[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 14, 2026)]
[House]
[Pages H734-H798]
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FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITY,
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026
General Leave
Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may
have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to
include extraneous material on H.R. 7006, and that I may include
tabular material on the same.
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. DesJarlais). Is there objection to the
request of the gentleman from Oklahoma?
There was no objection.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 992 and rule
XVIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House
on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill, H.R. 7006.
The Chair appoints the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Bost) to preside
over the Committee of the Whole.
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In the Committee of the Whole
Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill
(H.R. 7006) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, with Mr. Bost
in the chair.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The CHAIR. Pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered read the
first time.
General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed 1
hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority
member of the Committee on Appropriations, or their respective
designees.
The gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Cole) and the gentlewoman from
Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) each will control 30 minutes.
The Chair now recognizes the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Cole).
Mr. COLE. Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Chair, I rise in support of H.R. 7006, the Financial Services-
General Government bill, which institutes fiscal year 2026 funding for
the Financial Services and General Government and National Security,
Department of State, and Related Programs appropriations measures.
This Congress has a fundamental responsibility to fund the
government, and this two-bill package is our next step toward
completing the full 12 bills.
When done the right way, funding the government is not a single vote.
It is a process that requires steady, deliberative progress. I am proud
to say we are doing just that.
Today marks the second time this month that we are bringing
bipartisan, bicameral bills to the floor. We promised the American
people a responsible Member-driven process, and that is precisely what
we are delivering.
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This two-bill package reflects Member input, the America-first
agenda, and the collaboration across political aisles and Chambers that
serves the Nation.
Advancing full-year appropriations matters because it gives the
country certainty and direction. It allows vital agencies to plan, make
decisions, and do their jobs based on today's realities and not
policies from the past. That is how we move from promises to action and
carry out the America-first agenda mandated by the people.
Mr. Chair, those priorities are reflected throughout the measure
before us. Through the Financial Services-General Government portion of
the bill, Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee
Chairman David Joyce advanced important provisions that drive
economic growth, uphold consumer freedom, and support entrepreneurship
and small businesses, reinforcing the foundations of the American Dream
for people and job creators nationwide.
It also advances needed government efficiencies by cutting waste,
modernizing technology and cybersecurity, and addressing unused Federal
space and buildings. Crucially, it also protects Americans from a
supercharged IRS by cutting enforcement and redirecting resources to
customer service. This is especially important as we approach tax-
filing season and implement the working families tax cut, allowing
families to keep more of what they earn.
Just as this package strengthens economic security and
accountability, it also reinforces America's security and leadership at
home and abroad. The National Security-Department of State measures
champion an America-first policy agenda. We replaced the weakness of
prior administrations by restoring President Trump's Peace Through
Strength agenda. National Security, Department of State, and Related
Programs Subcommittee Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart took decisive action
to reprioritize funding in support of our Nation's security. This
allowed us to eliminate $9.3 billion in spending while reasserting
deterrence and leadership.
To protect the safety, freedom, and prosperity of the American
people, we showed that focused strategy, not endless spending, is what
delivers results. We make critical investments in high-impact
initiatives that combat narcotics and human trafficking, confront the
malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party, and counter terrorism.
We reinforce democracy and human rights efforts, and we defend
religious liberty. As both a moral duty and vital American interest, we
will not tolerate religious persecution and attacks on faith. Upholding
those values strengthens American leadership and advances freedom
around the world.
We also eliminate wasteful initiatives, implement the necessary
accountability at the United Nations, and prohibit any funds for things
like UNRWA or the Taliban. The bottom line: We counter our foes, stand
with our friends, and ensure investments are focused on security,
keeping Americans safe, and enhancing our global edge.
Taken in its entirety, the package serves a clear purpose: safety,
strength, and freedom. That is certainly something that we can all
support.
I commend the detailed work of our chairmen, Representatives Joyce
and
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Diaz-Balart. Their leadership and careful stewardship of this package
ensured that the substance of the bill matched the responsibility of
the task.
I thank their accompanying ranking members, Representative Steny
Hoyer and Lois Frankel, for their professionalism and engagement in the
process. This work demonstrates what we can accomplish through
collaboration and respect.
I also particularly thank my good friend and working partner, the
distinguished ranking member of the full committee, Ms. DeLauro, and I
also thank the superb staff on both sides of the aisle who worked
tirelessly to present us with the product before us today.
As I look ahead, Mr. Chairman, to today's vote, I am grateful for the
future that I see, one where President Trump keeps his pen ready
because full-year appropriations are advancing and certainty is being
restored.
Mr. Chair, I thank my colleagues for their time. I urge all Members
to support this bipartisan package, and I reserve the balance of my
time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 5 minutes.
Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of this package today, which includes
the Financial Services-General Government and the National Security-
Department of State-Related Programs appropriations bills.
I begin by offering my gratitude to everyone who put in the long
hours and late nights to craft this package: Ranking Member Steny Hoyer
of Financial Services and Lois Frankel on National Security-Department
of State, who led these negotiations and secured important provisions
which we could all be proud of.
I thank the Appropriations Committee staff in particular: Matt Smith,
Erin Kolodjeski, Philip Tizzani, Ed Etzkorn, and Laurie Mignone, who
worked tirelessly to produce this legislation.
I thank our counterparts in the majority, led by my friend, Chairman
Cole, and the subcommittee chairs, David Joyce and Mario Diaz-Balart.
These two bills are a continuation of our efforts to reassert
Congress' power of the purse, reject $163 billion in cuts proposed by
the Trump administration, constrain the White House's abuse of the
budget process, and protect Democratic priorities at home and abroad.
This bill supports the small businesses and entrepreneurs that fuel
the American economy by providing more than $1 billion for the Small
Business Administration and increasing funding for entrepreneurial
development programs by $13 million.
Small businesses employ nearly half of the American workforce. At a
time when so many families are feeling the weight of the affordability
crisis and job prospects feel far and few between, we must do
everything in our power to increase economic opportunities in the
communities that need it most.
In support of this goal, this bill also provides $324 million for
community development financial institutions, rejecting efforts by the
Trump administration to fully eliminate large portions of this program.
As we look ahead to an election year, this bill increases funding for
election security grants by $30 million, providing States and
localities with the resources that they need to shore up our election
infrastructure and defend our democracy against any form of
interference that could deny us the most basic right.
In addition to our right to vote, this bill protects our right to
counsel codified in the Sixth Amendment by increasing funding for
Federal public defenders by $315 million. This helps to ensure due
process is not just a privilege reserved for the wealthy few, but a
protection guaranteed to all of us, regardless of status.
This package not only supports democracy at home but advances it
abroad. It protects funding to fully meet our treaty obligations,
affirming American leadership at the U.N. and other international
organizations.
It supports women around the globe, protecting funding for bilateral
family planning and the U.N. Population Fund, and it facilitates
American cooperation with international environmental initiatives by
blocking policy riders that would have prevented our participation.
In fact, there is not a single poison pill policy rider in these
bills. Both we and our Republican colleagues agreed to leave these
partisan provisions out of this package and pursue a reasonable
compromise. I am glad that we could reach this agreement and move
forward with a package that isn't perfect, but it is one that we can
all support.
While there are certainly some things that I would change about these
measures, they are both vastly superior to yet another continuing
resolution or a lapse in funding, either of which would afford the
Trump administration greater leeway to abuse the budget process, which
they have shown an eagerness to do from the moment they took office.
Mr. Chairman, I am proud of the work that was done in a bipartisan
fashion to produce this funding package. I look forward to voting for
it, and I encourage my colleagues to vote for it.
Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. COLE. Mr. Chairman, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from
Florida (Mr. Diaz-Balart), my very good friend and the vice chair of
the full committee and chair of the National Security, Department of
State, and Related Programs Subcommittee of the Committee on
Appropriations.
Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Chairman, as chairman of the National Security,
Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee, I rise in
strong support for H.R. 7006.
This full-year funding bill really carries out our Nation's foreign
policy in a historic way in so many different aspects. First and
foremost, the bill restores fiscal sanity by reducing spending by 16
percent, which is nearly a $10 billion cut, in recognition of the
President's and the Secretary of State's effort to make the Department
of State, frankly, more efficient, streamlined, and responsive to the
national security priorities.
Within these really, I think, dramatic but necessary reductions, the
bill will make sure that the Secretary has the resources that he needs
to counter our adversaries--adversaries like China, Iran, cartels in
our hemisphere, and the regime of Cuba in our hemisphere.
This bill takes serious steps toward confronting, for example, the
regime in Cuba and includes limitations on funding for countries and
organizations that participate in the human trafficking of Cuban
medical professionals while directing the Secretary of State to revoke
visas for officials of countries involved in this grotesque human
trafficking.
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Mr. Chairman, a smart foreign policy doesn't just require opposing
our enemies, although that is a big part of it. It means supporting and
standing with our allies, with our friends, who can be a force
multiplier in our national security interests.
That is why this bill acknowledges our friends and provides robust
assistance for allies, partners like Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Taiwan, and
the Philippines, to name a few.
Mr. Chairman, for too long, we have ignored our hemisphere, our
neighbors in our own region. This bill changes that and provides
special emphasis to key partners in the Western Hemisphere who are
aligned with our values and our policies, such as Costa Rica, Panama,
Paraguay, Argentina, and the Dominican Republic.
This bill increases funding for counter-fentanyl and synthetic drug
programs to stop these deadly poisons from crossing our borders and
coming to the United States.
It puts American businesses first, prioritizing diplomatic engagement
to favorably resolve commercial disputes, disputes abroad, some of them
that have been going on for years, to promote American business and
American interests overseas.
This bill also makes sure that we are spending money according to our
American values.
It increases support for religious freedom and addresses religious
persecution.
The bill also maintains longstanding pro-life provisions and enhances
oversight and transparency over those requirements.
It protects free speech and prohibits censorship or disinformation
and misinformation programs that violate the right of American
citizens.
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The bill makes double-digit cuts to U.N. funding and gives the
Secretary of State the tools and the leverage to demand much-needed
reforms there.
These are historic changes in our approach that the American people
have been demanding for decades, Mr. Chairman.
The fiscal year 2026 bill removes controversial funding directives
from the CR, like the U.N. climate funds and others.
Throughout this process, the goal is to be good stewards of American
taxpayer money, to represent our constituents' priorities within this
financial funding and, above all, protect the national security of the
United States.
Now, this bill would not be here without the help of so many others
in this body. I have got to start with the remarkable leadership of
Chairman Tom Cole. We wouldn't be here discussing this if it wasn't
for him and his partner on the other side of the aisle, and I am so
grateful for their leadership and recommendations. Every single member
has made this bill so much better. It has shaped this bill, and I am
grateful for the contributions. I do need to thank again my dear
friend--and we have had some tough issues--the ranking member, Lois
Frankel, who has been an amazing partner in putting this bill together,
and, by the way, Chairman Brian Mast, another Floridian, who has been
incredibly helpful. I also thank my staff, the amazing staff. This bill
never would have happened without them; my clerk, Susan Adams, and the
entire majority team, as well as the minority staff.
We have no greater duty to the American people than to protect the
security of our country while safeguarding tax dollars.
The CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
Mr. COLE. Mr. Chair, I yield an additional 30 seconds to the
gentleman from Florida.
Mr. DIAZ-BALART. This bill does that. It protects our national
security. It protects the hard-earned tax dollars of every American who
pays taxes. This bill plays an integral part in the noble endeavor.
Mr. Chair, for that reason, I urge my colleagues to support this
measure.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from
Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), the distinguished ranking member of the Committee
on Financial Services.
Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chair, I thank the former chair and ranking member for
yielding. I thank her for her work. I thank Mr. Cole for his work.
Anybody who knows me knows that I am opposed to CRs, but I am for
keeping the government open, if those are the only alternatives.
Mr. Chair, this would not be my bill, but I think probably most of
the Members on this floor can say that. It is a bill that cooperatively
has been made better, I think, as it has passed through the House and
Senate in conference.
It provides increases for several key programs for the American
people.
That includes a $13 million increase over the fiscal year 2025
enacted level for entrepreneurial development programs at the Small
Business Administration. The ranking member mentioned that program, but
it is critically important to our communities and to the small business
community.
This bill also increases funding for election security grants by $30
million. I created that program, along with Bob Ney from Ohio, when we
passed the Help America Vote Act. We all want to make sure our
elections are run well. At that point in time, we distributed to the
States over $3 billion. This is $45 million for 50 States, not a lot of
money, but it is proper for the Federal Government to help pay for the
elections that are run by the locals that include United States
Senators and Members of Congress.
The judiciary, Mr. Chairman, receives $584 million or a 6.2 percent
increase over the 2025 enacted, which is what they asked for. The
reason we wanted to do that is to make sure that the courts can act
efficiently, effectively, and justly. We also included $142 million or
a 19 percent increase for court security. Unfortunately, as we see on
our streets today, we are living in an era in which violence is too
often repaired to.
Crucially, the bill fixes the funding hole for Federal Public
Defender services, which are constitutionally required, providing an
increase of $315 million or 22 percent over the 2025 enacted level to
meet constitutional responsibilities.
Other programs for the Department of the Treasury, including the
community development financial institutions, so critical for small
communities and communities of little means, were flat funded in the
fiscal year 2025 enacted level, instead of being eliminated. While it
is not everything we would want, it is a vast improvement over what was
requested.
Even still, Mr. Chair, some of my colleagues may notice my lack of
enthusiasm for this final bill.
This bill's $1 billion or 9 percent cut to the Internal Revenue
Service below the fiscal year 2025 enacted is particularly concerning
to me. I have made this point I think every time we have considered
this bill. I might say that we tried to overcome this deficiency and
have not yet done that.
It includes a $438 million or an 8 percent cut to IRS enforcement.
Now, what does cutting enforcement mean? It means that we have gone
from 9 percent in looking at tax returns over a million dollars to 0.6
percent. What incentive is that to people who make a lot of money and
who try to avoid taxation? The little guy has to pick up the tab. Mr.
Chair, that cut will cost the American people dearly by making it
easier for millionaires, billionaires, and corporations to avoid paying
the taxes they owe under existing law.
Nevertheless, this bill is better than it would have otherwise been.
IRS data indicates that every $1 produces $7. A Harvard study shows
that for the top 10 percent, every dollar invested in enforcement
brings us $12 in additional revenue in taxes owed but not paid. Who
will have to pick up the tab? As I said, hardworking Americans who
dutifully pay their taxes.
If you are serious about fiscal responsibility, as I am and as I
think many are----
The CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I yield an additional 1 minute to the
gentleman from Maryland.
Mr. HOYER. If you are serious, you have to be serious about
collecting revenue that is due and owing. That means funding the IRS,
which has been understaffed and underresourced far too long.
Now, I am concerned not only by the IRS but also the FBI. For two
decades, I have worked to help the FBI move out of the crumbling,
unhealthy J. Edgar Hoover Building and into a new consolidated
headquarters that meets its security and operational needs. The
administration has decided to move the FBI from an inadequate 51-year-
old building to an inadequate 28-year-old building, the Reagan
Building. Its exposed location and its design as an accessible public-
private facility would greatly undermine the FBI security.
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I will continue to work on that throughout the year that I have
remaining to me.
There was language in the CJS bill that I wanted the Rules Committee
to include the same exact language, saying simply that we would oversee
the plans of the GSA and the FBI before we spend money. That was the
responsible thing to do. I am sorry, Mr. Chair, that we did not do it,
but I am going to support this bill.
Mr. COLE. Mr. Chair, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio
(Mr. Joyce), my very good friend and the distinguished chair of the
Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee of the
Appropriations Committee.
Mr. JOYCE of Ohio. Mr. Chair, I thank Chairman Cole for yielding but
mostly for his leadership together with the ranking member, the lovely
Ms. DeLauro, Senate Appropriations Chairwoman Collins and Vice Chair
Murray, and Senate Financial Services and General Government
Subcommittee Chairman Hagerty and Ranking Member Reed. I appreciate all
of their work on this bill.
Separately, I thank my ranking member, Mr. Hoyer. I value his
institutional knowledge and his insight on and off this committee. I am
sad to see him leave at the end of this Congress.
I rise today in strong support of the fiscal year 2026 Financial
Services and General Government Appropriations
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Act. This legislation funds the Department of the Treasury, the
Executive Office of the President, the Federal judiciary, the District
of Columbia, and more than 20 independent commissions, departments, and
agencies.
The breadth of FSGG's jurisdiction is daunting, and there are many
who thought we could never get a bill done, let alone a bipartisan one.
I thank all the members of the FSGG subcommittee for their hard work,
and I certainly thank Kim Betz for her hard work in keeping this
program online and on track to be here today. I thank all the members
of the subcommittee because we would not be here without them.
The bill we are considering today has a total base discretionary
funding level of $26.3 billion. However, when compared to FY 2025
enacted levels for non-Defense discretionary spending, this bill is a
$140 million cut.
The Treasury Department is cut by 8 percent from FY 2025 enacted
levels, including the IRS. In fact, the IRS enforcement account is
below $5 billion for the first time since 2021.
The Executive Office of the President is funded at just over $870
million.
Funding for the Federal judiciary is increased by 6 percent to $9.7
billion, which will support court security and the Federal public
defender's program.
Approximately $877 million in Federal payments are provided to the
District of Columbia, including emergency security funding for D.C. to
support events in the capital, like America's 250 celebrations,
Memorial Day, and Labor Day.
Finally, $2.8 billion is provided for the SEC, FTC, FCC, GSA, SBA,
and more than 20 independent agencies.
This bill will enable the GSA to reduce the number of Federal
properties on the Federal Government's deferred maintenance list. It
provides critical funding for national security, including the Office
of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence and the Committee on Foreign
Investment.
The bill funds bipartisan programs like CDFIs, which support
communities and high-intensity drug trafficking area programs that are
critical to strengthening this administration's interdiction and
fentanyl tracking efforts.
In conclusion, this bill funds critical government agencies and
programs and preserves and protects Congress' responsibility of
overseeing how these funds are being used.
Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes.''
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I yield 6 minutes to the gentlewoman from
Florida (Ms. Lois Frankel), the distinguished ranking member of the
National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs
Subcommittee.
Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida. Mr. Chair, I thank Ranking Member
DeLauro for yielding.
I rise in support of the fiscal year 2026 National Security,
Department of State, and Related Programs funding bill, a bipartisan
package that strengthens American leadership and aims to make our
country safer, more secure, and more prosperous.
Let me start by thanking our chair of the main committee, Mr. Cole;
my ranking member, Representative DeLauro; the members of our
subcommittee; and the hardworking staff who helped to get the bill
done, the majority team and our Democratic team of Erin Kolodjeski,
Laurie Mignone, Ed Etzkorn, and Jenn Miller. A most big thank you to
our subcommittee chair, Mario Diaz-Balart. We have known each other for
decades, dating back to our time in the State legislature. I am
grateful for his fine leadership and friendship.
Mr. Chair, this bill reflects what I believe most Americans want from
their elected leaders: to work together respectfully in a bipartisan
way to get things done. At a time of global uncertainty, it is critical
that we face the world with a unified front.
This bill was not an easy task to come by. We have, in my opinion,
and the opinion of many on my side of the aisle, a disappointing
reduction in top-line funding. The infrastructure needed to deliver
foreign assistance has, in many ways, including the illegal destruction
of USAID, been dismantled.
With that said, I am proud to say that we worked hard to produce the
bill to affirm U.S. leadership on the world stage, recognizing the
reorganization of the State Department and reasserting Congress'
constitutional power of the purse.
This bill funds what should be the core missions of the State
Department: diplomacy, development, and humanitarian assistance. It
supports our diplomats overseas, staffs our embassies, and protects
U.S. missions around the world. It invests in global health programs,
from HIV to maternal and child health to tuberculosis, stopping
infectious and preventable diseases before they reach our shores. It
funds humanitarian efforts to respond to natural disasters, assists
those displaced by conflict, and provides lifesaving nutrition to the
hungry. It protects international basic education so children in
poverty and crisis have a chance at opportunity.
The bill empowers women and girls by safeguarding funding for family
planning, women's economic empowerment, and Women, Peace, and Security.
It supports access to objective information through outlets like
Voice of America, pushing back against Russian and Chinese propaganda.
The bill upholds our commitments to allies like Jordan, Egypt,
Taiwan, and Israel. Importantly, it reasserts congressional oversight
over critical independent agencies that were targeted for dismantling.
This legislation affirms a simple truth: Foreign assistance is not a
charity. It is a strategic investment. At just a small fraction of our
Federal budget, it delivers outsized returns for our national security,
our economy, and our global influence because we know that hunger,
poverty, ignorance, repression, and hopelessness create the conditions
where extremism and conflict take root. I can say this as a mother who
watched her son put on the uniform and deploy to two wars: By investing
in global stability, we reduce the need for costly and deadly military
intervention.
Isolation is not an option. When the United States pulls back, our
adversaries like Iran, China, and Russia double down. They move in to
fill the void, rewrite the rules, expand their influence, and undermine
democratic values.
This bill helps ensure that American leadership, not authoritarian
influence, shapes the future.
I know we know that we are currently operating under a 2024 budget.
Over the past 2 years, the world has changed, and our institutions have
changed with it.
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This bill reflects those realities and adapts how we carry out
foreign assistance in a more strategic and accountable way.
This is a serious, bipartisan compromise with a goal of advancing
American leadership around the world. It is my hope that this bill will
give the administration the tools and funding needed to make our
country safer, more secure, and more prosperous, with the understanding
that they must be partners with Congress.
Mr. Chair, I proudly urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this
bipartisan bill.
Mr. COLE. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from North
Carolina (Mr. Edwards), my very good friend who is the distinguished
vice chairman of the National Security, Department of State, and
Related Programs Subcommittee.
Mr. EDWARDS. Mr. Chair, I ask the chairman of the committee to please
accept my compliments for all he has done to help make appropriations
great again. I have certainly enjoyed watching the statesmanship, the
bipartisanship, and the bringing of the appropriations process back to
its relevancy.
Mr. Chairman, turning to the NSRP bill, I would like to say that this
bill reflects a clear understanding that putting America first also
means leading abroad with strength, accountability, and purpose. It
strengthens our diplomatic and security tools. It reinforces our
alliances, and it counters adversaries who seek to exploit instability
around the world.
It sends an important message that strong alliances require shared
responsibility. Our partners must contribute to their own defense if
they expect continued support from the United States, protecting
American taxpayers while keeping our alliances credible. It also
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reinforces accountability in our own hemisphere by standing up for
American companies and the rule of law.
Just as important, this bill cuts off funding pathways that could
benefit the Taliban and other terrorist organizations, and it continues
to shine a light on Russian atrocities in Ukraine, including the
abduction of Ukrainian children. This legislation reflects American
leadership, strength, and moral clarity, and I urge my colleagues to
support it.
Mr. Chairman, while the FSGG bill contains many important provisions,
I would like to touch base on one key provision that is important to
the folks back in North Carolina.
This bill is about accountability, and nowhere is that clearer than
in how it addresses the United States Postal Service's failure in
western North Carolina. Nearly 1 year after Hurricane Helene, five post
offices in my district remain closed, forcing families, seniors, and
small businesses to drive 30 minutes or more just to access basic mail
service.
The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Sessions). The time of the gentleman has
expired.
Mr. COLE. Mr. Chair, I yield an additional 30 seconds to the
gentleman from North Carolina.
Mr. EDWARDS. Mr. Chair, that is why I fought to include two
provisions that bring real oversight and real answers. First, the
United States Postal Service is now directed to report to Congress
within 90 days with a concrete plan to reopen and restore service,
including in western North Carolina. Second, the Postal Service's
Inspector General must submit a specific reopening plan for facilities
closed due to Hurricane Helene.
Mr. Chairman, I urge all of my colleagues to support this bill.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from
New York (Ms. Meng), who is the distinguished ranking member of the
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee.
Ms. MENG. Mr. Chairman, I thank Ranking Member DeLauro for yielding.
Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the 2026 Financial Services and
General Government and National Security, Department of State, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act.
I thank Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart and Ranking Member Lois Frankel
and their team for their hard work on this bill.
America is at a fork in the road in our international affairs. Over
the past year, our soft power has been decimated. Millions of people in
need have been recklessly cut off from vital assistance. Billions of
dollars in lifesaving health and food supplies purchased by American
taxpayers have been stranded in supply chains, or worse, destroyed.
Thousands of public servants, including many of my own constituents,
who dedicated their lives to protecting our country and projecting our
soft power, were fired.
This bill isn't the one Democrats would have written if we were in
the majority, but I want to share why I support it. First, it continues
U.S. support for women around the world. Women are one-half of the
world's population, but too many still face obstacles to economic
opportunity, gender equality, and their fundamental freedoms.
This funding has been a core pillar of U.S. assistance since the
1950s, and it is lifesaving. Estimates suggest that each year, it
prevents 17.1 million unintended pregnancies and saves the lives of
34,000 women and girls who otherwise would have died from complications
of pregnancy and childbirth.
The UNFPA is a critical piece of that puzzle too. This bill ensures
continued funding for international organizations, including UNFPA.
History has taught us that we cannot bury our head in the sand and
abandon the international community without consequences for our own
national security, and we certainly can't afford to leave women and
girls behind. With this bill, this Congress is doing our part to make
sure we don't.
Second, this bill protects U.S. leadership and taxpayer investments
in global health, including scientific, medical, and agricultural
research in my home State of New York.
It funds PEPFAR, which fights HIV/AIDS, well above the President's
anemic request. Since 2003, this program has saved over 26 million
lives. It also includes funding for programs that support the health of
moms and children and fights other infectious diseases that know no
borders, like tuberculosis.
Third, it takes steps to further protect American taxpayers from
waste, fraud, and abuse perpetrated by this administration.
It maintains important directives on education, conservation, water,
sanitation, and hygiene programs. It reins in the Trump administration
and reasserts congressional oversight on the uses of funds by
increasing transparency requirements. It includes provisions I
championed to make sure lifesaving commodities and supplies purchased
with U.S. taxpayer dollars can't simply be destroyed.
The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I yield an additional 30 seconds to the
gentlewoman from New York.
Ms. MENG. Mr. Chair, while this bill won't right every wrong, it
represents Democrats and Republicans reaching an agreement that asserts
Congress' authority, pushes back against this administration's
overreach, and stands up for proven policies that have made our country
and world safer, stronger, and more prosperous.
Mr. COLE. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New
York (Mr. LaLota), who is the distinguished vice chairman of the
Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee of the
Appropriations Committee.
Mr. LaLOTA. Mr. Chairman, Long Islanders face some of the highest tax
burdens anywhere in the Nation.
At the same time, America, with our $38 trillion in debt, needs to
start to freeze and cut spending wherever possible. When we deal with
these financial issues, lawmakers in this body would be wise to protect
important government services.
Thankfully, the fiscal year 2026 Financial Services and General
Government bill, which is on the floor today, cuts spending by $140
million and sends a clear message that Washington is doing its part to
ease, not add to, our tax and deficit burden, all while protecting
important government services.
That is why I rise today in strong support of this bill.
As vice chair of FSGG, and under the strong leadership of Chairman
Cole and Chairman Joyce, our subcommittee worked to deliver a
disciplined funding package that addresses the real pressures facing
families and businesses back home.
This legislation provides $26.5 billion in discretionary funding to
support economic growth, protect individual liberties, and ensure the
institutions upon which Americans rely work more effectively for them.
This bill strengthens our financial system and economic security. It
responsibly funds the Department of the Treasury, including critical
investments in cybersecurity, financial crimes enforcement, and
oversight of our adversaries' investments.
It preserves community development funding to help small businesses
and manufacturers on Long Island grow, create jobs, and strengthen
supply chains without raising taxes.
This legislation also protects taxpayers by modernizing, not
weaponizing, the IRS. It cuts excessive enforcement funding by more
than $1 billion and prohibits the IRS from targeting Americans for
exercising their First Amendment rights.
The bill also strengthens our defenses against foreign criminal
networks. In addition to nearly $300 million for the High Intensity
Drug Trafficking Areas program, the bill strengthens the Treasury's
counterterrorism and financial intelligence efforts, cutting off
funding streams used by cartels, traffickers, and foreign bad actors.
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The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
Mr. COLE. Mr. Chair, I yield an additional 30 seconds to the
gentleman from New York.
Mr. LaLOTA. Mr. Chairman, the FY26 FSGG bill reflects the values
Americans sent us here to uphold. I urge support of the bill, and I
thank the chairman for his leadership.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from
Nevada (Ms. Titus).
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Ms. TITUS. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong opposition to a narrow-
minded, shortsighted amendment that is going to be offered to this bill
on the National Endowment for Democracy, prohibiting funding for that
important organization.
By eliminating NED's appropriation, U.S.-based nonprofit
organizations, local partners, and frontline democracy defenders in
dangerous contexts will be put in immediate jeopardy, undermining
efforts to support emerging democracies and those resisting
authoritarian rule like the brave protesters in Iran.
In places like Nicaragua, Venezuela, Cuba, North Korea, Hong Kong,
Tibet, Burma and, as I mentioned, Iran, NED provides vital resources
for those advocating for freedom. This amendment would halt efforts to
provide citizens with accurate information, exposing corruption and
brutality of some of these regimes and kneecapping protesters who are
pleading for freedom.
If we withdraw our support and abandon democracy defenders, we cede
this ground to autocratic regimes which will eagerly step in to replace
us and promote their own interests at our expense. This will devastate
U.S. national security and the advancement of our democratic ideals.
Mr. Chairman, I urge all of my colleagues to reject this terrible
amendment when it comes up and show the rest of the world we have not
lost our minds nor lost our way.
Mr. COLE. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from
Missouri (Mr. Alford), my very good friend and valued member of the
Appropriations Committee.
Mr. ALFORD. Mr. Chairman, today we are voting on a two-bill
appropriations package that funds Financial Services and our National
Security and State Department. This bill keeps the government running,
protects America, and respects the taxpayer. This package contains two
bills with real cuts, real security, and real governing, Mr. Chairman,
not bloated omnibuses, not last-minute shutdown threats or games, but
Members on both sides of the aisle who are actually doing the work line
by line and in the open.
This package cuts nearly $9 billion compared to last year. Financial
Services is flat-funded. National Security and State are cut by a
whopping 16 percent. It is proof that we can fund priorities without
growing our government.
We rein in Washington by cutting IRS enforcement back to Trump 45-era
levels. Chairman Joyce blocked Democratic efforts to tie the
administration's hands and help refocus spending so that taxpayer
dollars only go where they actually make America safer.
Chairman Diaz-Balart delivered DOGE-era USAID cuts while still
funding national security investments. In fact, I was honored to help
Chairman Diaz-Balart retain some of these programs under the new banner
of national security investment programs at the State Department under
the direction of Secretary Rubio.
The bottom line, sir, is if it is not having to do with our national
security interests, we are not funding it. We fully fund CFIUS to stop
foreign threats from buying up America, keep longstanding pro-life
protections in place, and deliver a bill with no poison pills. This
package keeps spending below the current continuing resolution and
moves us closer to finishing all 12 appropriations bills. They said it
couldn't be done. We are going to do it.
The bottom line is, this bill delivers three critical things: safety,
strength, and freedom. Two bills, real cuts, real security, real
governing, a bill so good the White House just endorsed it.
The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
Mr. COLE. Mr. Chair, I yield an additional 30 seconds to the
gentleman from Missouri.
Mr. ALFORD. Mr. Chairman, this bill is so good, the White House just
endorsed this bill, and I want to read the last paragraph: ``The
administration urges the Congress to support this fiscally responsible
bill and looks forward to working with the Congress on the remaining
appropriations bills to address key priorities and avoid another
disastrous government shutdown.''
Mr. Chairman, I along with Donald J. Trump, the White House, and the
OMB Director urge my colleagues to vote for this funding bill. Let's
get `er done.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. COLE. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from
Arkansas (Mr. Hill), my very good friend, the distinguished chairman of
the Financial Services Committee.
Mr. HILL of Arkansas. Mr. Chairman, I thank Chairman Cole and
Chairman Joyce for their good work on our side of the aisle and the
committee at large for producing this constructive, good appropriations
bill.
I rise in support of the Financial Services and General Government
and National Security, Department of State and Related Programs
Appropriations Act.
This bill funds key government agencies that are focused on economic
stability, fiscal responsibility, and national security. As chair of
the House Financial Services Committee, I am proud that key provisions
included in this bill were championed by our committee.
My bill, H.R. 1474, the International Nuclear Energy Financing Act,
expands U.S. financing tools for civilian nuclear energy projects
abroad, helping U.S. companies compete globally while promoting safe
and reliable energy as an alternative energy source from opposing
nations.
It requires the Treasury to advocate for nuclear energy assistance at
the World Bank and other international financial institutions,
including the establishment of Nuclear Energy Assistance Trust Funds.
Also included in this funding package is Congresswoman Salazar's H.R.
6892. This is a critical piece of the bill that authorizes a capital
increase for the Inter-American Development Bank, IDB Invest, an arm of
the Bank devoted to private-sector growth in Latin America. Empowering
the IDB Invest helps expand opportunities for U.S. businesses and
strengthens their economic partnership and footprint in Latin America
and counters growing influence from our global competitors.
We cannot overlook also, Mr. Chairman, the importance of adequate
funding for the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is included
in this bill. Strong capital markets are essential to American economic
leadership, and ensuring that the SEC has the resources, clear rules,
and effective oversight to carry out its mission is essential.
Mr. Chairman, I thank the chairman for his leadership. I appreciate
the time today, and I urge all my colleagues to vote ``yes.''
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. COLE. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio
(Mr. Turner), my very good friend and classmate.
Mr. TURNER of Ohio. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of this
appropriations bill, and I support that this bill invests in the
National Endowment for Democracy.
During my time in Congress, I have worked very closely with the
National Endowment for Democracy's executive director, Damon Wilson,
who is a great leader in democratic efforts throughout the world, and I
can attest to the important work done under his leadership.
The National Endowment for Democracy is a critical tool for ensuring
that prodemocracy movements have the resources they need to counter
authoritarianism and confront human rights abuses. Countries such as
Ukraine, Bosnia, and Georgia face constant pressure and interference
from Russia, and the National Endowment for Democracy is on the front
lines of efforts to ensure democracy and Western values prevail.
Additionally, the National Endowment for Democracy does important
work to counter hostile, authoritarian regimes like the Chinese
Communist Party and the Iranian regime. It is important for us to
support this American institution and organization, which is based here
in Washington, D.C., that defends our interests around the world in
some of the most challenging environments.
Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to support this American-first
legislation.
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Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I yield myself the balance of my time.
Mr. Chair, I think it is fair to say that many within this
institution and
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also outside of the institution thought that we could not get an
appropriations process in the U.S. Congress back on track, that we
would be unable to pass appropriations bills, that we would face
another potential government shutdown, and that we could not make the
process work in the way that it has historically worked, which is
Democrats and Republicans coming together to hammer out bills that meet
the needs of the American people and do this every single year, which
it has done historically.
In a negotiation, no one gets everything that they want. You
compromise for a greater good, and you need willing partners to
participate in that effort.
I believe that what we have done here is to show the naysayers that
by entrusting appropriations bills to appropriators, we could get the
job done. That is what we are doing with six bills already passed and
signed and two bills that we will pass today. That is 8 of the 12
appropriations bills, and I believe we are on track to pass all 12
bills by January 30.
Now, if we do not come to an agreement, there are two options. The
first option is a continuing resolution, which we can all conclude is
no way to run a government. Quite frankly, for me personally, I don't
want to turn over the power of the Appropriations Committee to any
executive, Democratic or Republican. I believe that the power of the
purse resides within the Congress. The second option is a shutdown,
which, as we know, is the worst of all possible outcomes.
It hurts the American people, and it really shortchanges the American
people. It puts them at risk. It may satisfy a need or an urge that
someone here has, but it doesn't reflect well on what happens to the
American people. I think we have shown the naysayers that it can be
done.
Mr. Chair, I will compliment the chair of the full committee for
understanding the need to reassert the constitutional power of the
purse entrusted to the Congress through the Appropriations Committee
and that we do have to hammer out the bills in a civil way; not for the
purposes of the process but for what the consequences are of these 12
bills and the services that they provide to the American people.
Whether it is agriculture in rural America, whether it is education and
the ability of children to be able to succeed, or whether it is
healthcare or transportation, which, in this case, is our role in the
world and how we preserve our national security, what we do with our
financial circumstances, what we do with our community development of
financial institutions to help local communities be able to thrive
economically, that is what is within the bills.
It is not just a process. It is the content of these efforts which
make that difference and provide what government is here to do:
opportunity for people to be able to succeed, to be able to thrive, and
to be able to take care of themselves and their families.
Mr. Chair, the strategy and the strength of the Appropriations
Committee and its work on behalf of the American people are the
heartbeat of the U.S. Government. I am proud to support the bipartisan,
bicameral bill that we have fashioned and, again, give credit to both
our Republican chairs and our Democratic ranking members for the great
work and their negotiating skills to get it done, and to the staff,
above all. I am sorry to other staffs, but the Appropriations staff is
second to none. They keep our names on the door. They make it possible
for these bills to pass.
Mr. Chair, I will just say it is a good package. It reasserts
Congress' power of the purse. It does rein in the administration, and
it does, for me, protect key Democratic priorities.
Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to support these bills today and to
move forward as we continue to look at the next several bills that we
have coming up so that we can, by January 30, pass all the
appropriations bills and make a difference for the American people.
Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. COLE. Mr. Chair, I yield myself the balance of my time.
Mr. Chair, I begin by, number one, thanking my very good friend, the
ranking member of the full committee. As I said in my opening
statement, this is a process, and we are a long way into the process
now, thanks, in large part, to her efforts and certainly the efforts of
the ranking members and chairs of the two committees whose legislative
work we are considering today.
It is important to recognize that these bills together reduce
funding. They actually reduce funding. A CR would actually cost us
more. They also update, refine, and change language in some cases that
is 2 and 3 years old and is simply out of date with the current
circumstances.
If we were to fail to pass these bills in these respective areas,
then that language would remain intact. I think it is important to
recognize that we were able to come to agreements in this way simply
because we have a common commitment to a set of principles and a
process that really isn't partisan in nature.
I know my friend, Ms. DeLauro, and I know her colleagues believe very
much in the Article I power of Congress. We assert that power by
passing appropriations bills. I commend my friends for working with us
to do that.
I know my friends also believe very deeply in the importance and the
power of the Appropriations Committee. So do I. The fact is, we know
that to get our job done, at the end of the day, it is going to have to
be bipartisan and bicameral. A lot of people are going to have to move
or give up some things that they feel very strongly about for the
greater good of making sure that the Government of the United States is
appropriately funded. We do it in a way that, again, as my good friend
Mr. Hoyer said, it is not the bill any of us would have written
individually, but the point is, it is a collaborative effort of give
and take that has produced something that the vast majority of us can
and will vote for today.
This is eight bills into this process. We have a big job in the few
days ahead of us till the end of the month, but I share my friend the
ranking member's confidence that we can get that job done and that we
can be back here and find a way to put all these bills in front of this
Chamber for their consideration and also pass them and make sure the
Government of the United States is funded on a bipartisan, bicameral
basis through the balance of this fiscal year.
Mr. Chair, I share my friend's pride in the product in front of us. I
know if she got to write it all by herself, it would look a little bit
different. She knows if I got to write it all by myself, it would look
different. The point is, this is one we got to write together with give
and take, and I am very proud that this committee got every one of its
bills out of committee, sat down and worked with our colleagues in the
other Chamber on both sides of the aisle, and has produced a product
that we know we have broad consensus on.
Mr. Chair, I will end by commending all those involved. My friend,
Ms. DeLauro, always makes a point of how important the staff is in this
process, and that is absolutely true. While a lot of people were
celebrating the holidays, and appropriately so, that wasn't true if you
worked on the Appropriations staff, unless you were one of the lucky
three that got their bills done last year. They had a merry Christmas.
Everybody else was working through the Christmas holidays to produce
these products. It is enormously complex. There is a lot of work
involved, an extraordinary amount of work for the staff. I share my
friend's pride in their efforts and gratitude for their success.
Mr. Chair, I urge the passage of H.R. 7006. I will also remind
everyone that it is not quite done. We have a lot to do in the next few
days ahead of us, but this helps set the precedent, helps move the
process along, and gives us a much better chance of success as we deal
with these final, critical bills. It will make sure that we both avoid
a shutdown and give the American people assurance that the government
will be functional, operational, and working in a bipartisan, bicameral
process between now and September 30 of this year.
Mr. Chair, I urge the passage of the legislation before us, and I
yield back the balance of my time.
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The Acting CHAIR. All time for general debate has expired.
Pursuant the rule, the bill shall be considered for amendment under
the 5-minute rule.
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The bill shall be considered as read.
The text of the bill is as follows:
H.R. 7006
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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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(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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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(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
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eradication and interdiction, including security for such
activities, and to provide transport in support of
alternative development programs and investigations by
civilian judicial authorities.
(5) Limitation.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act
or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs that are made
available for assistance for Colombia may be made available
for payment of reparations to conflict victims, compensation
to demobilized combatants, or cash subsidies for agrarian
reforms associated with the implementation of the 2016
agreement between the Government of Colombia and illegal
armed groups.
(d) Cuba.--
(1) Democracy programs.--Of the funds appropriated by this
Act under the heading ``National Security Investment
Programs'', not less than $25,000,000 shall be made available
to promote democracy and strengthen civil society in Cuba,
including to support political prisoners: Provided, That no
funds shall be obligated for business promotion, economic
reform, entrepreneurship, or any other assistance that is not
democracy building as expressly authorized in the Cuban
Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 and
the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992.
(2) Prohibitions.--None of the funds appropriated or
otherwise made available by this Act or prior Acts making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs may be used to eliminate or
diminish the Cuba Restricted List as maintained by the
Department of State, or to otherwise allow, facilitate or
encourage financial transactions with entities on the Cuba
Restricted List, as well as other entities or individuals
within the Cuban military or Cuban intelligence services,
high level members of the Communist Party, those licensed by
the Cuban government, or the immediate family members of
these entities or individuals.
(3) Prohibition on support for cuban military and security
institutions.--None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available by this Act or prior Acts making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs may be made available to any
individual or entity that--
(A) engages in financial transactions with, transfers funds
to, or otherwise provides material support to the Ministry of
the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba, the Ministry of the
Interior of Cuba, or any subdivision, agency, or
instrumentality thereof;
(B) engages in activities that directly or indirectly
support, facilitate, or benefit the operations, revenue
generation, or international commercial activities of such
Ministries;
(C) is owned or controlled by, or acts on behalf of, any
entity described in subparagraphs (A) or (B); or
(D) knowingly provides support or services for the purpose
of circumventing sanctions or restrictions on the Cuban
military or security forces, or to benefit senior members
thereof.
(4) Exceptions.--The restrictions of paragraph (3) shall
not apply to--
(A) the sale of agricultural commodities, medicine, or
medical devices to Cuba consistent with the Trade Sanctions
Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7201 et
seq.);
(B) payments in furtherance of the lease, maintenance, or
improvements of the United States military base at Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba;
(C) assistance in support of democracy-building and civil
society programs for Cuba consistent with section 109 of the
LIBERTAD Act;
(D) payments necessary for the operations, maintenance, or
outreach of the United States diplomatic mission or embassy
in Havana, Cuba; and
(E) sending, processing, or receiving authorized
remittances.
(e) Cuban Doctors.--
(1) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a
report to the appropriate congressional committees listing
the countries and international organizations for which the
Secretary has credible information are directly paying the
Government of Cuba for coerced and trafficked labor of Cuban
medical professionals: Provided, That such report shall be
submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified
annex: Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall
inform each government or international organization of its
inclusion in such report not later than 30 days after the
date of the submission of such report to such committees.
(2) Designation.--The Secretary of State shall apply the
requirements of section 7031(c) of this Act to officials from
countries and organizations identified in the report required
pursuant to the previous paragraph.
(3) Limitation.--
(A) None of the funds appropriated by this Act under titles
III and IV may be made available for assistance for the
central government of a country or international organization
that is listed for 2 consecutive years in the report required
by paragraph (1).
(B) The Secretary may resume assistance to the government
of a country or international organization listed in the
report for 2 consecutive years required by paragraph (1) if
the Secretary determines and reports to the appropriate
congressional committees that such government or
international organization no longer pays the Government of
Cuba for coerced and trafficked labor of Cuban medical
professionals.
(f) Facilitating Irresponsible Migration.--None of the
funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act
may be used to encourage, mobilize, publicize, or manage
mass-migration caravans toward the United States southwest
border: Provided, That not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall
report to the appropriate congressional committees with
analysis on the organization and funding of mass-migration
caravans in the Western Hemisphere: Provided further, That
the prohibition contained in this subsection shall not be
construed to preclude the provision of humanitarian
assistance.
(g) Haiti.--
(1) Assistance.--Funds appropriated under titles III and IV
of this Act shall be made available for assistance for Haiti
for programs to--
(A) improve security and counter gang violence, including
through the Gang Suppression Force in Haiti, and support for
the Haitian National Police and administration of justice;
(B) coordinate programs and facilitate information sharing
between and among Federal agencies and other international
entities, particularly in the security and electoral sectors;
(C) address humanitarian needs, including nutrition and
programs addressing violence against women and children;
(D) continue basic education, public health, and economic
development programs; and
(E) establish humanitarian corridors for the provision of
assistance to the people of Haiti, as the initial step in
implementing an integrated security and humanitarian response
that respects Haitian self-determination and sovereignty.
(2) Haitian armed forces.--Of the funds appropriated by
this Act under the headings ``Peacekeeping Operations'' and
``Foreign Military Financing Program'', up to $5,000,000 may
be made available for non-lethal assistance and operational
support for the Haitian Armed Forces, following consultation
with the appropriate congressional committees.
(3) Haitian coast guard.--The Government of Haiti shall be
eligible to purchase defense articles and services under the
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) for the
Coast Guard.
(h) Mexico.--
(1) Water deliveries.--None of the funds appropriated or
otherwise made available by this Act may be made available
for assistance for the Government of Mexico until the
Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on
Appropriations that such Government is delivering water owed
to the United States by Mexico, as prescribed by Article 4,
Section B of the Treaty Between the United States of America
and Mexico Relating to the Utilization of Waters of the
Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande, February
3, 1944 (59 Stat. 1219): Provided, That such certification
shall include an assessment of whether Mexico is delivering
water in accordance with all terms established across
bilateral agreements addressing delivery shortfalls:
Provided further, That the limitation of this paragraph shall
not apply to funds made available to counter the flow of
fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and other synthetic drugs into
the United States.
(2) Counternarcotics.--Of the funds appropriated by this
Act under title IV that are made available for assistance for
Mexico, 30 percent may only be obligated after the Secretary
of State certifies and reports to the Committees on
Appropriations that in the previous 12 months the Government
of Mexico has taken steps to--
(A) reduce the amount of fentanyl arriving at the United
States-Mexico border;
(B) dismantle and hold accountable transnational criminal
organizations;
(C) support joint counternarcotics operations and
intelligence sharing with United States counterparts;
(D) respect extradition requests for criminals sought by
the United States; and
(E) increase counternarcotics engagement at both Federal
and state levels.
(i) Nicaragua.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act under
the heading ``National Security Investment Programs'', not
less than $15,000,000 shall be made available for democracy
and religious freedom programs for Nicaragua.
(j) Organization of American States.--
(1) The Secretary of State shall instruct the United States
Permanent Representative to the Organization of American
States (OAS) to use the voice and vote of the United States
to:
(A) implement budgetary reforms and efficiencies within the
Organization;
(B) eliminate arrears, increase other donor contributions,
and impose penalties for successive late payment of
assessments;
(C) prevent programmatic and organizational redundancies
and consolidate duplicative activities and functions;
(D) prioritize areas in which the OAS has expertise, such
as strengthening democracy, monitoring electoral processes,
and protecting human rights; and
(E) implement reforms within the Office of the Inspector
General (OIG) to ensure the OIG has the necessary leadership,
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procedures to properly carry out its responsibilities in a
manner that meets or exceeds best practices in the United
States.
(2) Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated by this
Act and made available for an assessed contribution to the
Organization of American States, but not later than 90 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional
committees on actions taken or planned to be taken pursuant
to paragraph (1) that are in addition to actions taken during
the preceding fiscal year, and the results of such actions.
(k) The Caribbean.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act
under titles III and IV, not less than $90,000,000 shall be
made available for the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative:
Provided, That funds made available above the fiscal year
2025 level shall be prioritized for countries within the
transit zones of illicit drug shipments toward the United
States that have increased interdiction of illicit drugs and
are most directly impacted by the crisis in Haiti.
(l) Venezuela.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act under
the heading ``National Security Investment Programs'',
$50,000,000 should be made available for democracy programs
for Venezuela.
europe and eurasia
Sec. 7046. (a) Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act.--
Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5812 note)
shall not apply to--
(1) activities to support democracy or assistance under
title V of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5851 et seq.)
and section 1424 of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass
Destruction Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 2333) or non-proliferation
assistance;
(2) any assistance provided by the Trade and Development
Agency under section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961;
(3) any activity carried out by a member of the United
States and Foreign Commercial Service while acting within his
or her official capacity;
(4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or other
assistance provided by the United States International
Development Finance Corporation as authorized by the BUILD
Act of 2018 (division F of Public Law 115-254);
(5) any financing provided under the Export-Import Bank Act
of 1945 (Public Law 79-173); or
(6) humanitarian assistance.
(b) Territorial Integrity.--None of the funds appropriated
by this Act may be made available for assistance for a
government of an Independent State of the former Soviet Union
if such government directs any action in violation of the
territorial integrity or national sovereignty of any other
Independent State of the former Soviet Union, such as those
violations included in the Helsinki Final Act: Provided,
That except as otherwise provided in section 7047(a) of this
Act, funds may be made available without regard to the
restriction in this subsection if the President determines
that to do so is in the national security interest of the
United States: Provided further, That prior to executing the
authority contained in the previous proviso, the Secretary of
State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on
how such assistance supports the national security interest
of the United States.
(c) Turkey.--The limitations and other provisions of
section 7046(c) of the Department of State, Foreign
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024
(division F of Public Law 118-47) shall continue in effect
during fiscal year 2026 and apply to funds appropriated by
this Act.
(d) Requirements.--The limitations and other provisions of
section 7046(d) of the Department of State, Foreign
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024
(division F of Public Law 118-47) shall continue in effect
during fiscal year 2026 and apply to funds appropriated by
this Act.
(e) Other Matters.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act
under the heading ``National Security Investment Programs'',
not less than $500,000,000 shall be made available,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, except section
7047 of this Act, for assistance and related programs for
countries identified in section 3 of the FREEDOM Support Act
(22 U.S.C. 5801) and section 3(c) of the SEED Act of 1989 (22
U.S.C. 5402), in addition to funds otherwise available for
such purposes: Provided, That funds appropriated by this Act
under the headings ``National Security Investment Programs''
and ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement''
may be made available for contributions to multilateral
initiatives to counter hybrid threats.
countering russian influence and aggression
Sec. 7047. (a) Prohibition.--None of the funds appropriated
by this Act may be made available for assistance for the
central Government of the Russian Federation.
(b) Annexation of Territory.--
(1) Prohibition.--None of the funds appropriated by this
Act may be made available for assistance for the central
government of a country that the Secretary of State
determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations
has taken affirmative steps intended to support or be
supportive of the Russian Federation annexation of Crimea or
other territory in Ukraine: Provided, That except as
otherwise provided in subsection (a), the Secretary may waive
the restriction on assistance required by this paragraph if
the Secretary determines and reports to such Committees that
to do so is in the national interest of the United States,
and includes a justification for such interest.
(2) Limitation.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act
may be made available for--
(A) the implementation of any action or policy that
recognizes the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over
Crimea or other territory in Ukraine;
(B) the facilitation, financing, or guarantee of United
States Government investments in Crimea or other territory in
Ukraine under the control of the Russian Federation or
Russian-backed forces, if such activity includes the
participation of Russian Government officials, or other
Russian owned or controlled financial entities; or
(C) assistance for Crimea or other territory in Ukraine
under the control of the Russian Federation or Russian-backed
forces, if such assistance includes the participation of
Russian Government officials, or other Russian owned or
controlled financial entities.
(3) International financial institutions.--The Secretary of
the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive
director of each international financial institution to use
the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any
assistance by such institution (including any loan, credit,
grant, or guarantee) for any program that violates the
sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine.
(4) Duration.--The requirements and limitations of this
subsection shall cease to be in effect if the Secretary of
State determines and reports to the Committees on
Appropriations that the Government of Ukraine has
reestablished sovereignty over Crimea and other territory in
Ukraine under the control of the Russian Federation or
Russian-backed forces.
(c) Occupation of the Georgian Territories of Abkhazia and
Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia.--
(1) Prohibition.--None of the funds appropriated by this
Act may be made available for assistance for the central
government of a country that the Secretary of State
determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations
has recognized the independence of, or has established
diplomatic relations with, the Russian Federation occupied
Georgian territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South
Ossetia: Provided, That the Secretary shall publish on the
Department of State website a list of any such central
governments in a timely manner: Provided further, That the
Secretary may waive the restriction on assistance required by
this paragraph if the Secretary determines and reports to the
Committees on Appropriations that to do so is in the national
interest of the United States, and includes a justification
for such interest.
(2) Limitation.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act
may be made available to support the Russian Federation
occupation of the Georgian territories of Abkhazia and
Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia.
(3) International financial institutions.--The Secretary of
the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive
director of each international financial institution to use
the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any
assistance by such institution (including any loan, credit,
grant, or guarantee) for any program that violates the
sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia.
(d) Countering Russian Influence Fund.--Of the funds
appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related
programs under the headings ``National Security Investment
Programs'', ``International Narcotics Control and Law
Enforcement'', ``International Military Education and
Training'', and ``Foreign Military Financing Program'', not
less than $300,000,000 shall be made available to carry out
the purposes of the Countering Russian Influence Fund, as
authorized by section 254 of the Countering Russian Influence
in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-44; 22
U.S.C. 9543) and notwithstanding the country limitation in
subsection (b) of such section, and programs to enhance the
capacity of law enforcement and security forces in countries
in Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia and strengthen security
cooperation between such countries and the United States and
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, as appropriate:
Provided, That funds made available pursuant to this
paragraph under the heading ``Foreign Military Financing
Program'' may remain available until September 30, 2027.
united nations and other international organizations
Sec. 7048. (a) United Nations Voting Practices.--
(1) In considering bilateral assistance for a foreign
government, the Secretary of State should review, among other
factors, the voting practices of such government in the
United Nations in relation to United States strategic
interests and whether such government supports the
participation of Taiwan as an observer in meetings and
activities of multilateral agencies, bodies, or commissions.
(2) The Secretary of State shall consult with the United
States Permanent Representative to the United Nations on the
voting practices of foreign governments prior to the
submission of the report required under section 653(a) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2413(a)).
(b) Transparency and Accountability.--Of the funds
appropriated under title I and under the heading
``International Organizations and Programs'' in title V of
this Act
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that are available for contributions to the United Nations
(including the Department of Peacekeeping Operations) or any
United Nations agency, 10 percent may not be obligated for
such organization, department, or agency until the Secretary
of State determines and reports to the appropriate
congressional committees that the organization, department,
or agency is--
(1) posting on a publicly available website, consistent
with privacy regulations and due process, regular financial
and programmatic audits of such organization, department, or
agency, and providing the United States Government with
necessary access to such financial and performance audits;
(2) effectively implementing and enforcing policies and
procedures which meet or exceed best practices in the United
States for the protection of whistleblowers from retaliation,
including--
(A) protection against retaliation for internal and lawful
public disclosures;
(B) legal burdens of proof;
(C) statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation;
(D) access to binding independent adjudicative bodies,
including shared cost and selection of external arbitration;
and
(E) results that eliminate the effects of proven
retaliation, including provision for the restoration of prior
employment;
(3) effectively implementing and enforcing policies and
procedures on the appropriate use of travel funds, including
restrictions on first-class and business-class travel;
(4) taking credible steps to combat anti-Israel bias;
(5) developing and implementing mechanisms to inform donors
of instances in which funds have been diverted or destroyed
and an explanation of the response by the respective
international organization; and
(6) implementing policies and procedures to effectively vet
staff for any affiliation with a terrorist organization.
(c) Restrictions on United Nations Delegations and
Organizations.--
(1) None of the funds made available by this Act may be
used to pay expenses for any United States delegation to any
specialized agency, body, or commission of the United Nations
if such agency, body, or commission is chaired or presided
over by a country, the government of which the Secretary of
State has determined, for purposes of section 1754(c) of the
Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)),
supports international terrorism.
(2) None of the funds made available by this Act may be
used by the Secretary of State as a contribution to any
organization, agency, commission, or program within the
United Nations system if such organization, agency,
commission, or program is chaired or presided over by a
country the government of which the Secretary of State has
determined, for purposes of section 620A of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, section 40 of the Arms Export Control
Act, section 1754(c) of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018
(50 U.S.C. 4813(c)), or any other provision of law, is a
government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of
international terrorism.
(3) The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in
this subsection if the Secretary determines and reports to
the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is important
to the national interest of the United States, including a
description of the national interest served.
(d) United Nations Human Rights Council.--
(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made
available in support of the United Nations Human Rights
Council unless the Secretary of State determines and reports
to the appropriate congressional committees that
participation in the Council is important to the national
interest of the United States and that such Council is taking
significant steps to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item
and ensure integrity in the election of members to such
Council: Provided, That such report shall include a
description of the national interest served and provide a
detailed reform agenda, including a timeline to remove Israel
as a permanent agenda item and ensure integrity in the
election of members to such Council: Provided further, That
the Secretary of State shall withhold, from funds
appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Contributions to
International Organizations'' for a contribution to the
United Nations Regular Budget, the United States
proportionate share of the total annual amount of the United
Nations Regular Budget funding for the United Nations Human
Rights Council until such determination and report is made:
Provided further, That if the Secretary is unable to make
such determination and report, such amounts may be
reprogrammed for purposes other than the United Nations
Regular Budget, subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided
further, That the Secretary shall report to the Committees on
Appropriations not later than September 30, 2026, on the
resolutions considered in the United Nations Human Rights
Council during the previous 12 months, and on steps taken to
remove Israel as a permanent agenda item and to improve the
quality of membership through competitive elections.
(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made
available for the United Nations International Commission of
Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East
Jerusalem, and Israel.
(e) Prohibition of Payments to United Nations Members.--
None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to
titles III through VI of this Act for carrying out the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used to pay in whole
or in part any assessments, arrearages, or dues of any member
of the United Nations or, from funds appropriated by this Act
to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961, the costs for participation of another country's
delegation at international conferences held under the
auspices of multilateral or international organizations.
(f) Report and Briefing.--
(1) Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the
Committees on Appropriations detailing the amount of funds
available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2026
for contributions to any organization, department, agency, or
program within the United Nations system or any international
program that are withheld from obligation or expenditure due
to any provision of law: Provided, That the Secretary shall
update such report each time additional funds are withheld by
operation of any provision of law: Provided further, That
the reprogramming of any withheld funds identified in such
report, including updates thereof, shall be subject to prior
consultation with, and the regular notification procedures
of, the Committees on Appropriations.
(2) Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of State shall brief the appropriate
congressional committees on the processes and recommendations
for United States participation in each international
organization included in the 2025 review of such matters.
(g) Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Peacekeeping
Operations.--The Secretary of State shall, to the maximum
extent practicable, withhold assistance to any unit of the
security forces of a foreign country if the Secretary has
credible information that such unit has engaged in sexual
exploitation or abuse while serving in a United Nations
peacekeeping operation until the Secretary determines that
the government of such country is taking effective steps to
hold the responsible members of such unit accountable and to
prevent future incidents: Provided, That the Secretary shall
promptly notify the government of each country subject to any
withholding of assistance pursuant to this paragraph, and
shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of such
withholding not later than 10 days after a determination to
withhold such assistance is made: Provided further, That the
Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, assist
such government in bringing the responsible members of such
unit to justice.
(h) Additional Availability.--Subject to the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations,
funds appropriated by this Act which are returned or not made
available due to the second proviso under the heading
``Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities''
in title I of this Act or section 307(a) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2227(a)), shall remain
available for obligation until September 30, 2027: Provided,
That the requirement to withhold funds for programs in Burma
under section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
shall not apply to funds appropriated by this Act.
(i) Accountability Requirement.--
(1) The Secretary of State shall seek to enter into written
agreements with each international organization that receives
funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs to provide timely access to
the Inspector General of the Department of State and the
Comptroller General of the United States to such
organization's financial data and other information relevant
to United States contributions to such organization, as
determined by the Inspector General and the Comptroller
General.
(2) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the
appropriate congressional committees detailing whether each
international organization funded by this Act has entered
into such agreements: Provided, That such report shall
include, for each applicable organization, the status of any
negotiations undertaken by the Department of State to secure
such agreements, including any obstacles encountered and a
description of the Department's plans to address them.
(j) Strengthening American Presence at International
Organizations.--
(1) Of the funds made available by this Act under the
heading ``International Organizations and Programs'', not
less than $5,000,000 shall be made available for the
placement of United States citizens in the Junior
Professional Officer Programme.
(2) Of the funds made available by this Act under the
heading ``Diplomatic Programs'', not less than $750,000 shall
be made available to enhance the competitiveness of United
States citizens for leadership positions in the United
Nations system, including pursuant to section 9701 of the
Department of State Authorization Act of 2022 (title XCVII of
division I of Public Law 117-263).
(k) Transfer Authority.--Of the funds appropriated by this
Act under the heading ``National Security Investment
Programs'', up to $466,514,000 may be transferred to, and
merged with, funds available under the headings
``Contributions to International Organizations'' and
``Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities''
if the Secretary of State determines and reports to
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the Committees on Appropriations that such funds support
reform efforts and are in the national interest: Provided,
That such transfer authority is in addition to any other
transfer authority provided by this Act or any other Act and
is subject to prior consultation with, and the regular
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.
war crimes tribunal
Sec. 7049. If the President determines that doing so will
contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding genocide
or other violations of international humanitarian law, the
President may direct a drawdown pursuant to section 552(c) of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 of up to $30,000,000 of
commodities and services for the United Nations War Crimes
Tribunal established with regard to the former Yugoslavia by
the United Nations Security Council or such other tribunals
or commissions as the Council may establish or authorize to
deal with such violations, without regard to the ceiling
limitation contained in paragraph (2) thereof: Provided,
That the determination required under this section shall be
in lieu of any determinations otherwise required under
section 552(c): Provided further, That funds made available
pursuant to this section shall be made available subject to
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations.
internet freedom
Sec. 7050. Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less
than $78,375,000 shall be made available for programs to
promote Internet freedom globally, consistent with section
9707 of the Department of State Authorization Act of 2022
(title XCVII of division I of Public Law 117-263).
torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment
Sec. 7051. (a) Prohibition.--None of the funds made
available by this Act may be used to support or justify the
use of torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading
treatment or punishment by any official or contract employee
of the United States Government.
(b) Assistance.--Funds appropriated under titles III and IV
of this Act shall be made available, notwithstanding section
660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for assistance to
eliminate torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading
treatment or punishment by foreign police, military, or other
security forces in countries receiving assistance from funds
appropriated by this Act.
aircraft transfer, coordination, and use
Sec. 7052. (a) Transfer Authority.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of law or regulation, aircraft procured with
funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs under the headings
``Diplomatic Programs'', ``International Narcotics Control
and Law Enforcement'', ``Andean Counterdrug Initiative'', and
``Andean Counterdrug Programs'' may be used for any other
program and in any region.
(b) Property Disposal.--The authority provided in
subsection (a) shall apply only after the Secretary of State
determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations
that the equipment is no longer required to meet programmatic
purposes in the designated country or region: Provided, That
any such transfer shall be subject to prior consultation
with, and the regular notification procedures of, the
Committees on Appropriations.
(c) Aircraft Coordination.--
(1) Authority.--The uses of aircraft purchased or leased by
the Department of State with funds made available in this Act
or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be
coordinated under the authority of the appropriate Chief of
Mission: Provided, That such aircraft may be used to
transport, on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis,
Federal and non-Federal personnel supporting Department of
State programs and activities: Provided further, That
official travel for other agencies for other purposes may be
supported on a reimbursable basis, or without reimbursement
when traveling on a space available basis: Provided further,
That funds received by the Department of State in connection
with the use of aircraft owned, leased, or chartered by the
Department of State may be credited to the Working Capital
Fund of the Department and shall be available for expenses
related to the purchase, lease, maintenance, chartering, or
operation of such aircraft.
(2) Scope.--The requirement and authorities of this
subsection shall only apply to aircraft, the primary purpose
of which is the transportation of personnel.
(d) Aircraft Operations and Maintenance.--To the maximum
extent practicable, the costs of operations and maintenance,
including fuel, of aircraft funded by this Act shall be borne
by the recipient country.
parking fines and real property taxes owed by foreign governments
Sec. 7053. The terms and conditions of section 7055 of the
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of Public Law 111-117)
shall apply to this Act: Provided, That subsection (f)(2)(B)
of such section shall be applied by substituting ``September
30, 2025'' for ``September 30, 2009''.
international monetary fund
Sec. 7054. (a) Extensions.--The terms and conditions of
sections 7086(b)(1) and (2) and 7090(a) of the Department of
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of Public Law 111-117)
shall apply to this Act.
(b) Repayment.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall
instruct the United States Executive Director of the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) to seek to ensure that any
loan will be repaid to the IMF before other private or
multilateral creditors.
extradition
Sec. 7055. (a) Limitation.--None of the funds appropriated
in this Act may be used to provide assistance (other than
funds provided under the headings ``National Security
Investment Programs'', ``International Humanitarian
Assistance'', ``International Narcotics Control and Law
Enforcement'', ``United States Emergency Refugee and
Migration Assistance Fund'', and ``Nonproliferation, Anti-
terrorism, Demining and Related Assistance'') for the central
government of a country which has notified the Department of
State of its refusal to extradite to the United States any
individual indicted for a criminal offense for which the
maximum penalty is life imprisonment without the possibility
of parole or for killing a law enforcement officer, as
specified in a United States extradition request.
(b) Clarification.--Subsection (a) shall only apply to the
central government of a country with which the United States
maintains diplomatic relations and with which the United
States has an extradition treaty and the government of that
country is in violation of the terms and conditions of the
treaty.
(c) Waiver.--The Secretary of State may waive the
restriction in subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the
Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that
such waiver is important to the national interest of the
United States.
enterprise funds
Sec. 7056. (a) Notification.--None of the funds made
available under titles III through VI of this Act may be made
available for Enterprise Funds unless the appropriate
congressional committees are notified at least 15 days in
advance, in accordance with the requirements enumerated under
this section in the joint explanatory statement described in
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
consolidated Act).
(b) Distribution of Assets Plan.--Prior to the distribution
of any assets resulting from any liquidation, dissolution, or
winding up of an Enterprise Fund, in whole or in part, the
President shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a plan for the distribution of the assets of the
Enterprise Fund.
(c) Transition or Operating Plan.--Prior to a transition to
and operation of any private equity fund or other parallel
investment fund under an existing Enterprise Fund, the
President shall submit such transition or operating plan to
the appropriate congressional committees.
united nations population fund
Sec. 7057. (a) Contribution.--Of the funds made available
under the heading ``International Organizations and
Programs'' in this Act for fiscal year 2026, $32,500,000
shall be made available for the United Nations Population
Fund (UNFPA).
(b) Availability of Funds.--Funds appropriated by this Act
for UNFPA, that are not made available for UNFPA because of
the operation of any provision of law, shall be transferred
to the ``Global Health Programs'' account and shall be made
available for family planning, maternal, and reproductive
health activities, subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
(c) Prohibition on Use of Funds in China.--None of the
funds made available by this Act may be used by UNFPA for a
country program in the People's Republic of China.
(d) Conditions on Availability of Funds.--Funds made
available by this Act for UNFPA may not be made available
unless--
(1) UNFPA maintains funds made available by this Act in an
account separate from other accounts of UNFPA and does not
commingle such funds with other sums; and
(2) UNFPA does not fund abortions.
(e) Report to Congress and Dollar-for-Dollar Withholding of
Funds.--
(1) Not later than 4 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the
Committees on Appropriations indicating the amount of funds
that UNFPA is budgeting for the year in which the report is
submitted for a country program in the People's Republic of
China.
(2) If a report under paragraph (1) indicates that UNFPA
plans to spend funds for a country program in the People's
Republic of China in the year covered by the report, then the
amount of such funds UNFPA plans to spend in the People's
Republic of China shall be deducted from the funds made
available to UNFPA after March 1 for obligation for the
remainder of the fiscal year in which the report is
submitted.
global health activities
Sec. 7058. (a) In General.--Funds appropriated by titles
III and IV of this Act that are made available for bilateral
assistance for child survival activities or disease programs
including activities relating to research on, and the
prevention, treatment and control of, HIV/AIDS may be made
available notwithstanding any other provision of law
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except for provisions under the heading ``Global Health
Programs'' and the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS,
Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 711; 22
U.S.C. 7601 et seq.), as amended: Provided, That of the
funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than
$575,000,000 should be made available for family planning/
reproductive health, including in areas where population
growth threatens biodiversity or endangered species.
(b) Pandemics and Other Infectious Disease Outbreaks.--
(1) Global health security.--Funds appropriated by this Act
under the heading ``Global Health Programs'' shall be made
available for global health security programs to accelerate
the capacity of countries to prevent, detect, and respond to
infectious disease outbreaks, including by strengthening
public health capacity where there is a high risk of emerging
zoonotic infectious diseases: Provided, That not later than
60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on
Appropriations on the planned uses of such funds.
(2) Extraordinary measures.--If the Secretary of State
determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations
that an international infectious disease outbreak is
sustained, severe, and is spreading internationally, or that
it is in the national interest to respond to a Public Health
Emergency of International Concern, not to exceed an
aggregate total of $200,000,000 of the funds appropriated by
this Act under the headings ``Global Health Programs'',
``National Security Investment Programs'', ``International
Humanitarian Assistance'', ``Democracy Fund'', and
``Millennium Challenge Corporation'', may be made available
to combat such infectious disease or public health emergency,
and may be transferred to, and merged with, funds
appropriated under such headings for the purposes of this
paragraph.
(3) Emergency reserve fund.--Up to $20,000,000 of the funds
made available under the heading ``Global Health Programs''
may be made available for the Emergency Reserve Fund
established pursuant to section 7058(c)(1) of the Department
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 115-31):
Provided, That such funds shall be made available under the
same terms and conditions of such section, except that such
section shall be applied by substituting ``International
Humanitarian Assistance'' for ``International Disaster
Assistance'' and substituting ``Secretary of State'' for
``Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development''.
(4) Consultation and notification.--Funds made available by
this subsection, except paragraph (3), shall be subject to
prior consultation with the appropriate congressional
committees and the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
(c) Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, none of the funds made available by this Act may be made
available to the Wuhan Institute of Virology located in the
City of Wuhan in the People's Republic of China.
(d) Transition Strategy.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall
submit a strategy to the appropriate congressional committees
on a multi-year structured transition of programs supported
by the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief to country-
led ownership resulting in reductions of United States
assistance consistent with the requirements described under
this section in the explanatory statement described in
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
consolidated Act).
(e) Initiative.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act
under the heading ``Global Health Programs'', not less than
$50,000,000 shall be made available for a Prevention,
Treatment, and Response Initiative for the prevention and
treatment of HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other infectious diseases
as described under this section in the explanatory statement
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
this consolidated Act): Provided, That such funds shall be
awarded to eligible public and private entities, including
product development partnerships and in coordination with
other donors, and shall support the September 2025 America
First Global Health Strategy: Provided further, That funds
made available by this subsection may only be made available
following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations:
Provided further, That such funds are in addition to funds
otherwise made available by this Act for such purposes.
women's equality and empowerment
Sec. 7059. (a) In General.--Funds appropriated by this Act
shall be made available to promote the equality and
empowerment of women and girls in United States Government
diplomatic and development efforts by raising the status,
increasing the economic participation and opportunities for
political leadership, and protecting the rights of women and
girls worldwide.
(b) Women's Economic Empowerment.--Of the funds
appropriated under title III of this Act, $150,000,000 shall
be made available to expand economic opportunities for women
by increasing the number and capacity of women-owned
enterprises, improving property rights for women, increasing
women's access to financial services and capital, enhancing
the role of women in economic decision-making at the local,
national, and international levels, and improving women's
ability to participate in the global economy, including
through implementation of the Women's Entrepreneurship and
Economic Empowerment Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-428):
Provided, That the Secretary of State shall consult with the
Committees on Appropriations on the uses of funds made
available pursuant to this subsection.
(c) Madeleine K. Albright Women's Leadership Program.--Of
the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less
than $37,500,000 shall be made available for the Madeleine K.
Albright Women's Leadership Program, as established by
section 7059(b) of the Department of State, Foreign
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023
(division K of Public Law 117-328).
(d) Gender-Based Violence.--
(1) Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of
this Act, not less than $187,500,000 shall be made available
to implement a multi-year strategy to prevent and respond to
gender-based violence in countries where it is common in
conflict and non-conflict settings.
(2) Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act
that are available to train foreign police, judicial, and
military personnel, including for international peacekeeping
operations, shall address, where appropriate, prevention and
response to gender-based violence and trafficking in persons,
and shall promote the integration of women into the police
and other security forces.
(3) Funds made available pursuant to this subsection should
include efforts to combat a variety of forms of violence
against women and girls, including child marriage, rape, and
female genital cutting and mutilation.
(e) Women, Peace, and Security.--Of the funds appropriated
by this Act under the headings ``National Security Investment
Programs'' and ``International Narcotics Control and Law
Enforcement'', $112,500,000 should be made available to
support a multi-year strategy to expand, and improve
coordination of, United States Government efforts to empower
women as equal partners in conflict prevention, peace
building, transitional processes, and reconstruction efforts
in countries affected by conflict or in political transition,
and to ensure the equal provision of relief and recovery
assistance to women and girls.
sector allocations
Sec. 7060. (a) Basic Education and Higher Education.--
(1) Basic education.--
(A) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act,
not less than $691,500,000 shall be made available for the
Nita M. Lowey Basic Education Fund, and such funds may be
made available notwithstanding any other provision of law
that restricts assistance to foreign countries: Provided,
That such funds shall also be used for secondary education
activities.
(B) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act
for assistance for basic education programs, $152,000,000
shall be made available for contributions to multilateral
partnerships that support education.
(2) Higher education.--Of the funds appropriated by title
III of this Act, not less than $203,250,000 shall be made
available for assistance for higher education: Provided,
That such funds may be made available notwithstanding any
other provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign
countries, and shall be subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided
further, That of such amount, not less than $50,000,000 shall
be made available for higher education programs pursuant to
section 7060(a)(3) of the Department of State, Foreign
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021
(division K of Public Law 116-260).
(b) Conservation Programs.--
(1) Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the
provisions of sections 103 through 106, and chapter 4 of part
II, of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for the
provisions of this subsection, to support programs funded
pursuant to this subsection: Provided, That funds made
available pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to the
regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations.
(2)(A) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this
Act, not less than $274,313,000 shall be made available for
biodiversity conservation programs, including for marine
conservation programs following consultation with the
Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That no such funds
may be made available to support the expansion of industrial
scale logging, agriculture, livestock production, mining, or
any other industrial scale extractive activity into areas
that were primary/intact tropical forests as of December 30,
2013, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the
United States executive directors of each international
financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United
States to oppose any financing of any such activity.
(B)(i) Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of
this Act, not less than $89,063,000 shall be made available
to combat the transnational threat of wildlife poaching and
trafficking.
(ii) None of the funds appropriated under title IV of this
Act may be made available for training or other assistance
for any military unit or personnel that the Secretary of
State determines has been credibly alleged
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to have participated in wildlife poaching or trafficking,
unless the Secretary reports to the appropriate congressional
committees that to do so is in the national security interest
of the United States.
(C) Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of
this Act, not less than $12,500,000 shall be made available
for the prevention of illegal logging practices consistent
with the Lacey Act (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq./section 8204 of
Public Law 110-246), and not less than $12,500,000 shall be
made available to reduce deforestation: Provided, That such
funds shall be allocated consistent with the requirements
included under this heading in the explanatory statement
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
this consolidated Act).
(3) Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of
this Act, not less than $131,813,000 shall be made available
for land use, management, and protection programs.
(c) Development Programs.--Of the funds appropriated by
this Act under the heading ``National Security Investment
Programs'', not less than $13,875,000 shall be made available
for cooperative development programs.
(d) Disability Programs.--Funds appropriated by this Act
under the heading ``National Security Investment Programs''
shall be made available for programs and activities to
address the needs of, and protect and promote the rights of,
people with disabilities in developing countries: Provided,
That funds shall be made available to support disability
rights advocacy organizations in developing countries:
Provided further, That of the funds made available pursuant
to this subsection, 5 percent may be used for management,
oversight, and technical support.
(e) Food Security and Agricultural Development.--
(1) Uses of funds.--Of the funds appropriated by title III
of this Act, not less than $720,000,000 shall be made
available for food security and agricultural development
programs to carry out the purposes of the Global Food
Security Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-195), including not less
than $175,000,000 for international agricultural research, of
which not less than $72,000,000 shall be made available for
the Feed the Future Innovation Labs, including for the
purposes enumerated under this section in the explanatory
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That funds
may be made available for a contribution as authorized by
section 3202 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of
2008 (Public Law 110-246), as amended by section 3310 of the
Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-334).
(2) Feed the future private sector engagement.--Of the
funds made available pursuant to this subsection, not less
than $20,000,000 shall be made available to support private
sector investment in food security, including as catalytic
capital.
(f) Public-private Partnership.--Of the funds appropriated
by title III of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related
programs, not less than $100,000,000 shall be made available
for a public-private partnership foundation for food
security, if legislation establishing such a foundation is
enacted into law by December 31, 2026.
(g) Programs to Combat Trafficking in Persons.--
(1) In general.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act
under the headings ``National Security Investment Programs''
and ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'',
not less than $105,625,000 shall be made available for
activities to combat trafficking in persons internationally,
including for the Program to End Modern Slavery, of which not
less than $89,500,000 shall be from funds made available
under the heading ``International Narcotics Control and Law
Enforcement'': Provided, That funds made available by this
Act under the heading ``National Security Investment
Programs'' that are made available for activities to combat
trafficking in persons should be obligated and programmed
consistent with the country-specific recommendations included
in the annual Trafficking in Persons Report, and shall be
coordinated with the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking
in Persons, Department of State: Provided further, That such
funds are in addition to funds made available by this Act
under the heading ``Diplomatic Programs'' for the Office to
Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons: Provided further,
That funds made available by this Act shall be made available
to further develop, standardize, and update training for all
United States Government personnel under Chief of Mission
authority posted at United States embassies and consulates
abroad on recognizing signs of human trafficking and
protocols for reporting such cases.
(2) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall report to
the appropriate congressional committees on how all grants
and contracts awarded in the prior fiscal year by the
Department of State are compliant with applicable
requirements within section 106(g) of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)).
(h) Water and Sanitation.--Of the funds appropriated by
this Act, not less than $338,250,000 shall be made available
for water supply and sanitation projects pursuant to section
136 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, of which not less
than $169,125,000 shall be for programs in sub-Saharan
Africa.
(i) Deviation.--Unless otherwise provided for by this Act,
the Secretary of State may deviate below the minimum funding
requirements designated in sections 7030, 7059, and 7060 of
this Act by up to 10 percent, notwithstanding such
designation: Provided, That such deviations shall only be
exercised to address unforeseen or exigent circumstances:
Provided further, That concurrent with the submission of the
report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations in writing any proposed deviations utilizing
such authority that are planned at the time of submission of
such report: Provided further, That any deviations proposed
subsequent to the submission of such report shall be subject
to prior consultation with such Committees: Provided
further, That not later than November 1, 2027, the Secretary
of State shall submit a report to the Committees on
Appropriations on the use of the authority of this
subsection.
debt-for-development
Sec. 7061. In order to enhance the continued participation
of nongovernmental organizations in debt-for-development and
debt-for-nature exchanges, a nongovernmental organization
which is a grantee or contractor of the Department of State
may place in interest bearing accounts local currencies which
accrue to that organization as a result of economic
assistance provided under title III of this Act and, subject
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations, any interest earned on such investment shall
be used for the purpose for which the assistance was provided
to that organization.
budget documents
Sec. 7062. (a) Operating Plans.--Not later than 45 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, each department,
agency, or organization funded in titles I, II, and VI of
this Act, and the Department of the Treasury and Independent
Agencies funded in title III of this Act, shall submit to the
Committees on Appropriations an operating plan for funds
appropriated to such department, agency, or organization in
such titles of this Act, or funds otherwise available for
obligation in fiscal year 2026, that provides details of the
uses of such funds at the program, project, and activity
level: Provided, That such plans shall include, as
applicable, a comparison between the congressional budget
justification funding levels, the most recent congressional
directives or approved funding levels, and the funding levels
proposed by the department or agency; and a clear, concise,
and informative description/justification: Provided further,
That operating plans that include changes in levels of
funding for programs, projects, and activities specified in
the congressional budget justification, in this Act, or
amounts designated in the tables in the explanatory statement
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
this consolidated Act), as applicable, shall be subject to
the notification and reprogramming requirements of section
7015 of this Act.
(b) Spend Plans.--
(1) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the
Committees on Appropriations a spend plan for funds made
available by this Act for--
(A) assistance for Pacific Islands countries and for
Colombia;
(B) assistance for the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative,
Central America Regional Security Initiative, Middle East
Partnership Initiative, Indo-Pacific Strategy and the
Countering PRC Influence Fund, and Power Africa;
(C) assistance made available pursuant to the following
sections in this Act: section 7030; section 7032; section
7033; section 7036; section 7047(d) (on a country-by-country
basis); section 7059; and subsections (a), (e), (g), and (h)
of section 7060;
(D) funds provided under the heading ``International
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'' for demand reduction,
which shall include bilateral and global programs; and
(E) implementation of the Global Fragility Act of 2019.
(2) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the
Committees on Appropriations a detailed spend plan for funds
made available by this Act under the headings ``Department of
the Treasury, International Affairs Technical Assistance'' in
title III.
(c) Clarification.--The spend plans referenced in
subsection (b) shall not be considered as meeting the
notification requirements in this Act or under section 634A
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
(d) Congressional Budget Justification.--The congressional
budget justification for Department of State operations and
foreign operations shall be provided to the Committees on
Appropriations concurrent with the date of submission of the
President's budget for fiscal year 2027: Provided, That the
appendices for such justification shall be provided to the
Committees on Appropriations not later than 10 calendar days
thereafter.
reorganization
Sec. 7063. (a) Prior Consultation and Notification.--Funds
appropriated by this Act, prior Acts making appropriations
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related
programs, or any other Act may not be used to implement a
reorganization, redesign, or other plan described in
subsection
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(b) by the Department of State or any other Federal
department, agency, or organization funded by this Act
without prior consultation by the head of such department,
agency, or organization with the appropriate congressional
committees: Provided, That such funds shall be subject to
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations: Provided further, That any such notification
submitted to such Committees shall include a detailed
justification for any proposed action: Provided further,
That congressional notifications submitted in prior fiscal
years pursuant to similar provisions of law in prior Acts
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs may be deemed to meet the
notification requirements of this section.
(b) Description of Activities.--Pursuant to subsection (a),
a reorganization, redesign, or other plan shall include any
action to--
(1) expand, eliminate, consolidate, or downsize covered
departments, agencies, or organizations, including bureaus
and offices within or between such departments, agencies, or
organizations, including the transfer to other agencies of
the authorities and responsibilities of such bureaus and
offices;
(2) expand, eliminate, consolidate, or downsize the United
States official presence overseas, including at bilateral,
regional, and multilateral diplomatic facilities and other
platforms; or
(3) expand or reduce the size of the permanent Civil
Service, Foreign Service, eligible family member, and locally
employed staff workforce of the Department of State from the
staffing levels previously justified to the Committees on
Appropriations for fiscal year 2026.
department of state matters
Sec. 7064. (a) Working Capital Fund.--Funds appropriated by
this Act or otherwise made available to the Department of
State for payments to the Working Capital Fund that are made
available for new service centers, shall be subject to the
regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations.
(b) Certification.--
(1) Compliance.--Not later than 45 days after the initial
obligation of funds appropriated under titles III and IV of
this Act that are made available to a Department of State
bureau or office with responsibility for the management and
oversight of such funds, the Secretary of State shall certify
and report to the Committees on Appropriations, on an
individual bureau or office basis, that such bureau or office
is in compliance with Department and Federal financial and
grants management policies, procedures, and regulations, as
applicable.
(2) Considerations.--When making a certification required
by paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall consider the
capacity of a bureau or office to--
(A) account for the obligated funds at the country and
program level, as appropriate;
(B) identify risks and develop mitigation and monitoring
plans;
(C) establish performance measures and indicators;
(D) review activities and performance; and
(E) assess final results and reconcile finances.
(3) Plan.--If the Secretary of State is unable to make a
certification required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
submit a plan and timeline detailing the steps to be taken to
bring such bureau or office into compliance.
(c) Other Matters.--
(1) In addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act under the heading ``Diplomatic
Programs''--
(A) as authorized by section 810 of the United States
Information and Educational Exchange Act, not to exceed
$5,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be
credited to this appropriation from fees or other payments
received from English teaching, library, motion pictures, and
publication programs and from fees from educational advising
and counseling and exchange visitor programs; and
(B) not to exceed $15,000, which shall be derived from
reimbursements, surcharges, and fees for use of Blair House
facilities.
(2) Funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this
Act under the heading ``Diplomatic Programs'' are available
for acquisition by exchange or purchase of passenger motor
vehicles as authorized by law and, pursuant to section
1108(g) of title 31, United States Code, for the field
examination of programs and activities in the United States
funded from any account contained in title I of this Act.
(3) Consistent with section 204 of the Admiral James W.
Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 (22 U.S.C. 2452b), up to
$25,000,000 of the amounts made available under the heading
``Diplomatic Programs'' in this Act may be obligated and
expended for United States participation in international
fairs and expositions abroad, including for construction and
operation of a United States pavilion.
(4)(A) The notification requirement of paragraphs (2) and
(3) of subsection (j) of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(j)) shall also apply
to the Committees on Appropriations.
(B) The justification requirement of paragraph (4) of
subsection (j) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act
of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(j)) shall also apply to the
Committees on Appropriations.
(C) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report detailing the
criteria used to certify that a position established in
accordance with paragraph (2) of subsection (j) of the State
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(j))
does not require the exercise of significant authority
pursuant to the laws of the United States: Provided, That
such report shall also include a listing of each special
appointment authorized by such section, the number of
positions for the applicable office, and the salary and other
support costs of such office, and such report shall be
updated and submitted to the such committees every 180 days
thereafter until September 30, 2027.
(5) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
``Diplomatic Programs'' and ``National Security Investment
Programs'' shall be made available for the purposes and in
the manner described under this subsection in the explanatory
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
division A of this consolidated Act).
foreign assistance management
Sec. 7065. (a) Authority.--Up to $170,000,000 of the funds
made available in title III of this Act pursuant to or to
carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 may be used to hire and employ individuals in the
United States and overseas on a limited appointment basis
pursuant to the authority of sections 308 and 309 of the
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3948 and 3949).
(b) Restriction.--The authority to hire individuals
contained in subsection (a) shall expire on September 30,
2027.
(c) Program Account Charged.--The account charged for the
cost of an individual hired and employed under the authority
of this section shall be the account to which the
responsibilities of such individual primarily relate:
Provided, That funds made available to carry out this section
may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by
this Act under the relevant headings in title I.
(d) Disaster Surge Capacity.--Funds appropriated under
title III of this Act to carry out part I of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, may be used, in addition to funds
otherwise available for such purposes, for the cost
(including the support costs) of individuals whose primary
responsibility is to carry out programs in response to
natural disasters or man-made disasters, subject to the
regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations.
(e) Small Business.--In entering into multiple award
indefinite-quantity contracts with funds appropriated by this
Act, the Department of State may provide an exception to the
fair opportunity process for placing task orders under such
contracts when the order is placed with any category of small
or small disadvantaged business.
(f) Personal Service Agreements.--Funds appropriated by
this Act under title III may be made available for the
Secretary of State to exercise the authorities of section
2669(c) of title 22, United States Code.
stabilization and development
Sec. 7066. (a) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under
the headings ``National Security Investment Programs'',
``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'',
``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related
Programs'', ``Peacekeeping Operations'', and ``Foreign
Military Financing Program'', not less than $108,000,000
shall be made available for the Prevention and Stabilization
Fund for the purposes enumerated in section 509(a) of the
Global Fragility Act of 2019 (title V of division J of Public
Law 116-94): Provided, That funds made available pursuant to
this subsection under the heading ``Foreign Military
Financing Program'' may remain available until September 30,
2027.
(b) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act,
not less than $192,375,000 shall be made available for
natural disaster preparation and mitigation efforts,
including in Pacific Islands countries and other high-risk
areas, notwithstanding any other provision of law.
extension of consular fees and related authorities
Sec. 7067. (a) Section 1(b)(1) of the Passport Act of June
4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214(b)(1)) shall be applied through fiscal
year 2026 by substituting ``the costs of providing consular
services'' for ``such costs''.
(b) Section 21009 of the Emergency Appropriations for
Coronavirus Health Response and Agency Operations (division B
of Public Law 116-136; 134 Stat. 592) shall be applied during
fiscal year 2026 by substituting ``2020 through 2026'' for
``2020 and 2021''.
(c) Discretionary amounts made available to the Department
of State under the heading ``Administration of Foreign
Affairs'' of this Act, and discretionary unobligated balances
under such heading from prior Acts making appropriations for
the Department of State, foreign operations, and related
programs, may be transferred to the Consular and Border
Security Programs account if the Secretary of State
determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations
that to do so is necessary to sustain consular operations,
following consultation with such Committees: Provided, That
such transfer authority is in addition to any transfer
authority otherwise available in this Act and under any other
provision of law: Provided further, That no amounts may be
transferred from
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amounts designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to a
concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
(d) In addition to the uses permitted pursuant to section
286(v)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1356(v)(2)(A)), for fiscal year 2026, the Secretary of State
may also use fees deposited into the Fraud Prevention and
Detection Account for the costs of providing consular
services.
(e) Amounts provided pursuant to subsection (b) are
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
prohibition on censorship
Sec. 7068. Funds appropriated or otherwise made available
by this Act for programs to counter foreign propaganda and
disinformation, and for related purposes, may only be made
available for the purpose of countering such efforts by
foreign state and non-state actors abroad.
other matters
Sec. 7069. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available by this Act may be obligated or expended to
fly or display a flag over a facility of the United States
Department of State other than the--
(1) United States flag;
(2) Foreign Service flag pursuant to 2 FAM 154.2-1;
(3) POW/MIA flag;
(4) Hostage and Wrongful Detainee flag, pursuant to section
904 of title 36, United States Code;
(5) flag of a State, insular area, or the District of
Columbia at domestic locations;
(6) flag of an Indian Tribal government;
(7) official branded flag of a United States agency; or
(8) sovereign flag of other countries.
(b) Funds may be transferred to the United States Section
of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United
States and Mexico, from Federal or non-Federal entities, to
study, design, construct, operate, and maintain treatment and
flood control works and related structures, consistent with
the functions of the United States Section: Provided, That
such funds shall be deposited in an account under the heading
``International Boundary and Water Commission, United States
and Mexico'', to remain available until expended.
multilateral development banks
Sec. 7070. (a) Additional Subscription to Shares of the
Capital Stock of the Inter-american Investment Corporation.--
The Secretary of the Treasury may subscribe on behalf of the
United States to up to an additional 25,128 shares of the
capital stock of the Inter-American Investment Corporation:
Provided, That any subscription to such additional shares
shall be effective only to such extent or in such amounts as
are provided in this or any other appropriations Act.
(b) World Bank.--
(1) International development association twenty-first
replenishment.--The International Development Association Act
(22 U.S.C. 284 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``SEC. 33. TWENTY-FIRST REPLENISHMENT.
``(a) In General.--The United States Governor of the
International Development Association may contribute on
behalf of the United States $3,198,552,000 to the twenty-
first replenishment of the resources of the Association,
subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations.
``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--In order to pay for
the United States contribution provided for in subsection
(a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal
year limitation, $3,198,552,000 for payment by the Secretary
of the Treasury.''.
(2) Multilateral development bank support for nuclear
energy.--Title XV of the International Financial Institutions
Act (22 U.S.C. 262o et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``SEC. 1506. MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANK SUPPORT FOR
NUCLEAR ENERGY.
``The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United
States Executive Director at the International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development, the European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development, and, as the Secretary finds
appropriate, any other multilateral development bank (as
defined in section 1307(g)) to use the voice, vote, and
influence of the United States to advocate for--
``(1) the removal of prohibitions at the respective bank
against financial and technical assistance for the
generation, transmission, and distribution of nuclear energy,
to the extent that the prohibitions apply to nuclear
technologies, including small modular reactors, that meet or
exceed the quality and safety standards of technologies
produced by the United States or a member country of the
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; and
``(2) increased internal capacity-building at the
respective bank for the purpose of assessing--
``(A) the potential role of nuclear energy, including small
modular reactors, in the energy systems of client countries;
and
``(B) the delivery of financial and technical assistance
described in paragraph (1) to the countries.''.
(3) Establishment of nuclear energy assistance trust
funds.--Title XV of the International Financial Institutions
Act (22 U.S.C. 262o et seq.) is further amended by adding at
the end the following:
``SEC. 1507. ESTABLISHMENT OF NUCLEAR ENERGY ASSISTANCE TRUST
FUNDS.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall
instruct the United States Governors of the International
Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and, as the
Secretary deems appropriate, of other international financial
institutions (as defined in section 1701(c)(2)) to use the
voice, vote, and influence of the United States to establish
at each such institution a trust fund to be known as the
`Nuclear Energy Assistance Trust Fund' that meets the
requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of this section.
``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of such a trust fund shall be
the following:
``(1) To provide financial and technical assistance to
support the generation, transmission, and distribution of
nuclear energy in borrowing countries.
``(2) To ensure that the international financial
institution makes financing available on competitive terms,
including for the purpose of countering credit extended by
the government of a country that is not a member of the OECD
Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits.
``(3) To exclusively support the adoption of nuclear energy
technologies, including small modular reactors, that meet or
exceed the quality and safety standards of technologies
produced by the United States or a member country of the
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
``(4) To strengthen the capacity of the international
financial institution to assess, implement, and evaluate
nuclear energy projects.
``(c) Use of Trust Fund Revenues.--The revenues of such a
trust fund may be made available for activities for the
purposes described in subsection (b), or the United States
share of the revenues may be remitted to the general fund of
the Treasury, as the Secretary finds appropriate.
``(d) Rule of Interpretation.--This section shall not be
interpreted to affect the ability of the United States
Governor of, or the United States Executive Director at, an
international financial institution (as so defined) to
encourage the provision of financial or technical assistance
from non-trust fund resources of the institution to support
the generation or distribution of nuclear energy.''.
(4) Inclusion in annual report.--During the 7-year period
that begins with the date of enactment of this Act, the
Chairman of the National Advisory Council on International
Monetary and Financial Policies shall include in the annual
report required by section 1701 of the International
Financial Institutions Act a description of any progress
made--
(A) to promote multilateral development bank (as defined in
such section) assistance for nuclear energy; and
(B) to establish a trust fund pursuant to section 1507 of
such Act or, as the case may be, a summary of the activities
of any such trust fund.
(5) Sunset.--The preceding provisions of this subsection
and the amendments made by the preceding provisions of this
subsection shall have no force or effect beginning 10 years
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(6) Continuation of pause on world bank disbursements and
commitments to burma.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall
direct the United States Executive Director at the
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to use
the voice and vote of the United States to continue the pause
by the Bank on disbursements and the making of new financing
commitments to Burma, that was initiated after a military
coup overthrew the democratically elected government of Burma
in 2021, unless the Secretary of the Treasury determines that
it is not in the national interest of the United States to do
so.
(7) Exemption from securities laws; reports to securities
and exchange commission.--Any securities issued by the
International Development Association (including any guaranty
by the Association, whether or not limited in scope) and any
securities guaranteed by the Association as to both principal
and interest shall be deemed to be exempted securities within
the meaning of section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933
(15 U.S.C. 77c(a)(2)) and section 3(a)(12) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(12)): Provided, That
the Association shall file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission such annual and other reports with regard to such
securities as the Commission shall determine to be
appropriate in view of the special character of the
Association and its operations, and necessary in the public
interest or for the protection of investors.
(8) Authority of securities and exchange commission to
suspend exemption; reports to congress.--The Securities and
Exchange Commission, acting in consultation with the National
Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial
Policies, may suspend the provisions of paragraph (7) at any
time as to any or all securities issued or guaranteed by the
International Development Association during the period of
such suspension: Provided, That the Commission shall include
in its annual reports to the Congress such information as it
shall deem advisable with regard to the operations and effect
of this paragraph.
(9) Effective date.--
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(A) In general.--Paragraph (7) shall take effect 30 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(B) Exception.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), paragraph
(7) shall not take effect if, before the effective date
described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary of the Treasury
reports to the Committee on Financial Services of the House
of Representatives and the Committees on Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs and Foreign Relations of the Senate that
the International Development Association is providing
financial assistance to any country the government of which
the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of
section 1754 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2019, section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961, or section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, to be
a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of
international terrorism.
(c) Asian Development Fund Thirteenth Replenishment.--The
Asian Development Bank Act (22 U.S.C. 285 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 38. ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND THIRTEENTH REPLENISHMENT.
``(a) In General.--The United States Governor of the Fund
may contribute on behalf of the United States $174,440,000 to
the thirteenth replenishment of the resources of the Fund,
subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations.
``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--In order to pay for
the United States contribution provided for in subsection
(a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal
year limitation, $174,440,000 for payment by the Secretary of
the Treasury.''.
(d) African Development Bank General Callable Capital
Increase.--The African Development Bank Act (22 U.S.C. 290i
et seq.) is amended by inserting at the end the following:
``SEC. 1346. GENERAL CALLABLE CAPITAL INCREASE.
``(a) Subscription Authorized.--
``(1) In general.--The United States Governor of the Bank
may subscribe on behalf of the United States to 800,000
additional shares of the capital stock of the Bank.
``(2) Limitation.--Any subscription by the United States to
the capital stock of the Bank shall be effective only to such
extent and in such amounts as are provided in advance in
appropriations Acts.
``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the increase in
the United States subscription to the Bank under subsection
(a), there is authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal
year limitation, $7,800,000,000, for payment by the Secretary
of the Treasury for callable shares of the Bank.''.
america first opportunity fund
Sec. 7071. (a) In General.--Of the funds appropriated by
this Act under the headings ``National Security Investment
Programs'', ``International Narcotics Control and Law
Enforcement'', ``Peacekeeping Operations'', and ``Foreign
Military Financing Program'', up to $850,000,000 may be made
available for the America First Opportunity Fund to furnish
assistance that makes America safer, stronger, and more
prosperous by responding to crises, engaging proactively with
strategic partners, and countering threats from adversaries.
(b) Transfer Authority.--Funds appropriated by this Act
under the headings ``International Narcotics Control and Law
Enforcement'', ``Peacekeeping Operations'', and ``Foreign
Military Financing Program'' and made available for such Fund
may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated
under such headings: Provided, That such transfer authority
is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by
this Act or any other Act, and is subject to the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
(c) Availability.--Funds made available pursuant to this
section under the heading ``Foreign Military Financing
Program'' may remain available until September 30, 2027.
(d) Consultation.--The Secretary of State shall consult
with the Committees on Appropriations on the allocation of
funds made available pursuant to this section not later than
30 days prior to the initial obligation of funds.
rescissions
(including rescissions of funds)
Sec. 7072. (a) Consular and Border Security Programs.--Of
the unobligated balances from amounts made available under
the heading ``Consular and Border Security Programs'' from
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs, $900,000,000 are
permanently rescinded.
(b) Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs.--Of the
unobligated balances from amounts made available under the
heading ``Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs'' from
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs, $25,000,000 are
permanently rescinded.
(c) Debt Restructuring.--Of the unobligated balances from
amounts made available under the heading ``Debt
Restructuring'' from prior Acts making appropriations for the
Department of State, foreign operations, and related
programs, $63,975,000 are permanently rescinded.
(d) Democracy Fund.--Of the unobligated balances from
amounts made available under the heading ``Democracy Fund''
for the Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance,
United States Agency for International Development, from
prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs, $57,000,000 are
permanently rescinded.
(e) Millennium Challenge Corporation.--Of the unobligated
balances from amounts made available under the heading
``Millennium Challenge Corporation'' from prior Acts making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs, $661,250,000 are
permanently rescinded.
(f) International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.--
Of the unobligated and unexpended balances from amounts made
available under the heading ``International Narcotics Control
and Law Enforcement'' from prior Acts making appropriations
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related
programs, $179,306,000 are permanently rescinded.
(g) Peacekeeping Operations.--Of the unobligated and
unexpended balances from amounts made available under the
heading ``Peacekeeping Operations'' from prior Acts making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs, $50,000,000 are permanently
rescinded.
(h) Restriction.--No amounts may be rescinded from amounts
that were previously designated by the Congress as an
emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on
the budget or section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
This division may be cited as the ``National Security,
Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
2026''.
DIVISION C--OTHER MATTERS
SEC. 101. FUNDING LIMITATION.
Notwithstanding any other provision of any other division
of this Act, funds appropriated or otherwise made available
by division B of this Act or other Acts making appropriations
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related
programs, including provisions of Acts providing supplemental
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs, may not be used for a
contribution, grant, or other payment to the United Nations
Relief and Works Agency, notwithstanding any other provision
of law--
(1) for any amounts provided in prior fiscal years or in
fiscal year 2026; or
(2) for amounts provided in fiscal year 2027, until March
25, 2027.
The Acting CHAIR. All points of order against provisions in the bill
are waived.
No amendment in the bill shall be in order except those printed in
House Report 119-445.
Each amendment printed in House Report 119-445 may be offered only in
the order printed in the report, by the Member designated in the
report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time
specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent
and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be
subject to a demand for division of the question.
Amendment No. 1 Offered by Mr. Roy
The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 1
printed in House Report 119-445.
Mr. ROY. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
At the end of division A (before the short title), insert
the following:
Sec. __. Not more than $46,241,924 of the amounts made
available to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia Circuit in this division may be obligated or
expended in fiscal year 2026. Not more than $46,241,924 of
the amounts made available to the U.S. District Court for the
District of Columbia in this division may be obligated or
expended in fiscal year 2026.
Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act may
be obligated or expended for the salary and expenses for the
staff of Judge James E. Boasberg of the United States
District Court of the District of Columbia or Judge Deborah
L. Boardman of the United States District Court for the
District of Maryland.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 992, the gentleman
from Texas (Mr. Roy) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas.
Mr. ROY. Mr. Chair, I thank the Chairman and the ranking member for
getting these bills to the floor in a semblance of regular order, as I
described in the Rules Committee yesterday.
Mr. Chair, Republicans rise to offer two amendments today, one of
which is the amendment that I am bringing forward right now. That
amendment is dealing with what we call general government. It is that
portion of funding that deals with a number of areas including our
judges and how judges are funded.
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One of the issues we have been addressing is the extent to which the
President, who is elected to fulfill a mandate, has been carrying out
policies that he believes fulfills the mandate the American people gave
the President and that Members, my colleagues on this side of the
aisle, believe should be fulfilled.
Yet, there have been judges who have been putting their personal
preferences and their activist tendencies in front of the will of the
people and in front of the policies the President is putting forward in
such a way that raises questions about whether they are carrying out
their jobs responsibly and in accordance with normal judicial ethics
and procedures.
Therefore, I offer this amendment that would reduce the budget of the
district court, the D.C. District Court and D.C. Circuit Court, by 20
percent and would take away the staff funding for Judges Boardman and
Boasberg.
These two individuals have been particularly egregious in their
contempt of the President and have been putting their personal views in
front of their duty as judges to carry out the jobs they hold
Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chair, I claim the time in opposition to the
amendment.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland is recognized for 5
minutes.
Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chair, I thank the gentleman for recognizing me.
Mr. Chair, I presume this is a message amendment. I presume that
because I know that the gentleman who offered it is bright,
knowledgeable, and knows this amendment is clearly unconstitutional.
I am sure he has read the Constitution. He talks about it from time
to time. Of course, the language of the Constitution is very clear for
exactly the reason that the Founders did not want us to be able to
monetarily penalize them for judgments with which we disagreed.
They wanted an independent judiciary. They wanted a Nation of laws
and not of men. They wanted a nation of laws that are not compromised
by threats of cutting salaries and changing lifestyles so that the
judiciary would be, unlike England, who had a king who made the laws.
It would be the parliament and the courts.
Mr. Chair, I suggest we withdraw this amendment, with all due respect
to my friend from Texas, because surely he would not want to go against
the Constitution of the United States of America.
Mr. Chair, I also want to say that I am honored to serve as the
ranking member. I would rather be chairman. I am honored to serve as
the ranking member with the distinguished Member of this body, Mr.
Joyce.
If he would like me to yield to him now, I will. If not, I want to
thank him for his leadership of our committee, which has been collegial
and positive. I think it has led to this resolution today.
Mr. Chair, I urge strenuously and by the way, let me mention to the
gentleman from Texas he is protected by the Constitution of the United
States from having exactly the same thing done to him.
The Acting CHAIR. Members are reminded to direct their remarks to the
Chair.
Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chair, I thank the Chairman, Mr. Sessions, from the
great State of Texas for his remarks. I want to tell the gentleman from
Texas (Mr. Roy) that the gentleman who offered this amendment is
protected by that same Constitution of the United States from having
this done to him. Surely he would want to do unto others as he would
want done unto him.
Mr. Chair, I urge strenuously the defeat of this amendment, and I
reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. ROY. Mr. Chair, I thank my friend from Maryland for his comments.
I wish him well on his retirement. I look forward to regaling that
retirement often over the next 10 months.
Mr. Chair, I would just note that I am reminded of the line in ``A
Few Good Men'' when they say ``strenuously object.''
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman will direct his remarks to the Chair.
The gentleman is recognized.
Mr. ROY. Mr. Chair, I am reminded of that line in a ``Few Good Men''
when they talk about strenuously objecting and somehow that that makes
a more emphatic statement.
I would also remind my colleague the way we have drafted this bill is
to reduce the budget by 20 percent. Nowhere in the Constitution does it
stipulate the amount of money that should be put----
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman will direct his remarks to the Chair.
If I need to remind the gentleman of the rules, please let me know.
Mr. ROY. Mr. Chair, at some point we might be able to get an argument
out in some sort of fashion where the American people can see it. I
would appreciate being able to engage somebody on the House floor.
Mr. Chair, the fact of the matter is, if I can keep my train of
thought, Mr. Chairman, what I would say is that this has been drafted
specifically--drafted specifically--to avoid the constitutional
question the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer) raises.
It was directed at the budget. Nowhere in the Constitution does it
talk about the budget. It was directed at the staffs. It was not
directed at the judges.
Mr. Chair, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr.
Biggs).
Mr. BIGGS of Arizona. Mr. Chairman, nationwide injunctions are highly
disfavored. There was a time that people across both sides of the aisle
here recognized that.
A certain judge named Boasberg continually exercises those nationwide
injunctions, and that wouldn't necessarily be a problem, except he has
repeatedly displayed bias and partisanship.
For instance, without substance or evidence, he complained to Chief
Justice Roberts that he didn't think President Trump would comply with
judicial orders. That displayed his bias, Mr. Chairman. That displayed
his partisanship.
Without legal authority and without precedent, Judge Boasberg ordered
the government to turn around planes that were in international
airspace, conducting a military operation. That is what he insisted
upon.
The appellate court rejected Judge Boasberg's theories regarding that
incident. Do you know what Judge Boasberg did? He didn't care what the
appellate court said because he is biased. He is prejudiced. Judge
Boasberg ordered the Trump administration to come in and explain
further why they violated what he felt was his authority, which the
appellate court said was not rational.
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Judge Boasberg is the one who issued surveillance subpoenas against
Members of this body and the United States Senate, against Federal law,
Mr. Chair. It was against Federal law.
Judge Boasberg issued nondisclosure orders.
The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
Mr. ROY. Mr. Chair, I yield an additional 15 seconds to the gentleman
from Arizona.
Mr. BIGGS of Arizona. Mr. Chair, when we see this pattern and we know
that he has displayed and said that he has bias against President
Trump, he no longer is a fair arbiter, and he must be reckoned with.
Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 1 minute.
Mr. Chairman, the gentleman has raised a point. He has carefully
drafted this amendment.
Mr. Chairman, his rhetoric, however, and the other gentleman who
spoke has been about an individual, about a judge. Their effort is to
indirectly do what the Constitution says they cannot do directly.
This Congress ought to recognize that the Constitution clearly had in
mind that you cannot do this, directly or indirectly, when the
expressed intent of the outcome of the adoption of this amendment is to
cut the salaries of judges with whom they disagree.
That would not be a nation of laws. It would be a nation of men.
That, we should hold askew, Mr. Chairman, and I reserve the balance of
my time.
Mr. ROY. Mr. Chairman, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from
Georgia (Mr. Clyde).
Mr. CLYDE. Mr. Chairman, in January, just days into the President's
first term, Judge Deborah Boardman issued
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a nationwide injunction using deeply flawed legal grounds against the
administration's birthright citizenship order.
Months later, Judge James Boasberg attempted to halt the lawful
deportation of violent Tren de Aragua gang members, even ordering a
removal flight to turn around in midair. These are not isolated
incidences. The D.C. Federal courts have become ground zero for
lawfare.
This amendment sends a clear message: Unelected judges are not
policymakers, and taxpayers should not be forced to fund judicial
activism.
Mr. Chair, I urge adoption of the amendment.
Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. ROY. Mr. Chair, may I inquire as to how much time is remaining.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas has 30 seconds remaining.
Mr. ROY. Mr. Chairman, we created this court. We can dissolve this
court. We can determine the funding for this court. The fact of the
matter is that we have a situation right now where judges abuse their
power, plain and simple.
The D.C. Circuit Court and the D.C. District Court are the locus of
that abuse. In particular, they have harassed staff members because
people raised the question about why you zero out staff.
Mr. Chairman, ask Dan Scavino. Ask Mark Meadows. Ask a number of the
people who have been targeted and were harassed by these judges and
January 6ers. We should make amends, and we should not fund this court
to continue its lawlessness.
Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chairman, I again urge the rejection of this
amendment. It is clearly designed to alter opinions based upon the
threat of being reduced in monetary ability to proceed.
They disagree with the judge. There is a way to go about that. It is
to appeal, not to threaten financial retribution.
Mr. Chair, for the sake of our democracy and the sanctity of
something that makes America special, which is a justice system that
works unrelated to threats of retribution, I urge the defeat of this
amendment.
Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Roy).
The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes
appeared to have it.
Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas will
be postponed.
Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Crane
The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 2
printed in House Report 119-445.
Mr. CRANE. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
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The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 992, the gentleman
from Arizona (Mr. Crane) and a Member opposed each will control 5
minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Arizona.
Mr. CRANE. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of my amendment to
defund the National Endowment for Democracy.
Although its name suggests a force for good, its mission has drifted
far from its Cold War origins. This is a classic tactic of the swamp
where bad policy and corruption hide behind a noble title.
I thank Mr. Mike Benz and other patriots. We have learned that this
organization has engaged in global censorship, domestic propaganda, and
regime-change politics. It has worked to crush populous movements, fuel
color revolutions, and run off-the-books operations with plausible
deniability.
The Trump administration attempted to defund it earlier this year,
but that was reversed because Congress had previously approved it. Now
is our chance to change that.
Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to prevent taxpayer resources from
funding this rogue organization that works against our Nation's
interests.
Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to the
amendment.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman is recognized for 5 minutes.
Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I speak again today as a
mother of a son, a United States Marines veteran, who came home from
two wars.
One lesson I carry with me is this: The conflicts that put our sons
and our daughters in harm's way almost always arise in places where
democracy has failed or never taken root. This amendment will strike
funding for the National Endowment for Democracy and core democracy
provisions in the bill, and this would be a serious mistake and a
dangerous retreat from American values.
For decades, these programs have supported free and fair elections,
independent journalism, civic participation, and access to truthful
information--tools that help societies resolve disputes without
violence.
In Ukraine, democracy programs help document Russian war crimes
against women and children. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo,
they fight corruption and strengthen the rule of law. In Pakistan, they
promote religious tolerance and protect minority communities. Around
the world, they expand women's participation in political life, one of
the strongest predictors of long-term stability.
These investments are not charity. They are prevention. They save
American lives, taxpayer dollars, and future troop deployments by
reducing the likelihood of conflict, extremism, and mass displacement
that ultimately demand United States' intervention.
From the streets of Iran to fragile democracies under pressure, brave
people are risking everything for dignity, freedom, and a voice in
their future.
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These are the people that these programs support. I urge my
colleagues to reject this amendment and stand up for democracy and for
American leadership around the world.
Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. CRANE. Mr. Chair, I thank my colleague for those remarks and also
thank her son for serving in the Armed Forces. I too served in the
Armed Forces, went on three wartime deployments, and I can tell you I
didn't fight for any of this: global censorship, domestic propaganda,
regime change politics, and many other things that this organization is
doing.
Mr. Chair, I yield 45 seconds to the gentleman from Missouri (Mr.
Burlison).
Mr. BURLISON. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of this amendment
that ends Federal funding for the National Endowment for Democracy, a
program that Elon Musk, while leading DOGE, publicly said was a scam,
that it was rife with corruption and an evil organization that should
be dissolved. President Trump and his administration attempted to do
that, and yet here we are trying to fund it.
This program was sold to the American people as a force for advancing
freedom, but instead it has become a foreign slush fund.
Let me be clear: Americans should not be forced to finance political
outcomes in countries where they have no voice, no vote, or no
oversight. This is not America First but a scam under the disguise of
foreign policy. Under no circumstances should Congress put foreign
governments ahead of those that we were elected to serve.
The United States must lead by example. This means not managing the
political affairs of the rest of the world on the backs of the American
taxpayer.
Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the
gentleman from Florida (Mr. Diaz-Balart).
Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Chairman, before anything else, I will tell you
what I have told Mr. Crane privately. I will say it publicly. I revere
his service to the country. We must always thank those who served, and
he served honorably.
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On this amendment, the bill that we are debating right now
substantially reduces spending, while strengthening our national
security.
Part of the strategy is to ensure that the most effective tools to
achieve this objective are strong and ready to deliver, including the
National Endowment for Democracy. Now, remember, NED was a brilliant
initiative from President Ronald Reagan to fight communism and enemies
abroad, and it succeeded, strengthening democracy forces from within
and helping to get rid of the Berlin Wall.
Today, the adversaries of the United States are still there, and they
threaten democracy and freedom all over the world. NED, just as
envisioned by President Reagan, is needed once again on the forefront
of fighting the enemies of the United States.
NED and democracy programs have been supporting those struggling for
freedom in the most repressive places in the world. In Iran, China,
Cuba, and Venezuela, the people are hitting the streets, and NED is
there with them. Those who are anti-American tyrannies are where NED is
effective, and that is where we need them now the most.
At this critical time, America cannot turn its back to those who are
courageously fighting, advocating for freedom around the world. There
is nothing better for our long-term national security than democratic
transitions within those anti-American dangerous regimes around the
globe, and NED is a pivotal part of that, which is why, with great
admiration and respect to the sponsor of this amendment, I must ask for
a ``no'' vote.
Mr. CRANE. Mr. Chairman, I yield 45 seconds to the gentleman from
Arizona (Mr. Biggs).
Mr. BIGGS of Arizona. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of my
friend, Representative Crane's, amendment.
I take umbrage with the last comments made. If this was such a
doggone great program, then why has it been unauthorized by this body
for more than 20 years? The reason is it has lost its moorings. It is
wandering around. It hasn't complied with transparency requirements. It
more closely resembles covert political operations designed to entangle
the United States in foreign disputes and undermine diplomatic efforts
than support them.
Their board and staff overwhelmingly donate to Democratic candidates.
They even demanded the removal of Congresswoman Elise Stefanik from the
board for defending President Trump, a clear sign of ideological
capture, and that is the biggest problem. They have lost their way.
They cannot be trusted. We should not give them another dime.
Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the
gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro), the ranking member of the
Appropriations Committee.
Ms. DeLAURO. Chairman, I oppose this amendment. The National
Endowment for Democracy supports initiatives for which many of my
Republican colleagues proudly proclaimed their support. Advocates in
Iran supported by NED have been instrumental in documenting the
brutality of the Ayatollah's regime.
Over the last several days, we have seen some of the most egregious
acts of violent repression in decades as thousands of Iranian
protestors take to the streets. The work of groups backed by the
National Endowment for Democracy is more important now than ever.
The only people who benefit when we pull back our support for
democracy advocates around the world are the dictators and the despots
who oppress them.
Mr. Chair, I encourage my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to
oppose this amendment and hold firm on the agreement that we
negotiated.
Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of
my time.
Mr. CRANE. Mr. Chairman, I yield 45 seconds to the gentlewoman from
Florida (Mrs. Luna).
Mrs. LUNA. The National Endowment for Democracy needs to change its
name to the National Endowment for Censorship.
I hear if we defund programs in Pakistan, Congo, and the Ukraine, all
of which--Pakistan has election fraud, Congo has 40,000 child slaves in
cobalt mines, and Ukraine is jailing Christians--then we are simply
despots and part of the problem, but I disagree. In fact, we have proof
that NED actually was a part of deplatforming President Trump, which I
don't think the President would take kindly to Republicans supporting
its efforts, not to mention their head makes close to $500,000 a year.
Mr. Chair, I encourage my colleagues to not vote for this. It is a
farce, it is nonsense, and our tax dollars should not be going toward
it.
Mr. CRANE. Mr. Chair, I yield such time as he may consume to the
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Perry).
Mr. PERRY. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Arizona and the
chairman of the committee for his hard work on this bill.
Mr. Chairman, I support this amendment because you think about the
National Endowment for Democracy, you think the United States is
working productively in places like Iran, Cuba, and Venezuela. If we
are, let's face it, we have been an abject failure.
Let me tell you where your taxpayer dollars are really going. Where
they had been going is to pressure advertisers to demonetize and
suppress American political speech by naming the ten riskiest cites to
include the New York Post, the Federalist, Newsmax, The Blaze, The
Daily Wire, RealClearPolitics, Reason, One America News Network, The
American Spectator, and The American Conservative.
Mr. Chair, 98 percent of the political donations coming from the
National Endowment for Democracy go to the Democrat Party. This is your
taxpayer dollars paying for socialists and communists to subvert the
American system, and it ought to be stopped.
Mr. CRANE. Mr. Chairman, may I inquire how much time I have
remaining.
The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Williams of Texas). The gentleman from Arizona
has 5 seconds remaining.
Mr. CRANE. Mr. Chairman, a vote against this amendment is a vote to
preserve the status quo, censorship, unrest, and erosion of our values.
The American people may be busy, but they are not stupid. With this
vote, they will see clearly who is fighting for them and who is not.
Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes,'' and I yield back the
balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Crane).
The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes
appeared to have it.
Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona will
be postponed.
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Mr. COLE. Mr. Chair, I move that the Committee do now rise.
The motion was agreed to.
Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr.
Joyce of Ohio) having assumed the chair, Mr. Williams of Texas, Acting
Chair of the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union,
reported that that Committee, having had under consideration the bill
(H.R. 7006) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, had come to no
resolution thereon.
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