H.R. 7006

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7006 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7006

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AN ACT

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Services and General 
Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2026''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. References.
Sec. 4. Explanatory statement.
Sec. 5. Statement of appropriations.
Sec. 6. Payment to widows and heirs of deceased Members of Congress.
DIVISION A--FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2026

Title I--Department of the Treasury
Title II--Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to 
the President
Title III--The Judiciary
Title IV--District of Columbia
Title V--Independent Agencies
Title VI--General Provisions--This Act
Title VII--General Provisions--Government-wide
Title VIII--General Provisions--District of Columbia
DIVISION B--NATIONAL SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF STATE, AND RELATED 
PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026

Title I--Department of State and Related Programs
Title II--Administration of Assistance
Title III--Bilateral Economic Assistance
Title IV--International Security Assistance
Title V--Multilateral Assistance
Title VI--Export and Investment Assistance
Title VII--General Provisions
DIVISION C--OTHER MATTERS

SEC. 3. REFERENCES.

Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ``this 
Act'' contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as 
referring only to the provisions of that division.

SEC. 4. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.

The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the House 
section of the Congressional Record on or about January 14, 2026, and 
submitted by the chair of the Committee on Appropriations of the House, 
shall have the same effect with respect to the allocation of funds and 
implementation of divisions A and B of this Act as if it were a joint 
explanatory statement of a committee of conference.

SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS.

The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2026.

SEC. 6. PAYMENT TO WIDOWS AND HEIRS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

For payment to Jill Marie LaMalfa, widow of Douglas L. LaMalfa, 
late a Representative from the State of California, $174,000.

DIVISION A--FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2026

TITLE I

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Departmental Offices

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices including 
operation and maintenance of the Treasury Building and Freedman's Bank 
Building; hire of passenger motor vehicles; maintenance, repairs, and 
improvements of, and purchase of commercial insurance policies for, 
real properties leased or owned overseas, when necessary for the 
performance of official business; executive direction program 
activities; international affairs and economic policy activities; 
domestic finance and tax policy activities, including technical 
assistance to State, local, and territorial entities; and Treasury-wide 
management policies and programs activities, $287,576,000: Provided, 
That of the amount appropriated under this heading--
(1) not to exceed $1,350,000 is for official reception and 
representation expenses of which $1,000,000 is available until 
January 30, 2027, for hosting the G20 Financial Summit;
(2) not to exceed $258,000 is for unforeseen emergencies of 
a confidential nature to be allocated and expended under the 
direction of the Secretary of the Treasury and to be accounted 
for solely on the Secretary's certificate; and
(3) not to exceed $42,000,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2027, for--
(A) the Treasury-wide Financial Statement Audit and 
Internal Control Program;
(B) information technology modernization 
requirements;
(C) the audit, oversight, and administration of the 
Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund;
(D) the development and implementation of programs 
within the Office of Cybersecurity and Critical 
Infrastructure Protection, including entering into 
cooperative agreements;
(E) operations and maintenance of facilities; and
(F) international operations.

committee on foreign investment in the united states fund

(including transfer of funds)

For necessary expenses of the Committee on Foreign Investment in 
the United States, $21,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That the chairperson of the Committee may transfer such 
amounts to any department or agency represented on the Committee 
(including the Department of the Treasury) subject to advance 
notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That the Department 
shall submit a report with the notification describing the amount of 
the transfer, the purpose of the transfer, and the receiving agency: 
Provided further, That amounts so transferred shall remain available 
until expended for expenses of implementing section 721 of the Defense 
Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. 4565), and shall be 
available in addition to any other funds available to any department or 
agency: Provided further, That fees authorized by section 721(p) of 
such Act shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting 
collections: Provided further, That the total amount appropriated 
under this heading from the general fund shall be reduced as such 
offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2026, so as to 
result in a total appropriation from the general fund estimated at not 
more than $0.

office of terrorism and financial intelligence

salaries and expenses

For the necessary expenses of the Office of Terrorism and Financial 
Intelligence to safeguard the financial system against illicit use and 
to combat rogue nations, terrorist facilitators, weapons of mass 
destruction proliferators, human rights abusers, money launderers, drug 
kingpins, and other national security threats, $237,662,000, of which 
not less than $3,000,000 shall be available for addressing human rights 
violations and corruption, including activities authorized by the 
Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 2656 note): 
Provided, That of the amounts appropriated under this heading, up to 
$16,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027.

cybersecurity enhancement account

For salaries and expenses for enhanced cybersecurity for systems 
operated by the Department of the Treasury, $59,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2028: Provided, That such funds shall 
supplement and not supplant any other amounts made available to the 
Treasury offices and bureaus for cybersecurity: Provided further, That 
of the total amount made available under this heading $6,000,000 shall 
be available for administrative expenses for the Treasury Chief 
Information Officer to provide oversight of the investments made under 
this heading: Provided further, That such funds shall supplement and 
not supplant any other amounts made available to the Treasury Chief 
Information Officer.

department-wide systems and capital investments programs

(including transfer of funds)

For development and acquisition of automatic data processing 
equipment, software, and services and for repairs and renovations to 
buildings owned by the Department of the Treasury, $11,007,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2028: Provided, That these funds 
shall be transferred to accounts and in amounts as necessary to satisfy 
the requirements of the Department's offices, bureaus, and other 
organizations: Provided further, That this transfer authority shall be 
in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act: 
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under this 
heading shall be used to support or supplement ``Internal Revenue 
Service--Technology and Operations Support'' or ``Internal Revenue 
Service--Business Systems Modernization''.

office of inspector general

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 5, United States 
Code, $48,389,000, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; of which 
not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of 
a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the direction 
of the Inspector General of the Treasury; of which up to $2,800,000 to 
remain available until September 30, 2027, shall be for audits and 
investigations conducted pursuant to section 1608 of the Resources and 
Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies 
of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (33 U.S.C. 1321 note); and of 
which not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official reception 
and representation expenses.

treasury inspector general for tax administration

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax 
Administration in carrying out chapter 4 of title 5, United States 
Code, including purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 
U.S.C. 1343(b)); and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such 
rates as may be determined by the Inspector General for Tax 
Administration; $165,000,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2027; of which not to exceed $6,000,000 
shall be available for official travel expenses; of which not to exceed 
$500,000 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of a 
confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the direction 
of the Inspector General for Tax Administration; and of which not to 
exceed $1,500 shall be available for official reception and 
representation expenses.

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, 
including hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and training 
expenses of non-Federal and foreign government personnel to attend 
meetings and training concerned with domestic and foreign financial 
intelligence activities, law enforcement, and financial regulation; 
services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; not to exceed $25,000 for 
official reception and representation expenses; and for assistance to 
Federal law enforcement agencies, with or without reimbursement, 
$185,193,000, of which not to exceed $55,000,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2028.

Bureau of the Fiscal Service

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of operations of the Bureau of the Fiscal 
Service, $391,109,000; of which not to exceed $8,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2028, is for information systems 
modernization initiatives; and of which $5,000 shall be available for 
official reception and representation expenses.
In addition, $242,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability 
Trust Fund to reimburse administrative and personnel expenses for 
financial management of the Fund, as authorized by section 1012 of 
Public Law 101-380.

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of carrying out section 1111 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
$157,795,000; of which not to exceed $6,000 shall be available for 
official reception and representation expenses; and of which not to 
exceed $50,000 shall be available for cooperative research and 
development programs for laboratory services; and provision of 
laboratory assistance to State and local agencies with or without 
reimbursement: Provided, That of the amount appropriated under this 
heading, $5,000,000 shall be for the costs of accelerating the 
processing of formula and label applications: Provided further, That 
of the amount appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2028, shall be for the costs associated 
with enforcement of and education regarding the trade practice 
provisions of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (27 U.S.C. 201 et 
seq.).

United States Mint

united states mint public enterprise fund

Pursuant to section 5136 of title 31, United States Code, the 
United States Mint is provided funding through the United States Mint 
Public Enterprise Fund for costs associated with the production of 
circulating coins, numismatic coins, and protective services, including 
both operating expenses and capital investments: Provided, That the 
aggregate amount of new liabilities and obligations incurred during 
fiscal year 2026 under such section 5136 for circulating coinage and 
protective service capital investments of the United States Mint shall 
not exceed $50,000,000.

Community Development Financial Institutions Fund

To carry out the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory 
Improvement Act of 1994 (subtitle A of title I of Public Law 103-325), 
including services authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate 
equivalent to the rate for EX-III, $324,000,000. Of the amount 
appropriated under this heading--
(1) not less than $188,000,000, notwithstanding section 
108(e) of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(e)) with regard to 
Small and/or Emerging Community Development Financial 
Institutions Assistance awards, is available until September 
30, 2027, for financial assistance and technical assistance 
under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 108(a)(1), 
respectively, of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(a)(1)(A) 
and (B)), of which up to $1,600,000 may be available for 
training and outreach under section 109 of Public Law 103-325 
(12 U.S.C. 4708), of which up to $3,153,750 may be used for the 
cost of direct loans, of which up to $10,000,000, 
notwithstanding subsection (d) of section 108 of Public Law 
103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(d)), may be available to provide 
financial assistance, technical assistance, training, and 
outreach to community development financial institutions to 
expand investments that benefit individuals with disabilities, 
and of which up to $2,000,000 shall be for the Economic 
Mobility Corps to be operated in conjunction with the 
Corporation for National and Community Service, pursuant to 42 
U.S.C. 12571: Provided, That the cost of direct and guaranteed 
loans, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as 
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: 
Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize 
gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not 
to exceed $25,000,000: Provided further, That of the funds 
provided under this paragraph, excluding those made to 
community development financial institutions to expand 
investments that benefit individuals with disabilities and 
those made to community development financial institutions that 
serve populations living in persistent poverty counties, the 
CDFI Fund shall prioritize Financial Assistance awards to 
organizations that invest and lend in high-poverty areas: 
Provided further, That for purposes of this section, the term 
``high-poverty area'' means any census tract with a poverty 
rate of at least 20 percent as measured by the 2016-2020 5-year 
data series available from the American Community Survey of the 
Bureau of the Census for all States and Puerto Rico or with a 
poverty rate of at least 20 percent as measured by the 2020 
Island areas Decennial Census data for any territory or 
possession of the United States;
(2) not less than $28,000,000, notwithstanding section 
108(e) of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(e)), is available 
until September 30, 2027, for financial assistance, technical 
assistance, training, and outreach programs designed to benefit 
Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native communities 
and provided primarily through qualified community development 
lender organizations with experience and expertise in community 
development banking and lending in Indian country, Native 
American organizations, Tribes and Tribal organizations, and 
other suitable providers;
(3) not less than $40,000,000 is available until September 
30, 2027, for the Bank Enterprise Award program;
(4) not less than $24,000,000, notwithstanding subsections 
(d) and (e) of section 108 of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 
4707(d) and (e)), is available until September 30, 2027, for a 
Healthy Food Financing Initiative to provide financial 
assistance, technical assistance, training, and outreach to 
community development financial institutions for the purpose of 
offering affordable financing and technical assistance to 
expand the availability of healthy food options in distressed 
communities;
(5) not less than $9,000,000 is available until September 
30, 2027, to provide grants for loan loss reserve funds and to 
provide technical assistance for small dollar loan programs 
under section 122 of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4719): 
Provided, That sections 108(d) and 122(b)(2) of such Public Law 
shall not apply to the provision of such grants and technical 
assistance;
(6) not less than $35,000,000 is available for 
administrative expenses, including administration of CDFI Fund 
programs and the New Markets Tax Credit Program, of which not 
less than $1,000,000 is for the development of tools to better 
assess and inform CDFI investment performance and CDFI program 
impacts, and up to $300,000 is for administrative expenses to 
carry out the direct loan program; and
(7) during fiscal year 2026, none of the funds available 
under this heading are available for the cost, as defined in 
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of 
commitments to guarantee bonds and notes under section 114A of 
the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act 
of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4713a): Provided, That commitments to 
guarantee bonds and notes under such section 114A shall not 
exceed $500,000,000: Provided further, That such section 114A 
shall remain in effect until December 31, 2027: Provided 
further, That of the funds awarded under this heading, except 
those provided for the Economic Mobility Corps, not less than 
10 percent shall be used for awards that support investments 
that serve populations living in persistent poverty counties: 
Provided further, That for the purposes of this paragraph and 
paragraph (1), the term ``persistent poverty counties'' means 
any county, including county equivalent areas in Puerto Rico, 
that has had 20 percent or more of its population living in 
poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by the 1990 and 
2000 decennial censuses and the 2016-2020 5-year data series 
available from the American Community Survey of the Bureau of 
the Census or any other territory or possession of the United 
States that has had 20 percent or more of its population living 
in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by the 1990, 
2000, 2010 and 2020 Island Areas Decennial Censuses, or 
equivalent data, of the Bureau of the Census.

Internal Revenue Service

taxpayer services

For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to provide 
taxpayer services, including pre-filing assistance and education, 
filing and account services, taxpayer advocacy services, and other 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be 
determined by the Commissioner, $3,036,606,000: Provided, That not to 
exceed $186,000,000 of the amounts provided under this heading shall 
remain available until September 30, 2027, of which not less than 
$12,000,000 shall be for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program; 
not less than $28,000,000 shall be available for low-income taxpayer 
clinic grants, including grants to individual clinics of up to 
$200,000; and not less than $46,000,000 shall be available for the 
Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Matching Grants Program for 
tax return preparation assistance: Provided further, That not less 
than $271,200,000 of the amounts provided under this heading shall be 
available for operating expenses of the Taxpayer Advocate Service, of 
which not less than $7,000,000 shall be for identity theft and refund 
fraud casework.

enforcement

For necessary expenses for tax enforcement activities of the 
Internal Revenue Service to determine and collect owed taxes, to 
provide legal and litigation support, to conduct criminal 
investigations, to enforce criminal statutes related to violations of 
internal revenue laws and other financial crimes, to purchase and hire 
passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)), and to provide other 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be 
determined by the Commissioner, $4,999,000,000; of which not to exceed 
$250,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027; of which 
not less than $60,257,000 shall be for the Interagency Crime and Drug 
Enforcement program; and of which not to exceed $35,000,000 shall be 
for investigative technology for the Criminal Investigation Division: 
Provided, That the amount made available for investigative technology 
for the Criminal Investigation Division shall be in addition to amounts 
made available for the Criminal Investigation Division under the 
``Technology and Operations Support'' heading.

technology and operations support

For necessary expenses to operate the Internal Revenue Service to 
support taxpayer services and enforcement programs, including rent 
payments; facilities services; printing; postage; physical security; 
headquarters and other IRS-wide administration activities; research and 
statistics of income; telecommunications; information technology 
development, enhancement, operations, maintenance and security; the 
hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); the operations of 
the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board; and other services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the 
Commissioner; $3,159,759,000, of which not to exceed $275,000,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2027; of which not to exceed 
$10,000,000 shall remain available until expended for acquisition of 
equipment and construction, repair and renovation of facilities; of 
which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2028, for research; and of which not to exceed $20,000 shall be for 
official reception and representation expenses: Provided, That not 
later than 30 days after the end of each quarter, the Internal Revenue 
Service shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Treasury Inspector 
General for Tax Administration, and the Comptroller General of the 
United States detailing each major investment in the Internal Revenue 
Service's information technology portfolio, including projection 
management dashboard; short, plain language summaries describing the 
investment's planned total expenditures, development start and end 
dates, schedule of deliverables between the start and end dates, scope, 
and results; the actual deliverables, expenditures, and results from 
the prior quarter; the estimated deliverables, expenditures, and 
results for the upcoming quarter; risks and mitigation strategies 
associated with ongoing work; reasons for any cost or schedule 
variances and any planned cost, schedule, and scope as a consequence; 
and the cumulative and annual costs since the start date, estimated 
total and annual operation and maintenance costs, and an explanation of 
how the investment fulfills the Internal Revenue Service's information 
technology objectives and goals: Provided further, That the Internal 
Revenue Service shall include, in its budget justification for fiscal 
year 2027, a summary of cost and schedule performance information for 
its major information technology systems.

administrative provisions--internal revenue service

(including transfer of funds)

Sec. 101. Not to exceed 5 percent of any funds made available to 
the Internal Revenue Service in this Act or any other provision of law 
may be transferred to any other Internal Revenue Service appropriation 
upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate.
Sec. 102. The Internal Revenue Service shall maintain an employee 
training program, which shall include the following topics: taxpayers' 
rights, dealing courteously with taxpayers, cross-cultural relations, 
ethics, and the impartial application of tax law.
Sec. 103. The Internal Revenue Service shall institute and enforce 
policies and procedures that will safeguard the confidentiality of 
taxpayer information and protect taxpayers against identity theft.
Sec. 104. Funds made available by this or any other Act to the 
Internal Revenue Service shall be available for improved facilities and 
increased staffing to provide sufficient and effective 1-800 help line 
service for taxpayers. The Commissioner shall continue to make 
improvements to the Internal Revenue Service 1-800 help line service a 
priority and allocate resources necessary to enhance the response time 
to taxpayer communications, particularly with regard to victims of tax-
related crimes.
Sec. 105. The Internal Revenue Service shall issue a notice of 
confirmation of any address change relating to an employer making 
employment tax payments, and such notice shall be sent to both the 
employer's former and new address and an officer or employee of the 
Internal Revenue Service shall give special consideration to an offer-
in-compromise from a taxpayer who has been the victim of fraud by a 
third party payroll tax preparer.
Sec. 106. None of the funds made available under this Act may be 
used by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the United 
States for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to 
the Constitution of the United States.
Sec. 107. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
by the Internal Revenue Service to target groups for regulatory 
scrutiny based on their ideological beliefs.
Sec. 108. None of funds made available by this Act to the Internal 
Revenue Service shall be obligated or expended on conferences that do 
not adhere to the procedures, verification processes, documentation 
requirements, and policies issued by the Chief Financial Officer, Human 
Capital Office, and Agency-Wide Shared Services as a result of the 
recommendations in the report published on May 31, 2013, by the 
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration entitled ``Review of 
the August 2010 Small Business/Self-Employed Division's Conference in 
Anaheim, California'' (Reference Number 2013-10-037).
Sec. 109. None of the funds made available in this Act to the 
Internal Revenue Service may be obligated or expended--
(1) to make a payment to any employee under a bonus, award, 
or recognition program; or
(2) under any hiring or personnel selection process with 
respect to re-hiring a former employee;
unless such program or process takes into account the conduct and 
Federal tax compliance of such employee or former employee.
Sec. 110. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
in contravention of section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
(relating to confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return 
information).
Sec. 111. The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's 
delegate) may use the funds made available in this Act, subject to such 
policies as the Secretary (or the Secretary's delegate) may establish, 
to utilize direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified 
applicants, without regard to any notice or preference requirements, 
directly to positions in the competitive service to process backlogged 
tax returns and return information.
Sec. 112. Notwithstanding section 1344 of title 31, United States 
Code, funds appropriated to the Internal Revenue Service in this Act 
may be used to provide passenger carrier transportation and protection 
between the Commissioner of Internal Revenue's residence and place of 
employment.

Administrative Provisions--Department of the Treasury

(including transfers of funds)

Sec. 113. Appropriations to the Department of the Treasury in this 
Act shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor, as 
authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), including maintenance, repairs, and 
cleaning; purchase of insurance for official motor vehicles operated in 
foreign countries; purchase of motor vehicles without regard to the 
general purchase price limitations for vehicles purchased and used 
overseas for the current fiscal year; entering into contracts with the 
Department of State for the furnishing of health and medical services 
to employees and their dependents serving in foreign countries; and 
services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
Sec. 114. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in this 
title made available under the headings ``Departmental Offices--
Salaries and Expenses'', ``Office of Inspector General'', ``Financial 
Crimes Enforcement Network'', ``Bureau of the Fiscal Service'', and 
``Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau'' may be transferred between 
such appropriations upon the advance approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: 
Provided, That no transfer under this section may increase or decrease 
any such appropriation by more than 2 percent.
Sec. 115. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriation made 
available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be 
transferred to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration's 
appropriation upon the advance approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: 
Provided, That no transfer may increase or decrease any such 
appropriation by more than 2 percent.
Sec. 116. None of the funds appropriated in this Act or otherwise 
available to the Department of the Treasury or the Bureau of Engraving 
and Printing may be used to redesign the $1 Federal Reserve note.
Sec. 117. The Secretary of the Treasury may transfer funds from 
the ``Bureau of the Fiscal Service--Salaries and Expenses'' to the Debt 
Collection Fund as necessary to cover the costs of debt collection: 
Provided, That such amounts shall be reimbursed to such salaries and 
expenses account from debt collections received in the Debt Collection 
Fund.
Sec. 118. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this or any other Act may be used by the United States 
Mint to construct or operate any museum without the explicit approval 
of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate, the House Committee on Financial Services, and the Senate 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sec. 119. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this or any other Act or source to the Department of the 
Treasury, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and the United States 
Mint, individually or collectively, may be used to consolidate any or 
all functions of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the United 
States Mint without the explicit approval of the House Committee on 
Financial Services; the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs; and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate.
Sec. 120. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the 
transfer of funds in this Act, for the Department of the Treasury's 
intelligence or intelligence related activities are deemed to be 
specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of 
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year 
2026 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2026.
Sec. 121. Not to exceed $5,000 shall be made available from the 
Bureau of Engraving and Printing's Industrial Revolving Fund for 
necessary official reception and representation expenses.
Sec. 122. The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a Capital 
Investment Plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate not later than 30 days following the 
submission of the annual budget submitted by the President: Provided, 
That such Capital Investment Plan shall include capital investment 
spending from all accounts within the Department of the Treasury, 
including but not limited to the Department-wide Systems and Capital 
Investment Programs account, Treasury Franchise Fund account, and the 
Treasury Forfeiture Fund account: Provided further, That such Capital 
Investment Plan shall include expenditures occurring in previous fiscal 
years for each capital investment project that has not been fully 
completed.
Sec. 123. During fiscal year 2026--
(1) none of the funds made available in this or any other 
Act may be used by the Department of the Treasury, including 
the Internal Revenue Service, to issue, revise, or finalize any 
regulation, revenue ruling, or other guidance not limited to a 
particular taxpayer relating to the standard which is used to 
determine whether an organization is operated exclusively for 
the promotion of social welfare for purposes of section 
501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (including the 
proposed regulations published at 78 Fed. Reg. 71535 (November 
29, 2013)); and
(2) the standard and definitions as in effect on January 1, 
2010, which are used to make such determinations shall apply 
after the date of the enactment of this Act for purposes of 
determining status under section 501(c)(4) of such Code of 
organizations created on, before, or after such date.
Sec. 124. Within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit an itemized report to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate on the amount of total funds charged to each office by the 
Franchise Fund including the amount charged for each service provided 
by the Franchise Fund to each office, a detailed description of the 
services, a detailed explanation of how each charge for each service is 
calculated, and a description of the role customers have in governing 
in the Franchise Fund.
Sec. 125. (a) Not later than 60 days after the end of each quarter, 
the Office of Financial Research shall submit reports on their 
activities to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of 
the House of Representatives, and the Senate Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
(b) The reports required under subsection (a) shall include--
(1) the obligations made during the previous quarter by 
object class, office, and activity;
(2) the estimated obligations for the remainder of the 
fiscal year by object class, office, and activity;
(3) the number of full-time equivalents within each office 
during the previous quarter;
(4) the estimated number of full-time equivalents within 
each office for the remainder of the fiscal year; and
(5) actions taken to achieve the goals, objectives, and 
performance measures of each office.
(c) At the request of any such Committees specified in subsection 
(a), the Office of Financial Research shall make officials available to 
testify on the contents of the reports required under subsection (a).
Sec. 126. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available in this Act for the Department of the Treasury may be 
transferred to the Department's information technology system 
modernization and working capital fund (IT WCF), as authorized by 
section 1077(b)(1) of title X of division A of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91), for the 
purposes specified in section 1077(b)(3) of such Act, upon the prior 
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate: Provided, That amounts transferred to 
the IT WCF under this section shall remain available for obligation 
through September 30, 2029.
Sec. 127. Amounts made available under section 601(f)(3) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 801(f)(3)) shall be available for any 
necessary expenses of the Department of the Treasury Office of 
Inspector General with respect to section 601 of that Act, subtitle A 
of title V of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, 
and section 3201 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, in addition 
to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.
Sec. 128. The Secretary of the Treasury is directed to issue a 
report to Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate, the House Committee on Financial Services, and the 
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs not later than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act on the authorities 
used to establish the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and U.S. Digital Asset 
Stockpile, the impact the reserve and/or stockpile has on the Treasury 
Forfeiture Fund (TFF) including specific impacts on funding for law 
enforcement and compensation for victims of crime, a description of how 
Bitcoin and digital assets would appear on the Federal government's 
balance sheet including on TFF monthly reports, and all third party 
contractors responsible for the custody of the assets.
Sec. 129. Not later than 20 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and not later than 20 days after the end of the month 
thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate a report on the Treasury Forfeiture Fund.
This title may be cited as the ``Department of the Treasury 
Appropriations Act, 2026''.

TITLE II

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE 
PRESIDENT

The White House

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses for the White House as authorized by law, 
including not to exceed $3,850,000 for services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 105; subsistence expenses as authorized by 3 
U.S.C. 105, which shall be expended and accounted for as provided in 
that section; hire of passenger motor vehicles, and travel (not to 
exceed $100,000 to be expended and accounted for as provided by 3 
U.S.C. 103); and not to exceed $19,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses, to be available for allocation within the 
Executive Office of the President; and for necessary expenses of the 
Office of Policy Development, including services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107, $78,904,000.

Executive Residence at the White House

operating expenses

For necessary expenses of the Executive Residence at the White 
House, $15,453,000, to be expended and accounted for as provided by 3 
U.S.C. 105, 109, 110, and 112-114.

reimbursable expenses

For the reimbursable expenses of the Executive Residence at the 
White House, such sums as may be necessary: Provided, That all 
reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Residence shall be 
made in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph: Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, such amount 
for reimbursable operating expenses shall be the exclusive authority of 
the Executive Residence to incur obligations and to receive offsetting 
collections, for such expenses: Provided further, That the Executive 
Residence shall require each person sponsoring a reimbursable political 
event to pay in advance an amount equal to the estimated cost of the 
event, and all such advance payments shall be credited to this account 
and remain available until expended: Provided further, That the 
Executive Residence shall require the national committee of the 
political party of the President to maintain on deposit $25,000, to be 
separately accounted for and available for expenses relating to 
reimbursable political events sponsored by such committee during such 
fiscal year: Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall 
ensure that a written notice of any amount owed for a reimbursable 
operating expense under this paragraph is submitted to the person owing 
such amount within 60 days after such expense is incurred, and that 
such amount is collected within 30 days after the submission of such 
notice: Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall charge 
interest and assess penalties and other charges on any such amount that 
is not reimbursed within such 30 days, in accordance with the interest 
and penalty provisions applicable to an outstanding debt on a United 
States Government claim under 31 U.S.C. 3717: Provided further, That 
each such amount that is reimbursed, and any accompanying interest and 
charges, shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: 
Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall prepare and submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate, by not later than 90 days after the end of the fiscal year 
covered by this Act, a report setting forth the reimbursable operating 
expenses of the Executive Residence during the preceding fiscal year, 
including the total amount of such expenses, the amount of such total 
that consists of reimbursable official and ceremonial events, the 
amount of such total that consists of reimbursable political events, 
and the portion of each such amount that has been reimbursed as of the 
date of the report: Provided further, That the Executive Residence 
shall maintain a system for the tracking of expenses related to 
reimbursable events within the Executive Residence that includes a 
standard for the classification of any such expense as political or 
nonpolitical: Provided further, That no provision of this paragraph 
may be construed to exempt the Executive Residence from any other 
applicable requirement of subchapter I or II of chapter 37 of title 31, 
United States Code.

White House Repair and Restoration

For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the Executive 
Residence at the White House pursuant to 3 U.S.C. 105(d), $2,475,000, 
to remain available until expended, for required maintenance, 
resolution of safety and health issues, and continued preventative 
maintenance.

Council of Economic Advisers

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Council of Economic Advisers in 
carrying out its functions under the Employment Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 
1021 et seq.), $4,854,000.

National Security Council and Homeland Security Council

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the National Security Council and the 
Homeland Security Council, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109, $19,000,000, of which not to exceed $10,000 shall be available 
for official reception and representation expenses.

Office of Administration

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Office of Administration, including 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107, and hire of 
passenger motor vehicles, $114,308,000, of which not to exceed 
$12,800,000 shall remain available until expended for continued 
modernization of information resources within the Executive Office of 
the President.
In addition, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
security and continuity of operations improvements for the Executive 
Office of the President, in addition to other amounts otherwise 
available for such purposes.

Office of Management and Budget

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Office of Management and Budget, 
including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109, to carry out the provisions of chapter 35 of title 
44, United States Code, and to prepare and submit the budget of the 
United States Government, in accordance with section 1105(a) of title 
31, United States Code, $129,000,000, of which not to exceed $3,000 
shall be available for official representation expenses: Provided, 
That none of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Office of 
Management and Budget may be used for the purpose of reviewing any 
agricultural marketing orders or any activities or regulations under 
the provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (7 
U.S.C. 601 et seq.): Provided further, That none of the funds made 
available for the Office of Management and Budget by this Act may be 
expended for the altering of the transcript of actual testimony of 
witnesses, except for testimony of officials of the Office of 
Management and Budget, before the Committees on Appropriations or their 
subcommittees: Provided further, That none of the funds made available 
for the Office of Management and Budget by this Act may be expended for 
the altering of the annual work plan developed by the Corps of 
Engineers for submission to the Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
further, That none of the funds provided in this or prior Acts shall be 
used, directly or indirectly, by the Office of Management and Budget, 
for evaluating or determining if water resource project or study 
reports submitted by the Chief of Engineers acting through the 
Secretary of the Army are in compliance with all applicable laws, 
regulations, and requirements relevant to the Civil Works water 
resource planning process: Provided further, That the Office of 
Management and Budget shall have not more than 60 days in which to 
perform budgetary policy reviews of water resource matters on which the 
Chief of Engineers has reported: Provided further, That the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget shall notify the appropriate 
authorizing and appropriating committees when the 60-day review is 
initiated: Provided further, That if water resource reports have not 
been transmitted to the appropriate authorizing and appropriating 
committees within 15 days after the end of the Office of Management and 
Budget review period based on the notification from the Director, 
Congress shall assume Office of Management and Budget concurrence with 
the report and act accordingly: Provided further, That no later than 
14 days after the submission of the budget of the United States 
Government for fiscal year 2027, the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget shall make publicly available on a website a 
tabular list for each agency that submits budget justification 
materials (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Funding 
Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006) that shall include, at 
minimum, the name of the agency, the date on which the budget 
justification materials of the agency were submitted to Congress, and a 
uniform resource locator where the budget justification materials are 
published on the website of the agency.

Office of the National Cyber Director

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Office of the National Cyber 
Director, as authorized by section 1752 of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
(Public Law 116-283), $20,000,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall 
be available for official reception and representation expenses.

Office of National Drug Control Policy

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control 
Policy; for research activities pursuant to the Office of National Drug 
Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998, as amended; not to exceed 
$10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and for 
participation in joint projects or in the provision of services on 
matters of mutual interest with nonprofit, research, or public 
organizations or agencies, with or without reimbursement, $21,785,000: 
Provided, That the Office is authorized to accept, hold, administer, 
and utilize gifts, both real and personal, public and private, without 
fiscal year limitation, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the 
work of the Office.

federal drug control programs

high intensity drug trafficking areas program

(including transfers of funds)

For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control 
Policy's High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program, $298,579,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2027, for drug control 
activities consistent with the approved strategy for each of the 
designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (``HIDTAs''), of which 
not less than 51 percent shall be transferred to State and local 
entities for drug control activities and shall be obligated not later 
than 120 days after enactment of this Act: Provided, That up to 49 
percent may be transferred to Federal agencies and departments in 
amounts determined by the Director of the Office of National Drug 
Control Policy, of which up to $4,000,000 may be used for auditing 
services and associated activities and $3,000,000 shall be for the 
Grants Management System for use by the Office of National Drug Control 
Policy: Provided further, That any unexpended funds obligated prior to 
fiscal year 2024 may be used for any other approved activities of that 
HIDTA, subject to reprogramming requirements: Provided further, That 
each HIDTA designated as of September 30, 2025, shall be funded at not 
less than the fiscal year 2025 base level, unless the Director submits 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate justification for changes to those levels based on clearly 
articulated priorities and published Office of National Drug Control 
Policy performance measures of effectiveness: Provided further, That 
the Director shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate of the initial allocation of fiscal 
year 2026 funding among HIDTAs not later than 45 days after enactment 
of this Act, and shall notify the Committees of planned uses of 
discretionary HIDTA funding, as determined in consultation with the 
HIDTA Directors, not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act: 
Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of the 
funds so transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the 
purposes provided herein and upon notification to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, such 
amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation.

other federal drug control programs

(including transfers of funds)

For other drug control activities authorized by the Anti-Drug Abuse 
Act of 1988 and the Office of National Drug Control Policy 
Reauthorization Act of 1998, as amended, $136,150,000, to remain 
available until expended, which shall be available as follows: 
$109,000,000 for the Drug-Free Communities Program, of which not more 
than $12,780,000 is for administrative expenses, and of which 
$2,500,000 shall be made available as directed by section 4 of Public 
Law 107-82, as amended by section 8204 of Public Law 115-271; 
$3,000,000 for drug court training and technical assistance; 
$14,000,000 for anti-doping activities; up to $3,700,000 for the United 
States membership dues to the World Anti-Doping Agency; $1,250,000 for 
the Model Acts Program; and $5,200,000 for activities authorized by 
section 103 of Public Law 114-198: Provided, That amounts made 
available under this heading may be transferred to other Federal 
departments and agencies to carry out such activities: Provided 
further, That the Director of the Office of National Drug Control 
Policy shall, not fewer than 30 days prior to obligating funds under 
this heading for United States membership dues to the World Anti-Doping 
Agency, submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate a spending plan and explanation of the 
proposed uses of these funds: Provided further, That such plan shall 
include the results of an audit of the World Anti-Doping Agency to be 
conducted by external anti-doping experts and experienced independent 
auditors that demonstrate the World Anti-Doping Agency's Executive 
Committee and Foundation are operating consistent with their duties.

Unanticipated Needs

For expenses necessary to enable the President to meet 
unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national interest, security, 
or defense which may arise at home or abroad during the current fiscal 
year, as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 108, $990,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2027.

Information Technology Oversight and Reform

For necessary expenses for the furtherance of integrated, 
efficient, secure, and effective uses of information technology in the 
Federal Government, $8,000,000, to remain available until expended.

Special Assistance to the President

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President to provide 
assistance to the President in connection with specially assigned 
functions; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 106, 
including subsistence expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 106, which 
shall be expended and accounted for as provided in that section; and 
hire of passenger motor vehicles, $6,015,000.

Official Residence of the Vice President

operating expenses

(including transfer of funds)

For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement, and to the 
extent not otherwise provided for, heating and lighting, including 
electric power and fixtures, of the official residence of the Vice 
President; the hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed 
$90,000 pursuant to 3 U.S.C. 106(b)(2), $318,000: Provided, That 
advances, repayments, or transfers from this appropriation may be made 
to any department or agency for expenses of carrying out such 
activities.

Administrative Provisions--Executive Office of the President and Funds 
Appropriated to the President

(including transfer of funds)

Sec. 201. From funds made available in this Act under the headings 
``The White House'', ``Executive Residence at the White House'', 
``White House Repair and Restoration'', ``Council of Economic 
Advisers'', ``National Security Council and Homeland Security 
Council'', ``Office of Administration'', ``Special Assistance to the 
President'', and ``Official Residence of the Vice President'', the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget (or such other officer 
as the President may designate in writing) may, with advance approval 
of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate, transfer not to exceed 10 percent of any such appropriation 
to any other such appropriation, to be merged with and available for 
the same time and for the same purposes as the appropriation to which 
transferred: Provided, That the amount of an appropriation shall not 
be increased by more than 50 percent by such transfers: Provided 
further, That no amount shall be transferred from ``Special Assistance 
to the President'' or ``Official Residence of the Vice President'' 
without the approval of the Vice President.
Sec. 202. (a) During fiscal year 2026, any Executive order or 
Presidential memorandum issued or revoked by the President shall be 
accompanied by a written statement from the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget on the budgetary impact, including costs, 
benefits, and revenues, of such order or memorandum.
(b) Any such statement shall include--
(1) a narrative summary of the budgetary impact of such 
order or memorandum on the Federal Government;
(2) the impact on mandatory and discretionary obligations 
and outlays as the result of such order or memorandum, listed 
by Federal agency, for each year in the 5-fiscal-year period 
beginning in fiscal year 2026; and
(3) the impact on revenues of the Federal Government as the 
result of such order or memorandum over the 5-fiscal-year 
period beginning in fiscal year 2026.
(c) If an Executive order or Presidential memorandum is issued 
during fiscal year 2026 due to a national emergency, the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget may issue the statement required by 
subsection (a) not later than 15 days after the date that such order or 
memorandum is issued.
(d) The requirement for cost estimates for Presidential memoranda 
shall only apply for Presidential memoranda estimated to have a 
regulatory cost in excess of $100,000,000.
Sec. 203. Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
issue a memorandum to all Federal departments, agencies, and 
corporations directing compliance with the provisions in title VII of 
this Act.
Sec. 204. For an additional amount for ``Office of National Drug 
Control Policy, Salaries and Expenses'', $7,071,000, which shall be for 
initiatives in the amounts and for the projects specified in the table 
that appears under the heading ``Administrative Provisions--Executive 
Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the President'' in 
the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That none of 
the funds made available by this section may be transferred for any 
other purpose.
This title may be cited as the ``Executive Office of the President 
Appropriations Act, 2026''.

TITLE III

THE JUDICIARY

Supreme Court of the United States

salaries and expenses

For expenses necessary for the operation of the Supreme Court, as 
required by law, excluding care of the building and grounds, including 
purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 
U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses; and for miscellaneous expenses, to be expended 
as the Chief Justice may approve, $135,127,000, of which $1,500,000 
shall remain available until expended.
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary 
under current law for the salaries of the chief justice and associate 
justices of the court.

care of the building and grounds

For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable the Architect 
of the Capitol to carry out the duties imposed upon the Architect by 40 
U.S.C. 6111 and 6112 under the direction of the Chief Justice, 
$11,437,000, to remain available until expended.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

salaries and expenses

For salaries of officers and employees, and for necessary expenses 
of the court, as authorized by law, $36,735,000.
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary 
under current law for the salaries of the chief judge and judges of the 
court.

United States Court of International Trade

salaries and expenses

For salaries of officers and employees of the court, services, and 
necessary expenses of the court, as authorized by law, $22,437,000.
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary 
under current law for the salaries of the chief judge and judges of the 
court.

Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services

salaries and expenses

For the salaries of judges of the United States Court of Federal 
Claims, magistrate judges, and all other officers and employees of the 
Federal Judiciary not otherwise specifically provided for, necessary 
expenses of the courts, and the purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning 
of uniforms for Probation and Pretrial Services Office staff, as 
authorized by law, $6,127,055,000 (including the purchase of firearms 
and ammunition); of which not to exceed $27,817,000 shall remain 
available until expended for space alteration projects and for 
furniture and furnishings related to new space alteration and 
construction projects.
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary 
under current law for the salaries of circuit and district judges 
(including judges of the territorial courts of the United States), 
bankruptcy judges, and justices and judges retired from office or from 
regular active service.
In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the United States 
Court of Federal Claims associated with processing cases under the 
National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-660), 
$12,109,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation 
Trust Fund to remain available until expended.

defender services

For the operation of Federal Defender organizations; the 
compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to 
represent persons under 18 U.S.C. 3006A and 3599, and for the 
compensation and reimbursement of expenses of persons furnishing 
investigative, expert, and other services for such representations as 
authorized by law; the compensation (in accordance with the maximums 
under 18 U.S.C. 3006A) and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys 
appointed to assist the court in criminal cases where the defendant has 
waived representation by counsel; the compensation and reimbursement of 
expenses of attorneys appointed to represent jurors in civil actions 
for the protection of their employment, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 
1875(d)(1); the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys 
appointed under 18 U.S.C. 983(b)(1) in connection with certain judicial 
civil forfeiture proceedings; the compensation and reimbursement of 
travel expenses of guardians ad litem appointed under 18 U.S.C. 
4100(b); and for necessary training and general administrative 
expenses, $1,766,010,000, to remain available until expended.

fees of jurors and commissioners

For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1871 and 
1876; compensation of jury commissioners as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 
1863; and compensation of commissioners appointed in condemnation cases 
pursuant to rule 71.1(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28 
U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71.1(h)), $19,108,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the compensation of land commissioners shall 
not exceed the daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under 5 
U.S.C. 5332.

court security

(including transfer of funds)

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, incident to the 
provision of protective guard services for United States courthouses 
and other facilities housing Federal court or Administrative Office of 
the United States Courts operations, the procurement, installation, and 
maintenance of security systems and equipment for United States 
courthouses and other facilities housing Federal court or 
Administrative Office of the United States Courts operations, building 
ingress-egress control, inspection of mail and packages, directed 
security patrols, perimeter security, basic security services provided 
by the Federal Protective Service, and other similar activities as 
authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improvement and Access to 
Justice Act (Public Law 100-702), $892,032,000, of which not to exceed 
$20,000,000 shall remain available until expended, to be expended 
directly or transferred to the United States Marshals Service, which 
shall be responsible for administering the Judicial Facility Security 
Program consistent with standards or guidelines agreed to by the 
Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and 
the Attorney General: Provided, That funds made available under this 
heading may be used for managing a Judiciary-wide program to facilitate 
security and emergency management services among the Judiciary, United 
States Marshals Service, Federal Protective Service, General Services 
Administration, other Federal agencies, state and local governments and 
the public; and for purposes authorized by the Daniel Anderl Judicial 
Security and Privacy Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-263, division C, title 
LIX, subtitle D) and 28 U.S.C. 604(a)(24).

Administrative Office of the United States Courts

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office of the United 
States Courts as authorized by law, including travel as authorized by 
31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a passenger motor vehicle as authorized by 31 
U.S.C. 1343(b), advertising and rent in the District of Columbia and 
elsewhere, $106,953,000, of which not to exceed $8,500 is authorized 
for official reception and representation expenses.

Federal Judicial Center

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Center, as 
authorized by Public Law 90-219, $35,121,000; of which $1,800,000 shall 
remain available through September 30, 2027, to provide education and 
training to Federal court personnel; and of which not to exceed $1,500 
is authorized for official reception and representation expenses.

United States Sentencing Commission

salaries and expenses

For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions 
of chapter 58 of title 28, United States Code, $22,677,000, of which 
not to exceed $1,000 is authorized for official reception and 
representation expenses.

Administrative Provisions--The Judiciary

(including transfer of funds)

Sec. 301. Appropriations and authorizations made in this title 
which are available for salaries and expenses shall be available for 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
Sec. 302. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the Judiciary in this Act may 
be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, 
except ``Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial 
Services, Defender Services'' and ``Courts of Appeals, District Courts, 
and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and Commissioners'', shall 
be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, 
That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a 
reprogramming of funds under sections 604 and 608 of this Act and shall 
not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance 
with the procedures set forth in section 608.
Sec. 303. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the salaries 
and expenses appropriation for ``Courts of Appeals, District Courts, 
and Other Judicial Services'' shall be available for official reception 
and representation expenses of the Judicial Conference of the United 
States: Provided, That such available funds shall not exceed $11,000 
and shall be administered by the Director of the Administrative Office 
of the United States Courts in the capacity as Secretary of the 
Judicial Conference.
Sec. 304. Section 3315(a) of title 40, United States Code, shall 
be applied by substituting ``Federal'' for ``executive'' each place it 
appears.
Sec. 305. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. 561-569, and 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States Marshals 
Service shall provide, for such courthouses as its Director may 
designate in consultation with the Director of the Administrative 
Office of the United States Courts, for purposes of a pilot program, 
the security services that 40 U.S.C. 1315 authorizes the Department of 
Homeland Security to provide, except for the services specified in 40 
U.S.C. 1315(b)(2)(E). For building-specific security services at these 
courthouses, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United 
States Courts shall reimburse the United States Marshals Service rather 
than the Department of Homeland Security.
This title may be cited as the ``Judiciary Appropriations Act, 
2026''.

TITLE IV

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Federal Funds

federal payment for resident tuition support

For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, to be deposited 
into a dedicated account, for a nationwide program to be administered 
by the Mayor, for the District of Columbia resident tuition support 
program established and operated under the District of Columbia College 
Access Act of 1999 (sec 38-2701 et seq. D.C. Official Code), 
$40,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the 
awarding of such funds may be prioritized on the basis of a resident's 
academic merit, the income and need of eligible students and such other 
factors as may be authorized: Provided further, That the District of 
Columbia government shall maintain a dedicated account for the Resident 
Tuition Support Program that shall consist of the Federal funds 
appropriated to the Program in this Act and any subsequent 
appropriations, any unobligated balances from prior fiscal years, and 
any interest earned in this or any fiscal year: Provided further, That 
the account shall be under the control of the District of Columbia 
Chief Financial Officer, who shall use those funds solely for the 
purposes of carrying out the Resident Tuition Support Program: 
Provided further, That the Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall 
provide a quarterly financial report to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for these 
funds showing, by object class, the expenditures made and the purpose 
therefor.

federal payment for emergency planning and security costs in the 
district of columbia

For a Federal payment of necessary expenses, as determined by the 
Mayor of the District of Columbia in written consultation with the 
elected county or city officials of surrounding jurisdictions, 
$90,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the costs of 
providing public safety at events related to the presence of the 
National Capital in the District of Columbia, including support 
requested by the Director of the United States Secret Service in 
carrying out protective duties under the direction of the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, and for the costs of providing support to respond to 
immediate and specific terrorist threats or attacks in the District of 
Columbia or surrounding jurisdictions: Provided, That not later than 
90 days after the last day of each quarter, the District of Columbia 
Chief Budget Officer shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate a quarterly budget 
report that includes total obligations of the Emergency Planning and 
Security Costs for that quarter, broken down by each Federal and 
District government agency, activity and purpose charged to the federal 
payment account and a quarterly estimates report that accounts for 
upcoming federal activities.

federal payment to the district of columbia courts

For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia Courts, 
including the transfer and hire of motor vehicles, $292,068,000 to be 
allocated as follows: for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 
$15,747,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception 
and representation expenses; for the Superior Court of the District of 
Columbia, $149,349,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official 
reception and representation expenses; for the District of Columbia 
Court System, $97,720,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for 
official reception and representation expenses; and $29,252,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2027, for capital improvements for 
District of Columbia courthouse facilities: Provided, That funds made 
available for capital improvements shall be expended consistent with 
the District of Columbia Courts master plan study and facilities 
condition assessment: Provided further, That, in addition to the 
amounts appropriated herein, fees received by the District of Columbia 
Courts for administering bar examinations and processing District of 
Columbia bar admissions may be retained and credited to this 
appropriation, to remain available until expended, for salaries and 
expenses associated with such activities, notwithstanding section 450 
of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-
204.50): Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by 
the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the 
same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other 
Federal agencies: Provided further, That 30 days after providing 
written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate, the District of Columbia Courts may 
reallocate not more than $9,000,000 of the funds provided under this 
heading among the items and entities funded under this heading: 
Provided further, That the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration 
in the District of Columbia may, by regulation, establish a program 
substantially similar to the program set forth in subchapter II of 
chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code, for employees of the 
District of Columbia Courts.

federal payment for defender services in district of columbia courts

For payments authorized under section 11-2604 and section 11-2605, 
D.C. Official Code (relating to representation provided under the 
District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act), payments for counsel 
appointed in proceedings in the Family Court of the Superior Court of 
the District of Columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. Official 
Code, or pursuant to contractual agreements to provide guardian ad 
litem representation, training, technical assistance, and such other 
services as are necessary to improve the quality of guardian ad litem 
representation, payments for counsel appointed in adoption proceedings 
under chapter 3 of title 16, D.C. Official Code, and payments 
authorized under section 21-2060, D.C. Official Code (relating to 
services provided under the District of Columbia Guardianship, 
Protective Proceedings, and Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1986), 
$46,005,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds 
provided under this heading shall be administered by the Joint 
Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, this 
appropriation shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of 
Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as 
funds appropriated for expenses of other Federal agencies.

federal payment to the court services and offender supervision agency 
for the district of columbia

For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of motor 
vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the 
District of Columbia, as authorized by the National Capital 
Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, 
$287,017,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 is for official reception 
and representation expenses related to Community Supervision and 
Pretrial Services Agency programs, and of which not to exceed $35,000 
is for dues and assessments relating to the implementation of the Court 
Services and Offender Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 
2002: Provided, That, of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
$203,542,000 shall be for necessary expenses of Community Supervision 
and Sex Offender Registration, to include expenses relating to the 
monitoring of adults subject to protection orders or the provision of 
services for or related to such persons: Provided further, That, of 
the funds appropriated under this heading, $83,475,000 shall be 
available to the Pretrial Services Agency: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under this 
heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and 
Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds 
appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies: 
Provided further, That amounts under this heading may be used for 
programmatic incentives for defendants to successfully complete their 
terms of supervision.

federal payment to the district of columbia public defender service

For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of motor 
vehicles, of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service, as 
authorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government 
Improvement Act of 1997, $53,629,000: Provided, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be 
apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and 
obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for 
salaries and expenses of Federal agencies: Provided further, That the 
District of Columbia Public Defender Service may establish for 
employees of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service a program 
substantially similar to the program set forth in subchapter II of 
chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code, except that the maximum 
amount of the payment made under the program to any individual may not 
exceed the amount referred to in section 3523(b)(3)(B) of title 5, 
United States Code: Provided further, That for the purposes of 
engaging with, and receiving services from, Federal Franchise Fund 
Programs established in accordance with section 403 of the Government 
Management Reform Act of 1994, as amended, the District of Columbia 
Public Defender Service shall be considered an agency of the United 
States Government: Provided further, That the District of Columbia 
Public Defender Service may enter into contracts for the procurement of 
severable services and multiyear contracts for the acquisition of 
property and services to the same extent and under the same conditions 
as an executive agency under sections 3902 and 3903 of title 41, United 
States Code.

federal payment to the criminal justice coordinating council

For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, 
$3,451,000, to remain available until expended, to support initiatives 
related to the coordination of Federal and local criminal justice 
resources in the District of Columbia.

federal payment for judicial commissions

For a Federal payment, to remain available until September 30, 
2027, to the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure, $330,000, 
and for the Judicial Nomination Commission, $300,000.

federal payment for school improvement

For a Federal payment for a school improvement program in the 
District of Columbia, $52,500,000, to remain available until expended, 
for payments authorized under the Scholarships for Opportunity and 
Results Act (division C of Public Law 112-10): Provided, That, to the 
extent that funds are available for opportunity scholarships and 
following the priorities included in section 3006 of such Act, the 
Secretary of Education shall make scholarships available to students 
eligible under section 3013(3) of such Act (Public Law 112-10; 125 
Stat. 211) including students who were not offered a scholarship during 
any previous school year: Provided further, That within funds provided 
for opportunity scholarships, up to $1,750,000 shall be for the 
activities specified in sections 3007(b) through 3007(d) of the Act.

federal payment for the district of columbia national guard

For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia National Guard, 
$600,000, to remain available until expended for the Major General 
David F. Wherley, Jr. District of Columbia National Guard Retention and 
College Access Program.

federal payment for testing and treatment of hiv/aids

For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for the testing 
of individuals for, and the treatment of individuals with, human 
immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in the 
District of Columbia, $4,000,000.

federal payment to the district of columbia water and sewer authority

For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer 
Authority, $8,000,000, to remain available until expended, to continue 
implementation of the Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Plan: 
Provided, That the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority 
provides a 100 percent match for this payment.

District of Columbia Funds

Local funds are appropriated for the District of Columbia for the 
current fiscal year out of the General Fund of the District of Columbia 
(``General Fund'') for programs and activities set forth in the Fiscal 
Year 2026 Local Budget Act of 2025 (D.C. Law 26-51) and at rates set 
forth under such Act, as amended as of the date of enactment of this 
Act: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, except 
as provided in section 450A of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act 
(section 1-204.50a, D.C. Official Code), sections 816 and 817 of the 
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009 
(secs. 47-369.01 and 47-369.02, D.C. Official Code), and provisions of 
this Act, the total amount appropriated in this Act for operating 
expenses for the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2026 under this 
heading shall not exceed the estimates included in the Fiscal Year 2026 
Local Budget Act of 2025, as amended as of the date of enactment of 
this Act or the sum of the total revenues of the District of Columbia 
for such fiscal year: Provided further, That the amount appropriated 
may be increased by proceeds of one-time transactions, which are 
expended for emergency or unanticipated operating or capital needs: 
Provided further, That such increases shall be approved by enactment of 
local District law and shall comply with all reserve requirements 
contained in the District of Columbia Home Rule Act: Provided further, 
That the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall take 
such steps as are necessary to assure that the District of Columbia 
meets these requirements, including the apportioning by the Chief 
Financial Officer of the appropriations and funds made available to the 
District during fiscal year 2026, except that the Chief Financial 
Officer may not reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived from 
bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital projects.
This title may be cited as the ``District of Columbia 
Appropriations Act, 2026''.

TITLE V

INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

Administrative Conference of the United States

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Administrative Conference of the 
United States, authorized by 5 U.S.C. 591 et seq., $3,430,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2027, of which not to exceed 
$1,000 is for official reception and representation expenses.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

salaries and expenses

(including transfer of funds)

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Commodity 
Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), including the purchase and hire of 
passenger motor vehicles, and the rental of space (to include multiple 
year leases), in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $365,000,000, 
including not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses, and not to exceed $25,000 for the expenses for 
consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission with foreign 
governmental and other regulatory officials, of which not less than 
$80,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2028, and of 
which not less than $5,773,000 shall be for expenses of the Office of 
the Inspector General: Provided, That notwithstanding the limitations 
in 31 U.S.C. 1553, amounts provided under this heading are available 
for the liquidation of obligations equal to current year payments on 
leases entered into prior to the date of enactment of this Act: 
Provided further, That for the purpose of recording and liquidating any 
lease obligations that should have been recorded and liquidated against 
accounts closed pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1552, and consistent with the 
preceding proviso, such amounts shall be transferred to and recorded in 
a no-year account in the Treasury, which has been established for the 
sole purpose of recording adjustments for and liquidating such unpaid 
obligations.

Consumer Product Safety Commission

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem 
rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376, 
purchase of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal officials' 
contributions to Commission activities, and not to exceed $4,000 for 
official reception and representation expenses, $150,975,000, of which 
no less than $1,622,000 shall be for salaries and expenses of the 
Office of the Inspector General, of which $2,500,000 shall remain 
available until expended, to carry out the program, including 
administrative costs, authorized by section 1405 of the Virginia Graeme 
Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (Public Law 110-140, as amended), and of 
which $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended, to carry out 
the program, including administrative costs, authorized by section 204 
of the Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning 
Prevention Act of 2022 (title II of division Q of Public Law 117-103).

administrative provisions--consumer product safety commission

Sec. 501. During fiscal year 2026, none of the amounts made 
available by this Act may be used to finalize or implement the Safety 
Standard for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles published by the 
Consumer Product Safety Commission in the Federal Register on November 
19, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 68964) until after--
(1) the National Academy of Sciences, in consultation with 
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the 
Department of Defense, completes a study to determine--
(A) the technical validity of the lateral stability 
and vehicle handling requirements proposed by such 
standard for purposes of reducing the risk of 
Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle (referred to in this 
section as ``ROV'') rollovers in the off-road 
environment, including the repeatability and 
reproducibility of testing for compliance with such 
requirements;
(B) the number of ROV rollovers that would be 
prevented if the proposed requirements were adopted;
(C) whether there is a technical basis for the 
proposal to provide information on a point-of-sale 
hangtag about a ROV's rollover resistance on a 
progressive scale; and
(D) the effect on the utility of ROVs used by the 
United States military if the proposed requirements 
were adopted; and
(2) a report containing the results of the study completed 
under paragraph (1) is delivered to--
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives;
(C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 
and
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives.
Sec. 502. None of the funds provided may be used to promulgate, 
implement, administer, or enforce any regulation issued by the U.S. 
Consumer Product Safety Commission to ban gas stoves as a class of 
products.

Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Council of the Inspectors General on 
Integrity and Efficiency, as established pursuant to section 
11(c)(3)(B) of chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code, to utilize and 
further develop the data analytics capabilities of the Pandemic 
Response Accountability Committee to enhance transparency, to prevent, 
detect, and remediate waste, fraud and abuse in Federal spending, and 
for expenses related to enhancements to www.oversight.gov, $5,450,000, 
to remain available until expended, of which $850,000 is for 
enhancements to oversight.gov: Provided, That the amounts appropriated 
under this heading shall be in addition to any other amounts available 
to the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency 
under section 424 of title 5, United States Code.

Election Assistance Commission

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses to carry out the Help America Vote Act of 
2002 (Public Law 107-252), $23,860,000, of which $1,500,000 shall be 
made available to the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
for election reform activities authorized under the Help America Vote 
Act of 2002; and of which $1,354,169 shall be for necessary expenses of 
the Office of the Inspector General and of which $8,000 shall be for 
official reception and representation expenses: Provided, That of the 
amounts appropriated under this heading, up to $2,500,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2027.

election security grants

Notwithstanding section 104(c)(2)(B) of the Help America Vote Act 
of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20904(c)(2)(B)), $45,000,000 is provided to the 
Election Assistance Commission for necessary expenses to make payments 
to States for activities to improve the administration of elections for 
Federal office, including to enhance election technology and make 
election security improvements, as authorized by sections 101, 103, and 
104 of such Act: Provided, That for purposes of applying such 
sections, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall be 
deemed to be a State and, for purposes of sections 101(d)(2) and 103(a) 
shall be treated in the same manner as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
Guam, American Samoa, and the United States Virgin Islands: Provided 
further, That each reference to the ``Administrator of General 
Services'' or the ``Administrator'' in sections 101 and 103 shall be 
deemed to refer to the ``Election Assistance Commission'': Provided 
further, That each reference to ``$5,000,000'' in section 103 shall be 
deemed to refer to ``$819,000'' and each reference to ``$1,000,000'' in 
section 103 shall be deemed to refer to ``$162,000'': Provided 
further, That not later than two years after receiving a payment under 
this heading, a State shall make available funds for such activities in 
an amount equal to 20 percent of the total amount of the payment made 
to the State under this heading: Provided further, That not later than 
45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Election 
Assistance Commission shall make the payments to States under this 
heading: Provided further, That States shall submit quarterly 
financial reports and annual progress reports: Provided further, That 
of the amounts provided under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be paid 
from the unobligated balances, as of the date of enactment of this Act, 
in the fund established by section 9006(a) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9006(a)).

Federal Communications Commission

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Federal Communications Commission, as 
authorized by law, including uniforms and allowances therefor, as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; not to exceed $4,000 for official 
reception and representation expenses; purchase and hire of motor 
vehicles; special counsel fees; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109, $416,112,000 to remain available until September 30, 2029: 
Provided, That $416,112,000 of offsetting collections shall be assessed 
and collected pursuant to section 9 of title I of the Communications 
Act of 1934, shall be retained and used for necessary expenses and 
shall remain available until September 30, 2029: Provided further, 
That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such offsetting 
collections are received during fiscal year 2026 so as to result in a 
final fiscal year 2026 appropriation estimated at $0: Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B), proceeds from 
the use of a competitive bidding system that may be retained and made 
available for obligation shall not exceed $132,681,000 for fiscal year 
2026: Provided further, That, of the amount appropriated under this 
heading, not less than $13,500,000 shall be for the salaries and 
expenses of the Office of Inspector General.

administrative provisions--federal communications commission

Sec. 510. Section 302 of Public Law 108-494 shall be applied as if 
``and ending on December 31, 2024'' were struck.
Sec. 511. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used 
by the Federal Communications Commission to modify, amend, or change 
its rules or regulations for universal service support payments to 
implement the February 27, 2004, recommendations of the Federal-State 
Joint Board on Universal Service regarding single connection or primary 
line restrictions on universal service support payments.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

office of the inspector general

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 5, United States 
Code, $48,500,000, of which $1,500,000 shall remain available until 
expended, to be derived from the Deposit Insurance Fund or, only when 
appropriate, the FSLIC Resolution Fund.

Federal Election Commission

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971, $80,857,000, of which not to exceed 
$5,000 shall be available for reception and representation expenses.

Federal Labor Relations Authority

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Federal Labor 
Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 
1978, and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and including hire of experts and 
consultants, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and including official 
reception and representation expenses (not to exceed $1,500) and rental 
of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, 
$29,500,000, of which $1,271,000 shall be made available to support the 
Office of the Inspector General: Provided, That public members of the 
Federal Service Impasses Panel may be paid travel expenses and per diem 
in lieu of subsistence as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons 
employed intermittently in the Government service, and compensation as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 
31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received from fees charged to non-Federal 
participants at labor-management relations conferences shall be 
credited to and merged with this account, to be available without 
further appropriation for the costs of carrying out these conferences.

Federal Trade Commission

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Commission, including 
uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses, $383,600,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That not less than $2,700,000 shall be for 
necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General: Provided 
further, That not to exceed $300,000 shall be available for use to 
contract with a person or persons for collection services in accordance 
with the terms of 31 U.S.C. 3718: Provided further, That not less than 
$10,000,000 shall be available for the programs and activities 
authorized by the TAKE IT DOWN Act (Public Law 119-12): Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to 
exceed $310,000,000 of offsetting collections derived from fees 
collected for premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-
Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless 
of the year of collection, shall be retained and used for necessary 
expenses in this appropriation: Provided further, That, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $15,000,000 
in offsetting collections derived from fees to implement and enforce 
the Telemarketing Sales Rule, promulgated under the Telemarketing and 
Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act (15 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), shall 
be credited to this account, and be retained and used for necessary 
expenses in this appropriation: Provided further, That the sum herein 
appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting 
collections are received during fiscal year 2026 so as to result in a 
final fiscal year 2026 appropriation from the general fund estimated at 
no more than $58,600,000: Provided further, That none of the funds 
made available to the Federal Trade Commission may be used to implement 
subsection (e)(2)(B) of section 43 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1831t).

General Services Administration

real property activities

federal buildings fund

limitations on availability of revenue

(including transfers of funds)

Amounts in the Fund, including revenues and collections deposited 
into the Fund, shall be available for necessary expenses of real 
property management and related activities not otherwise provided for, 
including operation, maintenance, and protection of federally owned and 
leased buildings; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia; 
restoration of leased premises; moving governmental agencies (including 
space adjustments and telecommunications relocation expenses) in 
connection with the assignment, allocation, and transfer of space; 
contractual services incident to cleaning or servicing buildings, and 
moving; repair and alteration of federally owned buildings, including 
grounds, approaches, and appurtenances; care and safeguarding of sites; 
maintenance, preservation, demolition, and equipment; acquisition of 
buildings and sites by purchase, condemnation, or as otherwise 
authorized by law; acquisition of options to purchase buildings and 
sites; conversion and extension of federally owned buildings; 
preliminary planning and design of projects by contract or otherwise; 
construction of new buildings (including equipment for such buildings); 
and payment of principal, interest, and any other obligations for 
public buildings acquired by installment purchase and purchase 
contract; in the aggregate amount of $9,686,761,000, of which--
(1) $165,661,000 shall remain available until expended for 
construction and acquisition (including funds for sites and 
expenses, and associated design and construction services), in 
addition to amounts otherwise provided for such purposes, as 
follows:
Connecticut:
Hartford, U.S. Courthouse, $10,000,000;
Puerto Rico:
San Juan, Clemente Ruiz-Nazario U.S. 
Courthouse and Federico Degetau Federal 
Building, $20,000,000;
Tennessee:
Chattanooga, U.S. Courthouse, $43,500,000;
Memphis, Odell Horton Federal Building, 
$1,500,000;
Washington:
Seattle, National Archives Replacement 
Facility, $30,000,000; and
Environmental Remediation, $60,661,000:
Provided, That each of the foregoing limits of costs on 
construction and acquisition projects may be exceeded to the 
extent that savings are effected in other such projects, but 
not to exceed 20 percent of the amounts included in a 
transmitted prospectus, if required, unless advance approval is 
obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate of a greater amount;
(2) $933,553,000 shall remain available until expended for 
repairs and alterations, including associated design and 
construction services, in addition to amounts otherwise 
provided for such purposes, of which--
(A) $239,000,000 is for Major Repairs and 
Alterations;
(B) $479,000,000 is for Basic Repairs and 
Alterations; and
(C) $215,553,000 is for Special Emphasis Programs:
Provided, That funds made available in this or any previous 
Act in the Federal Buildings Fund for Repairs and Alterations 
shall, for prospectus projects, be limited to the amount 
identified for each project, except each project in this or any 
previous Act may be increased by an amount not to exceed 20 
percent unless advance approval is obtained from the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate of a greater amount: Provided further, That additional 
projects for which prospectuses have been fully approved may be 
funded under this category only if advance approval is obtained 
from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That the 
amounts provided in this or any prior Act for ``Repairs and 
Alterations'' may be used to fund costs associated with 
implementing security improvements to buildings necessary to 
meet the minimum standards for security in accordance with 
current law and in compliance with the reprogramming guidelines 
of the appropriate Committees of the House and Senate: 
Provided further, That the difference between the funds 
appropriated and expended on any projects in this or any prior 
Act, under the heading ``Repairs and Alterations'', may be 
transferred to ``Basic Repairs and Alterations'' or used to 
fund authorized increases in prospectus projects: Provided 
further, That the amount provided in this or any prior Act for 
``Basic Repairs and Alterations'' may be used to pay claims 
against the Government arising from any projects under the 
heading ``Repairs and Alterations'' or used to fund authorized 
increases in prospectus projects;
(3) $5,574,593,000 for rental of space to remain available 
until expended; and
(4) $3,012,954,000 for building operations to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That the total amount of 
funds made available from this Fund to the General Services 
Administration shall not be available for expenses of any 
construction, repair, alteration and acquisition project for 
which a prospectus, if required by 40 U.S.C. 3307(a), has not 
been approved, except that necessary funds may be expended for 
each project for required expenses for the development of a 
proposed prospectus: Provided further, That funds available in 
the Federal Buildings Fund may be expended for emergency 
repairs when advance approval is obtained from the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate: Provided further, That amounts necessary to provide 
reimbursable special services to other agencies under 40 U.S.C. 
592(b)(2) and amounts to provide such reimbursable fencing, 
lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on private or 
other property not in Government ownership or control as may be 
appropriate to enable the United States Secret Service to 
perform its protective functions pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056, 
shall be available from such revenues and collections: 
Provided further, That revenues and collections and any other 
sums accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 2026, excluding 
reimbursements under 40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2), in excess of the 
aggregate new obligational authority authorized for Real 
Property Activities of the Federal Buildings Fund in this Act 
shall remain in the Fund and shall not be available for 
expenditure except as authorized in appropriations Acts.

general activities

government-wide policy

For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for 
Government-wide policy associated with the management of real and 
personal property assets and certain administrative services; 
Government-wide policy support responsibilities relating to 
acquisition, travel, motor vehicles, information technology management, 
and related technology activities; and services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109; and evaluation activities as authorized by statute; 
$64,000,000, of which $4,000,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2027.

operating expenses

For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for 
Government-wide activities associated with utilization and donation of 
surplus personal property; disposal of real property; agency-wide 
policy direction and management; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109; $48,000,000, of which not to exceed $7,500 is for official 
reception and representation expenses.

civilian board of contract appeals

For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for the 
activities associated with the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, 
$10,248,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended.

office of inspector general

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General and 
services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $73,837,000: Provided, That not 
to exceed $50,000 shall be available for payment for information and 
detection of fraud against the Government, including payment for 
recovery of stolen Government property: Provided further, That not to 
exceed $2,500 shall be available for awards to employees of other 
Federal agencies and private citizens in recognition of efforts and 
initiatives resulting in enhanced Office of Inspector General 
effectiveness.

allowances and office staff for former presidents

For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958 (3 
U.S.C. 102 note), and Public Law 95-138, $5,353,000.

federal citizen services fund

(including transfer of funds)

For necessary expenses authorized by 40 U.S.C. 323 and 44 U.S.C. 
3604; and for necessary expenses authorized by law in support of 
interagency projects that enable the Federal Government to enhance its 
ability to conduct activities electronically through the development 
and implementation of innovative uses of information technology; 
$70,000,000, to be deposited into the Federal Citizen Services Fund: 
Provided, That the previous amount may be transferred to Federal 
agencies to carry out the purpose of the Federal Citizen Services Fund: 
Provided further, That the appropriations, revenues, reimbursements, 
and collections deposited into the Fund shall be available until 
expended for necessary expenses authorized by 40 U.S.C. 323 and 44 
U.S.C. 3604 and for necessary expenses in support of interagency 
projects that enable the Federal Government to enhance its ability to 
conduct activities electronically through the development and 
implementation of innovative uses of information technology in the 
aggregate amount not to exceed $150,000,000: Provided further, That 
appropriations, revenues, reimbursements, and collections accruing to 
this Fund during fiscal year 2026 in excess of such amount shall remain 
in the Fund and shall not be available for expenditure except as 
authorized in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That, of the 
total amount appropriated, up to $5,000,000 shall be available for 
support functions and full-time hires to support activities related to 
the Administration's requirements under title II of the Foundations for 
Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-435): Provided 
further, That the transfer authorities provided herein shall be in 
addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act.

technology modernization fund

For carrying out the purposes of the Technology Modernization Fund, 
as authorized by section 1078 of subtitle G of the title X of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 
115-91; 40 U.S.C. 11301 note), $5,000,000, to remain available until 
expended.

asset proceeds and space management fund

For carrying out section 16(b) of the Federal Asset Sales and 
Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note), $143,328,000, to remain 
available until expended.

administrative provisions--general services administration

(including transfer of funds)

Sec. 520. Funds available to the General Services Administration 
shall be available for the hire of passenger motor vehicles.
Sec. 521. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund made available for 
fiscal year 2026 for Federal Buildings Fund activities may be 
transferred between such activities only to the extent necessary to 
meet program requirements: Provided, That any proposed transfers shall 
be approved in advance by the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate.
Sec. 522. Except as otherwise provided in this title, funds made 
available by this Act shall be used to transmit a fiscal year 2027 
request for United States Courthouse construction only if the request: 
(1) meets the design guide standards for construction as established 
and approved by the General Services Administration, the Judicial 
Conference of the United States, and the Office of Management and 
Budget; (2) reflects the priorities of the Judicial Conference of the 
United States as set out in its approved Courthouse Project Priorities 
plan; and (3) includes a standardized courtroom utilization study of 
each facility to be constructed, replaced, or expanded.
Sec. 523. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to 
increase the amount of occupiable square feet, provide cleaning 
services, security enhancements, or any other service usually provided 
through the Federal Buildings Fund, to any agency that does not pay the 
rate per square foot assessment for space and services as determined by 
the General Services Administration in consideration of the Public 
Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-313).
Sec. 524. From funds made available under the heading ``Federal 
Buildings Fund, Limitations on Availability of Revenue'', claims 
against the Government of less than $250,000 arising from direct 
construction projects and acquisition of buildings may be liquidated 
from savings effected in other construction projects with prior 
notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate.
Sec. 525. In any case in which the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate adopt a resolution granting 
lease authority pursuant to a prospectus transmitted to Congress by the 
Administrator of the General Services Administration under 40 U.S.C. 
3307, the Administrator shall ensure that the delineated area of 
procurement is identical to the delineated area included in the 
prospectus for all lease agreements, except that, if the Administrator 
determines that the delineated area of the procurement should not be 
identical to the delineated area included in the prospectus, the 
Administrator shall provide an explanatory statement to each of such 
committees and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate prior to exercising any lease authority 
provided in the resolution.
Sec. 526. With respect to projects funded under the heading 
``Federal Citizen Services Fund'', the Administrator of General 
Services shall submit a spending plan and explanation for each project 
to be undertaken to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act.
Sec. 527. For an additional amount to be deposited in the 
``Federal Buildings Fund'', $23,612,000, to remain available until 
expended, which shall be for initiatives related to Repairs and 
Alterations, in the amounts and for the projects specified in the table 
that appears under the heading ``Administrative Provisions--General 
Services Administration'' in the explanatory statement described in 
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act): Provided, That if any of the projects specified in this section 
experience a funding deficiency due to unforeseen cost over runs for 
that project that will create a risk to project completion, the 
Administrator of the General Services Administration shall immediately 
notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate of the amount of and the reason for such deficiency: 
Provided further, That if any of the projects specified in this section 
do not need all of the amounts provided for project completion, the 
Administrator of the General Services Administration shall immediately 
notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate of the amount of and the reason that such funding that 
is not needed for project completion: Provided further, That none of 
the funds made available by this section may be transferred for any 
other purpose.

Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation

salaries and expenses

For payment to the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Trust 
Fund, established by section 10 of Public Law 93-642, $2,970,000, to 
remain available until expended.

Merit Systems Protection Board

salaries and expenses

(including transfer of funds)

For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Merit Systems 
Protection Board pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, 
the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, and the Whistleblower Protection 
Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note), including services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and 
elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, direct procurement of 
survey printing, and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses, $49,135,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2027, and in addition not to exceed $2,345,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2027, for administrative expenses to 
adjudicate retirement appeals to be transferred from the Civil Service 
Retirement and Disability Fund in amounts determined by the Merit 
Systems Protection Board.

Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation

morris k. udall and stewart l. udall trust fund

(including transfer of funds)

For payment to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, 
pursuant to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act (20 
U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), $1,582,000, to remain available for direct 
expenditure until September 30, 2029, of which, notwithstanding 
sections 8 and 9 of such Act, up to $1,000,000 shall be available to 
carry out the activities authorized by section 6(7) of Public Law 102-
259 and section 817(a) of Public Law 106-568 (20 U.S.C. 5604(7)): 
Provided, That all current and previous amounts transferred to the 
Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Interior will 
remain available until expended for audits and investigations of the 
Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, consistent with 
chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code, and for annual independent 
financial audits of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation 
pursuant to the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (Public Law 
107-289): Provided further, That previous amounts transferred to the 
Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Interior may be 
transferred to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for 
annual independent financial audits pursuant to the Accountability of 
Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-289): Provided further, That 
any interest earned during fiscal year 2026 from investments made from 
discretionary appropriations to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. 
Udall Trust Fund after the date specified in 20 U.S.C. 5606(b)(1) shall 
be available until expended.

environmental dispute resolution fund

For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund to carry 
out activities authorized in the Environmental Policy and Conflict 
Resolution Act of 1998, $3,862,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2029.

National Archives and Records Administration

operating expenses

For necessary expenses in connection with the administration of the 
National Archives and Records Administration and archived Federal 
records and related activities, as provided by law, and for expenses 
necessary for the review and declassification of documents, the 
activities of the Public Interest Declassification Board, the 
operations and maintenance of the electronic records archives, the hire 
of passenger motor vehicles, and for uniforms or allowances therefor, 
as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), including maintenance, repairs, 
and cleaning, $421,000,000, of which up to $30,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended for expenses necessary to enhance the Federal 
Government's ability to electronically preserve, manage, and store 
Government records.

office of inspector general

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Reform Act of 
2008, Public Law 110-409, 122 Stat. 4302-16 (2008), and chapter 4 of 
title 5, United States Code, and for the hire of passenger motor 
vehicles, $5,920,000, of which $897,000 is available until September 
30, 2027.

repairs and restoration

For the repair, alteration, and improvement of archives facilities 
and to provide adequate storage for holdings, $8,000,000, to remain 
available until expended.

national historical publications and records commission

grants program

For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for historical 
publications and records as authorized by 44 U.S.C. 2504, $5,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2029.

administrative provision--national archives and records administration

Sec. 530. For an additional amount for ``National Historical 
Publications and Records Commission Grants Program'', $14,344,000 shall 
be available until one year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
which shall be for initiatives in the amounts and for the projects 
specified in the table that appears under the heading ``Administrative 
Provision--National Archives and Records Administration'' in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That none of the funds 
made available by this section may be transferred for any other 
purpose.

National Credit Union Administration

community development revolving loan fund

For the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund program as 
authorized by 42 U.S.C. 9812, 9822, and 9910, $3,465,000 shall be 
available until September 30, 2027, for technical assistance to low-
income designated credit unions.

Office of Government Ethics

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of 
Government Ethics pursuant to chapter 131 of title 5, United States 
Code, the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, and the Representative Louise 
McIntosh Slaughter Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012, 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference 
rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger 
motor vehicles, and not to exceed $1,500 for official reception and 
representation expenses, $23,037,000.

Office of Personnel Management

salaries and expenses

(including transfers of trust funds)

For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of 
Personnel Management (OPM) pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 
of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; medical examinations performed for 
veterans by private physicians on a fee basis; rental of conference 
rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and 
representation expenses; and payment of per diem and/or subsistence 
allowances to employees where Voting Rights Act activities require an 
employee to remain overnight at his or her post of duty, $167,535,000: 
Provided, That of the total amount made available under this heading, 
$10,898,000 may remain available until expended, for information 
technology modernization, and shall be in addition to funds otherwise 
made available for such purposes; and in addition $214,605,000, for 
administrative expenses, to be transferred from the appropriate trust 
funds of OPM without regard to other statutes, including direct 
procurement of printed materials, for the retirement and insurance 
programs: Provided further, That the provisions of this appropriation 
shall not affect the authority to use applicable trust funds as 
provided by sections 8348(a)(1)(B), 8958(f)(2)(A), 8988(f)(2)(A), and 
9004(f)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code: Provided further, That 
no part of this appropriation shall be available for salaries and 
expenses of the Legal Examining Unit of OPM established pursuant to 
Executive Order No. 9358 of July 1, 1943, or any successor unit of like 
purpose: Provided further, That the President's Commission on White 
House Fellows, established by Executive Order No. 11183 of October 3, 
1964, may, during fiscal year 2026, accept donations of money, 
property, and personal services: Provided further, That such 
donations, including those from prior years, may be used for the 
development of publicity materials to provide information about the 
White House Fellows, except that no such donations shall be accepted 
for travel or reimbursement of travel expenses, or for the salaries of 
employees of such Commission: Provided further, That not to exceed 5 
percent of amounts made available under this heading may be transferred 
to an information technology working capital fund established for 
purposes authorized by subtitle G of title X of division A of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 
115-91; 40 U.S.C. 11301 note): Provided further, That the OPM Director 
shall notify, and receive approval from, the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 
15 days in advance of any transfer under the preceding proviso: 
Provided further, That amounts transferred to such a fund under such 
transfer authority from any organizational category of OPM shall not 
exceed 5 percent of each such organizational category's budget as 
identified in the report required by section 608 of this Act: Provided 
further, That amounts transferred to such a fund shall remain available 
for obligation through September 30, 2029.

office of inspector general

salaries and expenses

(including transfer of trust funds)

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 5, United States 
Code, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, hire of 
passenger motor vehicles, $6,839,000, and in addition, not to exceed 
$29,192,000 for administrative expenses to audit, investigate, and 
provide other oversight of the Office of Personnel Management's 
retirement and insurance programs, to be transferred from the 
appropriate trust funds of the Office of Personnel Management, as 
determined by the Inspector General: Provided, That the Inspector 
General is authorized to rent conference rooms in the District of 
Columbia and elsewhere.

Office of Special Counsel

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of 
Special Counsel, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
payment of fees and expenses for witnesses, rental of conference rooms 
in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles, $31,585,000.

Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight 
Board, as authorized by section 1061 of the Intelligence Reform and 
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee), $13,700,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2027.

Public Buildings Reform Board

salaries and expenses

For salaries and expenses of the Public Buildings Reform Board in 
carrying out the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (Public 
Law 114-287), $3,605,000, to remain available until expended.

Securities and Exchange Commission

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses for the Securities and Exchange Commission, 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, the rental of space 
(to include multiple year leases) in the District of Columbia and 
elsewhere, and not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and 
representation expenses, $2,149,000,000, to remain available until 
expended; of which not less than $20,050,000 shall be for the Office of 
Inspector General; of which not to exceed $275,000 shall be available 
for a permanent secretariat for the International Organization of 
Securities Commissions; and of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be 
available for expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the 
Commission with foreign governmental and other regulatory officials, 
members of their delegations and staffs to exchange views concerning 
securities matters, such expenses to include necessary logistic and 
administrative expenses and the expenses of Commission staff and 
foreign invitees in attendance including: (1) incidental expenses such 
as meals; (2) travel and transportation; and (3) related lodging or 
subsistence: Provided, That any unobligated balances from funds made 
available under this heading in prior Acts for replacement leases for 
the Commission's headquarters and other regional office facilities may 
be used for such purposes at any Commission office facility, 
notwithstanding provisos in such Acts limiting use to particular office 
facilities, and notwithstanding provisos in such Acts requiring that 
de-obligated amounts derived from the general fund be returned to the 
general fund or that de-obligated amounts derived from fees or 
assessments be paid to national securities exchanges and national 
securities associations in proportion to any fees or assessments paid 
by such national securities exchange or national securities 
association.
For purposes of calculating the fee rate under section 31(j) of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee(j)) for fiscal year 
2026, all amounts appropriated under this heading shall be deemed to be 
the regular appropriation to the Commission for fiscal year 2026: 
Provided, That fees and charges authorized by section 31 of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee) shall be credited to 
this account as offsetting collections: Provided further, That not to 
exceed $2,149,000,000 of such offsetting collections shall be available 
until expended for necessary expenses of this account: Provided 
further, That the total amount appropriated under this heading from the 
general fund for fiscal year 2026 shall be reduced as such offsetting 
fees are received so as to result in a final total fiscal year 2026 
appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $0.

Selective Service System

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System, including 
expenses of attendance at meetings and of training for uniformed 
personnel assigned to the Selective Service System, as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 4101-4118 for civilian employees; hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed 
$1,000 for official reception and representation expenses; $31,300,000: 
Provided, That during the current fiscal year, the President may 
exempt this appropriation from the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1341, 
whenever the President deems such action to be necessary in the 
interest of national defense: Provided further, That none of the funds 
appropriated by this Act may be expended for or in connection with the 
induction of any person into the Armed Forces of the United States.

Small Business Administration

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the Small 
Business Administration, including hire of passenger motor vehicles as 
authorized by sections 1343 and 1344 of title 31, United States Code, 
and not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representation 
expenses, $323,118,000, of which not less than $12,000,000 shall be 
available for examinations, reviews, and other lender oversight 
activities, of which no more than $30,000,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2027, for information technology systems and 
activities, and shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available for 
such purposes: Provided, That the Administrator is authorized to 
charge fees to cover the cost of publications developed by the Small 
Business Administration, and certain loan program activities, including 
fees authorized by section 5(b) of the Small Business Act: Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, revenues received from 
all such activities shall be credited to this account, to remain 
available until expended, for carrying out these purposes without 
further appropriations: Provided further, That the Small Business 
Administration may accept gifts in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 
and may co-sponsor activities, each in accordance with section 132(a) 
of division K of Public Law 108-447, during fiscal year 2026: Provided 
further, That $15,500,000 shall be available for costs associated with 
the certification of small business concerns owned and controlled by 
veterans or service-disabled veterans under sections 36A and 36 of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657f-1; 657f), respectively, and section 
862 of Public Law 116-283, to be available until September 30, 2027: 
Provided further, That not later than 180 days after the enactment of 
this Act, the Small Business Administration shall submit a report to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate detailing the number FTE, funding obligated, and city and 
state for each district and regional office during the previous fiscal 
year and the number of FTE, funding level, and city and state for the 
current fiscal year for each district and regional office: Provided 
further, That district offices shall collect data on the number of 
constituents served each fiscal year.

entrepreneurial development programs

For necessary expenses of programs supporting entrepreneurial and 
small business development, $330,000,000, of which $82,000,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That amounts made 
available under this heading may not be transferred pursuant to section 
540 of this Act: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated 
under this heading--
(1) $150,000,000 shall be available to fund grants for 
performance as authorized by section 21 of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 648), of which $30,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2027;
(2) $41,000,000 shall be available for marketing, 
management, and technical assistance under section 7(m)(4) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)(4)) by intermediaries 
that make microloans under the microloan program, of which 
$8,200,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027;
(3) $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2027, shall be available for grants to States to carry out 
export programs that assist small business concerns authorized 
under section 22(l) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
649(l));
(4) $27,000,000 shall be available for the Women's Business 
Center program described in section 29 of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 656), of which $5,400,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2027;
(5) $21,400,000 shall be available for conducting outreach 
to veterans, including through the Boots to Business Program 
established under section 32(h) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 657b(h)) and Veteran Business Outreach Centers, of which 
$4,280,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027;
(6) $17,000,000 shall be available for the Service Corps of 
Retired Executives established under section 8(b)(1)(B) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(b)(1)(B)), of which 
$3,400,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027;
(7) $9,000,000 shall be available for grants and 
cooperative agreements under the Federal and State Technology 
Partnership Program under section 34 of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 657d), of which $1,800,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2027;
(8) $9,000,000 shall be available for the Regional 
Innovation Cluster Initiative, of which $1,800,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2027;
(9) $7,000,000 shall be available for providing technical 
assistance under the Program for Investors in 
Microentrepreneurs, of which $1,400,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2027;
(10) $9,000,000 shall be available for grants to growth 
accelerators to assist entrepreneurs to start and scale their 
businesses, of which $1,800,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2027;
(11) $5,300,000 shall be available for the Office of Native 
American Affairs to carry out the outreach activities for 
Native American-owned small businesses, of which $1,060,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2027;
(12) $3,800,000 shall be available for financial assistance 
for the program established under section 7(j) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(j)), of which $760,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2027;
(13) $4,000,000 shall be available for technical and 
certification assistance for the HUBZone program established 
under section 31 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657a), of 
which $800,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027;
(14) $2,000,000 shall be available to provide 
entrepreneurship education, of which $400,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2027;
(15) $3,000,000 shall be available to make grants under the 
Cybersecurity for Small Businesses Pilot Program, of which 
$600,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027; and
(16) $1,500,000 shall be available for the National Women's 
Business Council established under section 405 of the Women's 
Business Ownership Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 7105), of which 
$300,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027.

office of inspector general

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 5, United States 
Code, $37,020,000.

office of advocacy

For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy in carrying out 
the provisions of title II of Public Law 94-305 (15 U.S.C. 634a et 
seq.) and the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 601 et 
seq.), $10,109,000, to remain available until expended.

business loans program account

(including transfer of funds)

For the cost of direct loans, $3,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That subject to section 502 of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2026 
commitments to guarantee loans under section 503 of the Small Business 
Investment Act of 1958 and commitments for loans authorized under 
subparagraph (C) of section 502(7) of the Small Business Investment Act 
of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 696(7)) shall not exceed, in the aggregate, 
$16,500,000,000: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2026 
commitments for general business loans authorized under paragraphs (1) 
through (35) of section 7(a) of the Small Business Act shall not exceed 
$35,500,000,000 for a combination of amortizing term loans and the 
aggregated maximum line of credit provided by revolving loans: 
Provided further, That during fiscal year 2026 commitments to guarantee 
loans for debentures under section 303(b) of the Small Business 
Investment Act of 1958 shall not exceed $6,000,000,000: Provided 
further, That during fiscal year 2026, guarantees of trust certificates 
authorized by section 5(g) of the Small Business Act shall not exceed a 
principal amount of $15,000,000,000. In addition, for administrative 
expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$158,000,000, which may be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriations for Salaries and Expenses.

disaster loans program account

(including transfers of funds)

To carry out the direct loan program authorized by section 7(b) of 
the Small Business Act, $282,000,000, to be available until expended, 
of which $1,600,000 is for the Office of Inspector General of the Small 
Business Administration for audits and reviews of disaster loans and 
the disaster loan programs and shall be transferred to and merged with 
the appropriations for the Office of Inspector General; of which 
$197,000,000 is for direct administrative expenses of loan making and 
servicing to carry out the direct loan program, which may be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and 
Expenses; of which $8,400,000 is for indirect administrative expenses 
for the direct loan program, which may be transferred to and merged 
with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses; and of which 
$75,000,000 is for the cost of direct loans and that such costs, 
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in 
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided, That, 
of the funds provided under this heading, $250,000,000 shall be for 
major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)): Provided 
further, That the amount for major disasters under this heading is 
designated by the Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to a 
concurrent resolution on the budget.

administrative provisions--small business administration

(including transfers of funds)

Sec. 540. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the Small Business 
Administration in this Act may be transferred between such 
appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more 
than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer 
pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds 
under section 608 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation 
or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in 
that section.
Sec. 541. Not to exceed 3 percent of any appropriation made 
available in this Act for the Small Business Administration under the 
headings ``Salaries and Expenses'' and ``Business Loans Program 
Account'' may be transferred to the Administration's information 
technology system modernization and working capital fund (IT WCF), as 
authorized by section 1077(b)(1) of title X of division A of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, for the 
purposes specified in section 1077(b)(3) of such Act, upon the advance 
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate: Provided, That amounts transferred to 
the IT WCF under this section shall remain available for obligation 
through September 30, 2029.
Sec. 542. For an additional amount for ``Small Business 
Administration--Salaries and Expenses'', $106,862,000, which shall be 
for initiatives related to small business development and 
entrepreneurship, including programmatic, construction, and acquisition 
activities, in the amounts and for the projects specified in the table 
that appears under the heading ``Administrative Provisions--Small 
Business Administration'' in the explanatory statement described in 
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act): Provided, That, notwithstanding sections 2701.92 and 2701.93 of 
title 2, Code of Federal Regulations, the Administrator of the Small 
Business Administration may permit awards to subrecipients for 
initiatives funded under this section: Provided further, That none of 
the funds made available by this section may be transferred for any 
other purpose.

United States Postal Service

payment to the postal service fund

For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue forgone on free 
and reduced rate mail, pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) of section 
2401 of title 39, United States Code, $38,360,000: Provided, That mail 
for overseas voting and mail for the blind shall continue to be free: 
Provided further, That none of the funds made available to the Postal 
Service by this Act shall be used to implement any rule, regulation, or 
policy of charging any officer or employee of any State or local child 
support enforcement agency, or any individual participating in a State 
or local program of child support enforcement, a fee for information 
requested or provided concerning an address of a postal customer: 
Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this Act shall be 
used to consolidate or close small rural and other small post offices: 
Provided further, That the Postal Service may not destroy, and shall 
continue to offer for sale, any copies of the Multinational Species 
Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp, as authorized under the 
Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010 
(Public Law 111-241).

office of inspector general

salaries and expenses

(including transfer of funds)

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 5, United States 
Code, $274,000,000, to be derived by transfer from the Postal Service 
Fund and expended as authorized by section 603(b)(3) of the Postal 
Accountability and Enhancement Act (Public Law 109-435).

United States Tax Court

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses, including contract reporting and other 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $3,000 for 
official reception and representation expenses, $55,000,000, of which 
$1,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That 
travel expenses of the judges shall be paid upon the written 
certificate of the judge.

TITLE VI

GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT

(including rescissions of funds)

Sec. 601. None of the funds in this Act shall be used for the 
planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or 
otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or 
adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.
Sec. 602. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain 
available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be 
transferred to other appropriations, except for transfers made pursuant 
to the authority in section 3173(d) of title 40, United States Code, 
unless expressly so provided herein.
Sec. 603. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for 
any consulting service through procurement contract pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those contracts where such 
expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public 
inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or 
under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
Sec. 604. None of the funds made available in this Act may be 
transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United 
States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer 
authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.
Sec. 605. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be 
available for any activity or for paying the salary of any Government 
employee where funding an activity or paying a salary to a Government 
employee would result in a decision, determination, rule, regulation, 
or policy that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307).
Sec. 606. No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be 
expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the 
assistance the entity will comply with chapter 83 of title 41, United 
States Code.
Sec. 607. No funds appropriated or otherwise made available under 
this Act shall be made available to any person or entity that has been 
convicted of violating chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code.
Sec. 608. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, none of the 
funds provided in this Act, provided by previous appropriations Acts to 
the agencies or entities funded in this Act that remain available for 
obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2026, or provided from any 
accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees and 
available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for 
obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) 
creates a new program; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 
(3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity 
for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress; (4) 
proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity by the Committee 
on Appropriations of either the House of Representatives or the Senate 
for a different purpose; (5) augments existing programs, projects, or 
activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; 
(6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or 
10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) creates or reorganizes offices, 
programs, or activities unless prior approval is received from the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate: Provided, That prior to any significant reorganization, 
restructuring, relocation, or closing of offices, programs, or 
activities, each agency or entity funded in this Act shall consult with 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate: Provided further, That not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate to establish the baseline for 
application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current 
fiscal year: Provided further, That at a minimum the report shall 
include: (1) a table for each appropriation, detailing both full-time 
employee equivalents and budget authority, with separate columns to 
display the prior year enacted level, the President's budget request, 
adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, 
if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level; (2) a delineation in 
the table for each appropriation and its respective prior year enacted 
level by object class and program, project, and activity as detailed in 
this Act, in the accompanying report, or in the budget appendix for the 
respective appropriation, whichever is more detailed, and which shall 
apply to all items for which a dollar amount is specified and to all 
programs for which new budget authority is provided, as well as to 
discretionary grants and discretionary grant allocations; and (3) an 
identification of items of special congressional interest: Provided 
further, That the amount appropriated or limited for salaries and 
expenses for an agency shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each 
day after the required date that the report has not been submitted to 
the Congress.
Sec. 609. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to 
exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the 
end of fiscal year 2026 from appropriations made available for salaries 
and expenses for fiscal year 2026 in this Act, shall remain available 
through September 30, 2027, for each such account for the purposes 
authorized: Provided, That a request shall be submitted to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds: Provided 
further, That these requests shall be made in compliance with 
reprogramming guidelines.
Sec. 610. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be 
used by the Executive Office of the President to request--
(1) any official background investigation report on any 
individual from the Federal Bureau of Investigation; or
(2) a determination with respect to the treatment of an 
organization as described in section 501(c) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 
501(a) of such Code from the Department of the Treasury or the 
Internal Revenue Service.
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply--
(1) in the case of an official background investigation 
report, if such individual has given express written consent 
for such request not more than 6 months prior to the date of 
such request and during the same presidential administration; 
or
(2) if such request is required due to extraordinary 
circumstances involving national security.
Sec. 611. The cost accounting standards promulgated under chapter 
15 of title 41, United States Code shall not apply with respect to a 
contract under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program 
established under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.
Sec. 612. For the purpose of resolving litigation and implementing 
any settlement agreements regarding the nonforeign area cost-of-living 
allowance program, the Office of Personnel Management may accept and 
utilize (without regard to any restriction on unanticipated travel 
expenses imposed in an appropriations Act) funds made available to the 
Office of Personnel Management pursuant to court approval.
Sec. 613. No funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to 
pay for an abortion, or the administrative expenses in connection with 
any health plan under the Federal employees health benefits program 
which provides any benefits or coverage for abortions.
Sec. 614. The provision of section 613 shall not apply where the 
life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to 
term, or the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.
Sec. 615. In order to promote Government access to commercial 
information technology, the restriction on purchasing nondomestic 
articles, materials, and supplies set forth in chapter 83 of title 41, 
United States Code (popularly known as the Buy American Act), shall not 
apply to the acquisition by the Federal Government of information 
technology (as defined in section 11101 of title 40, United States 
Code), that is a commercial item (as defined in section 103 of title 
41, United States Code).
Sec. 616. Notwithstanding section 1353 of title 31, United States 
Code, no officer or employee of any regulatory agency or commission 
funded by this Act may accept on behalf of that agency, nor may such 
agency or commission accept, payment or reimbursement from a non-
Federal entity for travel, subsistence, or related expenses for the 
purpose of enabling an officer or employee to attend and participate in 
any meeting or similar function relating to the official duties of the 
officer or employee when the entity offering payment or reimbursement 
is a person or entity subject to regulation by such agency or 
commission, or represents a person or entity subject to regulation by 
such agency or commission, unless the person or entity is an 
organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code.
Sec. 617. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an 
Executive agency covered by this Act otherwise authorized to enter into 
contracts for either leases or the construction or alteration of real 
property for office, meeting, storage, or other space must consult with 
the General Services Administration before issuing a solicitation for 
offers of new leases or construction contracts, and in the case of 
succeeding leases, before entering into negotiations with the current 
lessor.
(2) Any such agency with authority to enter into an emergency lease 
may do so during any period declared by the President to require 
emergency leasing authority with respect to such agency.
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ``Executive agency 
covered by this Act'' means any Executive agency provided funds by this 
Act, but does not include the General Services Administration or the 
United States Postal Service.
Sec. 618. (a) There are appropriated for the following activities 
the amounts required under current law:
(1) Compensation of the President (3 U.S.C. 102).
(2) Payments to--
(A) the Judicial Officers' Retirement Fund (28 
U.S.C. 377(o));
(B) the Judicial Survivors' Annuities Fund (28 
U.S.C. 376(c)); and
(C) the United States Court of Federal Claims 
Judges' Retirement Fund (28 U.S.C. 178(l)).
(3) Payment of Government contributions--
(A) with respect to the health benefits of retired 
employees, as authorized by chapter 89 of title 5, 
United States Code, and the Retired Federal Employees 
Health Benefits Act (74 Stat. 849); and
(B) with respect to the life insurance benefits for 
employees retiring after December 31, 1989 (5 U.S.C. 
ch. 87).
(4) Payment to finance the unfunded liability of new and 
increased annuity benefits under the Civil Service Retirement 
and Disability Fund (5 U.S.C. 8348).
(5) Payment of annuities authorized to be paid from the 
Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund by statutory 
provisions other than subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 
84 of title 5, United States Code.
(b) Nothing in this section may be construed to exempt any amount 
appropriated by this section from any otherwise applicable limitation 
on the use of funds contained in this Act.
Sec. 619. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
by the Federal Trade Commission to complete the draft report entitled 
``Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children: Preliminary 
Proposed Nutrition Principles to Guide Industry Self-Regulatory 
Efforts'' unless the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to 
Children complies with Executive Order No. 13563.
Sec. 620. (a) The head of each executive branch agency funded by 
this Act shall ensure that the Chief Information Officer of the agency 
has the authority to participate in decisions regarding the budget 
planning process related to information technology.
(b) Amounts appropriated for any executive branch agency funded by 
this Act that are available for information technology shall be 
allocated within the agency, consistent with the provisions of 
appropriations Acts and budget guidelines and recommendations from the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in such manner as 
specified by, or approved by, the Chief Information Officer of the 
agency in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer of the agency 
and budget officials.
Sec. 621. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
in contravention of chapter 29, 31, or 33 of title 44, United States 
Code.
Sec. 622. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
by a governmental entity to require the disclosure by a provider of 
electronic communication service to the public or remote computing 
service of the contents of a wire or electronic communication that is 
in electronic storage with the provider (as such terms are defined in 
sections 2510 and 2711 of title 18, United States Code) in a manner 
that violates the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States.
Sec. 623. No funds provided in this Act shall be used to deny an 
Inspector General funded under this Act timely access to any records, 
documents, or other materials available to the department or agency 
over which that Inspector General has responsibilities under chapter 4 
of title 5, United States Code, or to prevent or impede that Inspector 
General's access to such records, documents, or other materials, under 
any provision of law, except a provision of law that expressly refers 
to the Inspector General and expressly limits the Inspector General's 
right of access. A department or agency covered by this section shall 
provide its Inspector General with access to all such records, 
documents, and other materials in a timely manner. Each Inspector 
General shall ensure compliance with statutory limitations on 
disclosure relevant to the information provided by the establishment 
over which that Inspector General has responsibilities under chapter 4 
of title 5, United States Code. Each Inspector General covered by this 
section shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate within 5 calendar days any failures 
to comply with this requirement.
Sec. 624. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used 
by the Federal Communications Commission to modify, amend, or change 
the rules or regulations of the Commission for universal service high-
cost support for competitive eligible telecommunications carriers in a 
way that is inconsistent with paragraph (e)(5) or (e)(6) of section 
54.307 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on July 
15, 2015: Provided, That this section shall not prohibit the 
Commission from considering, developing, or adopting other support 
mechanisms as an alternative to Mobility Fund Phase II: Provided 
further, That any such alternative mechanism shall maintain existing 
high-cost support to competitive eligible telecommunications carriers 
until support under such mechanism commences.
Sec. 625. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be 
used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network 
blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds 
necessary for any Federal, State, Tribal, or local law enforcement 
agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, 
prosecution, adjudication activities, or other law enforcement- or 
victim assistance-related activity.
Sec. 626. None of the funds appropriated or other-wise made 
available by this Act may be used to pay award or incentive fees for 
contractors whose performance has been judged to be below satisfactory, 
behind schedule, over budget, or has failed to meet the basic 
requirements of a contract, unless the Agency determines that any such 
deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government-driven scope 
changes, or are not significant within the overall scope of the project 
and/or program and unless such awards or incentive fees are consistent 
with section 16.401(e)(2) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
Sec. 627. (a) None of the funds made available under this Act may 
be used to pay for travel and conference activities that result in a 
total cost to an Executive branch department, agency, board or 
commission funded by this Act of more than $500,000 at any single 
conference unless the agency or entity determines that such attendance 
is in the national interest and advance notice is transmitted to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate that includes the basis of that determination.
(b) None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to 
pay for the travel to or attendance of more than 50 employees, who are 
stationed in the United States, at any single conference occurring 
outside the United States unless the agency or entity determines that 
such attendance is in the national interest and advance notice is 
transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate that includes the basis of that 
determination.
Sec. 628. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
for first-class or business-class travel by the employees of executive 
branch agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections 301-
10.122 through 301-10.125 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.
Sec. 629. None of the funds made available by this Act may be 
obligated on contracts in excess of $5,000 for public relations, as 
that term is defined in Office and Management and Budget Circular A-87 
(revised May 10, 2004), unless advance notice of such an obligation is 
transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate.
Sec. 630. Federal agencies funded under this Act shall clearly 
state within the text, audio, or video used for advertising or 
educational purposes, including emails or Internet postings, that the 
communication is printed, published, or produced and disseminated at 
U.S. taxpayer expense. The funds used by a Federal agency to carry out 
this requirement shall be derived from amounts made available to the 
agency for advertising or other communications regarding the programs 
and activities of the agency.
Sec. 631. When issuing statements, press releases, requests for 
proposals, bid solicitations and other documents describing projects or 
programs funded in whole or in part with Federal money, all grantees 
receiving Federal funds included in this Act, shall clearly state--
(1) the percentage of the total costs of the program or 
project which will be financed with Federal money;
(2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the project or 
program; and
(3) percentage and dollar amount of the total costs of the 
project or program that will be financed by non-governmental 
sources.
Sec. 632. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be 
used by the Securities and Exchange Commission to finalize, issue, or 
implement any rule, regulation, or order regarding the disclosure of 
political contributions, contributions to tax exempt organizations, or 
dues paid to trade associations.
Sec. 633. Not later than 45 days after the last day of each 
quarter, each agency funded in this Act shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 
quarterly budget report that includes total obligations of the Agency 
for that quarter for each appropriation, by the source year of the 
appropriation.
Sec. 634. Of the unobligated balances available in the Department 
of the Treasury, Treasury Forfeiture Fund, established by section 9703 
of title 31, United States Code, $300,000,000 shall be permanently 
rescinded not later than September 30, 2026.
Sec. 635. The unobligated balances from prior years appropriations 
provided for the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery are 
permanently rescinded.

TITLE VII

GENERAL PROVISIONS--GOVERNMENT-WIDE

Departments, Agencies, and Corporations

(including transfers of funds)

Sec. 701. No department, agency, or instrumentality of the United 
States receiving appropriated funds under this or any other Act for 
fiscal year 2026 shall obligate or expend any such funds, unless such 
department, agency, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue 
to administer in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that 
all of its workplaces are free from the illegal use, possession, or 
distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)) by the officers and employees of such 
department, agency, or instrumentality.
Sec. 702. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the maximum 
amount allowable during the current fiscal year in accordance with 
section 1343(c) of title 31, United States Code, for the purchase of 
any passenger motor vehicle (exclusive of buses, ambulances, vans, law 
enforcement vehicles, protective vehicles, undercover surveillance 
vehicles, and police-type vehicles), is hereby fixed at $40,000 except 
station wagons for which the maximum shall be $41,140: Provided, That 
these limits may be exceeded by not to exceed $7,775 for police-type 
vehicles: Provided further, That the limits set forth in this section 
may not be exceeded by more than 5 percent for electric or hybrid 
vehicles purchased for demonstration under the provisions of the 
Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration 
Act of 1976: Provided further, That the limits set forth in this 
section may be exceeded by the incremental cost of clean alternative 
fuels vehicles acquired pursuant to Public Law 101-549 over the cost of 
comparable conventionally fueled vehicles: Provided further, That the 
limits set forth in this section shall not apply to any vehicle that is 
a commercial item and which operates on alternative fuel, including but 
not limited to electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and hydrogen fuel 
cell vehicles.
Sec. 703. Appropriations of the executive departments and 
independent establishments for the current fiscal year available for 
expenses of travel, or for the expenses of the activity concerned, are 
hereby made available for quarters allowances and cost-of-living 
allowances, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922-5924.
Sec. 704. Unless otherwise specified in law during the current 
fiscal year, no part of any appropriation contained in this or any 
other Act shall be used to pay the compensation of any officer or 
employee of the Government of the United States (including any agency 
the majority of the stock of which is owned by the Government of the 
United States) whose post of duty is in the continental United States 
unless such person: (1) is a citizen of the United States; (2) is a 
person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking 
citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B); (3) is a person who 
is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is granted asylum under 
8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration of intention to become a 
lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible; or (4) is a 
person who owes allegiance to the United States: Provided, That for 
purposes of this section, affidavits signed by any such person shall be 
considered prima facie evidence that the requirements of this section 
with respect to his or her status are being complied with: Provided 
further, That for purposes of paragraphs (2) and (3) such affidavits 
shall be submitted prior to employment and updated thereafter as 
necessary: Provided further, That any person making a false affidavit 
shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, shall be fined no 
more than $4,000 or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both: 
Provided further, That the above penal clause shall be in addition to, 
and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law: 
Provided further, That any payment made to any officer or employee 
contrary to the provisions of this section shall be recoverable in 
action by the Federal Government: Provided further, That this section 
shall not apply to any person who is an officer or employee of the 
Government of the United States on the date of enactment of this Act, 
or to international broadcasters employed by the Broadcasting Board of 
Governors, or to temporary employment of translators, or to temporary 
employment in the field service (not to exceed 60 days) as a result of 
emergencies: Provided further, That this section does not apply to the 
employment as Wildland firefighters for not more than 120 days of 
nonresident aliens employed by the Department of the Interior or the 
USDA Forest Service pursuant to an agreement with another country.
Sec. 705. Appropriations available to any department or agency 
during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses, including 
maintenance or operating expenses, shall also be available for payment 
to the General Services Administration for charges for space and 
services and those expenses of renovation and alteration of buildings 
and facilities which constitute public improvements performed in 
accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 479), the 
Public Buildings Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), or other applicable 
law.
Sec. 706. In addition to funds provided in this or any other Act, 
all Federal agencies are authorized to receive and use funds resulting 
from the sale of materials, including Federal records disposed of 
pursuant to a records schedule recovered through recycling or waste 
prevention programs. Such funds shall be available until expended for 
the following purposes:
(1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, and 
recycling programs as described in Executive Order No. 14057 
(December 8, 2021), including any such programs adopted prior 
to the effective date of the Executive order.
(2) Other Federal agency environmental management programs, 
including, but not limited to, the development and 
implementation of hazardous waste management and pollution 
prevention programs.
(3) Other employee programs as authorized by law or as 
deemed appropriate by the head of the Federal agency.
Sec. 707. Funds made available by this or any other Act for 
administrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the corporations 
and agencies subject to chapter 91 of title 31, United States Code, 
shall be available, in addition to objects for which such funds are 
otherwise available, for rent in the District of Columbia; services in 
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3109; and the objects specified under this 
head, all the provisions of which shall be applicable to the 
expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the Act by 
which they are made available: Provided, That in the event any 
functions budgeted as administrative expenses are subsequently 
transferred to or paid from other funds, the limitations on 
administrative expenses shall be correspondingly reduced.
Sec. 708. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any 
other Act shall be available for interagency financing of boards 
(except Federal Executive Boards), commissions, councils, committees, 
or similar groups (whether or not they are interagency entities) which 
do not have a prior and specific statutory approval to receive 
financial support from more than one agency or instrumentality.
Sec. 709. None of the funds made available pursuant to the 
provisions of this or any other Act shall be used to implement, 
administer, or enforce any regulation which has been disapproved 
pursuant to a joint resolution duly adopted in accordance with the 
applicable law of the United States.
Sec. 710. During the period in which the head of any department or 
agency, or any other officer or civilian employee of the Federal 
Government appointed by the President of the United States, holds 
office, no funds may be obligated or expended in excess of $5,000 to 
furnish or redecorate the office of such department head, agency head, 
officer, or employee, or to purchase furniture or make improvements for 
any such office, unless advance notice of such furnishing or 
redecoration is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate. For the purposes of this 
section, the term ``office'' shall include the entire suite of offices 
assigned to the individual, as well as any other space used primarily 
by the individual or the use of which is directly controlled by the 
individual.
Sec. 711. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or section 708 of this 
Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any 
other Act shall be available for the interagency funding of national 
security and emergency preparedness telecommunications initiatives 
which benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or entities, as 
provided by Executive Order No. 13618 (July 6, 2012).
Sec. 712. (a) None of the funds made available by this or any other 
Act may be obligated or expended by any department, agency, or other 
instrumentality of the Federal Government to pay the salaries or 
expenses of any individual appointed to a position of a confidential or 
policy-determining character that is excepted from the competitive 
service under section 3302 of title 5, United States Code, (pursuant to 
schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations) unless the head of the applicable department, agency, or 
other instrumentality employing such schedule C individual certifies to 
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management that the schedule C 
position occupied by the individual was not created solely or primarily 
in order to detail the individual to the White House.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to Federal 
employees or members of the armed forces detailed to or from an element 
of the intelligence community (as that term is defined under section 
3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))).
Sec. 713. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any 
other Act shall be available for the payment of the salary of any 
officer or employee of the Federal Government, who--
(1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to 
prohibit or prevent, any other officer or employee of the 
Federal Government from having any direct oral or written 
communication or contact with any Member, committee, or 
subcommittee of the Congress in connection with any matter 
pertaining to the employment of such other officer or employee 
or pertaining to the department or agency of such other officer 
or employee in any way, irrespective of whether such 
communication or contact is at the initiative of such other 
officer or employee or in response to the request or inquiry of 
such Member, committee, or subcommittee; or
(2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes, 
reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance or 
efficiency rating, denies promotion to, relocates, reassigns, 
transfers, disciplines, or discriminates in regard to any 
employment right, entitlement, or benefit, or any term or 
condition of employment of, any other officer or employee of 
the Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to commit any 
of the foregoing actions with respect to such other officer or 
employee, by reason of any communication or contact of such 
other officer or employee with any Member, committee, or 
subcommittee of the Congress as described in paragraph (1).
Sec. 714. (a) None of the funds made available in this or any other 
Act may be obligated or expended for any employee training that--
(1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, 
and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of official 
duties;
(2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of 
emotional response or psychological stress in some 
participants;
(3) does not require prior employee notification of the 
content and methods to be used in the training and written end 
of course evaluation;
(4) contains any methods or content associated with 
religious or quasi-religious belief systems or ``new age'' 
belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission Notice N-915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or
(5) is offensive to, or designed to change, participants' 
personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace.
(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise 
preclude an agency from conducting training bearing directly upon the 
performance of official duties.
Sec. 715. No part of any funds appropriated in this or any other 
Act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, other than for 
normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for 
publicity or propaganda purposes, and for the preparation, distribution 
or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, 
or film presentation designed to support or defeat legislation pending 
before the Congress, except in presentation to the Congress itself.
Sec. 716. None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act 
may be used by an agency to provide a Federal employee's home address 
to any labor organization except when the employee has authorized such 
disclosure or when such disclosure has been ordered by a court of 
competent jurisdiction.
Sec. 717. None of the funds made available in this or any other 
Act may be used to provide any non-public information such as mailing, 
telephone, or electronic mailing lists to any person or any 
organization outside of the Federal Government without the approval of 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate.
Sec. 718. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any 
other Act shall be used directly or indirectly, including by private 
contractor, for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United 
States not heretofore authorized by Congress.
Sec. 719. (a) In this section, the term ``agency''--
(1) means an Executive agency, as defined under 5 U.S.C. 
105; and
(2) includes a military department, as defined under 
section 102 of such title and the United States Postal Service.
(b) Unless authorized in accordance with law or regulations to use 
such time for other purposes, an employee of an agency shall use 
official time in an honest effort to perform official duties. An 
employee not under a leave system, including a Presidential appointee 
exempted under 5 U.S.C. 6301(2), has an obligation to expend an honest 
effort and a reasonable proportion of such employee's time in the 
performance of official duties.
Sec. 720. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 of this 
Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any 
other Act to any department or agency, which is a member of the Federal 
Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), shall be available to 
finance an appropriate share of FASAB administrative costs.
Sec. 721. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 of this 
Act, the head of each Executive department and agency is hereby 
authorized to transfer to or reimburse ``General Services 
Administration, Government-wide Policy'' with the approval of the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, funds made available 
for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act, including rebates 
from charge card and other contracts: Provided, That these funds shall 
be administered by the Administrator of General Services to support 
Government-wide and other multi-agency financial, information 
technology, procurement, and other management innovations, initiatives, 
and activities, including improving coordination and reducing 
duplication, as approved by the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget, in consultation with the appropriate interagency and multi-
agency groups designated by the Director (including the President's 
Management Council for overall management improvement initiatives, the 
Chief Financial Officers Council for financial management initiatives, 
the Chief Information Officers Council for information technology 
initiatives, the Chief Human Capital Officers Council for human capital 
initiatives, the Chief Acquisition Officers Council for procurement 
initiatives, and the Performance Improvement Council for performance 
improvement initiatives): Provided further, That the total funds 
transferred or reimbursed shall not exceed $15,000,000 to improve 
coordination, reduce duplication, and for other activities related to 
Federal Government Priority Goals established by 31 U.S.C. 1120, and 
not to exceed $17,000,000 for Government-wide innovations, initiatives, 
and activities: Provided further, That the funds transferred to or for 
reimbursement of ``General Services Administration, Government-Wide 
Policy'' during fiscal year 2026 shall remain available for obligation 
through September 30, 2027: Provided further, That not later than 90 
days after enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget, in consultation with the Administrator of 
General Services, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on 
Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives a detailed 
spend plan for the funds to be transferred or reimbursed: Provided 
further, That the spend plan shall, at a minimum, include: (i) the 
amounts currently in the funds authorized under this section and the 
estimate of amounts to be transferred or reimbursed in fiscal year 
2026; (ii) a detailed breakdown of the purposes for all funds estimated 
to be transferred or reimbursed pursuant to this section (including 
total number of personnel and costs for all staff whose salaries are 
provided for by this section); (iii) where applicable, a description of 
the funds intended for use by or for the benefit of each executive 
council; and (iv) where applicable, a description of the funds intended 
for use by or for the implementation of specific laws passed by 
Congress: Provided further, That no transfers or reimbursements may be 
made pursuant to this section until 15 days following notification of 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Sec. 722. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a woman may 
breastfeed her child at any location in a Federal building or on 
Federal property, if the woman and her child are otherwise authorized 
to be present at the location.
Sec. 723. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or section 708 of this 
Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any 
other Act shall be available for the interagency funding of specific 
projects, workshops, studies, and similar efforts to carry out the 
purposes of the National Science and Technology Council (authorized by 
Executive Order No. 12881), which benefit multiple Federal departments, 
agencies, or entities: Provided, That the Office of Management and 
Budget shall provide a report describing the budget of and resources 
connected with the National Science and Technology Council to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and the 
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 90 days after 
enactment of this Act.
Sec. 724. Any request for proposals, solicitation, grant 
application, form, notification, press release, or other publications 
involving the distribution of Federal funds shall comply with any 
relevant requirements in part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal 
Regulations: Provided, That this section shall apply to direct 
payments, formula funds, and grants received by a State receiving 
Federal funds.
Sec. 725. (a) Prohibition of Federal Agency Monitoring of 
Individuals' Internet Use.--None of the funds made available in this or 
any other Act may be used by any Federal agency--
(1) to collect, review, or create any aggregation of data, 
derived from any means, that includes any personally 
identifiable information relating to an individual's access to 
or use of any Federal Government Internet site of the agency; 
or
(2) to enter into any agreement with a third party 
(including another government agency) to collect, review, or 
obtain any aggregation of data, derived from any means, that 
includes any personally identifiable information relating to an 
individual's access to or use of any nongovernmental Internet 
site.
(b) Exceptions.--The limitations established in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to--
(1) any record of aggregate data that does not identify 
particular persons;
(2) any voluntary submission of personally identifiable 
information;
(3) any action taken for law enforcement, regulatory, or 
supervisory purposes, in accordance with applicable law; or
(4) any action described in subsection (a)(1) that is a 
system security action taken by the operator of an Internet 
site and is necessarily incident to providing the Internet site 
services or to protecting the rights or property of the 
provider of the Internet site.
(c) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
(1) The term ``regulatory'' means agency actions to 
implement, interpret or enforce authorities provided in law.
(2) The term ``supervisory'' means examinations of the 
agency's supervised institutions, including assessing safety 
and soundness, overall financial condition, management 
practices and policies and compliance with applicable standards 
as provided in law.
Sec. 726. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
used to enter into or renew a contract which includes a provision 
providing prescription drug coverage, except where the contract also 
includes a provision for contraceptive coverage.
(b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract with--
(1) any of the following religious plans:
(A) Personal Care's HMO; and
(B) OSF HealthPlans, Inc.; and
(2) any existing or future plan, if the carrier for the 
plan objects to such coverage on the basis of religious 
beliefs.
(c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters into or 
renews a contract under this section may not subject any individual to 
discrimination on the basis that the individual refuses to prescribe or 
otherwise provide for contraceptives because such activities would be 
contrary to the individual's religious beliefs or moral convictions.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require coverage 
of abortion or abortion-related services.
Sec. 727. The United States is committed to ensuring the health of 
its Olympic, Pan American, and Paralympic athletes, and supports the 
strict adherence to anti-doping in sport through testing, adjudication, 
education, and research as performed by nationally recognized oversight 
authorities.
Sec. 728. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
appropriated for official travel to Federal departments and agencies 
may be used by such departments and agencies, if consistent with Office 
of Management and Budget Circular A-126 regarding official travel for 
Government personnel, to participate in the fractional aircraft 
ownership pilot program.
Sec. 729. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 
funds appropriated or made available under this or any other 
appropriations Act may be used to implement or enforce restrictions or 
limitations on the Coast Guard Congressional Fellowship Program, or to 
implement the proposed regulations of the Office of Personnel 
Management to add sections 300.311 through 300.316 to part 300 of title 
5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, published in the Federal 
Register, volume 68, number 174, on September 9, 2003 (relating to the 
detail of executive branch employees to the legislative branch).
Sec. 730. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no executive 
branch agency shall purchase, construct, or lease any additional 
facilities, except within or contiguous to existing locations, to be 
used for the purpose of conducting Federal law enforcement training 
without the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate, except that the Federal Law 
Enforcement Training Centers is authorized to obtain the temporary use 
of additional facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement for 
training which cannot be accommodated in existing Centers facilities.
Sec. 731. Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none of the 
funds provided in this or any other Act may be used by an executive 
branch agency to produce any prepackaged news story intended for 
broadcast or distribution in the United States, unless the story 
includes a clear notification within the text or audio of the 
prepackaged news story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or 
funded by that executive branch agency.
Sec. 732. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
in contravention of section 552a of title 5, United States Code 
(popularly known as the Privacy Act), and regulations implementing that 
section.
Sec. 733. (a) In General.--None of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used for any 
Federal Government contract with any foreign incorporated entity which 
is treated as an inverted domestic corporation under section 835(b) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 395(b)) or any subsidiary 
of such an entity.
(b) Waivers.--
(1) In general.--Any Secretary shall waive subsection (a) 
with respect to any Federal Government contract under the 
authority of such Secretary if the Secretary determines that 
the waiver is required in the interest of national security.
(2) Report to congress.--Any Secretary issuing a waiver 
under paragraph (1) shall report such issuance to Congress.
(c) Exception.--This section shall not apply to any Federal 
Government contract entered into before the date of the enactment of 
this Act, or to any task order issued pursuant to such contract.
Sec. 734. During fiscal year 2026, for each employee who--
(1) retires under section 8336(d)(2) or 8414(b)(1)(B) of 
title 5, United States Code; or
(2) retires under any other provision of subchapter III of 
chapter 83 or chapter 84 of such title 5 and receives a payment 
as an incentive to separate, the separating agency shall remit 
to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount 
equal to the Office of Personnel Management's average unit cost 
of processing a retirement claim for the preceding fiscal year. 
Such amounts shall be available until expended to the Office of 
Personnel Management and shall be deemed to be an 
administrative expense under section 8348(a)(1)(B) of title 5, 
United States Code.
Sec. 735. (a) None of the funds made available in this or any other 
Act may be used to recommend or require any entity submitting an offer 
for a Federal contract to disclose any of the following information as 
a condition of submitting the offer:
(1) Any payment consisting of a contribution, expenditure, 
independent expenditure, or disbursement for an electioneering 
communication that is made by the entity, its officers or 
directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to a 
candidate for election for Federal office or to a political 
committee, or that is otherwise made with respect to any 
election for Federal office.
(2) Any disbursement of funds (other than a payment 
described in paragraph (1)) made by the entity, its officers or 
directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to any 
person with the intent or the reasonable expectation that the 
person will use the funds to make a payment described in 
paragraph (1).
(b) In this section, each of the terms ``contribution'', 
``expenditure'', ``independent expenditure'', ``electioneering 
communication'', ``candidate'', ``election'', and ``Federal office'' 
has the meaning given such term in the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.).
Sec. 736. None of the funds made available in this or any other 
Act may be used to pay for the painting of a portrait of an officer or 
employee of the Federal Government, including the President, the Vice 
President, a Member of Congress (including a Delegate or a Resident 
Commissioner to Congress), the head of an executive branch agency (as 
defined in section 133 of title 41, United States Code), or the head of 
an office of the legislative branch.
Sec. 737. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and 
except as otherwise provided in this section, no part of any of the 
funds appropriated for fiscal year 2026, by this or any other Act, may 
be used to pay any prevailing rate employee described in section 
5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code--
(A) during the period from the date of expiration of the 
limitation imposed by the comparable section for the previous 
fiscal years until the normal effective date of the applicable 
wage survey adjustment that is to take effect in fiscal year 
2026, in an amount that exceeds the rate payable for the 
applicable grade and step of the applicable wage schedule in 
accordance with such section; and
(B) during the period consisting of the remainder of fiscal 
year 2026, in an amount that exceeds, as a result of a wage 
survey adjustment, the rate payable under subparagraph (A) by 
more than the sum of--
(i) the percentage adjustment taking effect in 
fiscal year 2026 under section 5303 of title 5, United 
States Code, in the rates of pay under the General 
Schedule; and
(ii) the difference between the overall average 
percentage of the locality-based comparability payments 
taking effect in fiscal year 2026 under section 5304 of 
such title (whether by adjustment or otherwise), and 
the overall average percentage of such payments which 
was effective in the previous fiscal year under such 
section.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no prevailing rate 
employee described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 5342(a)(2) of 
title 5, United States Code, and no employee covered by section 5348 of 
such title, may be paid during the periods for which paragraph (1) is 
in effect at a rate that exceeds the rates that would be payable under 
paragraph (1) were paragraph (1) applicable to such employee.
(3) For the purposes of this subsection, the rates payable to an 
employee who is covered by this subsection and who is paid from a 
schedule not in existence on September 30, 2025, shall be determined 
under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management.
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates of premium 
pay for employees subject to this subsection may not be changed from 
the rates in effect on September 30, 2025, except to the extent 
determined by the Office of Personnel Management to be consistent with 
the purpose of this subsection.
(5) This subsection shall apply with respect to pay for service 
performed after September 30, 2025.
(6) For the purpose of administering any provision of law 
(including any rule or regulation that provides premium pay, 
retirement, life insurance, or any other employee benefit) that 
requires any deduction or contribution, or that imposes any requirement 
or limitation on the basis of a rate of salary or basic pay, the rate 
of salary or basic pay payable after the application of this subsection 
shall be treated as the rate of salary or basic pay.
(7) Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to permit or 
require the payment to any employee covered by this subsection at a 
rate in excess of the rate that would be payable were this subsection 
not in effect.
(8) The Office of Personnel Management may provide for exceptions 
to the limitations imposed by this subsection if the Office determines 
that such exceptions are necessary to ensure the recruitment or 
retention of qualified employees.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the adjustment in rates of 
basic pay for the statutory pay systems that take place in fiscal year 
2026 under sections 5344 and 5348 of title 5, United States Code, shall 
be--
(1) not less than the percentage received by employees in 
the same location whose rates of basic pay are adjusted 
pursuant to the statutory pay systems under sections 5303 and 
5304 of title 5, United States Code: Provided, That prevailing 
rate employees at locations where there are no employees whose 
pay is increased pursuant to sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5, 
United States Code, and prevailing rate employees described in 
section 5343(a)(5) of title 5, United States Code, shall be 
considered to be located in the pay locality designated as 
``Rest of United States'' pursuant to section 5304 of title 5, 
United States Code, for purposes of this subsection; and
(2) effective as of the first day of the first applicable 
pay period beginning after September 30, 2025.
Sec. 738. (a) The head of any Executive branch department, agency, 
board, commission, or office funded by this or any other appropriations 
Act shall submit annual reports to the Inspector General or senior 
ethics official for any entity without an Inspector General, regarding 
the costs and contracting procedures related to each conference held by 
any such department, agency, board, commission, or office during fiscal 
year 2026 for which the cost to the United States Government was more 
than $100,000.
(b) Each report submitted shall include, for each conference 
described in subsection (a) held during the applicable period--
(1) a description of its purpose;
(2) the number of participants attending;
(3) a detailed statement of the costs to the United States 
Government, including--
(A) the cost of any food or beverages;
(B) the cost of any audio-visual services;
(C) the cost of employee or contractor travel to 
and from the conference; and
(D) a discussion of the methodology used to 
determine which costs relate to the conference; and
(4) a description of the contracting procedures used 
including--
(A) whether contracts were awarded on a competitive 
basis; and
(B) a discussion of any cost comparison conducted 
by the departmental component or office in evaluating 
potential contractors for the conference.
(c) Within 15 days after the end of a quarter, the head of any such 
department, agency, board, commission, or office shall notify the 
Inspector General or senior ethics official for any entity without an 
Inspector General, of the date, location, and number of employees 
attending a conference held by any Executive branch department, agency, 
board, commission, or office funded by this or any other appropriations 
Act during fiscal year 2026 for which the cost to the United States 
Government was more than $20,000.
(d) A grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated by this or 
any other appropriations Act may not be used for the purpose of 
defraying the costs of a conference described in subsection (c) that is 
not directly and programmatically related to the purpose for which the 
grant or contract was awarded, such as a conference held in connection 
with planning, training, assessment, review, or other routine purposes 
related to a project funded by the grant or contract.
(e) None of the funds made available in this or any other 
appropriations Act may be used for travel and conference activities 
that are not in compliance with Office of Management and Budget 
Memorandum M-12-12 dated May 11, 2012 or any subsequent revisions to 
that memorandum.
Sec. 739. None of the funds made available in this or any other 
appropriations Act may be used to increase, eliminate, or reduce 
funding for a program, project, or activity as proposed in the 
President's budget request for a fiscal year until such proposed change 
is subsequently enacted in an appropriation Act, or unless such change 
is made pursuant to the reprogramming or transfer provisions of this or 
any other appropriations Act.
Sec. 740. None of the funds made available by this or any other 
Act may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or apply the rule 
entitled ``Competitive Area'' published by the Office of Personnel 
Management in the Federal Register on April 15, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 
20180 et seq.).
Sec. 741. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this or any other Act may be used to begin or announce a 
study or public-private competition regarding the conversion to 
contractor performance of any function performed by Federal employees 
pursuant to Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 or any other 
administrative regulation, directive, or policy.
Sec. 742. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this or any other Act may be available for a contract, 
grant, or cooperative agreement with an entity that requires employees 
or contractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse 
to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting 
or otherwise restricting such employees or contractors from lawfully 
reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or 
law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency 
authorized to receive such information.
(b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not contravene 
requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other 
form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the 
nondisclosure of classified information.
Sec. 743. (a) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be 
used to implement or enforce the agreements in Standard Forms 312 and 
4414 of the Government or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or 
agreement if such policy, form, or agreement does not contain the 
following provisions: ``These provisions are consistent with and do not 
supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter the employee obligations, 
rights, or liabilities created by existing statute or Executive order 
relating to (1) classified information, (2) communications to Congress, 
(3) the reporting to an Inspector General or the Office of Special 
Counsel of a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or 
mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a 
substantial and specific danger to public health or safety, or (4) any 
other whistleblower protection. The definitions, requirements, 
obligations, rights, sanctions, and liabilities created by controlling 
Executive orders and statutory provisions are incorporated into this 
agreement and are controlling.'': Provided, That notwithstanding the 
preceding provision of this section, a nondisclosure policy form or 
agreement that is to be executed by a person connected with the conduct 
of an intelligence or intelligence-related activity, other than an 
employee or officer of the United States Government, may contain 
provisions appropriate to the particular activity for which such 
document is to be used. Such form or agreement shall, at a minimum, 
require that the person will not disclose any classified information 
received in the course of such activity unless specifically authorized 
to do so by the United States Government. Such nondisclosure forms 
shall also make it clear that they do not bar disclosures to Congress, 
or to an authorized official of an executive agency or the Department 
of Justice, that are essential to reporting a substantial violation of 
law.
(b) A nondisclosure agreement may continue to be implemented and 
enforced notwithstanding subsection (a) if it complies with the 
requirements for such agreement that were in effect when the agreement 
was entered into.
(c) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to 
implement or enforce any agreement entered into during fiscal year 2014 
which does not contain substantially similar language to that required 
in subsection (a).
Sec. 744. None of the funds made available by this or any other 
Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, 
or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or 
loan guarantee to, any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax 
liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and 
administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is 
not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the 
authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the 
awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless a Federal 
agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and 
has made a determination that this further action is not necessary to 
protect the interests of the Government.
Sec. 745. None of the funds made available by this or any other 
Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, 
or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or 
loan guarantee to, any corporation that was convicted of a felony 
criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 
months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless a 
Federal agency has considered suspension or debarment of the 
corporation and has made a determination that this further action is 
not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.
Sec. 746. (a) During fiscal year 2026, on the date on which a 
request is made for a transfer of funds in accordance with section 1017 
of Public Law 111-203, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection 
shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of 
the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs of the Senate of such request.
(b) Any notification required by this section shall be made 
available on the Bureau's public website.
Sec. 747. (a) Notwithstanding any official rate adjusted under 
section 104 of title 3, United States Code, the rate payable to the 
Vice President during calendar year 2026 shall be the rate payable to 
the Vice President on December 31, 2025, by operation of section 747 of 
division B of Public Law 118-47, as continued in effect and modified by 
section 1605 of title VI of division A of Public Law 119-4 (as 
continued in effect and modified by division A of Public Law 119-37).
(b) Notwithstanding any official rate adjusted under section 5318 
of title 5, United States Code, or any other provision of law, the 
payable rate during calendar year 2026 for an employee serving in an 
Executive Schedule position, or in a position for which the rate of pay 
is fixed by statute at an Executive Schedule rate, shall be the rate 
payable for the applicable Executive Schedule level on December 31, 
2025, by operation of section 747 of division B of Public Law 118-47, 
as continued in effect and modified by section 1605 of title VI of 
division A of Public Law 119-4 (as continued in effect and modified by 
division A of Public Law 119-37).
(c) Notwithstanding section 401 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(Public Law 96-465) or any other provision of law, a chief of mission 
or ambassador at large is subject to subsection (b) in the same manner 
as other employees who are paid at an Executive Schedule rate.
(d)(1) This subsection applies to--
(A) a noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service 
paid a rate of basic pay at or above the official rate for 
level IV of the Executive Schedule; or
(B) a limited term appointee or limited emergency appointee 
in the Senior Executive Service serving under a political 
appointment and paid a rate of basic pay at or above the 
official rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule.
(2) Notwithstanding sections 5382 and 5383 of title 5, United 
States Code, an employee described in paragraph (1) may not receive a 
pay rate increase during calendar year 2026, except as provided in 
subsection (i).
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any employee paid a 
rate of basic pay (including any locality based payments under section 
5304 of title 5, United States Code, or similar authority) at or above 
the official rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule who serves 
under a political appointment may not receive a pay rate increase 
during calendar year 2026, except as provided in subsection (i). This 
subsection does not apply to employees in the General Schedule pay 
system or the Foreign Service pay system, to employees appointed under 
section 3161 of title 5, United States Code, or to employees in another 
pay system whose position would be classified at GS-15 or below if 
chapter 51 of title 5, United States Code, applied to them.
(f) Nothing in subsections (b) through (e) shall prevent employees 
who do not serve under a political appointment from receiving pay 
increases as otherwise provided under applicable law.
(g) This section does not apply to an individual who makes an 
election to retain Senior Executive Service basic pay under section 
3392(c) of title 5, United States Code, for such time as that election 
is in effect.
(h) This section does not apply to an individual who makes an 
election to retain Senior Foreign Service pay entitlements under 
section 302(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-465) 
for such time as that election is in effect.
(i) Notwithstanding subsections (b) through (e), an employee in a 
covered position may receive a pay rate increase upon an authorized 
movement to a different covered position only if that new position has 
higher-level duties and a pre-established level or range of pay higher 
than the level or range for the position held immediately before the 
movement. Any such increase must be based on the rates of pay and 
applicable limitations on payable rates of pay in effect on December 
31, 2025, by operation of section 747 of division B of Public Law 118-
47, as continued in effect and modified by section 1605 of title VI of 
division A of Public Law 119-4 (as continued in effect and modified by 
division A of Public Law 119-37).
(j) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for an individual 
who is newly appointed to a covered position during the period of time 
subject to this section, the initial pay rate shall be based on the 
rates of pay and applicable limitations on payable rates of pay in 
effect on December 31, 2025, by operation of section 747 of division B 
of Public Law 118-47, as continued in effect and modified by section 
1605 of title VI of division A of Public Law 119-4 (as continued in 
effect and modified by division A of Public Law 119-37).
(k) If an employee affected by this section is subject to a 
biweekly pay period that begins in calendar year 2026 but ends in 
calendar year 2027, the bar on the employee's receipt of pay rate 
increases shall apply through the end of that pay period.
(l) For the purpose of this section, the term ``covered position'' 
means a position occupied by an employee whose pay is restricted under 
this section.
(m) This section takes effect on the first day of the first 
applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2026.
Sec. 748. In the event of a violation of the Impoundment Control 
Act of 1974, the President or the head of the relevant department or 
agency, as the case may be, shall report immediately to the Congress 
all relevant facts and a statement of actions taken: Provided, That a 
copy of each report shall also be transmitted to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the 
Comptroller General on the same date the report is transmitted to the 
Congress.
Sec. 749. (a) Each department or agency of the executive branch of 
the United States Government shall notify the Committees on 
Appropriations and the Budget of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate and any other appropriate congressional committees if--
(1) an apportionment is not made in the required time 
period provided in section 1513(b) of title 31, United States 
Code;
(2) an approved apportionment received by the department or 
agency conditions the availability of an appropriation on 
further action; or
(3) an approved apportionment received by the department or 
agency may hinder the prudent obligation of such appropriation 
or the execution of a program, project, or activity by such 
department or agency.
(b) Any notification submitted to a congressional committee 
pursuant to this section shall contain information identifying the 
bureau, account name, appropriation name, and Treasury Appropriation 
Fund Symbol or fund account.
Sec. 750. (a) Any non-Federal entity receiving funds provided in 
this or any other appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026 that are 
specified in the disclosure table submitted in compliance with clause 9 
of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives or Rule XLIV 
of the Standing Rules of the Senate that is included in the report or 
explanatory statement accompanying any such Act shall be deemed to be a 
recipient of a Federal award with respect to such funds for purposes of 
the requirements of 2 CFR 200.334, regarding records retention, and 2 
CFR 200.337, regarding access by the Comptroller General of the United 
States.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit, amend, 
supersede, or restrict in any manner any requirements otherwise 
applicable to non-Federal entities described in paragraph (1) or any 
existing authority of the Comptroller General.
Sec. 751. Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, United States 
Code, or section 708 of this Act, funds made available by this or any 
other Act to any Federal agency may be used by that Federal agency for 
interagency funding for coordination with, participation in, or 
recommendations involving, activities of the U.S. Army Medical Research 
and Development Command, the Congressionally Directed Medical Research 
Programs and the National Institutes of Health research programs.
Sec. 752. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 of this 
Act, the head of each Executive department and agency is hereby 
authorized to transfer to or reimburse ``General Services 
Administration, Federal Citizen Services Fund'' with the approval of 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, funds made 
available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act, 
including rebates from charge card and other contracts: Provided, That 
these funds, in addition to amounts otherwise available, shall be 
administered by the Administrator of General Services to carry out the 
purposes of the Federal Citizen Services Fund and to support 
Government-wide and other multi-agency financial, information 
technology, procurement, and other activities, including services 
authorized by 44 U.S.C. 3604 and enabling Federal agencies to take 
advantage of information technology in sharing information: Provided 
further, That the total funds transferred or reimbursed shall not 
exceed $29,000,000 for such purposes: Provided further, That the funds 
transferred to or for reimbursement of ``General Services 
Administration, Federal Citizen Services Fund'' during fiscal year 2026 
shall remain available for obligation through September 30, 2027: 
Provided further, That not later than 90 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Administrator of General Services, in consultation with the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate a detailed spend plan for the funds to be transferred or 
reimbursed: Provided further, That the spend plan shall, at a minimum, 
include: (i) the amounts currently in the funds authorized under this 
section and the estimate of amounts to be transferred or reimbursed in 
fiscal year 2026; (ii) a detailed breakdown of the purposes for all 
funds estimated to be transferred or reimbursed pursuant to this 
section (including total number of personnel and costs for all staff 
whose salaries are provided for by this section); and (iii) where 
applicable, a description of the funds intended for use by or for the 
implementation of specific laws passed by Congress: Provided further, 
That no transfers or reimbursements may be made pursuant to this 
section until 15 days following notification of the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate by the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Sec. 753. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
unobligated balances of funds made available in division J of the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58) to any 
department or agency funded by this or any other Act may be transferred 
to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine 
Fisheries Service for the costs of carrying out their responsibilities 
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) to 
consult and conference, as required by section 7 of such Act, in 
connection with activities and projects funded by Public Law 117-58: 
Provided, That such transfers shall support activities and projects 
executed by the department or agency making such transfer: Provided 
further, That such transfers shall be approved by the head of such 
department or agency making such transfer: Provided further, That each 
department or agency shall provide notification to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate no less 
than 30 days prior to such transfer: Provided further, That any such 
transfers from the Department of Transportation, including from 
agencies within the Department of Transportation, shall be from funding 
provided for personnel, contracting, and other costs to administer and 
oversee grants: Provided further, That amounts transferred pursuant to 
this section shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available for 
such purposes: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided 
in this section shall be in addition to any other transfer authority 
provided by law: Provided further, That amounts transferred pursuant 
to this section shall continue to be treated as amounts specified in 
section 103(b) of division A of Public Law 118-5.
Sec. 754. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to 
``this Act'' contained in any title other than title IV or VIII shall 
not apply to such title IV or VIII.

TITLE VIII

GENERAL PROVISIONS--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

(including transfers of funds)

Sec. 801. There are appropriated from the applicable funds of the 
District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for making refunds 
and for the payment of legal settlements or judgments that have been 
entered against the District of Columbia government.
Sec. 802. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act shall be 
used for publicity or propaganda purposes or implementation of any 
policy including boycott designed to support or defeat legislation 
pending before Congress or any State legislature.
Sec. 803. (a) None of the Federal funds provided under this Act to 
the agencies funded by this Act, both Federal and District government 
agencies, that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal 
year 2026, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United 
States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies 
funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditures 
for an agency through a reprogramming of funds which--
(1) creates new programs;
(2) eliminates a program, project, or responsibility 
center;
(3) establishes or changes allocations specifically denied, 
limited or increased under this Act;
(4) increases funds or personnel by any means for any 
program, project, or responsibility center for which funds have 
been denied or restricted;
(5) re-establishes any program or project previously 
deferred through reprogramming;
(6) augments any existing program, project, or 
responsibility center through a reprogramming of funds in 
excess of $3,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or
(7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel assigned to a 
specific program, project or responsibility center, unless 
prior approval is received from the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
(b) The District of Columbia government is authorized to approve 
and execute reprogramming and transfer requests of local funds under 
this title through November 7, 2026.
Sec. 804. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act may be 
used by the District of Columbia to provide for salaries, expenses, or 
other costs associated with the offices of United States Senator or 
United States Representative under section 4(d) of the District of 
Columbia Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979 (D.C. 
Law 3-171; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-123).
Sec. 805. Except as otherwise provided in this section, none of 
the funds made available by this Act or by any other Act may be used to 
provide any officer or employee of the District of Columbia with an 
official vehicle unless the officer or employee uses the vehicle only 
in the performance of the officer's or employee's official duties. For 
purposes of this section, the term ``official duties'' does not include 
travel between the officer's or employee's residence and workplace, 
except in the case of--
(1) an officer or employee of the Metropolitan Police 
Department who resides in the District of Columbia or is 
otherwise designated by the Chief of the Department;
(2) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an officer or 
employee of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical 
Services Department who resides in the District of Columbia and 
is on call 24 hours a day;
(3) at the discretion of the Director of the Department of 
Corrections, an officer or employee of the District of Columbia 
Department of Corrections who resides in the District of 
Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day;
(4) at the discretion of the Chief Medical Examiner, an 
officer or employee of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner 
who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours 
a day;
(5) at the discretion of the Director of the Homeland 
Security and Emergency Management Agency, an officer or 
employee of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management 
Agency who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 
24 hours a day;
(6) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and
(7) the Chairman of the Council of the District of 
Columbia.
Sec. 806. (a) None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may 
be used by the District of Columbia Attorney General or any other 
officer or entity of the District government to provide assistance for 
any petition drive or civil action which seeks to require Congress to 
provide for voting representation in Congress for the District of 
Columbia.
(b) Nothing in this section bars the District of Columbia Attorney 
General from reviewing or commenting on briefs in private lawsuits, or 
from consulting with officials of the District government regarding 
such lawsuits.
Sec. 807. None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be 
used to distribute any needle or syringe for the purpose of preventing 
the spread of blood borne pathogens in any location that has been 
determined by the local public health or local law enforcement 
authorities to be inappropriate for such distribution.
Sec. 808. Nothing in this Act may be construed to prevent the 
Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia from addressing the issue 
of the provision of contraceptive coverage by health insurance plans, 
but it is the intent of Congress that any legislation enacted on such 
issue should include a ``conscience clause'' which provides exceptions 
for religious beliefs and moral convictions.
Sec. 809. (a) None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may 
be used to enact or carry out any law, rule, or regulation to legalize 
or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, or 
distribution of any schedule I substance under the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or any tetrahydrocannabinols 
derivative.
(b) No funds available for obligation or expenditure by the 
District of Columbia government under any authority may be used to 
enact any law, rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce 
penalties associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any 
schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 
et seq.) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative for recreational 
purposes.
Sec. 810. No funds available for obligation or expenditure by the 
District of Columbia government under any authority shall be expended 
for any abortion except where the life of the mother would be 
endangered if the fetus were carried to term or where the pregnancy is 
the result of an act of rape or incest.
Sec. 811. (a) No later than 30 calendar days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the District of 
Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the 
Mayor, and the Council of the District of Columbia, a revised 
appropriated funds operating budget in the format of the budget that 
the District of Columbia government submitted pursuant to section 442 
of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-
204.42), for all agencies of the District of Columbia government for 
fiscal year 2026 that is in the total amount of the approved 
appropriation and that realigns all budgeted data for personal services 
and other-than-personal services, respectively, with anticipated actual 
expenditures.
(b) This section shall apply only to an agency for which the Chief 
Financial Officer for the District of Columbia certifies that a 
reallocation is required to address unanticipated changes in program 
requirements.
Sec. 812. No later than 30 calendar days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the District of 
Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the 
Mayor, and the Council for the District of Columbia, a revised 
appropriated funds operating budget for the District of Columbia Public 
Schools that aligns schools budgets to actual enrollment. The revised 
appropriated funds budget shall be in the format of the budget that the 
District of Columbia government submitted pursuant to section 442 of 
the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-
204.42).
Sec. 813. (a) Amounts appropriated in this Act as operating funds 
may be transferred to the District of Columbia's enterprise and capital 
funds and such amounts, once transferred, shall retain appropriation 
authority consistent with the provisions of this Act.
(b) The District of Columbia government is authorized to reprogram 
or transfer for operating expenses any local funds transferred or 
reprogrammed in this or the four prior fiscal years from operating 
funds to capital funds, and such amounts, once transferred or 
reprogrammed, shall retain appropriation authority consistent with the 
provisions of this Act.
(c) The District of Columbia government may not transfer or 
reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes, 
or other obligations issued for capital projects.
Sec. 814. None of the Federal funds appropriated in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may 
any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so 
provided herein.
Sec. 815. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law or 
under this Act, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances 
remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2026 from appropriations 
of Federal funds made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal 
year 2026 in this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 
2027, for each such account for the purposes authorized: Provided, 
That a request shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate for approval prior to 
the expenditure of such funds: Provided further, That these requests 
shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines outlined in 
section 803 of this Act.
Sec. 816. (a)(1) During fiscal year 2027, during a period in which 
neither a District of Columbia continuing resolution or a regular 
District of Columbia appropriation bill is in effect, local funds are 
appropriated in the amount provided for any project or activity for 
which local funds are provided in the Act referred to in paragraph (2) 
(subject to any modifications enacted by the District of Columbia as of 
the beginning of the period during which this subsection is in effect) 
at the rate set forth by such Act.
(2) The Act referred to in this paragraph is the Act of the Council 
of the District of Columbia pursuant to which a proposed budget is 
approved for fiscal year 2027 which (subject to the requirements of the 
District of Columbia Home Rule Act) will constitute the local portion 
of the annual budget for the District of Columbia government for fiscal 
year 2027 for purposes of section 446 of the District of Columbia Home 
Rule Act (sec. 1-204.46, D.C. Official Code).
(b) Appropriations made by subsection (a) shall cease to be 
available--
(1) during any period in which a District of Columbia 
continuing resolution for fiscal year 2027 is in effect; or
(2) upon the enactment into law of the regular District of 
Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 2027.
(c) An appropriation made by subsection (a) is provided under the 
authority and conditions as provided under this Act and shall be 
available to the extent and in the manner that would be provided by 
this Act.
(d) An appropriation made by subsection (a) shall cover all 
obligations or expenditures incurred for such project or activity 
during the portion of fiscal year 2027 for which this section applies 
to such project or activity.
(e) This section shall not apply to a project or activity during 
any period of fiscal year 2027 if any other provision of law (other 
than an authorization of appropriations)--
(1) makes an appropriation, makes funds available, or 
grants authority for such project or activity to continue for 
such period; or
(2) specifically provides that no appropriation shall be 
made, no funds shall be made available, or no authority shall 
be granted for such project or activity to continue for such 
period.
(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect 
obligations of the government of the District of Columbia mandated by 
other law.
Sec. 817. (a) During fiscal year 2027, during a period in which a 
continuing resolution is in effect, including a continuing resolution 
that is in effect through the end of the fiscal year, if the continuing 
resolution does not include a provision that, by specific and explicit 
reference to the District of Columbia, establishes a specific and 
separately identified appropriation for the District of Columbia, the 
District of Columbia is appropriated and may expend local funds in the 
amounts set forth under the heading ``District of Columbia--District of 
Columbia Funds'' in the Act referred to in subsection (b) (subject to 
any modifications enacted by the District of Columbia as of the 
beginning of the period during which this section is in effect) for 
such programs and activities for which local funds are provided in such 
Act at the rates set forth by such Act.
(b) The Act referred to in subsection (a) is the Act of the Council 
of the District of Columbia pursuant to which a proposed budget is 
approved for fiscal year 2027 which (subject to the requirements of the 
District of Columbia Home Rule Act) will constitute the local portion 
of the annual budget for the District of Columbia government for fiscal 
year 2027 for purposes of section 446 of the District of Columbia Home 
Rule Act (sec. 1-204.46, D.C. Official Code).
(c) Amounts appropriated by subsection (a) are provided under the 
authority and conditions as provided under this Act and shall be 
available to the extent and in the manner that would be provided by 
this Act.
Sec. 818. (a) Section 244 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
States relating to the District of Columbia (sec. 9-1201.03, D.C. 
Official Code) does not apply with respect to any railroads installed 
pursuant to the Long Bridge Project.
(b) In this section, the term ``Long Bridge Project'' means the 
project carried out by the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of 
Virginia to construct a new Long Bridge adjacent to the existing Long 
Bridge over the Potomac River, including related infrastructure and 
other related projects, to expand commuter and regional passenger rail 
service and to provide bike and pedestrian access crossings over the 
Potomac River.
Sec. 819. Not later than 45 days after the last day of each 
quarter, each Federal and District government agency appropriated 
Federal funds in this Act shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 
quarterly budget report that includes total obligations of the Agency 
for that quarter for each Federal funds appropriation provided in this 
Act, by the source year of the appropriation.
Sec. 820. The District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 
(sec. 38-2701 et seq., D.C. Official Code), is amended--
(1) in section 3--
(A) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking 
``$10,000'' and inserting ``$15,000'';
(B) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking 
``$50,000'' and inserting ``$75,000''; and
(C) in subsection (b)(1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; 
and'' and inserting a semicolon;
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
subparagraph (C);
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 
the following new subparagraph: ``(B) after 
making reductions under subparagraph (A), 
ratably reduce the amount of the tuition and 
fee payment of each eligible student who 
receives more than $10,000 for the award year; 
and''; and
(iv) in subparagraph (C), as so 
redesignated, by striking ``subparagraph (A)'' 
and inserting ``subparagraph (B)''; and
(2) in section 5--
(A) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking ``$2,500'' 
and inserting ``$3,750'';
(B) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking 
``$12,500'' and inserting ``$18,750''; and
(C) in subsection (b)(1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; 
and'' and inserting a semicolon;
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
subparagraph (C);
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 
the following new subparagraph: ``(B) after 
making reductions under subparagraph (A), 
ratably reduce the amount of the tuition and 
fee payment of each eligible student who 
receives more than $2,500 for the award year; 
and''; and
(iv) in subparagraph (C), as so 
redesignated, by striking ``subparagraph (A)'' 
and inserting ``subparagraph (B)''.
Sec. 821. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to 
``this Act'' contained in this title or in title IV shall be treated as 
referring only to the provisions of this title or of title IV.
This division may be cited as the ``Financial Services and General 
Government Appropriations Act, 2026''.

DIVISION B--NATIONAL SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF STATE, AND RELATED 
PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026

TITLE I

DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED PROGRAMS

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Administration of Foreign Affairs

diplomatic programs

For necessary expenses of the Department of State and the Foreign 
Service not otherwise provided for, $9,358,236,000, of which 
$839,910,000 may remain available until September 30, 2027, and of 
which up to $3,758,836,000 may remain available until expended for 
Worldwide Security Protection: Provided, That funds made available 
under this heading shall be allocated in accordance with paragraphs (1) 
through (4), as follows:
(1) Human resources.--For necessary expenses for training, 
human resources management, and salaries, including employment 
without regard to civil service and classification laws of 
persons on a temporary basis (not to exceed $700,000), as 
authorized by section 801 of the United States Information and 
Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 11; Chapter 36), 
$3,987,233,000, of which up to $724,204,000 is for Worldwide 
Security Protection.
(2) Overseas programs.--For necessary expenses for the 
regional bureaus of the Department of State and overseas 
activities as authorized by law, $1,437,707,000.
(3) Diplomatic policy and support.--For necessary expenses 
for the functional bureaus of the Department of State, 
including representation to certain international organizations 
in which the United States participates pursuant to treaties 
ratified pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate or 
specific Acts of Congress, general administration, and arms 
control, nonproliferation, and disarmament activities as 
authorized, $871,645,000.
(4) Security programs.--For necessary expenses for security 
activities, $3,061,651,000, of which up to $3,034,632,000 is 
for Worldwide Security Protection.
(5) Reprogramming.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, funds may be reprogrammed within and between 
paragraphs (1) through (4) under this heading subject to 
section 7015 of this Act.

consular and border security programs

Of the amounts deposited in the Consular and Border Security 
Programs account in this or any prior fiscal year pursuant to section 
7069(e) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 (division K of Public Law 117-103), 
$513,000,000 shall be available until expended for the purposes of such 
account, including to reduce passport backlogs and reduce visa wait 
times: Provided, That the Secretary of State may by regulation 
authorize State officials or the United States Postal Service to 
collect and retain the execution fee for each application for a 
passport accepted by such officials or by that Service.

capital investment fund

For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment Fund, as 
authorized, $399,700,000, to remain available until expended.

office of inspector general

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General of the 
Department of State as established by section 402(a)(1) of title 5, 
United States Code, $135,550,000, of which $20,333,000 may remain 
available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That of the funds 
appropriated under this heading, up to $6,000,000 may remain available 
until September 30, 2026 for the Special Inspector General for 
Afghanistan Reconstruction: Provided further, That funds appropriated 
under this heading are made available notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) 
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929(a)(1)), as it 
relates to post inspections.

educational and cultural exchange programs

For necessary expenses of educational and cultural exchange 
programs, as authorized, $667,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which not less than $273,410,000 shall be for the 
Fulbright Program, not less than $16,150,000 shall be for the Benjamin 
Gilman International Scholarships Program, not less than $99,750,000 
shall be for the International Visitor Leadership Program, and not less 
than $35,630,000 shall be for the Young Leaders Initiatives: Provided, 
That fees or other payments received from, or in connection with, 
English teaching, educational advising and counseling programs, and 
exchange visitor programs as authorized may be credited to this 
account, to remain available until expended: Provided further, That a 
portion of the Fulbright awards from the Eurasia and Central Asia 
regions shall be designated as Edmund S. Muskie Fellowships, following 
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated under this heading that are made available for 
the Benjamin Gilman International Scholarships Program shall also be 
made available for the John S. McCain Scholars Program, pursuant to 
section 7075 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F of Public Law 
116-6): Provided further, That not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall consult with the 
Committees on Appropriations on the allocation of funds made available 
under this heading by program, project, and activity: Provided 
further, That any substantive modifications from the prior fiscal year 
to programs funded under this heading in this Act, including program 
consolidation and closures, changes to eligibility criteria and 
geographic scope, and implementing partners, shall be subject to prior 
consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated under this heading shall be apportioned to the Department 
of State not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act.

representation expenses

For representation expenses as authorized, $10,000,000.

protection of foreign missions and officials

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the 
Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary protective services, as 
authorized, $30,890,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027.

embassy security, construction, and maintenance

For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign Service 
Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292 et seq.), preserving, maintaining, 
repairing, and planning for real property that are owned or leased by 
the Department of State, and renovating, in addition to funds otherwise 
available, the Harry S Truman Building, $812,836,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2030, of which not to exceed $25,000 may 
be used for overseas representation expenses as authorized: Provided, 
That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be 
available for acquisition of furniture, furnishings, or generators for 
other departments and agencies of the United States Government.
In addition, for the costs of worldwide security upgrades, 
acquisition, and construction as authorized, $1,199,856,000, to remain 
available until expended.

emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service

For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of State to meet 
unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and Consular Service, 
as authorized, $8,885,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
not to exceed $1,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Repatriation Loans Program 
Account''.

repatriation loans program account

For the cost of direct loans, $2,550,000, as authorized: Provided, 
That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: 
Provided further, That such funds are available to subsidize gross 
obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed 
$5,520,137.

payment to the american institute in taiwan

For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Relations Act 
(Public Law 96-8), $35,964,000.

international center, washington, district of columbia

Not to exceed $1,917,178 shall be derived from fees collected from 
other executive agencies for lease or use of facilities at the 
International Center in accordance with section 4 of the International 
Center Act (Public Law 90-553), and, in addition, as authorized by 
section 5 of such Act, $745,000, to be derived from the reserve 
authorized by such section, to be used for the purposes set out in that 
section.

payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund

For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund, 
as authorized, $60,000,000.

International Organizations

contributions to international organizations

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet annual 
obligations of membership in international multilateral organizations, 
pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice and consent of the 
Senate, conventions, or specific Acts of Congress, $1,389,152,000, of 
which $96,240,000 may remain available until September 30, 2027: 
Provided, That the Secretary of State shall, at the time of the 
submission of the President's budget to Congress under section 1105(a) 
of title 31, United States Code, transmit to the Committees on 
Appropriations the most recent biennial budget prepared by the United 
Nations for the operations of the United Nations: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on 
Appropriations at least 15 days in advance (or in an emergency, as far 
in advance as is practicable) of any United Nations action to increase 
funding for any United Nations program without identifying an 
offsetting decrease elsewhere in the United Nations budget: Provided 
further, That any payment of arrearages under this heading shall be 
directed to activities that are mutually agreed upon by the United 
States and the respective international organization and shall be 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated 
under this heading shall be available for a United States contribution 
to an international organization for the United States share of 
interest costs made known to the United States Government by such 
organization for loans incurred on or after October 1, 1984, through 
external borrowings.

contributions for international peacekeeping activities

For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other expenses of 
international peacekeeping activities directed to the maintenance or 
restoration of international peace and security, $1,230,667,000, of 
which $615,334,000 may remain available until September 30, 2027: 
Provided, That none of the funds made available by this Act shall be 
obligated or expended for any new or expanded United Nations 
peacekeeping mission unless, at least 15 days in advance of voting for 
such mission in the United Nations Security Council (or in an emergency 
as far in advance as is practicable), the Committees on Appropriations 
are notified of: (1) the estimated cost and duration of the mission, 
the objectives of the mission, the national interest that will be 
served, and the exit strategy; and (2) the sources of funds, including 
any reprogrammings or transfers, that will be used to pay the cost of 
the new or expanded mission, and the estimated cost in future fiscal 
years: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under 
this heading may be made available for obligation unless the Secretary 
of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations on a 
peacekeeping mission-by-mission basis that the United Nations is 
implementing effective policies and procedures to prevent United 
Nations employees, contractor personnel, and peacekeeping troops 
serving in such mission from trafficking in persons, exploiting victims 
of trafficking, or committing acts of sexual exploitation and abuse or 
other violations of human rights, and to hold accountable individuals 
who engage in such acts while participating in such mission, including 
prosecution in their home countries and making information about such 
prosecutions publicly available on the website of the United Nations: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall work with the 
United Nations and foreign governments contributing peacekeeping troops 
to implement effective vetting procedures to ensure that such troops 
have not violated human rights: Provided further, That funds shall be 
available for peacekeeping expenses unless the Secretary of State 
determines that United States manufacturers and suppliers are not being 
given opportunities to provide equipment, services, and material for 
United Nations peacekeeping activities equal to those being given to 
foreign manufacturers and suppliers: Provided further, That none of 
the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading 
may be used for any United Nations peacekeeping mission that will 
involve United States Armed Forces under the command or operational 
control of a foreign national, unless the President's military advisors 
have submitted to the President a recommendation that such involvement 
is in the national interest of the United States and the President has 
submitted to Congress such a recommendation: Provided further, That 
any payment of arrearages with funds appropriated by this Act shall be 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations.

International Commissions

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet 
obligations of the United States arising under treaties, or specific 
Acts of Congress, as follows:

international boundary and water commission, united states and mexico

For necessary expenses for the United States Section of the 
International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, 
and to comply with laws applicable to the United States Section, 
including not to exceed $6,000 for representation expenses, as follows:

salaries and expenses

For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, $67,300,000, 
of which $10,095,000 may remain available until September 30, 2027.
In addition, for expenses necessary to carry out paragraph (3) of 
section 5602(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31), $12,500,000, to remain available until 
expended.

construction

For detailed plan preparation and construction of authorized 
projects, $78,000,000, to remain available until expended, as 
authorized: Provided, That the operating plan required by section 
7062(a) of this Act shall include, for each construction project, the 
expected scope, timeline, and total cost, including out-year cost 
estimates for construction and operations and maintenance requirements: 
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading in 
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the United States 
Section, up to $5,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
appropriated under the heading ``Salaries and Expenses'' to carry out 
the purposes of the United States Section, which shall be subject to 
prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, 
the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That such transfer 
authority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided in 
this Act.

american sections, international commissions

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for the 
International Joint Commission and the International Boundary 
Commission, United States and Canada, as authorized by treaties between 
the United States and Canada or Great Britain, and for grant programs 
of the North American Development Bank, including technical assistance 
grants and the Community Assistance Program, $18,204,000: Provided, 
That of the amount provided under this heading for the International 
Joint Commission, up to $1,250,000 may remain available until September 
30, 2027, and up to $9,000 may be made available for representation 
expenses: Provided further, That of the amount provided under this 
heading for the International Boundary Commission, up to $1,000 may be 
made available for representation expenses.

international fisheries commissions

For necessary expenses for international fisheries commissions, not 
otherwise provided for, as authorized by law, $68,570,000: Provided, 
That the United States share of such expenses may be advanced to the 
respective commissions pursuant to section 3324 of title 31, United 
States Code.

RELATED AGENCY

United States Agency for Global Media

international broadcasting operations

For necessary expenses to enable the United States Agency for 
Global Media (USAGM), as authorized, to carry out international 
communication activities, and to make and supervise grants for radio, 
Internet, and television broadcasting to the Middle East, $643,000,000: 
Provided, That in addition to amounts otherwise available for such 
purposes, up to $72,720,000 of the amount appropriated under this 
heading may remain available until expended for satellite 
transmissions, global network distribution, and Internet freedom 
programs: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated 
under this heading, not to exceed $35,000 may be used for 
representation expenses, of which $10,000 may be used for such expenses 
within the United States as authorized, and not to exceed $30,000 may 
be used for representation expenses of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: 
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
not less than $30,000,000 shall be made available for the Office of 
Cuba Broadcasting (OCB): Provided further, That funds made available 
pursuant to the previous proviso shall be made available for medium- 
and short-wave broadcasting at not less than the fiscal year 2024 level 
and in a manner able to reach all provinces in Cuba with daily 
programming: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this 
heading shall be allocated in accordance with the table included under 
this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in 
the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided 
further, That notwithstanding the previous proviso, funds may be 
reprogrammed within and between amounts designated in such table, 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations, except that no such reprogramming may reduce a 
designated amount by more than 10 percent: Provided further, That if a 
subsequent Act of Congress results in a reorganization or restructuring 
of the programs or authorities funded under this heading such that the 
allocations set forth in such table can no longer be applied as 
written, such allocations shall be available for reprogramming among 
such programs or authorities, consistent with such Act, subject to 
prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, 
the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the USAGM 
Chief Executive Officer shall notify the Committees on Appropriations 
within 15 days of any determination by the USAGM that any of its 
broadcast entities, including its grantee organizations, provides an 
open platform for international terrorists or those who support 
international terrorism: Provided further, That in addition to funds 
made available under this heading, and notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, up to $5,000,000 in receipts from advertising and 
revenue from business ventures, up to $500,000 in receipts from 
cooperating international organizations, and up to $1,000,000 in 
receipts from privatization efforts of the Voice of America and the 
International Broadcasting Bureau, shall remain available until 
expended for carrying out authorized purposes: Provided further, That 
significant modifications to USAGM broadcast hours previously justified 
to Congress, including changes to transmission platforms (shortwave, 
medium wave, satellite, Internet, and television), for all USAGM 
language services shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.

broadcasting capital improvements

For the purchase, rent, construction, repair, preservation, and 
improvement of facilities for radio, television, and digital 
transmission and reception; the purchase, rent, and installation of 
necessary equipment for radio, television, and digital transmission and 
reception, including to Cuba, as authorized; and physical security 
worldwide, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such 
purposes, $9,700,000, to remain available until expended, as 
authorized.

RELATED PROGRAMS

The Asia Foundation

For a grant to The Asia Foundation, as authorized by The Asia 
Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 4402), $20,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading for 
such grant shall be apportioned to the Foundation not later than 60 
days after the date of enactment of this Act.

United States Institute of Peace

For necessary expenses of the United States Institute of Peace, as 
authorized by the United States Institute of Peace Act (22 U.S.C. 4601 
et seq.), $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, 
which shall not be used for construction activities.

Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund

For necessary expenses of the Center for Middle Eastern-Western 
Dialogue Trust Fund, as authorized by section 633 of the Departments of 
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2004 (22 U.S.C. 2078), the total amount of the 
interest and earnings accruing to such Fund on or before September 30, 
2026, to remain available until expended.

Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program

For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, 
Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 5 of the Eisenhower 
Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20 U.S.C. 5204-5205), all interest and 
earnings accruing to the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust 
Fund on or before September 30, 2026, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated herein shall 
be used to pay any salary or other compensation, or to enter into any 
contract providing for the payment thereof, in excess of the rate 
authorized by section 5376 of title 5, United States Code; or for 
purposes which are not in accordance with section 200 of title 2 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations, including the restrictions on compensation 
for personal services.

Israeli Arab Scholarship Program

For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program, as 
authorized by section 214 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2452 note), all interest and 
earnings accruing to the Israeli Arab Scholarship Fund on or before 
September 30, 2026, to remain available until expended.

East-West Center

To enable the Secretary of State to provide for carrying out the 
provisions of the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between 
East and West Act of 1960, by grant to the Center for Cultural and 
Technical Interchange Between East and West in the State of Hawaii, 
$22,000,000: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading for 
such grant shall be apportioned to the Center not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act.

National Endowment for Democracy

For grants made by the Department of State to the National 
Endowment for Democracy, as authorized by the National Endowment for 
Democracy Act (22 U.S.C. 4412), $315,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which $210,316,000 shall be allocated in the traditional 
and customary manner, including for the core institutes, and 
$104,684,000 shall be for democracy programs: Provided, That the 
requirements of section 7062(a) of this Act shall not apply to funds 
made available under this heading: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated under this heading shall be apportioned to the Endowment 
not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

OTHER COMMISSIONS

Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses for the Commission for the Preservation of 
America's Heritage Abroad, as authorized by chapter 3123 of title 54, 
United States Code, $770,000, of which $116,000 may remain available 
until September 30, 2027: Provided, That the Commission may procure 
temporary, intermittent, and other services notwithstanding paragraph 
(3) of section 312304(b) of such chapter: Provided further, That such 
authority shall terminate on October 1, 2026: Provided further, That 
the Commission shall notify the Committees on Appropriations prior to 
exercising such authority.

United States Commission on International Religious Freedom

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses for the United States Commission on 
International Religious Freedom, as authorized by title II of the 
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431 et seq.), 
$4,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, including not 
more than $4,000 for representation expenses.

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Commission on Security and 
Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public Law 94-304 (22 U.S.C. 
3001 et seq.), $3,059,000, including not more than $6,000 for 
representation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2027.

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Executive Commission on 
the People's Republic of China, as authorized by title III of the U.S.-
China Relations Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 6911 et seq.), $2,300,000, 
including not more than $3,000 for representation expenses, to remain 
available until September 30, 2027.

United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the United States-China Economic and 
Security Review Commission, as authorized by section 1238 of the Floyd 
D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (22 
U.S.C. 7002), $4,000,000, including not more than $4,000 for 
representation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2027: 
Provided, That the authorities, requirements, limitations, and 
conditions contained in the second through fifth provisos under this 
heading in the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of Public Law 111-117) 
shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2026 and shall apply to 
funds appropriated under this heading.

House Democracy Partnership

salaries and expenses

For necessary expenses of the House Democracy Partnership 
established pursuant to House Resolution 24, One Hundred Tenth 
Congress, as carried forward by House Resolution 5, One Hundred 
Nineteenth Congress, $2,300,000: Provided, That funds appropriated 
under this heading shall be apportioned to the House Democracy 
Partnership not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act.

TITLE II

ADMINISTRATION OF ASSISTANCE

Funds Appropriated to the President

operating expenses

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 667 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $111,988,000.

office of inspector general

For the necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General with 
continued oversight jurisdiction for foreign assistance programs 
administered by the agency primarily responsible for administering part 
I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) and 
whose oversight activities were funded under title II of prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs, $62,500,000, of which $9,375,000 may remain 
available until September 30, 2027, in accordance with section 409 of 
title 5, United States Code, section 614(f) of the Millennium Challenge 
Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7713(f)) and section 8A(a) of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (as enacted into law by section 1000(a) of Public 
Law 106-113), as well as section 401 of the Inter-American Foundation 
Act (22 U.S.C. 290f), and section 505 of the African Development 
Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 290h).

TITLE III

BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

Funds Appropriated to the President

For necessary expenses to enable the President to carry out the 
provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other 
purposes, as follows:

global health programs

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapters 1 
and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for global 
health activities, in addition to funds otherwise available for such 
purposes, $3,531,975,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, 
and which shall be apportioned directly to the Department of State: 
Provided, That this amount shall be made available for training, 
equipment, and technical assistance to build the capacity of public 
health institutions and organizations in developing countries, and for 
such activities as: (1) child survival and maternal health programs; 
(2) immunization and oral rehydration programs; (3) other health, 
nutrition, water and sanitation programs which directly address the 
needs of mothers and children, and related education programs; (4) 
assistance for children displaced or orphaned by causes other than 
AIDS; (5) programs for the prevention, treatment, control of, and 
research on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, polio, malaria, and other 
infectious diseases including neglected tropical diseases, and for 
assistance to communities severely affected by HIV/AIDS, including 
children infected or affected by AIDS; (6) disaster preparedness 
training for health crises; (7) programs to prevent, prepare for, and 
respond to unanticipated and emerging global health threats, including 
zoonotic diseases; and (8) family planning/reproductive health: 
Provided further, That funds appropriated under this paragraph may be 
made available for United States contributions to The GAVI Alliance and 
to a multilateral vaccine development partnership to support epidemic 
preparedness: Provided further, That funds made available pursuant to 
the previous proviso shall remain available until September 30, 2026: 
Provided further, That none of the funds made available in this Act nor 
any unobligated balances from prior appropriations Acts may be made 
available to any organization or program which, as determined by the 
President of the United States, supports or participates in the 
management of a program of coercive abortion or involuntary 
sterilization: Provided further, That any determination made under the 
previous proviso must be made not later than 6 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and must be accompanied by the evidence and 
criteria utilized to make the determination: Provided further, That 
none of the funds made available under this Act may be used to pay for 
the performance of abortion as a method of family planning or to 
motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions: Provided further, 
That nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to alter any existing 
statutory prohibitions against abortion under section 104 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That none of the 
funds made available under this Act may be used to lobby for or against 
abortion: Provided further, That in order to reduce reliance on 
abortion in developing nations, funds shall be available only to 
voluntary family planning projects which offer, either directly or 
through referral to, or information about access to, a broad range of 
family planning methods and services, and that any such voluntary 
family planning project shall meet the following requirements: (1) 
service providers or referral agents in the project shall not implement 
or be subject to quotas, or other numerical targets, of total number of 
births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors of a 
particular method of family planning (this provision shall not be 
construed to include the use of quantitative estimates or indicators 
for budgeting and planning purposes); (2) the project shall not include 
payment of incentives, bribes, gratuities, or financial reward to: (A) 
an individual in exchange for becoming a family planning acceptor; or 
(B) program personnel for achieving a numerical target or quota of 
total number of births, number of family planning acceptors, or 
acceptors of a particular method of family planning; (3) the project 
shall not deny any right or benefit, including the right of access to 
participate in any program of general welfare or the right of access to 
health care, as a consequence of any individual's decision not to 
accept family planning services; (4) the project shall provide family 
planning acceptors comprehensible information on the health benefits 
and risks of the method chosen, including those conditions that might 
render the use of the method inadvisable and those adverse side effects 
known to be consequent to the use of the method; and (5) the project 
shall ensure that experimental contraceptive drugs and devices and 
medical procedures are provided only in the context of a scientific 
study in which participants are advised of potential risks and 
benefits; and, not less than 60 days after the date on which the 
Secretary of State determines that there has been a violation of the 
requirements contained in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (5) of this 
proviso, or a pattern or practice of violations of the requirements 
contained in paragraph (4) of this proviso, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations a report containing a description 
of such violation and the corrective action taken by the Department: 
Provided further, That in awarding grants for natural family planning 
under section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 no applicant 
shall be discriminated against because of such applicant's religious or 
conscientious commitment to offer only natural family planning; and, 
additionally, all such applicants shall comply with the requirements of 
the previous proviso: Provided further, That for purposes of this Act 
or any other Act authorizing or appropriating funds for the Department 
of State, foreign operations, and related programs, the term 
``motivate'', as it relates to family planning assistance, shall not be 
construed to prohibit the provision, consistent with local law, of 
information or counseling about all pregnancy options: Provided 
further, That information provided about the use of condoms as part of 
projects or activities that are funded from amounts appropriated by 
this Act shall be medically accurate and shall include the public 
health benefits and failure rates of such use.
In addition, for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the prevention, treatment, and 
control of, and research on, HIV/AIDS, $5,883,800,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2030, which shall be apportioned directly 
to the Department of State: Provided, That funds appropriated under 
this paragraph may be made available, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, except for the United States Leadership Against HIV/
AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-25), for a 
United States contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, 
Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund): Provided further, That the 
amount of such contribution shall be $1,250,000,000: Provided further, 
That of the funds appropriated under this paragraph, up to $22,000,000 
may be made available, in addition to amounts otherwise available for 
such purposes, for administrative expenses of the United States Global 
AIDS Coordinator.

international humanitarian assistance

For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of State to carry 
out the provisions of section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
for international disaster relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction 
assistance; section 2(a) and (b) of the Migration and Refugee 
Assistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601), and other activities to meet 
refugee and migration needs; salaries and expenses of personnel and 
dependents as authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
3901 et seq.); allowances as authorized by sections 5921 through 5925 
of title 5, United States Code; purchase and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; and services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code, $5,400,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which not less than $6,500,000 shall be made available for refugees 
resettling in Israel: Provided, That consistent with section 491(d) of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, funds made available under this 
heading shall be prioritized to reach those most in need of relief and 
rehabilitation because of natural and manmade disasters: Provided 
further, That of the funds appropriated under this paragraph, not less 
than $2,970,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the provisions 
of section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
apportioned to the Department of State not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That not later than 
30 days after the date of enactment of this Act and at the start of 
each quarter thereafter until September 30, 2027, the Secretary of 
State shall submit a spend plan to the Committees on Appropriations 
detailing the planned uses of funds, obligations, and disbursements as 
described under this heading in the explanatory statement described in 
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act).

united states emergency refugee and migration assistance fund

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 2(c) 
of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 
2601(c)), $100,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That amounts made available by this Act that are in excess of the 
limitation contained in paragraph (2) of such section shall be 
transferred to, and merged with, funds made available by this Act under 
the heading ``International Humanitarian Assistance''.

national security investment programs

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of sections 103, 
105, 106, 214, and sections 251 through 255, and chapter 10 of part I 
and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the 
FREEDOM Support Act (Public Law 102-511), and the Support for East 
European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-179), 
$6,766,874,000, of which not less than fifteen percent of amounts made 
available under this heading shall be made available for programs in 
Africa, to remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That 
funds appropriated under this heading shall be apportioned to the 
Department of State not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act.

democracy fund

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion of democracy globally, 
including to carry out the purposes of section 502(b)(3) and (5) of 
Public Law 98-164 (22 U.S.C. 4411), $205,200,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2027, which shall be made available for the Human 
Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and 
Labor, Department of State: Provided, That funds appropriated under 
this heading that are made available to the National Endowment for 
Democracy and its core institutes are in addition to amounts otherwise 
made available by this Act for such purposes: Provided further, That 
the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, 
Department of State, shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations prior to the initial obligation of funds appropriated 
under this paragraph: Provided further, That funds appropriated under 
this heading shall be apportioned to the Department of State not later 
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

Independent Agencies

peace corps

(including transfer of funds)

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Peace 
Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), including the purchase of not to 
exceed five passenger motor vehicles for administrative purposes for 
use outside of the United States, $410,500,000, of which $7,800,000 is 
for the Office of Inspector General, to remain available until 
September 30, 2027: Provided, That the Director of the Peace Corps may 
transfer to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations Account, as authorized by 
section 16 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2515), an amount not to 
exceed $5,000,000: Provided further, That funds transferred pursuant 
to the previous proviso may not be derived from amounts made available 
for Peace Corps overseas operations: Provided further, That of the 
funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $104,000 may be 
available for representation expenses, of which not to exceed $4,000 
may be made available for entertainment expenses: Provided further, 
That in addition to the requirements under section 7015(a) of this Act, 
the Peace Corps shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations 
prior to any decision to open, close, or suspend a domestic or overseas 
office or a country program unless there is a substantial risk to 
volunteers or other Peace Corps personnel: Provided further, That none 
of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be used to pay for 
abortions: Provided further, That notwithstanding the previous 
proviso, section 614 of division E of Public Law 113-76 shall apply to 
funds appropriated under this heading.

millennium challenge corporation

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) (MCA), 
$830,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
section 605(e) of the MCA (22 U.S.C. 7704(e)) shall apply to funds 
appropriated under this heading: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated under this heading may be made available for a Millennium 
Challenge Compact entered into pursuant to section 609 of the MCA (22 
U.S.C. 7708) only if such Compact obligates, or contains a commitment 
to obligate subject to the availability of funds and the mutual 
agreement of the parties to the Compact to proceed, the entire amount 
of the United States Government funding anticipated for the duration of 
the Compact: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under 
this heading, not to exceed $100,000 may be available for 
representation and entertainment expenses, of which not to exceed 
$5,000 may be available for entertainment expenses: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated under this heading shall be apportioned to the 
Corporation not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding the limitations in 
sections 609(i) and 609(j) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 
U.S.C. 7708(i), 7708(j)), the Millennium Challenge Corporation may, 
subject to the availability of funds, extend compacts in Indonesia, 
Kosovo, Nepal, and Senegal, for up to one additional year: Provided 
further, That the Corporation shall notify the appropriate 
congressional committees prior to providing any such extension.

inter-american foundation

For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of the Inter-
American Foundation in accordance with the provisions of section 401 of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969, $29,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2027: Provided, That of the funds appropriated 
under this heading, not to exceed $2,000 may be available for 
representation expenses.

united states african development foundation

For necessary expenses to carry out the African Development 
Foundation Act (title V of Public Law 96-533; 22 U.S.C. 290h et seq.), 
$12,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, of which not 
to exceed $2,000 may be available for representation expenses: 
Provided, That funds made available to grantees may be invested pending 
expenditure for project purposes when authorized by the Board of 
Directors of the United States African Development Foundation (USADF): 
Provided further, That interest earned shall be used only for the 
purposes for which the grant was made: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding section 505(a)(2) of the African Development Foundation 
Act (22 U.S.C. 290h-3(a)(2)), in exceptional circumstances the Board of 
Directors of the USADF may waive the $250,000 limitation contained in 
that section with respect to a project and a project may exceed the 
limitation by up to 10 percent if the increase is due solely to foreign 
currency fluctuation: Provided further, That the USADF shall submit a 
report to the appropriate congressional committees after each time such 
waiver authority is exercised: Provided further, That the USADF may 
make rent or lease payments in advance from appropriations available 
for such purpose for offices, buildings, grounds, and quarters in 
Africa as may be necessary to carry out its functions: Provided 
further, That the USADF may maintain bank accounts outside the United 
States Treasury and retain any interest earned on such accounts, in 
furtherance of the purposes of the African Development Foundation Act: 
Provided further, That the USADF may not withdraw any appropriation 
from the Treasury prior to the need of spending such funds for program 
purposes.

united states foundation for natural security and counterterrorism

For necessary expenses to carry out the purposes of section 5102 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (22 U.S.C. 
10602), $100,000,000, to remain available until expended.

Department of the Treasury

international affairs technical assistance

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 129 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $30,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That amounts made available under this 
heading may be made available to contract for services as described in 
section 129(d)(3)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, without 
regard to the location in which such services are performed.

debt restructuring

For ``Bilateral Economic Assistance--Department of the Treasury--
Debt Restructuring'' there is appropriated $52,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2029, for the costs, as defined in 
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans 
and loan guarantees for, or credits extended to, such countries as the 
President may determine, including the costs of selling, reducing, or 
canceling amounts owed to the United States pursuant to multilateral 
debt restructurings, including Paris Club debt restructurings and the 
``Common Framework for Debt Treatments beyond the Debt Service 
Suspension Initiative'': Provided, That such amounts may be used 
notwithstanding any other provision of law.

TITLE IV

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE

Department of State

international narcotics control and law enforcement

For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, $1,400,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2027: Provided, That the Department of State may use the 
authority of section 608 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, without 
regard to its restrictions, to receive excess property from an agency 
of the United States Government for the purpose of providing such 
property to a foreign country or international organization under 
chapter 8 of part I of such Act, subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That 
section 482(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to 
funds appropriated under this heading, except that any funds made 
available notwithstanding such section shall be subject to the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made 
available to support training and technical assistance for foreign law 
enforcement, corrections, judges, and other judicial authorities, 
utilizing regional partners: Provided further, That funds made 
available under this heading for Program Development and Support may be 
made available notwithstanding pre-obligation requirements contained in 
this Act, except for the notification requirements of section 7015: 
Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
apportioned to the Department of State not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act.

nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs

For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, 
demining and related programs and activities, $870,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2027, to carry out the provisions of 
chapter 8 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for anti-
terrorism assistance, chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5854), 
section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), or the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for demining activities, the clearance 
of unexploded ordnance, the destruction of small arms, and related 
activities, notwithstanding any other provision of law, including 
activities implemented through nongovernmental and international 
organizations, and section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
for a United States contribution to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban 
Treaty Preparatory Commission, and for a voluntary contribution to the 
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): Provided, That funds made 
available under this heading for the Nonproliferation and Disarmament 
Fund shall be made available, notwithstanding any other provision of 
law and subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations, to 
promote bilateral and multilateral activities relating to 
nonproliferation, disarmament, and weapons destruction, and shall 
remain available until expended: Provided further, That such funds may 
also be used for such countries other than the Independent States of 
the former Soviet Union and international organizations when it is in 
the national security interest of the United States to do so: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated under this heading may be made 
available for the IAEA unless the Secretary of State determines that 
Israel is being denied its right to participate in the activities of 
that Agency: Provided further, That funds made available for 
conventional weapons destruction programs, including demining and 
related activities, in addition to funds otherwise available for such 
purposes, may be used for administrative expenses related to the 
operation and management of such programs and activities, subject to 
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations.

peacekeeping operations

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 551 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $335,458,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That funds appropriated 
under this heading may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, to provide assistance to enhance the 
capacity of foreign civilian security forces, including gendarmes, to 
participate in peacekeeping operations: Provided further, That of the 
funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $32,000,000 shall 
be made available for a United States contribution to the Multinational 
Force and Observers mission in the Sinai: Provided further, That of 
the funds appropriated under this heading, up to $148,300,000 may be 
made available to pay assessed expenses of international peacekeeping 
activities under the same terms and conditions, as applicable, as funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Contributions for 
International Peacekeeping Activities''.

Funds Appropriated to the President

international military education and training

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 541 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $119,152,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That the civilian 
personnel for whom military education and training may be provided 
under this heading may include civilians who are not members of a 
government whose participation would contribute to improved civil-
military relations, civilian control of the military, or respect for 
human rights: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under 
this heading, $3,500,000 shall remain available until expended to 
increase the participation of women in programs and activities funded 
under this heading, following consultation with the Committees on 
Appropriations: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under 
this heading, not to exceed $50,000 may be available for entertainment 
expenses.

foreign military financing program

For necessary expenses for grants to enable the President to carry 
out the provisions of section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2763), $6,158,397,000: Provided, That to expedite the provision 
of assistance to foreign countries and international organizations, the 
Secretary of State, following consultation with the Committees on 
Appropriations and subject to the regular notification procedures of 
such Committees, may use the funds appropriated under this heading to 
procure defense articles and services to enhance the capacity of 
foreign security forces: Provided further, That funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available under this heading shall be nonrepayable 
notwithstanding any requirement in section 23 of the Arms Export 
Control Act: Provided further, That funds made available under this 
heading shall be obligated upon apportionment in accordance with 
paragraph (5)(C) of section 1501(a) of title 31, United States Code.
None of the funds made available under this heading shall be 
available to finance the procurement of defense articles, defense 
services, or design and construction services that are not sold by the 
United States Government under the Arms Export Control Act unless the 
foreign country proposing to make such procurement has first signed an 
agreement with the United States Government specifying the conditions 
under which such procurement may be financed with such funds: 
Provided, That all country and funding level increases in allocations 
shall be submitted through the regular notification procedures of 
section 7015 of this Act: Provided further, That funds made available 
under this heading may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, for demining, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, and related 
activities, and may include activities implemented through 
nongovernmental and international organizations: Provided further, 
That a country that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization (NATO) or is a major non-NATO ally designated by section 
517(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may utilize funds made 
available under this heading for procurement of defense articles, 
defense services, or design and construction services that are not sold 
by the United States Government under the Arms Export Control Act: 
Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
expended at the minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for 
defense articles and services: Provided further, That not more than 
$72,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading may be 
obligated for necessary expenses, including the purchase of passenger 
motor vehicles for replacement only for use outside of the United 
States, for the general costs of administering military assistance and 
sales, except that this limitation may be exceeded only through the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of State may use funds made 
available under this heading pursuant to the previous proviso for the 
administrative and other operational costs of the Department of State 
related to military assistance and sales, assistance under section 551 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and Department of Defense 
security assistance programs, in addition to funds otherwise available 
for such purposes: Provided further, That up to $2,000,000 of the 
funds made available pursuant to the previous proviso may be used for 
direct hire personnel, except that this limitation may be exceeded by 
the Secretary of State following consultation with the Committees on 
Appropriations: Provided further, That of the funds made available 
under this heading for general costs of administering military 
assistance and sales, not to exceed $4,000 may be available for 
entertainment expenses and not to exceed $130,000 may be available for 
representation expenses: Provided further, That not more than 
$1,589,585,805 of funds realized pursuant to section 21(e)(1)(A) of the 
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761(e)(1)(A)) may be obligated for 
expenses incurred by the Department of Defense during fiscal year 2026 
pursuant to section 43(b) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
2792(b)), except that this limitation may be exceeded only through the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.

TITLE V

MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE

Funds Appropriated to the President

international organizations and programs

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 301 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $339,000,000: Provided, That 
not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a 
spend plan detailing the proposed allocation of funds under this 
heading and the entities to be funded: Provided further, That such 
funds shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of such 
Committees.

International Financial Institutions

global environment facility

For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development as trustee for the Global Environment Facility by the 
Secretary of the Treasury, $150,200,000, to remain available until 
expended.

contribution to the international development association

For payment to the International Development Association by the 
Secretary of the Treasury, $1,066,184,000, to remain available until 
expended.

contribution to the asian development fund

For payment to the Asian Development Bank's Asian Development Fund 
by the Secretary of the Treasury, $43,610,000, to remain available 
until expended.

contribution to the african development bank

For payment to the African Development Bank by the Secretary of the 
Treasury for the United States share of the paid-in portion of the 
increases in capital stock, $54,649,000, to remain available until 
expended.

limitation on callable capital subscriptions

The United States Governor of the African Development Bank may 
subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable capital 
portion of the United States share of increases in capital stock in an 
amount not to exceed $8,656,174,624.

contribution to the european bank for reconstruction and development

For payment to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development 
by the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share of the 
paid-in portion of the increases in capital stock, $87,500,000, to 
remain available until expended.

contribution to the international fund for agricultural development

For payment to the International Fund for Agricultural Development 
by the Secretary of the Treasury, $54,000,000, to remain available 
until expended.

treasury international assistance programs

For contributions by the Secretary of the Treasury to international 
financial institutions and trust funds administered by such 
institutions, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such 
purposes, $75,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That funds made available under this heading shall be subject to prior 
consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 
Committees on Appropriations.

TITLE VI

EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE

Export-Import Bank of the United States

inspector general

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.), $8,860,000, of which up to $1,329,000 may remain 
available until September 30, 2027.

program account

The Export-Import Bank of the United States is authorized to make 
such expenditures within the limits of funds and borrowing authority 
available to such corporation, and in accordance with law, and to make 
such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year 
limitations, as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States 
Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the program for the current 
fiscal year for such corporation: Provided, That none of the funds 
available during the current fiscal year may be used to make 
expenditures, contracts, or commitments for the export of nuclear 
equipment, fuel, or technology to any country, other than a nuclear-
weapon state as defined in Article IX of the Treaty on the Non-
Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons eligible to receive economic or 
military assistance under this Act, that has detonated a nuclear 
explosive after the date of enactment of this Act.

administrative expenses

For administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed 
loan and insurance programs, including hire of passenger motor vehicles 
and services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code, and not to exceed $30,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses for members of the Board of Directors, not to 
exceed $125,000,000, of which up to $18,750,000 may remain available 
until September 30, 2027: Provided, That the Export-Import Bank (the 
Bank) may accept, and use, payment or services provided by transaction 
participants for legal, financial, or technical services in connection 
with any transaction for which an application for a loan, guarantee or 
insurance commitment has been made: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 117 of the Export Enhancement 
Act of 1992, subsection (a) of such section shall remain in effect 
until September 30, 2026: Provided further, That the Bank shall charge 
fees for necessary expenses (including special services performed on a 
contract or fee basis, but not including other personal services) in 
connection with the collection of moneys owed the Bank, repossession or 
sale of pledged collateral or other assets acquired by the Bank in 
satisfaction of moneys owed the Bank, or the investigation or appraisal 
of any property, or the evaluation of the legal, financial, or 
technical aspects of any transaction for which an application for a 
loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has been made, or systems 
infrastructure directly supporting transactions: Provided further, 
That in addition to other funds appropriated for administrative 
expenses, such fees shall be credited to this account for such 
purposes, to remain available until expended.

program budget appropriations

For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, insurance, and tied-
aid grants as authorized by section 10 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 
1945, as amended, not to exceed $20,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2029: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of 
modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That such funds 
shall remain available until September 30, 2041, for the disbursement 
of direct loans, loan guarantees, insurance and tied-aid grants 
obligated in fiscal years 2026 through 2029.

receipts collected

Receipts collected pursuant to the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 
(Public Law 79-173) and the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, in an 
amount not to exceed the amount appropriated herein, shall be credited 
as offsetting collections to this account: Provided, That the sums 
herein appropriated from the General Fund shall be reduced on a dollar-
for-dollar basis by such offsetting collections so as to result in a 
final fiscal year appropriation from the General Fund estimated at $0.

United States International Development Finance Corporation

inspector general

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.), $7,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027.

corporate capital account

The United States International Development Finance Corporation 
(the Corporation) is authorized to make such expenditures and 
commitments within the limits of funds and borrowing authority 
available to the Corporation, and in accordance with the law, and to 
make such expenditures and commitments without regard to fiscal year 
limitations, as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States 
Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs for the current 
fiscal year for the Corporation: Provided, That for necessary expenses 
of the activities described in subsections (b), (c), (e), (f), and (g) 
of section 1421 of the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F of Public Law 115-
254) and for administrative expenses to carry out authorized activities 
described in section 1434(d) of such Act, $983,250,000: Provided 
further, That of the amount provided--
(1) $243,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2028, for administrative expenses to carry out authorized 
activities (including an amount for official reception and 
representation expenses which shall not exceed $25,000); and
(2) $740,250,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2028, for the activities described in subsections (b), (c), 
(e), (f), and (g) of section 1421 of the BUILD Act of 2018, 
except such amounts obligated in a fiscal year for activities 
described in section 1421(c) of such Act shall remain available 
for disbursement for the term of the underlying project: 
Provided further, That amounts made available under this 
paragraph may be paid to the ``United States International 
Development Finance Corporation--Program Account'' for programs 
authorized by subsections (b), (e), (f), and (g) of section 
1421 of the BUILD Act of 2018:
Provided further, That funds may only be obligated pursuant to 
section 1421(g) of the BUILD Act of 2018 subject to prior consultation 
with the appropriate congressional committees and the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
further, That funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs for support by the Corporation in high-income and 
advancing income countries shall be subject to prior consultation with 
the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That in fiscal 
year 2026 collections of amounts described in section 1434(h) of the 
BUILD Act of 2018 shall be credited as offsetting collections to this 
appropriation: Provided further, That such collections collected in 
fiscal year 2026 in excess of $983,250,000 shall be credited to this 
account and shall be available in future fiscal years only to the 
extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts: Provided further, 
That in fiscal year 2026, if such collections are less than 
$983,250,000, receipts collected pursuant to the BUILD Act of 2018 and 
the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, in an amount equal to such 
shortfall, shall be credited as offsetting collections to this 
appropriation: Provided further, That fees charged for project-
specific transaction costs as described in section 1434(k) of the BUILD 
Act of 2018, and other direct costs associated with origination or 
monitoring services provided to specific or potential investors, shall 
not be considered administrative expenses for the purposes of this 
heading: Provided further, That such fees shall be credited to this 
account for such purposes, to remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
under this heading may not be used to provide any type of assistance 
that is otherwise prohibited by any other provision of law or to 
provide assistance to any foreign country that is otherwise prohibited 
by any other provision of law: Provided further, That the sums herein 
appropriated from the General Fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-
dollar basis by the offsetting collections described under this heading 
so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from the General 
Fund estimated at $547,450,000.

program account

Amounts paid from ``United States International Development Finance 
Corporation--Corporate Capital Account'' (CCA) shall remain available 
until September 30, 2028: Provided, That amounts paid to this account 
from CCA or transferred to this account pursuant to section 1434(j) of 
the BUILD Act of 2018 (division F of Public Law 115-254) shall be 
available for the costs of direct and guaranteed loans provided by the 
Corporation pursuant to section 1421(b) of such Act and the costs of 
modifying loans and loan guarantees transferred to the Corporation 
pursuant to section 1463 of such Act: Provided further, That such 
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided 
further, That such amounts obligated in a fiscal year shall remain 
available for disbursement for the following 8 fiscal years: Provided 
further, That funds made available in this Act and transferred to carry 
out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 pursuant to section 1434(j) of 
the BUILD Act of 2018 may remain available for obligation for 1 
additional fiscal year: Provided further, That the total loan 
principal or guaranteed principal amount shall not exceed 
$15,000,000,000.

Trade and Development Agency

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 661 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $87,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2027: Provided, That of the funds appropriated 
under this heading, not more than $5,000 may be available for 
representation and entertainment expenses.

TITLE VII

GENERAL PROVISIONS

allowances and differentials

Sec. 7001. Funds appropriated under title I of this Act shall be 
available, except as otherwise provided, for allowances and 
differentials as authorized by subchapter 59 of title 5, United States 
Code; for services as authorized by section 3109 of such title and for 
hire of passenger transportation pursuant to section 1343(b) of title 
31, United States Code.

unobligated balances report

Sec. 7002. Any department or agency of the United States 
Government to which funds are appropriated or otherwise made available 
by this Act shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations a 
quarterly accounting of cumulative unobligated balances and obligated, 
but unexpended, balances by program, project, and activity, and 
Treasury Account Fund Symbol of all funds received by such department 
or agency in fiscal year 2026 or any previous fiscal year, 
disaggregated by fiscal year: Provided, That the report required by 
this section shall be submitted not later than 30 days after the end of 
each fiscal quarter and should specify by account the amount of funds 
obligated pursuant to bilateral agreements which have not been further 
sub-obligated.

consulting services

Sec. 7003. The expenditure of any appropriation under title I of 
this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, 
pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be 
limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of 
public record and available for public inspection, except where 
otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive 
order issued pursuant to existing law.

diplomatic facilities

Sec. 7004. (a) Capital Security Cost Sharing Exception.--
Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of section 604(e) of the Secure Embassy 
Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (title VI of division A 
of H.R. 3427, as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 
106-113 and contained in appendix G of that Act), as amended by section 
111 of the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 
(Public Law 114-323), a project to construct a facility of the United 
States may include office space or other accommodations for members of 
the United States Marine Corps.
(b) Consultation and Notifications.--Funds appropriated by this Act 
and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs, which may be made available 
for the acquisition of property or award of construction contracts for 
overseas United States diplomatic facilities during fiscal year 2026, 
shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided, That notifications pursuant to this subsection shall include 
the information enumerated under this section in House Report 119-217: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall consult with the 
Committees on Appropriations at the early project development stage for 
out-year construction projects, including to discuss security and non-
security construction requirements, modifications to scope, and cost 
reductions identified for such projects, consistent with applicable 
laws and regulations: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
submit a quarterly report to the Committees on Appropriations on 
contingency savings identified from funds appropriated under the 
heading ``Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance'' by prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs, and the obligation of funds made 
available by such savings shall be subject to prior consultation with 
the Committees on Appropriations.
(c) Interim and Temporary Facilities Abroad.--
(1) Security vulnerabilities.--Funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ``Embassy Security, Construction, and 
Maintenance'' may be made available, following consultation 
with the appropriate congressional committees, to address 
security vulnerabilities at interim and temporary United States 
diplomatic facilities abroad, including physical security 
upgrades and local guard staffing.
(2) Consultation.--The opening, closure, or any significant 
modification to an interim or temporary United States 
diplomatic facility shall be subject to prior consultation with 
the appropriate congressional committees and the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, 
except that such consultation and notification may be waived if 
there is a security risk to personnel.
(d) Soft Targets.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
``Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance'' may be made 
available for security upgrades to soft targets, including schools, 
recreational facilities, residences, and places of worship used by 
United States diplomatic personnel and their dependents.
(e) Facilities.--None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used to move the United States embassy to 
the State of Israel to a location other than Jerusalem.

personnel actions

Sec. 7005. Any costs incurred by a department or agency funded 
under title I of this Act resulting from personnel actions taken in 
response to funding reductions included in this Act shall be absorbed 
within the total budgetary resources available under title I to such 
department or agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds 
between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this 
section is provided in addition to authorities included elsewhere in 
this Act: Provided further, That use of funds to carry out this 
section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 7015 
of this Act.

prohibition on publicity or propaganda

Sec. 7006. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United 
States not authorized before enactment of this Act by Congress: 
Provided, That up to $25,000 may be made available to carry out the 
provisions of section 316 of the International Security and Development 
Cooperation Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-533; 22 U.S.C. 2151a note).

prohibition against direct funding for certain countries

Sec. 7007. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be 
obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance or reparations 
for the governments of Cuba, North Korea, or Iran: Provided, That for 
purposes of this section, the prohibition on obligations or 
expenditures shall include direct loans, credits, insurance, and 
guarantees of the Export-Import Bank or its agents.

coups d'etat

Sec. 7008. (a) Prohibition.--None of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act 
shall be obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance to 
the government of any country whose duly elected head of government is 
deposed by military coup d'etat or decree or, after the date of 
enactment of this Act, a coup d'etat or decree in which the military 
plays a decisive role: Provided, That assistance may be resumed to 
such government if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 
appropriate congressional committees that subsequent to the termination 
of assistance a democratically elected government has taken office: 
Provided further, That the provisions of this section shall not apply 
to assistance to promote democratic elections or public participation 
in democratic processes, or to support a democratic transition: 
Provided further, That funds made available pursuant to the previous 
provisos shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.
(b) Waiver.--The Secretary of State, following consultation with 
the heads of relevant Federal agencies, may waive the restriction in 
this section on a program-by-program basis if the Secretary certifies 
and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such waiver is in 
the national security interest of the United States: Provided, That 
funds made available pursuant to such waiver shall be subject to prior 
consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 
Committees on Appropriations.

transfer of funds authority

Sec. 7009. (a) Department of State.--
(1) Department of state.--
(A) In general.--Not to exceed 5 percent of any 
appropriation made available for the current fiscal 
year for the Department of State under title I of this 
Act may be transferred between, and merged with, such 
appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as 
otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by 
more than 10 percent by any such transfers, and no such 
transfer may be made to increase the appropriation 
under the heading ``Representation Expenses''.
(B) Embassy security.--Funds appropriated under the 
headings ``Diplomatic Programs'', including for 
Worldwide Security Protection, ``Embassy Security, 
Construction, and Maintenance'', and ``Emergencies in 
the Diplomatic and Consular Service'' in this Act may 
be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated 
under such headings if the Secretary of State 
determines and reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations that to do so is necessary to implement 
the recommendations of the Benghazi Accountability 
Review Board, for emergency evacuations, or to prevent 
or respond to security situations and requirements, 
subject to the regular notification procedures of such 
Committees.
(C) Emergencies in the diplomatic and consular 
service.--Of the amount made available under the 
heading ``Diplomatic Programs'' for Worldwide Security 
Protection, not to exceed $50,000,000 may be 
transferred to, and merged with, funds made available 
by this Act under the heading ``Emergencies in the 
Diplomatic and Consular Service'', to be available only 
for emergency evacuations and rewards, as authorized.
(D) Capital investment fund.--Of the amount made 
available under the heading, ``Diplomatic Programs'', 
up to $50,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged 
with, funds made available in title I of this Act under 
the heading ``Capital Investment Fund''.
(E) Prior consultation.--The transfer authorities 
provided by subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) are in 
addition to any transfer authority otherwise available 
in this Act and under any other provision of law and 
the exercise of such authority shall be subject to 
prior consultation with the Committees on 
Appropriations.
(2) Reorganization.--Funds appropriated by this Act and 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs under the headings 
``Administration of Foreign Affairs'' in title I and 
``Operating Expenses'' in title II may be transferred to and 
between accounts under such headings if the Secretary of State 
determines such transfer is necessary to implement a 
reorganization, redesign, or other plan as defined by section 
7063(b) of this Act that is expressly authorized by a 
subsequent Act of Congress: Provided, That such transfer 
authority is in addition to any other transfer authority 
provided by this Act or any other Act and is subject to prior 
consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, 
the Committees on Appropriations.
(3) Treatment as reprogramming.--Any transfer pursuant to 
this subsection shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds 
under section 7015 of this Act and shall not be available for 
obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the 
procedures set forth in that section.
(b) Limitation on Transfers of Funds Between Agencies.--
(1) In general.--None of the funds made available under 
titles II through V of this Act may be transferred to any 
department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States 
Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer 
authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations 
Act.
(2) Allocation and transfers.--Notwithstanding paragraph 
(1), in addition to transfers made by, or authorized elsewhere 
in, this Act, funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the 
purposes of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be allocated 
or transferred to agencies of the United States Government 
pursuant to the provisions of sections 109, 610, and 632 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and section 1434(j) of the 
BUILD Act of 2018 (division F of Public Law 115-254).
(3) Notification.--Any agreement entered into by the 
Department of State with any department, agency, or 
instrumentality of the United States Government pursuant to 
section 632(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 valued in 
excess of $2,000,000 and any agreement made pursuant to section 
632(a) of such Act, with funds appropriated by this Act or 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs under the headings 
``Global Health Programs'', ``Development Assistance'', 
``Economic Support Fund'', ``National Security Investment 
Programs'', ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 
Asia'', and ``International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement'' shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That 
the requirement of this paragraph shall not apply to such 
agreements with a department, agency, or instrumentality funded 
by this Act.
(4) Prior consultation requirement.--Agreements between the 
Department of State with any department, agency, or 
instrumentality of the United States Government not funded by 
this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 
of State, foreign operations, and related programs, to transfer 
or allocate funds appropriated under the headings 
``International Humanitarian Assistance'' and ``United States 
Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund'' in this Act, 
or under the headings ``International Disaster Assistance'', 
``Migration and Refugee Assistance'', and ``United States 
Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund'' in prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs shall be subject to prior 
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, not later 
than 7 days prior to the transfer of such funds, except if to 
do so would pose an immediate and substantial risk to human 
health or welfare: Provided, That in the case of any such 
exception the information required by such consultation shall 
be provided as early as practicable, but in no event later than 
3 days after taking the action to which the consultation 
requirement was applicable, and such information shall include 
a description of the circumstance necessitating such exception.
(c) United States International Development Finance Corporation.--
Amounts transferred pursuant to section 1434(j) of the BUILD Act of 
2018 (division F of Public Law 115-254) may only be transferred from 
funds made available under title III of this Act: Provided, That any 
such transfers, or any other amounts transferred to the United States 
International Development Finance Corporation (the Corporation) 
pursuant to any provision of law, shall be subject to prior 
consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
State and the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, as 
appropriate, shall ensure that the programs funded by such transfers 
are coordinated with, and complement, foreign assistance programs 
implemented by the Department of State.
(d) Transfer of Funds Between Accounts.--None of the funds made 
available under titles II through V of this Act may be obligated under 
an appropriations account to which such funds were not appropriated, 
except for transfers specifically provided for in this Act, unless the 
President, not less than 5 days prior to the exercise of any authority 
contained in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to transfer funds, 
consults with and provides a written policy justification to the 
Committees on Appropriations.
(e) Audit of Inter-Agency Transfers of Funds.--Any agreement for 
the transfer or allocation of funds appropriated by this Act or prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs entered into between the Department of 
State and another agency of the United States Government under the 
authority of section 632(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or 
any comparable provision of law, shall expressly provide that the 
Inspector General (IG) for the agency receiving the transfer or 
allocation of such funds, or other entity with audit responsibility if 
the receiving agency does not have an IG, shall perform periodic 
program and financial audits of the use of such funds and report to the 
Department of State upon completion of such audits: Provided, That 
such audits shall be transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations by 
the Department of State: Provided further, That funds transferred 
under such authority may be made available for the cost of such audits.

prohibition and limitation on certain expenses

Sec. 7010. (a) First-Class Travel.--None of the funds made 
available by this Act may be used for first-class travel by employees 
of United States Government departments and agencies funded by this Act 
in contravention of section 301-10.122 through 301-10.124 of title 41, 
Code of Federal Regulations.
(b) Computer Networks.--None of the funds made available by this 
Act for the operating expenses of any United States Government 
department or agency may be used to establish or maintain a computer 
network for use by such department or agency unless such network has 
filters designed to block access to sexually explicit websites: 
Provided, That nothing in this subsection shall limit the use of funds 
necessary for any Federal, State, Tribal, or local law enforcement 
agency, or any other entity carrying out the following activities: 
criminal investigations, prosecutions, and adjudications; 
administrative discipline; and the monitoring of such websites 
undertaken as part of official business.
(c) Prohibition on Promotion of Tobacco.--None of the funds made 
available by this Act shall be available to promote the sale or export 
of tobacco or tobacco products (including electronic nicotine delivery 
systems), or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign country of 
restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or tobacco products (including 
electronic nicotine delivery systems), except for restrictions which 
are not applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products (including 
electronic nicotine delivery systems) of the same type.
(d) Email Servers Outside the .gov Domain.--None of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the headings ``Diplomatic Programs'' and 
``Capital Investment Fund'' that are made available to the Department 
of State may be made available to support the use or establishment of 
email accounts or email servers created outside the .gov domain or not 
fitted for automated records management as part of a Federal government 
records management program in contravention of the Presidential and 
Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014 (Public Law 113-187).
(e) Representation and Entertainment Expenses.--Each Federal 
department, agency, or entity funded in title I of this Act and the 
Department of the Treasury and independent agencies funded in titles 
III or VI of this Act, shall take steps to ensure that domestic and 
overseas representation and entertainment expenses further official 
agency business and United States foreign policy interests, and--
(1) are primarily for fostering relations outside of the 
Executive Branch;
(2) are principally for meals and events of a protocol 
nature;
(3) are not for employee-only events; and
(4) do not include activities that are substantially of a 
recreational character.
(f) Limitations on Entertainment Expenses.--None of the funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act under the headings 
``International Military Education and Training'' or ``Foreign Military 
Financing Program'' for Informational Program activities or under the 
headings ``Global Health Programs'' and ``National Security Investment 
Programs'' may be obligated or expended to pay for--
(1) alcoholic beverages; or
(2) entertainment expenses for activities that are 
substantially of a recreational character, including entrance 
fees at sporting events, theatrical and musical productions, 
and amusement parks.

assistance effectiveness and transparency

Sec. 7011. (a) Strategy.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall develop and 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a multi-year 
strategy to improve the effectiveness of United States 
Government foreign assistance.
(2) Elements.--The strategy required by this subsection 
shall include--
(A) methods used to determine the effectiveness of 
United States Government foreign assistance;
(B) analysis on using outcomes to inform the 
allocation of such assistance;
(C) results of impact evaluations carried out 
within the prior 12 months and a plan for incorporating 
the results of such evaluations into the design of 
future programs funded by such assistance;
(D) analysis of opportunities to enhance the 
effectiveness of such assistance by increasing 
partnerships with local organizations, including faith-
based organizations, as appropriate, including specific 
plans to provide grants, cooperative agreements, and 
other awards of not more than $2,000,000, consistent 
with the requirements included in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act); and
(E) estimated costs associated with implementation 
of the strategy.
(3) Specific reforms.--The strategy required by this 
subsection shall include the following specific reforms--
(A) an approval process for small grants previously 
managed at the mission level, including public 
diplomacy and cultural preservation programs, by 
respective Chiefs of Mission, the Under Secretary for 
Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, and the Under 
Secretary of Political Affairs, as appropriate: 
Provided, That for purposes of this section, the term 
``small grants'' means a grant with a value of less 
than $1,000,000;
(B) a certification process, on a country-by-
country basis, to ensure that United States assistance 
supports the implementation of a comprehensive 
assistance strategy that promotes American interests 
abroad, including a detailed definition of such 
interests, consistent with the requirements of 
subparagraphs (C) and (D);
(C) a plan established prior to the obligation of 
United States assistance for the winding down of such 
assistance, as appropriate, including transition and 
sustainment of programs and activities to entities 
other than the United States Government; and
(D) requirements for co-investment by recipient 
governments and cost matching from sources other than 
the United States Government, including other 
international donors and the private sector, for 
assistance made available by this Act, as appropriate.
(4) Concurrent recommendations.--The Secretary shall--
(A) convene a panel of experts and practitioners to 
make recommendations for the strategy required by this 
subsection; and
(B) include all such recommendations in an appendix 
to the strategy whether or not they were incorporated 
into the strategy.
(5) Consultation.--Not later than 45 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall consult with the 
Committees on Appropriations on the requirements of this 
subsection.
(b) Beneficiary Feedback.--Funds appropriated by this Act that are 
made available for monitoring and evaluation of assistance under the 
headings ``National Security Investment Programs'' and ``International 
Humanitarian Assistance'' shall be made available for the regular and 
systematic collection of feedback obtained directly from beneficiaries 
to enhance the quality and relevance of such assistance: Provided, 
That the Secretary of State shall regularly conduct oversight to ensure 
that such feedback is collected and used by implementing partners to 
maximize the cost-effectiveness and utility of such assistance.
(c) Evaluations.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
titles III and IV, not less than $15,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be made available for impact evaluations, including ex-
post evaluations, of the effectiveness and sustainability of United 
States Government foreign assistance programs: Provided, That funds 
made available pursuant to this subsection are in addition to funds 
otherwise made available for such purposes.
(d) Innovation.--The Secretary of State may use funds appropriated 
by this Act under title III to make innovation incentive awards in 
accordance with the terms and conditions of section 7034(e)(4) of the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F of Public Law 116-6), except that 
each individual award may not exceed $500,000.
(e) Foreign Assistance Website.--Funds appropriated by this Act 
under title I, funds made available for any independent agency in title 
III, and funds made available under the headings ``Trade and 
Development Agency'' and ``United States International Development 
Finance Corporation'', as appropriate, shall be made available to 
support the provision of additional information on United States 
Government foreign assistance on the ``ForeignAssistance.gov'' website: 
Provided, That all Federal agencies funded under this Act shall 
provide such information on foreign assistance, upon request and in a 
timely manner, to the Department of State.

limitation on assistance to countries in default

Sec. 7012. No part of any appropriation provided under titles III 
through VI in this Act shall be used to furnish assistance to the 
government of any country which is in default during a period in excess 
of 1 calendar year in payment to the United States of principal or 
interest on any loan made to the government of such country by the 
United States pursuant to a program for which funds are appropriated 
under this Act unless the President determines, following consultation 
with the Committees on Appropriations, that assistance for such country 
is in the national interest of the United States.

prohibition on taxation of united states assistance

Sec. 7013. (a) Prohibition on Taxation.--None of the funds 
appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be made 
available to provide assistance for a foreign country under a new 
bilateral agreement governing the terms and conditions under which such 
assistance is to be provided unless such agreement includes a provision 
stating that assistance provided by the United States shall be exempt 
from taxation, or reimbursed, by the foreign government, and the 
Secretary of State shall expeditiously seek to negotiate amendments to 
existing bilateral agreements, as necessary, to conform with this 
requirement.
(b) Notification and Reimbursement of Foreign Taxes.--An amount 
equivalent to 200 percent of the total taxes assessed during fiscal 
year 2026 on funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs by a foreign government or entity against United 
States assistance programs, either directly or through grantees, 
contractors, and subcontractors, shall be withheld from obligation from 
funds appropriated for assistance for fiscal year 2027 and for prior 
fiscal years and allocated for the central government of such country 
or for the West Bank and Gaza program, as applicable, if, not later 
than September 30, 2027, such taxes have not been reimbursed.
(c) De Minimis Exception.--Foreign taxes of a de minimis nature 
shall not be subject to the provisions of subsection (b).
(d) Reprogramming of Funds.--Funds withheld from obligation for 
each foreign government or entity pursuant to subsection (b) shall be 
reprogrammed for assistance for countries which do not assess taxes on 
United States assistance or which have an effective arrangement that is 
providing substantial reimbursement of such taxes, and that can 
reasonably accommodate such assistance in a programmatically 
responsible manner.
(e) Determinations.--
(1) In general.--The provisions of this section shall not 
apply to any foreign government or entity that assesses such 
taxes if the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations that--
(A) such foreign government or entity has an 
effective arrangement that is providing substantial 
reimbursement of such taxes; or
(B) the foreign policy interests of the United 
States outweigh the purpose of this section to ensure 
that United States assistance is not subject to 
taxation.
(2) Consultation.--The Secretary of State shall consult 
with the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to 
exercising the authority of this subsection with regard to any 
foreign government or entity.
(f) Implementation.--The Secretary of State shall issue and update 
rules, regulations, or policy guidance, as appropriate, to implement 
the prohibition against the taxation of assistance contained in this 
section.
(g) Definitions.--As used in this section:
(1) Bilateral agreement.--The term ``bilateral agreement'' 
refers to a framework bilateral agreement between the 
Government of the United States and the government of the 
country receiving assistance that describes the privileges and 
immunities applicable to United States foreign assistance for 
such country generally, or an individual agreement between the 
Government of the United States and such government that 
describes, among other things, the treatment for tax purposes 
that will be accorded the United States assistance provided 
under that agreement.
(2) Taxes and taxation.--The term ``taxes and taxation'' 
shall include value added taxes and customs duties but shall 
not include individual income taxes assessed to local staff.

availability and designated funding levels

Sec. 7014. (a) Availability.--No part of any appropriation 
contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation after the 
expiration of the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided by 
this Act.
(b) Reprogramming.--Funds appropriated under titles III through VI 
of this Act which are specifically designated may be reprogrammed for 
other programs within the same account notwithstanding the designation 
if compliance with the designation is made impossible by operation of 
any provision of this or any other Act: Provided, That any such 
reprogramming shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That assistance 
that is reprogrammed pursuant to this subsection shall be made 
available under the same terms and conditions as originally provided.
(c) Extension of Availability.--In addition to the authority 
contained in subsection (b), the original period of availability of 
funds appropriated by this Act and administered by the Department of 
State that are specifically designated for particular programs or 
activities by this or any other Act may be extended for an additional 
fiscal year if the Secretary of State determines and reports promptly 
to the Committees on Appropriations that the termination of assistance 
to a country or a significant change in circumstances makes it unlikely 
that such designated funds can be obligated during the original period 
of availability: Provided, That such designated funds that continue to 
be available for an additional fiscal year shall be obligated only for 
the purpose of such designation.
(d) Other Acts.--Ceilings and specifically designated funding 
levels contained in this Act shall not be applicable to funds or 
authorities appropriated or otherwise made available by any subsequent 
Act unless such Act specifically so directs: Provided, That 
specifically designated funding levels or minimum funding requirements 
contained in any other Act shall not be applicable to funds 
appropriated by this Act.

notification requirements

Sec. 7015. (a) Notification of Changes in Programs, Projects, and 
Activities.--None of the funds made available in titles I, II, and VI, 
and under the headings ``Peace Corps'' and ``Millennium Challenge 
Corporation'', of this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs to the 
departments and agencies funded by this Act that remain available for 
obligation in fiscal year 2026, or provided from any accounts in the 
Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees or of 
currency reflows or other offsetting collections, or made available by 
transfer, to the departments and agencies funded by this Act, shall be 
available for obligation to--
(1) create new programs;
(2) suspend or eliminate a program, project, or activity;
(3) close, suspend, open, or reopen a mission or post;
(4) create, close, reorganize, downsize, or rename bureaus, 
centers, or offices; or
(5) contract out or privatize any functions or activities 
presently performed by Federal employees;
unless previously justified to the Committees on Appropriations or such 
Committees are notified 15 days in advance of such obligation.
(b) Notification of Reprogramming of Funds.--None of the funds 
provided under titles I, II, and VI of this Act or prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs, to the departments and agencies funded under such 
titles that remain available for obligation in fiscal year 2026, or 
provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived 
by the collection of fees available to the department and agency funded 
under title I of this Act, shall be available for obligation or 
expenditure for programs, projects, or activities through a 
reprogramming of funds in excess of $1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever 
is less, that--
(1) augments or changes existing programs, projects, or 
activities;
(2) relocates an existing office or employees;
(3) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, 
project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as 
approved by Congress; or
(4) results from any general savings, including savings 
from a reduction in personnel, which would result in a change 
in existing programs, projects, or activities as approved by 
Congress;
unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance 
of such reprogramming of funds.
(c) Notification Requirement.--None of the funds made available by 
this Act under the headings ``Global Health Programs'', ``National 
Security Investment Programs'', ``Democracy Fund'', ``Peace Corps'', 
``Millennium Challenge Corporation'', ``International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement'', ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and 
Related Programs'', ``Peacekeeping Operations'', ``International 
Military Education and Training'', ``Foreign Military Financing 
Program'', ``International Organizations and Programs'', ``United 
States International Development Finance Corporation'', and ``Trade and 
Development Agency'' shall be available for obligation for programs, 
projects, activities, type of materiel assistance, countries, or other 
operations not justified or in excess of the amount justified to the 
Committees on Appropriations for obligation under any of these specific 
headings unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days 
in advance of such obligation: Provided, That the President shall not 
enter into any commitment of funds appropriated for the purposes of 
section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act for the provision of major 
defense equipment, other than conventional ammunition, or other major 
defense items defined to be aircraft, ships, missiles, or combat 
vehicles, not previously justified to Congress or 20 percent in excess 
of the quantities justified to Congress unless the Committees on 
Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such commitment: 
Provided further, That requirements of this subsection or any similar 
provision of this or any other Act shall not apply to any reprogramming 
for a program, project, or activity for which funds are appropriated 
under titles III through VI of this Act of less than 10 percent of the 
amount previously justified to Congress for obligation for such 
program, project, or activity for the current fiscal year: Provided 
further, That any notification submitted pursuant to subsection (f) of 
this section shall include information on the use of notwithstanding 
authority.
(d) Department of Defense Programs and Funding Notifications.--
(1) Programs.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made 
available to support or continue any program initially funded 
under any authority of title 10, United States Code, or any Act 
making or authorizing appropriations for the Department of 
Defense, unless the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Defense and in accordance with the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, 
submits a justification to such Committees that includes a 
description of, and the annual estimated costs associated with, 
the support or continuation of such program.
(2) Funding.--Funds transferred by the Department of 
Defense to the Department of State for assistance for foreign 
countries and international organizations shall be subject to 
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations.
(3) Notification on excess defense articles.--Prior to 
providing excess Department of Defense articles in accordance 
with section 516(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the 
Department of Defense shall notify the Committees on 
Appropriations to the same extent and under the same conditions 
as other committees pursuant to subsection (f) of that section: 
Provided, That before issuing a letter of offer to sell excess 
defense articles under the Arms Export Control Act, the 
Department of Defense shall notify the Committees on 
Appropriations in accordance with the regular notification 
procedures of such Committees if such defense articles are 
significant military equipment (as defined in section 47(9) of 
the Arms Export Control Act) or are valued (in terms of 
original acquisition cost) at $7,000,000 or more, or if 
notification is required elsewhere in this Act for the use of 
appropriated funds for specific countries that would receive 
such excess defense articles: Provided further, That such 
Committees shall also be informed of the original acquisition 
cost of such defense articles.
(e) Waiver.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
requirements of this section or any similar provision of this Act or 
any other Act, including any prior Act, requiring notification in 
accordance with the regular notification procedures of, or 
consultations with, the Committees on Appropriations may only be waived 
if failure to do so would pose a substantial risk to human health or 
welfare: Provided, That in case of any such waiver, notification to, 
or consultation with, the Committees on Appropriations shall be 
provided as early as practicable, but in no event later than 3 days 
after taking the action to which such notification requirement was 
applicable, in the context of the circumstances necessitating such 
waiver: Provided further, That any notification provided pursuant to 
such a waiver shall contain an explanation of the emergency 
circumstances: Provided further, That no other provision of law 
relating to such assistance may be construed to authorize a waiver or 
alteration of the notification requirements of this section, or any 
other notification or consultation required by this Act or prior Acts, 
unless such provision explicitly cites to and supersedes this proviso.
(f) Country Notification Requirements.--None of the funds 
appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be obligated 
or expended for assistance for Afghanistan, Burma, Cambodia, Colombia, 
Cuba, Egypt, El Salvador, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Iran, 
Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Russian 
Federation, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Ukraine, 
Venezuela, Yemen, and Zimbabwe except as provided through the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
(g) Trust Funds.--Funds appropriated or otherwise made available in 
title III of this Act and prior Acts making funds available for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs that are 
made available for a trust fund held by an international financial 
institution shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations, and such notification shall include 
the information specified under this section in House Report 119-217.
(h) Other Program Notification Requirements.--
(1) Other programs.--Funds appropriated by this Act that 
are made available for the following programs and activities 
shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations:
(A) the Power Africa and Prosper Africa 
initiatives;
(B) the Indo-Pacific Strategy;
(C) assistance made available pursuant to section 
7066 of this Act;
(D) the Countering PRC Influence Fund and the 
Countering Russian Influence Fund; and
(E) the America First Opportunity Fund.
(2) Arms sales.--The reports, notifications, and 
certifications, and any other documents, required to be 
submitted pursuant to section 36(a) of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2776), and such documents submitted pursuant to 
section 36(b) through (d) of such Act with respect to countries 
that have received assistance provided with funds appropriated 
by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, 
shall be concurrently submitted to the Committees on 
Appropriations and shall include information about the source 
of funds for any sale or transfer, as applicable, if known at 
the time of submission.
(3) Deobligated balances.--An obligation in excess of 
$2,000,000 from deobligated balances of funds appropriated by 
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs that remain available 
due to the exercise of the authority in section 7011 of such 
Acts shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations.
(i) Withholding of Funds.--Funds appropriated by this Act under 
titles III and IV that are withheld from obligation or otherwise not 
programmed as a result of application of a provision of law in this or 
any other Act shall, if reprogrammed, be subject to the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
(j) Requirement to Inform.--The Secretary of State shall promptly 
inform the appropriate congressional committees of each instance in 
which funds appropriated by this Act for assistance have been diverted 
or destroyed, to include the type and amount of assistance, a 
description of the incident and parties involved, and an explanation of 
the response of the Department of State: Provided, That the 
requirement to inform of this subsection shall also apply to the 
circumstances and in the manner described under this section in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
division A of this consolidated Act).
(k) Prior Consultation Requirement.--The Secretary of State, the 
Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development 
Finance Corporation, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium 
Challenge Corporation shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations at least 7 days prior to informing a government of, or 
publicly announcing a decision on, the suspension or early termination 
of assistance to a country or a territory, including as a result of an 
interagency review of such assistance, from funds appropriated by this 
Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs: Provided, That such 
consultation shall include a detailed justification for such 
suspension, including a description of the assistance being suspended.

documents, report posting, records management, and related 
cybersecurity protections

Sec. 7016. (a) Document Requests.--None of the funds appropriated 
or made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall 
be available to a nongovernmental organization, including any 
contractor, which fails to provide upon timely request any document, 
file, or record necessary to the auditing requirements of the 
Department of State.
(b) Public Posting of Reports.--
(1) Any Federal agency funded by this Act shall maintain a 
public website, and, except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 
(3), any report required by this Act to be submitted to 
Congress shall be posted on the public website of such agency 
not later than 45 days following the receipt of such report by 
Congress.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a report if--
(A) the head of such agency determines and reports 
to the Committees on Appropriations in the transmittal 
letter accompanying such report that--
(i) the public posting of the report would 
compromise national security, including the 
conduct of diplomacy; or
(ii) the report contains proprietary or 
other privileged information; or
(B) the public posting of the report is 
specifically exempted in House Report 119-217 or the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
(3) The agency posting such report shall do so only after 
the report has been made available to the Committees on 
Appropriations.
(4) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so 
in a central location on the public website of such agency.
(c) Records Management and Related Cybersecurity Protections.--The 
heads of Federal agencies funded under titles I and II of this Act 
shall--
(1) regularly review and update the policies, directives, 
and oversight necessary to comply with Federal statutes, 
regulations, and presidential executive orders and memoranda 
concerning the preservation of all records made or received in 
the conduct of official business, including record emails, 
instant messaging, and other online tools;
(2) use funds appropriated by this Act to improve Federal 
records management pursuant to the Federal Records Act (44 
U.S.C. Chapters 21, 29, 31, and 33) and other applicable 
Federal records management statutes, regulations, or policies 
for such agencies;
(3) direct departing employees, including senior officials, 
that all Federal records generated by such employees belong to 
the Federal Government;
(4) substantially reduce, compared to the previous fiscal 
year, the response time for identifying and retrieving Federal 
records, including requests made pursuant to section 552 of 
title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Freedom of 
Information Act''); and
(5) strengthen cybersecurity measures to mitigate 
vulnerabilities, including those resulting from the use of 
personal email accounts or servers outside the .gov domain, 
improve the process to identify and remove inactive user 
accounts, update and enforce guidance related to the control of 
national security information, and implement the 
recommendations of the applicable reports of the cognizant 
Office of Inspector General.

use of funds in contravention of this act

Sec. 7017. If the President makes a determination not to comply 
with any provision of this Act on constitutional grounds, the head of 
the relevant Federal agency shall notify the Committees on 
Appropriations in writing within 5 days of such determination, the 
basis for such determination and any resulting changes to program or 
policy.

prohibition on funding for abortions and involuntary sterilization

Sec. 7018. None of the funds made available to carry out part I of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for 
the performance of abortions as a method of family planning or to 
motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions. None of the funds 
made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, as amended, may be used to pay for the performance of involuntary 
sterilization as a method of family planning or to coerce or provide 
any financial incentive to any person to undergo sterilizations. None 
of the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for any 
biomedical research which relates in whole or in part, to methods of, 
or the performance of, abortions or involuntary sterilization as a 
means of family planning. None of the funds made available to carry out 
part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be 
obligated or expended for any country or organization if the President 
certifies that the use of these funds by any such country or 
organization would violate any of the above provisions related to 
abortions and involuntary sterilizations.

allocations and reports

Sec. 7019. (a) Allocation Tables.--Subject to subsection (b), funds 
appropriated by this Act under titles III through V shall be made 
available at not less than the amounts specifically designated in the 
respective tables included in the explanatory statement described in 
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act): Provided, That such designated amounts for foreign countries and 
international organizations shall serve as the amounts for such 
countries and international organizations transmitted to Congress in 
the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, and shall be made available for such foreign countries and 
international organizations notwithstanding the date of the 
transmission of such report.
(b) Authorized Deviations.--Unless otherwise provided for by this 
Act, the Secretary of State may only deviate up to 10 percent below the 
amounts specifically designated in the respective tables included in 
the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That such 
percentage may be exceeded only if the Secretary of State determines 
and reports in writing to the Committees on Appropriations on a case-
by-case basis that such deviation is necessary to respond to 
significant, exigent, or unforeseen events, or to address other 
exceptional circumstances directly related to the national security 
interest of the United States, including a description of such events 
or circumstances: Provided further, That deviations pursuant to the 
preceding proviso may not exceed 50 percent and shall be subject to 
prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, 
the Committees on Appropriations.
(c) Limitation.--For specifically designated amounts that are 
included, pursuant to subsection (a), in the report required by section 
653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, deviations authorized by 
subsection (b) may only take place after submission of such report.
(d) Exceptions.--
(1) Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to--
(A) funds for which the initial period of 
availability has expired; and
(B) amounts designated by this Act as minimum 
funding requirements.
(2) The authority of subsection (b) to deviate from amounts 
designated in the respective tables included in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
division A of this consolidated Act) shall not apply to the 
table included under the heading ``Global Health Programs'' in 
such statement.
(3) With respect to the amounts designated for ``Global 
Programs'' in the table under the heading ``National Security 
Investment Programs'' included in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 
this consolidated Act), the matter preceding the first proviso 
in subsection (b) of this section shall be applied by 
substituting ``5 percent'' for ``10 percent'', and the provisos 
in such subsection (b) shall not apply.
(e) Reports and Consultations.--The Secretary of State and other 
designated officials, as appropriate, shall submit the reports and 
conduct the consultations required, in the manner described, in House 
Report 119-217 and the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in 
the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), unless 
otherwise directed in such explanatory statement.
(f) Clarification.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ``International Humanitarian Assistance'' shall not be included 
for purposes of meeting amounts designated for countries in this Act, 
unless such heading is specifically designated as the source of funds.
(g) Report.--Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 for fiscal year 2025: Provided, That such 
report shall also include details on the allocation of funds at the 
program, project, and activity level for meeting the congressionally 
directed amounts specifically designated for a purpose in the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2024 (division F of Public Law 118-47), as carried 
forward by the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025 (division A of 
Public Law 119-4), to include the amounts specifically designated in 
title VII of such Acts: Provided further, That not later than 30 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall consult 
with the Committees on Appropriations on the structure and details to 
accompany such report.

multi-year pledges

Sec. 7020. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used to make any pledge for future year 
funding for any multilateral or bilateral program funded in titles III 
through VI of this Act unless such pledge meets the requirements 
contained under this section in House Report 119-217.

prohibition on assistance to governments supporting international 
terrorism

Sec. 7021. (a) Lethal Military Equipment Exports.--
(1) Prohibition.--None of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available under titles III through VI of this 
Act may be made available to any foreign government which 
provides lethal military equipment to a country the government 
of which the Secretary of State has determined supports 
international terrorism for purposes of section 1754(c) of the 
Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)): 
Provided, That the prohibition under this section with respect 
to a foreign government shall terminate 12 months after that 
government ceases to provide such military equipment: Provided 
further, That this section applies with respect to lethal 
military equipment provided under a contract entered into after 
October 1, 1997.
(2) Determination.--Assistance restricted by paragraph (1) 
or any other similar provision of law, may be furnished if the 
President determines that to do so is important to the national 
interest of the United States.
(3) Report.--Whenever the President makes a determination 
pursuant to paragraph (2), the President shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations a report with respect to the 
furnishing of such assistance, including a detailed explanation 
of the assistance to be provided, the estimated dollar amount 
of such assistance, and an explanation of how the assistance 
furthers the United States national interest.
(b) Bilateral Assistance.--
(1) Limitations.--Funds appropriated for bilateral 
assistance in titles III through VI of this Act and funds 
appropriated under any such title in prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs, shall not be made available to any 
foreign government which the President determines--
(A) grants sanctuary from prosecution to any 
individual or group which has committed an act of 
international terrorism;
(B) otherwise supports international terrorism; or
(C) is controlled by an organization designated as 
a terrorist organization under section 219 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).
(2) Waiver.--The President may waive the application of 
paragraph (1) to a government if the President determines that 
national security or humanitarian reasons justify such waiver: 
Provided, That the President shall publish each such waiver in 
the Federal Register and, at least 15 days before the waiver 
takes effect, shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of 
the waiver (including the justification for the waiver) in 
accordance with the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations.

authorization requirements

Sec. 7022. Funds appropriated by this Act, except funds 
appropriated under the heading ``Trade and Development Agency'', may be 
obligated and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91-672 
(22 U.S.C. 2412), section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities 
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of the Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 6212), and 
section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3094(a)(1)).

definition of program, project, and activity

Sec. 7023. For the purpose of titles II through VI of this Act, 
``program, project, and activity'' shall be defined at the 
appropriations Act account level and shall include all appropriations 
and authorizations Acts funding directives, ceilings, and limitations 
with the exception that for the ``National Security Investment 
Programs'', ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', 
and ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' accounts, ``program, 
project, and activity'' shall also be considered to include country, 
regional, and central program level funding within each such account, 
either as--
(1) justified to Congress; or
(2) allocated by the Executive Branch in accordance with 
the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 or as modified pursuant to section 7019 of this 
Act.

clarification

Sec. 7024. Unless expressly provided to the contrary, provisions 
of this or any other Act, including provisions contained in prior Acts 
authorizing or making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs, shall not be construed to 
prohibit activities authorized by or conducted under the Peace Corps 
Act, the Inter-American Foundation Act, or the African Development 
Foundation Act: Provided, That prior to conducting activities in a 
country for which assistance is prohibited, the agency shall consult 
with the Committees on Appropriations and report to such Committees 
within 15 days of taking such action.

commerce, trade and surplus commodities

Sec. 7025. (a) World Markets.--None of the funds appropriated or 
made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act for direct 
assistance and none of the funds otherwise made available to the 
Export-Import Bank and the United States International Development 
Finance Corporation shall be obligated or expended to finance any loan, 
any assistance, or any other financial commitments for establishing or 
expanding production of any commodity for export by any country other 
than the United States, if the commodity is likely to be in surplus on 
world markets at the time the resulting productive capacity is expected 
to become operative and if the assistance will cause substantial injury 
to United States producers of the same, similar, or competing 
commodity: Provided, That such prohibition shall not apply to the 
Export-Import Bank if in the judgment of its Board of Directors the 
benefits to industry and employment in the United States are likely to 
outweigh the injury to United States producers of the same, similar, or 
competing commodity, and the Chairman of the Board so notifies the 
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That this subsection 
shall not prohibit--
(1) activities in a country that is eligible for assistance 
from the International Development Association, is not eligible 
for assistance from the International Bank for Reconstruction 
and Development, and does not export on a consistent basis the 
agricultural commodity with respect to which assistance is 
furnished; or
(2) activities in a country the President determines is 
recovering from widespread conflict, a humanitarian crisis, or 
a complex emergency.
(b) Exports.--None of the funds appropriated by this or any other 
Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 shall be available for any testing or breeding feasibility study, 
variety improvement or introduction, consultancy, publication, 
conference, or training in connection with the growth or production in 
a foreign country of an agricultural commodity for export which would 
compete with a similar commodity grown or produced in the United 
States: Provided, That this subsection shall not prohibit--
(1) activities designed to increase food security in 
developing countries where such activities will not have a 
significant impact on the export of agricultural commodities of 
the United States;
(2) research activities intended primarily to benefit 
United States producers;
(3) activities in a country that is eligible for assistance 
from the International Development Association, is not eligible 
for assistance from the International Bank for Reconstruction 
and Development, and does not export on a consistent basis the 
agricultural commodity with respect to which assistance is 
furnished; or
(4) activities in a country the President determines is 
recovering from widespread conflict, a humanitarian crisis, or 
a complex emergency.
(c) International Financial Institutions.--The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each 
international financial institution to use the voice and vote of the 
United States to oppose any assistance by such institution, using funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act, for the 
production or extraction of any commodity or mineral for export, if it 
is in surplus on world markets and if the assistance will cause 
substantial injury to United States producers of the same, similar, or 
competing commodity.

separate accounts

Sec. 7026. (a) Separate Accounts for Local Currencies.--
(1) Agreements.--If assistance is furnished to the 
government of a foreign country under chapters 1 and 10 of part 
I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
under agreements which result in the generation of local 
currencies of that country, the Secretary of State shall--
(A) require that local currencies be deposited in a 
separate account established by that government;
(B) enter into an agreement with that government 
which sets forth--
(i) the amount of the local currencies to 
be generated; and
(ii) the terms and conditions under which 
the currencies so deposited may be utilized, 
consistent with this section; and
(C) establish by agreement with that government the 
responsibilities of the Department of State and that 
government to monitor and account for deposits into and 
disbursements from the separate account.
(2) Uses of local currencies.--As may be agreed upon with 
the foreign government, local currencies deposited in a 
separate account pursuant to subsection (a), or an equivalent 
amount of local currencies, shall be used only--
(A) to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part I or 
chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (as the case may be), for such purposes as--
(i) project and sector assistance 
activities; or
(ii) debt and deficit financing; or
(B) for the administrative requirements of the 
United States Government.
(3) Programming accountability.--The Department of State 
shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the equivalent of 
the local currencies disbursed pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A) 
from the separate account established pursuant to subsection 
(a)(1) are used for the purposes agreed upon pursuant to 
subsection (a)(2).
(4) Termination of assistance programs.--Upon termination 
of assistance to a country under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or 
chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as 
the case may be), any unencumbered balances of funds which 
remain in a separate account established pursuant to subsection 
(a) shall be disposed of for such purposes as may be agreed to 
by the government of that country and the United States 
Government.
(b) Separate Accounts for Cash Transfers.--
(1) In general.--If assistance is made available to the 
government of a foreign country, under chapter 1 or 10 of part 
I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, as cash transfer assistance or as nonproject sector 
assistance, that country shall be required to maintain such 
funds in a separate account and not commingle with any other 
funds.
(2) Applicability of other provisions of law.--Such funds 
may be obligated and expended notwithstanding provisions of law 
which are inconsistent with the nature of this assistance, 
including provisions which are referenced in the Joint 
Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference 
accompanying House Joint Resolution 648 (House Report No. 98-
1159).
(3) Notification.--At least 15 days prior to obligating any 
such cash transfer or nonproject sector assistance, the 
President shall submit a notification through the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, 
which shall include a detailed description of how the funds 
proposed to be made available will be used, with a discussion 
of the United States interests that will be served by such 
assistance (including, as appropriate, a description of the 
economic policy reforms that will be promoted by such 
assistance).
(4) Exemption.--Nonproject sector assistance funds may be 
exempt from the requirements of paragraph (1) only through the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations.

eligibility for assistance

Sec. 7027. (a) Assistance Through Nongovernmental Organizations.--
Restrictions contained in this or any other Act with respect to 
assistance for a country shall not be construed to restrict assistance 
in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations from funds 
appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapters 1, 10, 
11, and 12 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, the FREEDOM Support Act (Public Law 102-511), and the 
Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-
179): Provided, That before using the authority of this subsection to 
furnish assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental 
organizations, the President shall notify the Committees on 
Appropriations pursuant to the regular notification procedures, 
including a description of the program to be assisted, the assistance 
to be provided, and the reasons for furnishing such assistance: 
Provided further, That nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
alter any existing statutory prohibitions against abortion or 
involuntary sterilizations contained in this or any other Act.
(b) Public Law 480.--During fiscal year 2026, restrictions 
contained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance for a 
country shall not be construed to restrict assistance under the Food 
for Peace Act (Public Law 83-480; 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.): Provided, 
That none of the funds appropriated to carry out title I of such Act 
and made available pursuant to this subsection may be obligated or 
expended except as provided through the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations.
(c) Exception.--This section shall not apply--
(1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting 
assistance to countries that support international terrorism; 
or
(2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting 
assistance to the government of a country that violates 
internationally recognized human rights.

promotion of united states economic interests

Sec. 7028. (a) Diplomatic Engagement.--Consistent with section 704 
of the Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 
(title VII of division J of Public Law 116-94), the Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall prioritize the 
allocation of funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
``Diplomatic Programs'' for support of Chief of Mission diplomatic 
engagement to foster commercial relations and safeguard United States 
economic and business interests in the country in which each Chief of 
Mission serves, including activities and initiatives to create and 
maintain an enabling environment, promote and protect such interests, 
and resolve commercial disputes: Provided, That each Mission Resource 
Request and Bureau Resource Request shall include amounts required to 
prioritize the activities described in this subsection.
(b) Training.--In carrying out section 705 of title VII of division 
J of Public Law 116-94, the Secretary of State shall annually assess 
training needs across the economic and commercial diplomacy issue areas 
and ensure, after a review of course offerings, course attendance 
records, and course evaluation results, that current offerings meet 
training needs.
(c) Assistance.--
(1) The Secretary of State should direct each Chief of 
Mission to consider how best to advance and support commercial 
relations and the safeguarding of United States business 
interests in the development and execution of the applicable 
Integrated Country Strategy and the Mission Resource Request 
for each country receiving bilateral assistance from funds 
appropriated by this Act.
(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
``National Security Investment Programs'', not less than 
$5,000,000 shall be made available to enhance and expand 
Department of State coordination with the Department of 
Commerce on the furtherance of national and economic security 
interests, subject to the coordination and concurrence of the 
Assistant Secretary for Global Markets and Director General, 
United States Foreign Commercial Service: Provided, That such 
funds shall not be used to subsidize or replicate ongoing 
activities of the United State Foreign Commercial Service, and 
may not be used for programs or activities in the United 
States: Provided further, That such funds are subject to prior 
consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, 
the Committees on Appropriations.

international financial institutions

Sec. 7029. (a) Evaluations.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
instruct the United States executive director of each international 
financial institution to use the voice of the United States to 
encourage such institution to adopt and implement a publicly available 
policy, including the strategic use of peer reviews and external 
experts, to conduct independent, in-depth evaluations of the 
effectiveness of at least 35 percent of all loans, grants, programs, 
and significant analytical non-lending activities in advancing the 
institution's goals of reducing poverty and promoting equitable 
economic growth, consistent with relevant safeguards, to ensure that 
decisions to support such loans, grants, programs, and activities are 
based on accurate data and objective analysis.
(b) Safeguards.--
(1) Standards.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
instruct the United States Executive Director of the 
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the 
International Development Association to use the voice and vote 
of the United States to oppose any loan, grant, policy, or 
strategy if such institution has adopted and is implementing 
any social or environmental safeguard relevant to such loan, 
grant, policy, or strategy that provides less protection than 
World Bank safeguards in effect on September 30, 2015.
(2) Accountability, standards, and best practices.--The 
Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States 
executive director of each international financial institution 
to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose loans 
or other financing for projects unless such projects--
(A) provide for accountability and transparency, 
including the collection, verification, and publication 
of beneficial ownership information related to 
extractive industries and on-site monitoring during the 
life of the project;
(B) will be developed and carried out in accordance 
with best practices regarding environmental 
conservation, cultural protection, and empowerment of 
local populations, including free, prior and informed 
consent of affected Indigenous communities;
(C) do not provide incentives for, or facilitate, 
forced displacement or other violations of human 
rights; and
(D) do not partner with or otherwise involve 
enterprises owned or controlled by the armed forces.
(c) Compensation.--None of the funds appropriated under title V of 
this Act may be made as payment to any international financial 
institution while the United States executive director to such 
institution is compensated by the institution at a rate which, together 
with whatever compensation such executive director receives from the 
United States, is in excess of the rate provided for an individual 
occupying a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under 
section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, or while any alternate 
United States executive director to such institution is compensated by 
the institution at a rate in excess of the rate provided for an 
individual occupying a position at level V of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.
(d) Human Rights.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 
United States executive director of each international financial 
institution to use the voice and vote of the United States to promote 
human rights due diligence and risk management, as appropriate, in 
connection with any loan, grant, policy, or strategy of such 
institution.
(e) Fraud and Corruption.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
instruct the United States executive director of each international 
financial institution to use the voice of the United States to include 
in loan, grant, and other financing agreements improvements in 
borrowing countries' financial management and judicial capacity to 
investigate, prosecute, and punish fraud and corruption.
(f) Beneficial Ownership Information.--The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each 
international financial institution to use the voice of the United 
States to encourage such institution to collect, verify, and publish, 
to the maximum extent practicable, beneficial ownership information 
(excluding proprietary information) for any corporation or limited 
liability company, other than a publicly listed company, that receives 
funds from any such financial institution.
(g) Whistleblower Protections.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
instruct the United States executive director of each international 
financial institution to use the voice of the United States to 
encourage such institution to effectively implement and enforce 
policies and procedures which meet or exceed best practices in the 
United States for the protection of whistleblowers from retaliation, 
including--
(1) protection against retaliation for internal and lawful 
public disclosure;
(2) legal burdens of proof;
(3) statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation;
(4) access to binding independent adjudicative bodies, 
including shared cost and selection external arbitration; and
(5) results that eliminate the effects of proven 
retaliation, including provision for the restoration of prior 
employment.
(h) Grievance Mechanisms and Procedures.--The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each 
international financial institution to use the voice of the United 
States to support independent investigative and adjudicative mechanisms 
and procedures that meet or exceed best practices in the United States 
to provide due process and fair compensation, including the right to 
reinstatement, for employees who are subjected to harassment, 
discrimination, retaliation, false allegations, or other misconduct.
(i) Capital Increases.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available to support a new capital increase for an 
international financial institution unless the President submits a 
budget request for such increase to Congress and the Secretary of the 
Treasury concurrent with such request determines and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that--
(1) the capital increase sets such institution on a path to 
meet its regional or global objectives, as appropriate, 
including its overarching strategic framework and vision for 
its role in development finance, and such increase includes 
agreement on internal reforms and policy measures necessary to 
enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the institution; 
and
(2) the capital increase does not increase the voting power 
of the People's Republic of China in such institution relative 
to that of the United States, unless the Secretary of the 
Treasury certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional 
committees that such capital increase is in the national 
interest of the United States.
(j) Opposition to Lending to the People's Republic of China.--The 
Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive 
director at each multilateral development bank to use the voice and 
vote of the United States to oppose any loan, extension of financial 
assistance, or technical assistance by such bank to the People's 
Republic of China.
(k) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations detailing any funding provided in the 
prior calendar year by a financial intermediary fund overseen by the 
Department of the Treasury to the People's Republic of China or any 
country or region subject to comprehensive sanctions by the United 
States.

economic resilience initiative

Sec. 7030. (a) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ``National Security Investment Programs'', not less than 
$155,000,000 shall be made available for the Economic Resilience 
Initiative to enhance the economic security and stability of the United 
States and partner countries, including through efforts to counter 
economic coercion: Provided, That funds made available by this section 
may only be made available following consultation with, and the regular 
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations, and shall 
include support for--
(1) strategic infrastructure investments, which shall be 
administered by the Secretary of State in consultation with the 
heads of other relevant Federal agencies;
(2) activities to enhance critical mineral supply chain 
security; and
(3) the Cyberspace, Digital Connectivity, and Related 
Technologies Fund in accordance with Chapter 10 of Part II of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided, That the 
authority of section 592(f) of such Act may apply to amounts 
made available for such Fund under the heading ``National 
Security Investment Programs'' and such funds may be made 
available for the Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity 
Partnership program consistent with section 6306 of the 
Department of State Authorization Act of 2023 (division F of 
Public Law 118-31).
(b) Funds appropriated by subsection (a) may be transferred to, and 
merged with, funds appropriated by this Act to the Export-Import Bank 
of the United States under the heading ``Program Account'', to the 
United States International Development Finance Corporation under the 
heading ``Corporate Capital Account'', and under the heading ``Trade 
and Development Agency'': Provided, That such transfer authority is in 
addition to any other transfer authority provided by this Act or any 
other Act, and is subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations.
(c) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less 
than $185,250,000 shall be made available for energy development and 
security programs for countries globally through approaches consistent 
with section 3 of the Electrify Africa Act (Public Law 114-121), to 
improve energy access, productivity, and self-reliance, including to 
counter the influence of the People's Republic of China and increase 
the economic competitiveness of the United States in the energy sector.
(d) Section 7030(c) of division F of Public Law 118-47 shall apply 
during fiscal year 2026.

financial management, budget transparency, and anti-corruption

Sec. 7031. (a) Limitation on Direct Government-to-Government 
Assistance.--
(1) Requirements.--Funds appropriated by this Act may be 
made available for direct government-to-government assistance 
only if--
(A) the requirements included in section 
7031(a)(1)(A) through (E) of the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2019 (division F of Public Law 116-6) are fully 
met; and
(B) the government of the recipient country is 
taking steps to reduce corruption.
(2) Consultation and notification.--In addition to the 
requirements in paragraph (1), funds may only be made available 
for direct government-to-government assistance subject to prior 
consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, 
the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That such 
notification shall contain an explanation of how the proposed 
activity meets the requirements of paragraph (1): Provided 
further, That the requirements of this paragraph shall only 
apply to direct government-to-government assistance in excess 
of $2,500,000 and all funds available for cash transfer, budget 
support, and cash payments to individuals.
(3) Suspension of assistance.--The Secretary of State shall 
suspend any direct government-to-government assistance if the 
Secretary has credible information of material misuse of such 
assistance, unless the Secretary reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations that it is in the national interest of the 
United States to continue such assistance, including a 
justification, or that such misuse has been appropriately 
addressed.
(4) Submission of information.--The Secretary of State 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations, concurrent 
with the fiscal year 2027 congressional budget justification 
materials, amounts planned for assistance described in 
paragraph (1) by country, proposed funding amount, source of 
funds, and type of assistance.
(5) Debt service payment prohibition.--None of the funds 
made available by this Act may be used by the government of any 
foreign country for debt service payments owed by any country 
to any international financial institution or to the Government 
of the People's Republic of China.
(b) National Budget and Contract Transparency.--
(1) Minimum requirements of fiscal transparency.--The 
Secretary of State shall continue to update and strengthen the 
``minimum requirements of fiscal transparency'' for each 
government receiving assistance appropriated by this Act, as 
identified in the report required by section 7031(b) of the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113-76).
(2) Determination and report.--For each government 
identified pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of State, 
not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, shall make or update any determination of ``significant 
progress'' or ``no significant progress'' in meeting the 
minimum requirements of fiscal transparency, and make such 
determinations publicly available in an annual ``Fiscal 
Transparency Report'' to be posted on the Department of State 
website: Provided, That such report shall include the elements 
included under this section in House Report 118-146.
(3) Assistance.--Not less than $5,000,000 of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ``National Security 
Investment Programs'' shall be made available for programs and 
activities to assist governments identified pursuant to 
paragraph (1) to improve budget transparency and to support 
civil society organizations in such countries that promote 
budget transparency.
(c) Anti-Kleptocracy and Human Rights.--
(1) Ineligibility.--
(A) Officials of foreign governments and their 
immediate family members about whom the Secretary of 
State has credible information have been involved, 
directly or indirectly, in significant corruption, 
including corruption related to the extraction of 
natural resources, or a gross violation of human 
rights, including the wrongful detention of locally 
employed staff of a United States diplomatic mission or 
a United States citizen or national, shall be 
ineligible for entry into the United States.
(B) Concurrent with the application of subparagraph 
(A), the Secretary shall, as appropriate, refer the 
matter to the Office of Foreign Assets Control, 
Department of the Treasury, to determine whether to 
apply sanctions authorities in accordance with United 
States law to block the transfer of property and 
interests in property, and all financial transactions, 
in the United States involving any person described in 
such subparagraph.
(C) The Secretary shall also publicly or privately 
designate or identify the officials of foreign 
governments and their immediate family members about 
whom the Secretary has such credible information 
without regard to whether the individual has applied 
for a visa.
(2) Exception.--Individuals shall not be ineligible for 
entry into the United States pursuant to paragraph (1) if such 
entry would further important United States law enforcement 
objectives or is necessary to permit the United States to 
fulfill its obligations under the United Nations Headquarters 
Agreement: Provided, That nothing in paragraph (1) shall be 
construed to derogate from United States Government obligations 
under applicable international agreements.
(3) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the application of 
paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that the waiver would 
serve a compelling national interest or that the circumstances 
which caused the individual to be ineligible have changed 
sufficiently.
(4) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until 
September 30, 2027, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
report, including a classified annex if necessary, to the 
appropriate congressional committees and the Committees on the 
Judiciary describing the information related to corruption or 
violation of human rights concerning each of the individuals 
found ineligible in the previous 12 months pursuant to 
paragraph (1)(A) as well as the individuals who the Secretary 
designated or identified pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), or who 
would be ineligible but for the application of paragraph (2), a 
list of any waivers provided under paragraph (3), and the 
justification for each waiver.
(5) Posting of report.--Any unclassified portion of the 
report required under paragraph (4) shall be posted on the 
Department of State website.
(6) Clarification.--For purposes of paragraphs (1), (4), 
and (5), the records of the Department of State and of 
diplomatic and consular offices of the United States pertaining 
to the issuance or refusal of visas or permits to enter the 
United States shall not be considered confidential.
(d) Extraction of Natural Resources.--
(1) Assistance.--Funds appropriated by this Act shall be 
made available to promote and support transparency and 
accountability of expenditures and revenues related to the 
extraction of natural resources, including by strengthening 
implementation and monitoring of the Extractive Industries 
Transparency Initiative, implementing and enforcing section 
8204 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public 
Law 110-246; 122 Stat. 2052) and the amendments made by such 
section, and to prevent the sale of conflict minerals, and for 
technical assistance to promote independent audit mechanisms 
and support civil society participation in natural resource 
management.
(2) Public disclosure and independent audits.--
(A) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct 
the executive director of each international financial 
institution to use the voice and vote of the United 
States to oppose any assistance by such institutions 
(including any loan, credit, grant, or guarantee) to 
any country for the extraction and export of a natural 
resource if the government of such country has in place 
laws, regulations, or procedures to prevent or limit 
the public disclosure of company payments as required 
by United States law, and unless such government has 
adopted laws, regulations, or procedures in the sector 
in which assistance is being considered that: (1) 
accurately account for and publicly disclose payments 
to the government by companies involved in the 
extraction and export of natural resources; (2) include 
independent auditing of accounts receiving such 
payments and the public disclosure of such audits; and 
(3) require public disclosure of agreement and bidding 
documents, as appropriate.
(B) The requirements of subparagraph (A) shall not 
apply to assistance for the purpose of building the 
capacity of such government to meet the requirements of 
such subparagraph.

democracy programs

Sec. 7032. (a) Funding.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ``National Security Investment Programs'', 
``Democracy Fund'', and ``International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement'', $2,175,000,000 should be made available for democracy 
programs as described under this section in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act).
(b) Authorities.--
(1) Availability.--Funds made available by this Act for 
democracy programs pursuant to subsection (a) and under the 
heading ``National Endowment for Democracy'' may be made 
available notwithstanding any other provision of law, and with 
regard to the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), any 
regulation.
(2) Beneficiaries.--Funds made available by this Act for 
the NED are made available pursuant to the authority of the 
National Endowment for Democracy Act (title V of Public Law 98-
164), including all decisions regarding the selection of 
beneficiaries.
(c) Definition of Democracy Programs.--For purposes of funds 
appropriated by this Act, the term ``democracy programs'' means 
programs that support good governance, credible and competitive 
elections, freedom of expression, association, assembly, and religion, 
human rights, labor rights, independent media, and the rule of law, and 
that otherwise strengthen the capacity of democratic political parties, 
governments, nongovernmental organizations and institutions, and 
citizens to support the development of democratic states and 
institutions that are responsive and accountable to citizens.
(d) Restrictions on Foreign Government Interference.--
(1) Prior approval.--With respect to the provision of 
assistance for democracy programs in this Act, the 
organizations implementing such assistance, the specific nature 
of the assistance, and the participants in such programs shall 
not be subject to prior approval by the government of any 
foreign country.
(2) Disclosure of implementing partner information.--If the 
Secretary of State determines that the government of the 
country is undemocratic or has engaged in or condoned 
harassment, threats, or attacks against organizations 
implementing democracy programs, any new bilateral agreement 
governing the terms and conditions under which assistance is 
provided to such country shall not require the disclosure of 
the names of implementing partners of democracy programs, and 
the Secretary of State shall expeditiously seek to negotiate 
amendments to existing bilateral agreements, as necessary, to 
conform to this requirement.
(e) Protection of Civil Society Activists and Journalists.--Funds 
appropriated by this Act under the headings ``National Security 
Investment Programs'' and ``Democracy Fund'' shall be made available to 
support and protect members of civil society and journalists who have 
been threatened, harassed, or attacked.

international religious freedom

Sec. 7033. (a) International Religious Freedom Office.--Funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Diplomatic Programs'' 
shall be made available for the Office of International Religious 
Freedom, Department of State.
(b) Assistance.--
(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ``National Security Investment Programs'' and 
``Democracy Fund'', not less than $40,000,000 shall be made 
available for international religious freedom programs: 
Provided, That such funds shall be the responsibility of the 
Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, in 
consultation with other relevant United States Government 
officials: Provided further, That such funds shall be 
prioritized for programs in countries designated as a country 
of particular concern for religious freedom pursuant to section 
402(b)(1)(A)(ii) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 
1998 (22 U.S.C. 6442).
(2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
``International Humanitarian Assistance'' shall be made 
available for humanitarian assistance for vulnerable and 
persecuted ethnic and religious minorities, including victims 
of genocide designated by the Secretary of State and other 
groups that have suffered crimes against humanity and ethnic 
cleansing.
(c) Authority.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
``National Security Investment Programs'' may be made available 
notwithstanding any other provision of law for assistance for ethnic 
and religious minorities in Iraq and Syria.

special provisions

Sec. 7034. (a) Victims of War, Displaced Children, and Displaced 
Burmese.--Funds appropriated in title III of this Act that are made 
available for victims of war, displaced children, displaced Burmese, 
and to combat trafficking in persons and assist victims of such 
trafficking may be made available notwithstanding any other provision 
of law.
(b) Forensic Assistance.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ``National Security Investment Programs'' and 
``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', not less than 
$15,000,000 shall be made available for forensic assistance related to 
combating human trafficking as well as the exhumation and 
identification of victims of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and 
genocide: Provided, That such funds shall be in addition to funds made 
available by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for 
assistance for countries.
(c) Directives and Authorities.--
(1) Genocide victims memorial sites.--Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ``National Security Investment 
Programs'' may be made available as contributions to establish 
and maintain memorial sites of genocide, subject to the regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
(2) Exchange visitor program.--None of the funds made 
available by this Act may be used to modify the Exchange 
Visitor Program administered by the Department of State to 
implement the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 
1961 (Public Law 87-256; 22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), except 
through the formal rulemaking process pursuant to the 
Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 551 et seq.) and 
notwithstanding the exception to such rulemaking process in 
such Act: Provided, That funds made available for such purpose 
shall only be made available after consultation with, and 
subject to the regular notification procedures of, the 
Committees on Appropriations, regarding how any proposed 
modification would affect the public diplomacy goals of, and 
the estimated economic impact on, the United States: Provided 
further, That such consultation shall take place not later than 
30 days prior to the publication in the Federal Register of any 
regulatory action modifying the Exchange Visitor Program.
(3) Payments.--Funds appropriated by this Act and prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs under the headings 
``Diplomatic Programs'', except for funds designated by 
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent 
resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, are available to provide payments 
pursuant to section 901(i)(2) of title IX of division J of the 
Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (22 U.S.C. 
2680b(i)(2)): Provided, That funds made available pursuant to 
this paragraph shall be subject to prior consultation with the 
Committees on Appropriations.
(4) Program coordination.--The fourth proviso under the 
heading ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'' 
in the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 (division K of Public Law 
117-103) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2026 and 
apply to funds appropriated under such heading in this Act.
(d) Partner Vetting.--Prior to initiating a partner vetting 
program, providing a direct vetting option, or making a significant 
change to the scope of an existing partner vetting program, the 
Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided, That the Secretary of State may restrict the award of, 
terminate, or cancel contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements or 
require an awardee to restrict the award of, terminate, or cancel a 
sub-award based on information in connection with a partner vetting 
program.
(e) International Child Abductions.--The Secretary of State should 
withhold funds appropriated under title III of this Act for assistance 
for the central government of any country that is not taking 
appropriate steps to comply with the Convention on the Civil Aspects of 
International Child Abductions, done at the Hague on October 25, 1980: 
Provided, That the Secretary shall report to the Committees on 
Appropriations within 15 days of withholding funds under this 
subsection.
(f) Contingencies.--During fiscal year 2026, the President may use 
up to $125,000,000 under the authority of section 451 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, notwithstanding any other provision of law.
(g) Transfer of Funds for Extraordinary Protection.--The Secretary 
of State may transfer to, and merge with, funds under the heading 
``Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials'' unobligated balances 
of expired funds appropriated under the heading ``Diplomatic Programs'' 
for fiscal year 2026, at no later than the end of the fifth fiscal year 
after the last fiscal year for which such funds are available for the 
purposes for which appropriated: Provided, That not more than 
$50,000,000 may be transferred.
(h) Impact on Jobs.--Section 7056 of the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021 
(division K of Public Law 116-260) shall continue in effect during 
fiscal year 2026.
(i) Extension of Authorities.--
(1) Incentives for critical posts.--The authority contained 
in section 1115(d) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 
(Public Law 111-32) shall remain in effect through September 
30, 2026.
(2) Transfer of balances.--Section 7081(h) of the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 115-31) 
shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2026.
(3) Protective services.--Section 7071 of the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2022 (division K of Public Law 117-103) shall continue in 
effect during fiscal year 2026 and shall apply to funds 
appropriated by this Act.
(4) Extensions.--
(A) Chapter 5 of title I of the Emergency Wartime 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 108-
11; 117 Stat. 576) is amended under the heading ``Loan 
Guarantees to Israel''--
(i) in the matter preceding the first 
proviso, by striking ``September 30, 2030'' and 
inserting ``September 30, 2031''; and
(ii) in the second proviso, by striking 
``September 30, 2030'' and inserting 
``September 30, 2031''.
(B) Section 7030(b) of the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2024 (division J of Public Law 118-47) shall 
continue in effect during fiscal year 2026 and shall--
(i) also apply to funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ``National Security 
Investment Programs'' and to the countries of 
Costa Rica and Panama; and
(ii) be applied by substituting 
``Department of State'' for ``United States 
Agency for International Development''.
(5) Categorical eligibility.--The Foreign Operations, 
Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 
(Public Law 101-167) is amended--
(A) in section 599D (8 U.S.C. 1157 note)--
(i) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``and 
2025'' and inserting ``2025, and 2026''; and
(ii) in subsection (e), by striking 
``2025'' each place it appears and inserting 
``2026''; and
(B) in section 599E(b)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1255 note), by 
striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2026''.
(j) HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund.--Funds available in the HIV/AIDS 
Working Capital Fund established pursuant to section 525(b)(1) of the 
Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-447) may be made available for 
pharmaceuticals and other products for child survival, malaria, 
tuberculosis, and emerging infectious diseases to the same extent as 
HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, subject to the terms and 
conditions in such section: Provided, That the authority in section 
525(b)(5) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-447) shall be 
exercised by the Secretary of State with respect to funds deposited for 
such non-HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, and shall be 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations: Provided further, That the Secretary shall include in 
the congressional budget justification an accounting of budgetary 
resources, disbursements, balances, and reimbursements related to such 
fund.
(k) Foundation.--Subtitle A of title LI of division E of the 
Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159) is 
amended--
(1) in section 5101(6) (22 U.S.C. 10601(6)), by striking 
``International Conservation'' and inserting ``Natural Security 
and Counterterrorism''; and
(2) in section 5102 (22 U.S.C. 10602)--
(A) in the section heading, by striking 
``international conservation'' and inserting ``natural 
security and counterterrorism''; and
(B) in subsection (a)(1), by striking 
``International Conservation'' and inserting ``Natural 
Security and Counterterrorism''.
(l) Definitions.--
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--Unless otherwise 
defined in this Act, for purposes of this Act the term 
``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committees 
on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives.
(2) Congressional notifications.--The term ``regular 
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations'' 
means such Committees shall be notified not less than 15 days 
in advance of the obligation of funds: Provided, That such 
notifications shall include the information detailed under this 
section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in 
the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
(3) Funds appropriated by this act and prior acts.--Unless 
otherwise defined in this Act, for purposes of this Act the 
term ``funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs'' means funds that remain available for 
obligation, and have not expired.
(4) International financial institutions.--In this Act 
``international financial institutions'' means the 
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the 
International Development Association, the International 
Finance Corporation, the Inter-American Development Bank, the 
International Monetary Fund, the International Fund for 
Agricultural Development, the Asian Development Bank, the Asian 
Development Fund, the Inter-American Investment Corporation, 
the North American Development Bank, the European Bank for 
Reconstruction and Development, the African Development Bank, 
the African Development Fund, and the Multilateral Investment 
Guarantee Agency.
(5) Pacific islands countries.--In this Act, the term 
``Pacific Islands countries'' means the Cook Islands, the 
Republic of Fiji, the Republic of Kiribati, the Republic of the 
Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the 
Republic of Nauru, Niue, the Republic of Palau, the Independent 
State of Papua New Guinea, the Independent State of Samoa, the 
Solomon Islands, the Kingdom of Tonga, Tuvalu, and the Republic 
of Vanuatu.
(6) Prior consultation.--For the purposes of this Act, the 
term ``prior consultation'' means a substantive engagement 
between a relevant Federal agency and the Committees on 
Appropriations at least 7 days prior to any public announcement 
or submission of a notification in which such Committees are 
provided with details and the opportunity to engage on--
(A) the proposed use of funds, as applicable;
(B) the development, content, or conduct of a 
program, project, or activity; and
(C) the proposed decision to be taken.
(7) Spend plan.--In this Act, the term ``spend plan'' means 
a plan for the uses of funds appropriated for a particular 
entity, country, program, purpose, or account and which shall 
include, at a minimum, a description of--
(A) realistic and sustainable goals, criteria for 
measuring progress, and a timeline for achieving such 
goals;
(B) amounts and sources of funds by account;
(C) how such funds will complement other ongoing or 
planned programs; and
(D) implementing partners, to the maximum extent 
practicable.
(8) Successor operating unit.--Any reference to a 
particular operating unit or office in this Act or prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs shall be deemed to include any 
successor operating unit performing the same or similar 
functions.
(9) This act.--This Act shall be deemed to be an Act making 
appropriations for the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs for purposes of any provision of law 
citing, or referring to amounts made available by, such an Act.

law enforcement and security

Sec. 7035. (a) Assistance.--
(1) Community-based police assistance.--Funds made 
available under titles III and IV of this Act to carry out the 
provisions of chapter 1 of part I and chapters 4 and 6 of part 
II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used, 
notwithstanding section 660 of that Act, to enhance the 
effectiveness and accountability of civilian police authority 
through training and technical assistance in human rights, the 
rule of law, anti-corruption, strategic planning, and through 
assistance to foster civilian police roles that support 
democratic governance, including assistance for programs to 
prevent conflict, respond to disasters, address gender-based 
violence, and foster improved police relations with the 
communities they serve.
(2) Combat casualty care.--
(A) Consistent with the objectives of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act, 
funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
``Peacekeeping Operations'' and ``Foreign Military 
Financing Program'' shall be made available for combat 
casualty training and equipment in an amount above the 
prior fiscal year.
(B) The Secretary of State shall offer combat 
casualty care training and equipment as a component of 
any package of lethal assistance funded by this Act 
with funds appropriated under the headings 
``Peacekeeping Operations'' and ``Foreign Military 
Financing Program'': Provided, That the requirement of 
this subparagraph shall apply to a country in conflict, 
unless the Secretary determines that such country has 
in place, to the maximum extent practicable, 
functioning combat casualty care treatment and 
equipment that meets or exceeds the standards 
recommended by the Committee on Tactical Combat 
Casualty Care: Provided further, That any such 
training and equipment for combat casualty care shall 
be made available through an open and competitive 
process.
(3) Training related to international humanitarian law.--
The Secretary of State shall offer training related to the 
requirements of international humanitarian law as a component 
of any package of lethal assistance funded by this Act with 
funds appropriated under the headings ``Peacekeeping 
Operations'' and ``Foreign Military Financing Program'': 
Provided, That the requirement of this paragraph shall not 
apply to a country that is a member of the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization (NATO), is a major non-NATO ally designated 
by section 517(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or is 
complying with international humanitarian law: Provided 
further, That any such training shall be made available through 
an open and competitive process.
(4) International prison conditions.--Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ``National Security Investment 
Programs'' and ``International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement'' shall be made available for assistance to 
eliminate inhumane conditions in foreign prisons and other 
detention facilities, notwithstanding section 660 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided, That the Secretary 
of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on 
the proposed uses of such funds prior to obligation and not 
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act: 
Provided further, That such funds shall be in addition to funds 
otherwise made available by this Act for such purpose.
(5) Management and transparency of assistance.--Of the 
funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Diplomatic 
Programs'', not less than $2,500,000 shall be made available 
for the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of 
State, in accordance with the purposes specified under this 
heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in 
the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
(b) Authorities.--
(1) Reconstituting civilian police authority.--In providing 
assistance with funds appropriated by this Act under section 
660(b)(6) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, support for a 
nation emerging from instability may be deemed to mean support 
for regional, district, municipal, or other sub-national entity 
emerging from instability, as well as a nation emerging from 
instability.
(2) Disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration.--
Section 7034(d) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 (division J of 
Public Law 113-235) shall continue in effect during fiscal year 
2026, and shall apply to funds made available by this Act under 
the heading ``National Security Investment Programs''.
(3) Commercial leasing of defense articles.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject to the 
regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
Appropriations, the authority of section 23(a) of the Arms 
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763) may be used to provide 
financing to Israel, Egypt, the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization (NATO), and major non-NATO allies for the 
procurement by leasing (including leasing with an option to 
purchase) of defense articles from United States commercial 
suppliers, not including Major Defense Equipment (other than 
helicopters and other types of aircraft having possible 
civilian application), if the President determines that there 
are compelling foreign policy or national security reasons for 
those defense articles being provided by commercial lease 
rather than by government-to-government sale under such Act.
(4) Special defense acquisition fund.--Not to exceed 
$900,000,000 may be obligated pursuant to section 51(c)(2) of 
the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2795(c)(2)) for the 
purposes of the Special Defense Acquisition Fund (the Fund), to 
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2028: 
Provided, That the provision of defense articles and defense 
services to foreign countries or international organizations 
from the Fund shall be subject to the concurrence of the 
Secretary of State.
(5) Extension of war reserve stockpile authority.--Section 
514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2321h(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``2027'' and inserting 
``2028''.
(6) Program clarification.--Notwithstanding section 
503(a)(3) of Public Law 87-195 (22 U.S.C. 2311(a)(3)), the 
procurement of defense articles and services funded on a non-
repayable basis under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act 
may be priced to include the costs of salaries of members of 
the Armed Forces of the United States engaged in security 
assistance activities pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 341 (relating to 
the State Partnership Program): Provided, That this paragraph 
shall only apply to funds that remain available for obligation 
in fiscal year 2026.
(7) Foreign military financing direct loans and loan 
guarantees.--Through fiscal year 2027, the terms and conditions 
provided in section 2606(a) and (b) of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-103; 136 Stat. 785) 
shall apply in the same manner and to the same extent to 
amounts made available by this Act under the heading ``Foreign 
Military Financing Program'', except that the limitations on 
amounts made available for direct loans and loan guarantees 
under sections 2606(a) and (b) shall each be increased by an 
additional $8,000,000,000, and the phrase ``, except with 
respect to the initial obligation of funds for such costs'' 
shall be inserted before the period in the final proviso of 
section 2606(a) and the final proviso of section 2606(b).
(8) Continuation of authority.--Section 7035(b)(7) of the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2024 (division F of Public Law 118-47) 
shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2026.
(c) Limitations.--
(1) Child soldiers.--Funds appropriated by this Act should 
not be used to support any military training or operations that 
include child soldiers.
(2) Landmines and cluster munitions.--
(A) Landmines.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, demining equipment available to the Department 
of State and used in support of the clearance of 
landmines and unexploded ordnance for humanitarian 
purposes may be disposed of on a grant basis in foreign 
countries, subject to such terms and conditions as the 
Secretary of State may prescribe.
(B) Cluster munitions.--No military assistance 
shall be furnished for cluster munitions, no defense 
export license for cluster munitions may be issued, and 
no cluster munitions or cluster munitions technology 
shall be sold or transferred, unless--
(i) the submunitions of the cluster 
munitions, after arming, do not result in more 
than 1 percent unexploded ordnance across the 
range of intended operational environments, and 
the agreement applicable to the assistance, 
transfer, or sale of such cluster munitions or 
cluster munitions technology specifies that the 
cluster munitions will only be used against 
clearly defined military targets and will not 
be used where civilians are known to be present 
or in areas normally inhabited by civilians; or
(ii) such assistance, license, sale, or 
transfer is for the purpose of demilitarizing 
or permanently disposing of such cluster 
munitions.
(3) Crowd control.--If the Secretary of State has 
information that a unit of a foreign security force uses 
excessive force to repress peaceful expression or assembly 
concerning corruption, harm to the environment or human health, 
or the fairness of electoral processes, or in countries that 
are undemocratic or undergoing democratic transition, the 
Secretary shall promptly determine if such information is 
credible: Provided, That if the information is determined to 
be credible, funds appropriated by this Act should not be used 
for tear gas, small arms, light weapons, ammunition, or other 
items for crowd control purposes for such unit, unless the 
Secretary of State determines that the foreign government is 
taking effective measures to bring the responsible members of 
such unit to justice.
(4) Oversight and accountability.--
(A) Prior to the signing of a new Letter of Offer 
and Acceptance (LOA) involving funds appropriated under 
the heading ``Foreign Military Financing Program'', the 
Secretary of State shall consult with each recipient 
government to ensure that the LOA between the United 
States and such recipient government complies with the 
purposes of section 4 of the Arms Export Control Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2754) and that the defense articles, 
services, and training procured with funds appropriated 
under such heading are consistent with United States 
national security policy.
(B) The Secretary of State shall promptly inform 
the appropriate congressional committees of any 
instance in which the Secretary of State has credible 
information that such assistance was used in a manner 
contrary to such agreement.
(d) Other Matters.--
(1) Security assistance report.--Not later than 120 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report on 
funds obligated and expended during fiscal year 2025, by 
country and purpose of assistance, including for sustainment of 
Department of Defense security cooperation programs, and under 
the headings ``Peacekeeping Operations'', ``International 
Military Education and Training'', and ``Foreign Military 
Financing Program''.
(2) Annual foreign military training report.--For the 
purposes of implementing section 656 of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, the term ``military training provided to foreign 
military personnel by the Department of Defense and the 
Department of State'' shall be deemed to include all military 
training provided by foreign governments with funds 
appropriated to the Department of Defense or the Department of 
State, except for training provided by the government of a 
country designated by section 517(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
2321k(b)) as a major non-NATO ally: Provided, That such third-
country training shall be clearly identified in the report 
submitted pursuant to section 656 of such Act.
(3) Leahy law.--For purposes of implementing section 620M 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the term ``credible 
information'' means information that, considering the source of 
such information and the surrounding circumstances, supports a 
reasonable belief that a violation has occurred, and shall not 
be determined solely on the basis of the number of sources; 
whether the source has been critical of a policy of the United 
States Government or its security partners; whether the source 
has a personal connection to the information being reported; or 
whether the United States Government is able to independently 
verify the information.

countering the flow of fentanyl and other synthetic drugs

Sec. 7036. (a) Assistance.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ``National Security Investment Programs'' and 
``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', not less than 
$150,000,000 shall be made available for programs to counter the flow 
of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and other synthetic drugs into the 
United States: Provided, That such funds shall be in addition to funds 
otherwise made available for such purposes.
(b) Uses of Funds.--Funds made available pursuant to subsection (a) 
shall be made available to support--
(1) efforts to stop the flow of fentanyl, fentanyl 
precursors, and other synthetic drugs and their precursor 
materials to the United States from and through the People's 
Republic of China (PRC), Mexico, and other countries;
(2) law enforcement cooperation and capacity building 
efforts aimed at disrupting and dismantling transnational 
criminal organizations involved in the production and 
trafficking of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and other 
synthetic drugs;
(3) implementation of the Fighting Emerging Narcotics 
Through Additional Nations to Yield Lasting Results Act (part 7 
of subtitle C of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, Public Law 117-263); 
and
(4) engagement, including through multilateral 
organizations and frameworks, to catalyze collective action to 
address the public health and security threats posed by 
fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and other synthetic drugs, 
including through the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic 
Drug Threats.

palestinian statehood

Sec. 7037. (a) Limitation on Assistance.--None of the funds 
appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be provided to 
support a Palestinian state unless the Secretary of State determines 
and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that--
(1) the governing entity of a new Palestinian state--
(A) has demonstrated a firm commitment to peaceful 
co-existence with the State of Israel; and
(B) is taking appropriate measures to counter 
terrorism and terrorist financing in the West Bank and 
Gaza, including the dismantling of terrorist 
infrastructures, and is cooperating with appropriate 
Israeli and other appropriate security organizations; 
and
(2) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing entity of a 
new Palestinian state) is working with other countries in the 
region to vigorously pursue efforts to establish a just, 
lasting, and comprehensive peace in the Middle East that will 
enable Israel and an independent Palestinian state to exist 
within the context of full and normal relationships, which 
should include--
(A) termination of all claims or states of 
belligerency;
(B) respect for and acknowledgment of the 
sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political 
independence of every state in the area through 
measures including the establishment of demilitarized 
zones;
(C) their right to live in peace within secure and 
recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of 
force;
(D) freedom of navigation through international 
waterways in the area; and
(E) a framework for achieving a just settlement of 
the refugee problem.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
governing entity should enact a constitution assuring the rule of law, 
an independent judiciary, and respect for human rights for its 
citizens, and should enact other laws and regulations assuring 
transparent and accountable governance.
(c) Waiver.--The President may waive subsection (a) if the 
President determines that it is important to the national security 
interest of the United States to do so.
(d) Exemption.--The restriction in subsection (a) shall not apply 
to assistance intended to help reform the Palestinian Authority and 
affiliated institutions, or the governing entity, in order to help meet 
the requirements of subsection (a), consistent with the provisions of 
section 7040 of this Act (``Limitation on Assistance for the 
Palestinian Authority'').

prohibition on assistance to the palestinian broadcasting corporation

Sec. 7038. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used to provide equipment, technical 
support, consulting services, or any other form of assistance to the 
Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.

assistance for the west bank and gaza

Sec. 7039. (a) Oversight.--For fiscal year 2026, 30 days prior to 
the initial obligation of funds for the bilateral West Bank and Gaza 
Program, the Secretary of State shall certify to the Committees on 
Appropriations that procedures have been established to assure the 
Comptroller General of the United States will have access to 
appropriate United States financial information in order to review the 
uses of United States assistance for the Program funded under the 
heading ``National Security Investment Programs'' for the West Bank and 
Gaza.
(b) Vetting.--Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ``National Security Investment Programs'' for 
assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Secretary of State shall 
take all appropriate steps to ensure that such assistance is not 
provided to or through any individual, private or government entity, or 
educational institution that the Secretary knows or has reason to 
believe advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has engaged in, 
terrorist activity nor, with respect to private entities or educational 
institutions, those that have as a principal officer of the entity's 
governing board or governing board of trustees any individual that has 
been determined to be involved in, or advocating terrorist activity or 
determined to be a member of a designated foreign terrorist 
organization: Provided, That the Secretary of State shall, as 
appropriate, establish procedures specifying the steps to be taken in 
carrying out this subsection and shall terminate assistance to any 
individual, entity, or educational institution which the Secretary has 
determined to be involved in or advocating terrorist activity.
(c) Prohibition.--
(1) Recognition of acts of terrorism.--None of the funds 
appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act for 
assistance under the West Bank and Gaza Program may be made 
available for--
(A) the purpose of recognizing or otherwise 
honoring individuals who commit, or have committed acts 
of terrorism; and
(B) any educational institution located in the West 
Bank or Gaza that is named after an individual who the 
Secretary of State determines has committed an act of 
terrorism.
(2) Security assistance and reporting requirement.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds 
made available by this or prior appropriations Acts, including 
funds made available by transfer, may be made available for 
obligation for security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza 
until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations on--
(A) the benchmarks that have been established for 
security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza and on 
the extent of Palestinian compliance with such 
benchmarks; and
(B) the steps being taken by the Palestinian 
Authority to end torture and other cruel, inhuman, and 
degrading treatment of detainees, including by bringing 
to justice members of Palestinian security forces who 
commit such crimes.
(d) Oversight by the Department of State.--
(1) The Secretary of State shall ensure that Federal or 
non-Federal audits of all contractors and grantees, and 
significant subcontractors and sub-grantees, under the West 
Bank and Gaza Program, are conducted at least on an annual 
basis to ensure, among other things, compliance with this 
section.
(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, up to $1,400,000 
may be used by the Office of Inspector General of the 
Department of State for audits, investigations, and other 
activities in furtherance of the requirements of this 
subsection: Provided, That such funds are in addition to funds 
otherwise available for such purposes.
(e) Comptroller General of the United States Audit.--Subsequent to 
the certification specified in subsection (a), the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall conduct an audit and an investigation of the 
treatment, handling, and uses of all funds for the bilateral West Bank 
and Gaza Program, including all funds provided as cash transfer 
assistance, in fiscal year 2026 under the heading ``National Security 
Investment Programs'', and such audit shall address--
(1) the extent to which such Program complies with the 
requirements of subsections (b) and (c); and
(2) an examination of all programs, projects, and 
activities carried out under such Program, including both 
obligations and expenditures.
(f) Notification Procedures.--Funds made available in this Act for 
West Bank and Gaza shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.

limitation on assistance for the palestinian authority

Sec. 7040. (a) Prohibition of Funds.--None of the funds 
appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of 
part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be obligated or 
expended with respect to providing funds to the Palestinian Authority.
(b) Waiver.--The prohibition included in subsection (a) shall not 
apply if the President certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House 
of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the 
Committees on Appropriations that waiving such prohibition is important 
to the national security interest of the United States.
(c) Period of Application of Waiver.--Any waiver pursuant to 
subsection (b) shall be effective for no more than a period of 6 months 
at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of 
this Act.
(d) Report.--Whenever the waiver authority pursuant to subsection 
(b) is exercised, the President shall submit a report to the Committees 
on Appropriations detailing the justification for the waiver, the 
purposes for which the funds will be spent, and the accounting 
procedures in place to ensure that the funds are properly disbursed: 
Provided, That the report shall also detail the steps the Palestinian 
Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate weapons and 
dismantle the terrorist infrastructure.
(e) Certification.--If the President exercises the waiver authority 
under subsection (b), the Secretary of State must certify and report to 
the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of funds that 
the Palestinian Authority has established a single treasury account for 
all Palestinian Authority financing and all financing mechanisms flow 
through this account, no parallel financing mechanisms exist outside of 
the Palestinian Authority treasury account, and there is a single 
comprehensive civil service roster and payroll, and the Palestinian 
Authority is acting to counter incitement of violence against Israelis 
and is supporting activities aimed at promoting peace, coexistence, and 
security cooperation with Israel.
(f) Prohibition to Hamas and the Palestine Liberation 
Organization.--
(1) None of the funds appropriated in titles III through VI 
of this Act may be obligated for salaries of personnel of the 
Palestinian Authority located in Gaza or may be obligated or 
expended for assistance to Hamas or any entity effectively 
controlled by Hamas, any power-sharing government of which 
Hamas is a member, or that results from an agreement with Hamas 
and over which Hamas exercises undue influence.
(2) Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph (1), 
assistance may be provided to a power-sharing government only 
if the President certifies and reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations that such government, including all of its 
ministers or such equivalent, has publicly accepted and is 
complying with the principles contained in section 
620K(b)(1)(A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
amended.
(3) The President may exercise the authority in section 
620K(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by the 
Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-446) 
with respect to this subsection.
(4) Whenever the certification pursuant to paragraph (2) is 
exercised, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations within 120 days of the 
certification and every quarter thereafter on whether such 
government, including all of its ministers or such equivalent 
are continuing to comply with the principles contained in 
section 620K(b)(1)(A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, as amended: Provided, That the report shall also detail 
the amount, purposes and delivery mechanisms for any assistance 
provided pursuant to the abovementioned certification and a 
full accounting of any direct support of such government.
(5) None of the funds appropriated under titles III through 
VI of this Act may be obligated for assistance for the 
Palestine Liberation Organization.

middle east and north africa

Sec. 7041. (a) Egypt.--
(1) Assistance.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not 
less than $1,425,000,000 should be made available for 
assistance for Egypt, of which--
(A) not less than $125,000,000 shall be made 
available from funds under the heading ``National 
Security Investment Programs'', of which not less than 
$40,000,000 should be made available for higher 
education programs, including not less than $15,000,000 
for scholarships for Egyptian students with high 
financial need to attend not-for-profit institutions of 
higher education in Egypt that are currently accredited 
by a regional accrediting agency recognized by the 
United States Department of Education, or meets 
standards equivalent to those required for United 
States institutional accreditation by a regional 
accrediting agency recognized by such Department: 
Provided, That such funds shall be made available for 
democracy programs, and for development programs in the 
Sinai; and
(B) not less than $1,300,000,000 shall be made 
available from funds under the heading ``Foreign 
Military Financing Program'', to remain available until 
September 30, 2027, subject to the requirements of 
paragraphs (3) and (4): Provided, That such funds may 
be transferred to an interest bearing account in the 
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, following 
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations and 
the uses of any interest earned on such funds shall be 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations.
(2) Additional security assistance.--In addition to amounts 
made available pursuant to paragraph (1), not less than 
$75,000,000 of the funds appropriated under the heading 
``Foreign Military Financing Program'' shall be made available 
for assistance for Egypt.
(3) Certification and report.--Funds appropriated by this 
Act that are available for assistance for Egypt may be made 
available notwithstanding any other provision of law 
restricting assistance for Egypt, except for this subsection 
and section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and may 
only be made available for assistance for the Government of 
Egypt if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that such government is--
(A) sustaining the strategic relationship with the 
United States; and
(B) meeting its obligations under the 1979 Egypt-
Israel Peace Treaty.
(4) Withholding.--Of the funds made available pursuant to 
paragraph (1)(B), $320,000,000 shall be withheld from 
obligation until the Secretary certifies and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Egypt is 
meeting the requirements under this section in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That the 
Secretary may waive such requirement if the Secretary 
determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
such funds are necessary for counterterrorism, border security, 
or nonproliferation programs or that it is otherwise important 
to the national security interest of the United States to do 
so, including a detailed justification for the use of such 
waiver and the reasons why any of the requirements cannot be 
met: Provided further, That the report required by the 
previous proviso shall be submitted in unclassified form but 
may be accompanied by a classified annex.
(b) Iran.--
(1) Funding.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ``Diplomatic Programs'', ``National Security 
Investment Programs'', and ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 
Demining and Related Programs'' shall be made available--
(A) to support the United States policy to prevent 
Iran from achieving the capability to produce or 
otherwise obtain a nuclear weapon;
(B) to support an expeditious response to any 
violation of United Nations Security Council 
Resolutions or to efforts that advance Iran's nuclear 
program;
(C) to support the implementation and enforcement 
of sanctions against Iran for support of nuclear 
weapons development, terrorism, human rights abuses, 
and ballistic missile and weapons proliferation; and
(D) for democracy programs in support of the 
aspirations of the Iranian people.
(2) Reports.--
(A) Semi-annual report.--The Secretary of State 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations the 
semi-annual report required by section 135(d)(4) of the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2160e(d)(4)), as 
added by section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review 
Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-17).
(B) Sanctions report.--Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
Treasury, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on--
(i) the status of United States bilateral 
sanctions on Iran;
(ii) the reimposition and renewed 
enforcement of secondary sanctions; and
(iii) the impact such sanctions have had on 
Iran's destabilizing activities throughout the 
Middle East.
(3) Limitations.--None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be--
(A) used to implement an agreement with the 
Government of Iran relating to the nuclear program of 
Iran, or a renewal of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of 
Action adopted on October 18, 2015, in contravention of 
the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 (42 
U.S.C. 2160e);
(B) made available to any foreign entity or person 
that is subject to United Nations or United States 
bilateral sanctions with respect to the Government of 
Iran; or
(C) used to revoke the designation of the Islamic 
Revolutionary Guard Corps as a Foreign Terrorist 
Organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).
(c) Israel.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ``Foreign Military Financing Program'', not less than 
$3,300,000,000 shall be available for grants only for Israel: 
Provided, That funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
``Foreign Military Financing Program'' and made available for 
assistance for Israel shall be disbursed within 30 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act: Provided further, That to the extent that the 
Government of Israel requests that funds be used for such purposes, 
grants made available for Israel under this heading shall, as agreed by 
the United States and Israel, be available for advanced weapons 
systems, of which not less than $250,300,000 shall be available for the 
procurement in Israel of defense articles and defense services, 
including research and development.
(d) Jordan.--
(1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under titles III 
and IV, not less than $1,650,000,000 shall be made available 
for assistance for Jordan, of which not less than $845,100,000 
shall be made available for budget support for the Government 
of Jordan and not less than $425,000,000 shall be made 
available under the heading ``Foreign Military Financing 
Program''.
(2) In addition to amounts made available pursuant to 
paragraph (1), not less than $400,000,000 of the funds 
appropriated under the heading ``National Security Investment 
Programs'' shall be made available for assistance for Jordan, 
which shall be made available for budget support, and not less 
than $50,000,000 of the funds appropriated under the heading 
``Foreign Military Financing Program'' shall be made available 
for assistance for Jordan.
(e) Lebanon.--
(1) Limitation.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available for the Lebanese Internal Security Forces 
(ISF) or the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) if the ISF or the LAF 
is controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, as 
designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).
(2) Security assistance.--
(A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ``International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement'' and ``Foreign Military Financing 
Program'' that are made available for assistance for 
Lebanon may be made available for programs and 
equipment for the ISF and the LAF to address security 
and stability requirements in areas affected by 
conflict in Syria, following consultation with the 
appropriate congressional committees.
(B) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' that are 
made available for assistance for Lebanon may only be 
made available for programs to--
(i) professionalize the LAF to mitigate 
internal and external threats from non-state 
actors, including Hizballah;
(ii) strengthen the security of borders and 
combat terrorism, including training and 
equipping the LAF to secure the borders of 
Lebanon and address security and stability 
requirements in areas affected by conflict in 
Syria, interdicting arms shipments, and 
preventing the use of Lebanon as a safe haven 
for terrorist groups; and
(iii) implement United Nations Security 
Council Resolution 1701:
Provided, That prior to obligating funds made 
available by this subparagraph for assistance for the 
LAF, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations a spend plan, including 
actions to be taken to ensure equipment provided to the 
LAF is used only for the intended purposes, except such 
plan may not be considered as meeting the notification 
requirements under section 7015 of this Act or under 
section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: 
Provided further, That any notification submitted 
pursuant to such section shall include any funds 
specifically intended for lethal military equipment.
(3) Assistance.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ``National Security Investment Programs'' that are made 
available for assistance for Lebanon may be made available 
notwithstanding section 1224 of the Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-228; 22 
U.S.C. 2346 note).
(f) Syria.--
(1) Non-lethal assistance.--Funds appropriated by this Act 
under titles III and IV may be made available, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, for non-lethal stabilization 
assistance for Syria, including for emergency medical and 
rescue response and chemical weapons investigations.
(2) Limitations.--Funds appropriated by this Act and made 
available for assistance for Syria may not be made available 
for--
(A) a project or activity that supports or 
otherwise legitimizes the Government of Iran, foreign 
terrorist organizations (as designated pursuant to 
section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1189)), or a proxy of Iran in Syria; and
(B) activities that further the strategic 
objectives of the Government of the Russian Federation 
that the Secretary of State determines may threaten or 
undermine United States national security interests.
(3) Consultation.--Funds appropriated by this Act and prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs that are made available for 
any new program, project, or activity in Syria shall be subject 
to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees.
(g) Tunisia.--Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this 
Act shall be made available for assistance for Tunisia for the purposes 
described under this section in the explanatory statement described in 
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act), following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.
(h) West Bank and Gaza.--
(1) Report on assistance.--Prior to the initial obligation 
of funds made available by this Act under the heading 
``National Security Investment Programs'' for assistance for 
the West Bank and Gaza, the Secretary of State shall report to 
the Committees on Appropriations that the purpose of such 
assistance is to--
(A) advance Middle East peace;
(B) improve security in the region;
(C) continue support for transparent and 
accountable government institutions;
(D) promote a private sector economy; or
(E) address urgent humanitarian needs.
(2) Limitations.--
(A)(i) None of the funds appropriated under the 
heading ``National Security Investment Programs'' in 
this Act may be made available for assistance for the 
Palestinian Authority, if after the date of enactment 
of this Act--
(I) the Palestinians obtain the same 
standing as member states or full membership as 
a state in the United Nations or any 
specialized agency thereof outside an agreement 
negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians; 
or
(II) the Palestinians initiate an 
International Criminal Court (ICC) judicially 
authorized investigation, or actively support 
such an investigation, that subjects Israeli 
nationals to an investigation for alleged 
crimes against Palestinians.
(ii) The Secretary of State may waive the 
restriction in clause (i) of this subparagraph 
resulting from the application of subclause (I) of such 
clause if the Secretary certifies to the Committees on 
Appropriations that to do so is in the national 
security interest of the United States, and submits a 
report to such Committees detailing how the waiver and 
the continuation of assistance would assist in 
furthering Middle East peace.
(B)(i) The President may waive the provisions of 
section 1003 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100-204) if 
the President determines and certifies in writing to 
the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the 
President pro tempore of the Senate, and the 
appropriate congressional committees that the 
Palestinians have not, after the date of enactment of 
this Act--
(I) obtained in the United Nations or any 
specialized agency thereof the same standing as 
member states or full membership as a state 
outside an agreement negotiated between Israel 
and the Palestinians; and
(II) initiated or actively supported an ICC 
investigation against Israeli nationals for 
alleged crimes against Palestinians.
(ii) Not less than 90 days after the President is 
unable to make the certification pursuant to clause (i) 
of this subparagraph, the President may waive section 
1003 of Public Law 100-204 if the President determines 
and certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, the President pro tempore of the 
Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations that the 
Palestinians have entered into direct and meaningful 
negotiations with Israel: Provided, That any waiver of 
the provisions of section 1003 of Public Law 100-204 
under clause (i) of this subparagraph or under previous 
provisions of law must expire before the waiver under 
this clause may be exercised.
(iii) Any waiver pursuant to this subparagraph 
shall be effective for no more than a period of 6 
months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months 
after the enactment of this Act.
(3) Gaza oversight.--
(A) Certification.--The Secretary of State shall 
certify and report to the appropriate congressional 
committees not later than 15 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, that--
(i) oversight policies, processes, and 
procedures have been established by the 
Department of State and are in use to prevent 
the diversion to Hamas and other terrorist and 
extremist entities in Gaza and the misuse or 
destruction by such entities of assistance, 
including through international organizations; 
and
(ii) such policies, processes, and 
procedures have been developed in coordination 
with other bilateral and multilateral donors 
and the Government of Israel, as appropriate.
(B) Oversight policy and procedures.--The Secretary 
of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees, concurrent with the submission of the 
certification required in subparagraph (A), a written 
description of the oversight policies, processes, and 
procedures for funds appropriated by this Act that are 
made available for assistance for Gaza, including 
specific actions to be taken should such assistance be 
diverted, misused, or destroyed, and the role of the 
Government of Israel in the oversight of such 
assistance.
(C) Requirement to inform.--The Secretary of State 
shall promptly inform the appropriate congressional 
committees of each instance in which funds appropriated 
by this Act that are made available for assistance for 
Gaza have been diverted, misused, or destroyed, to 
include the type of assistance, a description of the 
incident and parties involved, and an explanation of 
the response of the Department of State.
(D) Third party monitoring.--Funds appropriated by 
this Act shall be made available for third party 
monitoring of assistance for Gaza, including end use 
monitoring, following consultation with the appropriate 
congressional committees.
(E) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the 
initial obligation of funds appropriated by this Act 
that are made available for assistance for Gaza, and 
every 90 days thereafter until all such funds are 
expended, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report detailing 
the amount and purpose of such assistance provided 
during each respective quarter, including a description 
of the specific entity implementing such assistance.
(F) Assessment.--Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act and every 90 days 
thereafter until September 30, 2027, the Secretary of 
State, in consultation with the Director of National 
Intelligence and other heads of elements of the 
intelligence community that the Secretary considers 
relevant, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report assessing whether funds 
appropriated by this Act and made available for 
assistance for the West Bank and Gaza have been 
diverted to or destroyed by Hamas or other terrorist 
and extremist entities in the West Bank and Gaza: 
Provided, That such report shall include details on the 
amount and how such funds were made available and used 
by such entities: Provided further, That such report 
may be submitted in classified form, if necessary.
(G) Consultation.--Not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act but prior to the initial 
obligation of funds made available by this Act for 
humanitarian assistance for Gaza, the Secretary of 
State shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations on the amount and anticipated uses of 
such funds.
(4) Application of taylor force act.--Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ``National Security Investment 
Programs'' that are made available for assistance for the West 
Bank and Gaza shall be made available consistent with section 
1004(a) of the Taylor Force Act (title X of division S of 
Public Law 115-141).
(5) Security report.--The reporting requirements in section 
1404 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 
110-252) shall apply to funds made available by this Act, 
including a description of modifications, if any, to the 
security strategy of the Palestinian Authority.
(6) Incitement report.--Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees 
detailing steps taken by the Palestinian Authority to counter 
incitement of violence against Israelis and to promote peace 
and coexistence with Israel.

africa

Sec. 7042. (a) Central African Republic.--Funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ``National Security Investment Programs'' 
may be made available for a contribution to the Special Criminal Court 
in Central African Republic.
(b) Countries of the African Great Lakes Region.--
(1) Peace agreement and regional economic integration.--
Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be 
made available to support the June 27, 2025 Peace Agreement 
Between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic 
of Rwanda and implementation of the Regional Economic 
Integration Framework, including for cross-border security and 
education programs, east-west economic linkages, and health 
security in Virunga National Park and adjoining national parks 
in Rwanda: Provided, That such funds shall prioritize sectors 
deemed critical by the Secretary of State to the national 
security and economic interests of the United States, including 
the mining sector and other natural resources: Provided 
further, That such funds shall also be made available to 
facilitate regional economic integration and investment, 
including with Burundi and Uganda: Provided further, That such 
funds may only be made available following consultation with, 
and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on 
Appropriations, and in accordance with the requirements 
contained under this section in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 
this consolidated Act): Provided further, That not less than 
$60,000,000 shall be made available for such purposes, which 
are in addition to amounts made available for assistance for 
the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of 
Rwanda, including for bilateral assistance for such countries.
(2) Democratic republic of the congo.--Funds appropriated 
under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available for 
bilateral assistance for the Democratic Republic of the Congo 
(DRC) for agriculture, global health, law enforcement programs, 
humanitarian assistance, and programs to address violence 
against women and girls, including in Eastern DRC.
(3) Republic of rwanda.--Funds appropriated under titles 
III and IV of this Act shall be made available for bilateral 
assistance for the Republic of Rwanda, including for maternal 
and child health programs, programs to combat malaria, and 
continued support for the Government of Rwanda's education 
reform efforts.
(4) Assistance restriction.--Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ``International Military Education and 
Training'' for the central government of a country in the 
African Great Lakes region may be made available only for 
Expanded International Military Education and Training and 
professional military education until the Secretary of State 
determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
such government is not facilitating or otherwise participating 
in destabilizing activities in a neighboring country, including 
aiding and abetting armed groups.
(c) Counter Illicit Armed Groups.--Funds appropriated by this Act 
shall be made available for programs and activities in areas affected 
by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) or other illicit armed groups in 
Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African 
Republic, including to improve physical access, telecommunications 
infrastructure, and early-warning mechanisms and to support the 
disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration of former LRA 
combatants, especially child soldiers.
(d) Ethiopia.--Funds appropriated by this Act that are made 
available for assistance for Ethiopia should be used to support--
(1) political dialogue;
(2) civil society and the protection of human rights;
(3) investigations and prosecutions of gross violations of 
human rights;
(4) efforts to provide unimpeded access to, and monitoring 
of, humanitarian assistance; and
(5) the restoration of basic services in areas impacted by 
conflict.
(e) Nigeria.--
(1) Certification.--Of the funds appropriated under titles 
III and IV of this Act that are made available for assistance 
for the central Government of Nigeria, 50 percent may not be 
obligated until the Secretary of State certifies to the 
Committees on Appropriations that such Government is--
(A) taking effective steps to prevent and respond 
to violence and hold perpetrators accountable;
(B) prioritizing resources to support victims of 
such violence, including internally displaced persons;
(C) actively facilitating the safe return, 
resettlement, and reconstruction of communities 
impacted by the violence; and
(D) allocating sufficient resources to address the 
conditions in subparagraphs (A) through (C).
(2) Program prioritization.--Funds appropriated under 
titles III and IV of this Act that are made available for 
assistance for Nigeria shall be made available on a cost-
matching basis to the maximum extent practicable and used to 
support--
(A) atrocities prevention, including through early 
warning systems;
(B) advancing religious freedom;
(C) investigations and prosecutions of violence 
committed by Fulani militia groups, jihadist terror 
groups, and criminal gangs;
(D) the effectiveness and accountability of police 
and security forces for the protection of civilians 
from militia or terrorist attack;
(E) the delivery of humanitarian assistance;
(F) the restoration of basic services in areas 
impacted by conflict including through faith-based and 
local organizations; and
(G) the development of demobilization, disarmament, 
and reintegration efforts to address the challenge of 
illegal weapons trafficking and related security risks, 
pursuant to section 7035(b)(2) of this Act.
(3) Accountability.--The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct an independent audit of all United States 
foreign assistance provided to Nigeria during the 5 fiscal 
years preceding enactment of this Act: Provided, That such 
audit shall assess the criteria enumerated under this section 
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
(f) South Sudan.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
title IV may be made available for assistance for the central 
Government of South Sudan, except to support implementation of a viable 
peace agreement in South Sudan.
(g) Sudan.--
(1) Limitation.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under title IV may be made available for assistance for the 
central Government of Sudan, except to support implementation 
of a viable peace agreement in Sudan.
(2) Consultation.--Funds appropriated by this Act and prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs that are made available for 
any new program, project, or activity in Sudan shall be subject 
to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees.
(h) Zimbabwe.--
(1) Instruction.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
instruct the United States executive director of each 
international financial institution to vote against any 
extension by the respective institution of any loan or grant to 
the Government of Zimbabwe, except to meet basic human needs or 
to promote democracy, unless the Secretary of State certifies 
and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the rule 
of law has been restored, including respect for ownership and 
title to property, and freedoms of expression, association, and 
assembly.
(2) Limitation.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
shall be made available for assistance for the central 
Government of Zimbabwe, except for health and education, unless 
the Secretary of State certifies and reports as required in 
paragraph (1).

east asia and the pacific

Sec. 7043. (a) Burma.--
(1) Uses of funds.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ``National Security Investment Programs'', 
not less than $121,000,000 shall be made available for 
assistance for Burma for the purposes described in section 5575 
of the Burma Act of 2022 (subtitle E of title LV of division E 
of Public Law 117-263) and section 7043(a) of the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2023 (division K of Public Law 117-328): Provided, That 
the authorities, limitations, and conditions contained in 
section 7043(a) of division K of Public Law 117-328 shall apply 
to funds made available for assistance for Burma under this 
Act, except for the minimum funding requirements and paragraph 
(1)(B): Provided further, That for the purposes of section 
5575 of the Burma Act of 2022 and assistance for Burma made 
available by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs, ``non-lethal assistance'' shall include equipment and 
associated training as described under this section in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
(2) Assistance.--Of the funds appropriated by subsection 
(a), not less than the following amounts shall be made 
available for assistance for Burma--
(A) $75,000,000 for assistance programs, including 
in Thailand and India, and cross border programs;
(B) $10,000,000 for governance and federalism 
programs, including at the local and state levels;
(C) $7,000,000 for atrocities prevention and 
accountability programs, including for documentation 
and preservation of evidence;
(D) $1,000,000 for accountability and justice 
programs for crimes against the Rohingya;
(E) $25,000,000 for non-lethal assistance, 
consistent with the requirements of paragraph (1);
(F) $1,500,000 for support for current and former 
political prisoners; and
(G) $1,500,000 for deserter programs, consistent 
with the requirements of paragraph (3).
(3) Deserter programs.--Pursuant to section 7043(a)(1)(A) 
of division K of Public Law 117-328, as continued in effect by 
this subsection, funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs that are made available for 
assistance for Burma shall be made available for programs and 
activities to support deserters from the military junta and its 
allied entities, following consultation with the appropriate 
congressional committees.
(b) Indo-Pacific Strategy.--
(1) Assistance.--Of the funds appropriated under titles III 
and IV of this Act, not less than $1,800,000,000 shall be made 
available to support implementation of the Indo-Pacific 
Strategy.
(2) Countering prc influence fund.--Of the funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act under the 
headings ``National Security Investment Programs'', 
``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', 
``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 
Programs'', and ``Foreign Military Financing Program'', not 
less than $400,000,000 shall be made available for a Countering 
PRC Influence Fund to counter the influence of the Government 
of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist 
Party and entities acting on their behalf globally, which shall 
be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on 
Appropriations: Provided, That such funds are in addition to 
amounts otherwise made available for such purposes: Provided 
further, That up to 10 percent of such funds shall be held in 
reserve to respond to unanticipated opportunities to counter 
PRC influence: Provided further, That funds made available 
pursuant to this paragraph under the heading ``Foreign Military 
Financing Program'' may remain available until September 30, 
2027: Provided further, That funds appropriated by this Act 
for such Fund under the headings ``International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement'', ``Nonproliferation, Anti-
terrorism, Demining and Related Programs'', and ``Foreign 
Military Financing Program'' may be transferred to, and merged 
with, funds appropriated under such headings: Provided 
further, That such transfer authority is in addition to any 
other transfer authority provided by this Act or any other Act, 
and is subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations.
(3) Restriction on uses of funds.--None of the funds 
appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs may be made available for any project or activity that 
directly supports or promotes--
(A) the Belt and Road Initiative or any dual-use 
infrastructure projects of the People's Republic of 
China; or
(B) the use of technology, including biotechnology, 
digital, telecommunications, and cyber, developed by 
the People's Republic of China unless the Secretary of 
State, in consultation with the heads of other Federal 
agencies, as appropriate, determines that such use does 
not adversely impact the national security of the 
United States.
(4) Maps.--None of the funds made available by this Act 
should be used to create, procure, or display any map that 
inaccurately depicts the territory and social and economic 
system of Taiwan and the islands or island groups administered 
by Taiwan authorities.
(5) Treasury appropriations fund symbol 97-11 x 8242 
reprogramming.--Of the grant balances in the Foreign Military 
Sales Trust Fund, identified by Treasury Appropriations Fund 
Symbol 97-11 X 8242, which are not currently applied to an 
active FMS case and which were appropriated prior to fiscal 
year 2016, $50,000,000 shall be deobligated, as appropriate, 
and shall be available for assistance for countries in the 
Indo-Pacific region and for the purposes of the Countering PRC 
Influence Fund, in addition to any funds otherwise made 
available for such purposes, under the same authorities and 
conditions as amounts made available under this subsection.
(c) Laos.--Funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV 
shall be made available for assistance for Laos, including for 
assistance for persons with disabilities caused by unexploded ordnance 
accidents, and funds may be made available for programs to assist 
persons with severe physical mobility, cognitive, or developmental 
disabilities in areas sprayed with Agent Orange: Provided, That funds 
made available pursuant to this subsection may be used, in consultation 
with the Government of Laos, for assessments of the existence of dioxin 
contamination resulting from the use of Agent Orange in Laos and the 
feasibility and cost of remediation.
(d) Mission Australia.--Funds appropriated by this Act and prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs under the heading ``Administration of 
Foreign Affairs'' shall be made available to increase the number of 
Department of State personnel and improve the requisite facilities 
necessary to advance the national security policy objectives of the 
United States in Australia, including through AUKUS implementation: 
Provided, That such expanded presence shall be reflected in the 
operating plan submitted pursuant to section 7062 of this Act, 
following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees.
(e) North Korea.--
(1) Cybersecurity.--None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made 
available for assistance for the central government of a 
country the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 
appropriate congressional committees engages in significant 
transactions contributing materially to the malicious cyber-
intrusion capabilities of the Government of North Korea: 
Provided, That the Secretary of State shall submit the report 
required by section 209 of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy 
Enhancement Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-122; 22 U.S.C. 9229) to 
the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of State may waive the application of the restriction 
in this paragraph with respect to assistance for the central 
government of a country if the Secretary determines and reports 
to the appropriate congressional committees that to do so is 
important to the national security interest of the United 
States, including a description of such interest served.
(2) Broadcasts.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ``International Broadcasting Operations'' shall be made 
available to maintain broadcasting hours into North Korea at 
levels not less than the prior fiscal year.
(3) Human rights.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
headings ``National Security Investment Programs'' and 
``Democracy Fund'' shall be made available for the promotion of 
human rights in North Korea: Provided, That the authority of 
section 7032(b)(1) of this Act shall apply to such funds.
(4) Limitation on use of funds.--None of the funds made 
available by this Act under the heading ``National Security 
Investment Programs'' may be made available for assistance for 
the Government of North Korea.
(f) Pacific Islands Countries.--
(1) Operations.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
heading ``Administration of Foreign Affairs'' shall be made 
available to increase the United States diplomatic and 
development presence in Pacific Islands countries (PICs), 
including the number and location of facilities and personnel, 
and to enhance the communications capacity of such personnel: 
Provided, That such expanded presence shall be reflected in the 
operating plan submitted pursuant to section 7062 of this Act, 
following consultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees.
(2) Assistance.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ``National Security Investment Programs'', 
``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', 
``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 
Programs'', and ``Foreign Military Financing Program'', not 
less than $175,000,000 shall be made available for assistance 
for PICs: Provided, That funds appropriated by this Act that 
are made available for the Countering PRC Influence Fund shall 
be made available for assistance for PICs, in addition to funds 
made available under this paragraph: Provided further, That 
funds made available by this paragraph for assistance for PICs 
shall be made available for programs and activities to 
strengthen and expand cooperation between the United States and 
higher education institutions in PICs, to be awarded on a 
competitive basis: Provided further, That of the funds made 
available by this paragraph for assistance for PICs: not less 
than $5,000,000 shall be made available for trilateral 
programs; not less than $7,500,000 shall be made available for 
unexploded ordnance clearance, including in Papua New Guinea, 
Solomon Islands, and Kiribati; and not less than $20,000,000 
shall be made available for a regional financing facility 
established by the Pacific Islands Forum to build preparedness 
against natural disasters.
(g) People's Republic of China.--
(1) Prohibition.--
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
made available for assistance for the Government of the 
People's Republic of China or the Chinese Communist 
Party.
(2) Hong kong.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
the heading ``Democracy Fund'', not less than $5,000,000 shall 
be made available for democracy and Internet freedom programs 
for Hong Kong, including legal and other support for democracy 
activists.
(h) Philippines.--
(1) Assistance.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under titles III and IV, not less than $180,300,000 shall be 
made available for assistance for the Philippines, of which not 
less than $80,300,000 shall be made available under the heading 
``National Security Investment Programs'' and not less than 
$100,000,000 shall be made available under the heading 
``Foreign Military Financing Program''.
(2) Limitation.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ``International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement'' may be made available for counternarcotics 
assistance for the Philippines, except for drug demand 
reduction, maritime law enforcement, or transnational 
interdiction.
(i) Public Law 106-554.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under the headings ``Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs'' and 
``National Security Investment Programs'', not less than $11,500,000 
shall be made available to carry out the purposes of the Vietnam 
Education Foundation Act of 2000 (title II of division B of H.R. 5666, 
as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106-554 and contained in 
appendix D of such Act; 114 Stat. 2763A-257; 22 U.S.C. 2452 note).
(j) Taiwan.--
(1) Global cooperation and training framework.--Of the 
funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ``National 
Security Investment Programs'', not less than $4,000,000 shall 
be made available for the Global Cooperation and Training 
Framework, which shall be administered by the American 
Institute in Taiwan.
(2) Foreign military financing program.--Of the funds 
appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Foreign Military 
Financing Program'', not less than $300,000,000 shall be made 
available for assistance for Taiwan: Provided, That the 
Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Defense, shall prioritize the delivery of defense articles and 
services for Taiwan.
(3) Foreign military financing program loan and loan 
guarantee authority.--Funds appropriated by this Act and prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs under the heading ``Foreign 
Military Financing Program'', except for amounts designated as 
an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on 
the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985, may be made available for the costs, as defined in 
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct 
loans and loan guarantees for Taiwan, as authorized by section 
5502(g) of the Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act (subtitle A of 
title LV of division E of Public Law 117-263).
(4) Fellowship program.--Funds appropriated by this Act 
under the heading ``Payment to the American Institute in 
Taiwan'' shall be made available for the Taiwan Fellowship 
Program.
(5) Consultation.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall consult 
with the Committees on Appropriations on the uses of funds made 
available pursuant to this subsection: Provided, That such 
funds shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations.
(k) Tibet.--
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the 
funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ``National 
Security Investment Programs'', not less than $10,000,000 shall 
be made available to nongovernmental organizations with 
experience working with Tibetan communities to support 
activities which preserve cultural traditions and promote 
sustainable development, education, and environmental 
conservation in Tibetan communities in the Tibet Autonomous 
Region and in other Tibetan communities in China.
(2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
``National Security Investment Programs'', not less than 
$8,000,000 shall be made available for programs to promote and 
preserve Tibetan culture and language in the refugee and 
diaspora Tibetan communities, development, and the resilience 
of Tibetan communities and the Central Tibetan Administration 
in India and Nepal, and to assist in the education and 
development of the next generation of Tibetan leaders from such 
communities: Provided, That such funds are in addition to 
amounts made available in paragraph (1) for programs inside 
Tibet.
(3) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
``National Security Investment Programs'', not less than 
$5,000,000 shall be made available for programs to strengthen 
the capacity of the Central Tibetan Administration, of which up 
to $1,500,000 may be made available to address economic growth 
and capacity building activities, including for displaced 
Tibetan refugee families in India and Nepal to help meet basic 
needs, following consultation with the Committees on 
Appropriations.
(4) Funds made available for assistance for Tibet by this 
subsection shall be made available as described under this 
section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in 
the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
(5) Section 7031(c) of this Act shall be applied to 
officials of the Government of the People's Republic of China 
and other governments in the South Asia region about whom the 
Secretary of State has credible information have been involved 
in a gross violation of human rights against the people of 
Tibet in the Tibet Autonomous Region or other Tibetan 
communities in the People's Republic of China and the region.
(l) Vietnam.--Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this 
Act shall be made available for assistance for Vietnam, of which not 
less than--
(1) $30,000,000 shall be made available for health and 
disability programs to assist persons with severe physical 
mobility, cognitive, or developmental disabilities: Provided, 
That such funds shall be prioritized to assist persons whose 
disabilities may be related to the use of Agent Orange and 
exposure to dioxin, or are the result of unexploded ordnance 
accidents;
(2) $20,000,000 shall be made available, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, for activities related to the 
remediation of dioxin contaminated sites in Vietnam and may be 
made available for assistance for the Government of Vietnam, 
including the military, for such purposes;
(3) $3,000,000 shall be made available for the 
Reconciliation/Vietnamese Wartime Accounting Initiative; and
(4) $3,500,000 shall be made available for higher education 
programs.

south and central asia

Sec. 7044. (a) Afghanistan.--None of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act and prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs may be made available for assistance to the Taliban.
(b) Pakistan.--Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of 
this Act that are made available for assistance for Pakistan, 
$33,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary of 
State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that Dr. Shakil 
Afridi has been released from prison and cleared of all charges 
relating to the assistance provided to the United States in locating 
Osama bin Laden.

latin america and the caribbean

Sec. 7045. (a) Assistance for Latin America and the Caribbean.--
Funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV and made 
available for countries in Latin America and the Caribbean shall be 
prioritized for programs as described under this section in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
division A of this consolidated Act).
(b) Central America.--
(1) Assistance.--Funds appropriated under titles III and IV 
of this Act shall be made available for assistance for 
countries in Central America, including Panama and Costa Rica, 
consistent with subsection (a), which shall include programs 
to--
(A) combat corruption and impunity in such 
countries, including, as appropriate, with offices of 
Attorneys General;
(B) reduce violence against women and girls; and
(C) support locally-led development in El Salvador, 
Guatemala, and Honduras.
(2) Limitation on assistance to certain central 
governments.--
(A) Of the funds made available pursuant to 
paragraph (1) under the heading ``National Security 
Investment Programs'' and under title IV of this Act, 
50 percent of such funds that are made available for 
assistance for each of the central governments of El 
Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras may only be obligated 
after the Secretary of State certifies and reports to 
the Committees on Appropriations that such government 
is--
(i) combating corruption and impunity, 
including investigating and prosecuting 
government officials, military personnel, and 
police officers credibly alleged to be corrupt, 
and improving strategies to combat money 
laundering and other global financial crimes;
(ii) implementing reforms, policies, and 
programs to strengthen the rule of law, 
including increasing the transparency of public 
institutions, strengthening the independence of 
judicial and electoral institutions, and 
improving the transparency of political 
campaign and political party financing;
(iii) protecting the rights of human rights 
defenders, trade unionists, journalists, civil 
society groups, opposition political parties, 
and the independence of the media;
(iv) taking demonstrable actions to secure 
national borders and stem mass migration toward 
Mexico and the United States, including 
positive governance related to combating crime 
and violence, building economic opportunity, 
improving government services, and protecting 
human rights;
(v) providing effective and accountable law 
enforcement and security for its citizens, 
curtailing the role of the military in public 
security, and upholding due process of law;
(vi) implementing programs to reduce 
violence against women and girls;
(vii) implementing policies to reduce 
poverty and promote economic growth and 
opportunity, including the implementation of 
reforms to strengthen educational systems, 
vocational training programs, and programs for 
at-risk youth;
(viii) cooperating with the United States 
to counter drug trafficking, human trafficking 
and smuggling, and other transnational crime;
(ix) cooperating with the United States and 
other governments in the region to facilitate 
the return, repatriation, and reintegration of 
migrants; and
(x) implementing policies that improve the 
environment for businesses, including foreign 
businesses, to operate and invest, including 
executing tax reform in a transparent manner, 
ensuring effective legal mechanisms for 
reimbursements of tax refunds owed to United 
States businesses, and resolving disputes 
involving the confiscation of real property of 
United States entities.
(B) Exceptions.--The limitation of subparagraph (A) 
shall not apply to funds appropriated by this Act that 
are made available for--
(i) judicial entities to combat corruption 
and impunity;
(ii) programs to promote and protect human 
rights and to investigate human rights abuses;
(iii) support for women's economic 
empowerment;
(iv) prevention of violence against women 
and girls;
(v) humanitarian assistance; and
(vi) food security programs.
(C) Foreign military financing program.--None of 
the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
``Foreign Military Financing Program'' may be made 
available for assistance for El Salvador, Guatemala, or 
Honduras, except for programs that support humanitarian 
assistance and disaster response.
(c) Colombia.--
(1) Pre-obligation reports.--Prior to the initial 
obligation of funds appropriated by this Act and made available 
for assistance for Colombia, the Secretary of State shall 
submit the reports required under this section in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
(2) Withholding of funds.--
(A) Counternarcotics.--Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ``International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement'' that are made available 
for assistance for Colombia, 25 percent may be 
obligated only if the Secretary of State certifies and 
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that in the 
previous 12 months the Government of Colombia has--
(i) reduced overall coca cultivation, 
production, and drug trafficking;
(ii) continued cooperating with the United 
States on joint counternarcotics operations; 
and
(iii) maintained extradition cooperation 
with the United States.
(B) Human rights.--Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under the heading ``Foreign Military Financing 
Program'' and made available for assistance for 
Colombia, 20 percent may be obligated only if the 
Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that the requirements 
under this section in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
division A of this consolidated Act) have been met.
(3) Exceptions.--The limitations of paragraph (2) shall not 
apply to funds made available for aviation instruction and 
maintenance, and maritime and riverine security programs.
(4) Authority.--Aircraft supported by funds appropriated by 
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs 
and made available for assistance for Colombia may be used to 
transport personnel and supplies involved in drug eradication 
and interdiction, including security for such activities, and 
to provide transport in support of alternative development 
programs and investigations by civilian judicial authorities.
(5) Limitation.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs that are made 
available for assistance for Colombia may be made available for 
payment of reparations to conflict victims, compensation to 
demobilized combatants, or cash subsidies for agrarian reforms 
associated with the implementation of the 2016 agreement 
between the Government of Colombia and illegal armed groups.
(d) Cuba.--
(1) Democracy programs.--Of the funds appropriated by this 
Act under the heading ``National Security Investment 
Programs'', not less than $25,000,000 shall be made available 
to promote democracy and strengthen civil society in Cuba, 
including to support political prisoners: Provided, That no 
funds shall be obligated for business promotion, economic 
reform, entrepreneurship, or any other assistance that is not 
democracy building as expressly authorized in the Cuban Liberty 
and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 and the Cuban 
Democracy Act of 1992.
(2) Prohibitions.--None of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act or prior Acts making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs may be used to eliminate or diminish the 
Cuba Restricted List as maintained by the Department of State, 
or to otherwise allow, facilitate or encourage financial 
transactions with entities on the Cuba Restricted List, as well 
as other entities or individuals within the Cuban military or 
Cuban intelligence services, high level members of the 
Communist Party, those licensed by the Cuban government, or the 
immediate family members of these entities or individuals.
(3) Prohibition on support for cuban military and security 
institutions.--None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for 
the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs may be made available to any individual or entity 
that--
(A) engages in financial transactions with, 
transfers funds to, or otherwise provides material 
support to the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed 
Forces of Cuba, the Ministry of the Interior of Cuba, 
or any subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof;
(B) engages in activities that directly or 
indirectly support, facilitate, or benefit the 
operations, revenue generation, or international 
commercial activities of such Ministries;
(C) is owned or controlled by, or acts on behalf 
of, any entity described in subparagraphs (A) or (B); 
or
(D) knowingly provides support or services for the 
purpose of circumventing sanctions or restrictions on 
the Cuban military or security forces, or to benefit 
senior members thereof.
(4) Exceptions.--The restrictions of paragraph (3) shall 
not apply to--
(A) the sale of agricultural commodities, medicine, 
or medical devices to Cuba consistent with the Trade 
Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 
U.S.C. 7201 et seq.);
(B) payments in furtherance of the lease, 
maintenance, or improvements of the United States 
military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba;
(C) assistance in support of democracy-building and 
civil society programs for Cuba consistent with section 
109 of the LIBERTAD Act;
(D) payments necessary for the operations, 
maintenance, or outreach of the United States 
diplomatic mission or embassy in Havana, Cuba; and
(E) sending, processing, or receiving authorized 
remittances.
(e) Cuban Doctors.--
(1) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
report to the appropriate congressional committees listing the 
countries and international organizations for which the 
Secretary has credible information are directly paying the 
Government of Cuba for coerced and trafficked labor of Cuban 
medical professionals: Provided, That such report shall be 
submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
annex: Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall 
inform each government or international organization of its 
inclusion in such report not later than 30 days after the date 
of the submission of such report to such committees.
(2) Designation.--The Secretary of State shall apply the 
requirements of section 7031(c) of this Act to officials from 
countries and organizations identified in the report required 
pursuant to the previous paragraph.
(3) Limitation.--
(A) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under titles III and IV may be made available for 
assistance for the central government of a country or 
international organization that is listed for 2 
consecutive years in the report required by paragraph 
(1).
(B) The Secretary may resume assistance to the 
government of a country or international organization 
listed in the report for 2 consecutive years required 
by paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines and 
reports to the appropriate congressional committees 
that such government or international organization no 
longer pays the Government of Cuba for coerced and 
trafficked labor of Cuban medical professionals.
(f) Facilitating Irresponsible Migration.--None of the funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to 
encourage, mobilize, publicize, or manage mass-migration caravans 
toward the United States southwest border: Provided, That not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall report to the appropriate congressional committees with 
analysis on the organization and funding of mass-migration caravans in 
the Western Hemisphere: Provided further, That the prohibition 
contained in this subsection shall not be construed to preclude the 
provision of humanitarian assistance.
(g) Haiti.--
(1) Assistance.--Funds appropriated under titles III and IV 
of this Act shall be made available for assistance for Haiti 
for programs to--
(A) improve security and counter gang violence, 
including through the Gang Suppression Force in Haiti, 
and support for the Haitian National Police and 
administration of justice;
(B) coordinate programs and facilitate information 
sharing between and among Federal agencies and other 
international entities, particularly in the security 
and electoral sectors;
(C) address humanitarian needs, including nutrition 
and programs addressing violence against women and 
children;
(D) continue basic education, public health, and 
economic development programs; and
(E) establish humanitarian corridors for the 
provision of assistance to the people of Haiti, as the 
initial step in implementing an integrated security and 
humanitarian response that respects Haitian self-
determination and sovereignty.
(2) Haitian armed forces.--Of the funds appropriated by 
this Act under the headings ``Peacekeeping Operations'' and 
``Foreign Military Financing Program'', up to $5,000,000 may be 
made available for non-lethal assistance and operational 
support for the Haitian Armed Forces, following consultation 
with the appropriate congressional committees.
(3) Haitian coast guard.--The Government of Haiti shall be 
eligible to purchase defense articles and services under the 
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) for the Coast 
Guard.
(h) Mexico.--
(1) Water deliveries.--None of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act may be made available for 
assistance for the Government of Mexico until the Secretary of 
State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
that such Government is delivering water owed to the United 
States by Mexico, as prescribed by Article 4, Section B of the 
Treaty Between the United States of America and Mexico Relating 
to the Utilization of Waters of the Co

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