[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
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[S. 2583 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 230
116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2583
[Report No. 116-126]
Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 26, 2019
Mr. Graham, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the
following original bill; which was read twice and placed on the
calendar
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A BILL
Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the Department of State, foreign operations, and
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for
other purposes, namely:
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Administration of Foreign Affairs
diplomatic programs
For necessary expenses of the Department of State and the Foreign
Service not otherwise provided for, $8,894,788,000, of which
$767,244,600 may remain available until September 30, 2021, and of
which up to $3,779,824,000 may remain available until expended for
Worldwide Security Protection: Provided, That of the funds
appropriated for Worldwide Security Protection, $2,626,122,000 is
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further,
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 (up to $700,000), as authorized by
section 801 of the United States Information and Educational
Exchange Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 11; Chapter 36), $2,878,842,000,
of which up to $508,129,000 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, $1,840,143,000.
(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, $878,962,000.
(4) Security programs.--For necessary expenses for security
activities, $3,296,841,000, of which up to $3,271,695,000 is
for Worldwide Security Protection.
(5) Fees and payments collected.--In addition to amounts
otherwise made available under this heading--
(A) as authorized by section 810 of the United
States Information and Educational Exchange Act, up to
$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) up to $15,000, which shall be derived from
reimbursements, surcharges, and fees for use of Blair
House facilities.
(6) Transfer of funds, reprogramming, and other matters.--
(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, funds may
be reprogrammed within and between paragraphs (1) through (4)
under this heading subject to section 7011 of this Act.
(B) Of the amount made available under this heading, up to
$10,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds made
available by this Act under the heading ``Emergencies in the
Diplomatic and Consular Service'', to be available only for
emergency evacuations and rewards, as authorized.
(C) Funds appropriated under this heading are available for
acquisition by exchange or purchase of passenger motor vehicles
as authorized by law and, pursuant to section 1108(g) of title
31, United States Code, for the field examination of programs
and activities in the United States funded from any account
contained in this title.
(D) Funds appropriated under this heading that are
designated for Worldwide Security Protection shall continue to
be made available for support of security-related training at
sites in existence prior to enactment of this Act.
(E) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, up to
$5,000,000 may be transferred to any other appropriation of any
department or agency of the United States Government, upon the
concurrence of the head of such department or agency, to
support operations in, and assistance for, Afghanistan and to
carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.): Provided, That any such transfer
shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
capital investment fund
For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment Fund, as
authorized, $139,500,000, to remain available until expended.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General,
$90,829,000, of which $13,624,350 may remain available until September
30, 2021: Provided, 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.
In addition, for the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan
Reconstruction (SIGAR), $54,900,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2021, which is designated by the Congress for Overseas
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading that
are made available for the printing and reproduction costs of SIGAR
shall not exceed amounts for such costs during fiscal year 2019.
educational and cultural exchange programs
For necessary expenses of educational and cultural exchange
programs, as authorized, $735,700,000, to remain available until
expended, of which not less than $272,000,000 shall be for the
Fulbright Program and not less than $111,860,000 shall be for Citizen
Exchange Program: Provided, That fees or other payments received from,
or in connection with, English teaching, educational advising and
counseling programs, and exchange visitor programs as authorized may be
credited to this account, to remain available until expended: Provided
further, That a portion of the Fulbright awards from the Eurasia and
Central Asia regions shall be designated as Edmund S. Muskie
Fellowships, following consultation with the Committees on
Appropriations: Provided further, That 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 of the
funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $10,000,000 shall
be made available for a Civil Society Exchange Program, in accordance
with the requirements specified under this heading in the report
accompanying this Act, and following consultation with the Committees
on Appropriations: Provided further, That any substantive
modifications from the prior fiscal year to programs funded by this Act
under this heading shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the
regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.
representation expenses
For representation expenses as authorized, $7,212,000.
protection of foreign missions and officials
For 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, 2021.
embassy security, construction, and maintenance
For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign Service
Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292 et seq.), preserving, maintaining,
repairing, and planning for real property that are owned or leased by
the Department of State, and renovating, in addition to funds otherwise
available, the Harry S Truman Building, $767,423,000, to remain
available until expended, of which up to $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, $1,121,792,000, to remain
available until expended, of which $666,549,000 is designated by the
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Control Act of 1985: Provided, That not later than 45 days
after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the
Committees on Appropriations the proposed allocation of funds made
available under this heading and the actual and anticipated proceeds of
sales or gifts for all projects in fiscal year 2020.
emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service
For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of State to meet
unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and Consular Service,
as authorized, $7,885,000, to remain available until expended, of which
up to $1,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds
appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Repatriation Loans Program
Account''.
repatriation loans program account
For the cost of direct loans, $1,300,000, as authorized: Provided,
That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
Provided further, That such funds are available to subsidize gross
obligations for the principal amount of direct loans up to $5,563,619.
payment to the american institute in taiwan
For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Relations Act
(Public Law 96-8), $31,963,000.
international center, washington, district of columbia
Up to $1,806,600 shall be derived from fees collected from other
executive agencies for lease or use of facilities at the International
Center in accordance with section 4 of the International Center Act
(Public Law 90-553), and, in addition, as authorized by section 5 of
such Act, $743,000, to be derived from the reserve authorized by such
section, to be used for the purposes set out in that section.
payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund
For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund,
as authorized, $158,900,000.
International Organizations
contributions to international organizations
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet annual
obligations of membership in international multilateral organizations,
pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice and consent of the
Senate, conventions, or specific Acts of Congress, $1,473,806,000, of
which $96,240,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, is
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided, That the
Secretary of State shall 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, $1,576,759,000, of
which $88,215,450 may remain available until September 30, 2021:
Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading,
$988,656,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, is
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further,
That none of the funds made available by this Act shall be obligated or
expended for any new or expanded United Nations peacekeeping mission
unless, at least 15 days in advance of voting for such mission in the
United Nations Security Council (or in an emergency as far in advance
as is practicable), the Committees on Appropriations are notified of:
(1) the estimated cost and duration of the mission, the objectives of
the mission, the national interest that will be served, and the exit
strategy; and (2) the sources of funds, including any reprogrammings or
transfers, that will be used to pay the cost of the new or expanded
mission, and the estimated cost in future fiscal years: Provided
further, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading may be
made available for obligation unless the Secretary of State certifies
and reports to the Committees on Appropriations on a peacekeeping
mission-by-mission basis that the United Nations is implementing
effective policies and procedures to prevent United Nations employees,
contractor personnel, and peacekeeping troops serving in such mission
from trafficking in persons, exploiting victims of trafficking, or
committing acts of sexual exploitation and abuse or other violations of
human rights, and to hold accountable individuals who engage in such
acts while participating in such mission, including prosecution in
their home countries and making information about such prosecutions
publicly available on the website of the United Nations: Provided
further, That the Secretary of State shall work with the United Nations
and foreign governments contributing peacekeeping troops to implement
effective vetting procedures to ensure that such troops have not
violated human rights: Provided further, That funds shall be available
for peacekeeping expenses unless the Secretary of State determines that
United States manufacturers and suppliers are not being given
opportunities to provide equipment, services, and material for United
Nations peacekeeping activities equal to those being given to foreign
manufacturers and suppliers: Provided further, That none of the funds
appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading may be used
for any United Nations peacekeeping mission that will involve United
States Armed Forces under the command or operational control of a
foreign national, unless the President's military advisors have
submitted to the President a recommendation that such involvement is in
the national interest of the United States and the President has
submitted to Congress such a recommendation: Provided further, That
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 up to $6,000 for representation expenses; as follows:
salaries and expenses
For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, $48,170,000.
construction
For detailed plan preparation and construction of authorized
projects, $45,000,000, to remain available until expended, as
authorized, of which not less than $15,000,000 is for deferred
maintenance and shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the
regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.
american sections, international commissions
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for the
International Joint Commission and the International Boundary
Commission, United States and Canada, as authorized by treaties between
the United States and Canada or Great Britain, and the Border
Environment Cooperation Commission as authorized by the North American
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 103-182),
$15,008,000: 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, 2021, 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, $56,198,000: 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 and global
Internet freedom programs, $800,025,000: Provided, That in addition to
amounts otherwise available for such purposes, up to $45,708,000 of the
amount appropriated under this heading may remain available until
expended for satellite transmissions and Internet freedom programs, of
which not less than $25,000,000 shall be for Internet freedom programs,
subject to the requirements of section 7051 of this Act: Provided
further, That of the total amount appropriated under this heading, up
to $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 up to $30,000 may be used for representation expenses of Radio Free
Europe/Radio Liberty: Provided further, That the USAGM shall notify
the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of any determination by
the USAGM that any of its broadcast entities, including its grantee
organizations, provides an open platform for international terrorists
or those who support international terrorism, or is in violation of the
principles and standards set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of
section 303 of the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994
(22 U.S.C. 6202) or the entity's journalistic code of ethics: Provided
further, That 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:
Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading that are
made available for the Office of Cuba Broadcasting shall be subject to
prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of,
the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That in addition
to funds made available under this heading, and notwithstanding any
other provision of law, up to $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.
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, $11,700,000, to remain available until expended, as
authorized, of which not less than $2,000,000 shall be made available
for repairs to USAGM transmitting stations on the islands of Tinian and
Saipan in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, subject to
prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of,
the Committees on Appropriations.
RELATED PROGRAMS
The Asia Foundation
For a grant to The Asia Foundation, as authorized by The Asia
Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 4402), $19,000,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading shall
be apportioned and obligated to the Foundation not later than 60 days
after enactment of this Act.
United States Institute of Peace
For necessary expenses of the United States Institute of Peace, as
authorized by the United States Institute of Peace Act (22 U.S.C. 4601
et seq.), $45,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021,
which shall not be used for construction activities.
Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund
For necessary expenses of the Center for Middle Eastern-Western
Dialogue Trust Fund, as authorized by section 633 of the Departments of
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2004 (22 U.S.C. 2078), the total amount of the
interest and earnings accruing to such Fund on or before September 30,
2020, to remain available until expended.
Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program
For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships,
Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 5 of the Eisenhower
Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20 U.S.C. 5204-5205), all interest and
earnings accruing to the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust
Fund on or before September 30, 2020, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated herein shall
be used to pay any salary or other compensation, or to enter into any
contract providing for the payment thereof, in excess of the rate
authorized by section 5376 of title 5, United States Code; or for
purposes which are not in accordance with section 200 of title 2 of the
Code of Federal Regulations, including the restrictions on compensation
for personal services.
Israeli Arab Scholarship Program
For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program, as
authorized by section 214 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2452 note), all interest and
earnings accruing to the Israeli Arab Scholarship Fund on or before
September 30, 2020, to remain available until expended.
East-West Center
To enable the Secretary of State to provide for carrying out the
provisions of the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between
East and West Act of 1960, by grant to the Center for Cultural and
Technical Interchange Between East and West in the State of Hawaii,
$16,700,000: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading
shall be apportioned and obligated to the Center not later than 60 days
after enactment of this Act.
National Endowment for Democracy
For grants made by the Department of State to the National
Endowment for Democracy, as authorized by the National Endowment for
Democracy Act (22 U.S.C. 4412), $360,000,000, to remain available until
expended, of which $235,000,000 shall be allocated in the traditional
and customary manner, including for the core institutes, and
$125,000,000 shall be for democracy programs: Provided, That the
requirements of section 7050(a) of this Act shall not apply to funds
made available under this heading: Provided further, That funds
appropriated under this heading shall be apportioned and obligated to
the Endowment not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act.
OTHER COMMISSIONS
Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses for the Commission for the Preservation of
America's Heritage Abroad, $675,000, as authorized by chapter 3123 of
title 54, United States Code: Provided, That the Commission may
procure temporary, intermittent, and other services notwithstanding
paragraph (3) of section 312304(b) of such chapter: Provided further,
That such authority shall terminate on October 1, 2020: Provided
further, That the Commission shall notify the Committees on
Appropriations prior to exercising such authority.
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses for the United States Commission on
International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), as authorized by title II of
the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431 et
seq.), $4,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021,
including up to $4,000 for representation expenses: Provided, That
such funds shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Security and
Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public Law 94-304 (22 U.S.C.
3001 et seq.), $2,579,000, including up to $4,000 for representation
expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2021.
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Executive Commission on
the People's Republic of China, as authorized by title III of the U.S.-
China Relations Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 6911 et seq.), $2,250,000,
including up to $3,000 for representation expenses, to remain available
until September 30, 2021.
United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the United States-China Economic and
Security Review Commission, as authorized by section 1238 of the Floyd
D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (22
U.S.C. 7002), $3,500,000, including up to $4,000 for representation
expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2021: Provided, That
the authorities, requirements, limitations, and conditions contained in
the second through sixth provisos under this heading in the Department
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
2010 (division F of Public Law 111-117) shall continue in effect during
fiscal year 2020 and shall apply to funds appropriated under this
heading.
TITLE II
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Funds Appropriated to the President
operating expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 667
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2427), $1,377,246,000,
of which $206,586,900 may remain available until September 30, 2021:
Provided, That the authority of sections 610 and 109 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2360, 2151g) may be exercised by the
Secretary of State to transfer funds appropriated to carry out chapter
1 of part I of such Act to ``Operating Expenses'' in accordance with
the provisions of those sections: Provided further, That funds made
available under this heading shall be allocated in accordance with
paragraphs (1) through (3) as follows:
(1) Overseas operations.--For necessary expenses for
overseas operations, including field mission support and
overseas salaries and benefits, $708,600,000.
(2) Washington operations.--For necessary expenses of
Washington operations, including security, domestic salaries
and benefits, and other domestic bureau costs, $375,146,000.
(3) Central support.--For necessary expenses for central
support, including information technology, rent, and other
personnel support and agency costs, $293,500,000.
(4) Reprogramming, restrictions, and limitations.--(A)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, funds may be
reprogrammed within and between paragraphs (1) through (3)
under this heading subject to section 7011 of this Act.
(B) None of the funds appropriated under this heading and
under the heading ``Capital Investment Fund'' in this title may
be made available to finance the construction (including
architect and engineering services), purchase, or long-term
lease of offices for use by the United States Agency for
International Development, unless the USAID Administrator has
identified such proposed use of funds in a report submitted to
the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to the
obligation of funds for such purposes.
(C) Contracts or agreements entered into with funds
appropriated under this heading may entail commitments for the
expenditure of such funds through the following fiscal year.
(D) Of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available
under this heading, up to $250,000 may be made available for
representation and entertainment expenses, of which up to
$5,000 may be made available for entertainment expenses, and up
to $100,500 shall be for official residence expenses, for USAID
during the current fiscal year.
capital investment fund
For necessary expenses for overseas construction and related costs,
and for the procurement and enhancement of information technology and
related capital investments, pursuant to section 667 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, $227,649,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That this amount is in addition to funds otherwise
available for such purposes: Provided further, That funds appropriated
under this heading shall be available subject to the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 667
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $75,500,000, of which up to
$11,325,000 may remain available until September 30, 2021, for the
Office of Inspector General of the United States Agency for
International Development.
TITLE III
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
For necessary expenses to enable the President to carry out the
provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other
purposes, as follows:
global health programs
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapters 1
and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151
et seq., 2293 et seq.), for global health activities, in addition to
funds otherwise available for such purposes, $3,236,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2021, and which shall be apportioned and
allotted directly to the United States Agency for International
Development not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act:
Provided, That this amount shall be made available for training,
equipment, and technical assistance to build the capacity of public
health institutions and organizations in developing countries, and for
such activities as: (1) child survival and maternal health programs;
(2) immunization and oral rehydration programs; (3) other health,
nutrition, water and sanitation programs which directly address the
needs of mothers and children, and related education programs; (4)
assistance for children displaced or orphaned by causes other than
AIDS; (5) programs for the prevention, treatment, control of, and
research on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, polio, malaria, and other
infectious diseases including neglected tropical diseases, and for
assistance to communities severely affected by HIV/AIDS, including
children infected or affected by AIDS; (6) disaster preparedness
training for health crises; (7) programs to prevent, prepare for, and
respond to, unanticipated and emerging global health threats; and (8)
family planning/reproductive health: Provided further, That funds
appropriated under this paragraph may be made available for a United
States contribution to the GAVI Alliance: Provided further, That none
of the funds made available in this Act nor any unobligated balances
from prior appropriations Acts may be made available to any
organization or program which, as determined by the President of the
United States, supports or participates in the management of a program
of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization: Provided further,
That any determination made under the previous proviso must be made not
later than 6 months after 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 (22
U.S.C. 2151b): Provided further, That none of the funds made available
under this Act may be used to lobby for or against abortion: Provided
further, That in order to reduce reliance on abortion in developing
nations, funds shall be available only to voluntary family planning
projects which offer, either directly or through referral to, or
information about access to, a broad range of family planning methods
and services, and that any such voluntary family planning project shall
meet the following requirements: (1) service providers or referral
agents in the project shall not implement or be subject to quotas, or
other numerical targets, of total number of births, number of family
planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method of family
planning (this provision shall not be construed to include the use of
quantitative estimates or indicators for budgeting and planning
purposes); (2) the project shall not include payment of incentives,
bribes, gratuities, or financial reward to: (A) an individual in
exchange for becoming a family planning acceptor; or (B) program
personnel for achieving a numerical target or quota of total number of
births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors of a
particular method of family planning; (3) the project shall not deny
any right or benefit, including the right of access to participate in
any program of general welfare or the right of access to health care,
as a consequence of any individual's decision not to accept family
planning services; (4) the project shall provide family planning
acceptors comprehensible information on the health benefits and risks
of the method chosen, including those conditions that might render the
use of the method inadvisable and those adverse side effects known to
be consequent to the use of the method; and (5) the project shall
ensure that experimental contraceptive drugs and devices and medical
procedures are provided only in the context of a scientific study in
which participants are advised of potential risks and benefits; and,
not less than 60 days after the date on which the USAID Administrator
determines that there has been a violation of the requirements
contained in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (5) of this proviso, or a
pattern or practice of violations of the requirements contained in
paragraph (4) of this proviso, the Administrator shall submit to the
Committees on Appropriations a report containing a description of such
violation and the corrective action taken by the Agency: Provided
further, That in awarding grants for natural family planning under
section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 no applicant shall be
discriminated against because of such applicant's religious or
conscientious commitment to offer only natural family planning; and,
additionally, all such applicants shall comply with the requirements of
the previous proviso: Provided further, That for purposes of this or
any other Act authorizing or appropriating funds for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs, the term ``motivate'',
as it relates to family planning assistance, shall not be construed to
prohibit the provision, consistent with local law, of information or
counseling about all pregnancy options: Provided further, That
information provided about the use of condoms as part of projects or
activities that are funded from amounts appropriated by this Act shall
be medically accurate and shall include the public health benefits and
failure rates of such use.
In addition, for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the prevention, treatment, and
control of, and research on, HIV/AIDS, $5,880,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2024, which shall be apportioned and
allotted directly to the Department of State not later than 60 days
after enactment of this Act: Provided, That funds appropriated under
this paragraph may be made available, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, except for the United States Leadership Against HIV/
AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-25), for a
United States contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS,
Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), and shall be expended at the
minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for projects and
activities: Provided further, That the amount of such contribution
should be $1,560,000,000 and shall be for the first installment of the
sixth replenishment: Provided further, That up to 5 percent of the
aggregate amount of funds made available to the Global Fund in fiscal
year 2020 may be made available to USAID for technical assistance
related to the activities of the Global Fund, subject to the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided
further, That of the funds appropriated under this paragraph, up to
$17,000,000 may be made available, in addition to amounts otherwise
available for such purposes, for administrative expenses of the Office
of the United States Global AIDS Coordinator.
development assistance
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of sections 103,
105, 106, 214, and sections 251 through 255, and chapter 10 of part I
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151a, 2151c, 2151d,
2174, 2211 et seq.), $3,000,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2021: Provided, That funds appropriated under this
heading shall be apportioned and allotted to the United States Agency
for International Development not later than 60 days after enactment of
this Act.
international disaster assistance
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 491
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2292) for
international disaster relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction
assistance, $4,385,312,000, to remain available until expended, of
which $601,644,000 is designated by the Congress for Overseas
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading
shall be apportioned and allotted to the United States Agency for
International Development not later than 60 days after enactment of
this Act.
transition initiatives
For necessary expenses for international disaster rehabilitation
and reconstruction assistance administered by the Office of Transition
Initiatives, United States Agency for International Development,
pursuant to section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and to
support transition to democracy and long-term development of countries
in crisis, $92,043,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That such support may include assistance to develop, strengthen, or
preserve democratic institutions and processes, revitalize basic
infrastructure, and foster the peaceful resolution of conflict:
Provided further, That the USAID Administrator shall submit a report to
the Committees on Appropriations at least 5 days prior to beginning a
new program of assistance: Provided further, That if the Secretary of
State determines that it is important to the national interest of the
United States to provide transition assistance in excess of the amount
appropriated under this heading, up to $15,000,000 of the funds
appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of part I of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used for purposes of this heading
and under the authorities applicable to funds appropriated under this
heading: Provided further, That funds made available pursuant to the
previous proviso shall be made available subject to prior consultation
with the Committees on Appropriations.
complex crises fund
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 to support programs and activities administered
by the United States Agency for International Development to prevent or
respond to emerging or unforeseen foreign challenges and complex crises
overseas, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available on
such terms and conditions as are appropriate and necessary for the
purposes of preventing or responding to such challenges and crises,
except that no funds shall be made available for lethal assistance or
to respond to natural disasters: Provided further, That funds
appropriated under this heading may be made available notwithstanding
any other provision of law, except sections 7006, 7012, and section
7052(a)(2) of this Act and section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378d): Provided further, That funds appropriated
under this heading may be used for administrative expenses, in addition
to funds otherwise available for such purposes, except that such
expenses may not exceed 5 percent of the funds appropriated under this
heading: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading
shall be apportioned and allotted to USAID not later than 60 days after
enactment of this Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated under
this heading shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of
the Committees on Appropriations, except that such notifications shall
be transmitted at least 5 days prior to the obligation of funds.
economic support fund
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of
part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.),
$3,476,999,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, of which
$1,172,336,000 is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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 the
National Endowment for Democracy Act (title V of Public Law 98-164; 22
U.S.C. 4411), $184,200,000, to remain available until September 30,
2021, which shall be made available for the Human Rights and Democracy
Fund of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of
State, and shall be apportioned and allotted to such Bureau not later
than 60 days after enactment of this Act: Provided, That funds
appropriated under this heading that are made available to the National
Endowment for Democracy and its core institutes are in addition to
amounts otherwise available by this Act for such purposes: Provided
further, That the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and
Labor, Department of State, shall consult with the Committees on
Appropriations prior to the obligation of funds appropriated under this
paragraph.
For an additional amount for such purposes, $89,500,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2021, which shall be made available for
the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United
States Agency for International Development, or any successor bureau,
and shall be apportioned and allotted to such Bureau not later than 60
days after enactment of this Act.
assistance for europe, eurasia and central asia
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, the FREEDOM Support Act (Public Law 102-511),
and the Support for Eastern European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989
(Public Law 101-179), $770,334,000, to remain available until September
30, 2021, which shall be available, notwithstanding any other provision
of law, except section 7037 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 ``Global Health Programs'', ``Economic Support Fund'', and
``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'' that are made
available for assistance for such countries shall be administered in
accordance with the responsibilities of the coordinator designated
pursuant to section 102 of the FREEDOM Support Act and section 601 of
the SEED Act of 1989: Provided further, That funds appropriated under
this heading shall be considered to be economic assistance under the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for purposes of making available the
administrative authorities contained in that Act for the use of
economic assistance.
Department of State
migration and refugee assistance
For necessary expenses not otherwise provided for, to enable the
Secretary of State to carry out the provisions of section 2(a) and (b)
of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (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, $3,432,000,000, to remain
available until expended, of which: $1,400,124,000 is designated by the
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, except that such funds may not
be made available for the resettlement of refugees in the United
States; not less than $35,000,000 shall be made available to respond to
small-scale emergency humanitarian requirements; and $5,000,000 shall
be made available for refugees resettling in Israel: Provided, That
funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading shall
be administered by the Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees,
and Migration, Department of State, and such responsibility shall not
be delegated: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this
heading shall be apportioned and allotted to the Department of State
not later than 60 days after enactment of this 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, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
amounts in excess of the limitation contained in paragraph (2) of such
section shall be transferred to, and merged with, funds made available
by this Act under the heading ``Migration and Refugee Assistance''.
Independent Agencies
peace corps
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Peace
Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), including the purchase of up to
five passenger motor vehicles for administrative purposes for use
outside of the United States, $410,500,000, of which $6,000,000 is for
the Office of Inspector General, to remain available until September
30, 2021: Provided, That the Director of the Peace Corps may transfer
to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations Account, as authorized by section
16 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2515), an amount up to $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, up to $104,000 may be available for representation
expenses, of which up to $4,000 may be made available for entertainment
expenses: Provided further, That the Director of the Peace Corps shall
consult with the Secretary of State prior to opening, closing,
significantly reducing, or suspending a domestic or overseas office or
country program: 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 the
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2014
(division E of Public Law 113-76) shall apply to funds appropriated
under this heading.
millennium challenge corporation
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the
Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) (MCA),
$905,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of
the funds appropriated under this heading, up to $105,000,000 may be
available for administrative expenses of the Millennium Challenge
Corporation: Provided further, 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 no country should be eligible for a threshold program after such
country has completed a country compact: Provided further, That of the
funds appropriated under this heading, up to $100,000 may be available
for representation and entertainment expenses, of which up to $5,000
may be available for entertainment expenses.
inter-american foundation
For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of the Inter-
American Foundation in accordance with the provisions of section 401 of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969 (Public Law 91-175; 83 Stat. 821),
$37,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021: Provided,
That of the funds appropriated under this heading, up to $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.),
$33,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, of which up
to $2,000 may be available for representation expenses: Provided, That
funds made available to grantees may be invested pending expenditure
for project purposes when authorized by the Board of Directors of the
United States African Development Foundation (USADF): Provided
further, That interest earned shall be used only for the purposes for
which the grant was made: Provided further, That notwithstanding
section 505(a)(2) of the African Development Foundation Act (22 U.S.C.
290h-3(a)(2)), in exceptional circumstances the Board of Directors of
the USADF may waive the $250,000 limitation contained in that section
with respect to a project and a project may exceed the limitation by up
to 10 percent if the increase is due solely to foreign currency
fluctuation: Provided further, That the USADF shall submit a report to
the appropriate congressional committees after each time such waiver
authority is exercised: Provided further, That the USADF may make rent
or lease payments in advance from appropriations available for such
purpose for offices, buildings, grounds, and quarters in Africa as may
be necessary to carry out its functions: Provided further, That the
USADF may maintain bank accounts outside the United States Treasury and
retain any interest earned on such accounts, in furtherance of the
purposes of the African Development Foundation Act: Provided further,
That the USADF may not withdraw any appropriation from the Treasury
prior to the need of spending such funds for program purposes.
Department of the Treasury
international affairs technical assistance
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 129
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $30,000,000, to remain available
until expended: 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 the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and loan guarantees, as the
President may determine, for which funds have been appropriated or
otherwise made available for programs within the International Affairs
Budget Function 150, including the cost of selling, reducing, or
canceling amounts owed to the United States as a result of concessional
loans made to eligible countries, pursuant to part V of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, $20,000,000 to remain available until September
30, 2021.
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, $1,362,290,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2021: Provided, That the Department of State may use the
authority of section 608 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2358), 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 (22 U.S.C. 2291 et
seq.), subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees
on Appropriations: Provided further, That section 482(b) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291a(b)) 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 made available under this heading that are
transferred to another department, agency, or instrumentality of the
United States Government pursuant to section 632(b) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2392(b)) valued in excess of
$5,000,000, and any agreement made pursuant to section 632(a) of such
Act (22 U.S.C. 2392(a)), shall be subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs
For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-terrorism,
demining and related programs and activities, $960,400,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2021, to carry out the provisions of
chapter 8 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2349aa et seq.) for anti-terrorism assistance, chapter 9 of part II of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2349bb et seq.), 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 (22 U.S.C. 2221) 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 (22 U.S.C. 2348), $471,400,000,
of which $325,213,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, is
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided, That funds
appropriated under this heading may be used, notwithstanding section
660 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2420), to provide assistance to enhance the
capacity of foreign civilian security forces, including gendarmes, to
participate in peacekeeping operations: Provided further, That of the
funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $31,000,000 shall
be made available for a United States contribution to the Multinational
Force and Observers mission in the Sinai: Provided further, That funds
appropriated under this heading may be made available to pay assessed
expenses of international peacekeeping activities in Somalia under the
same terms and conditions, as applicable, as funds appropriated by this
Act under the heading ``Contributions for International Peacekeeping
Activities'': Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated
under this heading shall be obligated except as provided through the
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
Funds Appropriated to the President
international military education and training
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 541
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347), $114,975,000,
of which up to $11,000,000 may remain available until September 30,
2021 and may not be obligated until the Secretary of State submits to
the Committees on Appropriations, following consultation with such
Committees, a monitoring and evaluation plan for funds made available
under this heading: 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, up
to $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), $6,202,113,000, of which $350,678,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2021, is designated by the Congress for
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985: Provided, That to expedite the provision of
assistance to foreign countries and international organizations, the
Secretary of State, following consultation with the Committees on
Appropriations and subject to the regular notification procedures of
such Committees, may use the funds appropriated under this heading to
procure defense articles and services to enhance the capacity of
foreign security forces: Provided further, That of the funds
appropriated under this heading, not less than $3,300,000,000 shall be
available for grants only for Israel which shall be disbursed not later
than 30 days after enactment of this Act: Provided further, That to
the extent that the Government of Israel requests that funds be used
for such purposes, grants made available for Israel under this heading
shall, as agreed by the United States and Israel, be available for
advanced weapons systems, of which not less than $805,300,000 shall be
available for the procurement in Israel of defense articles and defense
services, including research and development: Provided further, That
funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading shall
be nonrepayable notwithstanding any requirement in section 23 of the
Arms Export Control Act: Provided further, That funds made available
under this heading shall be obligated upon apportionment in accordance
with paragraph (5)(C) of section 1501(a) of title 31, United States
Code.
None of the funds made available under this heading shall be
available to finance the procurement of defense articles, defense
services, or design and construction services that are not sold by the
United States Government under the Arms Export Control Act unless the
foreign country proposing to make such procurement has first signed an
agreement with the United States Government specifying the conditions
under which such procurement may be financed with such funds:
Provided, That all country and funding level increases in allocations
shall be submitted through the regular notification procedures of
section 7011 of this Act: Provided further, That funds made available
under this heading may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of
law, for demining, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, and related
activities, and may include activities implemented through
nongovernmental and international organizations: Provided further,
That only those countries for which assistance was justified for the
``Foreign Military Sales Financing Program'' in the fiscal year 1989
congressional presentation for security assistance programs may utilize
funds made available under this heading for procurement of defense
articles, defense services, or design and construction services that
are not sold by the United States Government under the Arms Export
Control Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this
heading shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary to make timely
payment for defense articles and services: Provided further, That up
to $75,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading may be
obligated for necessary expenses, including the purchase of passenger
motor vehicles for replacement only for use outside of the United
States, for the general costs of administering military assistance and
sales, except that this limitation may be exceeded only through the
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
Provided further, That of the funds made available under this heading
for general costs of administering military assistance and sales, up to
$4,000 may be available for entertainment expenses and up to $130,000
may be available for representation expenses: Provided further, That
up to $1,009,700,000 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 2019 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 (22 U.S.C. 2221), $378,000,000:
Provided, That not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, such
funds shall be made available for core contributions for each entity
listed in the table under this heading in the report accompanying this
Act unless otherwise provided for in this Act, or if the Secretary of
State has justified the proposed uses of funds other than for core
contributions following prior consultation with, and subject to the
regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations:
Provided further, That section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2227(a)) shall not apply to contributions to the United
Nations Democracy Fund.
International Financial Institutions
global environment facility
For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development as trustee for the Global Environment Facility by the
Secretary of the Treasury, $139,575,000, to remain available until, and
to be fully disbursed not later than, September 30, 2021: Provided,
That of such amount, $136,563,000, which shall remain available until
September 30, 2020, is only available for the second installment of the
seventh replenishment of the Global Environment Facility, and shall be
obligated and disbursed not later than 90 days after enactment of this
Act: Provided further, That the Secretary shall report to the
Committees on Appropriations on the status of funds provided under this
heading not less than quarterly until fully disbursed: Provided
further, That in such report the Secretary shall provide a timeline for
the obligation and disbursement of any funds that have not yet been
obligated or disbursed.
contribution to the international bank for reconstruction and
development
For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development by the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States
share of the paid-in portion of the increases in capital stock,
$206,500,000, to remain available until expended.
limitation on callable capital subscriptions
The United States Governor of the International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development may subscribe without fiscal year
limitation to the callable capital portion of the United States share
of increases in capital stock in an amount up to $1,421,275,728.70.
contribution to the international development association
For payment to the International Development Association by the
Secretary of the Treasury, $1,097,010,000, to remain available until
expended.
contribution to the asian development fund
For payment to the Asian Development Bank's Asian Development Fund
by the Secretary of the Treasury, $47,395,000, to remain available
until expended.
contribution to the african development fund
For payment to the African Development Fund by the Secretary of the
Treasury, $171,300,000, to remain available until expended.
contribution to the international fund for agricultural development
For payment to the International Fund for Agricultural Development
by the Secretary of the Treasury, $30,000,000, to remain available
until, and to be fully disbursed no later than, September 30, 2021, for
the second installment of the eleventh replenishment of the
International Fund for Agricultural Development: Provided, That the
Secretary of the Treasury shall report to the Committees on
Appropriations on the status of such payment not less than quarterly
until fully disbursed: Provided further, That in such report the
Secretary shall provide a timeline for the obligation and disbursement
of any funds that have not yet been obligated or disbursed.
TITLE VI
EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE
Export-Import Bank of the United States
inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5
U.S.C. App.), $5,700,000, of which up to $855,000 may remain available
until September 30, 2021.
program account
The Export-Import Bank of the United States is authorized to make
such expenditures within the limits of funds and borrowing authority
available to such corporation, and in accordance with law, and to make
such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year
limitations, as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States
Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the program for the current
fiscal year for such corporation: Provided, That none of the funds
available during the current fiscal year may be used to make
expenditures, contracts, or commitments for the export of nuclear
equipment, fuel, or technology to any country, other than a nuclear-
weapon state as defined in Article IX of the Treaty on the Non-
Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons eligible to receive economic or
military assistance under this Act, that has detonated a nuclear
explosive after 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 up to $30,000 for official reception and representation
expenses for members of the Board of Directors, up to $110,000,000, of
which up to $16,500,000 may remain available until September 30, 2021:
Provided, That the Export-Import Bank (the Bank) may accept, and use,
payment or services provided by transaction participants for legal,
financial, or technical services in connection with any transaction for
which an application for a loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has
been made: Provided further, That the Bank shall charge fees for
necessary expenses (including special services performed on a contract
or fee basis, but not including other personal services) in connection
with the collection of moneys owed the Bank, repossession or sale of
pledged collateral or other assets acquired by the Bank in satisfaction
of moneys owed the Bank, or the investigation or appraisal of any
property, or the evaluation of the legal, financial, or technical
aspects of any transaction for which an application for a loan,
guarantee or insurance commitment has been made, or systems
infrastructure directly supporting transactions: Provided further,
That in addition to other funds appropriated for administrative
expenses, such fees shall be credited to this account for such
purposes, to remain available until expended.
receipts collected
Receipts collected pursuant to the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945
(Public Law 79-173) and the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, in an
amount not to exceed the amount appropriated herein, shall be credited
as offsetting collections to this account: Provided, That the sums
herein appropriated from the General Fund shall be reduced on a dollar-
for-dollar basis by such offsetting collections so as to result in a
final fiscal year appropriation from the General Fund estimated at $0:
Provided further, That of the amounts collected in fiscal year 2020 in
excess of obligations, up to $10,000,000 shall become available on
September 1, 2020, and shall remain available until September 30, 2021.
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.), $2,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021.
corporate capital account
The United States International Development Finance Corporation
(the Corporation) is authorized to make such expenditures and
commitments within the limit 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
and project-specific transaction costs described in section 1434(d) of
such Act, $298,000,000: Provided further, That of the amounts
provided--
(1) $98,000,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2022, for administrative expenses to carry out authorized
activities (including an amount for official reception and
representation expenses which shall not exceed $35,000) and
project-specific transaction costs as described in section
1434(k) of such Act, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2024;
(2) $150,000,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2022 for activities described in section 1421(c) of such Act,
and may only be obligated after the President of the
Corporation submits to the appropriate congressional committees
the guidelines and criteria required by paragraph (3) of such
section; and
(3) $50,000,000 shall 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 (division F of
Public Law 115-254):
Provided further, That in fiscal year 2020 and hereafter, the
Corporation shall collect the amounts described in section 1434(h) of
the BUILD Act of 2018: Provided further, That in fiscal year 2020 such
collections shall be credited as offsetting collections to this
appropriation: Provided further, That such collections collected in
fiscal year 2020 in excess of $298,000,000 shall be credited to this
account and shall be available in future fiscal years only to the
extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts: Provided further,
That in fiscal year 2020, if such collections are less than
$298,000,000, receipts collected pursuant to such Act and the Federal
Credit Reform Act of 1990, in an amount equal to such shortfall, shall
be credited as offsetting collections to this appropriation: Provided
further, That funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this
heading may not be used to provide any type of assistance that is
otherwise prohibited by any other provision of law or to provide
assistance to any foreign country that is otherwise prohibited by any
other provision of law: Provided further, That the sums herein
appropriated from the General Fund shall be reduced on dollar-for-
dollar basis by the offsetting collections described under this heading
so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from the General
Fund estimated at $0.
program account
Amounts paid from ``United States International Development Finance
Corporation--Corporation Capital Account'' (CCA) shall remain available
until September 30, 2022: Provided, That up to $80,000,000 of 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 United States International Development Finance
Corporation pursuant to section 1421(b) of such Act: Provided further,
That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
Provided further, That such amounts obligated in a fiscal year shall
remain available for disbursement for the following 8 fiscal years:
Provided further, That funds transferred to carry out the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 pursuant to section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of
2018 may remain available for obligation for 1 additional year:
Provided further, That the total loan principal or guaranteed principal
amount shall not exceed $8,000,000,000.
trade and development agency
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 661
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2421), $79,500,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2021: Provided, That of the funds
appropriated under this heading, up to $5,000 may be available for
representation and entertainment expenses.
TITLE VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
allowances and differentials
Sec. 7001. Funds appropriated under title I of this Act shall be
available, except as otherwise provided, for allowances and
differentials as authorized by subchapter 59 of title 5, United States
Code; for services as authorized by section 3109 of such title and for
hire of passenger transportation pursuant to section 1343(b) of title
31, United States Code.
unobligated balances report
Sec. 7002. Any department or agency of the United States
Government to which funds are appropriated or otherwise made available
by this Act shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations a
quarterly accounting of cumulative unobligated balances and obligated,
but unexpended, balances by program, project, and activity, and
Treasury Account Fund Symbol of all funds received by such department
or agency in fiscal year 2020 or any previous fiscal year,
disaggregated by fiscal year: Provided, That the report required by
this section shall be submitted not later than 30 days after the end of
each fiscal quarter and should specify by account the amount of funds
obligated pursuant to bilateral agreements which have not been further
sub-obligated.
diplomatic facilities
Sec. 7003. (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) New Diplomatic Facilities.--For the purposes of calculating the
fiscal year 2020 costs of providing new United States diplomatic
facilities in accordance with section 604(e) of the Secure Embassy
Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865 note),
the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget, shall determine the annual program level and
agency shares in a manner that is proportional to the contribution of
the Department of State for this purpose.
(c) Consultation and Notification.--Funds appropriated by this Act
and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs, which may be made available
for the acquisition of property or award of construction contracts for
overseas United States diplomatic facilities during fiscal year 2020,
shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.
(d) 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, except that the amount of
funds made available for such purposes from this Act and prior
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs shall be a minimum of
$25,000,000.
(2) Consultation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the opening, closure, or any significant modification to
an interim or temporary United States diplomatic facility shall
be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate
congressional committees and the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, except that
such consultation and notification may be waived if there is a
security risk to personnel.
(e) Soft Targets.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the
heading ``Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance'', not less
than $10,000,000 shall be made available for security upgrades to soft
targets, including schools, recreational facilities, and residences
used by United States diplomatic personnel and their dependents.
personnel actions
Sec. 7004. 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 7011
of this Act.
department of state management
Sec. 7005. (a) Financial Systems Improvement.--Funds appropriated
by this Act for the operations of the Department of State under the
headings ``Diplomatic Programs'' and ``Capital Investment Fund'' shall
be made available to implement the recommendations contained in the
Foreign Assistance Data Review Findings Report (FADR) and the Office of
Inspector General (OIG) report entitled ``Department Financial Systems
Are Insufficient to Track and Report on Foreign Assistance Funds'':
Provided, That not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations an
update to the plan required under section 7006 of the Department of
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
2017 (division J of Public Law 115-31) for implementing the FADR and
OIG recommendations: Provided further, That such funds may not be
obligated for enhancements to, or expansions of, the Budget System
Modernization Financial System, Central Resource Management System,
Joint Financial Management System, or Foreign Assistance Coordination
and Tracking System until such updated plan is submitted to the
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That such funds may
not be obligated for new, or expansion of existing, ad hoc electronic
systems to track commitments, obligations, or expenditures of funds
unless the Secretary of State, following consultation with the Chief
Information Officer of the Department of State, has reviewed and
certified that such new system or expansion is consistent with the FADR
and OIG recommendations.
(b) Working Capital Fund.--Funds appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available to the Department of State for payments to the
Working Capital Fund may only be used for the service centers included
in the Congressional Budget Justification, Appendix 1: Department of
State Diplomatic Engagement, Fiscal Year 2020: Provided, That the
amounts for such service centers shall be the amounts included in such
budget justification, except as provided in section 7011(b) of this
Act: Provided further, That Federal agency components shall be charged
only for their direct usage of each Working Capital Fund service:
Provided further, That prior to increasing the percentage charged to
Department of State bureaus and offices for procurement-related
activities, the Secretary of State shall include the proposed increase
in the Department of State budget justification or, at least 60 days
prior to the increase, provide the Committees on Appropriations a
justification for such increase, including a detailed assessment of the
cost and benefit of the services provided by the procurement fee:
Provided further, That Federal agency components may only pay for
Working Capital Fund services that are consistent with the purpose and
authorities of such components: Provided further, That the Working
Capital Fund shall be paid in advance or reimbursed at rates which will
return the full cost of each service.
(c) 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.
prohibition against direct funding for certain countries
Sec. 7006. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be
obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance or reparations
for the governments of Cuba, North Korea, Iran, or Syria: Provided,
That for purposes of this section, the prohibition on obligations or
expenditures shall include direct loans, credits, insurance, and
guarantees of the Export-Import Bank or its agents.
transfer of funds authority
Sec. 7007. (a) Department of State and United States Agency for
Global Media.--
(1) Department of state.--
(A) In general.--Up to 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,
following consultation with, and subject to the regular
notification procedures of, 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.
(2) United states agency for global media.--Up to 5 percent
of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year
for the United States Agency for Global Media under title I of
this Act may be transferred between, and merged with, such
appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise
specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10
percent by any such transfers.
(3) Treatment as reprogramming.--Any transfer pursuant to
this subsection shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds
under section 7011 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 (22 U.S.C. 2151g, 2360, 2392),
and section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F of
Public Law 115-254).
(3) Notification.--Any agreement entered into by the United
States Agency for International Development or the Department
of State with any department, agency, or instrumentality of the
United States Government pursuant to section 632(b) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 valued in excess of $1,000,000
and any agreement made pursuant to section 632(a) of such Act,
with funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs under the headings ``Global Health
Programs'', ``Development Assistance'', ``Economic Support
Fund'', and ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia''
shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That the requirement
in the previous sentence shall not apply to agreements entered
into between USAID and the Department of State.
(c) United States International Development Finance Corporation.--
(1) Limitation.--Amounts transferred pursuant to section
1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F of Public Law 115-
254) may only be transferred from funds made available under
title III of this Act, and such amount shall not exceed
$50,000,000: Provided, That any such transfers shall be
subject to prior consultation with, and the regular
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations:
Provided further, That the Secretary of State, the
Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development, and the President of the United States Development
Finance Corporation (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 and USAID: Provided
further, That no funds transferred pursuant to such authority
may be used by the Corporation to post personnel abroad or for
activities described in section 1421(c) of such Act.
(2) Development credit authority account.--Funds
transferred from the Development Credit Authority program
account of the United States Agency for International
Development to the Corporate Capital Account of the United
States International Development Finance Corporation pursuant
to section 1434(i) of the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F of
Public Law 115-254) shall be transferred to, and merged with,
such account, and may thereafter be deemed to meet any minimum
funding requirements that apply to such funds at the time of
deposit into the Development Credit Authority program account.
(d) Transfer of Funds Between Accounts.--None of the funds made
available under titles II through V of this Act may be obligated under
an appropriations account to which such funds were not appropriated,
except for transfers specifically provided for in this Act, unless the
President, not less than 5 days prior to the exercise of any authority
contained in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to transfer funds,
consults with and provides a written policy justification to the
Committees on Appropriations.
(e) Audit of Inter-agency Transfers of Funds.--Any agreement for
the transfer or allocation of funds appropriated by this Act and prior
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations and related programs entered into between the Department of
State or USAID and another agency of the United States Government under
the authority of section 632(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
or any comparable provision of law, shall expressly provide that the
Inspector General (IG) for the agency receiving the transfer or
allocation of such funds, or other entity with audit responsibility if
the receiving agency does not have an IG, shall perform periodic
program and financial audits of the use of such funds and report to the
Department of State or USAID, as appropriate, upon completion of such
audits: Provided, That such audits shall be transmitted to the
Committees on Appropriations by the Department of State or USAID, as
appropriate: Provided further, That funds transferred under such
authority may be made available for the cost of such audits.
(f) Transfer of Stabilization Assistance.--Funds appropriated under
the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' by this Act and prior Acts making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and
related programs that are made available for stabilization assistance
for Iraq and Syria may be transferred to, and merged with, funds
appropriated under the heading ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism,
Demining and Related Programs'' for demining and unexploded ordnance
clearance activities related to such assistance: Provided, That such
transfer authority is in addition to other transfer authority provided
in this Act or any other Act, and only following consultation with, and
the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on
Appropriations.
(g) Transfer of Overseas Contingency Operations/global War on
Terrorism Funds.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
``Peacekeeping Operations'' and ``Foreign Military Financing Program''
that are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 may be
transferred to, and merged with, such funds appropriated under such
headings: Provided, That such transfer authority may only be exercised
to address contingencies: Provided further, That such transfer
authority is in addition to any transfer authority otherwise available
under any other provision of law, including section 610 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That such transfer authority
shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.
prohibition and limitation on certain expenses
Sec. 7008. (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) Email Servers Outside the .gov Domain.--None of the funds
appropriated by this Act under the headings ``Diplomatic Programs'' and
``Capital Investment Fund'' in title I, and ``Operating Expenses'' and
``Capital Investment Fund'' in title II that are made available to the
Department of State and the United States Agency for International
Development 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).
(d) Representation and Entertainment Expenses.--Each Federal
department, agency, or entity funded in titles I or II of this Act, and
the Department of the Treasury and independent agencies funded in
titles III or VI of this Act, shall take steps to ensure that domestic
and overseas representation and entertainment expenses further official
agency business and United States foreign policy interests, and--
(1) are primarily for fostering relations outside of the
Executive Branch;
(2) are principally for meals and events of a protocol
nature;
(3) are not for employee-only events; and
(4) do not include activities that are substantially of a
recreational character.
(e) 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'', ``Development Assistance'',
``Economic Support Fund'', and ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and
Central Asia'' may be obligated or expended to pay for--
(1) alcoholic beverages; or
(2) entertainment expenses for activities that are
substantially of a recreational character, including entrance
fees at sporting events, theatrical and musical productions,
and amusement parks.
availability of funds
Sec. 7009. (a) Additional 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: Provided, That funds appropriated
for the purposes of chapters 1 and 8 of part I, section 661, chapters
4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2151 et seq., 2291 et seq., 2421, 2346 et seq., 2347 et seq.,
2348 et seq., 2349aa et seq., 2349bb et seq.), section 23 of the Arms
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), and funds made available for
``United States International Development Finance Corporation'' and
under the heading ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia''
shall remain available for an additional 4 years from the date on which
the availability of such funds would otherwise have expired, if such
funds are initially obligated before the expiration of their respective
periods of availability contained in this Act: Provided further, That
notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any funds made
available for the purposes of chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part
II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq., 2346
et seq.) which are allocated or obligated for cash disbursements in
order to address balance of payments or economic policy reform
objectives, shall remain available for an additional 4 years from the
date on which the availability of such funds would otherwise have
expired, if such funds are initially allocated or obligated before the
expiration of their respective periods of availability specified in
this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall provide
a report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than October 31,
2020, detailing by account and source year, the use of this authority
during the previous fiscal year.
(b) Clarification on Apportionment.--Funds required by this Act to
be apportioned within a specific time frame shall be apportioned
without preconditions or limitations, including footnotes, that must be
met prior to obligation.
(c) Clarification on Notwithstanding Authority.--Notwithstanding
authority included in any provision of this Act shall not be construed
to exclude the requirements of such provision.
reservations of funds
Sec. 7010. (a) Reprogramming.--Funds appropriated under titles III
through VI of this Act which are specifically designated may be
reprogrammed for other programs within the same account notwithstanding
the designation if compliance with the designation is made impossible
by operation of any provision of this or any other Act: Provided, That
any such reprogramming shall be subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That
assistance that is reprogrammed pursuant to this subsection shall be
made available under the same terms and conditions as originally
provided.
(b) Extension of Availability.--In addition to the authority
contained in subsection (a), the original period of availability of
funds appropriated by this Act and administered by the Department of
State or the United States Agency for International Development that
are specifically designated for particular programs or activities by
this or any other Act may be extended for an additional fiscal year if
the Secretary of State or the USAID Administrator, as appropriate,
determines and reports promptly to the Committees on Appropriations
that the termination of assistance to a country or a significant change
in circumstances makes it unlikely that such designated funds can be
obligated during the original period of availability: Provided, That
such designated funds that continue to be available for an additional
fiscal year shall be obligated only for the purpose of such
designation.
(c) Certification for Reprogrammings.--The Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall certify and report to
the Committees on Appropriations prior to reprogramming funds made
available by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for
assistance for Afghanistan, Georgia, Pakistan, Syria, Ukraine, and the
countries of Central America for purposes otherwise than initially
appropriated, that such reprogramming is important to the national
security of the United States, including a detailed justification.
(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. 7011. (a) Notification of Changes in Programs, Projects, and
Activities.--None of the funds made available in titles I and II of
this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs to the departments and
agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation in
fiscal year 2020, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the
United States derived by the collection of fees or of currency reflows
or other offsetting collections, or made available by transfer, to the
departments and agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for
obligation to--
(1) create new programs;
(2) suspend or eliminate a program, project, or activity;
(3) close, suspend, open, or reopen a mission or post;
(4) create, close, reorganize, downsize, or rename bureaus,
centers, offices, or any entity established pursuant to the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463); 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, and
prior to any public announcement.
(b) Notification of Reprogramming of Funds.--None of the funds
provided under titles I and II of this Act or prior Acts making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and
related programs, to the departments and agencies funded under titles I
and II of this Act that remain available for obligation in fiscal year
2020, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United
States derived by the collection of fees available to the department
and agency funded under title I of this Act, shall be available for
obligation or expenditure for 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, and prior to any public announcement.
(c) Notification Requirement.--None of the funds made available by
this Act under the headings ``Global Health Programs'', ``Development
Assistance'', ``International Organizations and Programs'', ``Trade and
Development Agency'', ``International Narcotics Control and Law
Enforcement'', ``Economic Support Fund'', ``Democracy Fund'',
``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia'', ``Peacekeeping
Operations'', ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related
Programs'', ``Millennium Challenge Corporation'', ``Foreign Military
Financing Program'', ``International Military Education and Training'',
``United States International Development Finance Corporation'', and
``Peace Corps'', shall be available for obligation for programs,
projects, activities, type of materiel assistance, countries, or other
operations not justified or in excess of or below 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
activity, program, or project for the current fiscal year.
(d) Department of Defense Programs and Funding Notifications.--
(1) Programs.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act
or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made
available to support or continue any program initially funded
under any authority of title 10, United States Code, or any Act
making or authorizing appropriations for the Department of
Defense, unless the Secretary of State, in consultation with
the Secretary of Defense and in accordance with the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations,
submits a justification to such Committees that includes a
description of, and the estimated costs associated with, the
support or continuation of such program.
(2) Funding.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
funds transferred by the Department of Defense to the
Department of State and the United States Agency for
International Development for assistance for foreign countries
and international organizations shall be subject to the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
(3) Notification on excess defense articles.--Prior to
providing excess Department of Defense articles in accordance
with section 516(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2321j(a)), 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 (22 U.S.C.
2794(9))) or are valued (in terms of original acquisition cost)
at $7,000,000 or more, or if notification is required elsewhere
in this Act for the use of appropriated funds for specific
countries that would receive such excess defense articles:
Provided further, That such Committees shall also be informed
of the original acquisition cost of such defense articles.
(e) Waiver.--The requirements of this section or any similar
provision of this Act or any other Act, including any prior Act
requiring notification in accordance with the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, may be waived if
failure to do so would pose a substantial risk to human health or
welfare: Provided, That in case of any such waiver, notification to
the Committees on Appropriations shall be provided as early as
practicable, but in no event later than 3 days after taking the action
to which such notification requirement was applicable, in the context
of the circumstances necessitating such waiver: Provided further, That
any notification provided pursuant to such a waiver shall contain an
explanation of the emergency circumstances.
(f) Country Notification Requirements.--None of the funds
appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be obligated
or expended for assistance for Afghanistan, Bahrain, Burma, Cambodia,
Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti,
Honduras, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Nicaragua, Pakistan,
Philippines, the Russian Federation, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka,
Sudan, Syria, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Yemen, or 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.
(h) Other Program Notification Requirement.--
(1) Diplomatic programs.--Funds appropriated under title I
of this Act under the heading ``Diplomatic Programs'' that are
made available for lateral entry into the Foreign Service shall
be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.
(2) 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 Global Engagement Center, except that the
Secretary of State shall consult with the appropriate
congressional committees prior to submitting such
notification.
(B) The Power Africa initiative, or any successor
program.
(C) Community-based police assistance conducted
pursuant to the authority of section 7039(a)(1) of this
Act.
(D) The Relief and Recovery Fund, and the Global
Fragility Fund, if enacted into law.
(E) The Indo-Pacific Strategy and the Countering
Chinese Influence Fund.
(F) The Global Security Contingency Fund.
(G) The Countering Russian Influence Fund.
(H) Programs to end modern slavery.
(I) Trilateral programs conducted with the People's
Republic of China.
(J) Programs and activities to implement the
Women's Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act
of 2018 (Public Law 115-428) and the Women's Global
Development and Prosperity Initiative.
(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) Use of Notwithstanding Authority.--Any notification submitted
for funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act or prior
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs shall include information (if known on
the date of transmittal of such notification) on the use of
notwithstanding authority: Provided, That if subsequent to the
notification of assistance it becomes necessary to rely on
notwithstanding authority, the Committees on Appropriations should be
informed at the earliest opportunity and to the extent practicable.
(k) Use of Funds in Contravention of This Act.--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, describing the basis for such determination and any
resulting changes to program or policy.
prohibition on funding for abortions and involuntary sterilization
Sec. 7012. None of the funds made available to carry out part I of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) 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.
local competition
Sec. 7013. (a) Requirements for Exceptions to Competition for Local
Entities.--Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available to
the United States Agency for International Development may only be made
available for limited competitions through local entities if--
(1) prior to the determination to limit competition to
local entities, USAID has--
(A) assessed the level of local capacity to
effectively implement, manage, and account for programs
included in such competition; and
(B) documented the written results of the
assessment and decisions made; and
(2) prior to making an award after limiting competition to
local entities--
(A) each successful local entity has been
determined to be responsible in accordance with USAID
guidelines; and
(B) effective monitoring and evaluation systems are
in place to ensure that award funding is used for its
intended purposes; and
(3) no level of acceptable fraud is assumed.
(b) Extension of Procurement Authority.--Section 7077 of the
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2012 (division I of Public Law 112-74) shall
continue in effect during fiscal year 2020.
reorganization, records management, and related cybersecurity
protections
Sec. 7014. (a) Oversight.--
(1) Prior consultation and notification.--Funds
appropriated by this Act, prior Acts making appropriations for
the Department of State, foreign operations, and related
programs, or any other Act may not be used to implement a
reorganization, redesign, or other plan described in paragraph
(2) by the Department of State, the United States Agency for
International Development, or any other Federal department,
agency, or organization funded by this Act without prior
consultation by the head of such department, agency, or
organization with the appropriate congressional committees:
Provided, That such funds shall be subject to the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
Provided further, That any such notification submitted to such
Committees shall include a detailed justification for any
proposed action, including the information specified under
section 7073 of the joint explanatory statement accompanying
the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F of Public Law
116-6): 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.
(2) Description of activities.--Pursuant to paragraph (1),
a reorganization, redesign, or other plan shall include any
action to--
(A) 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;
(B) expand, eliminate, consolidate, or downsize the
United States official presence overseas, including at
bilateral, regional, and multilateral diplomatic
facilities and other platforms; or
(C) expand or reduce the size of the Civil Service,
Foreign Service, eligible family member, and locally
employed staff workforce of the Department of State and
USAID from the fiscal year 2019 operating plan levels.
(b) Additional Requirements and Limitations.--
(1) Personnel levels.--Funds made available by this Act are
made available to support the agency-wide on-board Foreign
Service and Civil Service staff levels of the Department of
State and USAID at not less than the hiring targets established
in the fiscal year 2019 operating plans.
(2) Bureau of population, refugees, and migration,
department of state.--None of the funds appropriated by this
Act, prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs, or any other
Act may be used to downsize, downgrade, consolidate, close,
move, or relocate the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and
Migration, Department of State, or any activities of such
Bureau, to another Federal agency, or to plan such actions.
(3) Administration of funds.--Funds made available by this
Act that are made available for the Office of Global Women's
Issues shall be administered by the United States Ambassador-
at-Large for Global Women's Issues, Department of State, and
this responsibility shall not be delegated.
(c) Records Management and Related Cybersecurity Protections.--The
Secretary of State and USAID Administrator 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 under the headings
``Diplomatic Programs'' and ``Capital Investment Fund'' in
title I, and ``Operating Expenses'' and ``Capital Investment
Fund'' in title II, as appropriate, 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 the
Department of State and USAID;
(3) direct departing employees, including senior officials,
that all Federal records generated by such employees belong to
the Federal Government;
(4) improve 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.
authorization requirements
Sec. 7015. 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. 7016. 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 ``Economic Support Fund'', ``Assistance
for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia'', 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, and for the development
assistance accounts of the United States Agency for International
Development, ``program, project, and activity'' shall also be
considered to include central, country, regional, and program level
funding, either as--
(1) justified to Congress; or
(2) allocated by the Executive Branch in accordance with
the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2413(a)).
authorities for the peace corps, inter-american foundation, and united
states african development foundation
Sec. 7017. 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.
eligibility for assistance
Sec. 7018. (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 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq., 2293 et seq., 2295 et seq., 2296
et seq., 2346 et seq.) and from funds appropriated under the heading
``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia'': Provided, That
before using the authority of this subsection to furnish assistance in
support of programs of nongovernmental organizations, the President
shall notify the Committees on Appropriations pursuant to the regular
notification procedures, including a description of the program to be
assisted, the assistance to be provided, and the reasons for furnishing
such assistance: Provided further, That nothing in this subsection
shall be construed to alter any existing statutory prohibitions against
abortion or involuntary sterilizations contained in this or any other
Act.
(b) Public Law 480.--During fiscal year 2020, restrictions
contained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance for a
country shall not be construed to restrict assistance under the Food
for Peace Act (Public Law 83-480; 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.): Provided,
That none of the funds appropriated to carry out title I of such Act
and made available pursuant to this subsection may be obligated or
expended except as provided through the regular notification procedures
of the Committees on Appropriations.
(c) Exception.--This section shall not apply--
(1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371) 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 (22 U.S.C. 2151n) or any comparable provision of
law prohibiting assistance to the government of a country that
violates internationally recognized human rights.
allocations and reports
Sec. 7019. (a) Allocation Tables.--Funds appropriated by this Act
under titles III through V shall be made available in the amounts
specifically designated in the respective tables included in the report
accompanying this Act: Provided, That such designated amounts for
foreign countries and international organizations shall serve as the
amounts for such countries and international organizations transmitted
to Congress in the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2413(a)), which shall be submitted
not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act.
(b) Exceptions, Terms, and Conditions.--
(1) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to--
(A) amounts designated for ``International Military
Education and Training'' in the respective tables
included in the report accompanying this Act;
(B) funds for which the initial period of
availability has expired; and
(C) amounts designated by this Act as minimum or
maximum funding requirements.
(2) Family planning/reproductive health.--Notwithstanding
the requirements of this section, the terms and conditions
regarding assistance for family planning/reproductive health
contained in section 7019 of the Department of State, Foreign
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019
(division F of Public Law 116-6) shall apply to funds
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act for family
planning/reproductive health.
(c) Reports.--The Secretary of State, USAID Administrator, and
other designated officials, as appropriate, shall submit the reports
required, in the manner described, in the report accompanying this Act:
Provided, That the Secretary of State shall submit the reports and
certification to Congress on military exports referenced under ``Sec.
7015. Notification Requirements'' of Senate Report 115-282.
(d) Clarification.--Funds appropriated by this Act and the
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F of Public Law 116-6) under the
headings ``International Disaster Assistance'' and ``Migration and
Refugee Assistance'' shall not be included for purposes of meeting
funding levels designated in this Act or the accompanying report, or
such prior Act or accompanying reports, unless such headings are
specifically designated as the source of funds.
international financial institutions
Sec. 7020. (a) Evaluations and Report.--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 25 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: Provided, That not
later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on steps taken in
fiscal year 2019 by the United States executive directors and the
international financial institutions consistent with this subsection
compared to the previous fiscal year.
(b) Safeguards.--
(1) Standard.--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; 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 in accordance with the requirements specified under this
subsection in the report accompanying this Act: Provided, That prior
to voting on any such loan, grant, policy, or strategy the executive
director shall consult with the Assistant Secretary for Democracy,
Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, if the executive director
has reason to believe that such loan, grant, policy, or strategy could
result in forced displacement or other violation of human rights.
(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: Provided, That not later
than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a
report to the Committees on Appropriations on steps taken in fiscal
year 2019 by the United States executive directors and the
international financial institutions consistent with this subsection
compared to the previous fiscal year.
(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 each 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.
debt-for-development
Sec. 7021. In order to enhance the continued participation of
nongovernmental organizations in debt-for-development and debt-for-
nature exchanges, a nongovernmental organization which is a grantee or
contractor of the United States Agency for International Development
may place in interest bearing accounts local currencies which accrue to
that organization as a result of economic assistance provided under
title III of this Act and, subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, any interest earned on
such investment shall be used for the purpose for which the assistance
was provided to that organization.
financial management and budget transparency
Sec. 7022. (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)(i) each implementing agency or ministry to
receive assistance has been assessed and is considered
to have the systems required to manage such assistance
and any identified vulnerabilities or weaknesses of
such agency or ministry have been addressed;
(ii) the recipient agency or ministry employs and
utilizes staff with the necessary technical, financial,
and management capabilities;
(iii) the recipient agency or ministry has adopted
competitive procurement policies and systems;
(iv) effective monitoring and evaluation systems
are in place to ensure that such assistance is used for
its intended purposes;
(v) no level of acceptable fraud is assumed; and
(vi) the government of the recipient country is
publicly disclosing on an annual basis its national
budget, to include income and expenditures, in a
transparent and accountable manner;
(B) the recipient government is in compliance with
the principles set forth in section 7052(a)(4) of this
Act;
(C) the recipient agency or ministry is not headed
or controlled by an organization designated as a
foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189);
(D) the Government of the United States and the
government of the recipient country have agreed, in
writing, on clear and achievable objectives for the use
of such assistance, which should be made available on a
cost-reimbursable basis; and
(E) the recipient government is taking steps to
protect the rights of civil society, including freedoms
of expression, association, and assembly.
(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 $10,000,000 and all funds available for cash transfer,
budget support, and cash payments to individuals.
(3) Suspension of assistance.--The Administrator of the
United States Agency for International Development or the
Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall suspend any direct
government-to-government assistance if the Administrator or the
Secretary has credible information of material misuse of such
assistance, unless the Administrator or the Secretary reports
to the Committees on Appropriations that it is in the national
interest of the United States to continue such assistance,
including a justification, or that such misuse has been
appropriately addressed.
(4) Submission of information.--The Secretary of State
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations, concurrent
with the fiscal year 2021 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) Report.--Not later than 90 days after enactment of this
Act, and every 6 months thereafter until September 30, 2021,
the USAID Administrator shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations a report that details--
(A) all assistance described in paragraph (1)
provided during the previous 6-month period by country,
funding amount, source of funds, and type of such
assistance; and
(B) the type of procurement instrument or mechanism
utilized and whether the assistance was provided on a
reimbursable basis.
(6) Debt service payment prohibition.--None of the funds
made available by this Act may be used by the government of any
foreign country for debt service payments owed by any country
to any international financial institution.
(b) National Budget and Contract Transparency.--
(1) Minimum requirements of fiscal transparency.--The
Secretary of State shall continue to update and strengthen the
``minimum requirements of fiscal transparency'' for each
government receiving assistance appropriated by this Act, as
identified in the report required by section 7031(b) of the
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113-76).
(2) Definition.--For purposes of paragraph (1), ``minimum
requirements of fiscal transparency'' are requirements
consistent with those in subsection (a)(1), and the public
disclosure of national budget documentation (to include
receipts and expenditures by ministry) and government contracts
and licenses for natural resource extraction (to include
bidding and concession allocation practices).
(3) Determination and report.--For each government
identified pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of State,
not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, shall make
or update any determination of ``significant progress'' or ``no
significant progress'' in meeting the minimum requirements of
fiscal transparency, and make such determinations publicly
available in an annual ``Fiscal Transparency Report'' to be
posted on the Department of State website: Provided, That the
Secretary shall identify the significant progress made by each
such government to publicly disclose national budget
documentation, contracts, and licenses which are additional to
such information disclosed in previous fiscal years, and
include specific recommendations of short- and long-term steps
such government should take to improve fiscal transparency:
Provided further, That the annual report shall include a
detailed description of how funds appropriated by this Act are
being used to improve fiscal transparency, and identify
benchmarks for measuring progress.
(4) Assistance.--Not less than $5,000,000 of the funds
appropriated under title III of this Act shall be made
available for programs and activities to assist governments
identified pursuant to paragraph (1) to improve budget
transparency and to support civil society organizations in such
countries that promote budget transparency: Provided, That
such sums shall be in addition to funds otherwise available for
such purposes: Provided further, That a description of the
uses of such funds shall be included in the annual ``Fiscal
Transparency Report'' required by paragraph (3).
(c) Anti-Kleptocracy and Human Rights.--
(1) 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 shall be ineligible for entry into
the United States.
(B) 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 6 months after enactment of
this Act, 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: Provided, That the Secretary of State shall
inform such committees of the application of paragraph (1) with
respect to any individual about whom either the Chairman or the
Ranking Member of such committees requests such information,
which shall be provided not later than 15 days after any such
request.
(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 diamonds, and
provide 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 that it is the
policy of the United States 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 for--
(i) accurately accounting for and public disclosure
of payments to the host government by companies
involved in the extraction and export of natural
resources;
(ii) the independent auditing of accounts receiving
such payments and public disclosure of the findings of
such audits; and
(iii) public disclosure of such documents as Host
Government Agreements, Concession Agreements, and
bidding documents, allowing in any such dissemination
or disclosure for the redaction of, or exceptions for,
information that is commercially proprietary or that
would create competitive disadvantage.
(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 this subparagraph.
(e) Foreign Assistance Website.--Funds appropriated by this Act
under titles I and II, and funds made available for any independent
agency in title III, as appropriate, shall be made available to support
the provision of additional information on United States Government
foreign assistance on the Department of State foreign assistance
website: Provided, That all Federal agencies funded under this Act
shall provide such information on foreign assistance, upon request and
in a timely manner, to the Department of State: Provided further, That
not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
State and USAID Administrator shall report to the Committees on
Appropriations on the process and timeline required to consolidate data
from USAID's ``Foreign Aid Explorer'' into ``ForeignAssistance.gov'',
in accordance with the requirements specified in the report
accompanying this Act: Provided further, That such consolidation and
termination of ``Foreign Aid Explorer'' shall take effect no later than
October 1, 2021.
democracy programs
Sec. 7023. (a) Funding.--
(1) In general.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act
under the headings ``National Endowment for Democracy'',
``Development Assistance'', ``Economic Support Fund'',
``Democracy Fund'', ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and
Central Asia'', and ``International Narcotics Control and Law
Enforcement'', not less than $2,819,000,000 shall be made
available for democracy programs.
(2) Programs.--Of the funds made available for democracy
programs under the headings ``Economic Support Fund'' and
``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia'' pursuant to
paragraph (1), not less than $102,040,000 shall be made
available to the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor,
Department of State, at not less than the amounts specified for
certain countries and regional programs designated in the table
under this section in the report accompanying this Act:
Provided, That such funds shall be apportioned and allotted to
such Bureau not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act.
(3) Availability.--Funds made available by this Act for
democracy programs pursuant to paragraph (1) and under the
heading ``National Endowment for Democracy'' may be made
available notwithstanding any other provision of law, and with
regard to the NED, any regulation.
(4) 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.
(b) Program Management.--
(1) Definition.--For purposes of funds appropriated or
otherwise made available 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.
(2) Restriction on prior approval.--With respect to the
provision of assistance for democracy programs made available
by this Act, the organizations implementing such assistance,
the specific nature of that assistance, and the participants in
such programs shall not be subject to the prior approval by the
government of any foreign country: Provided, That the
Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of
the United States Agency for International Development, shall
report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 120
days after enactment of this Act, detailing steps taken by the
Department of State and USAID to comply with the requirements
of this subsection.
(c) Upholding International Freedom of Expression and Protection of
Journalists and Civil Society Activists.--
(1) Upholding international freedom of expression through
diplomacy and the rule of law.--(A) 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
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State for the
costs of administering programs designed to promote and defend
freedom of expression and the independence of the media in
countries where such freedom and independence are restricted or
denied.
(B) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
``Economic Support Fund'', not less than $10,000,000 shall be
made available for programs that promote and defend freedom of
expression and the independence of the media abroad, including
by countering the use of criminal defamation laws and
extralegal means to restrict access to public information and
persecute members of civil society, including journalists,
bloggers, and citizen journalists and building the resilience
of such journalists, bloggers, and citizen journalists at local
and national levels: Provided, That such funds are in addition
to funds otherwise made available by this Act for such
purposes, and are intended to complement emergency and safety
programs for civil society, including journalists and media
outlets at risk: Provided further, That such funds shall be
subject to prior consultation with, and the regular
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.
(2) Protection of journalists and civil society
activists.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the
headings ``Economic Support Fund'' and ``Democracy Fund'', not
less than $23,000,000 shall be made available to support and
protect journalists and civil society activists who have been
threatened, harassed, or attacked, including journalists
affiliated with the United States Agency for Global Media,
consistent with the action plan submitted pursuant to, and on
the same terms and conditions of, section 7032(i) of the
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2018 (division K of Public Law 115-141).
international religious freedom
Sec. 7024. (a) Assistance.--Funds appropriated by this Act under
the headings ``Economic Support Fund'' and ``Democracy Fund'' shall be
made available for international religious freedom programs, including
to protect vulnerable and persecuted religious minorities, which shall
be in addition to other funds made available by this Act for such
purposes: Provided, That funds made available pursuant to this section
shall be the responsibility of the Ambassador-at-Large for
International Religious Freedom, in consultation with other relevant
United States Government officials, and shall be subject to prior
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.
(b) Humanitarian and Broadcasting Programs.--Subsections (b)(3) and
(c) of section 7033 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F of Public Law
116-6) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2020.
(c) Designation of Non-state Actors.--Section 7033(e) of the
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Public 115-31) shall continue
in effect during fiscal year 2020.
special provisions
Sec. 7025. (a) Victims of War, Displaced Children, and Displaced
Burmese.--Funds appropriated in titles III and VI of this Act that are
made available for victims of war, displaced children, displaced
Burmese, and to combat trafficking in persons and assist victims of
such trafficking, may be made available notwithstanding any other
provision of law.
(b) Forensic Assistance.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act
under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'', not less than $15,000,000
shall be made available for forensic anthropology assistance related to
the exhumation and identification of victims of war crimes, crimes
against humanity, and genocide, which shall be administered by the
Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department
of State: 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) Atrocities Prevention.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act
under the headings ``Economic Support Fund'' and ``International
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', not less than $5,000,000 shall
be made available for programs to prevent atrocities, including to
implement recommendations of the Atrocities Prevention Board:
Provided, That the Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy,
and Human Rights, Department of State, shall be responsible for
providing the strategic policy direction for, and policy oversight of,
funds made available pursuant to this subsection to the Bureaus of
International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs and Democracy,
Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State: Provided further, That
funds made available pursuant to this subsection are in addition to
amounts otherwise made available for such purposes: Provided further,
That such funds shall be subject to the regular notification procedures
of the Committees on Appropriations.
(d) World Food Programme.--Funds managed by the Bureau for
Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United States Agency
for International Development, or any successor bureau, from this or
any other Act, may be made available as a general contribution to the
World Food Programme, notwithstanding any other provision of law.
(e) Directives and Authorities.--
(1) Research and training.--Funds appropriated by this Act
under the heading ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central
Asia'' shall be made available to carry out the Program for
Research and Training on Eastern Europe and the Independent
States of the Former Soviet Union as authorized by the Soviet-
Eastern European Research and Training Act of 1983 (22 U.S.C.
4501 et seq.).
(2) Genocide victims memorial sites.--Funds appropriated by
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs
under the headings ``Economic Support Fund'' and ``Assistance
for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia'' 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.
(3) Additional authorities.--Of the amounts made available
by title I of this Act under the heading ``Diplomatic
Programs'', up to $500,000 may be made available for grants
pursuant to section 504 of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Year 1979 (22 U.S.C. 2656d), including to
facilitate collaboration with indigenous communities, and up to
$1,000,000 may be made available for grants to carry out the
activities of the Cultural Antiquities Task Force.
(4) Innovation.--The USAID Administrator 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): Provided, That each
individual award may not exceed $100,000: Provided further,
That no more than 15 such awards may be made during fiscal year
2020.
(5) 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 exceptions to such rulemaking process in
such Act: Provided, That funds made available for such purpose
shall only be made available after consultation with, and
subject to the regular notification procedures of, the
Committees on Appropriations, regarding how any proposed
modification would affect the public diplomacy goals of, and
the estimated economic impact on, the United States.
(f) Partner Vetting.--Prior to initiating a partner vetting
program, or making significant changes to the scope of an existing
partner vetting program, the Secretary of State and USAID
Administrator, as appropriate, shall consult with the Committees on
Appropriations: Provided, That the Secretary and the Administrator
shall provide a direct vetting option for prime awardees in any partner
vetting program initiated or significantly modified after the date of
enactment of this Act.
(g) Contingencies.--During fiscal year 2020, the President may use
up to $125,000,000 under the authority of section 451 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2261), notwithstanding any other
provision of law.
(h) International Child Abductions.--The Secretary of State should
withhold funds appropriated under title III of this Act for assistance
for the central government of any country that is not taking
appropriate steps to comply with the Convention on the Civil Aspects of
International Child Abductions, done at the Hague on October 25, 1980:
Provided, That the Secretary shall report to the Committees on
Appropriations within 15 days of withholding funds under this
subsection.
(i) Cultural Preservation Project Determination.--None of the funds
appropriated in titles I and III of this Act may be used for the
preservation of religious sites unless the Secretary of State or the
USAID Administrator, as appropriate, determines and reports to the
Committees on Appropriations that such sites are historically,
artistically, or culturally significant, that the purpose of the
project is neither to advance nor to inhibit the free exercise of
religion, and that the project is in the national interest of the
United States.
(j) Transfer of Funds for Extraordinary Protection.--The Secretary
of State may transfer to, and merge with, funds under the heading
``Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials'' unobligated balances
of expired funds appropriated under the heading ``Diplomatic Programs''
for fiscal year 2020, except for funds designated for Overseas
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985, at no later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after
the last fiscal year for which such funds are available for the
purposes for which appropriated: Provided, That not more than
$50,000,000 may be transferred.
(k) Authority.--Funds made available by this Act under the heading
``Economic Support Fund'' to counter extremism may be made available
notwithstanding any other provision of law restricting assistance to
foreign countries, except sections 502B, 620A, and 620M of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304, 2370): Provided, That the use
of the authority of this subsection shall be subject to prior
consultation with the appropriate congressional committees and the
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
(l) Protections and Remedies for Employees of Diplomatic Missions
and International Organizations.--Section 7034(k) of the Department of
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
2015 (division J of Public Law 113-235) shall continue in effect during
fiscal year 2020.
(m) Extension of Authorities.--
(1) Passport fees.--Section 1(b)(2) of the Passport Act of
June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(b)(2)) shall be applied by
substituting ``September 30, 2020'' for ``September 30, 2010''.
(2) Incentives for critical posts.--The authority contained
in section 1115(d) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009
(Public Law 111-32) shall remain in effect through September
30, 2020.
(3) USAID civil service annuitant waiver.--Section
625(j)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2385(j)(1)) shall be applied by substituting ``September 30,
2020'' for ``October 1, 2010'' in subparagraph (B).
(4) Overseas pay comparability and limitation.--(A) Subject
to the limitation described in subparagraph (B), the authority
provided by section 1113 of the Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-32) shall remain in effect through
September 30, 2020.
(B) The authority described in subparagraph (A) may not be
used to pay an eligible member of the Foreign Service (as
defined in section 1113(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-32)) a locality-based comparability
payment (stated as a percentage) that exceeds two-thirds of the
amount of the locality-based comparability payment (stated as a
percentage) that would be payable to such member under section
5304 of title 5, United States Code, if such member's official
duty station were in the District of Columbia.
(5) Categorical eligibility.--The Foreign Operations,
Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990
(Public Law 101-167) is amended--
(A) in section 599D (8 U.S.C. 1157 note)--
(i) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``and
2019'' and inserting ``2019, and 2020''; and
(ii) in subsection (e), by striking
``2019'' each place it appears and inserting
``2020''; and
(B) in section 599E(b)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1255 note), by
striking ``2019'' and inserting ``2020''.
(6) Inspector general annuitant waiver.--The authorities
provided in section 1015(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 2010 (Public Law 111-212) shall remain in effect through
September 30, 2020, and may be used to facilitate the
assignment of persons for oversight of programs in Syria, South
Sudan, Yemen, Somalia, and Venezuela.
(7) Accountability review boards.--The authority provided
by section 301(a)(3) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and
Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4831(a)(3)) shall remain
in effect for facilities in Afghanistan through September 30,
2020, except that the notification and reporting requirements
contained in such section shall include the Committees on
Appropriations.
(8) Special inspector general for afghanistan
reconstruction competitive status.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, any employee of the Special Inspector General
for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) who completes at least
12 months of continuous service after enactment of this Act or
who is employed on the date on which SIGAR terminates,
whichever occurs first, shall acquire competitive status for
appointment to any position in the competitive service for
which the employee possesses the required qualifications.
(9) Transfer of balances.--Section 7081(h) of the
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 115-31)
shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2020.
(10) Department of state inspector general waiver
authority.--The Inspector General of the Department of State
may waive the provisions of subsections (a) through (d) of
section 824 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4064)
on a case-by-case basis for an annuitant reemployed by the
Inspector General on a temporary basis, subject to the same
constraints and in the same manner by which the Secretary of
State may exercise such waiver authority pursuant to subsection
(g) of such section.
(11) Afghan allies.--Section 602(b)(3)(F) of the Afghan
Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended--
(A) in the heading, striking ``2015, 2016, AND
2017'' and inserting ``2015 THROUGH 2020'';
(B) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking
``18,500'' and inserting ``22,500''; and
(C) in clauses (i) and (ii), by striking ``December
31, 2020'' and inserting ``December 31, 2021''.
(n) Monitoring and Evaluation.--Funds appropriated by this Act that
are made available for monitoring and evaluation of assistance under
the headings ``Development Assistance'', ``International Disaster
Assistance'', and ``Migration and Refugee Assistance'' shall, as
appropriate, be made available for the regular collection of feedback
obtained directly from beneficiaries on the quality and relevance of
such assistance: Provided, That the Department of State and USAID
shall establish, and post on their respective websites, updated
procedures for implementing partners that receive funds under such
headings for regularly collecting and responding to such feedback,
including guidelines for the reporting on actions taken in response to
the feedback received: Provided further, That the Department of State
and USAID shall regularly conduct oversight to ensure that such
feedback is regularly collected and used by implementing partners to
maximize the cost-effectiveness and utility of such assistance.
(o) 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, and
tuberculosis to the same extent as HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other
products, subject to the terms and conditions in such section:
Provided, That the authority in section 525(b)(5) of the Foreign
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriation Act,
2005 (Public Law 108-447) shall be exercised by the Assistant
Administrator for Global Health, USAID, with respect to funds deposited
for such non-HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, and shall be
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations: Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall
include in the congressional budget justification an accounting of
budgetary resources, disbursements, balances, and reimbursements
related to such fund.
(p) Loans, Consultation, and Notification.--
(1) Loan guarantees.--Funds appropriated under the headings
``Economic Support Fund'' and ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia
and Central Asia'' by this Act and prior Acts making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs may be made available for the costs, as
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974,
of loan guarantees for Jordan, Tunisia, and Ukraine, which are
authorized to be provided: Provided, That amounts made
available under this paragraph for the costs of such guarantees
shall not be considered assistance for the purposes of
provisions of law limiting assistance to a country.
(2) Designation requirement.--Funds made available pursuant
to paragraph (1) from prior Acts making appropriations for the
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs
that were previously designated by the Congress for Overseas
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress for
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of such Act.
(3) Consultation and notification.--Funds made available
pursuant to the authorities of this subsection shall be subject
to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional
committees and the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
(q) Local Works.--
(1) Funding.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act under
the headings ``Development Assistance'' and ``Economic Support
Fund'', not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available for
Local Works pursuant to section 7080 of the Department of
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations
Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law 113-235), which may remain
available until September 30, 2024.
(2) Eligible entities.--For the purposes of section 7080 of
the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of Public Law
113-235), ``eligible entities'' shall be defined as small
local, international, and United States-based nongovernmental
organizations, educational institutions, and other small
entities that have received less than a total of $5,000,000
from USAID over the previous 5 fiscal years: Provided, That
departments or centers of such educational institutions may be
considered individually in determining such eligibility.
(r) Definitions.--
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--Unless otherwise
defined in this Act, for purposes of this Act the term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committees
on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the
Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House
of Representatives.
(2) Funds appropriated by this act and prior acts.--Unless
otherwise defined in this Act, for purposes of this Act the
term ``funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs'' means funds that remain available for
obligation, and have not expired.
(3) International financial institutions.--In this Act
``international financial institutions'' means the
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the
International Development Association, the International
Finance Corporation, the Inter-American Development Bank, the
International Monetary Fund, the International Fund for
Agricultural Development, the Asian Development Fund, the
Inter-American Investment Corporation, the North American
Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development, the African Development Bank, the African
Development Fund, and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee
Agency.
(4) Southern kordofan.--Any reference to Southern Kordofan
in this or any other Act making appropriations for the
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs
shall be deemed to include portions of Western Kordofan that
were previously part of Southern Kordofan prior to the 2013
division of Southern Kordofan.
(5) USAID.--In this Act, the term ``USAID'' means the
United States Agency for International Development.
(6) 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.
multilateral development bank replenishments
Sec. 7026. (a) The Asian Development Bank.--The Asian Development
Bank Act (Public Law 89-369; 22 U.S.C. 285 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 36. TWELFTH REPLENISHMENT.
``(a) The United States Governor of the Bank is authorized to
contribute, on behalf of the United States, $47,395,000 to the twelfth
replenishment of the resources of the Fund, subject to obtaining the
necessary appropriations.
``(b) In order to pay for the United States contribution provided
for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without
fiscal year limitation, $47,395,000 for payment by the Secretary of the
Treasury.''.
(b) The International Development Association.--The International
Development Association Act (Public Law 86-565; 22 U.S.C. 284 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 30. EIGHTEENTH REPLENISHMENT.
``(a) The United States Governor of the International Development
Association is authorized to contribute on behalf of the United States
$1,097,010,000 to the eighteenth replenishment of the resources of the
Association, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations.
``(b) In order to pay for the United States contribution provided
for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without
fiscal year limitation, $1,097,010,000 for payment by the Secretary of
the Treasury.''.
(c) The African Development Fund.--The African Development Fund Act
(Public Law 94-302; 22 U.S.C. 290g et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end the following new section:
``SEC. 225. FOURTEENTH REPLENISHMENT.
``(a) The United States Governor of the Fund is authorized to
contribute on behalf of the United States $171,300,000 to the
fourteenth replenishment of the resources of the Fund, subject to
obtaining the necessary appropriations.
``(b) In order to pay for the United States contribution provided
for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without
fiscal year limitation, $171,300,000 for payment by the Secretary of
the Treasury.''.
north american development bank general capital increase
Sec. 7027. Part 2 of subtitle D of title V of Public Law 103-182
(22 U.S.C. 290m et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following
new section:
``SEC. 547. CAPITAL INCREASE.
``(a) Subscription Authorized.--
``(1) The Secretary of the Treasury may subscribe on behalf
of the United States to 1,000 additional shares of the capital
stock of the Bank.
``(2) 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) Limitations on Authorization of Appropriations.--
``(1) In order to pay for the increase in the United States
subscription to the Bank under subsection (a), there are
authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation,
$10,000,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.
``(2) The amount authorized to be appropriated under
paragraph (1) shall be for paid-in shares of the Bank.''.
international finance corporation
Sec. 7028. The International Finance Corporation Act (Public Law
84-350; 22 U.S.C. 282 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``SEC. 18. CAPITAL INCREASES AND AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF
AGREEMENT.
``(a) Votes Authorized.--The United States Governor of the
Corporation is authorized to vote in favor of--
``(1) a resolution to increase the authorized capital stock
of the Corporation by 16,999,998 shares, to implement the
conversion of a portion of the retained earnings of the
Corporation into paid-in capital, which will result in the
United States being issued an additional 3,771,899 shares of
capital stock, without any cash contribution;
``(2) a resolution to increase the authorized capital stock
of the Corporation on a general basis by 4,579,995 shares; and
``(3) a resolution to increase the authorized capital stock
of the Corporation on a selective basis by 919,998 shares.
``(b) Amendment of the Articles of Agreement.--The United States
Governor of the Corporation is authorized to agree to and accept an
amendment to Article II, Section 2(c)(ii) of the Articles of Agreement
of the Corporation that would increase the vote by which the Board of
Governors of the Corporation may increase the capital stock of the
Corporation from a four- fifths majority to an eighty-five percent
majority.''.
international bank for reconstruction and development
Sec. 7029. The Bretton Woods Agreements Act (22 U.S.C. 286 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 73. CAPITAL STOCK INCREASES.
``(a) Increases Authorized.--The United States Governor of the Bank
is authorized--
``(1)(A) to vote in favor of a resolution to increase the
capital stock of the Bank on a selective basis by 245,773
shares; and
``(B) to subscribe on behalf of the United States to 42,298
additional shares of the capital stock of the Bank, as part of
the selective increase in the capital stock of the Bank, except
that any subscription to such additional shares shall be
effective only to the extent or in such amounts as are provided
in advance in appropriations Acts; and
``(2)(A) to vote in favor of a resolution to increase the
capital stock of the Bank on a general basis by 230,500 shares;
and
``(B) to subscribe on behalf of the United States to 38,662
additional shares of the capital stock of the Bank, as part of
the general increase in the capital stock of the Bank, except
that any subscription to such additional shares shall be
effective only to the extent or in such amounts as are provided
in advance in appropriations Acts.
``(b) Limitations on Authorization of Appropriations.--(1) In order
to pay for the increase in the United States subscription to the Bank
under subsection (a)(2)(B), there are authorized to be appropriated,
without fiscal year limitation, $4,663,990,370 for payment by the
Secretary of the Treasury.
``(2) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under paragraph
(1), $932,798,074 shall be for paid in shares of the Bank, and
$3,731,192,296 shall be for callable shares of the Bank.
``(3) In order to pay for the increase in the United States
subscription to the Bank under subsection (a)(1)(B), there are
authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation
$5,102,619,230 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.
``(4) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under paragraph
(3), $306,157,153.80 shall be for paid in shares of the Bank, and
$4,796,462,076.20 shall be for callable shares of the Bank.''.
insecure communications networks
Sec. 7030. (a) Assistance.--Funds appropriated by this Act shall be
made available for programs to--
(1) advance the adoption of secure, next-generation
communications networks and services, including 5G, and
cybersecurity policies, in countries receiving assistance under
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs;
(2) counter the establishment of insecure communications
networks and services, including 5G, promoted by the People's
Republic of China and other state-backed enterprises that are
subject to undue or extrajudicial control by their country of
origin; and
(3) provide policy and technical training to information
communication technology professionals in countries receiving
assistance under this Act, as appropriate.
(b) Strategy.--Prior to the initial obligation of funds made
available to implement programs described in subsection (a) but not
later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State,
in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development, shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a strategy for the implementation of such
programs.
(c) Notification Requirement.--Funds made available to implement
the programs described under this section are subject to the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
middle east and north africa
Sec. 7031. (a) Egypt.--
(1) Certification and report.--Funds appropriated by this
Act that are available for assistance for Egypt may be made
available notwithstanding any other provision of law
restricting assistance for Egypt, except for this subsection
and section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2378d), and may only be made available for assistance
for the Government of Egypt if the Secretary of State certifies
and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such
government is--
(A) sustaining the strategic relationship with the
United States; and
(B) meeting its obligations under the 1979 Egypt-
Israel Peace Treaty.
(2) Economic support fund.--(A) Of the funds appropriated
by this Act under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'', not
less than $125,000,000 shall be made available for assistance
for Egypt, 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: Provided
further, That such funds may not be made available for cash
transfer assistance or budget support unless the Secretary of
State certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional
committees that the Government of Egypt is taking consistent
and effective steps to stabilize the economy and implement
market-based economic reforms.
(B) None of the funds appropriated by this Act or prior
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs under the heading ``Economic
Support Fund'' may be made available for a contribution,
voluntary or otherwise, to the ``Civil Associations and
Foundations Support Fund'', or any similar fund, established
pursuant to Law 70 on Associations and Other Foundations
Working in the Field of Civil Work published in the Official
Gazette of Egypt on May 29, 2017.
(3) Foreign military financing program.--(A) Of the funds
appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Foreign Military
Financing Program'', not less than $1,300,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2021, shall be made available for
assistance for Egypt: Provided, That such funds may be
transferred to an interest bearing account in the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York, following consultation with the
Committees on Appropriations, and the uses of any interest
earned on such funds shall be subject to the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
Provided further, That $300,000,000 of such funds shall be
withheld from obligation until the Secretary of State certifies
and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the
Government of Egypt is taking sustained and effective steps
to--
(i) advance democracy and human rights in Egypt,
including to govern democratically and protect
religious minorities and the rights of women, which are
in addition to steps taken during the previous calendar
year for such purposes;
(ii) implement reforms that protect freedoms of
expression, association, and peaceful assembly,
including the ability of civil society organizations,
human rights defenders, and the media to function
without interference;
(iii) release political prisoners and provide
detainees with due process of law;
(iv) hold Egyptian security forces accountable,
including officers credibly alleged to have violated
human rights;
(v) investigate and prosecute cases of
extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances; and
(vi) provide regular access for United States
officials to monitor such assistance in areas where the
assistance is used:
Provided further, That the certification requirement of this
paragraph shall not apply to funds appropriated by this Act
under such heading for counterterrorism, border security, and
nonproliferation programs for Egypt.
(B) The Secretary of State may waive the certification
requirement in subparagraph (A) if the Secretary determines and
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is
important to the national security interest of the United
States, and submits a report to such Committees containing a
detailed justification for the use of such waiver and the
reasons why any of the requirements of subparagraph (A) cannot
be met: Provided, That the report required by this paragraph
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may be accompanied
by a classified annex.
(b) Iran.--
(1) Funding.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the
heading ``Economic Support Fund'' shall be made available for
democracy programs for Iran, to be administered by the
Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, Department of
State, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State.
(2) 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).
(c) Iraq.--
(1) Bilateral economic and stabilization assistance.--Of
the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Economic
Support Fund'' not less than $150,000,000 shall be made
available for bilateral economic assistance and stabilization
assistance for Iraq, including in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
(KRI), of which not less than $7,500,000 shall be made
available for the Marla Ruzicka Iraqi War Victims Fund:
Provided, That funds made available by this Act for
stabilization assistance for Iraq shall be made available for
programs in Anbar Province.
(2) International security assistance.--(A) Of the funds
appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Nonproliferation,
Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs'', not less than
$47,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Iraq for
demining and unexploded ordnance removal in areas liberated
from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and affiliated
entities.
(B) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
``Foreign Military Financing Program'', not less than
$250,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Iraq,
including in the KRI.
(3) United states consulate general basrah.--Funds
appropriated under title I of this Act shall be made available
to retain possession of United States Consulate General Basrah
located adjacent to the Basrah International Airport:
Provided, That not later than 60 days after enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a plan, including a classified annex,
detailing the conditions and costs necessary for reopening
United States Consulate General Basrah and options for
maintaining a diplomatic presence in Basrah in the interim.
(d) Jordan.--
(1) Assistance appropriated by this act.--Of the funds
appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV, not less than
$1,525,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for
Jordan, of which: not less than $1,082,400,000 shall be made
available under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'', of which
not less than $745,100,000 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) Assistance appropriated by prior acts.--Of the funds
appropriated under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' in
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs, not less than
$125,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Jordan,
of which $100,000,000 shall be made available for budget
support for the Government of Jordan and $25,000,000 shall be
made available for programs to increase electricity
transmission to neighboring countries, including Iraq:
Provided, That such funds are in addition to amounts otherwise
made available for such purposes.
(e) Lebanon.--
(1) Assistance.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the
following headings shall be made available for assistance for
Lebanon as follows:
(A) ``Economic Support Fund'', not less than
$115,000,000, which 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).
(B) ``International Narcotics Control and Law
Enforcement'', not less than $10,000,000, which may be
made available for programs and equipment for the
Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) and the
Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to address security and
stability requirements in areas affected by conflict in
Syria, following consultation with the appropriate
congressional committees.
(C) ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining
and Related Programs'', not less than $11,000,000.
(D) ``International Military Education and
Training'', not less than $3,000,000.
(E) ``Foreign Military Financing Program'', not
less than $105,000,000 only for programs to--
(i) professionalize the LAF to mitigate
internal and external threats from non-state
actors, including Hizballah;
(ii) strengthen border security 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 7011 of this Act or under
section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2394-1), and shall be submitted not later than
September 1, 2020: Provided further, That any
notification submitted pursuant to such section shall
include any funds specifically intended for lethal
military equipment.
(2) Limitation.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act
may be made available for the ISF or the 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).
(f) Libya.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the
headings ``Economic Support Fund'', ``International Narcotics Control
and Law Enforcement'', and ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining
and Related Programs'', not less than $40,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2022, shall be made available for stabilization
assistance for Libya, including support for a United Nations-
facilitated political process and border security: Provided, That the
limitation on the uses of funds for certain infrastructure projects in
section 7041(f)(2) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law
113-76) shall apply to such funds.
(g) Morocco.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
``Foreign Military Financing Program'' that are made available for
assistance for Morocco may only be used for the purposes requested in
the Congressional Budget Justification, Foreign Operations, Fiscal Year
2017.
(h) Saudi Arabia.--
(1) International military education and training.--None of
the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
``International Military Education and Training'' may be made
available for assistance for the Government of Saudi Arabia.
(2) Export-import bank.--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 obligated or expended by the
Export-Import Bank of the United States to guarantee, insure,
or extend (or participate in the extension of) credit in
connection with the export of nuclear technology, equipment,
fuel, materials, or other goods or services to Saudi Arabia
unless the Government of Saudi Arabia--
(A) has in effect a nuclear cooperation agreement
pursuant to section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of
1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153);
(B) has committed to renounce uranium enrichment
and reprocessing on its territory under that agreement;
and
(C) has signed and implemented an Additional
Protocol to its Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement with
the International Atomic Energy Agency.
(i) Syria.--
(1) Non-lethal assistance.--Of the funds appropriated by
this Act under the headings ``Economic Support Fund'',
``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'',
``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related
Programs'', and ``Peacekeeping Operations'', not less than
$130,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022,
shall be made available, notwithstanding any other provision of
law, for non-lethal stabilization assistance for Syria, of
which not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for
emergency medical and rescue response and chemical weapons use
investigations, and not less than $25,000,000 shall be made
available for reconciliation and local governance programs,
including not less than $15,000,000 for media programs:
Provided, That funds made available for stabilization
assistance pursuant to this subsection shall be apportioned and
available for obligation not later than 120 days after
enactment of this Act.
(2) Start forward.--Funds appropriated by this Act and
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs shall be made
available to reestablish and maintain the presence of the Syria
Transition Assistance Response Team (START) Forward inside
Syria, including for the security costs for START Forward:
Provided, That the Secretary of State shall consult with the
appropriate congressional committees prior to significantly
increasing or reducing or closing such office.
(3) Syrian organizations.--Funds appropriated by this Act
that are made available for assistance for Syria shall be made
available, on an open and competitive basis, to Syrian civil
society organizations to address the immediate and long-term
needs of the Syrian people in Syria and to counter the
influence of the Russian Federation and Iran in Syria,
including in Northwest Syria and areas held by the Government
of Syria led by Bashar al-Assad: Provided, That funds made
available by this paragraph shall be administered by the Bureau
for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State.
(4) Limitations.--Funds made available pursuant to
paragraph (1) of this subsection that are made available for
assistance for Syria may not be made available for a project or
activity that significantly supports or 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.
(5) Consultation and notification.--Funds made available
pursuant to this subsection may only be made available subject
to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional
committees and the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
(j) Tunisia.--
(1) Assistance appropriated by this act.--Of the funds
appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act, not less than
$191,400,000 shall be made available for assistance for
Tunisia.
(2) Assistance appropriated by prior acts.--Of the funds
appropriated under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' in
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs, not less than
$50,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Tunisia:
Provided, That such funds are in addition to amounts otherwise
made available for such purposes.
(k) West Bank and Gaza.--
(1) Assistance.--Of the funds appropriated under title IV
in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs,
not less than $75,000,000 shall be made available for security
assistance programs in the West Bank: Provided, That such sums
are in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such
purposes.
(2) Continuation of terms and conditions.--The terms and
conditions of the following sections of the Department of
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations
Act, 2019 (division F of Public Law 116-6) shall continue in
effect during fiscal year 2020:
(A) Section 7036 (Palestinian Statehood).
(B) Section 7038 (Prohibition on Assistance to the
Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation).
(C) Section 7039 (Assistance for the West Bank and
Gaza), except subsection (d)(2) (making funds available
for certain oversight activities): Provided, That in
such section reference to fiscal year 2019 shall be
deemed to be fiscal year 2020.
(D) Section 7040 (Limitation on Assistance for the
Palestinian Authority).
(E) Section 7041(k)(1) (West Bank and Gaza, Report
on Assistance).
(F) Section 7041(k)(2) (West Bank and Gaza,
Limitations).
(G) Section 7041(k)(5) (West Bank and Gaza,
Security Report).
(H) Section 7041(k)(6) (West Bank and Gaza,
Incitement Report).
(3) Sense of the congress.--Section 7035 of division F of
Public Law 116-6 regarding the sense of the Congress on the
Arab League Boycott of Israel shall apply to this Act.
(4) Private sector partnership programs.--Funds
appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related
programs may be made available for private sector partnership
programs for the West Bank and Gaza if such funds are
authorized.
(l) Western Sahara.--Funds appropriated under title III of this Act
shall be made available for assistance for the Western Sahara:
Provided, That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act and
prior to the obligation of such funds, the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the USAID Administrator, shall consult with the
Committees on Appropriations on the planned uses of such funds:
Provided further, That nothing in this Act shall be construed to change
the policy of the United States to support the United Nations-led
process to monitor the ceasefire and bring about a peaceful,
sustainable, and mutually agreed upon solution for the Western Sahara.
(m) Yemen.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs, not less than $40,000,000 shall be made available
for stabilization assistance for Yemen, of which not less than
$10,000,000 shall be made available for a contribution for a United
Nations stabilization facility, not less than $5,000,000 for a
contribution for a United Nations governance facility, and not less
than $5,000,000 to meet the needs of vulnerable populations, including
women and girls: Provided, That such amounts are in addition to funds
otherwise made available for such purposes.
africa
Sec. 7032. (a) African Great Lakes Region Assistance Restriction.--
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ``International
Military Education and Training'' for the central government of a
country in the African Great Lakes region may be made available only
for Expanded International Military Education and Training and
professional military education unless the Secretary of State
determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such
government is not facilitating or otherwise participating in
destabilizing activities in a neighboring country, including aiding and
abetting armed groups.
(b) Cameroon.--Funds appropriated under title IV of this Act that
are made available for assistance for the armed forces of Cameroon,
including the Rapid Intervention Battalion, may only be made available
to counter regional terrorism, including Boko Haram and other Islamic
State affiliates, participate in international peacekeeping operations,
and for military education and maritime security programs.
(c) Democratic Republic of the Congo.--Of the funds appropriated by
this Act under titles III and IV, not less than $298,310,000 shall be
made available for assistance for the Democratic Republic of the Congo
for stabilization, global health, and bilateral economic assistance,
including in areas affected by, and at risk from, the Ebola virus
disease: Provided, That funds made available pursuant to this
subsection under title III of this Act and prior Acts making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and
related programs for such purposes shall be made available
notwithstanding any other provision of law, including the Trafficking
Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107): Provided further,
That funds made available pursuant to this subsection under title III
of this Act and prior Acts shall be apportioned and allotted to the
United States Agency for International Development and Department of
State, as appropriate, not later than 30 days after enactment of this
Act: Provided further, That funds made available pursuant to this
subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.
(d) Lake Chad Basin Countries.--Funds appropriated under titles III
and IV of this Act shall be made available, following consultation with
the Committees on Appropriations, for assistance for Cameroon, Chad,
Niger, and Nigeria for--
(1) democracy, development, and health programs;
(2) assistance for individuals targeted by foreign
terrorist and other extremist organizations, including Boko
Haram, consistent with the provisions of section 7046 of this
Act;
(3) assistance for individuals displaced by violent
conflict; and
(4) counterterrorism programs.
(e) Sahel Stabilization and Security.--Of the funds appropriated
under titles III and IV of this Act, not less than--
(1) $81,500,000 shall be made available for assistance for
Burkina Faso;
(2) $193,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for
Mali, including not less than $70,000,000 under the heading
``Development Assistance'', of which not less than $10,000,000
shall be made available for a new partnership program to
strengthen civil society in Mali; and
(3) $91,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for
Niger.
(f) South Sudan.--
(1) Assistance.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act
under titles III and IV, not less than $148,300,000 shall be
made available for assistance for South Sudan, of which not
less than $15,000,000 shall be made available for democracy
programs and not less than $8,000,000 shall be made available
for conflict mitigation and reconciliation programs.
(2) Limitation on assistance for the central government.--
Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for
assistance for the central Government of South Sudan may only
be made available, following consultation with the Committees
on Appropriations, for--
(A) humanitarian assistance;
(B) health programs, including to prevent, detect,
and respond to the Ebola virus disease;
(C) assistance to support South Sudan peace
negotiations or to advance or implement a peace
agreement; and
(D) assistance to support implementation of
outstanding issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement
and mutual arrangements related to such agreement:
Provided, That prior to the initial obligation of funds made
available pursuant to subparagraphs (C) and (D), the Secretary of State
shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the intended
uses of such funds and steps taken by such government to advance or
implement a peace agreement.
(g) Sudan.--
(1) Limitations on assistance and loans.--(A)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds
appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance
for the Government of Sudan.
(B) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made
available for the cost, as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and loan
guarantees held by the Government of Sudan, including the cost
of selling, reducing, or canceling amounts owed to the United
States, and modifying concessional loans, guarantees, and
credit agreements.
(2) Exclusions.--The limitations of paragraph (1) shall not
apply to--
(A) humanitarian assistance;
(B) assistance for democracy, health, and education
programs;
(C) assistance for the Darfur region, Southern
Kordofan State, Blue Nile State, other marginalized
areas and populations in Sudan, and Abyei; and
(D) assistance to support implementation of
outstanding issues of the Comprehensive Peace
Agreement, mutual arrangements related to post-
referendum issues associated with such Agreement, or
any other internationally recognized viable peace
agreement in Sudan.
(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. 7033. (a) Burma.--
(1) Bilateral and multilateral assistance.--(A) Of the
funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act, not
less than $141,000,000 shall be made available for assistance
for Burma, including not less than $16,000,000 under the
heading ``Development Assistance'' and not less than
$85,000,000 under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'':
Provided, That such funds may be made available notwithstanding
any other provision of law and following consultation with the
appropriate congressional committees: Provided further, That
such funds shall be made available for programs to promote
ethnic and religious tolerance and to combat gender-based
violence, including in Kachin, Karen, Rakhine, and Shan states:
Provided further, That such funds may be made available for
ethnic groups and civil society in Burma to help sustain
ceasefire agreements and further prospects for reconciliation
and peace, which may include support to representatives of
ethnic armed groups for this purpose.
(B) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act for
assistance for Burma shall be made available for community-
based organizations operating in Thailand to provide food,
medical, and other humanitarian assistance to internally
displaced persons in eastern Burma, in addition to assistance
for Burmese refugees from funds appropriated by this Act under
the heading ``Migration and Refugee Assistance'': Provided,
That such funds may be available for programs to support the
return of Kachin, Karen, Rohingya, Shan, and other refugees and
internally displaced persons to their locations of origin or
preference in Burma only if such returns are voluntary and
consistent with international law.
(C) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act for
assistance for Burma that are made available for assistance for
the Government of Burma to support the implementation of
Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement conferences, committees, and
other procedures may only be made available if the Secretary of
State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such
conferences, committees, and procedures are directed toward a
sustainable peace and the Government of Burma is implementing
its commitments under such Agreement.
(2) Limitations.--None of the funds appropriated under
title III of this Act for assistance for Burma may be made
available to any organization or entity controlled by the armed
forces of Burma, or to any individual or organization that
advocates violence against ethnic or religious groups or
individuals in Burma, as determined by the Secretary of State
for programs administered by the Department of State and USAID
or the President of the National Endowment for Democracy for
programs administered by NED.
(3) Consultation.--Any new program or activity in Burma
initiated in fiscal year 2020 shall be subject to prior
consultation with the appropriate congressional committees.
(b) Cambodia.--
(1) Assistance.--Of the funds appropriated under title III
and IV of this Act, not less than $113,000,000 shall be made
available for assistance for Cambodia.
(2) Certification and exceptions.--
(A) Certification.--None of the funds appropriated
by this Act that are made available for assistance for
the Government of Cambodia may be obligated or expended
unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to
the Committees on Appropriations that such Government
is taking effective steps to--
(i) strengthen regional security and
stability, particularly regarding territorial
disputes in the South China Sea and the
enforcement of international sanctions with
respect to North Korea;
(ii) protect its sovereignty from
interference by the People's Republic of China,
including by verifiably maintaining the
neutrality of Ream Naval Base, other military
installations in Cambodia, and dual use
facilities such as the Dara Sakor development
project; and
(iii) respect the rights, freedoms, and
responsibilities enshrined in the Constitution
of the Kingdom of Cambodia as enacted in 1993.
(B) Exceptions.--The certification required by
subparagraph (A) shall not apply to funds appropriated
by this Act and made available for democracy, health,
education, and environment programs, programs to
strengthen and protect the sovereignty of Cambodia, and
programs to educate and inform the people of Cambodia
of the influence efforts of the People's Republic of
China in Cambodia.
(3) Uses of funds.--Funds appropriated under title III of
this Act for assistance for Cambodia shall be made available
for--
(A) research and education programs associated with
the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia; and
(B) programs in the Khmer language to monitor, map,
and publicize the colonization of Cambodia by the
People's Republic of China, including in Sihanoukville,
Bavet, Poipet, Koh Kong, and areas bordering Vietnam.
(c) Indo-Pacific Strategy and the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act
of 2018.--
(1) Assistance.--Funds appropriated by this Act shall be
made available to support the implementation of the Indo-
Pacific Strategy and the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of
2018 (Public Law 115-409) as follows:
(A) Under title I, not less than $760,000,000
should be made available for such purposes.
(B) Under titles III and IV, not less than
$1,420,000,000 shall be made available for such
purposes.
(2) Countering chinese influence fund.--Of the funds
appropriated by this Act under the headings ``Development
Assistance'', ``Economic Support Fund'', ``International
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', ``Nonproliferation,
Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs'', and ``Foreign
Military Financing Program'', not less than $375,000,000 shall
be made available for a Countering Chinese Influence Fund to
counter the influence of the People's Republic of China
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 of the funds made available pursuant to
this paragraph under the heading ``International Narcotics
Control and Law Enforcement'', not less than $25,000,000 shall
be made available for assistance for Burma, Thailand, Laos,
Cambodia, and Vietnam for a law enforcement and counter
transnational crime program on the Mekong River, which shall be
in addition to amounts otherwise made available by this Act for
such purposes: Provided further, That of the funds made
available pursuant to this paragraph, not less than $25,000,000
shall be made available to support the efforts of civil society
to increase transparency and accountability associated with the
Belt and Road Initiative and other influence activities of the
People's Republic of China, including in Burma, Thailand, Laos,
and Cambodia, and not less than $30,000,000 shall be
transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act
under the heading ``Diplomatic Programs'' for Global Engagement
Center programs to counter the influence of the People's
Republic of China: Provided further, That such funds
appropriated under such headings may be transferred to, and
merged with, funds appropriated under such headings: Provided
further, That such transfer authority is in addition to any
other transfer authority provided by this Act or any other Act,
and is subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
(3) Restriction on uses of funds.--
(A) Bilateral assistance.--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--
(i) the Belt and Road Initiative or any
dual-use projects of the People's Republic of
China; and
(ii) 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 USAID Administrator and
the President of the United States
International Development Finance Corporation,
as appropriate, determines that such use does
not adversely impact the national security of
the United States.
(B) Multilateral assistance.--Of the funds
appropriated in prior Acts making appropriations for
the Department of State, foreign operations, and
related programs under titles I, V, and VI that are
made available to a multilateral entity or an
international financial institution for the purposes
described in subparagraph (A), as determined by the
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary
of the Treasury, an amount equal to such amount shall
be withheld from obligation to such entity or
institution from funds made available by this Act for
such entity or institution.
(d) Laos.--Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of
this Act, not less than $78,500,000 shall be made available for
assistance for Laos, of which not less than--
(1) $9,500,000 shall be made available under the heading
``Global Health Programs'', of which not less than $8,500,000
shall be made available for maternal and child health and
nutrition programs;
(2) $27,000,000 shall be made available under the heading
``Development Assistance'', of which not less than $2,000,000
shall be made available for energy programs, to be administered
by the United States Agency for International Development, and
not less than $2,000,000 shall be made available for cyber and
digital programs;
(3) $1,500,000 shall be made available under the heading
``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'';
(4) $40,000,000 shall be made available under the heading
``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related
Programs'' to clear unexploded ordnance in Laos; and
(5) $500,000 shall be made available under the heading
``International Military Education and Training'':
Provided, That funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
``United States International Development Finance Corporation,
Corporate Capital Account'' shall be made available for a feasibility
study and program, if appropriate, in Laos.
(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 promotion and limitation on use of
funds.--(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
``Economic Support Fund'' and ``Democracy Fund'' shall be made
available for the promotion of human rights in North Korea:
Provided, That the authority of section 7023(b)(1) of this Act
shall apply to such funds.
(B) None of the funds made available by this Act under the
heading ``Economic Support Fund'' may be made available for
assistance for the Government of North Korea.
(f) People's Republic of China.--
(1) Limitation on use of funds.--None of the funds
appropriated under the heading ``Diplomatic Programs'' in this
Act may be obligated or expended for processing licenses for
the export of satellites of United States origin (including
commercial satellites and satellite components) to the People's
Republic of China (PRC) unless, at least 15 days in advance,
the Committees on Appropriations are notified of such proposed
action.
(2) People's liberation army.--The terms and requirements
of section 620(h) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2370(h)) shall apply to foreign assistance projects or
activities of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the PRC, to
include such projects or activities by any entity that is owned
or controlled by, or an affiliate of, the PLA: Provided, That
none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available
pursuant to this Act may be used to finance any grant,
contract, or cooperative agreement with the PLA, or any entity
that the Secretary of State has reason to believe is owned or
controlled by, or an affiliate of, the PLA.
(3) United states-china friendship volunteers program.--
None of the 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 a
``United States-China Friendship Volunteers'' program may be
made available for training or other pedagogical assistance for
employees of the Government of the People's Republic of China.
(4) Hong kong.--
(A) Democracy programs.--Of the funds appropriated
by this Act under the heading ``Democracy Fund'' for
the Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of
State, not less than $1,500,000 shall be made available
for democracy programs for Hong Kong, including legal
and other support for democracy activists.
(B) Report.--Funds appropriated under title I of
this Act shall be made available to prepare and submit
to Congress the report required by section 301 of the
United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C.
5731), which shall also include a description of--
(i) efforts by the Hong Kong authorities
and the Government of the People's Republic of
China to prevent free assembly and
communications by the people of Hong Kong;
(ii) the technical surveillance equipment
and methods used by the Hong Kong authorities
and the Government of the People's Republic of
China to monitor the movement and
communications of the Hong Kong population;
(iii) the application of social and
political control tools developed by the
Government of the People's Republic of China
and used by such Government and the Hong Kong
authorities in Hong Kong;
(iv) the disinformation and political
influence campaigns conducted by the Government
of the People's Republic of China in Hong Kong
and overseas with respect to the situation in
Hong Kong; and
(v) the mission and activities of the
People's Armed Police, the People's Liberation
Army, the Ministries of Public Security and
State Security in Beijing, the Government of
the People's Republic of China, and other
Chinese security forces in Hong Kong, including
their respective roles in human rights abuses
against the people of Hong Kong.
(g) Philippines.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act under
the heading ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'' may
be made available for counternarcotics assistance for the Philippines,
except for drug demand reduction, maritime law enforcement, or
transnational interdiction.
(h) Thailand.--Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of
this Act, not less than $16,500,000 shall be made available for
assistance for Thailand: Provided, That funds made available for
trilateral programs with Thailand shall be subject to prior
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.
(i) Tibet.--
(1) Financing of projects in tibet.--The Secretary of the
Treasury should instruct the United States executive director
of each international financial institution to use the voice
and vote of the United States to support financing of projects
in Tibet if such projects do not provide incentives for the
migration and settlement of non-Tibetans into Tibet or
facilitate the transfer of ownership of Tibetan land and
natural resources to non-Tibetans, are based on a thorough
needs-assessment, foster self-sufficiency of the Tibetan people
and respect Tibetan culture and traditions, and are subject to
effective monitoring.
(2) Programs for tibetan communities.--(A) Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, of the funds appropriated by this
Act under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'', not less than
$8,000,000 shall be made available to nongovernmental
organizations to support activities which preserve cultural
traditions and promote sustainable development, education, and
environmental conservation in Tibetan communities in the Tibet
Autonomous Region and in other Tibetan communities in China.
(B) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
``Economic Support Fund'', not less than $6,000,000 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 subparagraph (A) for programs inside Tibet.
(C) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
``Economic Support Fund'', not less than $3,000,000 shall be
made available for programs to strengthen the capacity of the
Central Tibetan Administration, including information and
international outreach and research.
(j) Vietnam.--
(1) Assistance.--Of the funds appropriated under titles III
and IV of this Act, not less than $165,000,000 shall be made
available for assistance for Vietnam, of which not less than--
(A) $31,350,000 shall be made available under the
heading ``Global Health Programs'';
(B) $61,450,000 shall be made available under the
heading ``Development Assistance'', of which not less
than $13,000,000 shall be made available for health and
disability programs in areas sprayed with Agent Orange
and contaminated with dioxin, to assist individuals
with severe upper or lower body mobility impairment or
cognitive or developmental disabilities;
(C) $35,000,000 shall be made available under the
heading ``Economic Support Fund'', of which not less
than--
(i) $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;
(ii) $1,500,000 shall be made available for
reconciliation programs to address war legacy
issues; and
(iii) $1,000,000 shall be made available
for trilateral programs with Vietnam, subject
to prior consultation with the Committees on
Appropriations;
(D) $6,000,000 shall be made available under the
heading ``International Narcotics Control and Law
Enforcement'';
(E) $17,500,000 shall be made available under the
heading ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining
and Related Programs'', which shall be made available
for the clearance of unexploded ordnance in Vietnam;
(F) $1,700,000 shall be made available under the
heading ``International Military Education and
Training''; and
(G) not less than $12,000,000 shall be made
available under the heading ``Foreign Military
Financing Program''.
(2) Vietnam education foundation.--Not later than 15 days
after enactment of this Act, any remaining unobligated balances
made available under the heading ``Vietnam Education
Foundation--Vietnam Debt Repayment Fund'' pursuant to the
Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2763A-257;
22 U.S.C. 2452) that are not necessary for liquidating the
final liabilities of the Vietnam Education Foundation shall be
available for grants authorized by section 211 of such Act.
(3) Program exceptions.--Funds made available pursuant to
this subsection under title III of this Act and prior Acts
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs shall be made available
notwithstanding any other provision of law, including the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107).
south and central asia
Sec. 7034. (a) Afghanistan.--
(1) Funding and limitations.--Funds appropriated by this
Act under the headings ``Economic Support Fund'' and
``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'' that
are made available for assistance for Afghanistan--
(A) shall be made available to implement the South
Asia Strategy, the Revised Strategy for United States
Engagement in Afghanistan, and the United States Agency
for International Development Country Development
Cooperation Strategy for Afghanistan;
(B) shall be made available to continue support for
institutions of higher education in Kabul, Afghanistan
that are accessible to both men and women, including
for the costs for operations and security for such
institutions;
(C) shall be made available for programs that
protect and strengthen the rights of Afghan women and
girls and promote the political and economic
empowerment of women including their meaningful
inclusion in political processes;
(D) shall be made available to significantly
increase the recruitment, training, and retention of
women in law enforcement positions and to train Afghan
security personnel to prevent and address gender-based
violence, human trafficking, and other practices that
disproportionately harm women and girls; and
(E) may not be made available for any program,
project, or activity that--
(i) cannot be sustained, as appropriate, by
the Government of Afghanistan or another Afghan
entity;
(ii) is not accessible for the purposes of
conducting effective oversight in accordance
with applicable Federal statutes and
regulations;
(iii) initiates any new, major
infrastructure development; or
(iv) includes the participation of any
Afghan individual, organization, or government
entity if the Secretary of State has credible
information that such individual, organization,
or entity is knowingly involved in acts of
grand corruption, illicit narcotics production
or trafficking, or has committed a gross
violation of human rights.
(2) Afghan women.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary of State shall
promote the meaningful participation of Afghan women in
ongoing peace and reconciliation processes in
Afghanistan in a manner consistent with the Women,
Peace, and Security Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-68),
including advocacy for the inclusion of Afghan women
leaders in ongoing and future dialogue and negotiations
and efforts to ensure that any peace agreement reached
with the Taliban protects the rights of women and girls
and ensures their freedom of movement, rights to
education and work, and access to healthcare and legal
representation: Provided, That not later than 45 days
after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal
agencies, shall submit a report to the appropriate
congressional committees describing the steps taken to
meet the requirements of this paragraph.
(B) Assistance.--(i) Funds appropriated by this Act
and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department
of State, foreign operations, and related programs
under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' shall be
made available for an endowment pursuant to paragraph
(4)(A)(iii) of this subsection for an institution of
higher education in Kabul, Afghanistan that is
accessible to both men and women: Provided, That prior
to the obligation of funds for such an endowment, the
Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development shall submit a report to the
Committees on Appropriations describing financial
safeguards included in any endowment agreement.
(ii) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under
the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' that are made
available for assistance for Afghanistan, not less than
$10,000,000 shall be made available for the Afghan
Civilian Victims Assistance Program.
(3) Additional limitations.--None of the 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 direct government-
to-government assistance unless the Secretary of State
certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional
committees that the Government of Afghanistan is--
(A) fully implementing policies and procedures
related to tax exemptions of United States assistance
as required under all relevant bilateral agreements;
and
(B) taking effective steps to combat corruption
with such Government.
(4) Authorities.--
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under titles III
through VI that are made available for assistance for
Afghanistan may be made available--
(i) notwithstanding section 7052(a)(3) of
this Act or any similar provision of law and
section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2420);
(ii) for reconciliation programs and
disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration
activities for former combatants who have
renounced violence against the Government of
Afghanistan, including in accordance with
section 7046(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the Department of
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2012 (division I of Public
Law 112-74); and
(iii) for an endowment for higher
education.
(B) Section 7046(a)(2)(A) of the Department of
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2012 (division I of Public Law 112-
74) shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act for
assistance for Afghanistan.
(5) Agreement and certification.--Funds appropriated by
this Act shall be made available for the following purposes--
(A) the submission to the appropriate congressional
committees by the President of a copy of any agreement
or arrangement between the Government of the United
States and the Taliban relating to the United States
presence in Afghanistan or Taliban commitments on the
future of Afghanistan, which shall be submitted not
later than 30 days after finalizing such an agreement
or arrangement; and
(B) the submission to the appropriate congressional
committees of a joint certification by the Secretary of
State and Secretary of Defense that such agreement or
arrangement will further the objective of setting
conditions for the long-term defeat of al Qaeda and
Islamic State and will not make the United States more
vulnerable to terrorist attacks originating from
Afghanistan or supported by terrorist elements in
Afghanistan.
(b) Bangladesh.--Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV
of this Act, not less than $205,500,000 shall be made available for
assistance for Bangladesh, of which--
(1) not less than $23,500,000 shall be made available to
address the needs of communities impacted by refugees from
Burma;
(2) not less than $2,000,000 shall be made available for
democracy programs for the Rohingya community in Bangladesh;
(3) not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for
programs to protect freedom of expression and due process of
law;
(4) not less than $21,300,000 shall be made available for
democracy programs;
(5) not less than $3,000,000 shall be made available for
programs to improve labor conditions, including by
strengthening the capacity of independent worker organizations
in the readymade garment, shrimp, and fish export sectors; and
(6) not less than $1,500,000 shall be made available for
programs to professionalize the armed forces and national
police, including to promote accountability within the security
forces.
(c) Nepal.--
(1) Assistance.--Of the funds appropriated under titles III
and IV of this Act, not less than $133,800,000 shall be made
available for assistance for Nepal, including for earthquake
recovery and reconstruction programs and democracy programs.
(2) Foreign military financing program.--Funds appropriated
by this Act under the heading ``Foreign Military Financing
Program'' shall only be made available for humanitarian and
disaster relief and reconstruction activities in Nepal, and in
support of international peacekeeping operations: Provided,
That such funds may only be made available for any additional
uses if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the
Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Nepal is
investigating and prosecuting violations of human rights and
the laws of war, and the Nepal Army is cooperating fully with
civilian judicial authorities in such cases.
(d) Pakistan.--
(1) Terms and conditions.--The terms and conditions of
section 7044(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations,
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F of
Public Law 116-6) shall continue in effect during fiscal year
2020: Provided, That funds appropriated in prior Acts making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs may be withheld pursuant to the
requirement of paragraph (4) of such section, except that such
funds, which shall remain available until expended, may not be
reprogrammed for any other purposes unless so directed in a
subsequent Act making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs.
(2) Assistance.--(A) Of the funds appropriated under titles
III and IV of this Act, $91,300,000 should be made available
for assistance for Pakistan, of which not less than $1,500,000
shall be made available under the heading ``International
Military Education and Training''.
(B) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
``Economic Support Fund'' that are made available for
assistance for Pakistan, not less than $15,000,000 shall be
made available for democracy programs and not less than
$10,000,000 shall be made available for gender programs.
(e) Sri Lanka.--
(1) Bilateral economic assistance.--Of the funds
appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Economic Support
Fund'', not less than $40,000,000 shall be made available for
assistance for Sri Lanka, including for economic development
programs in communities and sectors impacted by acts of
terrorism and civil war, and for programs to assist in the
identification and resolution of cases of missing persons from
conflict: Provided, That such amounts may only be made
available for assistance for the central Government of Sri
Lanka subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
(2) Counterterrorism assistance.--Of the funds appropriated
by this Act under the heading ``Nonproliferation, Anti-
terrorism, Demining and Related Programs'', not less than
$7,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Sri
Lanka, including for programs to facilitate communication and
coordination between government agencies responsible for
countering terrorism.
(3) International security assistance.--Of the funds
appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Foreign Military
Financing Program'', up to $500,000 may be made available for
assistance for Sri Lanka: Provided, That such funds may be
made available only for programs to support humanitarian and
disaster response preparedness and maritime security, including
professionalization and training for the navy and coast guard:
Provided further, That funds made available for assistance for
Sri Lanka for peacekeeping activities may only be made
available subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
(f) Regional Programs.--The terms and conditions of section 7044(e)
of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F of Public Law 116-6) shall
continue in effect during fiscal year 2020.
latin america and the caribbean
Sec. 7035. (a) Central America.--
(1) Assistance appropriated by this act.--Of the funds
appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act, not less than
$515,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Belize,
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and
Panama, including through the Central America Regional Security
Initiative: Provided, That such funds shall be made available
for global health, humanitarian, development, democracy, border
security, and law enforcement programs for such countries,
including for programs to reduce violence against women and
girls and to combat corruption, including support for
commissions against corruption and impunity, as appropriate:
Provided further, That not later than 60 days after enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the
Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development, shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a detailed plan for each country with specific
objectives and benchmarks for the use of funds made available
by this section: Provided further, That such funds may only be
obligated following consultation with, and subject to the
regular notification procedures of, the Committees on
Appropriations.
(2) Assistance appropriated by prior acts.--Of the funds
appropriated under titles III and IV of the Department of
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations
Act, 2019 (division F of Public Law 116-6), not less than
$525,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Belize,
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and
Panama, including through the Central America Regional Security
Initiative.
(3) Central america partnership fund.--Funds made available
under title III of this Act shall be made available for the
establishment of a Central America Partnership Fund, to be
administered by the United States Agency for International
Development, subject to prior consultation with, and the
regular notification procedures of, the Committees on
Appropriations: Provided, That such funds shall be provided,
to the maximum extent practicable, on a cost-matching basis
from sources other than the United States Government.
(4) Limitation on assistance for central governments.--
Funds made available pursuant to this section may be made
available for assistance for the central government of El
Salvador, Guatemala, or Honduras only if the Secretary of State
certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations not
later than 180 days after enactment of this Act that such
government is effectively and consistently--
(A) combating corruption and impunity, including
prosecuting corrupt government officials;
(B) supporting the independence of the judiciary
and of electoral institutions;
(C) protecting the rights of civil society,
opposition political parties, and independence of the
media;
(D) cooperating with commissions against corruption
and impunity, as applicable; and
(E) providing effective and accountable law
enforcement and security for their citizens:
Provided, That if the Secretary is unable to make the
certification required by this paragraph, funds intended for
the central government of such country shall be made available
for global health, humanitarian, development, democracy, border
security, and law enforcement programs in such country only
through local government entities and nongovernmental
organizations.
(5) Prior acts.--The terms and conditions of section
7045(a) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F of Public
Law 116-6) or any similar provision of law in a prior Act
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs, shall not apply to funds made
available in such prior Acts for such purposes: Provided, That
the requirements of paragraphs (2) and (4) of this subsection
shall apply to assistance for El Salvador, Guatemala, and
Honduras appropriated in such prior Acts.
(b) Colombia.--
(1) Assistance.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act
under titles III and IV, not less than $403,000,000 shall be
made available for assistance for Colombia, including to
support the efforts of the Government of Colombia to--
(A) conduct a unified campaign against narcotics
trafficking, organizations designated as foreign
terrorist organizations pursuant to section 219 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189), and
other criminal or illegal armed groups: Provided, That
aircraft supported by funds made available by this Act
and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department
of State, foreign operations, and related programs 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;
(B) enhance security and stability;
(C) strengthen and expand governance, the rule of
law, and access to justice;
(D) promote economic and social development in
areas impacted by conflict;
(E) assist communities impacted by significant
refugee or migrant populations; and
(F) implement a peace agreement between the
Government of Colombia and illegal armed groups,
including for vocational training and integration
programs for former combatants, in accordance with
constitutional and legal requirements in Colombia.
(2) 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 or compensation to
demobilized combatants associated with a peace agreement
between the Government of Colombia and illegal armed groups.
(3) 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 after the Secretary of State certifies and
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that--
(A) the Special Jurisdiction for Peace and other
judicial authorities are taking effective steps to hold
accountable perpetrators of gross violations of human
rights in a manner consistent with international law,
including for command responsibility, and sentence them
to deprivation of liberty;
(B) the Government of Colombia is taking effective
steps to prevent attacks against human rights defenders
and other civil society activists, trade unionists, and
journalists, and judicial authorities are prosecuting
those responsible for such attacks; and
(C) senior military officers responsible for
ordering, committing, and covering up cases of false
positives are being held accountable, including removal
from active duty if found guilty through criminal or
disciplinary proceedings:
Provided, That the limitation of this paragraph shall not
apply to funds made available for aviation instruction and
maintenance, and maritime and riverine security programs.
(c) Venezuela.--
(1) Assistance.--(A) Of the funds appropriated by this Act
under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'', not less than
$30,000,000 shall be made available for democracy programs for
Venezuela.
(B) Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs under the heading ``Development
Assistance'' shall be made available for assistance for
communities in countries supporting or otherwise impacted by
refugees from Venezuela, including Colombia, Peru, Ecuador,
Curacao, and Trinidad and Tobago: Provided, That such amounts
are in addition to funds otherwise made available for
assistance for such countries, subject to prior consultation
with, and the regular notification procedures of, the
Committees on Appropriations.
(2) Strategy.--Prior to the initial obligation of funds
made available by this Act for assistance for Venezuela, but
not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID
Administrator, shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a comprehensive strategy based on various political
transition scenarios that includes 3-year budget detailing the
anticipated levels of United States assistance necessary to
effectively mitigate the crisis in Venezuela or assist in a
political transition, as relevant, including the costs of
addressing the needs of Venezuelan refugees in neighboring
countries.
europe and eurasia
Sec. 7036. (a) Assistance.--
(1) Georgia.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act under
titles III and IV, not less than $132,025,000 shall be made
available for assistance for Georgia.
(2) Ukraine.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act under
titles III and IV, not less than $448,000,000 shall be made
available for assistance for Ukraine.
(b) Limitation.--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 7037(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) Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act.--Section 907 of the
FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5812 note) shall not apply to--
(1) activities to support democracy or assistance under
title V of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5851 et seq.) and
section 1424 of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction
Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 2333) or non-proliferation assistance;
(2) any assistance provided by the Trade and Development
Agency under section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2421);
(3) any activity carried out by a member of the United
States and Foreign Commercial Service while acting within his
or her official capacity;
(4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or other
assistance provided by the Overseas Private Investment
Corporation under title IV of chapter 2 of part I of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2191 et seq.);
(5) any financing provided under the Export-Import Bank Act
of 1945 (Public Law 79-173); or
(6) humanitarian assistance.
(d) Turkey.--None of the funds made available by this Act may be
used to facilitate or support the sale of defense articles or defense
services to the Turkish Presidential Protection Directorate (TPPD)
under Chapter 2 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761 et seq.)
unless the Secretary of State determines and reports to the appropriate
congressional committees that members of the TPPD that are named in the
July 17, 2017, indictment by the Superior Court of the District of
Columbia, and against whom there are pending charges, have returned to
the United States to stand trial in connection with the offenses
contained in such indictment or have otherwise been brought to justice:
Provided, That the limitation in this paragraph shall not apply to the
use of funds made available by this Act for border security purposes,
for North Atlantic Treaty Organization or coalition operations, or to
enhance the protection of United States officials and facilities in
Turkey.
countering russian influence and aggression
Sec. 7037. (a) Limitation.--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 Crimea.--
(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 Russian-
backed separatists, 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 Russian-backed
separatists, 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
directors 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, 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 Russian-backed separatists.
(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
directors 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, or
guarantee) for any program that violates the sovereignty and
territorial integrity of Georgia.
(d) Countering Russian Influence Fund.--
(1) Assistance.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act
under the headings ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central
Asia'', ``International Narcotics Control and Law
Enforcement'', ``International Military Education and
Training'', and ``Foreign Military Financing Program'', not
less than $285,000,000 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 globally and strengthen
security cooperation between countries in Asia, Europe, Eurasia
and the Middle East and the United States and the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization, as appropriate.
(2) Economics and trade.--Funds appropriated by this Act
and made available for assistance for the Eastern Partnership
countries shall be made available to advance the implementation
of Association Agreements and trade agreements with the
European Union, and to reduce their vulnerability to external
economic and political pressure from the Russian Federation.
(e) Democracy Programs.--Funds appropriated by this Act shall be
made available to support democracy programs in the Russian Federation,
including to promote Internet freedom, and shall also be made available
to support the democracy and rule of law strategy required by section
7071(d) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113-76).
united nations
Sec. 7038. (a) Continuation of Certain Terms and Conditions.--The
terms and conditions of section 7048 of the Department of State,
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019
(division F of Public Law 116-6), except subsections (a), (c), (d),
(g), (i), and (k), shall remain in effect during fiscal year 2020.
(b) Transparency and Accountability.--
(1) Withholding of funds.--Of the funds appropriated under
the heading ``Contributions to International Organizations'' in
title 1 and ``International Organizations and Programs'' in
title V of this Act that are available for contributions to the
United Nations (including the Department of Peacekeeping
Operations), any United Nations agency, or the Organization of
American States, 15 percent may not be obligated for such
organization, department, or agency until the Secretary of
State determines and reports to the Committees on
Appropriations that the organization, department, or agency
is--
(A) 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;
(B) 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--
(i) protection against retaliation for
internal and lawful public disclosures;
(ii) legal burdens of proof;
(iii) statutes of limitation for reporting
retaliation;
(iv) access to binding independent
adjudicative bodies, including shared cost and
selection external arbitration; and
(v) results that eliminate the effects of
proven retaliation, including provision for the
restoration of prior employment; and
(C) effectively implementing and enforcing policies
and procedures on the appropriate use of travel funds,
including restrictions on first class and business
class travel.
(2) Waiver.--The restrictions imposed by or pursuant to
paragraph (1) may be waived on a case- by-case basis if the
Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on
Appropriations that such waiver is necessary to avert or
respond to a humanitarian crisis.
(3) Posting of report.--The report required by paragraph
(1) shall be posted on the Department of State website not
later than 7 days following submission to the Committees on
Appropriations.
(c) Assessments.--
(1) Contributions to international organizations.--With the
exception of organizations from which the United States has
withdrawn, funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs under the heading ``Contributions to
International Organizations'' shall be made available for
payment of the full United States assessment to the United
Nations regular budget at 22 percent for 2019, 2020, and 2021,
as agreed to by the Department of State in A/RES/73/271 on
December 22, 2018: Provided, That funds shall be made
available for the full United States assessment for other
international organizations funded under this heading unless
otherwise provided for by this Act or another provision of law.
(2) Contributions for international peacekeeping
activities.--Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs under the heading
``Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities''
shall be made available for payment of United States assessed
contributions to United Nations peacekeeping operations at not
less than 25 percent of the total of all assessed contributions
for peacekeeping operations, pursuant to section 404(b)(2) of
the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and
1995 (Public Law 103-236).
(d) Report.--Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on
Appropriations detailing the amount of funds available for obligation
or expenditure in fiscal year 2020 for contributions to any
organization, department, agency, or program within the United Nations
system or any international program that are withheld from obligation
or expenditure due to any provision of law: Provided, That the
Secretary shall update such report each time additional funds are
withheld by operation of any provision of law: Provided further, That
the reprogramming of any withheld funds identified in such report,
including updates thereof, shall be subject to prior consultation with,
and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on
Appropriations.
(e) Additional Availability.--Subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, funds appropriated by
this Act which are returned or not made available due to the
implementation of subsection (a), the third proviso under the heading
``Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities'' in title I
of this Act, or section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2227(a)), shall remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2021: Provided, That the requirement to withhold funds
for programs in Burma under section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds appropriated by this Act.
law enforcement and security
Sec. 7039. (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 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et
seq., 2346 et seq., 2348 et seq.), may be used, notwithstanding
section 660 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2420), 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.
(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 (22
U.S.C. 2321k(b)), or is complying with international
humanitarian law: Provided further, That any such training
shall be made available through an open and competitive
process.
(4) Security force professionalization.--Funds appropriated
by this Act under the headings ``International Narcotics
Control and Law Enforcement'' and ``Peacekeeping Operations''
shall be made available to increase the capacity of foreign
military and law enforcement personnel to operate in accordance
with appropriate standards relating to human rights and the
protection of civilians in the manner specified under this
section in the report accompanying this Act, following
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: Provided,
That funds made available pursuant to this paragraph shall be
made available through an open and competitive process.
(5) Global security contingency fund.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Act, up to $7,500,000 from funds
appropriated by this Act under the headings ``Peacekeeping
Operations'' and ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' may be
transferred to, and merged with, funds previously made
available under the heading ``Global Security Contingency
Fund'', subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
(6) International prison conditions.--Of the funds
appropriated by this Act under the headings ``Development
Assistance'', ``Economic Support Fund'', and ``International
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', not less than
$15,000,000 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 (22 U.S.C. 2420): Provided, That the
Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall consult
with the Committees on Appropriations on the proposed uses of
such funds prior to obligation and not later than 90 days after
enactment of this Act: Provided further, That such funds shall
be in addition to funds otherwise made available by this Act
for such purpose.
(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 (22 U.S.C.
2420(b)(6)), support for a nation emerging from instability may
be deemed to mean support for regional, district, municipal, or
other sub-national entity emerging from instability, as well as
a nation emerging from instability.
(2) Disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration.--
Section 7034(d) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations,
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of
Public Law 113-235) shall continue in effect during fiscal year
2020.
(3) Extension of war reserves stockpile authority.--(A)
Section 12001(d) of the Department of Defense Appropriations
Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-287; 118 Stat. 1011) shall be applied
by substituting ``2021'' for ``2020''.
(B) Section 514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)(2)(A)) shall be applied by
substituting ``2020, and 2021'' for ``and 2020''.
(4) 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.
(5) Special defense acquisition fund.--Up to $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, 2022: Provided,
That the provision of defense articles and defense services to
foreign countries or international organizations from the Fund
shall be subject to the concurrence of the Secretary of State.
(6) 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.
(7) Public disclosure.--For the purposes of 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 units of
foreign security forces, the term ``to the maximum extent
practicable'' in section 620M(d)(7) of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378d) means that the identity of such
units shall be made publicly available unless the Secretary of
State, on a case-by-case basis, determines and reports to the
appropriate congressional committees that disclosure would
endanger the safety of human sources or reveal sensitive
intelligence sources and methods, or that non-disclosure is in
the national security interest of the United States: Provided,
That any such determination shall include a detailed
justification, and may be submitted in classified form.
(8) Duty to inform.--If assistance to a foreign security
force is provided in a manner in which the recipient unit or
units cannot be identified prior to the transfer of assistance,
the Secretary of State shall provide a list of units prohibited
from receiving such assistance pursuant to section 620M of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to the recipient government.
(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.--The terms and
conditions of section 7049(c)(2) of the Department of State,
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
2019 (division F of Public Law 116-6) shall remain in effect
during fiscal year 2020.
(3) Crowd control items.--Funds appropriated by this Act
should not be used for tear gas, small arms, light weapons,
ammunition, or other items for crowd control purposes for
foreign security forces that use excessive force to repress
peaceful expression, association, or assembly in countries that
the Secretary of State determines are undemocratic or are
undergoing democratic transitions.
(4) Annual foreign military training report.--For the
purposes of implementing section 656 of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2416), 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-North Atlantic Treaty
Organization ally.
foreign assistance review
Sec. 7040. (a) United States Government Accountability Office
Assessment.--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 used to implement the recommendations of
any foreign assistance review prepared or conducted by the National
Security Council, Office of Management and Budget, Department of State,
or United States Agency for International Development, or any
combination thereof, until an assessment of such review, including the
methodology used to determine any such recommendations, is conducted by
the United States Government Accountability Office and the findings of
such assessment are submitted to the appropriate congressional
committees: Provided, That the findings shall be submitted in
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
(b) Consultation and Notification.--Programmatic, funding, and
organizational changes resulting from the implementation of any foreign
assistance review referenced in subsection (a) shall be subject to
prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of,
the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That any such notification
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
stabilization and development in regions impacted by extremism and
conflict
Sec. 7041. (a) Relief and Recovery Fund.--
(1) Funds and transfer authority.--Of the funds
appropriated by this Act under the headings ``Economic Support
Fund'', ``International Narcotics Control and Law
Enforcement'', ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and
Related Programs'', ``Peacekeeping Operations'', and ``Foreign
Military Financing Program'', not less than $200,000,000 shall
be made available for the Relief and Recovery Fund for
assistance for areas liberated or at risk from, or under the
control of, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, other
terrorist organizations, or violent extremist organizations,
including for stabilization assistance for vulnerable ethnic
and religious minority communities affected by conflict:
Provided, That unless specifically designated in this Act or in
the report accompanying this Act for assistance for countries,
such funds are in addition to amounts otherwise made available
for such purposes: Provided further, That such funds
appropriated under such headings may be transferred to, and
merged with, funds appropriated under such headings: Provided
further, That such transfer authority is in addition to any
other transfer authority provided by this Act or any other Act,
and is subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
(2) Transitional justice.--Of the funds appropriated by
this Act under the heading ``International Narcotics Control
and Law Enforcement'' that are made available for the Relief
and Recovery Fund, not less than $10,000,000 shall be made
available for programs to promote accountability in Iraq and
Syria for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes,
which shall be in addition to any other funds made available by
this Act for such purposes: Provided, That such programs shall
include components to develop local investigative and judicial
skills, and to collect and preserve evidence and maintain the
chain of custody of evidence, including for use in
prosecutions, and may include the establishment of, and
assistance for, transitional justice mechanisms: Provided
further, That such funds shall be administered by the Special
Coordinator for the Office of Global Criminal Justice,
Department of State: Provided further, That funds made
available by this paragraph shall be made available on an open
and competitive basis.
(b) Countering Violent Extremism in Asia.--Of the funds
appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'',
not less than $2,500,000 shall be made available for programs to
counter violent extremism in Asia, including within the Buddhist
community: Provided, That such funds are in addition to funds
otherwise made available by this Act for such purposes.
(c) Fragile States and Extremism.--
(1) Global fragility fund and other multilateral funds.--
Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs shall be made available--
(A) to implement the Global Fragility Act of 2019
(S. 727, as reported to the Senate on July 18, 2019),
if such Act or similar Act is enacted into law,
including for the Global Fragility Fund authorized by
section 11(c) of such Act; and
(B) as a contribution to multilateral funds that
are established to address fragility and extremism,
particularly in the countries of the Sahel, following
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.
(2) Global community engagement and resilience 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 heading ``Economic Support
Fund'', not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available to
the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF),
including as a contribution: Provided, That any such funds
made available for the GCERF shall be made available on a cost-
matching basis from sources other than the United States
Government, to the maximum extent practicable.
(d) Global Concessional Financing Facility.--Of the funds
appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'',
$25,000,000 shall be made available for the Global Concessional
Financing Facility of the World Bank to provide financing to support
refugees and host communities: Provided, That such funds shall be in
addition to funds allocated for bilateral assistance in the report
required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2413(a)), and may only be made available subject to prior to
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.
prohibition on publicity or propaganda
Sec. 7042. 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).
disability programs
Sec. 7043. (a) Assistance.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act
under the headings ``Development Assistance'' and ``Economic Support
Fund'', not less than $15,000,000, in addition to funds otherwise made
available by this Act for such purposes, shall be made available for
programs and activities administered by the United States Agency for
International Development to address the needs and protect and promote
the rights of people with disabilities in developing countries,
including initiatives that focus on independent living, economic self-
sufficiency, advocacy, education, employment, transportation, sports,
and integration of individuals with disabilities, including for the
cost of translation.
(b) Management, Oversight, and Technical Support.--Of the funds
made available pursuant to this section, 5 percent may be used for
USAID for management, oversight, and technical support.
united states agency for international development management
Sec. 7044. (a) Authority.--Up to $100,000,000 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, including
funds appropriated under the heading ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia
and Central Asia'', may be used by the United States Agency for
International Development to hire and employ individuals in the United
States and overseas on a limited appointment basis pursuant to the
authority of sections 308 and 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
(22 U.S.C. 3948 and 3949).
(b) Restriction.--The authority to hire individuals contained in
subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 2021.
(c) Conditions.--The authority of subsection (a) should only be
used to the extent that an equivalent number of positions that are
filled by personal services contractors or other non-direct hire
employees of USAID, who are compensated with funds appropriated to
carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including funds
appropriated under the heading ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and
Central Asia'', are eliminated.
(d) Program Account Charged.--The account charged for the cost of
an individual hired and employed under the authority of this section
shall be the account to which 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 in title II under the heading ``Operating Expenses''.
(e) Foreign Service Limited Extensions.--Individuals hired and
employed by USAID, with funds made available in this Act or prior Acts
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs, pursuant to the authority of section 309 of the
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3949), may be extended for a
period of up to 4 years notwithstanding the limitation set forth in
such section.
(f) Disaster Surge Capacity.--Funds appropriated under title III of
this Act to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
including funds appropriated under the heading ``Assistance for Europe,
Eurasia and Central Asia'', may be used, in addition to funds otherwise
available for such purposes, for the cost (including the support costs)
of individuals detailed to or employed by USAID whose primary
responsibility is to carry out programs in response to natural
disasters, or man-made disasters subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
(g) Personal Services Contractors.--Funds appropriated by this Act
to carry out chapter 1 of part I, chapter 4 of part II, and section 667
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq., 2346 et
seq., 2427), and title II of the Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83-480;
7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.), may be used by USAID to employ up to 40
personal services contractors in the United States, notwithstanding any
other provision of law, for the purpose of providing direct, interim
support for new or expanded overseas programs and activities managed by
the agency until permanent direct hire personnel are hired and trained:
Provided, That not more than 15 of such contractors shall be assigned
to any bureau or office: Provided further, That such funds
appropriated to carry out title II of the Food for Peace Act (Public
Law 83-480; 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.), may be made available only for
personal services contractors assigned to the Office of Food for Peace
or successor office.
(h) Small Business.--In entering into multiple award indefinite-
quantity contracts with funds appropriated by this Act, USAID may
provide an exception to the fair opportunity process for placing task
orders under such contracts when the order is placed with any category
of small or small disadvantaged business.
(i) Senior Foreign Service Limited Appointments.--Individuals hired
pursuant to the authority provided by section 7059(o) of the Department
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
2010 (division F of Public Law 111-117) may be assigned to or support
programs in Afghanistan or Pakistan with funds made available in this
Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs.
global health activities
Sec. 7045. (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 $632,550,000 should be made available for family
planning/reproductive health, including in areas where population
growth threatens biodiversity or endangered species: Provided further,
That the USAID Administrator shall promptly inform the Committees on
Appropriations of any instance in which 48 CFR Sec. 752.7038 has not
been applied to any USAID solicitation and resulting contract,
including to any services provided under such contract, and any similar
provisions in Automated Directives Systems Chapter 303 which have not
been applied to any USAID assistance award, including to any services
provided under such award, from funds appropriated by this Act and
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs for family planning/reproductive
health and HIV/AIDS programs, projects, and activities under the
headings ``Global Health Programs'' and ``Economic Support Fund'':
Provided further, That not later than 45 days after enactment of this
Act, the USAID Administrator shall develop processes and procedures to
implement the previous proviso, including a mechanism through which
information related to such requirements in 48 CFR Sec. 752.7038 and
Automated Directives Systems Chapter 303 may be reported to USAID.
(b) Infectious Disease Outbreaks.--
(1) Extraordinary measures.--If the Secretary of State
determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that
an international infectious disease outbreak is sustained,
severe, and is spreading internationally, or that it is in the
national interest to respond to a Public Health Emergency of
International Concern, funds appropriated by this Act under the
headings ``Global Health Programs'', ``Development
Assistance'', ``International Disaster Assistance'', ``Complex
Crises Fund'', ``Economic Support Fund'', ``Democracy Fund'',
``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia'',
``Migration and Refugee Assistance'', and ``Millennium
Challenge Corporation'' may be made available to combat such
infectious disease or public health emergency, and may be
transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under such
headings for the purposes of this paragraph.
(2) Ebola virus disease.--Funds appropriated by this Act
and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs under the
heading ``International Disaster Assistance'' that are made
available to respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo, including countries affected
by, or at risk of being affected by, such outbreak, shall be
the responsibility of the Assistant Administrator for
Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, USAID, or
successor official responsible for USAID Ebola response:
Provided, That up to $50,000,000 of such funds appropriated by
this Act may be transferred to, and merged with, funds
appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Global Health
Programs'' to carry out the purposes of this subsection,
including complementary activities, and shall remain available
until expended: Provided further, That funds made available
pursuant to the previous proviso, shall be made available
notwithstanding the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000
(22 U.S.C. 7107).
(3) Consultation and notification.--Funds made available by
this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with the
appropriate congressional committees and the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
(c) Evaluation.--Funds made available by this Act shall be made
available for a Government Accountability Office (GAO) evaluation of
family planning/reproductive health assistance made available by this
Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs under the headings ``Global
Health Programs'' and ``Economic Support Fund'': Provided, That such
evaluation shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations not
later than 180 days after enactment of this Act: Provided further,
That GAO shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the
scope of such evaluation, which shall include--
(1) an assessment of the award processes, including the
criteria used to select implementers and beneficiaries, the
financial and programmatic oversight mechanisms, the benchmarks
for measuring results, and any material changes to such
processes, mechanisms, and benchmarks during fiscal years 2017,
2018, and 2019; and
(2) the effects that have resulted from including such
funds in combination with other funds in grants, cooperative
agreements, contracts, programs, projects, or activities that
are outside the scope of family planning/reproductive health.
gender equality
Sec. 7046. (a) Women's Empowerment.--
(1) Gender equality.--Funds appropriated by this Act shall
be made available to promote gender equality in United States
Government diplomatic and development efforts by raising the
status, increasing the participation, and protecting the rights
of women and girls worldwide.
(2) Women's economic empowerment.--Funds appropriated by
this Act shall be made available to implement the Women's
Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018 (Public
Law 115-428): Provided, That the Secretary of State and the
Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development, as appropriate, shall consult with the Committees
on Appropriations prior to the initial obligation of funds
appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related
programs that are made available to implement such Act.
(3) Women's global development and prosperity initiative.--
Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act and prior
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs, up to $100,000,000 should be
made available for the Women's Global Development and
Prosperity Initiative.
(b) Women's Leadership.--Of the funds appropriated by title III of
this Act, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available for
programs specifically designed to increase leadership opportunities for
women in countries where women and girls suffer discrimination due to
law, policy, or practice, by strengthening protections for women's
political status, expanding women's participation in political parties
and elections, and increasing women's opportunities for leadership
positions in the public and private sectors at the local, provincial,
and national levels.
(c) Gender-Based Violence.--
(1) Conflict and non-conflict settings.--(A) Of the funds
appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act, not less than
$150,000,000 shall be made available to implement a multi-year
strategy to prevent and respond to gender-based violence in
countries where it is common in conflict and non-conflict
settings.
(B) Funds appropriated 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.
(2) Coordinated efforts.--Department of State and United
States Agency for International Development gender programs
shall incorporate coordinated efforts to combat a variety of
forms of gender-based violence, including child marriage, rape,
female genital cutting and mutilation, and domestic violence,
among other forms of gender-based violence in conflict and non-
conflict settings.
(d) Women, Peace, and Security.--Funds appropriated by this Act
under the headings ``Development Assistance'', ``Economic Support
Fund'', ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia'', and
``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'' should be made
available to support a multi-year strategy to expand, and improve
coordination of, United States Government efforts to empower women as
equal partners in conflict prevention, peace building, transitional
processes, and reconstruction efforts in countries affected by conflict
or in political transition, and to ensure the equitable provision of
relief and recovery assistance to women and girls.
(e) Women and Girls at Risk From Extremism and Conflict.--Of the
funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Economic Support
Fund'', not less than $15,000,000 shall be made available to support
women and girls who are at risk from extremism and conflict, and for
the activities described in section 7059(e)(1) of the Department of
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
2018 (division K of Public Law 115-141): Provided, That such funds are
in addition to amounts otherwise made available by this Act for such
purposes, and shall be made available following consultation with, and
the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on
Appropriations.
sector allocations
Sec. 7047. (a) Basic Education and Higher Education.--
(1) Basic education.--(A) Of the funds appropriated under
title III of this Act, up to $515,000,000 shall be made
available for assistance for basic education, and such funds
may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of
law that restricts assistance to foreign countries: Provided,
That such funds shall also be used for secondary education
activities: Provided further, That the Administrator of the
United States Agency for International Development, following
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, may
reprogram such funds between countries.
(B) If the USAID Administrator determines that any
unobligated balances of funds specifically designated for
assistance for basic education in prior Acts making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs are in excess of the absorptive capacity
of recipient countries, such funds may be made available for
other programs authorized under chapter 1 of part I of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, notwithstanding such funding
designation: Provided, That the authority of the previous
proviso shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the
regular notification procedures of, the Committees on
Appropriations.
(C) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act
for assistance for basic education programs, not less than
$115,000,000 shall be made available for contributions to
multilateral partnerships that support education.
(2) Higher education.--Of the funds appropriated by title
III of this Act, not less than $235,000,000 shall be made
available for assistance for higher education: Provided, That
such funds may be made available notwithstanding any other
provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign
countries, and shall be subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided
further, That of such amount, not less than $35,000,000 shall
be made available for new and ongoing partnerships between
higher education institutions in the United States and
developing countries focused on building the capacity of higher
education institutions and systems in developing countries:
Provided further, That not later than 45 days after enactment
of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall consult with the
Committees on Appropriations on the proposed uses of funds for
such partnerships.
(b) Development Programs.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act
under the heading ``Development Assistance'', not less than $17,000,000
shall be made available for cooperative development programs of USAID,
not less than $30,000,000 shall be made available for the American
Schools and Hospitals Abroad program, and not less than $3,500,000
shall be made available for programs administered by the Advisor for
Indigenous Peoples Issues, United States Agency for International
Development.
(c) Environment Programs.--
(1) In general.--Of the funds appropriated under title III
of this Act, not less than $964,575,000 shall be made available
for environment and renewable energy programs, of which not
less than $179,000,000 shall be for renewable energy programs
and not less than $177,000,000 shall be for adaptation
programs.
(2) Authority and notification.--(A) Funds appropriated by
this Act to carry out the provisions of sections 103 through
106, and chapter 4 of part II, of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151, 2151-1, 2151a, 2346 et seq.) may be used,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for the
provisions of this subsection, to support environment programs.
(B) Funds made available pursuant to this subsection shall
be subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
(3) Conservation programs and limitations.--(A) Of the
funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than
$314,000,000 shall be made available for biodiversity
conservation programs.
(B) Not less than $90,664,000 of the funds appropriated
under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available to
combat the transnational threat of wildlife poaching and
trafficking.
(C) 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.
(D) Funds appropriated by this Act for biodiversity
programs shall not be used to support the expansion of
industrial scale logging 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 institutions (IFI) to
use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any
financing of any such activity.
(4) Large dams.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall
instruct the United States executive director of each IFI that
it is the policy of the United States to use the voice and vote
of the United States, in relation to any loan, grant, strategy,
or policy of such institution, regarding the construction of
any large dam consistent with the criteria set forth in Senate
Report 114-79, while also considering whether the project
involves important foreign policy objectives.
(5) Sustainable landscapes.--Of the funds appropriated
under title III of this Act, not less than $135,000,000 shall
be made available for sustainable landscapes programs.
(d) Food Security and Agricultural Development.--Of the funds
appropriated by title III of this Act, not less than $1,000,600,000
shall be made available for food security and agricultural development
programs to carry out the purposes of the Global Food Security Act of
2016 (Public Law 114-195), of which not less than $315,960,000 shall be
made available for the Bureau for Food Security, USAID, or any
successor bureau, including not less than $55,000,000 for the Feed the
Future Innovation Labs: Provided, That of such funds, up to $5,500,000
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).
(e) Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises.--Of the funds
appropriated by this Act, not less than $265,000,000 shall be made
available to support the development of, and access to financing for,
micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises that benefit the poor,
especially women.
(f) Programs To Combat Trafficking in Persons.--Of the funds
appropriated by this Act under the headings ``Development Assistance'',
``Economic Support Fund'', ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central
Asia'', and ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'',
not less than $67,000,000 shall be made available for activities to
combat trafficking in persons internationally, of which not less than
$40,000,000 shall be from funds made available under the heading
``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'': Provided,
That funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for
programs to end modern slavery shall be in addition to funds made
available by this subsection to combat trafficking in persons.
(g) Reconciliation Programs.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act
under the headings ``Economic Support Fund'' and ``Development
Assistance'', not less than $30,000,000 shall be made available to
support people-to-people reconciliation programs which bring together
individuals of different ethnic, religious, and political backgrounds
from areas of civil strife and war, including between Israelis and
Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza: Provided, That the
USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on
Appropriations, prior to the initial obligation of funds, on the uses
of such funds, and such funds shall be subject to the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided
further, That to the maximum extent practicable, such funds shall be
matched by sources other than the United States Government: Provided
further, That such funds shall be administered by the Office of
Conflict Management and Mitigation, USAID.
(h) Water and Sanitation.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act,
not less than $450,000,000 shall be made available for water supply and
sanitation projects pursuant to section 136 of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2152h), of which not less than $205,000,000
shall be for programs in sub-Saharan Africa, and of which not less than
$15,000,000 shall be made available to support initiatives by local
communities in developing countries to build and maintain safe
latrines.
impact on jobs in the united states
Sec. 7048. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available under titles III through VI of this Act may be obligated or
expended to provide--
(1) any financial incentive to a business enterprise
currently located in the United States for the purpose of
inducing such an enterprise to relocate outside the United
States if such incentive or inducement is likely to reduce the
number of employees of such business enterprise in the United
States because United States production is being replaced by
such enterprise outside the United States;
(2) assistance for any program, project, or activity that
contributes to the violation of internationally recognized
workers' rights, as defined in section 507(4) of the Trade Act
of 1974, of workers in the recipient country, including any
designated zone or area in that country: Provided, That the
application of section 507(4)(D) and (E) of such Act (19 U.S.C.
2467(4)(D) and (E)) should be commensurate with the level of
development of the recipient country and sector, and shall not
preclude assistance for the informal sector in such country,
micro and small-scale enterprise, and smallholder agriculture;
(3) any assistance to an entity outside the United States
if such assistance is for the purpose of directly relocating or
transferring jobs from the United States to other countries and
adversely impacts the labor force in the United States; or
(4) for the enforcement of any rule, regulation, policy, or
guidelines implemented pursuant to the Supplemental Guidelines
for High Carbon Intensity Projects approved by the Export-
Import Bank of the United States on December 12, 2013, when
enforcement of such rule, regulation, policy, or guidelines
would prohibit, or have the effect of prohibiting, any coal-
fired or other power-generation project the purpose of which is
to--
(A) provide affordable electricity in International
Development Association (IDA)-eligible countries and
IDA-blend countries; and
(B) increase exports of goods and services from the
United States or prevent the loss of jobs from the
United States.
war crimes tribunals
Sec. 7049. (a) 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 (22 U.S.C. 2348a(c)) 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.
(b) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made
available for a United States contribution to the International
Criminal Court: Provided, That funds may be made available for
technical assistance, training, assistance for victims, protection of
witnesses, and law enforcement support related to international
investigations, apprehensions, prosecutions, and adjudications of
genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes: Provided further,
That the previous proviso shall not apply to American service members
and other United States citizens or nationals, or to nationals of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or major non-NATO allies
initially designated pursuant to section 517(b) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961.
budget documents
Sec. 7050. (a) Operating Plans.--Not later than 45 days after
enactment of this Act, each department, agency, or organization funded
in titles I, II, and VI of this Act, and the Department of the Treasury
and Independent Agencies funded in title III of this Act, including the
Inter-American Foundation and the United States African Development
Foundation, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations an
operating plan for funds appropriated to such department, agency, or
organization in such titles of this Act, or funds otherwise available
for obligation in fiscal year 2020, that provides details of the uses
of such funds at the program, project, and activity level: Provided,
That 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 specifically designated in the
respective tables included in the report accompanying this Act, as
applicable, shall be subject to the notification and reprogramming
requirements of section 7011 of this Act.
(b) Spend Plans.--
(1) Submission.--Prior to the initial obligation of funds
but not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of State or Administrator of the United States Agency
for International Development, as appropriate, shall submit to
the Committees on Appropriations a spend plan for funds made
available by this Act, for:
(A) Assistance for Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon,
Pakistan, Syria, the West Bank and Gaza, Colombia, and
countries in Central America.
(B) Assistance made available pursuant to section
7037(d) of this Act to counter Russian influence and
aggression, except that such plan shall be on a
country-by-country basis.
(C) Assistance made available pursuant to section
7046 of this Act.
(D) The Indo-Pacific Strategy.
(E) Democracy programs, Power Africa, programs to
support section 7041(a) of this Act, and sectors
enumerated in subsections (a), (c) (except funds that
are made available for the United States Forest
Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
and the Department of Interior for the purposes
specified in the table under this heading in the report
accompanying this Act), (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h) of
section 7047 of this Act.
(F) Funds provided under the heading
``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
Affairs'' for International Organized Crime and for
Cybercrime and Intellectual Property Rights: Provided,
That the spend plans shall include bilateral and global
programs funded under such heading along with a brief
description of the activities planned for each country.
(G) The regional security initiatives described
under this heading in the report accompanying this Act.
(2) Exception.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), up to 10
percent of the funds contained in a spend plan required by this
subsection may be obligated prior to the submission of such
spend plan if the Secretary of State or the USAID
Administrator, as appropriate, determines that the obligation
of such funds is necessary to avoid significant programmatic
disruption: Provided, That not less than seven days prior to
such obligation, the Secretary or Administrator, as
appropriate, shall consult with the Committees on
Appropriations on the justification for such obligation and the
proposed uses of such funds.
(3) Partial spend plans.--The Secretary of State and the
USAID Administrator, as appropriate, may submit partial spend
plans to the Committees on Appropriations to meet the
requirements of this subsection or any similar provision in
this Act only following consultation with such Committees:
Provided, That any partial spend plan shall clearly identify--
(A) any amount remaining to be submitted for the
required spend plan;
(B) any amount previously submitted for the
required spend plan; and
(C) any actual or projected changes to the total
required spend plan amount.
(c) Spending Report.--Not later than 45 days after enactment of
this Act, the USAID Administrator shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations a detailed report on spending of funds made available
during fiscal year 2019 under the heading ``Development Credit
Authority''.
(d) 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
(22 U.S.C. 2394-1).
(e) Congressional Budget Justification.--
(1) Submission.--The congressional budget justification for
Department of State operations and foreign operations shall be
provided to the Committees on Appropriations concurrent with
the date of submission of the President's budget for fiscal
year 2021: Provided, That the appendices for such
justification shall be provided to the Committees on
Appropriations not later than 10 calendar days thereafter.
(2) Multi-year availability of certain funds.--The
Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall include in
the congressional budget justification a detailed justification
for multi-year availability for any funds requested under the
headings ``Diplomatic Programs'' and ``Operating Expenses''.
global internet freedom
Sec. 7051. (a) Funding.--Of the funds available for obligation
during fiscal year 2020 under the headings ``International Broadcasting
Operations'', ``Economic Support Fund'', ``Democracy Fund'', and
``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia'', not less than
$70,500,000 shall be made available for programs to promote Internet
freedom globally: Provided, That such programs shall be prioritized
for countries whose governments restrict freedom of expression on the
Internet, and that are important to the national interest of the United
States: Provided further, That funds made available pursuant to this
section shall be matched, to the maximum extent practicable, by sources
other than the United States Government, including from the private
sector.
(b) Requirements.--
(1) Department of state and united states agency for
international development.--Funds appropriated by this Act
under the headings ``Economic Support Fund'', ``Democracy
Fund'', and ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia''
that are made available pursuant to subsection (a) shall be--
(A) coordinated with other democracy programs
funded by this Act under such headings, and shall be
incorporated into country assistance and democracy
promotion strategies, as appropriate;
(B) for programs to implement the May 2011,
International Strategy for Cyberspace; the Department
of State International Cyberspace Policy Strategy
required by section 402 of the Cybersecurity Act of
2015 (division N of Public Law 114-113); and the
comprehensive strategy to promote Internet freedom and
access to information in Iran, as required by section
414 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights
Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8754);
(C) made available for programs that support the
efforts of civil society to counter the development of
repressive Internet-related laws and regulations,
including countering threats to Internet freedom at
international organizations; to combat violence against
bloggers and other users; and to enhance digital
security training and capacity building for democracy
activists;
(D) made available for research of key threats to
Internet freedom; the continued development of
technologies that provide or enhance access to the
Internet, including circumvention tools that bypass
Internet blocking, filtering, and other censorship
techniques used by authoritarian governments; and
maintenance of the technological advantage of the
United States Government over such censorship
techniques: Provided, That the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of
the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM),
shall coordinate any such research and development
programs with other relevant United States Government
departments and agencies in order to share information,
technologies, and best practices, and to assess the
effectiveness of such technologies; and
(E) made available only after the Assistant
Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor,
Department of State, concurs that such funds are
allocated consistent with--
(i) the strategies referenced in
subparagraph (B) of this paragraph;
(ii) best practices regarding security for,
and oversight of, Internet freedom programs;
and
(iii) sufficient resources and support for
the development and maintenance of anti-
censorship technology and tools.
(2) United states agency for global media.--Funds
appropriated by this Act under the heading ``International
Broadcasting Operations'' that are made available pursuant to
subsection (a) shall be--
(A) made available only for tools and techniques to
securely develop and distribute USAGM digital content;
facilitate audience access to such content on websites
that are censored; coordinate the distribution of USAGM
digital content to targeted regional audiences; and to
promote and distribute such tools and techniques,
including digital security techniques;
(B) coordinated with programs funded by this Act
under the heading ``International Broadcasting
Operations'', and shall be incorporated into country
broadcasting strategies, as appropriate;
(C) coordinated by the USAGM CEO to provide
Internet circumvention tools and techniques for
audiences in countries that are strategic priorities
for the USAGM and in a manner consistent with the USAGM
Internet freedom strategy;
(D) made available for the research and development
of new tools or techniques authorized in subparagraph
(A) only after the USAGM CEO, in consultation with the
Secretary of State and other relevant United States
Government departments and agencies, evaluates the
risks and benefits of such new tools or techniques, and
establishes safeguards to minimize the use of such new
tools or techniques for illicit purposes; and
(E) made available to consolidate USAGM internet
freedom programs into a separate grantee organization,
which would operate in accordance with requirements for
consolidated grantees in the United States
International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C.
6209).
(c) Coordination and Spend Plans.--After consultation among the
relevant agency heads to coordinate and de-conflict planned activities,
but not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of State and the USAGM CEO shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations spend plans for funds made available by this Act for
programs to promote Internet freedom globally, which shall include a
description of safeguards established by relevant agencies to ensure
that such programs are not used for illicit purposes: Provided, That
the Department of State spend plan shall include funding for all such
programs for all relevant Department of State and the United States
Agency for International Development offices and bureaus.
(d) Security Audits.--Funds made available pursuant to this section
to promote Internet freedom globally may only be made available to
support technologies that undergo comprehensive security audits
conducted by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor,
Department of State to ensure that such technology is secure and has
not been compromised in a manner detrimental to the interest of the
United States or to individuals and organizations benefiting from
programs supported by such funds: Provided, That the security auditing
procedures used by such Bureau shall be reviewed and updated
periodically to reflect current industry security standards.
(e) Surge.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
``Economic Support Fund'', up to $2,500,000 may be made available to
surge Internet freedom programs in closed societies if the Secretary of
State determines and reports to the appropriate congressional
committees that such use of funds is in the national interest:
Provided, That such funds are in addition to amounts made available for
such purposes: Provided further, That such funds may be transferred
to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
``International Broadcasting Operations'' following consultation with,
and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on
Appropriations.
extending the terms and conditions of certain provisions
Sec. 7052. (a) In General.--The terms and conditions of the
following sections in the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F of Public Law
116-6) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2020:
(1) Section 7003 (Consulting Services).
(2) Section 7008 (Coups d'Etat).
(3) Section 7012 (Limitation on Assistance to Countries in
Default).
(4) Section 7013 (Prohibition on Taxation of United States
Assistance): Provided, That in such section, references to
``2019'' shall be deemed to be ``2020'', and references to
``2020'' shall be deemed to be ``2021''.
(5) Section 7016(a) (Requests for Documents).
(6) Section 7021 (Prohibition on Assistance to Governments
Supporting International Terrorism).
(7) Section 7025 (Commerce, Trade and Surplus Commodities),
except that the restriction on funds shall include funds
appropriated by this Act under the heading ``United States
International Development Finance Corporation''.
(8) Section 7026 (Separate Accounts).
(9) Section 7052 (Aircraft Transfer, Coordination, and
Use).
(10) Section 7061 (Enterprise Funds).
(11) Section 7067 (Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or
Degrading Treatment or Punishment).
(12) Section 7068 (Extradition).
(b) Parking Fines and Real Property Taxes Owed by Foreign
Governments.--The terms and conditions of section 7055 (Parking Fines
and Real Property Taxes Owed by Foreign Governments) of the Department
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
2010 (division F of Public Law 111-117) shall apply to this Act:
Provided, That the date ``September 30, 2009'' in subsection (f)(2)(B)
of such section shall be deemed to be ``September 30, 2019''.
(c) International Monetary Fund.--
(1) In general.--The terms and conditions of section
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, relating to the
International Monetary Fund) shall apply to this Act.
(2) Repayment of loans.--The Secretary of the Treasury
shall instruct the United States Executive Director of the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) to use the voice of the
United States to ensure that any loan will be repaid to the IMF
before other private or multilateral creditors.
united nations population fund
Sec. 7053. (a) Contribution.--Of the funds made available under the
heading ``International Organizations and Programs'' in this Act for
fiscal year 2020, $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.
rescissions
(including rescissions of funds)
Sec. 7054. (a) Economic Support Fund.--Of the unobligated balances
available under the Economic Support Fund, identified by Treasury
Appropriation Fund Symbol 72 X 1037, $34,013,000 are rescinded:
Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global
War on Terrorism or as an emergency requirement pursuant to a
concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
(b) Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance.--Of the
unobligated balances from amounts available under the heading ``Embassy
Security, Construction, and Maintenance'' in title II of the Security
Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017 (division B of Public Law 114-254),
$242,462,000 are rescinded: Provided, That such funds that were
previously designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency
Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of such Act.
(c) Complex Crises Fund.--Of the unobligated balances from amounts
made available under title VIII in prior Acts making appropriations for
the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under
the heading ``Complex Crises Fund'', $40,000,000 are rescinded:
Provided, That such funds that were previously designated by the
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress
for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of such Act.
designations
Sec. 7055. (a) Designation.--Each amount designated in this Act by
the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or
rescinded, if applicable) only if the President subsequently so
designates all such amounts and transmits such designations to the
Congress.
(b) Designation Retention..--Any amount appropriated by this Act,
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and subsequently so
designated by the President, and transferred pursuant to transfer
authorities provided by this Act, shall retain such designation.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of State, Foreign
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020''.
Calendar No. 230
116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2583
[Report No. 116-126]
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A BILL
Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and
for other purposes.
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September 26, 2019
Read twice and placed on the calendar
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020
#2583 | S Congress #116
Policy Area: International Affairs
Last Action: Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-418. (10/23/2019)
Bill Text Source: Congress.gov
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