communication or contact with any Member, committee, or
subcommittee of the Congress in connection with any matter
pertaining to the employment of such other officer or employee
or pertaining to the department or agency of such other officer
or employee in any way, irrespective of whether such
communication or contact is at the initiative of such other
officer or employee or in response to the request or inquiry of
such Member, committee, or subcommittee; or
(2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes,
reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance or
efficiency rating, denies promotion to, relocates, reassigns,
transfers, disciplines, or discriminates in regard to any
employment right, entitlement, or benefit, or any term or
condition of employment of, any other officer or employee of
the Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to commit any
of the foregoing actions with respect to such other officer or
employee, by reason of any communication or contact of such
other officer or employee with any Member, committee, or
subcommittee of the Congress as described in paragraph (1).
Sec. 714. (a) None of the funds made available in this or any other
Act may be obligated or expended for any employee training that--
(1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills,
and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of official
duties;
(2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of
emotional response or psychological stress in some
participants;
(3) does not require prior employee notification of the
content and methods to be used in the training and written end
of course evaluation;
(4) contains any methods or content associated with
religious or quasi-religious belief systems or ``new age''
belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission Notice N-915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or
(5) is offensive to, or designed to change, participants'
personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace.
(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise
preclude an agency from conducting training bearing directly upon the
performance of official duties.
Sec. 715. No part of any funds appropriated in this or any other
Act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, other than for
normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for
publicity or propaganda purposes, and for the preparation, distribution
or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television,
or film presentation designed to support or defeat legislation pending
before the Congress, except in presentation to the Congress itself.
Sec. 716. None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act
may be used by an agency to provide a Federal employee's home address
to any labor organization except when the employee has authorized such
disclosure or when such disclosure has been ordered by a court of
competent jurisdiction.
Sec. 717. None of the funds made available in this or any other
Act may be used to provide any non-public information such as mailing,
telephone, or electronic mailing lists to any person or any
organization outside of the Federal Government without the approval of
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate.
Sec. 718. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any
other Act shall be used directly or indirectly, including by private
contractor, for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United
States not heretofore authorized by Congress.
Sec. 719. (a) In this section, the term ``agency''--
(1) means an Executive agency, as defined under 5 U.S.C.
105; and
(2) includes a military department, as defined under
section 102 of such title and the United States Postal Service.
(b) Unless authorized in accordance with law or regulations to use
such time for other purposes, an employee of an agency shall use
official time in an honest effort to perform official duties. An
employee not under a leave system, including a Presidential appointee
exempted under 5 U.S.C. 6301(2), has an obligation to expend an honest
effort and a reasonable proportion of such employee's time in the
performance of official duties.
Sec. 720. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 of this
Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any
other Act to any department or agency, which is a member of the Federal
Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), shall be available to
finance an appropriate share of FASAB administrative costs.
Sec. 721. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 of this
Act, the head of each Executive department and agency is hereby
authorized to transfer to or reimburse ``General Services
Administration, Government-wide Policy'' with the approval of the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, funds made available
for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act, including rebates
from charge card and other contracts: Provided, That these funds shall
be administered by the Administrator of General Services to support
Government-wide and other multi-agency financial, information
technology, procurement, and other management innovations, initiatives,
and activities, including improving coordination and reducing
duplication, as approved by the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget, in consultation with the appropriate interagency and multi-
agency groups designated by the Director (including the President's
Management Council for overall management improvement initiatives, the
Chief Financial Officers Council for financial management initiatives,
the Chief Information Officers Council for information technology
initiatives, the Chief Human Capital Officers Council for human capital
initiatives, the Chief Acquisition Officers Council for procurement
initiatives, and the Performance Improvement Council for performance
improvement initiatives): Provided further, That the total funds
transferred or reimbursed shall not exceed $15,000,000 to improve
coordination, reduce duplication, and for other activities related to
Federal Government Priority Goals established by 31 U.S.C. 1120, and
not to exceed $17,000,000 for Government-wide innovations, initiatives,
and activities: Provided further, That the funds transferred to or for
reimbursement of ``General Services Administration, Government-Wide
Policy'' during fiscal year 2026 shall remain available for obligation
through September 30, 2027: Provided further, That not later than 90
days after enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget, in consultation with the Administrator of
General Services, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on
Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives a detailed
spend plan for the funds to be transferred or reimbursed: Provided
further, That the spend plan shall, at a minimum, include: (i) the
amounts currently in the funds authorized under this section and the
estimate of amounts to be transferred or reimbursed in fiscal year
2026; (ii) a detailed breakdown of the purposes for all funds estimated
to be transferred or reimbursed pursuant to this section (including
total number of personnel and costs for all staff whose salaries are
provided for by this section); (iii) where applicable, a description of
the funds intended for use by or for the benefit of each executive
council; and (iv) where applicable, a description of the funds intended
for use by or for the implementation of specific laws passed by
Congress: Provided further, That no transfers or reimbursements may be
made pursuant to this section until 15 days following notification of
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Sec. 722. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a woman may
breastfeed her child at any location in a Federal building or on
Federal property, if the woman and her child are otherwise authorized
to be present at the location.
Sec. 723. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or section 708 of this
Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any
other Act shall be available for the interagency funding of specific
projects, workshops, studies, and similar efforts to carry out the
purposes of the National Science and Technology Council (authorized by
Executive Order No. 12881), which benefit multiple Federal departments,
agencies, or entities: Provided, That the Office of Management and
Budget shall provide a report describing the budget of and resources
connected with the National Science and Technology Council to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and the
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 90 days after
enactment of this Act.
Sec. 724. Any request for proposals, solicitation, grant
application, form, notification, press release, or other publications
involving the distribution of Federal funds shall comply with any
relevant requirements in part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal
Regulations: Provided, That this section shall apply to direct
payments, formula funds, and grants received by a State receiving
Federal funds.
Sec. 725. (a) Prohibition of Federal Agency Monitoring of
Individuals' Internet Use.--None of the funds made available in this or
any other Act may be used by any Federal agency--
(1) to collect, review, or create any aggregation of data,
derived from any means, that includes any personally
identifiable information relating to an individual's access to
or use of any Federal Government Internet site of the agency;
or
(2) to enter into any agreement with a third party
(including another government agency) to collect, review, or
obtain any aggregation of data, derived from any means, that
includes any personally identifiable information relating to an
individual's access to or use of any nongovernmental Internet
site.
(b) Exceptions.--The limitations established in subsection (a)
shall not apply to--
(1) any record of aggregate data that does not identify
particular persons;
(2) any voluntary submission of personally identifiable
information;
(3) any action taken for law enforcement, regulatory, or
supervisory purposes, in accordance with applicable law; or
(4) any action described in subsection (a)(1) that is a
system security action taken by the operator of an Internet
site and is necessarily incident to providing the Internet site
services or to protecting the rights or property of the
provider of the Internet site.
(c) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
(1) The term ``regulatory'' means agency actions to
implement, interpret or enforce authorities provided in law.
(2) The term ``supervisory'' means examinations of the
agency's supervised institutions, including assessing safety
and soundness, overall financial condition, management
practices and policies and compliance with applicable standards
as provided in law.
Sec. 726. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be
used to enter into or renew a contract which includes a provision
providing prescription drug coverage, except where the contract also
includes a provision for contraceptive coverage.
(b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract with--
(1) any of the following religious plans:
(A) Personal Care's HMO; and
(B) OSF HealthPlans, Inc.; and
(2) any existing or future plan, if the carrier for the
plan objects to such coverage on the basis of religious
beliefs.
(c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters into or
renews a contract under this section may not subject any individual to
discrimination on the basis that the individual refuses to prescribe or
otherwise provide for contraceptives because such activities would be
contrary to the individual's religious beliefs or moral convictions.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require coverage
of abortion or abortion-related services.
Sec. 727. The United States is committed to ensuring the health of
its Olympic, Pan American, and Paralympic athletes, and supports the
strict adherence to anti-doping in sport through testing, adjudication,
education, and research as performed by nationally recognized oversight
authorities.
Sec. 728. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds
appropriated for official travel to Federal departments and agencies
may be used by such departments and agencies, if consistent with Office
of Management and Budget Circular A-126 regarding official travel for
Government personnel, to participate in the fractional aircraft
ownership pilot program.
Sec. 729. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the
funds appropriated or made available under this or any other
appropriations Act may be used to implement or enforce restrictions or
limitations on the Coast Guard Congressional Fellowship Program, or to
implement the proposed regulations of the Office of Personnel
Management to add sections 300.311 through 300.316 to part 300 of title
5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, published in the Federal
Register, volume 68, number 174, on September 9, 2003 (relating to the
detail of executive branch employees to the legislative branch).
Sec. 730. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no executive
branch agency shall purchase, construct, or lease any additional
facilities, except within or contiguous to existing locations, to be
used for the purpose of conducting Federal law enforcement training
without the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate, except that the Federal Law
Enforcement Training Centers is authorized to obtain the temporary use
of additional facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement for
training which cannot be accommodated in existing Centers facilities.
Sec. 731. Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none of the
funds provided in this or any other Act may be used by an executive
branch agency to produce any prepackaged news story intended for
broadcast or distribution in the United States, unless the story
includes a clear notification within the text or audio of the
prepackaged news story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or
funded by that executive branch agency.
Sec. 732. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
in contravention of section 552a of title 5, United States Code
(popularly known as the Privacy Act), and regulations implementing that
section.
Sec. 733. (a) In General.--None of the funds appropriated or
otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used for any
Federal Government contract with any foreign incorporated entity which
is treated as an inverted domestic corporation under section 835(b) of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 395(b)) or any subsidiary
of such an entity.
(b) Waivers.--
(1) In general.--Any Secretary shall waive subsection (a)
with respect to any Federal Government contract under the
authority of such Secretary if the Secretary determines that
the waiver is required in the interest of national security.
(2) Report to congress.--Any Secretary issuing a waiver
under paragraph (1) shall report such issuance to Congress.
(c) Exception.--This section shall not apply to any Federal
Government contract entered into before the date of the enactment of
this Act, or to any task order issued pursuant to such contract.
Sec. 734. During fiscal year 2026, for each employee who--
(1) retires under section 8336(d)(2) or 8414(b)(1)(B) of
title 5, United States Code; or
(2) retires under any other provision of subchapter III of
chapter 83 or chapter 84 of such title 5 and receives a payment
as an incentive to separate, the separating agency shall remit
to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount
equal to the Office of Personnel Management's average unit cost
of processing a retirement claim for the preceding fiscal year.
Such amounts shall be available until expended to the Office of
Personnel Management and shall be deemed to be an
administrative expense under section 8348(a)(1)(B) of title 5,
United States Code.
Sec. 735. (a) None of the funds made available in this or any other
Act may be used to recommend or require any entity submitting an offer
for a Federal contract to disclose any of the following information as
a condition of submitting the offer:
(1) Any payment consisting of a contribution, expenditure,
independent expenditure, or disbursement for an electioneering
communication that is made by the entity, its officers or
directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to a
candidate for election for Federal office or to a political
committee, or that is otherwise made with respect to any
election for Federal office.
(2) Any disbursement of funds (other than a payment
described in paragraph (1)) made by the entity, its officers or
directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to any
person with the intent or the reasonable expectation that the
person will use the funds to make a payment described in
paragraph (1).
(b) In this section, each of the terms ``contribution'',
``expenditure'', ``independent expenditure'', ``electioneering
communication'', ``candidate'', ``election'', and ``Federal office''
has the meaning given such term in the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.).
Sec. 736. None of the funds made available in this or any other
Act may be used to pay for the painting of a portrait of an officer or
employee of the Federal Government, including the President, the Vice
President, a Member of Congress (including a Delegate or a Resident
Commissioner to Congress), the head of an executive branch agency (as
defined in section 133 of title 41, United States Code), or the head of
an office of the legislative branch.
Sec. 737. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and
except as otherwise provided in this section, no part of any of the
funds appropriated for fiscal year 2026, by this or any other Act, may
be used to pay any prevailing rate employee described in section
5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code--
(A) during the period from the date of expiration of the
limitation imposed by the comparable section for the previous
fiscal years until the normal effective date of the applicable
wage survey adjustment that is to take effect in fiscal year
2026, in an amount that exceeds the rate payable for the
applicable grade and step of the applicable wage schedule in
accordance with such section; and
(B) during the period consisting of the remainder of fiscal
year 2026, in an amount that exceeds, as a result of a wage
survey adjustment, the rate payable under subparagraph (A) by
more than the sum of--
(i) the percentage adjustment taking effect in
fiscal year 2026 under section 5303 of title 5, United
States Code, in the rates of pay under the General
Schedule; and
(ii) the difference between the overall average
percentage of the locality-based comparability payments
taking effect in fiscal year 2026 under section 5304 of
such title (whether by adjustment or otherwise), and
the overall average percentage of such payments which
was effective in the previous fiscal year under such
section.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no prevailing rate
employee described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 5342(a)(2) of
title 5, United States Code, and no employee covered by section 5348 of
such title, may be paid during the periods for which paragraph (1) is
in effect at a rate that exceeds the rates that would be payable under
paragraph (1) were paragraph (1) applicable to such employee.
(3) For the purposes of this subsection, the rates payable to an
employee who is covered by this subsection and who is paid from a
schedule not in existence on September 30, 2025, shall be determined
under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management.
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates of premium
pay for employees subject to this subsection may not be changed from
the rates in effect on September 30, 2025, except to the extent
determined by the Office of Personnel Management to be consistent with
the purpose of this subsection.
(5) This subsection shall apply with respect to pay for service
performed after September 30, 2025.
(6) For the purpose of administering any provision of law
(including any rule or regulation that provides premium pay,
retirement, life insurance, or any other employee benefit) that
requires any deduction or contribution, or that imposes any requirement
or limitation on the basis of a rate of salary or basic pay, the rate
of salary or basic pay payable after the application of this subsection
shall be treated as the rate of salary or basic pay.
(7) Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to permit or
require the payment to any employee covered by this subsection at a
rate in excess of the rate that would be payable were this subsection
not in effect.
(8) The Office of Personnel Management may provide for exceptions
to the limitations imposed by this subsection if the Office determines
that such exceptions are necessary to ensure the recruitment or
retention of qualified employees.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the adjustment in rates of
basic pay for the statutory pay systems that take place in fiscal year
2026 under sections 5344 and 5348 of title 5, United States Code, shall
be--
(1) not less than the percentage received by employees in
the same location whose rates of basic pay are adjusted
pursuant to the statutory pay systems under sections 5303 and
5304 of title 5, United States Code: Provided, That prevailing
rate employees at locations where there are no employees whose
pay is increased pursuant to sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5,
United States Code, and prevailing rate employees described in
section 5343(a)(5) of title 5, United States Code, shall be
considered to be located in the pay locality designated as
``Rest of United States'' pursuant to section 5304 of title 5,
United States Code, for purposes of this subsection; and
(2) effective as of the first day of the first applicable
pay period beginning after September 30, 2025.
Sec. 738. (a) The head of any Executive branch department, agency,
board, commission, or office funded by this or any other appropriations
Act shall submit annual reports to the Inspector General or senior
ethics official for any entity without an Inspector General, regarding
the costs and contracting procedures related to each conference held by
any such department, agency, board, commission, or office during fiscal
year 2026 for which the cost to the United States Government was more
than $100,000.
(b) Each report submitted shall include, for each conference
described in subsection (a) held during the applicable period--
(1) a description of its purpose;
(2) the number of participants attending;
(3) a detailed statement of the costs to the United States
Government, including--
(A) the cost of any food or beverages;
(B) the cost of any audio-visual services;
(C) the cost of employee or contractor travel to
and from the conference; and
(D) a discussion of the methodology used to
determine which costs relate to the conference; and
(4) a description of the contracting procedures used
including--
(A) whether contracts were awarded on a competitive
basis; and
(B) a discussion of any cost comparison conducted
by the departmental component or office in evaluating
potential contractors for the conference.
(c) Within 15 days after the end of a quarter, the head of any such
department, agency, board, commission, or office shall notify the
Inspector General or senior ethics official for any entity without an
Inspector General, of the date, location, and number of employees
attending a conference held by any Executive branch department, agency,
board, commission, or office funded by this or any other appropriations
Act during fiscal year 2026 for which the cost to the United States
Government was more than $20,000.
(d) A grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated by this or
any other appropriations Act may not be used for the purpose of
defraying the costs of a conference described in subsection (c) that is
not directly and programmatically related to the purpose for which the
grant or contract was awarded, such as a conference held in connection
with planning, training, assessment, review, or other routine purposes
related to a project funded by the grant or contract.
(e) None of the funds made available in this or any other
appropriations Act may be used for travel and conference activities
that are not in compliance with Office of Management and Budget
Memorandum M-12-12 dated May 11, 2012 or any subsequent revisions to
that memorandum.
Sec. 739. None of the funds made available in this or any other
appropriations Act may be used to increase, eliminate, or reduce
funding for a program, project, or activity as proposed in the
President's budget request for a fiscal year until such proposed change
is subsequently enacted in an appropriation Act, or unless such change
is made pursuant to the reprogramming or transfer provisions of this or
any other appropriations Act.
Sec. 740. None of the funds made available by this or any other
Act may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or apply the rule
entitled ``Competitive Area'' published by the Office of Personnel
Management in the Federal Register on April 15, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg.
20180 et seq.).
Sec. 741. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this or any other Act may be used to begin or announce a
study or public-private competition regarding the conversion to
contractor performance of any function performed by Federal employees
pursuant to Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 or any other
administrative regulation, directive, or policy.
Sec. 742. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this or any other Act may be available for a contract,
grant, or cooperative agreement with an entity that requires employees
or contractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse
to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting
or otherwise restricting such employees or contractors from lawfully
reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or
law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency
authorized to receive such information.
(b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not contravene
requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other
form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the
nondisclosure of classified information.
Sec. 743. (a) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be
used to implement or enforce the agreements in Standard Forms 312 and
4414 of the Government or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or
agreement if such policy, form, or agreement does not contain the
following provisions: ``These provisions are consistent with and do not
supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter the employee obligations,
rights, or liabilities created by existing statute or Executive order
relating to (1) classified information, (2) communications to Congress,
(3) the reporting to an Inspector General or the Office of Special
Counsel of a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or
mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a
substantial and specific danger to public health or safety, or (4) any
other whistleblower protection. The definitions, requirements,
obligations, rights, sanctions, and liabilities created by controlling
Executive orders and statutory provisions are incorporated into this
agreement and are controlling.'': Provided, That notwithstanding the
preceding provision of this section, a nondisclosure policy form or
agreement that is to be executed by a person connected with the conduct
of an intelligence or intelligence-related activity, other than an
employee or officer of the United States Government, may contain
provisions appropriate to the particular activity for which such
document is to be used. Such form or agreement shall, at a minimum,
require that the person will not disclose any classified information
received in the course of such activity unless specifically authorized
to do so by the United States Government. Such nondisclosure forms
shall also make it clear that they do not bar disclosures to Congress,
or to an authorized official of an executive agency or the Department
of Justice, that are essential to reporting a substantial violation of
law.
(b) A nondisclosure agreement may continue to be implemented and
enforced notwithstanding subsection (a) if it complies with the
requirements for such agreement that were in effect when the agreement
was entered into.
(c) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to
implement or enforce any agreement entered into during fiscal year 2014
which does not contain substantially similar language to that required
in subsection (a).
Sec. 744. None of the funds made available by this or any other
Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding,
or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or
loan guarantee to, any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax
liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and
administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is
not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the
authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the
awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless a Federal
agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and
has made a determination that this further action is not necessary to
protect the interests of the Government.
Sec. 745. None of the funds made available by this or any other
Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding,
or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or
loan guarantee to, any corporation that was convicted of a felony
criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24
months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless a
Federal agency has considered suspension or debarment of the
corporation and has made a determination that this further action is
not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.
Sec. 746. (a) During fiscal year 2026, on the date on which a
request is made for a transfer of funds in accordance with section 1017
of Public Law 111-203, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of
the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs of the Senate of such request.
(b) Any notification required by this section shall be made
available on the Bureau's public website.
Sec. 747. (a) Notwithstanding any official rate adjusted under
section 104 of title 3, United States Code, the rate payable to the
Vice President during calendar year 2026 shall be the rate payable to
the Vice President on December 31, 2025, by operation of section 747 of
division B of Public Law 118-47, as continued in effect and modified by
section 1605 of title VI of division A of Public Law 119-4 (as
continued in effect and modified by division A of Public Law 119-37).
(b) Notwithstanding any official rate adjusted under section 5318
of title 5, United States Code, or any other provision of law, the
payable rate during calendar year 2026 for an employee serving in an
Executive Schedule position, or in a position for which the rate of pay
is fixed by statute at an Executive Schedule rate, shall be the rate
payable for the applicable Executive Schedule level on December 31,
2025, by operation of section 747 of division B of Public Law 118-47,
as continued in effect and modified by section 1605 of title VI of
division A of Public Law 119-4 (as continued in effect and modified by
division A of Public Law 119-37).
(c) Notwithstanding section 401 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
(Public Law 96-465) or any other provision of law, a chief of mission
or ambassador at large is subject to subsection (b) in the same manner
as other employees who are paid at an Executive Schedule rate.
(d)(1) This subsection applies to--
(A) a noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service
paid a rate of basic pay at or above the official rate for
level IV of the Executive Schedule; or
(B) a limited term appointee or limited emergency appointee
in the Senior Executive Service serving under a political
appointment and paid a rate of basic pay at or above the
official rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule.
(2) Notwithstanding sections 5382 and 5383 of title 5, United
States Code, an employee described in paragraph (1) may not receive a
pay rate increase during calendar year 2026, except as provided in
subsection (i).
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any employee paid a
rate of basic pay (including any locality based payments under section
5304 of title 5, United States Code, or similar authority) at or above
the official rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule who serves
under a political appointment may not receive a pay rate increase
during calendar year 2026, except as provided in subsection (i). This
subsection does not apply to employees in the General Schedule pay
system or the Foreign Service pay system, to employees appointed under
section 3161 of title 5, United States Code, or to employees in another
pay system whose position would be classified at GS-15 or below if
chapter 51 of title 5, United States Code, applied to them.
(f) Nothing in subsections (b) through (e) shall prevent employees
who do not serve under a political appointment from receiving pay
increases as otherwise provided under applicable law.
(g) This section does not apply to an individual who makes an
election to retain Senior Executive Service basic pay under section
3392(c) of title 5, United States Code, for such time as that election
is in effect.
(h) This section does not apply to an individual who makes an
election to retain Senior Foreign Service pay entitlements under
section 302(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-465)
for such time as that election is in effect.
(i) Notwithstanding subsections (b) through (e), an employee in a
covered position may receive a pay rate increase upon an authorized
movement to a different covered position only if that new position has
higher-level duties and a pre-established level or range of pay higher
than the level or range for the position held immediately before the
movement. Any such increase must be based on the rates of pay and
applicable limitations on payable rates of pay in effect on December
31, 2025, by operation of section 747 of division B of Public Law 118-
47, as continued in effect and modified by section 1605 of title VI of
division A of Public Law 119-4 (as continued in effect and modified by
division A of Public Law 119-37).
(j) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for an individual
who is newly appointed to a covered position during the period of time
subject to this section, the initial pay rate shall be based on the
rates of pay and applicable limitations on payable rates of pay in
effect on December 31, 2025, by operation of section 747 of division B
of Public Law 118-47, as continued in effect and modified by section
1605 of title VI of division A of Public Law 119-4 (as continued in
effect and modified by division A of Public Law 119-37).
(k) If an employee affected by this section is subject to a
biweekly pay period that begins in calendar year 2026 but ends in
calendar year 2027, the bar on the employee's receipt of pay rate
increases shall apply through the end of that pay period.
(l) For the purpose of this section, the term ``covered position''
means a position occupied by an employee whose pay is restricted under
this section.
(m) This section takes effect on the first day of the first
applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2026.
Sec. 748. In the event of a violation of the Impoundment Control
Act of 1974, the President or the head of the relevant department or
agency, as the case may be, shall report immediately to the Congress
all relevant facts and a statement of actions taken: Provided, That a
copy of each report shall also be transmitted to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the
Comptroller General on the same date the report is transmitted to the
Congress.
Sec. 749. (a) Each department or agency of the executive branch of
the United States Government shall notify the Committees on
Appropriations and the Budget of the House of Representatives and the
Senate and any other appropriate congressional committees if--
(1) an apportionment is not made in the required time
period provided in section 1513(b) of title 31, United States
Code;
(2) an approved apportionment received by the department or
agency conditions the availability of an appropriation on
further action; or
(3) an approved apportionment received by the department or
agency may hinder the prudent obligation of such appropriation
or the execution of a program, project, or activity by such
department or agency.
(b) Any notification submitted to a congressional committee
pursuant to this section shall contain information identifying the
bureau, account name, appropriation name, and Treasury Appropriation
Fund Symbol or fund account.
Sec. 750. (a) Any non-Federal entity receiving funds provided in
this or any other appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026 that are
specified in the disclosure table submitted in compliance with clause 9
of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives or Rule XLIV
of the Standing Rules of the Senate that is included in the report or
explanatory statement accompanying any such Act shall be deemed to be a
recipient of a Federal award with respect to such funds for purposes of
the requirements of 2 CFR 200.334, regarding records retention, and 2
CFR 200.337, regarding access by the Comptroller General of the United
States.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit, amend,
supersede, or restrict in any manner any requirements otherwise
applicable to non-Federal entities described in paragraph (1) or any
existing authority of the Comptroller General.
Sec. 751. Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, United States
Code, or section 708 of this Act, funds made available by this or any
other Act to any Federal agency may be used by that Federal agency for
interagency funding for coordination with, participation in, or
recommendations involving, activities of the U.S. Army Medical Research
and Development Command, the Congressionally Directed Medical Research
Programs and the National Institutes of Health research programs.
Sec. 752. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 of this
Act, the head of each Executive department and agency is hereby
authorized to transfer to or reimburse ``General Services
Administration, Federal Citizen Services Fund'' with the approval of
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, funds made
available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act,
including rebates from charge card and other contracts: Provided, That
these funds, in addition to amounts otherwise available, shall be
administered by the Administrator of General Services to carry out the
purposes of the Federal Citizen Services Fund and to support
Government-wide and other multi-agency financial, information
technology, procurement, and other activities, including services
authorized by 44 U.S.C. 3604 and enabling Federal agencies to take
advantage of information technology in sharing information: Provided
further, That the total funds transferred or reimbursed shall not
exceed $29,000,000 for such purposes: Provided further, That the funds
transferred to or for reimbursement of ``General Services
Administration, Federal Citizen Services Fund'' during fiscal year 2026
shall remain available for obligation through September 30, 2027:
Provided further, That not later than 90 days after enactment of this
Act, the Administrator of General Services, in consultation with the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall submit to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate a detailed spend plan for the funds to be transferred or
reimbursed: Provided further, That the spend plan shall, at a minimum,
include: (i) the amounts currently in the funds authorized under this
section and the estimate of amounts to be transferred or reimbursed in
fiscal year 2026; (ii) a detailed breakdown of the purposes for all
funds estimated to be transferred or reimbursed pursuant to this
section (including total number of personnel and costs for all staff
whose salaries are provided for by this section); and (iii) where
applicable, a description of the funds intended for use by or for the
implementation of specific laws passed by Congress: Provided further,
That no transfers or reimbursements may be made pursuant to this
section until 15 days following notification of the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate by the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Sec. 753. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
unobligated balances of funds made available in division J of the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58) to any
department or agency funded by this or any other Act may be transferred
to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine
Fisheries Service for the costs of carrying out their responsibilities
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) to
consult and conference, as required by section 7 of such Act, in
connection with activities and projects funded by Public Law 117-58:
Provided, That such transfers shall support activities and projects
executed by the department or agency making such transfer: Provided
further, That such transfers shall be approved by the head of such
department or agency making such transfer: Provided further, That each
department or agency shall provide notification to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate no less
than 30 days prior to such transfer: Provided further, That any such
transfers from the Department of Transportation, including from
agencies within the Department of Transportation, shall be from funding
provided for personnel, contracting, and other costs to administer and
oversee grants: Provided further, That amounts transferred pursuant to
this section shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available for
such purposes: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided
in this section shall be in addition to any other transfer authority
provided by law: Provided further, That amounts transferred pursuant
to this section shall continue to be treated as amounts specified in
section 103(b) of division A of Public Law 118-5.
Sec. 754. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to
``this Act'' contained in any title other than title IV or VIII shall
not apply to such title IV or VIII.
TITLE VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
(including transfers of funds)
Sec. 801. There are appropriated from the applicable funds of the
District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for making refunds
and for the payment of legal settlements or judgments that have been
entered against the District of Columbia government.
Sec. 802. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act shall be
used for publicity or propaganda purposes or implementation of any
policy including boycott designed to support or defeat legislation
pending before Congress or any State legislature.
Sec. 803. (a) None of the Federal funds provided under this Act to
the agencies funded by this Act, both Federal and District government
agencies, that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal
year 2026, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United
States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies
funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditures
for an agency through a reprogramming of funds which--
(1) creates new programs;
(2) eliminates a program, project, or responsibility
center;
(3) establishes or changes allocations specifically denied,
limited or increased under this Act;
(4) increases funds or personnel by any means for any
program, project, or responsibility center for which funds have
been denied or restricted;
(5) re-establishes any program or project previously
deferred through reprogramming;
(6) augments any existing program, project, or
responsibility center through a reprogramming of funds in
excess of $3,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or
(7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel assigned to a
specific program, project or responsibility center, unless
prior approval is received from the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
(b) The District of Columbia government is authorized to approve
and execute reprogramming and transfer requests of local funds under
this title through November 7, 2026.
Sec. 804. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act may be
used by the District of Columbia to provide for salaries, expenses, or
other costs associated with the offices of United States Senator or
United States Representative under section 4(d) of the District of
Columbia Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979 (D.C.
Law 3-171; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-123).
Sec. 805. Except as otherwise provided in this section, none of
the funds made available by this Act or by any other Act may be used to
provide any officer or employee of the District of Columbia with an
official vehicle unless the officer or employee uses the vehicle only
in the performance of the officer's or employee's official duties. For
purposes of this section, the term ``official duties'' does not include
travel between the officer's or employee's residence and workplace,
except in the case of--
(1) an officer or employee of the Metropolitan Police
Department who resides in the District of Columbia or is
otherwise designated by the Chief of the Department;
(2) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an officer or
employee of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical
Services Department who resides in the District of Columbia and
is on call 24 hours a day;
(3) at the discretion of the Director of the Department of
Corrections, an officer or employee of the District of Columbia
Department of Corrections who resides in the District of
Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day;
(4) at the discretion of the Chief Medical Examiner, an
officer or employee of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours
a day;
(5) at the discretion of the Director of the Homeland
Security and Emergency Management Agency, an officer or
employee of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Agency who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call
24 hours a day;
(6) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and
(7) the Chairman of the Council of the District of
Columbia.
Sec. 806. (a) None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may
be used by the District of Columbia Attorney General or any other
officer or entity of the District government to provide assistance for
any petition drive or civil action which seeks to require Congress to
provide for voting representation in Congress for the District of
Columbia.
(b) Nothing in this section bars the District of Columbia Attorney
General from reviewing or commenting on briefs in private lawsuits, or
from consulting with officials of the District government regarding
such lawsuits.
Sec. 807. None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be
used to distribute any needle or syringe for the purpose of preventing
the spread of blood borne pathogens in any location that has been
determined by the local public health or local law enforcement
authorities to be inappropriate for such distribution.
Sec. 808. Nothing in this Act may be construed to prevent the
Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia from addressing the issue
of the provision of contraceptive coverage by health insurance plans,
but it is the intent of Congress that any legislation enacted on such
issue should include a ``conscience clause'' which provides exceptions
for religious beliefs and moral convictions.
Sec. 809. (a) None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may
be used to enact or carry out any law, rule, or regulation to legalize
or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, or
distribution of any schedule I substance under the Controlled
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or any tetrahydrocannabinols
derivative.
(b) No funds available for obligation or expenditure by the
District of Columbia government under any authority may be used to
enact any law, rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce
penalties associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any
schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801
et seq.) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative for recreational
purposes.
Sec. 810. No funds available for obligation or expenditure by the
District of Columbia government under any authority shall be expended
for any abortion except where the life of the mother would be
endangered if the fetus were carried to term or where the pregnancy is
the result of an act of rape or incest.
Sec. 811. (a) No later than 30 calendar days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the District of
Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the
Mayor, and the Council of the District of Columbia, a revised
appropriated funds operating budget in the format of the budget that
the District of Columbia government submitted pursuant to section 442
of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-
204.42), for all agencies of the District of Columbia government for
fiscal year 2026 that is in the total amount of the approved
appropriation and that realigns all budgeted data for personal services
and other-than-personal services, respectively, with anticipated actual
expenditures.
(b) This section shall apply only to an agency for which the Chief
Financial Officer for the District of Columbia certifies that a
reallocation is required to address unanticipated changes in program
requirements.
Sec. 812. No later than 30 calendar days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the District of
Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the
Mayor, and the Council for the District of Columbia, a revised
appropriated funds operating budget for the District of Columbia Public
Schools that aligns schools budgets to actual enrollment. The revised
appropriated funds budget shall be in the format of the budget that the
District of Columbia government submitted pursuant to section 442 of
the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-
204.42).
Sec. 813. (a) Amounts appropriated in this Act as operating funds
may be transferred to the District of Columbia's enterprise and capital
funds and such amounts, once transferred, shall retain appropriation
authority consistent with the provisions of this Act.
(b) The District of Columbia government is authorized to reprogram
or transfer for operating expenses any local funds transferred or
reprogrammed in this or the four prior fiscal years from operating
funds to capital funds, and such amounts, once transferred or
reprogrammed, shall retain appropriation authority consistent with the
provisions of this Act.
(c) The District of Columbia government may not transfer or
reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes,
or other obligations issued for capital projects.
Sec. 814. None of the Federal funds appropriated in this Act shall
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may
any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so
provided herein.
Sec. 815. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law or
under this Act, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances
remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2026 from appropriations
of Federal funds made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal
year 2026 in this Act, shall remain available through September 30,
2027, for each such account for the purposes authorized: Provided,
That a request shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Senate for approval prior to
the expenditure of such funds: Provided further, That these requests
shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines outlined in
section 803 of this Act.
Sec. 816. (a)(1) During fiscal year 2027, during a period in which
neither a District of Columbia continuing resolution or a regular
District of Columbia appropriation bill is in effect, local funds are
appropriated in the amount provided for any project or activity for
which local funds are provided in the Act referred to in paragraph (2)
(subject to any modifications enacted by the District of Columbia as of
the beginning of the period during which this subsection is in effect)
at the rate set forth by such Act.
(2) The Act referred to in this paragraph is the Act of the Council
of the District of Columbia pursuant to which a proposed budget is
approved for fiscal year 2027 which (subject to the requirements of the
District of Columbia Home Rule Act) will constitute the local portion
of the annual budget for the District of Columbia government for fiscal
year 2027 for purposes of section 446 of the District of Columbia Home
Rule Act (sec. 1-204.46, D.C. Official Code).
(b) Appropriations made by subsection (a) shall cease to be
available--
(1) during any period in which a District of Columbia
continuing resolution for fiscal year 2027 is in effect; or
(2) upon the enactment into law of the regular District of
Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 2027.
(c) An appropriation made by subsection (a) is provided under the
authority and conditions as provided under this Act and shall be
available to the extent and in the manner that would be provided by
this Act.
(d) An appropriation made by subsection (a) shall cover all
obligations or expenditures incurred for such project or activity
during the portion of fiscal year 2027 for which this section applies
to such project or activity.
(e) This section shall not apply to a project or activity during
any period of fiscal year 2027 if any other provision of law (other
than an authorization of appropriations)--
(1) makes an appropriation, makes funds available, or
grants authority for such project or activity to continue for
such period; or
(2) specifically provides that no appropriation shall be
made, no funds shall be made available, or no authority shall
be granted for such project or activity to continue for such
period.
(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect
obligations of the government of the District of Columbia mandated by
other law.
Sec. 817. (a) During fiscal year 2027, during a period in which a
continuing resolution is in effect, including a continuing resolution
that is in effect through the end of the fiscal year, if the continuing
resolution does not include a provision that, by specific and explicit
reference to the District of Columbia, establishes a specific and
separately identified appropriation for the District of Columbia, the
District of Columbia is appropriated and may expend local funds in the
amounts set forth under the heading ``District of Columbia--District of
Columbia Funds'' in the Act referred to in subsection (b) (subject to
any modifications enacted by the District of Columbia as of the
beginning of the period during which this section is in effect) for
such programs and activities for which local funds are provided in such
Act at the rates set forth by such Act.
(b) The Act referred to in subsection (a) is the Act of the Council
of the District of Columbia pursuant to which a proposed budget is
approved for fiscal year 2027 which (subject to the requirements of the
District of Columbia Home Rule Act) will constitute the local portion
of the annual budget for the District of Columbia government for fiscal
year 2027 for purposes of section 446 of the District of Columbia Home
Rule Act (sec. 1-204.46, D.C. Official Code).
(c) Amounts appropriated by subsection (a) are provided under the
authority and conditions as provided under this Act and shall be
available to the extent and in the manner that would be provided by
this Act.
Sec. 818. (a) Section 244 of the Revised Statutes of the United
States relating to the District of Columbia (sec. 9-1201.03, D.C.
Official Code) does not apply with respect to any railroads installed
pursuant to the Long Bridge Project.
(b) In this section, the term ``Long Bridge Project'' means the
project carried out by the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of
Virginia to construct a new Long Bridge adjacent to the existing Long
Bridge over the Potomac River, including related infrastructure and
other related projects, to expand commuter and regional passenger rail
service and to provide bike and pedestrian access crossings over the
Potomac River.
Sec. 819. Not later than 45 days after the last day of each
quarter, each Federal and District government agency appropriated
Federal funds in this Act shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a
quarterly budget report that includes total obligations of the Agency
for that quarter for each Federal funds appropriation provided in this
Act, by the source year of the appropriation.
Sec. 820. The District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999
(sec. 38-2701 et seq., D.C. Official Code), is amended--
(1) in section 3--
(A) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking
``$10,000'' and inserting ``$15,000'';
(B) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking
``$50,000'' and inserting ``$75,000''; and
(C) in subsection (b)(1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``;
and'' and inserting a semicolon;
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
subparagraph (C);
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A)
the following new subparagraph: ``(B) after
making reductions under subparagraph (A),
ratably reduce the amount of the tuition and
fee payment of each eligible student who
receives more than $10,000 for the award year;
and''; and
(iv) in subparagraph (C), as so
redesignated, by striking ``subparagraph (A)''
and inserting ``subparagraph (B)''; and
(2) in section 5--
(A) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking ``$2,500''
and inserting ``$3,750'';
(B) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking
``$12,500'' and inserting ``$18,750''; and
(C) in subsection (b)(1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``;
and'' and inserting a semicolon;
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
subparagraph (C);
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A)
the following new subparagraph: ``(B) after
making reductions under subparagraph (A),
ratably reduce the amount of the tuition and
fee payment of each eligible student who
receives more than $2,500 for the award year;
and''; and
(iv) in subparagraph (C), as so
redesignated, by striking ``subparagraph (A)''
and inserting ``subparagraph (B)''.
Sec. 821. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to
``this Act'' contained in this title or in title IV shall be treated as
referring only to the provisions of this title or of title IV.
This division may be cited as the ``Financial Services and General
Government Appropriations Act, 2026''.
DIVISION B--NATIONAL SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF STATE, AND RELATED
PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED PROGRAMS
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, $9,358,236,000, of which
$839,910,000 may remain available until September 30, 2027, and of
which up to $3,758,836,000 may remain available until expended for
Worldwide Security Protection: Provided, That funds made available
under this heading shall be allocated in accordance with paragraphs (1)
through (4), as follows:
(1) Human resources.--For necessary expenses for training,
human resources management, and salaries, including employment
without regard to civil service and classification laws of
persons on a temporary basis (not to exceed $700,000), as
authorized by section 801 of the United States Information and
Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 11; Chapter 36),
$3,987,233,000, of which up to $724,204,000 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, $1,437,707,000.
(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, $871,645,000.
(4) Security programs.--For necessary expenses for security
activities, $3,061,651,000, of which up to $3,034,632,000 is
for Worldwide Security Protection.
(5) Reprogramming.--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.
consular and border security programs
Of the amounts deposited in the Consular and Border Security
Programs account in this or any prior fiscal year pursuant to section
7069(e) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 (division K of Public Law 117-103),
$513,000,000 shall be available until expended for the purposes of such
account, including to reduce passport backlogs and reduce visa wait
times: Provided, That the Secretary of State may by regulation
authorize State officials or the United States Postal Service to
collect and retain the execution fee for each application for a
passport accepted by such officials or by that Service.
capital investment fund
For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment Fund, as
authorized, $399,700,000, to remain available until expended.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General of the
Department of State as established by section 402(a)(1) of title 5,
United States Code, $135,550,000, of which $20,333,000 may remain
available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That of the funds
appropriated under this heading, up to $6,000,000 may remain available
until September 30, 2026 for the Special Inspector General for
Afghanistan Reconstruction: Provided further, That funds appropriated
under this heading are made available 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.
educational and cultural exchange programs
For necessary expenses of educational and cultural exchange
programs, as authorized, $667,000,000, to remain available until
expended, of which not less than $273,410,000 shall be for the
Fulbright Program, not less than $16,150,000 shall be for the Benjamin
Gilman International Scholarships Program, not less than $99,750,000
shall be for the International Visitor Leadership Program, and not less
than $35,630,000 shall be for the Young Leaders Initiatives: 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 funds appropriated under this heading that are made available for
the Benjamin Gilman International Scholarships Program shall also be
made available for the John S. McCain Scholars Program, pursuant to
section 7075 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F of Public Law
116-6): Provided further, That not later than 30 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall consult with the
Committees on Appropriations on the allocation of funds made available
under this heading by program, project, and activity: Provided
further, That any substantive modifications from the prior fiscal year
to programs funded under this heading in this Act, including program
consolidation and closures, changes to eligibility criteria and
geographic scope, and implementing partners, shall be subject to prior
consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds
appropriated under this heading shall be apportioned to the Department
of State not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this
Act.
representation expenses
For representation expenses as authorized, $10,000,000.
protection of foreign missions and officials
For necessary 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, 2027.
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, $812,836,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2030, 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, $1,199,856,000, to remain
available until expended.
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, $8,885,000, 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, $2,550,000, 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
$5,520,137.
payment to the american institute in taiwan
For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Relations Act
(Public Law 96-8), $35,964,000.
international center, washington, district of columbia
Not to exceed $1,917,178 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, $745,000, 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, $60,000,000.
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, $1,389,152,000, of
which $96,240,000 may remain available until September 30, 2027:
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 the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on
Appropriations at least 15 days in advance (or in an emergency, as far
in advance as is practicable) of any United Nations action to increase
funding for any United Nations program without identifying an
offsetting decrease elsewhere in the United Nations budget: Provided
further, That 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, $1,230,667,000, of
which $615,334,000 may remain available until September 30, 2027:
Provided, That none of the funds made available by this Act shall be
obligated or expended for any new or expanded United Nations
peacekeeping mission unless, at least 15 days in advance of voting for
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
any payment of arrearages with funds appropriated by this Act shall be
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations.
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, $67,300,000,
of which $10,095,000 may remain available until September 30, 2027.
In addition, for expenses necessary to carry out paragraph (3) of
section 5602(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31), $12,500,000, to remain available until
expended.
construction
For detailed plan preparation and construction of authorized
projects, $78,000,000, to remain available until expended, as
authorized: Provided, That the operating plan required by section
7062(a) of this Act shall include, for each construction project, the
expected scope, timeline, and total cost, including out-year cost
estimates for construction and operations and maintenance requirements:
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading in
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the United States
Section, up to $5,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds
appropriated under the heading ``Salaries and Expenses'' to carry out
the purposes of the United States Section, which shall be subject to
prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of,
the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That such transfer
authority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided in
this Act.
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 for grant programs
of the North American Development Bank, including technical assistance
grants and the Community Assistance Program, $18,204,000: Provided,
That of the amount provided under this heading for the International
Joint Commission, up to $1,250,000 may remain available until September
30, 2027, and up to $9,000 may be made available for representation
expenses: Provided further, That of the amount provided under this
heading for the International Boundary Commission, up to $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, $68,570,000: 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, $643,000,000:
Provided, That in addition to amounts otherwise available for such
purposes, up to $72,720,000 of the amount appropriated under this
heading may remain available until expended for satellite
transmissions, global network distribution, and 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 of the funds appropriated under this heading,
not less than $30,000,000 shall be made available for the Office of
Cuba Broadcasting (OCB): Provided further, That funds made available
pursuant to the previous proviso shall be made available for medium-
and short-wave broadcasting at not less than the fiscal year 2024 level
and in a manner able to reach all provinces in Cuba with daily
programming: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this
heading shall be allocated in accordance with the table included under
this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in
the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided
further, That notwithstanding the previous proviso, funds may be
reprogrammed within and between amounts designated in such table,
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations, except that no such reprogramming may reduce a
designated amount by more than 10 percent: Provided further, That if a
subsequent Act of Congress results in a reorganization or restructuring
of the programs or authorities funded under this heading such that the
allocations set forth in such table can no longer be applied as
written, such allocations shall be available for reprogramming among
such programs or authorities, consistent with such Act, subject to
prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of,
the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the USAGM
Chief Executive Officer 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: 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
significant modifications to USAGM broadcast hours previously justified
to Congress, including changes to transmission platforms (shortwave,
medium wave, satellite, Internet, and television), for all USAGM
language services shall be subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
broadcasting capital improvements
For the purchase, rent, construction, repair, preservation, and
improvement of facilities for radio, television, and digital
transmission and reception; the purchase, rent, and installation of
necessary equipment for radio, television, and digital transmission and
reception, including to Cuba, as authorized; and physical security
worldwide, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such
purposes, $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), $20,000,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading for
such grant shall be apportioned to the Foundation not later than 60
days after the date of 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.), $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027,
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,
2026, 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, 2026, 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, 2026, 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,
$22,000,000: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading for
such grant shall be apportioned to the Center not later than 60 days
after the date of 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), $315,000,000, to remain available until
expended, of which $210,316,000 shall be allocated in the traditional
and customary manner, including for the core institutes, and
$104,684,000 shall be for democracy programs: Provided, That the
requirements of section 7062(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 to the Endowment
not later than 60 days after the date of 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, as authorized by chapter 3123 of title 54,
United States Code, $770,000, of which $116,000 may remain available
until September 30, 2027: 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, 2026: 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, as authorized by title II of the
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431 et seq.),
$4,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, 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.), $3,059,000, including not more than $6,000 for
representation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2027.
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.), $2,300,000,
including not more than $3,000 for representation expenses, to remain
available until September 30, 2027.
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), $4,000,000, including not more than $4,000 for
representation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2027:
Provided, That the authorities, requirements, limitations, and
conditions contained in the second through fifth 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 2026 and shall apply to
funds appropriated under this heading.
House Democracy Partnership
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the House Democracy Partnership
established pursuant to House Resolution 24, One Hundred Tenth
Congress, as carried forward by House Resolution 5, One Hundred
Nineteenth Congress, $2,300,000: Provided, That funds appropriated
under this heading shall be apportioned to the House Democracy
Partnership not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this
Act.
TITLE II
ADMINISTRATION OF ASSISTANCE
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, $111,988,000.
office of inspector general
For the necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General with
continued oversight jurisdiction for foreign assistance programs
administered by the agency primarily responsible for administering part
I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) and
whose oversight activities were funded under title II of prior Acts
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs, $62,500,000, of which $9,375,000 may remain
available until September 30, 2027, in accordance with section 409 of
title 5, United States Code, section 614(f) of the Millennium Challenge
Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7713(f)) and section 8A(a) of the Inspector
General Act of 1978 (as enacted into law by section 1000(a) of Public
Law 106-113), as well as section 401 of the Inter-American Foundation
Act (22 U.S.C. 290f), and section 505 of the African Development
Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 290h).
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, $3,531,975,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027,
and which shall be apportioned directly to the Department of State:
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, including
zoonotic diseases; and (8) family planning/reproductive health:
Provided further, That funds appropriated under this paragraph may be
made available for United States contributions to The GAVI Alliance and
to a multilateral vaccine development partnership to support epidemic
preparedness: Provided further, That funds made available pursuant to
the previous proviso shall remain available until September 30, 2026:
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
Secretary of State 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 Secretary shall submit
to the Committees on Appropriations a report containing a description
of such violation and the corrective action taken by the Department:
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 Act
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, $5,883,800,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2030, which shall be apportioned directly
to the Department of State: Provided, That funds appropriated under
this paragraph may be made available, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, except for the United States Leadership Against HIV/
AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-25), 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 $1,250,000,000: Provided further,
That of the funds appropriated under this paragraph, up to $22,000,000
may be made available, in addition to amounts otherwise available for
such purposes, for administrative expenses of the United States Global
AIDS Coordinator.
international humanitarian assistance
For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of State to carry
out the provisions of section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
for international disaster relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction
assistance; section 2(a) and (b) of the Migration and Refugee
Assistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601), 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 (22 U.S.C.
3901 et seq.); 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, $5,400,000,000, to remain available until expended, of
which not less than $6,500,000 shall be made available for refugees
resettling in Israel: Provided, That consistent with section 491(d) of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, funds made available under this
heading shall be prioritized to reach those most in need of relief and
rehabilitation because of natural and manmade disasters: Provided
further, That of the funds appropriated under this paragraph, not less
than $2,970,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the provisions
of section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided
further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be
apportioned to the Department of State not later than 60 days after the
date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That not later than
30 days after the date of enactment of this Act and at the start of
each quarter thereafter until September 30, 2027, the Secretary of
State shall submit a spend plan to the Committees on Appropriations
detailing the planned uses of funds, obligations, and disbursements as
described under this heading in the explanatory statement described in
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated
Act).
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 (22 U.S.C.
2601(c)), $100,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That amounts made available by this Act that are 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 ``International Humanitarian Assistance''.
national security investment programs
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
and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the
FREEDOM Support Act (Public Law 102-511), and the Support for East
European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-179),
$6,766,874,000, of which not less than fifteen percent of amounts made
available under this heading shall be made available for programs in
Africa, to remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That
funds appropriated under this heading shall be apportioned to the
Department of State not later than 60 days after the date of enactment
of this Act.
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), $205,200,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2027, 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
made 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: Provided further, That funds appropriated under
this heading shall be apportioned to the Department of State not later
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
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, $410,500,000, of which $7,800,000 is
for the Office of Inspector General, to remain available until
September 30, 2027: 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 in addition to the requirements under section 7015(a) of this Act,
the Peace Corps shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations
prior to any decision to open, close, or suspend a domestic or overseas
office or a country program unless there is a substantial risk to
volunteers or other Peace Corps personnel: 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),
$830,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
section 605(e) of the MCA (22 U.S.C. 7704(e)) 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 (22
U.S.C. 7708) 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 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: Provided further,
That funds appropriated under this heading shall be apportioned to the
Corporation not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this
Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding the limitations in
sections 609(i) and 609(j) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22
U.S.C. 7708(i), 7708(j)), the Millennium Challenge Corporation may,
subject to the availability of funds, extend compacts in Indonesia,
Kosovo, Nepal, and Senegal, for up to one additional year: Provided
further, That the Corporation shall notify the appropriate
congressional committees prior to providing any such extension.
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, $29,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2027: 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.),
$12,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, 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.
united states foundation for natural security and counterterrorism
For necessary expenses to carry out the purposes of section 5102 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (22 U.S.C.
10602), $100,000,000, to remain available until expended.
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: 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.
debt restructuring
For ``Bilateral Economic Assistance--Department of the Treasury--
Debt Restructuring'' there is appropriated $52,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2029, for the costs, as defined in
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans
and loan guarantees for, or credits extended to, such countries as the
President may determine, including the costs of selling, reducing, or
canceling amounts owed to the United States pursuant to multilateral
debt restructurings, including Paris Club debt restructurings and the
``Common Framework for Debt Treatments beyond the Debt Service
Suspension Initiative'': Provided, That such amounts may be used
notwithstanding any other provision of law.
TITLE IV
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE
Department of State
international narcotics control and law enforcement
For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, $1,400,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2027: 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 funds made
available under this heading for Program Development and Support may be
made available notwithstanding pre-obligation requirements contained in
this Act, except for the notification requirements of section 7015:
Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be
apportioned to the Department of State not later than 60 days after the
date of enactment of this Act.
nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs
For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-terrorism,
demining and related programs and activities, $870,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2027, 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 (22 U.S.C. 5854),
section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), 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, $335,458,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That funds appropriated
under this heading may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 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 $32,000,000 shall
be made available for a United States contribution to the Multinational
Force and Observers mission in the Sinai: Provided further, That of
the funds appropriated under this heading, up to $148,300,000 may be
made available to pay assessed expenses of international peacekeeping
activities under the same terms and conditions, as applicable, as funds
appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Contributions for
International Peacekeeping Activities''.
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, $119,152,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2027: 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, $3,500,000 shall remain available until expended to
increase the participation of women in programs and activities funded
under this heading, following consultation with the Committees on
Appropriations: 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 (22
U.S.C. 2763), $6,158,397,000: Provided, That to expedite the provision
of assistance to foreign countries and international organizations, the
Secretary of State, following consultation with the Committees on
Appropriations and subject to the regular notification procedures of
such Committees, may use the funds appropriated under this heading to
procure defense articles and services to enhance the capacity of
foreign security forces: Provided further, That 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 a country that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) or is a major non-NATO ally designated by section
517(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may utilize funds made
available under this heading for procurement of defense articles,
defense services, or design and construction services that are not sold
by the United States Government under the Arms Export Control Act:
Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be
expended at the minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for
defense articles and services: Provided further, That not more than
$72,000,000 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 the Secretary of State may use funds made
available under this heading pursuant to the previous proviso for the
administrative and other operational costs of the Department of State
related to military assistance and sales, assistance under section 551
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and Department of Defense
security assistance programs, in addition to funds otherwise available
for such purposes: Provided further, That up to $2,000,000 of the
funds made available pursuant to the previous proviso may be used for
direct hire personnel, except that this limitation may be exceeded by
the Secretary of State following consultation with 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
$1,589,585,805 of funds realized pursuant to section 21(e)(1)(A) of the
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761(e)(1)(A)) may be obligated for
expenses incurred by the Department of Defense during fiscal year 2026
pursuant to section 43(b) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2792(b)), except that this limitation may be exceeded only through the
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
TITLE V
MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
international organizations and programs
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 301
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $339,000,000: Provided, That
not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a
spend plan detailing the proposed allocation of funds under this
heading and the entities to be funded: Provided further, That such
funds shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of such
Committees.
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, $150,200,000, to remain available until
expended.
contribution to the international development association
For payment to the International Development Association by the
Secretary of the Treasury, $1,066,184,000, 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, $43,610,000, to remain available
until expended.
contribution to the african development bank
For payment to the African Development Bank by the Secretary of the
Treasury for the United States share of the paid-in portion of the
increases in capital stock, $54,649,000, to remain available until
expended.
limitation on callable capital subscriptions
The United States Governor of the African Development Bank may
subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable capital
portion of the United States share of increases in capital stock in an
amount not to exceed $8,656,174,624.
contribution to the european bank for reconstruction and development
For payment to the European 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, $87,500,000, 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, $54,000,000, to remain available
until expended.
treasury international assistance programs
For contributions by the Secretary of the Treasury to international
financial institutions and trust funds administered by such
institutions, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such
purposes, $75,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That funds made available under this heading shall be subject to prior
consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the
Committees on Appropriations.
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 (5
U.S.C. App.), $8,860,000, of which up to $1,329,000 may remain
available until September 30, 2027.
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 $125,000,000, of which up to $18,750,000 may remain available
until September 30, 2027: Provided, That the Export-Import Bank (the
Bank) may accept, and use, payment or services provided by transaction
participants for legal, financial, or technical services in connection
with any transaction for which an application for a loan, guarantee or
insurance commitment has been made: Provided further, That
notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 117 of the Export Enhancement
Act of 1992, subsection (a) of such section shall remain in effect
until September 30, 2026: 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.
program budget appropriations
For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, insurance, and tied-
aid grants as authorized by section 10 of the Export-Import Bank Act of
1945, as amended, not to exceed $20,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2029: 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
shall remain available until September 30, 2041, for the disbursement
of direct loans, loan guarantees, insurance and tied-aid grants
obligated in fiscal years 2026 through 2029.
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 (5
U.S.C. App.), $7,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027.
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) and for administrative expenses to carry out authorized activities
described in section 1434(d) of such Act, $983,250,000: Provided
further, That of the amount provided--
(1) $243,000,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2028, for administrative expenses to carry out authorized
activities (including an amount for official reception and
representation expenses which shall not exceed $25,000); and
(2) $740,250,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2028, for the activities described in subsections (b), (c),
(e), (f), and (g) of section 1421 of the BUILD Act of 2018,
except such amounts obligated in a fiscal year for activities
described in section 1421(c) of such Act shall remain available
for disbursement for the term of the underlying project:
Provided further, That amounts made available under this
paragraph may be paid to the ``United States International
Development Finance Corporation--Program Account'' for programs
authorized by subsections (b), (e), (f), and (g) of section
1421 of the BUILD Act of 2018:
Provided further, That funds may only be obligated pursuant to
section 1421(g) of the BUILD Act of 2018 subject to prior consultation
with the appropriate congressional committees and the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided
further, That funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and
related programs for support by the Corporation in high-income and
advancing income countries shall be subject to prior consultation with
the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That in fiscal
year 2026 collections of amounts described in section 1434(h) of the
BUILD Act of 2018 shall be credited as offsetting collections to this
appropriation: Provided further, That such collections collected in
fiscal year 2026 in excess of $983,250,000 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 2026, if such collections are less than
$983,250,000, 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 fees charged for project-
specific transaction costs as described in section 1434(k) of the BUILD
Act of 2018, and other direct costs associated with origination or
monitoring services provided to specific or potential investors, shall
not be considered administrative expenses for the purposes of this
heading: Provided further, That such fees shall be credited to this
account for such purposes, to remain available until expended:
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 $547,450,000.
program account
Amounts paid from ``United States International Development Finance
Corporation--Corporate Capital Account'' (CCA) shall remain available
until September 30, 2028: Provided, That amounts paid to this account
from CCA or transferred to this account pursuant to section 1434(j) of
the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F of Public Law 115-254) shall be
available for the costs of direct and guaranteed loans provided by the
Corporation pursuant to section 1421(b) of such Act and the costs of
modifying loans and loan guarantees transferred to the Corporation
pursuant to section 1463 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 8 fiscal years: Provided
further, That funds made available in this Act and 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 1
additional fiscal year: Provided further, That the total loan
principal or guaranteed principal amount shall not exceed
$15,000,000,000.
Trade and Development Agency
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 661
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $87,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2027: 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 2026 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) Capital Security Cost Sharing 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) Consultation and Notifications.--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 2026,
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 this section in House Report 119-217:
Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall consult with the
Committees on Appropriations at the early project development stage for
out-year construction projects, including to discuss security and non-
security construction requirements, modifications to scope, and cost
reductions identified for such projects, consistent with applicable
laws and regulations: Provided further, That the Secretary shall
submit a quarterly report to the Committees on Appropriations on
contingency savings identified from funds appropriated under the
heading ``Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance'' by prior
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs, and the obligation of funds made
available by such savings shall be subject to prior consultation with
the Committees on Appropriations.
(c) Interim and Temporary Facilities Abroad.--
(1) Security vulnerabilities.--Funds appropriated by this
Act under the heading ``Embassy Security, Construction, and
Maintenance'' may be made available, following consultation
with the appropriate congressional committees, to address
security vulnerabilities at interim and temporary United States
diplomatic facilities abroad, including physical security
upgrades and local guard staffing.
(2) Consultation.--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.
(d) Soft Targets.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
``Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance'' may be made
available for security upgrades to soft targets, including schools,
recreational facilities, residences, and places of worship used by
United States diplomatic personnel and their dependents.
(e) Facilities.--None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be used to move the United States embassy to
the State of Israel to a location other than Jerusalem.
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.
prohibition on publicity or propaganda
Sec. 7006. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act
shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United
States not authorized before enactment of this Act by Congress:
Provided, That up to $25,000 may be made available to carry out the
provisions of section 316 of the International Security and Development
Cooperation Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-533; 22 U.S.C. 2151a note).
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, or Iran: 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. (a) Prohibition.--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, or to support a democratic transition:
Provided further, That funds made available pursuant to the previous
provisos shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.
(b) Waiver.--The Secretary of State, following consultation with
the heads of relevant Federal agencies, may waive the restriction in
this section on a program-by-program basis if the Secretary certifies
and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such waiver is in
the national security interest of the United States: Provided, That
funds made available pursuant to such waiver shall be subject to prior
consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the
Committees on Appropriations.
transfer of funds authority
Sec. 7009. (a) Department of State.--
(1) Department of state.--
(A) In general.--Not to exceed 5 percent of any
appropriation made available for the current fiscal
year for the Department of State under title I of this
Act may be transferred between, and merged with, such
appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as
otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by
more than 10 percent by any such transfers, and no such
transfer may be made to increase the appropriation
under the heading ``Representation Expenses''.
(B) Embassy security.--Funds appropriated under the
headings ``Diplomatic Programs'', including for
Worldwide Security Protection, ``Embassy Security,
Construction, and Maintenance'', and ``Emergencies in
the Diplomatic and Consular Service'' in this Act may
be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated
under such headings if the Secretary of State
determines and reports to the Committees on
Appropriations that to do so is necessary to implement
the recommendations of the Benghazi Accountability
Review Board, for emergency evacuations, or to prevent
or respond to security situations and requirements,
subject to the regular notification procedures of such
Committees.
(C) Emergencies in the diplomatic and consular
service.--Of the amount made available under the
heading ``Diplomatic Programs'' for Worldwide Security
Protection, not to exceed $50,000,000 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.
(D) Capital investment fund.--Of the amount made
available under the heading, ``Diplomatic Programs'',
up to $50,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged
with, funds made available in title I of this Act under
the heading ``Capital Investment Fund''.
(E) Prior consultation.--The transfer authorities
provided by subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) are in
addition to any transfer authority otherwise available
in this Act and under any other provision of law and
the exercise of such authority shall be subject to
prior consultation with the Committees on
Appropriations.
(2) Reorganization.--Funds appropriated by this Act and
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs under the headings
``Administration of Foreign Affairs'' in title I and
``Operating Expenses'' in title II may be transferred to and
between accounts under such headings if the Secretary of State
determines such transfer is necessary to implement a
reorganization, redesign, or other plan as defined by section
7063(b) of this Act that is expressly authorized by a
subsequent Act of Congress: Provided, That such transfer
authority is in addition to any other transfer authority
provided by this Act or any other Act and is subject to prior
consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of,
the Committees on Appropriations.
(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
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 $2,000,000 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'', ``National Security Investment
Programs'', ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central
Asia'', and ``International Narcotics Control and Law
Enforcement'' shall be subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That
the requirement of this paragraph shall not apply to such
agreements with a department, agency, or instrumentality funded
by this Act.
(4) Prior consultation requirement.--Agreements between the
Department of State with any department, agency, or
instrumentality of the United States Government not funded by
this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department
of State, foreign operations, and related programs, to transfer
or allocate funds appropriated under the headings
``International Humanitarian Assistance'' and ``United States
Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund'' in this Act,
or under the headings ``International Disaster Assistance'',
``Migration and Refugee Assistance'', and ``United States
Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund'' in prior Acts
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs shall be subject to prior
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, not later
than 7 days prior to the transfer of such funds, except if to
do so would pose an immediate and substantial risk to human
health or welfare: Provided, That in the case of any such
exception the information required by such consultation shall
be provided as early as practicable, but in no event later than
3 days after taking the action to which the consultation
requirement was applicable, and such information shall include
a description of the circumstance necessitating such exception.
(c) United States International Development Finance Corporation.--
Amounts transferred pursuant to section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of
2018 (division F of Public Law 115-254) may only be transferred from
funds made available under title III of this Act: Provided, That any
such transfers, or any other amounts transferred to the United States
International Development Finance Corporation (the Corporation)
pursuant to any provision of law, shall be subject to prior
consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the Secretary of
State and the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, as
appropriate, shall ensure that the programs funded by such transfers
are coordinated with, and complement, foreign assistance programs
implemented by the Department of State.
(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 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 upon completion of such audits: Provided, That
such audits shall be transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations by
the Department of State: Provided further, That funds transferred
under such authority may be made available for the cost of such audits.
prohibition and limitation on certain 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 (including electronic nicotine delivery
systems), or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign country of
restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or tobacco products (including
electronic nicotine delivery systems), except for restrictions which
are not applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products (including
electronic nicotine delivery systems) of the same type.
(d) Email Servers Outside the .gov Domain.--None of the funds
appropriated by this Act under the headings ``Diplomatic Programs'' and
``Capital Investment Fund'' that are made available to the Department
of State may be made available to support the use or establishment of
email accounts or email servers created outside the .gov domain or not
fitted for automated records management as part of a Federal government
records management program in contravention of the Presidential and
Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014 (Public Law 113-187).
(e) Representation and Entertainment Expenses.--Each Federal
department, agency, or entity funded in title I 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.
(f) Limitations on Entertainment Expenses.--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'' and ``National Security Investment
Programs'' 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.
assistance effectiveness and transparency
Sec. 7011. (a) Strategy.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall develop and
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a multi-year
strategy to improve the effectiveness of United States
Government foreign assistance.
(2) Elements.--The strategy required by this subsection
shall include--
(A) methods used to determine the effectiveness of
United States Government foreign assistance;
(B) analysis on using outcomes to inform the
allocation of such assistance;
(C) results of impact evaluations carried out
within the prior 12 months and a plan for incorporating
the results of such evaluations into the design of
future programs funded by such assistance;
(D) analysis of opportunities to enhance the
effectiveness of such assistance by increasing
partnerships with local organizations, including faith-
based organizations, as appropriate, including specific
plans to provide grants, cooperative agreements, and
other awards of not more than $2,000,000, consistent
with the requirements included in the explanatory
statement described in section 4 (in the matter
preceding division A of this consolidated Act); and
(E) estimated costs associated with implementation
of the strategy.
(3) Specific reforms.--The strategy required by this
subsection shall include the following specific reforms--
(A) an approval process for small grants previously
managed at the mission level, including public
diplomacy and cultural preservation programs, by
respective Chiefs of Mission, the Under Secretary for
Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, and the Under
Secretary of Political Affairs, as appropriate:
Provided, That for purposes of this section, the term
``small grants'' means a grant with a value of less
than $1,000,000;
(B) a certification process, on a country-by-
country basis, to ensure that United States assistance
supports the implementation of a comprehensive
assistance strategy that promotes American interests
abroad, including a detailed definition of such
interests, consistent with the requirements of
subparagraphs (C) and (D);
(C) a plan established prior to the obligation of
United States assistance for the winding down of such
assistance, as appropriate, including transition and
sustainment of programs and activities to entities
other than the United States Government; and
(D) requirements for co-investment by recipient
governments and cost matching from sources other than
the United States Government, including other
international donors and the private sector, for
assistance made available by this Act, as appropriate.
(4) Concurrent recommendations.--The Secretary shall--
(A) convene a panel of experts and practitioners to
make recommendations for the strategy required by this
subsection; and
(B) include all such recommendations in an appendix
to the strategy whether or not they were incorporated
into the strategy.
(5) Consultation.--Not later than 45 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall consult with the
Committees on Appropriations on the requirements of this
subsection.
(b) Beneficiary Feedback.--Funds appropriated by this Act that are
made available for monitoring and evaluation of assistance under the
headings ``National Security Investment Programs'' and ``International
Humanitarian Assistance'' shall be made available for the regular and
systematic collection of feedback obtained directly from beneficiaries
to enhance the quality and relevance of such assistance: Provided,
That the Secretary of State shall regularly conduct oversight to ensure
that such feedback is collected and used by implementing partners to
maximize the cost-effectiveness and utility of such assistance.
(c) Evaluations.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act under
titles III and IV, not less than $15,000,000, to remain available until
expended, shall be made available for impact evaluations, including ex-
post evaluations, of the effectiveness and sustainability of United
States Government foreign assistance programs: Provided, That funds
made available pursuant to this subsection are in addition to funds
otherwise made available for such purposes.
(d) Innovation.--The Secretary of State may use funds appropriated
by this Act under title III to make innovation incentive awards in
accordance with the terms and conditions of section 7034(e)(4) of the
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F of Public Law 116-6), except that
each individual award may not exceed $500,000.
(e) Foreign Assistance Website.--Funds appropriated by this Act
under title I, funds made available for any independent agency in title
III, and funds made available under the headings ``Trade and
Development Agency'' and ``United States International Development
Finance Corporation'', as appropriate, shall be made available to
support the provision of additional information on United States
Government foreign assistance on the ``ForeignAssistance.gov'' website:
Provided, That all Federal agencies funded under this Act shall
provide such information on foreign assistance, upon request and in a
timely manner, to the Department of State.
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 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 2026 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 2027 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, 2027, such taxes have not been reimbursed.
(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.
availability and designated funding levels
Sec. 7014. (a) Availability.--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.
(b) 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.
(c) Extension of Availability.--In addition to the authority
contained in subsection (b), the original period of availability of
funds appropriated by this Act and administered by the Department of
State 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 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.
(d) 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, II, and VI,
and under the headings ``Peace Corps'' and ``Millennium Challenge
Corporation'', 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 2026, 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, II, and VI 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 such
titles that remain available for obligation in fiscal year 2026, 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 programs, projects, or activities 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, projects, or activities 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'', ``National
Security Investment Programs'', ``Democracy Fund'', ``Peace Corps'',
``Millennium Challenge Corporation'', ``International Narcotics Control
and Law Enforcement'', ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and
Related Programs'', ``Peacekeeping Operations'', ``International
Military Education and Training'', ``Foreign Military Financing
Program'', ``International Organizations and Programs'', ``United
States International Development Finance Corporation'', and ``Trade and
Development Agency'' shall be available for obligation for programs,
projects, activities, 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 a program, project, or activity 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
program, project, or activity for the current fiscal year: Provided
further, That any notification submitted pursuant to subsection (f) of
this section shall include information 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 annual estimated costs associated with,
the support or continuation of such program.
(2) Funding.--Funds transferred by the Department of
Defense to the Department of State 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.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 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, or
consultations with, the Committees on Appropriations may only 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,
or consultation with, 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: Provided further, That no other provision of law
relating to such assistance may be construed to authorize a waiver or
alteration of the notification requirements of this section, or any
other notification or consultation required by this Act or prior Acts,
unless such provision explicitly cites to and supersedes this proviso.
(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, Burma, Cambodia, Colombia,
Cuba, Egypt, El Salvador, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Iran,
Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Russian
Federation, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Ukraine,
Venezuela, Yemen, and Zimbabwe 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 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 House Report 119-217.
(h) Other Program Notification Requirements.--
(1) Other programs.--Funds appropriated by this Act that
are made available for the following programs and activities
shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations:
(A) the Power Africa and Prosper Africa
initiatives;
(B) the Indo-Pacific Strategy;
(C) assistance made available pursuant to section
7066 of this Act;
(D) the Countering PRC Influence Fund and the
Countering Russian Influence Fund; and
(E) the America First Opportunity Fund.
(2) Arms sales.--The reports, notifications, and
certifications, and any other documents, required to be
submitted pursuant to section 36(a) of the Arms Export Control
Act (22 U.S.C. 2776), and such documents submitted pursuant to
section 36(b) through (d) of such Act with respect to countries
that have received assistance provided with funds appropriated
by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs,
shall be concurrently submitted to the Committees on
Appropriations and shall include information about the source
of funds for any sale or transfer, as applicable, if known at
the time of submission.
(3) Deobligated balances.--An obligation in excess of
$2,000,000 from deobligated balances of funds appropriated by
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs that remain available
due to the exercise of the authority in section 7011 of such
Acts 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.--The Secretary of State shall promptly
inform the appropriate congressional committees of each instance in
which funds appropriated by this Act for assistance 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: Provided, That the
requirement to inform of this subsection shall also apply to the
circumstances and in the manner described under this section in the
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
division A of this consolidated Act).
(k) Prior Consultation Requirement.--The Secretary of State, the
Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development
Finance Corporation, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium
Challenge Corporation shall consult with the Committees on
Appropriations at least 7 days prior to informing a government of, or
publicly announcing a decision on, the suspension or early termination
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: Provided, That such
consultation shall include a detailed justification for such
suspension, including a description of the assistance being suspended.
documents, report posting, records management, and related
cybersecurity protections
Sec. 7016. (a) Document Requests.--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.
(b) Public Posting of Reports.--
(1) Any Federal agency funded by this Act shall maintain a
public website, and, except as provided in paragraphs (2) and
(3), any report required by this Act to be submitted to
Congress shall be posted on the public website of such agency
not later than 45 days following the receipt of such report by
Congress.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a report if--
(A) the head of such agency determines and reports
to the Committees on Appropriations in the transmittal
letter accompanying such report that--
(i) the public posting of the report would
compromise national security, including the
conduct of diplomacy; or
(ii) the report contains proprietary or
other privileged information; or
(B) the public posting of the report is
specifically exempted in House Report 119-217 or the
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
(3) The agency posting such report shall do so only after
the report has been made available to the Committees on
Appropriations.
(4) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so
in a central location on the public website of such agency.
(c) Records Management and Related Cybersecurity Protections.--The
heads of Federal agencies funded under titles I and II of this Act
shall--
(1) regularly review and update the policies, directives,
and oversight necessary to comply with Federal statutes,
regulations, and presidential executive orders and memoranda
concerning the preservation of all records made or received in
the conduct of official business, including record emails,
instant messaging, and other online tools;
(2) use funds appropriated by this Act to improve Federal
records management pursuant to the Federal Records Act (44
U.S.C. Chapters 21, 29, 31, and 33) and other applicable
Federal records management statutes, regulations, or policies
for such agencies;
(3) direct departing employees, including senior officials,
that all Federal records generated by such employees belong to
the Federal Government;
(4) substantially reduce, compared to the previous fiscal
year, the response time for identifying and retrieving Federal
records, including requests made pursuant to section 552 of
title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Freedom of
Information Act''); and
(5) strengthen cybersecurity measures to mitigate
vulnerabilities, including those resulting from the use of
personal email accounts or servers outside the .gov domain,
improve the process to identify and remove inactive user
accounts, update and enforce guidance related to the control of
national security information, and implement the
recommendations of the applicable reports of the cognizant
Office of Inspector General.
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 or
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 in the explanatory statement described in
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated
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, and shall be made available for such foreign countries and
international organizations notwithstanding the date of the
transmission of such report.
(b) Authorized Deviations.--Unless otherwise provided for by this
Act, the Secretary of State may only deviate up to 10 percent below the
amounts specifically designated in the respective tables included in
the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter
preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That such
percentage may be exceeded only if the Secretary of State determines
and reports in writing to the Committees on Appropriations on a case-
by-case basis that such deviation is necessary to respond to
significant, exigent, or unforeseen events, or to address other
exceptional circumstances directly related to the national security
interest of the United States, including a description of such events
or circumstances: Provided further, That deviations pursuant to the
preceding proviso may not exceed 50 percent and shall be subject to
prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of,
the Committees on Appropriations.
(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--
(A) funds for which the initial period of
availability has expired; and
(B) amounts designated by this Act as minimum
funding requirements.
(2) The authority of subsection (b) to deviate from amounts
designated in the respective tables included in the explanatory
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
division A of this consolidated Act) shall not apply to the
table included under the heading ``Global Health Programs'' in
such statement.
(3) With respect to the amounts designated for ``Global
Programs'' in the table under the heading ``National Security
Investment Programs'' included in the explanatory statement
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
this consolidated Act), the matter preceding the first proviso
in subsection (b) of this section shall be applied by
substituting ``5 percent'' for ``10 percent'', and the provisos
in such subsection (b) shall not apply.
(e) Reports and Consultations.--The Secretary of State and other
designated officials, as appropriate, shall submit the reports and
conduct the consultations required, in the manner described, in House
Report 119-217 and the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in
the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), unless
otherwise directed in such explanatory statement.
(f) Clarification.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the
heading ``International Humanitarian Assistance'' shall not be included
for purposes of meeting amounts designated for countries in this Act,
unless such heading is specifically designated as the source of funds.
(g) Report.--Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 for fiscal year 2025: Provided, That such
report shall also include details on the allocation of funds at the
program, project, and activity level for meeting the congressionally
directed amounts specifically designated for a purpose in the
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2024 (division F of Public Law 118-47), as carried
forward by the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025 (division A of
Public Law 119-4), to include the amounts specifically designated in
title VII of such Acts: Provided further, That not later than 30 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall consult
with the Committees on Appropriations on the structure and details to
accompany such report.
multi-year pledges
Sec. 7020. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available 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
contained under this section in House Report 119-217.
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 1754(c) of the
Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)):
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 the 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 ``National Security Investment
Programs'', ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'',
and ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' accounts, ``program,
project, and activity'' shall also be considered to include country,
regional, and central program level funding within each such account,
either as--
(1) justified to Congress; or
(2) allocated by the Executive Branch in accordance with
the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 or as modified pursuant to section 7019 of this
Act.
clarification
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.
(c) International Financial Institutions.--The Secretary of the
Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each
international financial institution to use the voice and vote of the
United States to oppose any assistance by such institution, using funds
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act, for the
production or extraction of any commodity or mineral for export, if it
is in surplus on world markets and if the assistance will cause
substantial injury to United States producers of the same, similar, or
competing commodity.
separate accounts
Sec. 7026. (a) Separate Accounts for Local Currencies.--
(1) 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 Secretary of State 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 the Department of State 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.--The Department of State
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, the FREEDOM Support Act (Public Law 102-511), and the
Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-
179): 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 2026, 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.
promotion of united states economic interests
Sec. 7028. (a) Diplomatic Engagement.--Consistent with section 704
of the Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019
(title VII of division J of Public Law 116-94), the Secretary of State,
in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall prioritize the
allocation of funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
``Diplomatic Programs'' for support of Chief of Mission diplomatic
engagement to foster commercial relations and safeguard United States
economic and business interests in the country in which each Chief of
Mission serves, including activities and initiatives to create and
maintain an enabling environment, promote and protect such interests,
and resolve commercial disputes: Provided, That each Mission Resource
Request and Bureau Resource Request shall include amounts required to
prioritize the activities described in this subsection.
(b) Training.--In carrying out section 705 of title VII of division
J of Public Law 116-94, the Secretary of State shall annually assess
training needs across the economic and commercial diplomacy issue areas
and ensure, after a review of course offerings, course attendance
records, and course evaluation results, that current offerings meet
training needs.
(c) Assistance.--
(1) The Secretary of State should direct each Chief of
Mission to consider how best to advance and support commercial
relations and the safeguarding of United States business
interests in the development and execution of the applicable
Integrated Country Strategy and the Mission Resource Request
for each country receiving bilateral assistance from funds
appropriated by this Act.
(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
``National Security Investment Programs'', not less than
$5,000,000 shall be made available to enhance and expand
Department of State coordination with the Department of
Commerce on the furtherance of national and economic security
interests, subject to the coordination and concurrence of the
Assistant Secretary for Global Markets and Director General,
United States Foreign Commercial Service: Provided, That such
funds shall not be used to subsidize or replicate ongoing
activities of the United State Foreign Commercial Service, and
may not be used for programs or activities in the United
States: Provided further, That such funds are subject to prior
consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of,
the Committees on Appropriations.
international financial institutions
Sec. 7029. (a) Evaluations.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall
instruct the United States executive director of each international
financial institution to use the voice of the United States to
encourage such institution to adopt and implement a publicly available
policy, including the strategic use of peer reviews and external
experts, to conduct independent, in-depth evaluations of the
effectiveness of at least 35 percent of all loans, grants, programs,
and significant analytical non-lending activities in advancing the
institution's goals of reducing poverty and promoting equitable
economic growth, consistent with relevant safeguards, to ensure that
decisions to support such loans, grants, programs, and activities are
based on accurate data and objective analysis.
(b) Safeguards.--
(1) Standards.--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 use the voice and vote
of the United States to oppose 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.
(2) Accountability, standards, and best practices.--The
Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States
executive director of each international financial institution
to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose loans
or other financing for projects unless such projects--
(A) provide for accountability and transparency,
including the collection, verification, and publication
of beneficial ownership information related to
extractive industries and on-site monitoring during the
life of the project;
(B) will be developed and carried out in accordance
with best practices regarding environmental
conservation, cultural protection, and empowerment of
local populations, including free, prior and informed
consent of affected Indigenous communities;
(C) do not provide incentives for, or facilitate,
forced displacement or other violations of human
rights; and
(D) do not partner with or otherwise involve
enterprises owned or controlled by the armed forces.
(c) 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.
(d) Human Rights.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the
United States executive director of each international financial
institution to use the voice and vote of the United States to promote
human rights due diligence and risk management, as appropriate, in
connection with any loan, grant, policy, or strategy of such
institution.
(e) Fraud and Corruption.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall
instruct the United States executive director of each international
financial institution to use the voice of the United States to include
in loan, grant, and other financing agreements improvements in
borrowing countries' financial management and judicial capacity to
investigate, prosecute, and punish fraud and corruption.
(f) Beneficial Ownership Information.--The Secretary of the
Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each
international financial institution to use the voice of the United
States to encourage such institution to collect, verify, and publish,
to the maximum extent practicable, beneficial ownership information
(excluding proprietary information) for any corporation or limited
liability company, other than a publicly listed company, that receives
funds from any such financial institution.
(g) Whistleblower Protections.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall
instruct the United States executive director of each international
financial institution to use the voice of the United States to
encourage such institution to effectively implement and enforce
policies and procedures which meet or exceed best practices in the
United States for the protection of whistleblowers from retaliation,
including--
(1) protection against retaliation for internal and lawful
public disclosure;
(2) legal burdens of proof;
(3) statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation;
(4) access to binding independent adjudicative bodies,
including shared cost and selection external arbitration; and
(5) results that eliminate the effects of proven
retaliation, including provision for the restoration of prior
employment.
(h) Grievance Mechanisms and Procedures.--The Secretary of the
Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each
international financial institution to use the voice of the United
States to support independent investigative and adjudicative mechanisms
and procedures that meet or exceed best practices in the United States
to provide due process and fair compensation, including the right to
reinstatement, for employees who are subjected to harassment,
discrimination, retaliation, false allegations, or other misconduct.
(i) Capital Increases.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act
may be made available to support a new capital increase for an
international financial institution unless the President submits a
budget request for such increase to Congress and the Secretary of the
Treasury concurrent with such request determines and reports to the
Committees on Appropriations that--
(1) the capital increase sets such institution on a path to
meet its regional or global objectives, as appropriate,
including its overarching strategic framework and vision for
its role in development finance, and such increase includes
agreement on internal reforms and policy measures necessary to
enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the institution;
and
(2) the capital increase does not increase the voting power
of the People's Republic of China in such institution relative
to that of the United States, unless the Secretary of the
Treasury certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional
committees that such capital increase is in the national
interest of the United States.
(j) Opposition to Lending to the People's Republic of China.--The
Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive
director at each multilateral development bank to use the voice and
vote of the United States to oppose any loan, extension of financial
assistance, or technical assistance by such bank to the People's
Republic of China.
(k) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a report to the
Committees on Appropriations detailing any funding provided in the
prior calendar year by a financial intermediary fund overseen by the
Department of the Treasury to the People's Republic of China or any
country or region subject to comprehensive sanctions by the United
States.
economic resilience initiative
Sec. 7030. (a) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the
heading ``National Security Investment Programs'', not less than
$155,000,000 shall be made available for the Economic Resilience
Initiative to enhance the economic security and stability of the United
States and partner countries, including through efforts to counter
economic coercion: Provided, That funds made available by this section
may only be made available following consultation with, and the regular
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations, and shall
include support for--
(1) strategic infrastructure investments, which shall be
administered by the Secretary of State in consultation with the
heads of other relevant Federal agencies;
(2) activities to enhance critical mineral supply chain
security; and
(3) the Cyberspace, Digital Connectivity, and Related
Technologies Fund in accordance with Chapter 10 of Part II of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided, That the
authority of section 592(f) of such Act may apply to amounts
made available for such Fund under the heading ``National
Security Investment Programs'' and such funds may be made
available for the Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity
Partnership program consistent with section 6306 of the
Department of State Authorization Act of 2023 (division F of
Public Law 118-31).
(b) Funds appropriated by subsection (a) may be transferred to, and
merged with, funds appropriated by this Act to the Export-Import Bank
of the United States under the heading ``Program Account'', to the
United States International Development Finance Corporation under the
heading ``Corporate Capital Account'', and under the heading ``Trade
and Development Agency'': Provided, 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.
(c) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less
than $185,250,000 shall be made available for energy development and
security programs for countries globally through approaches consistent
with section 3 of the Electrify Africa Act (Public Law 114-121), to
improve energy access, productivity, and self-reliance, including to
counter the influence of the People's Republic of China and increase
the economic competitiveness of the United States in the energy sector.
(d) Section 7030(c) of division F of Public Law 118-47 shall apply
during fiscal year 2026.
financial management, budget transparency, and anti-corruption
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--
(A) the requirements included in section
7031(a)(1)(A) through (E) of the Department of State,
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations
Act, 2019 (division F of Public Law 116-6) are fully
met; and
(B) the government of the recipient country is
taking steps to reduce corruption.
(2) Consultation and notification.--In addition to the
requirements in paragraph (1), funds may only be made available
for direct government-to-government assistance subject to prior
consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of,
the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That such
notification shall contain an explanation of how the proposed
activity meets the requirements of paragraph (1): Provided
further, That the requirements of this paragraph shall only
apply to direct government-to-government assistance in excess
of $2,500,000 and all funds available for cash transfer, budget
support, and cash payments to individuals.
(3) Suspension of assistance.--The Secretary of State shall
suspend any direct government-to-government assistance if the
Secretary has credible information of material misuse of such
assistance, unless the Secretary reports to the Committees on
Appropriations that it is in the national interest of the
United States to continue such assistance, including a
justification, or that such misuse has been appropriately
addressed.
(4) Submission of information.--The Secretary of State
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations, concurrent
with the fiscal year 2027 congressional budget justification
materials, amounts planned for assistance described in
paragraph (1) by country, proposed funding amount, source of
funds, and type of assistance.
(5) 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 or to the Government
of the People's Republic of China.
(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 the date of 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: Provided, That such report shall include the elements
included under this section in House Report 118-146.
(3) Assistance.--Not less than $5,000,000 of the funds
appropriated by this Act under the heading ``National Security
Investment Programs'' 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,
directly or indirectly, in significant corruption,
including corruption related to the extraction of
natural resources, or a gross violation of human
rights, including the wrongful detention of locally
employed staff of a United States diplomatic mission or
a United States citizen or national, shall be
ineligible for entry into the United States.
(B) Concurrent with the application of subparagraph
(A), the Secretary shall, as appropriate, refer the
matter to the Office of Foreign Assets Control,
Department of the Treasury, to determine whether to
apply sanctions authorities in accordance with United
States law to block the transfer of property and
interests in property, and all financial transactions,
in the United States involving any person described in
such subparagraph.
(C) The Secretary shall also publicly or privately
designate or identify the 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 for
entry into the United States pursuant to paragraph (1) if such
entry 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.
(4) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until
September 30, 2027, the Secretary of State shall submit a
report, including a classified annex if necessary, to the
appropriate congressional committees and the Committees on the
Judiciary describing the information related to corruption or
violation of human rights concerning each of the individuals
found ineligible in the previous 12 months pursuant to
paragraph (1)(A) as well as the individuals who the Secretary
designated or identified pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), or who
would be ineligible but for the application of paragraph (2), a
list of any waivers provided under paragraph (3), and the
justification for each waiver.
(5) Posting of report.--Any unclassified portion of the
report required under paragraph (4) shall be posted on the
Department of State website.
(6) Clarification.--For purposes of paragraphs (1), (4),
and (5), the records of the Department of State and of
diplomatic and consular offices of the United States pertaining
to the issuance or refusal of visas or permits to enter the
United States shall not be considered confidential.
(d) Extraction of Natural Resources.--
(1) Assistance.--Funds appropriated by this Act shall be
made available to promote and support transparency and
accountability of expenditures and revenues related to the
extraction of natural resources, including by strengthening
implementation and monitoring of the Extractive Industries
Transparency Initiative, implementing and enforcing section
8204 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public
Law 110-246; 122 Stat. 2052) and the amendments made by such
section, and to prevent the sale of conflict minerals, and for
technical assistance to promote independent audit mechanisms
and support civil society participation in natural resource
management.
(2) Public disclosure and independent audits.--
(A) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct
the executive director of each international financial
institution to use the voice and vote of the United
States to oppose any assistance by such institutions
(including any loan, credit, grant, or guarantee) to
any country for the extraction and export of a natural
resource if the government of such country has in place
laws, regulations, or procedures to prevent or limit
the public disclosure of company payments as required
by United States law, and unless such government has
adopted laws, regulations, or procedures in the sector
in which assistance is being considered that: (1)
accurately account for and publicly disclose payments
to the government by companies involved in the
extraction and export of natural resources; (2) include
independent auditing of accounts receiving such
payments and the public disclosure of such audits; and
(3) require public disclosure of agreement and bidding
documents, as appropriate.
(B) The requirements of subparagraph (A) shall not
apply to assistance for the purpose of building the
capacity of such government to meet the requirements of
such subparagraph.
democracy programs
Sec. 7032. (a) Funding.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act
under the headings ``National Security Investment Programs'',
``Democracy Fund'', and ``International Narcotics Control and Law
Enforcement'', $2,175,000,000 should be made available for democracy
programs as described under this section in the explanatory statement
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
consolidated Act).
(b) Authorities.--
(1) Availability.--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) Beneficiaries.--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) Restrictions on Foreign Government Interference.--
(1) Prior approval.--With respect to the provision of
assistance for democracy programs in this Act, the
organizations implementing such assistance, the specific nature
of the assistance, and the participants in such programs shall
not be subject to prior approval by the government of any
foreign country.
(2) Disclosure of implementing partner information.--If the
Secretary of State determines that the government of the
country is undemocratic or has engaged in or condoned
harassment, threats, or attacks against organizations
implementing democracy programs, any new bilateral agreement
governing the terms and conditions under which assistance is
provided to such country shall not require the disclosure of
the names of implementing partners of democracy programs, and
the Secretary of State shall expeditiously seek to negotiate
amendments to existing bilateral agreements, as necessary, to
conform to this requirement.
(e) Protection of Civil Society Activists and Journalists.--Funds
appropriated by this Act under the headings ``National Security
Investment Programs'' and ``Democracy Fund'' shall be made available to
support and protect members of civil society and journalists who have
been threatened, harassed, or attacked.
international religious freedom
Sec. 7033. (a) International Religious Freedom Office.--Funds
appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Diplomatic Programs''
shall be made available for the Office of International Religious
Freedom, Department of State.
(b) Assistance.--
(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the
headings ``National Security Investment Programs'' and
``Democracy Fund'', not less than $40,000,000 shall be made
available for international religious freedom programs:
Provided, That such funds shall be the responsibility of the
Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, in
consultation with other relevant United States Government
officials: Provided further, That such funds shall be
prioritized for programs in countries designated as a country
of particular concern for religious freedom pursuant to section
402(b)(1)(A)(ii) of the International Religious Freedom Act of
1998 (22 U.S.C. 6442).
(2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
``International Humanitarian Assistance'' shall be made
available for humanitarian assistance for vulnerable and
persecuted ethnic and religious minorities, including victims
of genocide designated by the Secretary of State and other
groups that have suffered crimes against humanity and ethnic
cleansing.
(c) Authority.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
``National Security Investment Programs'' 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 title III 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) Forensic Assistance.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act
under the headings ``National Security Investment Programs'' and
``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', not less than
$15,000,000 shall be made available for forensic assistance related to
combating human trafficking as well as the exhumation and
identification of victims of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and
genocide: Provided, That such funds shall be in addition to funds made
available by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for
assistance for countries.
(c) Directives and Authorities.--
(1) Genocide victims memorial sites.--Funds appropriated by
this Act under the heading ``National Security Investment
Programs'' may be made available as contributions to establish
and maintain memorial sites of genocide, subject to the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
(2) 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 (Public Law 87-256; 22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), except
through the formal rulemaking process pursuant to the
Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 551 et seq.) and
notwithstanding the exception 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: Provided
further, That such consultation shall take place not later than
30 days prior to the publication in the Federal Register of any
regulatory action modifying the Exchange Visitor Program.
(3) Payments.--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'', except for funds designated by
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent
resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, are available to provide payments
pursuant to section 901(i)(2) of title IX of division J of the
Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (22 U.S.C.
2680b(i)(2)): Provided, That funds made available pursuant to
this paragraph shall be subject to prior consultation with the
Committees on Appropriations.
(4) Program coordination.--The fourth proviso under the
heading ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement''
in the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 (division K of Public Law
117-103) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2026 and
apply to funds appropriated under such heading in this Act.
(d) Partner Vetting.--Prior to initiating a partner vetting
program, providing a direct vetting option, or making a significant
change to the scope of an existing partner vetting program, the
Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations:
Provided, That the Secretary of State may restrict the award of,
terminate, or cancel contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements or
require an awardee to restrict the award of, terminate, or cancel a
sub-award based on information in connection with a partner vetting
program.
(e) International Child Abductions.--The Secretary of State should
withhold funds appropriated under title III of this Act for assistance
for the central government of any country that is not taking
appropriate steps to comply with the Convention on the Civil Aspects of
International Child Abductions, done at the Hague on October 25, 1980:
Provided, That the Secretary shall report to the Committees on
Appropriations within 15 days of withholding funds under this
subsection.
(f) Contingencies.--During fiscal year 2026, the President may use
up to $125,000,000 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 2026, 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) Impact on Jobs.--Section 7056 of the Department of State,
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021
(division K of Public Law 116-260) shall continue in effect during
fiscal year 2026.
(i) Extension of Authorities.--
(1) 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, 2026.
(2) 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 2026.
(3) Protective services.--Section 7071 of the Department of
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations
Act, 2022 (division K of Public Law 117-103) shall continue in
effect during fiscal year 2026 and shall apply to funds
appropriated by this Act.
(4) Extensions.--
(A) Chapter 5 of title I of the Emergency Wartime
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 108-
11; 117 Stat. 576) is amended under the heading ``Loan
Guarantees to Israel''--
(i) in the matter preceding the first
proviso, by striking ``September 30, 2030'' and
inserting ``September 30, 2031''; and
(ii) in the second proviso, by striking
``September 30, 2030'' and inserting
``September 30, 2031''.
(B) Section 7030(b) of the Department of State,
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations
Act, 2024 (division J of Public Law 118-47) shall
continue in effect during fiscal year 2026 and shall--
(i) also apply to funds appropriated by
this Act under the heading ``National Security
Investment Programs'' and to the countries of
Costa Rica and Panama; and
(ii) be applied by substituting
``Department of State'' for ``United States
Agency for International Development''.
(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
2025'' and inserting ``2025, and 2026''; and
(ii) in subsection (e), by striking
``2025'' each place it appears and inserting
``2026''; and
(B) in section 599E(b)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1255 note), by
striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2026''.
(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 child survival, malaria,
tuberculosis, and emerging infectious diseases 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 Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-447) shall be
exercised by the Secretary of State 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: Provided further, That the Secretary shall include in
the congressional budget justification an accounting of budgetary
resources, disbursements, balances, and reimbursements related to such
fund.
(k) Foundation.--Subtitle A of title LI of division E of the
Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159) is
amended--
(1) in section 5101(6) (22 U.S.C. 10601(6)), by striking
``International Conservation'' and inserting ``Natural Security
and Counterterrorism''; and
(2) in section 5102 (22 U.S.C. 10602)--
(A) in the section heading, by striking
``international conservation'' and inserting ``natural
security and counterterrorism''; and
(B) in subsection (a)(1), by striking
``International Conservation'' and inserting ``Natural
Security and Counterterrorism''.
(l) 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) Congressional notifications.--The term ``regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations''
means such Committees shall be notified not less than 15 days
in advance of the obligation of funds: Provided, That such
notifications shall include the information detailed under this
section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in
the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
(3) 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.
(4) 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 Bank, the Asian
Development Fund, the Inter-American Investment Corporation,
the North American Development Bank, the European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development, the African Development Bank,
the African Development Fund, and the Multilateral Investment
Guarantee Agency.
(5) Pacific islands countries.--In this Act, the term
``Pacific Islands countries'' means the Cook Islands, the
Republic of Fiji, the Republic of Kiribati, the Republic of the
Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the
Republic of Nauru, Niue, the Republic of Palau, the Independent
State of Papua New Guinea, the Independent State of Samoa, the
Solomon Islands, the Kingdom of Tonga, Tuvalu, and the Republic
of Vanuatu.
(6) Prior consultation.--For the purposes of this Act, the
term ``prior consultation'' means a substantive engagement
between a relevant Federal agency and the Committees on
Appropriations at least 7 days prior to any public announcement
or submission of a notification in which such Committees are
provided with details and the opportunity to engage on--
(A) the proposed use of funds, as applicable;
(B) the development, content, or conduct of a
program, project, or activity; and
(C) the proposed decision to be taken.
(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.
(8) Successor operating unit.--Any reference to a
particular operating unit or office in this Act or prior Acts
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs shall be deemed to include any
successor operating unit performing the same or similar
functions.
(9) This act.--This Act shall be deemed to be an Act making
appropriations for the Department of State, Foreign Operations,
and Related Programs for purposes of any provision of law
citing, or referring to amounts made available by, such an Act.
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) Combat casualty care.--
(A) Consistent with the objectives of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act,
funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
``Peacekeeping Operations'' and ``Foreign Military
Financing Program'' shall be made available for combat
casualty training and equipment in an amount above the
prior fiscal year.
(B) The Secretary of State shall offer combat
casualty care training and equipment as a component of
any package of lethal assistance funded by this Act
with funds appropriated under the headings
``Peacekeeping Operations'' and ``Foreign Military
Financing Program'': Provided, That the requirement of
this subparagraph shall apply to a country in conflict,
unless the Secretary determines that such country has
in place, to the maximum extent practicable,
functioning combat casualty care treatment and
equipment that meets or exceeds the standards
recommended by the Committee on Tactical Combat
Casualty Care: Provided further, That any such
training and equipment for combat casualty care shall
be made available through an open and competitive
process.
(3) Training related to international humanitarian law.--
The Secretary of State shall offer training related to the
requirements of international humanitarian law as a component
of any package of lethal assistance funded by this Act with
funds appropriated under the headings ``Peacekeeping
Operations'' and ``Foreign Military Financing Program'':
Provided, That the requirement of this paragraph shall not
apply to a country that is a member of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization (NATO), is a major non-NATO ally designated
by section 517(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or is
complying with international humanitarian law: Provided
further, That any such training shall be made available through
an open and competitive process.
(4) International prison conditions.--Funds appropriated by
this Act under the headings ``National Security Investment
Programs'' and ``International Narcotics Control and Law
Enforcement'' 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 shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on
the proposed uses of such funds prior to obligation and not
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act:
Provided further, That such funds shall be in addition to funds
otherwise made available by this Act for such purpose.
(5) Management and transparency of assistance.--Of the
funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Diplomatic
Programs'', not less than $2,500,000 shall be made available
for the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of
State, in accordance with the purposes specified under this
heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in
the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
(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
2026, and shall apply to funds made available by this Act under
the heading ``National Security Investment Programs''.
(3) 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 (22 U.S.C. 2763) 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.
(4) 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 (22 U.S.C. 2795(c)(2)) for the
purposes of the Special Defense Acquisition Fund (the Fund), to
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2028:
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.
(5) Extension of war reserve stockpile authority.--Section
514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2321h(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``2027'' and inserting
``2028''.
(6) Program clarification.--Notwithstanding section
503(a)(3) of Public Law 87-195 (22 U.S.C. 2311(a)(3)), the
procurement of defense articles and services funded on a non-
repayable basis under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act
may be priced to include the costs of salaries of members of
the Armed Forces of the United States engaged in security
assistance activities pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 341 (relating to
the State Partnership Program): Provided, That this paragraph
shall only apply to funds that remain available for obligation
in fiscal year 2026.
(7) Foreign military financing direct loans and loan
guarantees.--Through fiscal year 2027, the terms and conditions
provided in section 2606(a) and (b) of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-103; 136 Stat. 785)
shall apply in the same manner and to the same extent to
amounts made available by this Act under the heading ``Foreign
Military Financing Program'', except that the limitations on
amounts made available for direct loans and loan guarantees
under sections 2606(a) and (b) shall each be increased by an
additional $8,000,000,000, and the phrase ``, except with
respect to the initial obligation of funds for such costs''
shall be inserted before the period in the final proviso of
section 2606(a) and the final proviso of section 2606(b).
(8) Continuation of authority.--Section 7035(b)(7) of the
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2024 (division F of Public Law 118-47)
shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2026.
(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 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.--If the Secretary of State has
information that a unit of a foreign security force uses
excessive force to repress peaceful expression or assembly
concerning corruption, harm to the environment or human health,
or the fairness of electoral processes, or in countries that
are undemocratic or undergoing democratic transition, the
Secretary shall promptly determine if such information is
credible: Provided, That if the information is determined to
be credible, 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 such unit, unless the
Secretary of State determines that the foreign government is
taking effective measures to bring the responsible members of
such unit to justice.
(4) Oversight and accountability.--
(A) Prior to the signing of a new Letter of Offer
and Acceptance (LOA) involving funds appropriated under
the heading ``Foreign Military Financing Program'', the
Secretary of State shall consult with each recipient
government to ensure that the LOA between the United
States and such recipient government complies with the
purposes of section 4 of the Arms Export Control Act
(22 U.S.C. 2754) and that the defense articles,
services, and training procured with funds appropriated
under such heading are consistent with United States
national security policy.
(B) The Secretary of State shall promptly inform
the appropriate congressional committees of any
instance in which the Secretary of State has credible
information that such assistance was used in a manner
contrary to such agreement.
(d) Other Matters.--
(1) Security assistance report.--Not later than 120 days
after the date of 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 2025, by
country and purpose of assistance, including for sustainment of
Department of Defense security cooperation programs, and under
the headings ``Peacekeeping Operations'', ``International
Military Education and Training'', and ``Foreign Military
Financing Program''.
(2) Annual foreign military training report.--For the
purposes of implementing section 656 of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961, the term ``military training provided to foreign
military personnel by the Department of Defense and the
Department of State'' shall be deemed to include all military
training provided by foreign governments with funds
appropriated to the Department of Defense or the Department of
State, except for training provided by the government of a
country designated by section 517(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C.
2321k(b)) as a major non-NATO ally: Provided, That such third-
country training shall be clearly identified in the report
submitted pursuant to section 656 of such Act.
(3) Leahy law.--For purposes of implementing section 620M
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the term ``credible
information'' means information that, considering the source of
such information and the surrounding circumstances, supports a
reasonable belief that a violation has occurred, and shall not
be determined solely on the basis of the number of sources;
whether the source has been critical of a policy of the United
States Government or its security partners; whether the source
has a personal connection to the information being reported; or
whether the United States Government is able to independently
verify the information.
countering the flow of fentanyl and other synthetic drugs
Sec. 7036. (a) Assistance.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act
under the headings ``National Security Investment Programs'' and
``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', not less than
$150,000,000 shall be made available for programs to counter the flow
of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and other synthetic drugs into the
United States: Provided, That such funds shall be in addition to funds
otherwise made available for such purposes.
(b) Uses of Funds.--Funds made available pursuant to subsection (a)
shall be made available to support--
(1) efforts to stop the flow of fentanyl, fentanyl
precursors, and other synthetic drugs and their precursor
materials to the United States from and through the People's
Republic of China (PRC), Mexico, and other countries;
(2) law enforcement cooperation and capacity building
efforts aimed at disrupting and dismantling transnational
criminal organizations involved in the production and
trafficking of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and other
synthetic drugs;
(3) implementation of the Fighting Emerging Narcotics
Through Additional Nations to Yield Lasting Results Act (part 7
of subtitle C of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, Public Law 117-263);
and
(4) engagement, including through multilateral
organizations and frameworks, to catalyze collective action to
address the public health and security threats posed by
fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and other synthetic drugs,
including through the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic
Drug Threats.
palestinian statehood
Sec. 7037. (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.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the
governing entity should enact a constitution assuring the rule of law,
an independent judiciary, and respect for human rights for its
citizens, and should enact other laws and regulations assuring
transparent and accountable governance.
(c) Waiver.--The President may waive subsection (a) if the
President determines that it is important to the national security
interest of the United States to do so.
(d) Exemption.--The restriction in subsection (a) shall not apply
to assistance intended to help reform the Palestinian Authority and
affiliated institutions, or the governing entity, in order to help meet
the requirements of subsection (a), consistent with the provisions of
section 7040 of this Act (``Limitation on Assistance for the
Palestinian Authority'').
prohibition on assistance to the palestinian broadcasting corporation
Sec. 7038. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be used to provide equipment, technical
support, consulting services, or any other form of assistance to the
Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.
assistance for the west bank and gaza
Sec. 7039. (a) Oversight.--For fiscal year 2026, 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 ``National Security Investment Programs'' for the West Bank and
Gaza.
(b) Vetting.--Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated by this
Act under the heading ``National Security Investment Programs'' 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--
(A) the benchmarks that have been established for
security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza and on
the extent of Palestinian compliance with such
benchmarks; and
(B) the steps being taken by the Palestinian
Authority to end torture and other cruel, inhuman, and
degrading treatment of detainees, including by bringing
to justice members of Palestinian security forces who
commit such crimes.
(d) Oversight by the Department of State.--
(1) The Secretary of State 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 $1,400,000
may be used by the Office of Inspector General of the
Department of State 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.
(e) 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 2026 under the heading ``National Security
Investment Programs'', and such audit shall address--
(1) the extent to which such Program complies with the
requirements of subsections (b) and (c); and
(2) an examination of all programs, projects, and
activities carried out under such Program, including both
obligations and expenditures.
(f) 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.
limitation on assistance for the palestinian authority
Sec. 7040. (a) Prohibition of Funds.--None of the funds
appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of
part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be obligated or
expended with respect to providing funds to the Palestinian Authority.
(b) Waiver.--The prohibition included in subsection (a) shall not
apply if the President certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House
of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the
Committees on Appropriations that waiving such prohibition is important
to the national security 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.
(e) Certification.--If the President exercises the waiver authority
under subsection (b), the Secretary of State must certify and report to
the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of funds that
the Palestinian Authority has established a single treasury account for
all Palestinian Authority financing and all financing mechanisms flow
through this account, no parallel financing mechanisms exist outside of
the Palestinian Authority treasury account, and there is a single
comprehensive civil service roster and payroll, and the Palestinian
Authority is acting to counter incitement of violence against Israelis
and is supporting activities aimed at promoting peace, coexistence, and
security cooperation with Israel.
(f) Prohibition to Hamas and the Palestine Liberation
Organization.--
(1) None of the funds appropriated in titles III through VI
of this Act may be obligated for salaries of personnel of the
Palestinian Authority located in Gaza or may be obligated or
expended for assistance to Hamas or any entity effectively
controlled by Hamas, any power-sharing government of which
Hamas is a member, or that results from an agreement with Hamas
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, as added by the
Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-446)
with respect to this subsection.
(4) Whenever the certification pursuant to paragraph (2) is
exercised, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the
Committees on Appropriations within 120 days of the
certification and every quarter thereafter on whether such
government, including all of its ministers or such equivalent
are continuing to comply with the principles contained in
section 620K(b)(1)(A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, as amended: Provided, That the report shall also detail
the amount, purposes and delivery mechanisms for any assistance
provided pursuant to the abovementioned certification and a
full accounting of any direct support of such government.
(5) None of the funds appropriated under titles III through
VI of this Act may be obligated for assistance for the
Palestine Liberation Organization.
middle east and north africa
Sec. 7041. (a) Egypt.--
(1) Assistance.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not
less than $1,425,000,000 should be made available for
assistance for Egypt, of which--
(A) not less than $125,000,000 shall be made
available from funds under the heading ``National
Security Investment Programs'', of which not less than
$40,000,000 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 in Egypt that are currently accredited
by a regional accrediting agency recognized by the
United States Department of Education, or meets
standards equivalent to those required for United
States institutional accreditation by a regional
accrediting agency recognized by such Department:
Provided, That such funds shall be made available for
democracy programs, and for development programs in the
Sinai; and
(B) not less than $1,300,000,000 shall be made
available from funds under the heading ``Foreign
Military Financing Program'', to remain available until
September 30, 2027, subject to the requirements of
paragraphs (3) and (4): 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 and
the uses of any interest earned on such funds shall be
subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
(2) Additional security assistance.--In addition to amounts
made available pursuant to paragraph (1), not less than
$75,000,000 of the funds appropriated under the heading
``Foreign Military Financing Program'' shall be made available
for assistance for Egypt.
(3) 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.
(4) Withholding.--Of the funds made available pursuant to
paragraph (1)(B), $320,000,000 shall be withheld from
obligation until the Secretary certifies and reports to the
Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Egypt is
meeting the requirements under this section in the explanatory
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That the
Secretary may waive such requirement if the Secretary
determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that
such funds are necessary for counterterrorism, border security,
or nonproliferation programs or that it is otherwise important
to the national security interest of the United States to do
so, including a detailed justification for the use of such
waiver and the reasons why any of the requirements cannot be
met: Provided further, That the report required by the
previous proviso shall be submitted in unclassified form but
may be accompanied by a classified annex.
(b) Iran.--
(1) Funding.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the
headings ``Diplomatic Programs'', ``National Security
Investment Programs'', and ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism,
Demining and Related Programs'' shall be made available--
(A) to support the United States policy to prevent
Iran from achieving the capability to produce or
otherwise obtain a nuclear weapon;
(B) to support an expeditious response to any
violation of United Nations Security Council
Resolutions or to efforts that advance Iran's nuclear
program;
(C) to support the implementation and enforcement
of sanctions against Iran for support of nuclear
weapons development, terrorism, human rights abuses,
and ballistic missile and weapons proliferation; and
(D) for democracy programs in support of the
aspirations of the Iranian people.
(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(d)(4) 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.
(3) Limitations.--None of the funds appropriated by this
Act may be--
(A) used to implement an agreement with the
Government of Iran relating to the nuclear program of
Iran, or a renewal of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of
Action adopted on October 18, 2015, in contravention of
the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 (42
U.S.C. 2160e);
(B) made available to any foreign entity or person
that is subject to United Nations or United States
bilateral sanctions with respect to the Government of
Iran; or
(C) used to revoke the designation of the Islamic
Revolutionary Guard Corps as a Foreign Terrorist
Organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).
(c) Israel.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the
heading ``Foreign Military Financing Program'', not less than
$3,300,000,000 shall be available for grants only for Israel:
Provided, That funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
``Foreign Military Financing Program'' and made available for
assistance for Israel shall be disbursed within 30 days of the date 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 $250,300,000 shall be available for the
procurement in Israel of defense articles and defense services,
including research and development.
(d) Jordan.--
(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under titles III
and IV, not less than $1,650,000,000 shall be made available
for assistance for Jordan, of which not less than $845,100,000
shall be made available for budget support for the Government
of Jordan and not less than $425,000,000 shall be made
available under the heading ``Foreign Military Financing
Program''.
(2) In addition to amounts made available pursuant to
paragraph (1), not less than $400,000,000 of the funds
appropriated under the heading ``National Security Investment
Programs'' shall be made available for assistance for Jordan,
which shall be made available for budget support, and not less
than $50,000,000 of the funds appropriated under the heading
``Foreign Military Financing Program'' shall be made available
for assistance for Jordan.
(e) Lebanon.--
(1) Limitation.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act
may be made available for the Lebanese Internal Security Forces
(ISF) or the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) if the ISF or the LAF
is controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, as
designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).
(2) Security assistance.--
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the
headings ``International Narcotics Control and Law
Enforcement'' and ``Foreign Military Financing
Program'' that are made available for assistance for
Lebanon may be made available for programs and
equipment for the ISF and the LAF to address security
and stability requirements in areas affected by
conflict in Syria, following consultation with the
appropriate congressional committees.
(B) Funds appropriated by this Act under the
heading ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' that are
made available for assistance for Lebanon may only be
made available for programs to--
(i) professionalize the LAF to mitigate
internal and external threats from non-state
actors, including Hizballah;
(ii) strengthen the security of borders and
combat terrorism, including training and
equipping the LAF to secure the borders of
Lebanon and address security and stability
requirements in areas affected by conflict in
Syria, interdicting arms shipments, and
preventing the use of Lebanon as a safe haven
for terrorist groups; and
(iii) implement United Nations Security
Council Resolution 1701:
Provided, That prior to obligating funds made
available by this subparagraph for assistance for the
LAF, the Secretary of State shall submit to the
Committees on Appropriations a spend plan, including
actions to be taken to ensure equipment provided to the
LAF is used only 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:
Provided further, That any notification submitted
pursuant to such section shall include any funds
specifically intended for lethal military equipment.
(3) Assistance.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the
heading ``National Security Investment Programs'' that are made
available for assistance for Lebanon 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).
(f) Syria.--
(1) Non-lethal assistance.--Funds appropriated by this Act
under titles III and IV 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 investigations.
(2) Limitations.--Funds appropriated by this Act and made
available for assistance for Syria may not be made available
for--
(A) a project or activity that supports or
otherwise legitimizes the Government of Iran, 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) activities that further the strategic
objectives of the Government of the Russian Federation
that the Secretary of State determines may threaten or
undermine United States national security interests.
(3) Consultation.--Funds appropriated by this Act and prior
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs that are made available for
any new program, project, or activity in Syria shall be subject
to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional
committees.
(g) Tunisia.--Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this
Act shall be made available for assistance for Tunisia for the purposes
described under this section in the explanatory statement described in
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated
Act), following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.
(h) West Bank and Gaza.--
(1) Report on assistance.--Prior to the initial obligation
of funds made available by this Act under the heading
``National Security Investment Programs'' for assistance for
the West Bank and Gaza, the Secretary of State shall report to
the Committees on Appropriations that the purpose of such
assistance is to--
(A) advance Middle East peace;
(B) improve security in the region;
(C) continue support for transparent and
accountable government institutions;
(D) promote a private sector economy; or
(E) address urgent humanitarian needs.
(2) Limitations.--
(A)(i) None of the funds appropriated under the
heading ``National Security Investment Programs'' in
this Act may be made available for assistance for the
Palestinian Authority, if after the date of enactment
of this Act--
(I) the Palestinians obtain the same
standing as member states or full membership as
a state in the United Nations or any
specialized agency thereof outside an agreement
negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians;
or
(II) the Palestinians initiate an
International Criminal Court (ICC) judicially
authorized investigation, or actively support
such an investigation, that subjects Israeli
nationals to an investigation for alleged
crimes against Palestinians.
(ii) The Secretary of State may waive the
restriction in clause (i) of this subparagraph
resulting from the application of subclause (I) of such
clause 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.
(B)(i) 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--
(I) 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
(II) initiated or actively supported an ICC
investigation against Israeli nationals for
alleged crimes against Palestinians.
(ii) Not less than 90 days after the President is
unable to make the certification pursuant to clause (i)
of this subparagraph, the President may waive section
1003 of Public Law 100-204 if the President determines
and certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, the President pro tempore of the
Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations that the
Palestinians have entered into direct and meaningful
negotiations with Israel: Provided, That any waiver of
the provisions of section 1003 of Public Law 100-204
under clause (i) of this subparagraph or under previous
provisions of law must expire before the waiver under
this clause may be exercised.
(iii) Any waiver pursuant to this subparagraph
shall be effective for no more than a period of 6
months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months
after the enactment of this Act.
(3) Gaza oversight.--
(A) Certification.--The Secretary of State shall
certify and report to the appropriate congressional
committees not later than 15 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, that--
(i) oversight policies, processes, and
procedures have been established by the
Department of State and are in use to prevent
the diversion to Hamas and other terrorist and
extremist entities in Gaza and the misuse or
destruction by such entities of assistance,
including through international organizations;
and
(ii) such policies, processes, and
procedures have been developed in coordination
with other bilateral and multilateral donors
and the Government of Israel, as appropriate.
(B) Oversight policy and procedures.--The Secretary
of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees, concurrent with the submission of the
certification required in subparagraph (A), a written
description of the oversight policies, processes, and
procedures for funds appropriated by this Act that are
made available for assistance for Gaza, including
specific actions to be taken should such assistance be
diverted, misused, or destroyed, and the role of the
Government of Israel in the oversight of such
assistance.
(C) Requirement to inform.--The Secretary of State
shall promptly inform the appropriate congressional
committees of each instance in which funds appropriated
by this Act that are made available for assistance for
Gaza have been diverted, misused, or destroyed, to
include the type of assistance, a description of the
incident and parties involved, and an explanation of
the response of the Department of State.
(D) Third party monitoring.--Funds appropriated by
this Act shall be made available for third party
monitoring of assistance for Gaza, including end use
monitoring, following consultation with the appropriate
congressional committees.
(E) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the
initial obligation of funds appropriated by this Act
that are made available for assistance for Gaza, and
every 90 days thereafter until all such funds are
expended, the Secretary of State shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report detailing
the amount and purpose of such assistance provided
during each respective quarter, including a description
of the specific entity implementing such assistance.
(F) Assessment.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of this Act and every 90 days
thereafter until September 30, 2027, the Secretary of
State, in consultation with the Director of National
Intelligence and other heads of elements of the
intelligence community that the Secretary considers
relevant, shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report assessing whether funds
appropriated by this Act and made available for
assistance for the West Bank and Gaza have been
diverted to or destroyed by Hamas or other terrorist
and extremist entities in the West Bank and Gaza:
Provided, That such report shall include details on the
amount and how such funds were made available and used
by such entities: Provided further, That such report
may be submitted in classified form, if necessary.
(G) Consultation.--Not later than 30 days after the
date of enactment of this Act but prior to the initial
obligation of funds made available by this Act for
humanitarian assistance for Gaza, the Secretary of
State shall consult with the Committees on
Appropriations on the amount and anticipated uses of
such funds.
(4) Application of taylor force act.--Funds appropriated by
this Act under the heading ``National Security Investment
Programs'' that are made available for assistance for the West
Bank and Gaza shall be made available consistent with section
1004(a) of the Taylor Force Act (title X of division S of
Public Law 115-141).
(5) Security report.--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.
(6) Incitement report.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of 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.
africa
Sec. 7042. (a) Central African Republic.--Funds appropriated by
this Act under the heading ``National Security Investment Programs''
may be made available for a contribution to the Special Criminal Court
in Central African Republic.
(b) Countries of the African Great Lakes Region.--
(1) Peace agreement and regional economic integration.--
Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be
made available to support the June 27, 2025 Peace Agreement
Between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic
of Rwanda and implementation of the Regional Economic
Integration Framework, including for cross-border security and
education programs, east-west economic linkages, and health
security in Virunga National Park and adjoining national parks
in Rwanda: Provided, That such funds shall prioritize sectors
deemed critical by the Secretary of State to the national
security and economic interests of the United States, including
the mining sector and other natural resources: Provided
further, That such funds shall also be made available to
facilitate regional economic integration and investment,
including with Burundi and Uganda: Provided further, That such
funds may only be made available following consultation with,
and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on
Appropriations, and in accordance with the requirements
contained under this section in the explanatory statement
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
this consolidated Act): Provided further, That not less than
$60,000,000 shall be made available for such purposes, which
are in addition to amounts made available for assistance for
the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of
Rwanda, including for bilateral assistance for such countries.
(2) Democratic republic of the congo.--Funds appropriated
under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available for
bilateral assistance for the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(DRC) for agriculture, global health, law enforcement programs,
humanitarian assistance, and programs to address violence
against women and girls, including in Eastern DRC.
(3) Republic of rwanda.--Funds appropriated under titles
III and IV of this Act shall be made available for bilateral
assistance for the Republic of Rwanda, including for maternal
and child health programs, programs to combat malaria, and
continued support for the Government of Rwanda's education
reform efforts.
(4) 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.
(c) Counter Illicit Armed Groups.--Funds appropriated by this Act
shall be made available for programs and activities in areas affected
by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) or other illicit armed groups in
Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African
Republic, including to improve physical access, telecommunications
infrastructure, and early-warning mechanisms and to support the
disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration of former LRA
combatants, especially child soldiers.
(d) Ethiopia.--Funds appropriated by this Act that are made
available for assistance for Ethiopia should be used to support--
(1) political dialogue;
(2) civil society and the protection of human rights;
(3) investigations and prosecutions of gross violations of
human rights;
(4) efforts to provide unimpeded access to, and monitoring
of, humanitarian assistance; and
(5) the restoration of basic services in areas impacted by
conflict.
(e) Nigeria.--
(1) Certification.--Of the funds appropriated under titles
III and IV of this Act that are made available for assistance
for the central Government of Nigeria, 50 percent may not be
obligated until the Secretary of State certifies to the
Committees on Appropriations that such Government is--
(A) taking effective steps to prevent and respond
to violence and hold perpetrators accountable;
(B) prioritizing resources to support victims of
such violence, including internally displaced persons;
(C) actively facilitating the safe return,
resettlement, and reconstruction of communities
impacted by the violence; and
(D) allocating sufficient resources to address the
conditions in subparagraphs (A) through (C).
(2) Program prioritization.--Funds appropriated under
titles III and IV of this Act that are made available for
assistance for Nigeria shall be made available on a cost-
matching basis to the maximum extent practicable and used to
support--
(A) atrocities prevention, including through early
warning systems;
(B) advancing religious freedom;
(C) investigations and prosecutions of violence
committed by Fulani militia groups, jihadist terror
groups, and criminal gangs;
(D) the effectiveness and accountability of police
and security forces for the protection of civilians
from militia or terrorist attack;
(E) the delivery of humanitarian assistance;
(F) the restoration of basic services in areas
impacted by conflict including through faith-based and
local organizations; and
(G) the development of demobilization, disarmament,
and reintegration efforts to address the challenge of
illegal weapons trafficking and related security risks,
pursuant to section 7035(b)(2) of this Act.
(3) Accountability.--The Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct an independent audit of all United States
foreign assistance provided to Nigeria during the 5 fiscal
years preceding enactment of this Act: Provided, That such
audit shall assess the criteria enumerated under this section
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
(f) South Sudan.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act under
title IV may be made available for assistance for the central
Government of South Sudan, except to support implementation of a viable
peace agreement in South Sudan.
(g) Sudan.--
(1) Limitation.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act
under title IV may be made available for assistance for the
central Government of Sudan, except to support implementation
of a viable peace agreement in Sudan.
(2) Consultation.--Funds appropriated by this Act and prior
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs that are made available for
any new program, project, or activity in Sudan shall be subject
to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional
committees.
(h) Zimbabwe.--
(1) Instruction.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall
instruct the United States executive director of each
international financial institution to vote against any
extension by the respective institution of any loan or grant to
the Government of Zimbabwe, except to meet basic human needs or
to promote democracy, unless the Secretary of State certifies
and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the rule
of law has been restored, including respect for ownership and
title to property, and freedoms of expression, association, and
assembly.
(2) Limitation.--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 as required in
paragraph (1).
east asia and the pacific
Sec. 7043. (a) Burma.--
(1) Uses of funds.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act
under the heading ``National Security Investment Programs'',
not less than $121,000,000 shall be made available for
assistance for Burma for the purposes described in section 5575
of the Burma Act of 2022 (subtitle E of title LV of division E
of Public Law 117-263) and section 7043(a) of the Department of
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations
Act, 2023 (division K of Public Law 117-328): Provided, That
the authorities, limitations, and conditions contained in
section 7043(a) of division K of Public Law 117-328 shall apply
to funds made available for assistance for Burma under this
Act, except for the minimum funding requirements and paragraph
(1)(B): Provided further, That for the purposes of section
5575 of the Burma Act of 2022 and assistance for Burma made
available by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for
the Department of State, foreign operations, and related
programs, ``non-lethal assistance'' shall include equipment and
associated training as described under this section in the
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter
preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
(2) Assistance.--Of the funds appropriated by subsection
(a), not less than the following amounts shall be made
available for assistance for Burma--
(A) $75,000,000 for assistance programs, including
in Thailand and India, and cross border programs;
(B) $10,000,000 for governance and federalism
programs, including at the local and state levels;
(C) $7,000,000 for atrocities prevention and
accountability programs, including for documentation
and preservation of evidence;
(D) $1,000,000 for accountability and justice
programs for crimes against the Rohingya;
(E) $25,000,000 for non-lethal assistance,
consistent with the requirements of paragraph (1);
(F) $1,500,000 for support for current and former
political prisoners; and
(G) $1,500,000 for deserter programs, consistent
with the requirements of paragraph (3).
(3) Deserter programs.--Pursuant to section 7043(a)(1)(A)
of division K of Public Law 117-328, as continued in effect by
this subsection, funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs that are made available for
assistance for Burma shall be made available for programs and
activities to support deserters from the military junta and its
allied entities, following consultation with the appropriate
congressional committees.
(b) Indo-Pacific Strategy.--
(1) Assistance.--Of the funds appropriated under titles III
and IV of this Act, not less than $1,800,000,000 shall be made
available to support implementation of the Indo-Pacific
Strategy.
(2) Countering prc influence fund.--Of the funds
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act under the
headings ``National Security Investment Programs'',
``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'',
``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related
Programs'', and ``Foreign Military Financing Program'', not
less than $400,000,000 shall be made available for a Countering
PRC Influence Fund to counter the influence of the Government
of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist
Party and entities acting on their behalf globally, which shall
be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on
Appropriations: Provided, That such funds are in addition to
amounts otherwise made available for such purposes: Provided
further, That up to 10 percent of such funds shall be held in
reserve to respond to unanticipated opportunities to counter
PRC influence: Provided further, That funds made available
pursuant to this paragraph under the heading ``Foreign Military
Financing Program'' may remain available until September 30,
2027: Provided further, That funds appropriated by this Act
for such Fund under the headings ``International Narcotics
Control and Law Enforcement'', ``Nonproliferation, Anti-
terrorism, Demining and Related Programs'', and ``Foreign
Military Financing Program'' 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.
(3) Restriction on uses of funds.--None of the 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 any project or activity that
directly supports or promotes--
(A) the Belt and Road Initiative or any dual-use
infrastructure projects of the People's Republic of
China; or
(B) the use of technology, including biotechnology,
digital, telecommunications, and cyber, developed by
the People's Republic of China unless the Secretary of
State, in consultation with the heads of other Federal
agencies, as appropriate, determines that such use does
not adversely impact the national security of the
United States.
(4) Maps.--None of the funds made available by this Act
should be used to create, procure, or display any map that
inaccurately depicts the territory and social and economic
system of Taiwan and the islands or island groups administered
by Taiwan authorities.
(5) Treasury appropriations fund symbol 97-11 x 8242
reprogramming.--Of the grant balances in the Foreign Military
Sales Trust Fund, identified by Treasury Appropriations Fund
Symbol 97-11 X 8242, which are not currently applied to an
active FMS case and which were appropriated prior to fiscal
year 2016, $50,000,000 shall be deobligated, as appropriate,
and shall be available for assistance for countries in the
Indo-Pacific region and for the purposes of the Countering PRC
Influence Fund, in addition to any funds otherwise made
available for such purposes, under the same authorities and
conditions as amounts made available under this subsection.
(c) Laos.--Funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV
shall be made available for assistance for Laos, including for
assistance for persons with disabilities caused by unexploded ordnance
accidents, and funds may be made available for programs to assist
persons with severe physical mobility, cognitive, or developmental
disabilities in areas sprayed with Agent Orange: Provided, That funds
made available pursuant to this subsection may be used, in consultation
with the Government of Laos, for assessments of the existence of dioxin
contamination resulting from the use of Agent Orange in Laos and the
feasibility and cost of remediation.
(d) Mission Australia.--Funds appropriated by this Act and prior
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs under the heading ``Administration of
Foreign Affairs'' shall be made available to increase the number of
Department of State personnel and improve the requisite facilities
necessary to advance the national security policy objectives of the
United States in Australia, including through AUKUS implementation:
Provided, That such expanded presence shall be reflected in the
operating plan submitted pursuant to section 7062 of this Act,
following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees.
(e) North Korea.--
(1) Cybersecurity.--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 for assistance for the central government of a
country the Secretary of State determines and reports to the
appropriate congressional committees engages in significant
transactions contributing materially to the malicious cyber-
intrusion capabilities of the Government of North Korea:
Provided, That the Secretary of State shall submit the report
required by section 209 of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy
Enhancement Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-122; 22 U.S.C. 9229) to
the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the
Secretary of State may waive the application of the restriction
in this paragraph with respect to assistance for the central
government of a country if the Secretary determines and reports
to the appropriate congressional committees that to do so is
important to the national security interest of the United
States, including a description of such interest served.
(2) Broadcasts.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the
heading ``International Broadcasting Operations'' shall be made
available to maintain broadcasting hours into North Korea at
levels not less than the prior fiscal year.
(3) Human rights.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the
headings ``National Security Investment Programs'' and
``Democracy Fund'' shall be made available for the promotion of
human rights in North Korea: Provided, That the authority of
section 7032(b)(1) of this Act shall apply to such funds.
(4) Limitation on use of funds.--None of the funds made
available by this Act under the heading ``National Security
Investment Programs'' may be made available for assistance for
the Government of North Korea.
(f) Pacific Islands Countries.--
(1) Operations.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the
heading ``Administration of Foreign Affairs'' shall be made
available to increase the United States diplomatic and
development presence in Pacific Islands countries (PICs),
including the number and location of facilities and personnel,
and to enhance the communications capacity of such personnel:
Provided, That such expanded presence shall be reflected in the
operating plan submitted pursuant to section 7062 of this Act,
following consultation with the appropriate congressional
committees.
(2) Assistance.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act
under the headings ``National Security Investment Programs'',
``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'',
``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related
Programs'', and ``Foreign Military Financing Program'', not
less than $175,000,000 shall be made available for assistance
for PICs: Provided, That funds appropriated by this Act that
are made available for the Countering PRC Influence Fund shall
be made available for assistance for PICs, in addition to funds
made available under this paragraph: Provided further, That
funds made available by this paragraph for assistance for PICs
shall be made available for programs and activities to
strengthen and expand cooperation between the United States and
higher education institutions in PICs, to be awarded on a
competitive basis: Provided further, That of the funds made
available by this paragraph for assistance for PICs: not less
than $5,000,000 shall be made available for trilateral
programs; not less than $7,500,000 shall be made available for
unexploded ordnance clearance, including in Papua New Guinea,
Solomon Islands, and Kiribati; and not less than $20,000,000
shall be made available for a regional financing facility
established by the Pacific Islands Forum to build preparedness
against natural disasters.
(g) People's Republic of China.--
(1) Prohibition.--
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be
made available for assistance for the Government of the
People's Republic of China or the Chinese Communist
Party.
(2) Hong kong.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act under
the heading ``Democracy Fund'', not less than $5,000,000 shall
be made available for democracy and Internet freedom programs
for Hong Kong, including legal and other support for democracy
activists.
(h) Philippines.--
(1) Assistance.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act
under titles III and IV, not less than $180,300,000 shall be
made available for assistance for the Philippines, of which not
less than $80,300,000 shall be made available under the heading
``National Security Investment Programs'' and not less than
$100,000,000 shall be made available under the heading
``Foreign Military Financing Program''.
(2) Limitation.--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.
(i) Public Law 106-554.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act
under the headings ``Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs'' and
``National Security Investment Programs'', not less than $11,500,000
shall be made available to carry out the purposes of the Vietnam
Education Foundation Act of 2000 (title II of division B of H.R. 5666,
as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106-554 and contained in
appendix D of such Act; 114 Stat. 2763A-257; 22 U.S.C. 2452 note).
(j) Taiwan.--
(1) Global cooperation and training framework.--Of the
funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ``National
Security Investment Programs'', not less than $4,000,000 shall
be made available for the Global Cooperation and Training
Framework, which shall be administered by the American
Institute in Taiwan.
(2) Foreign military financing program.--Of the funds
appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Foreign Military
Financing Program'', not less than $300,000,000 shall be made
available for assistance for Taiwan: Provided, That the
Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of
Defense, shall prioritize the delivery of defense articles and
services for Taiwan.
(3) Foreign military financing program loan and loan
guarantee authority.--Funds appropriated by this Act and prior
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs under the heading ``Foreign
Military Financing Program'', except for amounts designated as
an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on
the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985, may be made available for the costs, as defined in
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct
loans and loan guarantees for Taiwan, as authorized by section
5502(g) of the Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act (subtitle A of
title LV of division E of Public Law 117-263).
(4) Fellowship program.--Funds appropriated by this Act
under the heading ``Payment to the American Institute in
Taiwan'' shall be made available for the Taiwan Fellowship
Program.
(5) Consultation.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall consult
with the Committees on Appropriations on the uses of funds made
available pursuant to this subsection: Provided, That such
funds shall be subject to the regular notification procedures
of the Committees on Appropriations.
(k) Tibet.--
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the
funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ``National
Security Investment Programs'', not less than $10,000,000 shall
be made available to nongovernmental organizations with
experience working with Tibetan communities 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.
(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
``National Security Investment Programs'', not less than
$8,000,000 shall be made available for programs to promote and
preserve Tibetan culture and language in the refugee and
diaspora Tibetan communities, development, and the resilience
of Tibetan communities and the Central Tibetan Administration
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 paragraph (1) for programs inside
Tibet.
(3) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
``National Security Investment Programs'', not less than
$5,000,000 shall be made available for programs to strengthen
the capacity of the Central Tibetan Administration, of which up
to $1,500,000 may be made available to address economic growth
and capacity building activities, including for displaced
Tibetan refugee families in India and Nepal to help meet basic
needs, following consultation with the Committees on
Appropriations.
(4) Funds made available for assistance for Tibet by this
subsection shall be made available as described under this
section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in
the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
(5) Section 7031(c) of this Act shall be applied to
officials of the Government of the People's Republic of China
and other governments in the South Asia region about whom the
Secretary of State has credible information have been involved
in a gross violation of human rights against the people of
Tibet in the Tibet Autonomous Region or other Tibetan
communities in the People's Republic of China and the region.
(l) Vietnam.--Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this
Act shall be made available for assistance for Vietnam, of which not
less than--
(1) $30,000,000 shall be made available for health and
disability programs to assist persons with severe physical
mobility, cognitive, or developmental disabilities: Provided,
That such funds shall be prioritized to assist persons whose
disabilities may be related to the use of Agent Orange and
exposure to dioxin, or are the result of unexploded ordnance
accidents;
(2) $20,000,000 shall be made available, notwithstanding
any other provision of law, for activities related to the
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;
(3) $3,000,000 shall be made available for the
Reconciliation/Vietnamese Wartime Accounting Initiative; and
(4) $3,500,000 shall be made available for higher education
programs.
south and central asia
Sec. 7044. (a) Afghanistan.--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 for assistance to the Taliban.
(b) Pakistan.--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.
latin america and the caribbean
Sec. 7045. (a) Assistance for Latin America and the Caribbean.--
Funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV and made
available for countries in Latin America and the Caribbean shall be
prioritized for programs as described under this section in the
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
division A of this consolidated Act).
(b) Central America.--
(1) Assistance.--Funds appropriated under titles III and IV
of this Act shall be made available for assistance for
countries in Central America, including Panama and Costa Rica,
consistent with subsection (a), which shall include programs
to--
(A) combat corruption and impunity in such
countries, including, as appropriate, with offices of
Attorneys General;
(B) reduce violence against women and girls; and
(C) support locally-led development in El Salvador,
Guatemala, and Honduras.
(2) Limitation on assistance to certain central
governments.--
(A) Of the funds made available pursuant to
paragraph (1) under the heading ``National Security
Investment Programs'' and under title IV of this Act,
50 percent of such funds that are made available for
assistance for each of the central governments of El
Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras may only be obligated
after the Secretary of State certifies and reports to
the Committees on Appropriations that such government
is--
(i) combating corruption and impunity,
including investigating and prosecuting
government officials, military personnel, and
police officers credibly alleged to be corrupt,
and improving strategies to combat money
laundering and other global financial crimes;
(ii) implementing reforms, policies, and
programs to strengthen the rule of law,
including increasing the transparency of public
institutions, strengthening the independence of
judicial and electoral institutions, and
improving the transparency of political
campaign and political party financing;
(iii) protecting the rights of human rights
defenders, trade unionists, journalists, civil
society groups, opposition political parties,
and the independence of the media;
(iv) taking demonstrable actions to secure
national borders and stem mass migration toward
Mexico and the United States, including
positive governance related to combating crime
and violence, building economic opportunity,
improving government services, and protecting
human rights;
(v) providing effective and accountable law
enforcement and security for its citizens,
curtailing the role of the military in public
security, and upholding due process of law;
(vi) implementing programs to reduce
violence against women and girls;
(vii) implementing policies to reduce
poverty and promote economic growth and
opportunity, including the implementation of
reforms to strengthen educational systems,
vocational training programs, and programs for
at-risk youth;
(viii) cooperating with the United States
to counter drug trafficking, human trafficking
and smuggling, and other transnational crime;
(ix) cooperating with the United States and
other governments in the region to facilitate
the return, repatriation, and reintegration of
migrants; and
(x) implementing policies that improve the
environment for businesses, including foreign
businesses, to operate and invest, including
executing tax reform in a transparent manner,
ensuring effective legal mechanisms for
reimbursements of tax refunds owed to United
States businesses, and resolving disputes
involving the confiscation of real property of
United States entities.
(B) Exceptions.--The limitation of subparagraph (A)
shall not apply to funds appropriated by this Act that
are made available for--
(i) judicial entities to combat corruption
and impunity;
(ii) programs to promote and protect human
rights and to investigate human rights abuses;
(iii) support for women's economic
empowerment;
(iv) prevention of violence against women
and girls;
(v) humanitarian assistance; and
(vi) food security programs.
(C) Foreign military financing program.--None of
the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
``Foreign Military Financing Program'' may be made
available for assistance for El Salvador, Guatemala, or
Honduras, except for programs that support humanitarian
assistance and disaster response.
(c) Colombia.--
(1) Pre-obligation reports.--Prior to the initial
obligation of funds appropriated by this Act and made available
for assistance for Colombia, the Secretary of State shall
submit the reports required under this section in the
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter
preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
(2) Withholding of funds.--
(A) Counternarcotics.--Of the funds appropriated by
this Act under the heading ``International Narcotics
Control and Law Enforcement'' that are made available
for assistance for Colombia, 25 percent may be
obligated only if the Secretary of State certifies and
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that in the
previous 12 months the Government of Colombia has--
(i) reduced overall coca cultivation,
production, and drug trafficking;
(ii) continued cooperating with the United
States on joint counternarcotics operations;
and
(iii) maintained extradition cooperation
with the United States.
(B) Human rights.--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 if the
Secretary of State certifies and reports to the
Committees on Appropriations that the requirements
under this section in the explanatory statement
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
division A of this consolidated Act) have been met.
(3) Exceptions.--The limitations of paragraph (2) shall not
apply to funds made available for aviation instruction and
maintenance, and maritime and riverine security programs.
(4) 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.
(5) Limitation.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act
or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs that are made
available for assistance for Colombia may be made available for
payment of reparations to conflict victims, compensation to
demobilized combatants, or cash subsidies for agrarian reforms
associated with the implementation of the 2016 agreement
between the Government of Colombia and illegal armed groups.
(d) Cuba.--
(1) Democracy programs.--Of the funds appropriated by this
Act under the heading ``National Security Investment
Programs'', not less than $25,000,000 shall be made available
to promote democracy and strengthen civil society in Cuba,
including to support political prisoners: Provided, That no
funds shall be obligated for business promotion, economic
reform, entrepreneurship, or any other assistance that is not
democracy building as expressly authorized in the Cuban Liberty
and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 and the Cuban
Democracy Act of 1992.
(2) Prohibitions.--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 eliminate or diminish the
Cuba Restricted List as maintained by the Department of State,
or to otherwise allow, facilitate or encourage financial
transactions with entities on the Cuba Restricted List, as well
as other entities or individuals within the Cuban military or
Cuban intelligence services, high level members of the
Communist Party, those licensed by the Cuban government, or the
immediate family members of these entities or individuals.
(3) Prohibition on support for cuban military and security
institutions.--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 made available to any individual or entity
that--
(A) engages in financial transactions with,
transfers funds to, or otherwise provides material
support to the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed
Forces of Cuba, the Ministry of the Interior of Cuba,
or any subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof;
(B) engages in activities that directly or
indirectly support, facilitate, or benefit the
operations, revenue generation, or international
commercial activities of such Ministries;
(C) is owned or controlled by, or acts on behalf
of, any entity described in subparagraphs (A) or (B);
or
(D) knowingly provides support or services for the
purpose of circumventing sanctions or restrictions on
the Cuban military or security forces, or to benefit
senior members thereof.
(4) Exceptions.--The restrictions of paragraph (3) shall
not apply to--
(A) the sale of agricultural commodities, medicine,
or medical devices to Cuba consistent with the Trade
Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (22
U.S.C. 7201 et seq.);
(B) payments in furtherance of the lease,
maintenance, or improvements of the United States
military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba;
(C) assistance in support of democracy-building and
civil society programs for Cuba consistent with section
109 of the LIBERTAD Act;
(D) payments necessary for the operations,
maintenance, or outreach of the United States
diplomatic mission or embassy in Havana, Cuba; and
(E) sending, processing, or receiving authorized
remittances.
(e) Cuban Doctors.--
(1) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a
report to the appropriate congressional committees listing the
countries and international organizations for which the
Secretary has credible information are directly paying the
Government of Cuba for coerced and trafficked labor of Cuban
medical professionals: Provided, That such report shall be
submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified
annex: Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall
inform each government or international organization of its
inclusion in such report not later than 30 days after the date
of the submission of such report to such committees.
(2) Designation.--The Secretary of State shall apply the
requirements of section 7031(c) of this Act to officials from
countries and organizations identified in the report required
pursuant to the previous paragraph.
(3) Limitation.--
(A) None of the funds appropriated by this Act
under titles III and IV may be made available for
assistance for the central government of a country or
international organization that is listed for 2
consecutive years in the report required by paragraph
(1).
(B) The Secretary may resume assistance to the
government of a country or international organization
listed in the report for 2 consecutive years required
by paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines and
reports to the appropriate congressional committees
that such government or international organization no
longer pays the Government of Cuba for coerced and
trafficked labor of Cuban medical professionals.
(f) Facilitating Irresponsible Migration.--None of the funds
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to
encourage, mobilize, publicize, or manage mass-migration caravans
toward the United States southwest border: Provided, That not later
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
State shall report to the appropriate congressional committees with
analysis on the organization and funding of mass-migration caravans in
the Western Hemisphere: Provided further, That the prohibition
contained in this subsection shall not be construed to preclude the
provision of humanitarian assistance.
(g) Haiti.--
(1) Assistance.--Funds appropriated under titles III and IV
of this Act shall be made available for assistance for Haiti
for programs to--
(A) improve security and counter gang violence,
including through the Gang Suppression Force in Haiti,
and support for the Haitian National Police and
administration of justice;
(B) coordinate programs and facilitate information
sharing between and among Federal agencies and other
international entities, particularly in the security
and electoral sectors;
(C) address humanitarian needs, including nutrition
and programs addressing violence against women and
children;
(D) continue basic education, public health, and
economic development programs; and
(E) establish humanitarian corridors for the
provision of assistance to the people of Haiti, as the
initial step in implementing an integrated security and
humanitarian response that respects Haitian self-
determination and sovereignty.
(2) Haitian armed forces.--Of the funds appropriated by
this Act under the headings ``Peacekeeping Operations'' and
``Foreign Military Financing Program'', up to $5,000,000 may be
made available for non-lethal assistance and operational
support for the Haitian Armed Forces, following consultation
with the appropriate congressional committees.
(3) 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.
(h) Mexico.--
(1) Water deliveries.--None of the funds appropriated or
otherwise made available by this Act may be made available for
assistance for the Government of Mexico until the Secretary of
State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations
that such Government is delivering water owed to the United
States by Mexico, as prescribed by Article 4, Section B of the
Treaty Between the United States of America and Mexico Relating
to the Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers
and of the Rio Grande, February 3, 1944 (59 Stat. 1219):
Provided, That such certification shall include an assessment
of whether Mexico is delivering water in accordance with all
terms established across bilateral agreements addressing
delivery shortfalls: Provided further, That the limitation of
this paragraph shall not apply to funds made available to
counter the flow of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and other
synthetic drugs into the United States.
(2) Counternarcotics.--Of the funds appropriated by this
Act under title IV that are made available for assistance for
Mexico, 30 percent may only be obligated after the Secretary of
State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations
that in the previous 12 months the Government of Mexico has
taken steps to--
(A) reduce the amount of fentanyl arriving at the
United States-Mexico border;
(B) dismantle and hold accountable transnational
criminal organizations;
(C) support joint counternarcotics operations and
intelligence sharing with United States counterparts;
(D) respect extradition requests for criminals
sought by the United States; and
(E) increase counternarcotics engagement at both
Federal and state levels.
(i) Nicaragua.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the
heading ``National Security Investment Programs'', not less than
$15,000,000 shall be made available for democracy and religious freedom
programs for Nicaragua.
(j) Organization of American States.--
(1) The Secretary of State shall instruct the United States
Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States
(OAS) to use the voice and vote of the United States to:
(A) implement budgetary reforms and efficiencies
within the Organization;
(B) eliminate arrears, increase other donor
contributions, and impose penalties for successive late
payment of assessments;
(C) prevent programmatic and organizational
redundancies and consolidate duplicative activities and
functions;
(D) prioritize areas in which the OAS has
expertise, such as strengthening democracy, monitoring
electoral processes, and protecting human rights; and
(E) implement reforms within the Office of the
Inspector General (OIG) to ensure the OIG has the
necessary leadership, integrity, professionalism,
independence, policies, and procedures to properly
carry out its responsibilities in a manner that meets
or exceeds best practices in the United States.
(2) Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated by this
Act and made available for an assessed contribution to the
Organization of American States, but not later than 90 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State
shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional
committees on actions taken or planned to be taken pursuant to
paragraph (1) that are in addition to actions taken during the
preceding fiscal year, and the results of such actions.
(k) The Caribbean.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act under
titles III and IV, not less than $90,000,000 shall be made available
for the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative: Provided, That funds made
available above the fiscal year 2025 level shall be prioritized for
countries within the transit zones of illicit drug shipments toward the
United States that have increased interdiction of illicit drugs and are
most directly impacted by the crisis in Haiti.
(l) Venezuela.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the
heading ``National Security Investment Programs'', $50,000,000 should
be made available for democracy programs for Venezuela.
europe and eurasia
Sec. 7046. (a) 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;
(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.
(b) Territorial Integrity.--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 section 7047(a) of this Act, 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.
(c) Turkey.--The limitations and other provisions of section
7046(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 2024 (division F of Public Law 118-47)
shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2026 and apply to funds
appropriated by this Act.
(d) Requirements.--The limitations and other provisions of section
7046(d) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 2024 (division F of Public Law 118-47)
shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2026 and apply to funds
appropriated by this Act.
(e) Other Matters.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the
heading ``National Security Investment Programs'', not less than
$500,000,000 shall be made available, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, except section 7047 of this Act, for assistance and
related programs for countries identified in section 3 of the FREEDOM
Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5801) and section 3(c) of the SEED Act of 1989
(22 U.S.C. 5402), in addition to funds otherwise available for such
purposes: Provided, That funds appropriated by this Act under the
headings ``National Security Investment Programs'' and ``International
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'' may be made available for
contributions to multilateral initiatives to counter hybrid threats.
countering russian influence and aggression
Sec. 7047. (a) Prohibition.--None of the funds appropriated by this
Act may be made available for assistance for the central Government of
the Russian Federation.
(b) Annexation of Territory.--
(1) Prohibition.--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 paragraph 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.
(2) Limitation.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act
may be made available for--
(A) the implementation of any action or policy that
recognizes the sovereignty of the Russian Federation
over Crimea or other territory in Ukraine;
(B) the facilitation, financing, or guarantee of
United States Government investments in Crimea or other
territory in Ukraine under the control of the Russian
Federation or Russian-backed forces, if such activity
includes the participation of Russian Government
officials, or other Russian owned or controlled
financial entities; or
(C) assistance for Crimea or other territory in
Ukraine under the control of the Russian Federation or
Russian-backed forces, if such assistance includes the
participation of Russian Government officials, or other
Russian owned or controlled financial entities.
(3) International financial institutions.--The Secretary of
the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive
director of each international financial institution to use the
voice and vote of the United States to oppose any assistance by
such institution (including any loan, credit, grant, or
guarantee) for any program that violates the sovereignty or
territorial integrity of Ukraine.
(4) Duration.--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 the Russian Federation or Russian-backed forces.
(c) Occupation of the Georgian Territories of Abkhazia and
Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia.--
(1) Prohibition.--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 Federation 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 paragraph 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.
(2) Limitation.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act
may be made available to support the Russian Federation
occupation of the Georgian territories of Abkhazia and
Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia.
(3) International financial institutions.--The Secretary of
the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive
director of each international financial institution to use the
voice and vote of the United States to oppose any assistance by
such institution (including any loan, credit, grant, or
guarantee) for any program that violates the sovereignty and
territorial integrity of Georgia.
(d) Countering Russian Influence Fund.--Of the funds appropriated
by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs under the headings
``National Security Investment Programs'', ``International Narcotics
Control and Law Enforcement'', ``International Military Education and
Training'', and ``Foreign Military Financing Program'', not less than
$300,000,000 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, Eurasia,
and Central Asia and strengthen security cooperation between such
countries and the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization, as appropriate: Provided, That funds made available
pursuant to this paragraph under the heading ``Foreign Military
Financing Program'' may remain available until September 30, 2027.
united nations and other international organizations
Sec. 7048. (a) United Nations Voting Practices.--
(1) In considering bilateral assistance for a foreign
government, the Secretary of State should review, among other
factors, the voting practices of such government in the United
Nations in relation to United States strategic interests and
whether such government supports the participation of Taiwan as
an observer in meetings and activities of multilateral
agencies, bodies, or commissions.
(2) The Secretary of State shall consult with the United
States Permanent Representative to the United Nations on the
voting practices of foreign governments prior to the submission
of the report required under section 653(a) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2413(a)).
(b) Transparency and Accountability.--Of the funds appropriated
under title I and under the heading ``International Organizations and
Programs'' in title V of this Act that are available for contributions
to the United Nations (including the Department of Peacekeeping
Operations) or any United Nations agency, 10 percent may not be
obligated for such organization, department, or agency until the
Secretary of State determines and reports to the appropriate
congressional committees that the organization, department, or agency
is--
(1) posting on a publicly available website, consistent
with privacy regulations and due process, regular financial and
programmatic audits of such organization, department, or
agency, and providing the United States Government with
necessary access to such financial and performance audits;
(2) effectively implementing and enforcing policies and
procedures which meet or exceed best practices in the United
States for the protection of whistleblowers from retaliation,
including--
(A) protection against retaliation for internal and
lawful public disclosures;
(B) legal burdens of proof;
(C) statutes of limitation for reporting
retaliation;
(D) access to binding independent adjudicative
bodies, including shared cost and selection of external
arbitration; and
(E) results that eliminate the effects of proven
retaliation, including provision for the restoration of
prior employment;
(3) effectively implementing and enforcing policies and
procedures on the appropriate use of travel funds, including
restrictions on first-class and business-class travel;
(4) taking credible steps to combat anti-Israel bias;
(5) developing and implementing mechanisms to inform donors
of instances in which funds have been diverted or destroyed and
an explanation of the response by the respective international
organization; and
(6) implementing policies and procedures to effectively vet
staff for any affiliation with a terrorist organization.
(c) Restrictions on United Nations Delegations and Organizations.--
(1) None of the funds made available by this Act may be
used to pay expenses for any United States delegation to any
specialized agency, body, or commission of the United Nations
if such agency, body, or commission is chaired or presided over
by a country, the government of which the Secretary of State
has determined, for purposes of section 1754(c) of the Export
Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)), supports
international terrorism.
(2) None of the funds made available by this Act may be
used by the Secretary of State as a contribution to any
organization, agency, commission, or program within the United
Nations system if such organization, agency, commission, or
program is chaired or presided over by a country the government
of which the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of
section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 40
of the Arms Export Control Act, section 1754(c) of the Export
Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)), or any other
provision of law, is a government that has repeatedly provided
support for acts of international terrorism.
(3) 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.
(d) United Nations Human Rights Council.--
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made
available in support of the United Nations Human Rights Council
unless the Secretary of State determines and reports to the
appropriate congressional committees that participation in the
Council is important to the national interest of the United
States and that such Council is taking significant steps to
remove Israel as a permanent agenda item and ensure integrity
in the election of members to such Council: Provided, That
such report shall include a description of the national
interest served and provide a detailed reform agenda, including
a timeline to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item and
ensure integrity in the election of members to such Council:
Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall withhold,
from funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
``Contributions to International Organizations'' for a
contribution to the United Nations Regular Budget, the United
States proportionate share of the total annual amount of the
United Nations Regular Budget funding for the United Nations
Human Rights Council until such determination and report is
made: Provided further, That if the Secretary is unable to
make such determination and report, such amounts may be
reprogrammed for purposes other than the United Nations Regular
Budget, subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the
Secretary shall report to the Committees on Appropriations not
later than September 30, 2026, 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 to improve the quality of membership through
competitive elections.
(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made
available for the United Nations International Commission of
Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East
Jerusalem, and Israel.
(e) Prohibition of Payments to United Nations Members.--None of the
funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles III through VI
of this Act for carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be
used to pay in whole or in part any assessments, arrearages, or dues of
any member of the United Nations or, from funds appropriated by this
Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, the costs for participation of another country's delegation at
international conferences held under the auspices of multilateral or
international organizations.
(f) Report and Briefing.--
(1) Not later than 45 days after the date of 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 2026 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.
(2) Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of State shall brief the appropriate
congressional committees on the processes and recommendations
for United States participation in each international
organization included in the 2025 review of such matters.
(g) Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Peacekeeping Operations.--The
Secretary of State shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 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 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 paragraph, 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.
(h) 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 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, 2027: 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.
(i) Accountability Requirement.--
(1) The Secretary of State shall seek to enter into written
agreements with each international organization that receives
funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs to provide timely access to the Inspector
General of the Department of State and the Comptroller General
of the United States to such organization's financial data and
other information relevant to United States contributions to
such organization, as determined by the Inspector General and
the Comptroller General.
(2) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the
appropriate congressional committees detailing whether each
international organization funded by this Act has entered into
such agreements: Provided, That such report shall include, for
each applicable organization, the status of any negotiations
undertaken by the Department of State to secure such
agreements, including any obstacles encountered and a
description of the Department's plans to address them.
(j) Strengthening American Presence at International
Organizations.--
(1) Of the funds made available by this Act under the
heading ``International Organizations and Programs'', not less
than $5,000,000 shall be made available for the placement of
United States citizens in the Junior Professional Officer
Programme.
(2) Of the funds made available by this Act under the
heading ``Diplomatic Programs'', not less than $750,000 shall
be made available to enhance the competitiveness of United
States citizens for leadership positions in the United Nations
system, including pursuant to section 9701 of the Department of
State Authorization Act of 2022 (title XCVII of division I of
Public Law 117-263).
(k) Transfer Authority.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act
under the heading ``National Security Investment Programs'', up to
$466,514,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds available
under the headings ``Contributions to International Organizations'' and
``Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities'' if the
Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on
Appropriations that such funds support reform efforts and are in the
national interest: Provided, That such transfer authority is in
addition to any other transfer authority provided by this Act or any
other Act and is subject to prior consultation with, and the regular
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.
war crimes tribunal
Sec. 7049. 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.
internet freedom
Sec. 7050. Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than
$78,375,000 shall be made available for programs to promote Internet
freedom globally, consistent with section 9707 of the Department of
State Authorization Act of 2022 (title XCVII of division I of Public
Law 117-263).
torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment
Sec. 7051. (a) Prohibition.--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, 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 with funds made available in this Act
or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be
coordinated under the authority of the appropriate Chief of
Mission: Provided, That such aircraft may be used to
transport, on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis, Federal
and non-Federal personnel supporting Department of State
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 subsection (f)(2)(B) of such section shall
be applied by substituting ``September 30, 2025'' for ``September 30,
2009''.
international monetary fund
Sec. 7054. (a) Extensions.--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.
(b) Repayment.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the
United States Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund
(IMF) to seek to ensure that any loan will be repaid to the IMF before
other private or multilateral creditors.
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 ``National Security Investment Programs'', ``International
Humanitarian Assistance'', ``International Narcotics Control and Law
Enforcement'', ``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.
enterprise funds
Sec. 7056. (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, in accordance with the
requirements enumerated under this section in the joint explanatory
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
this consolidated Act).
(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.
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 2026, $32,500,000 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 bilateral assistance for child
survival activities or disease programs including activities relating
to research on, and the prevention, treatment and control of, HIV/AIDS
may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law except
for provisions under the heading ``Global Health Programs'' and the
United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria
Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 711; 22 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.), as amended:
Provided, That of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act,
not less than $575,000,000 should be made available for family
planning/reproductive health, including in areas where population
growth threatens biodiversity or endangered species.
(b) Pandemics and Other Infectious Disease Outbreaks.--
(1) Global health security.--Funds appropriated by this Act
under the heading ``Global Health Programs'' shall be made
available for global health security programs to accelerate the
capacity of countries to prevent, detect, and respond to
infectious disease outbreaks, including by strengthening public
health capacity where there is a high risk of emerging zoonotic
infectious diseases: Provided, That not later than 60 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State
shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the
planned uses of such funds.
(2) 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, not to exceed an aggregate total of
$200,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act under the
headings ``Global Health Programs'', ``National Security
Investment Programs'', ``International Humanitarian
Assistance'', ``Democracy Fund'', 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.
(3) Emergency reserve fund.--Up to $20,000,000 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, except that such section shall be
applied by substituting ``International Humanitarian
Assistance'' for ``International Disaster Assistance'' and
substituting ``Secretary of State'' for ``Administrator of the
United States Agency for International Development''.
(4) Consultation and notification.--Funds made available by
this subsection, except paragraph (3), shall be subject to
prior consultation with the appropriate congressional
committees and the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
(c) Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none
of the funds made available by this Act may be made available to the
Wuhan Institute of Virology located in the City of Wuhan in the
People's Republic of China.
(d) Transition Strategy.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a strategy
to the appropriate congressional committees on a multi-year structured
transition of programs supported by the President's Emergency Plan for
AIDS Relief to country-led ownership resulting in reductions of United
States assistance consistent with the requirements described under this
section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
(e) Initiative.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the
heading ``Global Health Programs'', not less than $50,000,000 shall be
made available for a Prevention, Treatment, and Response Initiative for
the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other infectious
diseases as described under this section in the explanatory statement
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
consolidated Act): Provided, That such funds shall be awarded to
eligible public and private entities, including product development
partnerships and in coordination with other donors, and shall support
the September 2025 America First Global Health Strategy: Provided
further, That funds made available by this subsection may only be made
available following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations:
Provided further, That such funds are in addition to funds otherwise
made available by this Act for such purposes.
women's equality and empowerment
Sec. 7059. (a) In General.--Funds appropriated by this Act shall be
made available to promote the equality and empowerment of women and
girls in United States Government diplomatic and development efforts by
raising the status, increasing the economic participation and
opportunities for political leadership, and protecting the rights of
women and girls worldwide.
(b) Women's Economic Empowerment.--Of the funds appropriated under
title III of this Act, $150,000,000 shall be made available to expand
economic opportunities for women by increasing the number and capacity
of women-owned enterprises, improving property rights for women,
increasing women's access to financial services and capital, enhancing
the role of women in economic decision-making at the local, national,
and international levels, and improving women's ability to participate
in the global economy, including through implementation of the Women's
Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-
428): Provided, That the Secretary of State shall consult with the
Committees on Appropriations on the uses of funds made available
pursuant to this subsection.
(c) Madeleine K. Albright Women's Leadership Program.--Of the funds
appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $37,500,000
shall be made available for the Madeleine K. Albright Women's
Leadership Program, as established by section 7059(b) of the Department
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
2023 (division K of Public Law 117-328).
(d) Gender-Based Violence.--
(1) Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of
this Act, not less than $187,500,000 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.
(2) Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act
that are available to train foreign police, judicial, and
military personnel, including for international peacekeeping
operations, shall address, where appropriate, prevention and
response to gender-based violence and trafficking in persons,
and shall promote the integration of women into the police and
other security forces.
(3) Funds made available pursuant to this subsection should
include efforts to combat a variety of forms of violence
against women and girls, including child marriage, rape, and
female genital cutting and mutilation.
(e) Women, Peace, and Security.--Of the funds appropriated by this
Act under the headings ``National Security Investment Programs'' and
``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', $112,500,000
should be made available to support a multi-year strategy to expand,
and improve coordination of, United States Government efforts to
empower women as equal partners in conflict prevention, peace building,
transitional processes, and reconstruction efforts in countries
affected by conflict or in political transition, and to ensure the
equal provision of relief and recovery assistance to women and girls.
sector allocations
Sec. 7060. (a) Basic Education and Higher Education.--
(1) Basic education.--
(A) Of the funds appropriated under title III of
this Act, not less than $691,500,000 shall be made
available for the Nita M. Lowey Basic Education Fund,
and such funds may be made available notwithstanding
any other provision of law that restricts assistance to
foreign countries: Provided, That such funds shall
also be used for secondary education activities.
(B) Of the funds appropriated under title III of
this Act for assistance for basic education programs,
$152,000,000 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 $203,250,000 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: Provided
further, That of such amount, not less than $50,000,000 shall
be made available for higher education programs pursuant to
section 7060(a)(3) of the Department of State, Foreign
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021
(division K of Public Law 116-260).
(b) Conservation Programs.--
(1) 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 programs funded
pursuant to this subsection: Provided, That funds made
available pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to the
regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations.
(2)(A) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this
Act, not less than $274,313,000 shall be made available for
biodiversity conservation programs, including for marine
conservation programs following consultation with the
Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That no such funds may
be made available to support the expansion of industrial scale
logging, agriculture, livestock production, mining, or any
other industrial scale extractive activity into areas that were
primary/intact tropical forests as of December 30, 2013, and
the Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States
executive directors of each international financial institution
to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any
financing of any such activity.
(B)(i) Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of
this Act, not less than $89,063,000 shall be made available to
combat the transnational threat of wildlife poaching and
trafficking.
(ii) None of the funds appropriated under title IV of this
Act may be made available for training or other assistance for
any military unit or personnel that the Secretary of State
determines has been credibly alleged to have participated in
wildlife poaching or trafficking, unless the Secretary reports
to the appropriate congressional committees that to do so is in
the national security interest of the United States.
(C) Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of
this Act, not less than $12,500,000 shall be made available for
the prevention of illegal logging practices consistent with the
Lacey Act (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq./section 8204 of Public Law
110-246), and not less than $12,500,000 shall be made available
to reduce deforestation: Provided, That such funds shall be
allocated consistent with the requirements included under this
heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in
the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
(3) Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of
this Act, not less than $131,813,000 shall be made available
for land use, management, and protection programs.
(c) Development Programs.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act
under the heading ``National Security Investment Programs'', not less
than $13,875,000 shall be made available for cooperative development
programs.
(d) Disability Programs.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the
heading ``National Security Investment Programs'' shall be made
available for programs and activities to address the needs of, and
protect and promote the rights of, people with disabilities in
developing countries: Provided, That funds shall be made available to
support disability rights advocacy organizations in developing
countries: Provided further, That of the funds made available pursuant
to this subsection, 5 percent may be used for management, oversight,
and technical support.
(e) Food Security and Agricultural Development.--
(1) Uses of funds.--Of the funds appropriated by title III
of this Act, not less than $720,000,000 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), including not less than $175,000,000 for
international agricultural research, of which not less than
$72,000,000 shall be made available for the Feed the Future
Innovation Labs, including for the purposes enumerated under
this section in the explanatory statement described in section
4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated
Act): 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).
(2) Feed the future private sector engagement.--Of the
funds made available pursuant to this subsection, not less than
$20,000,000 shall be made available to support private sector
investment in food security, including as catalytic capital.
(f) Public-private Partnership.--Of the funds appropriated by title
III of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department
of State, foreign operations, and related programs, not less than
$100,000,000 shall be made available for a public-private partnership
foundation for food security, if legislation establishing such a
foundation is enacted into law by December 31, 2026.
(g) Programs to Combat Trafficking in Persons.--
(1) In general.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act
under the headings ``National Security Investment Programs''
and ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'',
not less than $105,625,000 shall be made available for
activities to combat trafficking in persons internationally,
including for the Program to End Modern Slavery, of which not
less than $89,500,000 shall be from funds made available under
the heading ``International Narcotics Control and Law
Enforcement'': Provided, That funds made available by this Act
under the heading ``National Security Investment Programs''
that are made available for activities to combat trafficking in
persons should be obligated and programmed consistent with the
country-specific recommendations included in the annual
Trafficking in Persons Report, and shall be coordinated with
the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons,
Department of State: Provided further, That such funds are in
addition to funds made available by this Act under the heading
``Diplomatic Programs'' for the Office to Monitor and Combat
Trafficking in Persons: Provided further, That funds made
available by this Act shall be made available to further
develop, standardize, and update training for all United States
Government personnel under Chief of Mission authority posted at
United States embassies and consulates abroad on recognizing
signs of human trafficking and protocols for reporting such
cases.
(2) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall report to
the appropriate congressional committees on how all grants and
contracts awarded in the prior fiscal year by the Department of
State are compliant with applicable requirements within section
106(g) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22
U.S.C. 7104(g)).
(h) Water and Sanitation.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act,
not less than $338,250,000 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 $169,125,000 shall be for programs
in sub-Saharan Africa.
(i) Deviation.--Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, the
Secretary of State may deviate below the minimum funding requirements
designated in sections 7030, 7059, and 7060 of this Act by up to 10
percent, notwithstanding such designation: Provided, That such
deviations shall only be exercised to address unforeseen or exigent
circumstances: Provided further, That concurrent with the submission
of the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations
in writing any proposed deviations utilizing such authority that are
planned at the time of submission of such report: Provided further,
That any deviations proposed subsequent to the submission of such
report shall be subject to prior consultation with such Committees:
Provided further, That not later than November 1, 2027, the Secretary
of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on
the use of the authority of this subsection.
debt-for-development
Sec. 7061. In order to enhance the continued participation of
nongovernmental organizations in debt-for-development and debt-for-
nature exchanges, a nongovernmental organization which is a grantee or
contractor of the Department of State may place in interest bearing
accounts local currencies which accrue to that organization as a result
of economic assistance provided under title III of this Act and,
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations, any interest earned on such investment shall be used
for the purpose for which the assistance was provided to that
organization.
budget documents
Sec. 7062. (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,
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 2026, that provides details of the uses of such funds at
the program, project, and activity level: Provided, That such plans
shall include, as applicable, a comparison between the congressional
budget justification funding levels, the most recent congressional
directives or approved funding levels, and the funding levels proposed
by the department or agency; and a clear, concise, and informative
description/justification: Provided further, 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 designated in the tables in the explanatory statement
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
consolidated 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 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees
on Appropriations a spend plan for funds made available by this
Act for--
(A) assistance for Pacific Islands countries and
for Colombia;
(B) assistance for the Caribbean Basin Security
Initiative, Central America Regional Security
Initiative, Middle East Partnership Initiative, Indo-
Pacific Strategy and the Countering PRC Influence Fund,
and Power Africa;
(C) assistance made available pursuant to the
following sections in this Act: section 7030; section
7032; section 7033; section 7036; section 7047(d) (on a
country-by-country basis); section 7059; and
subsections (a), (e), (g), and (h) of section 7060;
(D) funds provided under the heading
``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement''
for demand reduction, which shall include bilateral and
global programs; and
(E) implementation of the Global Fragility Act of
2019.
(2) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the
Committees on Appropriations a detailed spend plan for funds
made available by this Act under the headings ``Department of
the Treasury, 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.--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 2027:
Provided, That the appendices for such justification shall be provided
to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 10 calendar days
thereafter.
reorganization
Sec. 7063. (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 subsection (b) by the Department of State 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: Provided further, That
congressional notifications submitted in prior fiscal years pursuant to
similar provisions of law in prior Acts making appropriations for the
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be
deemed to meet the notification requirements of this section.
(b) Description of Activities.--Pursuant to subsection (a), 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;
(2) expand, eliminate, consolidate, or downsize the United
States official presence overseas, including at bilateral,
regional, and multilateral diplomatic facilities and other
platforms; or
(3) expand or reduce the size of the permanent Civil
Service, Foreign Service, eligible family member, and locally
employed staff workforce of the Department of State from the
staffing levels previously justified to the Committees on
Appropriations for fiscal year 2026.
department of state matters
Sec. 7064. (a) Working Capital Fund.--Funds appropriated by this
Act or otherwise made available to the Department of State for payments
to the Working Capital Fund that are made available for new service
centers, shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
(b) Certification.--
(1) Compliance.--Not later than 45 days after the initial
obligation of funds appropriated under titles III and IV of
this Act that are made available to a Department of State
bureau or office with responsibility for the management and
oversight of such funds, the Secretary of State shall certify
and report to the Committees on Appropriations, on an
individual bureau or office basis, that such bureau or office
is in compliance with Department and Federal financial and
grants management policies, procedures, and regulations, as
applicable.
(2) Considerations.--When making a certification required
by paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall consider the
capacity of a bureau or office to--
(A) account for the obligated funds at the country
and program level, as appropriate;
(B) identify risks and develop mitigation and
monitoring plans;
(C) establish performance measures and indicators;
(D) review activities and performance; and
(E) assess final results and reconcile finances.
(3) Plan.--If the Secretary of State is unable to make a
certification required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
submit a plan and timeline detailing the steps to be taken to
bring such bureau or office into compliance.
(c) Other Matters.--
(1) In addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act under the heading ``Diplomatic
Programs''--
(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.
(2) Funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this
Act under the heading ``Diplomatic Programs'' 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 title I of this Act.
(3) Consistent with section 204 of the Admiral James W.
Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 (22 U.S.C. 2452b), up to $25,000,000
of the amounts made available under the heading ``Diplomatic
Programs'' in this Act may be obligated and expended for United
States participation in international fairs and expositions
abroad, including for construction and operation of a United
States pavilion.
(4)(A) The notification requirement of paragraphs (2) and
(3) of subsection (j) of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(j)) shall also apply to the
Committees on Appropriations.
(B) The justification requirement of paragraph (4) of
subsection (j) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of
1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(j)) shall also apply to the Committees on
Appropriations.
(C) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report detailing the
criteria used to certify that a position established in
accordance with paragraph (2) of subsection (j) of the State
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(j))
does not require the exercise of significant authority pursuant
to the laws of the United States: Provided, That such report
shall also include a listing of each special appointment
authorized by such section, the number of positions for the
applicable office, and the salary and other support costs of
such office, and such report shall be updated and submitted to
the such committees every 180 days thereafter until September
30, 2027.
(5) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
``Diplomatic Programs'' and ``National Security Investment
Programs'' shall be made available for the purposes and in the
manner described under this subsection in the explanatory
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
division A of this consolidated Act).
foreign assistance management
Sec. 7065. (a) Authority.--Up to $170,000,000 of the funds made
available in title III of this Act pursuant to or to carry out the
provisions of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used
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).
(b) Restriction.--The authority to hire individuals contained in
subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 2027.
(c) Program Account Charged.--The account charged for the cost of
an individual hired and employed under the authority of this section
shall be the account to which the responsibilities of such individual
primarily relate: Provided, That funds made available to carry out
this section may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated
by this Act under the relevant headings in title I.
(d) Disaster Surge Capacity.--Funds appropriated under title III of
this Act to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may
be used, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes,
for the cost (including the support costs) of individuals 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.
(e) Small Business.--In entering into multiple award indefinite-
quantity contracts with funds appropriated by this Act, the Department
of State 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.
(f) Personal Service Agreements.--Funds appropriated by this Act
under title III may be made available for the Secretary of State to
exercise the authorities of section 2669(c) of title 22, United States
Code.
stabilization and development
Sec. 7066. (a) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the
headings ``National Security Investment Programs'', ``International
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', ``Nonproliferation, Anti-
terrorism, Demining and Related Programs'', ``Peacekeeping
Operations'', and ``Foreign Military Financing Program'', not less than
$108,000,000 shall be made available for the Prevention and
Stabilization Fund for the purposes enumerated in section 509(a) of the
Global Fragility Act of 2019 (title V of division J of Public Law 116-
94): Provided, That funds made available pursuant to this subsection
under the heading ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' may remain
available until September 30, 2027.
(b) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less
than $192,375,000 shall be made available for natural disaster
preparation and mitigation efforts, including in Pacific Islands
countries and other high-risk areas, notwithstanding any other
provision of law.
extension of consular fees and related authorities
Sec. 7067. (a) Section 1(b)(1) of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920
(22 U.S.C. 214(b)(1)) shall be applied through fiscal year 2026 by
substituting ``the costs of providing consular services'' for ``such
costs''.
(b) Section 21009 of the Emergency Appropriations for Coronavirus
Health Response and Agency Operations (division B of Public Law 116-
136; 134 Stat. 592) shall be applied during fiscal year 2026 by
substituting ``2020 through 2026'' for ``2020 and 2021''.
(c) Discretionary amounts made available to the Department of State
under the heading ``Administration of Foreign Affairs'' of this Act,
and discretionary unobligated balances under such heading from prior
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs, may be transferred to the Consular
and Border Security Programs account if the Secretary of State
determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do
so is necessary to sustain consular operations, following consultation
with such Committees: Provided, That such transfer authority is in
addition to any transfer authority otherwise available in this Act and
under any other provision of law: Provided further, That no amounts
may be transferred from amounts designated as an emergency requirement
pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
(d) In addition to the uses permitted pursuant to section
286(v)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1356(v)(2)(A)), for fiscal year 2026, the Secretary of State may also
use fees deposited into the Fraud Prevention and Detection Account for
the costs of providing consular services.
(e) Amounts provided pursuant to subsection (b) are designated by
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985.
prohibition on censorship
Sec. 7068. Funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this
Act for programs to counter foreign propaganda and disinformation, and
for related purposes, may only be made available for the purpose of
countering such efforts by foreign state and non-state actors abroad.
other matters
Sec. 7069. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be obligated or expended to fly or display a
flag over a facility of the United States Department of State other
than the--
(1) United States flag;
(2) Foreign Service flag pursuant to 2 FAM 154.2-1;
(3) POW/MIA flag;
(4) Hostage and Wrongful Detainee flag, pursuant to section
904 of title 36, United States Code;
(5) flag of a State, insular area, or the District of
Columbia at domestic locations;
(6) flag of an Indian Tribal government;
(7) official branded flag of a United States agency; or
(8) sovereign flag of other countries.
(b) Funds may be transferred to the United States Section of the
International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico,
from Federal or non-Federal entities, to study, design, construct,
operate, and maintain treatment and flood control works and related
structures, consistent with the functions of the United States Section:
Provided, That such funds shall be deposited in an account under the
heading ``International Boundary and Water Commission, United States
and Mexico'', to remain available until expended.
multilateral development banks
Sec. 7070. (a) Additional Subscription to Shares of the Capital
Stock of the Inter-american Investment Corporation.--The Secretary of
the Treasury may subscribe on behalf of the United States to up to an
additional 25,128 shares of the capital stock of the Inter-American
Investment Corporation: Provided, That any subscription to such
additional shares shall be effective only to such extent or in such
amounts as are provided in this or any other appropriations Act.
(b) World Bank.--
(1) International development association twenty-first
replenishment.--The International Development Association Act
(22 U.S.C. 284 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``SEC. 33. TWENTY-FIRST REPLENISHMENT.
``(a) In General.--The United States Governor of the International
Development Association may contribute on behalf of the United States
$3,198,552,000 to the twenty-first replenishment of the resources of
the Association, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations.
``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--In order to pay for the
United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are
authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation,
$3,198,552,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.''.
(2) Multilateral development bank support for nuclear
energy.--Title XV of the International Financial Institutions
Act (22 U.S.C. 262o et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``SEC. 1506. MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANK SUPPORT FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY.
``The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States
Executive Director at the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and,
as the Secretary finds appropriate, any other multilateral development
bank (as defined in section 1307(g)) to use the voice, vote, and
influence of the United States to advocate for--
``(1) the removal of prohibitions at the respective bank
against financial and technical assistance for the generation,
transmission, and distribution of nuclear energy, to the extent
that the prohibitions apply to nuclear technologies, including
small modular reactors, that meet or exceed the quality and
safety standards of technologies produced by the United States
or a member country of the Organisation for Economic Co-
operation and Development; and
``(2) increased internal capacity-building at the
respective bank for the purpose of assessing--
``(A) the potential role of nuclear energy,
including small modular reactors, in the energy systems
of client countries; and
``(B) the delivery of financial and technical
assistance described in paragraph (1) to the
countries.''.
(3) Establishment of nuclear energy assistance trust
funds.--Title XV of the International Financial Institutions
Act (22 U.S.C. 262o et seq.) is further amended by adding at
the end the following:
``SEC. 1507. ESTABLISHMENT OF NUCLEAR ENERGY ASSISTANCE TRUST FUNDS.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the
United States Governors of the International Bank for Reconstruction
and Development, and, as the Secretary deems appropriate, of other
international financial institutions (as defined in section 1701(c)(2))
to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to establish
at each such institution a trust fund to be known as the `Nuclear
Energy Assistance Trust Fund' that meets the requirements of
subsections (b) and (c) of this section.
``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of such a trust fund shall be the
following:
``(1) To provide financial and technical assistance to
support the generation, transmission, and distribution of
nuclear energy in borrowing countries.
``(2) To ensure that the international financial
institution makes financing available on competitive terms,
including for the purpose of countering credit extended by the
government of a country that is not a member of the OECD
Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits.
``(3) To exclusively support the adoption of nuclear energy
technologies, including small modular reactors, that meet or
exceed the quality and safety standards of technologies
produced by the United States or a member country of the
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
``(4) To strengthen the capacity of the international
financial institution to assess, implement, and evaluate
nuclear energy projects.
``(c) Use of Trust Fund Revenues.--The revenues of such a trust
fund may be made available for activities for the purposes described in
subsection (b), or the United States share of the revenues may be
remitted to the general fund of the Treasury, as the Secretary finds
appropriate.
``(d) Rule of Interpretation.--This section shall not be
interpreted to affect the ability of the United States Governor of, or
the United States Executive Director at, an international financial
institution (as so defined) to encourage the provision of financial or
technical assistance from non-trust fund resources of the institution
to support the generation or distribution of nuclear energy.''.
(4) Inclusion in annual report.--During the 7-year period
that begins with the date of enactment of this Act, the
Chairman of the National Advisory Council on International
Monetary and Financial Policies shall include in the annual
report required by section 1701 of the International Financial
Institutions Act a description of any progress made--
(A) to promote multilateral development bank (as
defined in such section) assistance for nuclear energy;
and
(B) to establish a trust fund pursuant to section
1507 of such Act or, as the case may be, a summary of
the activities of any such trust fund.
(5) Sunset.--The preceding provisions of this subsection
and the amendments made by the preceding provisions of this
subsection shall have no force or effect beginning 10 years
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(6) Continuation of pause on world bank disbursements and
commitments to burma.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall
direct the United States Executive Director at the
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to use
the voice and vote of the United States to continue the pause
by the Bank on disbursements and the making of new financing
commitments to Burma, that was initiated after a military coup
overthrew the democratically elected government of Burma in
2021, unless the Secretary of the Treasury determines that it
is not in the national interest of the United States to do so.
(7) Exemption from securities laws; reports to securities
and exchange commission.--Any securities issued by the
International Development Association (including any guaranty
by the Association, whether or not limited in scope) and any
securities guaranteed by the Association as to both principal
and interest shall be deemed to be exempted securities within
the meaning of section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933
(15 U.S.C. 77c(a)(2)) and section 3(a)(12) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(12)): Provided, That
the Association shall file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission such annual and other reports with regard to such
securities as the Commission shall determine to be appropriate
in view of the special character of the Association and its
operations, and necessary in the public interest or for the
protection of investors.
(8) Authority of securities and exchange commission to
suspend exemption; reports to congress.--The Securities and
Exchange Commission, acting in consultation with the National
Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial
Policies, may suspend the provisions of paragraph (7) at any
time as to any or all securities issued or guaranteed by the
International Development Association during the period of such
suspension: Provided, That the Commission shall include in its
annual reports to the Congress such information as it shall
deem advisable with regard to the operations and effect of this
paragraph.
(9) Effective date.--
(A) In general.--Paragraph (7) shall take effect 30
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(B) Exception.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A),
paragraph (7) shall not take effect if, before the
effective date described in subparagraph (A), the
Secretary of the Treasury reports to the Committee on
Financial Services of the House of Representatives and
the Committees on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
and Foreign Relations of the Senate that the
International Development Association is providing
financial assistance to any country the government of
which the Secretary of State has determined, for
purposes of section 1754 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, section 620A of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or section 40 of
the Arms Export Control Act, to be a government that
has repeatedly provided support for acts of
international terrorism.
(c) Asian Development Fund Thirteenth Replenishment.--The Asian
Development Bank Act (22 U.S.C. 285 et seq.) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``SEC. 38. ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND THIRTEENTH REPLENISHMENT.
``(a) In General.--The United States Governor of the Fund may
contribute on behalf of the United States $174,440,000 to the
thirteenth replenishment of the resources of the Fund, subject to
obtaining the necessary appropriations.
``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--In order to pay for the
United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are
authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation,
$174,440,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.''.
(d) African Development Bank General Callable Capital Increase.--
The African Development Bank Act (22 U.S.C. 290i et seq.) is amended by
inserting at the end the following:
``SEC. 1346. GENERAL CALLABLE CAPITAL INCREASE.
``(a) Subscription Authorized.--
``(1) In general.--The United States Governor of the Bank
may subscribe on behalf of the United States to 800,000
additional shares of the capital stock of the Bank.
``(2) Limitation.--Any subscription by the United States to
the capital stock of the Bank shall be effective only to such
extent and in such amounts as are provided in advance in
appropriations Acts.
``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the increase in the
United States subscription to the Bank under subsection (a), there is
authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation,
$7,800,000,000, for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury for
callable shares of the Bank.''.
america first opportunity fund
Sec. 7071. (a) In General.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act
under the headings ``National Security Investment Programs'',
``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', ``Peacekeeping
Operations'', and ``Foreign Military Financing Program'', up to
$850,000,000 may be made available for the America First Opportunity
Fund to furnish assistance that makes America safer, stronger, and more
prosperous by responding to crises, engaging proactively with strategic
partners, and countering threats from adversaries.
(b) Transfer Authority.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the
headings ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'',
``Peacekeeping Operations'', and ``Foreign Military Financing Program''
and made available for such Fund may be transferred to, and merged
with, funds appropriated under such headings: Provided, 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.
(c) Availability.--Funds made available pursuant to this section
under the heading ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' may remain
available until September 30, 2027.
(d) Consultation.--The Secretary of State shall consult with the
Committees on Appropriations on the allocation of funds made available
pursuant to this section not later than 30 days prior to the initial
obligation of funds.
rescissions
(including rescissions of funds)
Sec. 7072. (a) Consular and Border Security Programs.--Of the
unobligated balances from amounts made available under the heading
``Consular and Border Security Programs'' from prior Acts making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and
related programs, $900,000,000 are permanently rescinded.
(b) Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs.--Of the unobligated
balances from amounts made available under the heading ``Educational
and Cultural Exchange Programs'' from prior Acts making appropriations
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs,
$25,000,000 are permanently rescinded.
(c) Debt Restructuring.--Of the unobligated balances from amounts
made available under the heading ``Debt Restructuring'' from prior Acts
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs, $63,975,000 are permanently rescinded.
(d) Democracy Fund.--Of the unobligated balances from amounts made
available under the heading ``Democracy Fund'' for the Bureau for
Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance, United States Agency for
International Development, from prior Acts making appropriations for
the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs,
$57,000,000 are permanently rescinded.
(e) Millennium Challenge Corporation.--Of the unobligated balances
from amounts made available under the heading ``Millennium Challenge
Corporation'' from prior Acts making appropriations for the Department
of State, foreign operations, and related programs, $661,250,000 are
permanently rescinded.
(f) International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.--Of the
unobligated and unexpended balances from amounts made available under
the heading ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement''
from prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs, $179,306,000 are permanently
rescinded.
(g) Peacekeeping Operations.--Of the unobligated and unexpended
balances from amounts made available under the heading ``Peacekeeping
Operations'' from prior Acts making appropriations for the Department
of State, foreign operations, and related programs, $50,000,000 are
permanently rescinded.
(h) Restriction.--No amounts may be rescinded from amounts that
were previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985.
This division may be cited as the ``National Security, Department
of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026''.
DIVISION C--OTHER MATTERS
SEC. 101. FUNDING LIMITATION.
Notwithstanding any other provision of any other division of this
Act, funds appropriated or otherwise made available by division B of
this Act or other Acts making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs, including provisions
of Acts providing supplemental appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs, may not be used for a
contribution, grant, or other payment to the United Nations Relief and
Works Agency, notwithstanding any other provision of law--
(1) for any amounts provided in prior fiscal years or in
fiscal year 2026; or
(2) for amounts provided in fiscal year 2027, until March
25, 2027.
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Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 992. (consideration: CR H734-798)
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7006 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit allowed. Specified amendments are in order.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 992 and Rule XVIII.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Mike Bost to act as Chairman of the Committee.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 7006.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 992, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Roy amendment No. 1.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Roy amendment No. 1, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Hoyer demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 992, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Crane amendment No. 2.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Crane amendment No. 2, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Lois Frankel (FL) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
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Mr. Cole moved that the committee rise.
On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 7006 as unfinished business.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H798-801)
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 7006.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 341 - 79 (Roll no. 28). (text: CR H741-795)
Roll Call #28 (House)On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 341 - 79 (Roll no. 28). (text: CR H741-795)
Roll Call #28 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate.