[Senate Report 115-152]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


                                                       Calendar No. 216
                                                       
115th Congress }                                            { Report
                                 SENATE
 1st Session   }                                            { 115-152
                                                       
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     DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
                       APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2018
                                _______
                                

               September 7, 2017.--Ordered to be printed

                                _______
                                

    Mr. Graham, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the 
                               following

                                 REPORT

                         [To accompany S. 1780]

    The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 1780) 
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2018, and for other purposes, reports favorably 
thereon and recommends that the bill do pass.


Amounts in new budget authority

Total of bill as reported to the Senate................. $51,353,900,000
Amount of 2017 appropriations...........................  57,523,900,000
Amount of 2018 budget estimate..........................  40,680,726,000
Bill as recommended to Senate compared to--
    2017 appropriations.................................  -6,176,000,000
    2018 budget estimate................................  10,673,174,000


                                CONTENTS

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                                                                   Page

Summary of Appropriations........................................     5
Introduction.....................................................     5
General Matters..................................................     8
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.........     9
Title I:
    Department of State and Related Agency:
        Department of State:
            Administration of Foreign Affairs:
                Diplomatic and Consular Programs.................    14
                Capital Investment Fund..........................    20
                Office of Inspector General......................    20
                Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs.......    20
                Representation Expenses..........................    22
                Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials.....    22
                Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance..    22
                Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular 
                  Service........................................    24
                Repatriation Loans Program Account...............    24
                Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan......    24
                International Center, Washington, District of 
                  Colombia.......................................    25
                Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and 
                  Disability Fund................................    25
    International Organizations:
        Contributions to International Organizations.............    25
        Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities..    26
    International Commissions:
        International Boundary and Water Commission, United 
          States and Mexico......................................    27
            Salaries and Expenses................................    27
            Construction.........................................    27
        American Sections, International Commissions.............    27
        International Fisheries Commissions......................    28
    Related Agency:
        Broadcasting Board of Governors:
            International Broadcasting Operations................    28
            Broadcasting Capital Improvements....................    29
    Related Programs:
        The Asia Foundation......................................    29
        United States Institute of Peace.........................    30
        Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund....    30
        Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program...................    30
        Israeli Arab Scholarship Program.........................    30
        East-West Center.........................................    30
        National Endowment for Democracy.........................    30
    Other Commissions:
        Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage 
          Abroad.................................................    31
        United States Commission on International Religious 
          Freedom................................................    31
        Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe.........    31
        Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's 
          Republic of China......................................    32
        United States-China Economic and Security Review 
          Commission.............................................    32
Title II:
    United States Agency for International Development:
        Funds Appropriated to the President:
            Operating Expenses...................................    33
            Capital Investment Fund..............................    34
            Office of Inspector General..........................    35
Title III:
    Bilateral Economic Assistance:
        Funds Appropriated to the President:
            Global Health Programs...............................    36
            Development Assistance...............................    40
            International Disaster Assistance....................    45
            Transition Initiatives...............................    46
            Complex Crises Fund..................................    46
            Development Credit Authority.........................    46
                Program Account..................................    46
                Administrative Expenses..........................    46
            Economic Support Fund................................    47
            Economic Support and Development Fund................    50
            Democracy Fund.......................................    50
            Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia......    50
        Department of State:
            Migration and Refugee Assistance.....................    51
            United States Emergency Refugee and Migration 
              Assistance Fund....................................    52
        Independent Agencies:
            Peace Corps..........................................    52
            Millennium Challenge Corporation.....................    52
            Inter-American Foundation............................    52
            United States African Development Foundation.........    53
        Department of the Treasury:
            International Affairs Technical Assistance...........    53
Title IV:
    International Security Assistance:
        Department of State:
            International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement..    54
            Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and 
              Related Programs...................................    57
            Peacekeeping Operations..............................    58
        Funds Appropriated to the President:
            International Military Education and Training........    59
            Foreign Military Financing Program...................    62
Title V:
    Multilateral Assistance:
        Funds Appropriated to the President:
            International Organizations and Programs.............    65
        International Financial Institutions.....................    66
            Global Environment Facility..........................    66
            Contribution to the International Development 
              Association........................................    67
            Contribution to the Asian Development Fund...........    67
            Contribution to the African Development Bank.........    67
            Limitation on Callable Capital Subscriptions.........    67
            Contribution to the African Development Fund.........    67
            Contribution to the International Fund for 
              Agricultural Development...........................    67
Title VI:
    Export and Investment Assistance:
        Export-Import Bank of the United States:
            Inspector General....................................    68
            Administrative Expenses..............................    68
        Overseas Private Investment Corporation:
            Noncredit Account....................................    68
            Administrative Expenses..............................    68
            Program Account......................................    69
        Trade and Development Agency.............................    69
Title VII: General Provisions....................................    70
Compliance With Paragraph 7, Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of 
  the Senate.....................................................   103
Compliance With Paragraph 7(c), Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules 
  of the Senate..................................................   104
Compliance With Paragraph 12, Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of 
  the Senate.....................................................   105
Budgetary Impact of Bill.........................................   112
Comparative Statement of New Budget Authority....................   113

                       SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS

    The Committee recommends total appropriations of 
$51,353,900,000 for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs for fiscal year 2018. Of this 
amount, $51,195,000,000, including $20,785,000,000 for Overseas 
Contingency Operations [OCO], is for non-emergency 
discretionary programs, and $158,900,000 is for mandatory 
programs.
    The Committee recommendation includes funds designated as 
OCO under certain account headings in titles I through IV, 
rather than in a separate title as in prior fiscal years. 
Unless otherwise noted, comparisons between funding levels in 
the act and this report to prior fiscal years, and to the 
President's budget request, include the total of base and OCO 
funds. The Committee notes that the total for OCO is equal to 
the fiscal year 2017 enacted level, including $4,300,000,000 in 
the Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017 (division B of 
Public Law 114-254) and $990,000,000 for famine relief included 
in the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (division J of Public Law 
115-31).
    Section 7086 of the act provides that funds designated as 
OCO in the act are made available without regard to geographic 
limitation.
    The Committee's recommendations for fiscal year 2018, by 
title, compared to the President's budget request, are 
allocated according to the following table:

                         APPROPRIATIONS BY TITLE
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                          Fiscal year       Committee
                 Title                    2018 request    recommendation
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Title I--Department of State and            13,211,285       15,692,524
 Related Agency.......................
Title II--United States Agency for           1,411,832        1,602,556
 International Development............
Title III--Bilateral Economic               18,010,727       24,198,527
 Assistance...........................
Title IV--International Security             7,092,679        8,292,907
 Assistance...........................
Title V--Multilateral Assistance......       1,480,498        1,877,686
Title VI--Export and Investment               -361,295         -310,300
 Assistance...........................
Title VII--General Provisions.........        -165,000   ...............
                                       ---------------------------------
      Total...........................      40,680,726       51,353,900
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                              INTRODUCTION

                  THE FISCAL YEAR 2018 BUDGET REQUEST

    The President is required by the Budget and Accounting Act, 
1921 (section 201 of Public Law 67-13) to submit a budget to 
the Congress that includes ``[e]stimates of the expenditures 
and appropriations necessary in his judgement for the support 
of the Government for the ensuing fiscal year.''
    On May 23, 2017, President Donald Trump submitted to the 
Congress the fiscal year 2018 budget of the United States 
[U.S.] Government entitled ``A New Foundation for American 
Greatness'', and asserted in ``The Budget Message of the 
President'' that ``[i]n these dangerous times, our increased 
attention to public safety and national security sends a clear 
message to the world--a message of American strength and 
resolve.''
    This message is not reflected in the International Affairs 
budget request of $40,521,826,000, a 30 percent cut below the 
fiscal year 2017 enacted level.
    The lessons-learned since September 11, 2001, include the 
reality that defense alone does not provide for American 
strength and resolve abroad. Battlefield technology and 
firepower cannot replace diplomacy and development. The 
administration's apparent doctrine of retreat, which also 
includes distancing the United States from collective and 
multilateral dispute resolution frameworks, serves only to 
weaken America's standing in the world.
    Richard Haass, former Director of Policy and Planning at 
the Department of State, warns in ``A World in Disarray: 
American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order'' that 
an abrupt change in U.S. engagement in the world ``is a 
prescription for greater instability at the regional level, 
less concerted action at the global level, and heightened 
chance for great-power competition''. This dynamic is already 
unfolding.

                                  ***

    The Office of Management and Budget [OMB] arbitrarily set 
the topline funding level for the International Affairs budget 
without input from the Department of State, the U.S. Agency for 
International Development [USAID], the National Security 
Council, or any other national security agency. This forced the 
Department of State and USAID to randomly establish country and 
program-level allocations that lacked any justification.
    When the budget was publicly released, the absence of a 
communications strategy caused confusion and concern in foreign 
capitals regarding the proposed, unjustified cuts--and allowed 
America's competitors, notably the People's Republic of China 
[PRC] and Russia, to hijack our national security narrative.
    At the macro level, the budget proposes to eliminate more 
than 2,500 diplomatic and development positions. Compared to 
the prior fiscal year, diplomatic security is cut by 36 
percent; international HIV/AIDS programs are reduced by 17 
percent; International Disaster Assistance and food aid is cut 
by 77 percent; and Migration and Refugee Assistance is reduced 
by 18 percent.
    At the micro level, key allies and countries of strategic 
importance were demoted or abandoned. For example, assistance 
for Georgia, a repeated target of Russian aggression, is cut by 
75 percent, and aid for Sri Lanka, strategically positioned 
along key shipping lanes and emerging from decades of conflict, 
is cut by 91 percent.
    On June 13, 2017, 16 retired four-star generals and 
admirals submitted testimony to the Committee asserting: ``The 
severe cuts to the State Department and USAID that the 
administration has proposed will make America less safe, and 
Congress should reject them.''

                                  ***

    The Center for Strategic and International Studies Task 
Force Report entitled ``Reforming and Reorganizing U.S. Foreign 
Assistance: Increased Efficiency and Effectiveness'' (July 
2017) provides a more thoughtful and realistic approach to 
improving America's foreign policy architecture and programs 
than the reckless cuts proposed in the International Affairs 
budget request. The report succinctly underscores the 
importance of foreign assistance:

        In the last 70 years alone, U.S. foreign assistance has 
        helped to rebuild Europe and launch the economic 
        successes of the East Asia tigers. It sparked the Green 
        Revolution that brought modern agriculture to Asia, has 
        developed new trading partners, fostered democracy, 
        good governance, and free markets, reduced poverty, 
        saved lives after the 2004 tsunami, helped countries 
        respond to the Ebola pandemic, reduced malaria deaths 
        by half, and slowed the spread of HIV/AIDS.

    Diplomacy and development remain cost effective national 
security tools. In fiscal year 2016, International Affairs 
funding totaled 1 percent of the Federal budget, compared to 
18.9 percent for Defense spending. In fiscal year 2017, the 
budget totaled 0.3 percent of Gross Domestic Product, compared 
to 3.3 percent for Defense. In terms of manpower, the 
Department of Defense workforce is 26 times larger than that of 
the Department of State and USAID combined.
    Despite the critical role of diplomacy and development in 
our national security framework, the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs act remains an 
assemblage of annual bills and emergency supplemental or OCO 
funding. As the Committee noted in the Introduction to Senate 
Report 114-79 accompanying the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 (S. 
1725, as reported to the Senate on July 9, 2015):

        [f]rom fiscal years 2002 to 2010, the appropriations 
        process for Department of State operations and foreign 
        assistance under the jurisdiction of the subcommittee 
        included a patchwork of 9 annual bills and 14 emergency 
        supplemental appropriations acts. . . . In fiscal year 
        2012, OCO funding replaced most emergency supplemental 
        spending, and the act has included OCO appropriations 
        in every fiscal year since.

                                  ***

    To help rebalance the U.S. national security framework and 
require clarity from the administration on its foreign policy 
and grand strategy, section 7069(a) of the act requires the 
Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID 
Administrator and the heads of other relevant Federal 
departments and agencies, to submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a comprehensive National Diplomacy and 
Development Strategy [NDDS]. The requirements for the NDDS are 
similar to those in the National Diplomacy and Development 
Strategy Act of 2017 (S. 1228, as introduced in the Senate on 
May 24, 2017), and are further explained under title VII of 
this report.
    Section 7069(b) of the act requires the Secretary of State 
to submit to the appropriate congressional committees an update 
to the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review, 2015 not 
later than January 31, 2019.

                                  ***

    Article I, Section 9 of the U.S. Constitution states that 
``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence 
of Appropriations made by Law.'' As President Franklin D. 
Roosevelt noted during a press conference on July 23, 1937 
regarding Federal spending ``[i]t is the duty of the President 
to propose and it is the privilege of the Congress to 
dispose.''
    Therefore, the Committee recommends discretionary 
appropriations of $51,195,000,000, which is $10,673,174,000 
above the President's fiscal year 2018 budget request, for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, 
details of which are included in the act and this report.

                            GENERAL MATTERS

                     ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS

    Abbreviations.--For purposes of this report, the following 
accounts are abbreviated as follows:

        Title I: Diplomatic and Consular Programs [D&CP]; 
        Worldwide Security Protection [WSP]; Educational and 
        Cultural Exchange Programs [ECE]; Embassy Security, 
        Construction, and Maintenance [ESCM]; Emergencies in 
        the Diplomatic and Consular Service [EDCS]; 
        International Boundary and Water Commission, United 
        States and Mexico [IBWC]; International Broadcasting 
        Operations [IBO]; United States Institute of Peace 
        [USIP]; East-West Center [EWC]; and National Endowment 
        for Democracy [NED].

        Title II: Operating Expenses [OE].

        Title III: Global Health Programs [GHP]; Development 
        Assistance [DA]; International Disaster Assistance 
        [IDA]; Transition Initiatives [TI]; Complex Crises Fund 
        [CCF]; Development Credit Authority [DCA]; Economic 
        Support Fund [ESF]; Economic Support and Development 
        Fund [ESDF]; Democracy Fund [DF]; Assistance for 
        Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia [AEECA]; Migration and 
        Refugee Assistance [MRA]; Inter-American Foundation 
        [IAF]; and U.S. African Development Foundation [USADF].

        Title IV: International Narcotics Control and Law 
        Enforcement [INCLE]; Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 
        Demining and Related Programs [NADR]; Peacekeeping 
        Operations [PKO]; International Military Education and 
        Training [IMET]; and Foreign Military Financing Program 
        [FMF].

        Title V: International Organizations and Programs 
        [IO&P]; and African Development Bank [AfDB].

        Title VI: Export-Import Bank of the United States 
        [EXIM]; Overseas Private Investment Corporation [OPIC]; 
        and Trade and Development Agency [TDA].

    Appropriate Congressional Committees.--Pursuant to section 
7034(r)(1) of the act and unless expressly provided to the 
contrary, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' as 
used in the act and this report means the Committees on 
Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives.
    Extremist Organizations.--For purposes of the act and this 
report, the term ``extremist organization'' means the Islamic 
State of Iraq and Syria [ISIS]; organizations affiliated with 
ISIS; a foreign organization that is determined to be engaged 
in terrorist activity, as defined in section 212(a)(3)(B) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182); and other 
entities designated as foreign terrorist organizations [FTOs] 
pursuant to section 219 of such act. The term ``extremist'' 
means an individual who knowingly facilitates or participates 
in an act of extremism. The term ``extremism'' means the 
advocacy or use of violence by such organizations or 
individuals to achieve political or religious goals.
    Program, Project, and Activity.--For purposes of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
(Public Law 99-177), as amended, with respect to appropriations 
contained in the act the term ``program, project, and 
activity'' shall mean any item for which a dollar amount is 
specified in the act or this report. In addition, the 
definition of ``program, project, and activity'' in section 
7023 of the act shall apply to the accounts listed in that 
section. In carrying out any Presidential sequestration, 
Federal departments and agencies funded by the act shall 
conform to the definition of ``program, project, and activity'' 
described above.
    Regular Notification Procedures.--Funds in the act that are 
made available ``subject to the regular notification procedures 
of the Committees on Appropriations'' require a separate 
notification to the Committee 15 days prior to the proposed 
obligation of funds or other action that is the subject of the 
notification requirement, regardless of what may be contained 
in a department or agency's congressional budget justification 
[CBJ] or in the operating and spend plans required by section 
7076 of the act. Thus, such CBJs and operating and spend plans 
do not suffice as justification for purposes of satisfying such 
notification requirement.

             CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET REQUEST AND JUSTIFICATION

    Fiscal year budgets proposed by the President during 
political transitions often lack the detail and substance 
required by the Committee for comprehensive review and 
consideration of proposed allocations. Therefore, OMB shall 
ensure that sufficient documentation and justification is 
provided to the Committee by each relevant Federal department 
and agency in subsequent fiscal year CBJs, including a 
description of the processes by which the budget was 
formulated. The Committee remains concerned with the lack of 
input from any national security agency in the establishment of 
the fiscal year 2018 topline funding levels for programs and 
activities funded by the act.
    OMB shall also ensure that CBJ materials for fiscal year 
2019 include sufficient justification and funding, and specific 
plans, for winding down any assistance programs proposed to be 
significantly reduced or terminated.
    Each Federal department and agency funded by the act shall 
include in subsequent CBJs detailed information on all 
available resources, including estimated prior year unobligated 
balances and recoveries, reimbursable agreements, funds 
transferred pursuant to sections 632(a) and (b) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 [FAA], and significant uses of the 
Economy Act. Such departments and agencies that use a Working 
Capital Fund [WCF] shall include in CBJs the total budgetary 
resources for each office that receives funds from a WCF, and 
include a table on WCF resources that will serve as a baseline 
for reprogramming and transfer purposes.
    Subsequent CBJs shall also include estimated savings from 
any proposed office or mission closing or reorganization, 
elimination of special envoys and other senior level special 
representatives, and actual prior year representation expenses 
for each department and agency that is authorized such 
expenses.

                    COUNTRIES AND ISSUES OF CONCERN

    To align more clearly with the Joint Explanatory Statement 
accompanying division J of Public Law 115-31, countries and 
issues of concern are included under the relevant general 
provisions in title VII of this report.

                       NOTWITHSTANDING AUTHORITY

    Notwithstanding authority included in any provision of the 
act shall not be interpreted to exclude the requirements of 
such provision.
    The Secretary of State and USAID Administrator, as 
appropriate, shall inform the Committee of the use of 
notwithstanding authority in the submission of country 
notifications required by section 7015(f) or any other 
provision of the act.

                 OVERSIGHT, MONITORING, AND EVALUATION

    Foreign Assistance Data Review Findings Report.--The 
Secretary of State shall update the report required under this 
heading in Senate Report 114-290 accompanying the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2017 (S. 3117, as reported to the Senate on June 29, 
2016), and submit such report to the Committee in the manner 
described.
    Public Posting of Office of Inspector General 
Recommendations.--The Committee supports efforts by the 
Department of State Office of Inspector General [OIG] to 
improve public access to information and streamline 
congressional oversight by posting unclassified OIG 
recommendations online and regularly updating the status of 
such recommendations. The USAID OIG shall undertake a similar 
effort, and report to the Committee on steps taken to do so not 
later than 45 days after enactment of the act.
    Report on Monitoring and Evaluation of Programs.--The 
Committee underscores the importance of monitoring and 
evaluating the effectiveness of foreign assistance programs. 
Independent evaluations, including impact evaluations when 
appropriate, of such programs are an important method for 
improving performance and ensuring that taxpayer resources are 
spent efficiently and effectively. However, the Committee is 
concerned that the quality of foreign assistance program 
evaluations varies widely, and the findings and recommendations 
of evaluations do not always inform program design, policy 
decisions, and budget allocations. Moreover, monitoring and 
evaluation processes often do not incorporate sufficient local 
data, feedback, and participation of beneficiaries, and 
comparable standards are not consistently applied across the 
full range of foreign assistance programs.
    Not later than 90 days after enactment of the act, and 
following consultation with the Committee, the Secretary of 
State and USAID Administrator shall jointly initiate a review 
of the quality of program evaluations, including: (1) the 
extent to which the sustainability of programs will be 
periodically evaluated after assistance for such program has 
ended; (2) the resources required to conduct such evaluations; 
and (3) the utilization of such evaluations in subsequent 
program design. Not later than 45 days after such review has 
been concluded, the findings shall be published on the 
Department of State and USAID Web sites.
    Rule Making.--The Committee again notes the Department of 
State has, at times, loosely interpreted the Administrative 
Procedures Act of 1946 (5 U.S.C. 551 et seq.) when using an 
exception to the publishing of a proposed rulemaking related to 
a function of foreign affairs. The Committee notes that the 
exception should only be used if public rulemaking provisions 
``would clearly provoke definitely undesirable international 
consequences''.

               REDUCING COSTS AND INCREASING EFFICIENCIES

    Consistent with prior fiscal years, the Committee supports 
Federal department and agency efforts to reduce costs and 
increase efficiencies through coherent, deliberative, and 
inclusive processes that take into consideration the impact of 
such efforts to U.S. national security requirements.
    Contractor Bonuses.--Federal departments and agencies 
funded by the act shall refrain from providing bonuses to 
government contractors that have failed to complete their 
contract in a satisfactory manner, including as a result of 
scheduling delays or cost overruns.
    Executive Meetings, Ceremonies, and Conferences.--Federal 
departments and agencies funded by the act shall continue to 
achieve savings by reducing the costs of executive meetings, 
ceremonies, and conferences, and curtailing the purchase of 
commemorative or promotional items.
    Federally Funded Research.--The Committee commends USAID 
for issuing the ``Public Access Plan: Increasing Access to the 
Results of Federally Funded Scientific Research'' (November 
2016), and encourages USAID to continue to fully implement the 
plan. The USAID Administrator shall update the Committee not 
later than 90 days after the enactment of the act on progress 
made in this effort.
    Government Accountability Office Recommendations.--Not 
later than 45 days after enactment of the act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit a report to the 
appropriate congressional committees, the Secretary of State, 
and the USAID Administrator detailing all outstanding 
recommendations included in U.S. Government Accountability 
Office [GAO] reports issued during calendar years 2015 through 
2016 relating to the Department of State and USAID. Not later 
than 30 days after the submission of such report, the Secretary 
and Administrator shall submit a response to the Comptroller 
General and such committees on actions taken, or to be taken, 
to comply with such recommendations.

         REORGANIZATION OR REDESIGN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

    The process by which the Department of State and USAID 
intend to reorganize lacks clarity. Questions posed by the 
Committee remain largely unanswered, including the request for 
supporting data regarding a specific recommendation in the 
``U.S. Department of State Listening Report'' (June 2017) to 
move ``issuance of passports, visas, and other travel 
documents'' from the Department of State to the Department of 
Homeland Security. The August 28, 2017, notification on special 
envoys and representatives raises further questions on the 
integrity of the process, as the Committee notes that any 
proposal for significant personnel changes should be a 
component of the reorganization or redesign.
    In contrast to the current reorganization or redesign 
effort are the reflections on reorganization contained in the 
``Report on the Organization of the Department of State'' 
(1946):

        This study deliberately refrains from suggesting any 
        magical remedy or broad plan of reorganization designed 
        to cure all ills. Changes are needed, but they should 
        not be prescribed until an accurate diagnosis is made 
        of what is wrong. This study, it is believed, is the 
        essential forerunner of change. It seeks to present the 
        problem and thereby evoke thought and discussion. It 
        aims to present historical background and details in 
        the hope that future organizational changes will be 
        made with more conscious thought and understanding by 
        those responsible for leadership in the Department.

    The Committee is concerned that the administration has a 
predetermined outcome for the reorganization or redesign.

                REPORTS, NOTIFICATIONS, AND SPEND PLANS

    Section 7019(b) of the act requires that reporting 
requirements in this report shall be fulfilled in the manner 
described.
    Congressional notifications submitted by the Secretary of 
State and USAID Administrator for funds that are being 
reallocated prior to initial obligation, reprogrammed, or 
reobligated after deobligation, should, to the maximum extent 
practicable, contain detailed information about the sources of 
funds and why such funds are no longer intended to be used as 
previously justified.
    The submission by the Department of State and USAID of one 
spend plan per account for each program for which a spend plan 
has been required has not achieved the intended purpose of 
improving oversight of funds. Spend plans submitted pursuant to 
section 7076 of the act shall: (1) be submitted in the form of 
a single, comprehensive spend plan for each program identified; 
(2) include all intended sources of funds made available by the 
act for such program; (3) and conform to the definition of such 
plan under section 7034(r)(6) of the act.

                 TRANSFER AND REPROGRAMMING AUTHORITIES

    The Committee continues transfer and reprogramming 
authorities under the D&CP, EDCS, and DCA headings, and in 
sections 7004(f); 7005; 7009; 7013(d); 7014; 7015(i); 
7034(b)(12); 7034(i); 7041(h); 7045(a)(5); 7045(b)(4); 7057(d); 
7058(c); 7060(a)(1)(A); 7061(a); and 7070(d) of the act.
    In addition, the FAA provides the President with broad 
transfer and reprogramming authorities in sections 109 (22 
U.S.C. 2151g); 451 (22 U.S.C. 2261); 492(b) (22 U.S.C. 2292a); 
506 (22 U.S.C. 2318); 610 (22 U.S.C. 2360); 614 (22 U.S.C. 
2364); 632 (22 U.S.C. 2392); and 634A (22 U.S.C. 2394-1).
    Section 7019(a) of the act requires, with certain 
exceptions, that amounts designated in the respective tables 
referenced in this report shall be made available in such 
designated amounts and shall be the basis of the report 
required by section 653(a) of the FAA, where applicable. 
Federal departments and agencies funded in the act shall notify 
the Committee of any reprogramming, as required by section 7015 
of the act, at the most detailed level of the CBJ, the act, or 
this report.

        CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET AND IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL ACT OF 1974

    The Committee is mindful of the discretion granted in law 
to Federal departments and agencies to oversee the execution of 
budgets. This discretion must be exercised consistent with all 
legal requirements and the expectations and intent of the 
Congress as expressed in the act and this report. Supreme Court 
decisions (especially Train v. City of New York (420 U.S. 
35)(1975)) and the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control 
Act of 1974 (title X of Public Law 93-344) [CBICA], limit the 
authority of the administration to reduce or withhold funding 
provided in law by action or inaction. Specifically, CBICA 
allows funds to be withheld only for a limited time if certain 
reporting requirements are observed, but any permanent action 
to reduce budget authority or prevent the obligation or 
expenditure of funds requires passage of legislation to that 
effect.
    The Committee expects the heads of departments and agencies 
funded by the act to be familiar with the requirements of CBICA 
in considering the management and expenditure of funds 
appropriated by the act.

                                TITLE I

                 DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                   Administration of Foreign Affairs

                    DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS

Appropriations, 2017....................................  $9,610,040,000
    Base funding........................................   6,147,254,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................   3,462,786,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................   8,259,757,000
    Base funding........................................   5,283,786,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................   2,975,971,000
Committee recommendation................................   8,580,698,000
    Base funding........................................   5,604,727,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................   2,975,971,000

    The Committee recommends $8,580,698,000 for Diplomatic and 
Consular Programs, of which up to $3,756,874,000 is for 
Worldwide Security Protection, and $2,975,971,000 is designated 
for OCO. Funds appropriated by the act for activities, bureaus, 
and offices under this heading are allocated according to the 
following table:

                    DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Committee
                  Bureau/Office/Program                   recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Freedom of Information Act, Bureau of Administration....          33,960
Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation..............           6,250
Cultural Antiquites Task Force..........................           1,000
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor............          40,259
    of which, Human Rights Vetting......................           9,000
    of which, Office of International Religious Freedom.           6,000
    of which, Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom           2,000
     of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South
     Central Asia.......................................
    of which, Atrocities prevention training............             500
    of which, Special Envoy for the Human Rights of                  250
     LGBTI Persons......................................
Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs................         270,000
Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and              39,005
 Scientific Affairs.....................................
Office of the Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, Bureau             634
 of European and Eurasian Affairs.......................
Office of Terrorism Financing and Economic Sanctions               6,100
 Policy.................................................
Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking In Persons.....          12,500
Office of the Special Coordinator for Global Criminal              3,750
 Justice Issues.........................................
Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage               1,250
 Affairs................................................
Document Review Unit, Office of the Legal Advisor.......           2,889
Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement.................           3,570
Special Advisor for International Disability Rights.....             445
Office of the Under Secretary for Civilian Security,               2,347
 Democracy, and Human Rights............................
Office of the Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues....           1,000
Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues..............           5,497
Office of Global Women's Issues.........................           5,326
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     Human Resources.--The Committee recommends $2,679,633,000 
for all U.S. direct hire salaries at overseas and domestic U.S. 
diplomatic missions including $134,613,000 for Public Diplomacy 
salary and benefit costs.
    Funds appropriated under this heading shall support not 
less than 14,000 Foreign Service Officer [FSO] positions and 
not less than 11,000 Civil Service positions (excluding 
political appointees), which were the onboard Foreign Service 
and Civil Service levels as of September 30, 2016. Any proposed 
changes to these levels requires prior consultation with the 
Committee, and submission to the Committee of a detailed report 
explaining the reasons for such changes.
    The Secretary of State shall continue A-100 entry-level 
classes for FSOs in a manner similar to prior years. The 
Committee notes that absent continuous recruitment and training 
of FSOs the Department of State will lack experienced, 
qualified diplomats in the mid- and long-terms. The decision to 
suspend or cancel A-100 classes shall be subject to the regular 
notification procedures of the Committee.
    Overseas Programs.--The Committee recommends $1,823,656,000 
for the operational programs of Department of State regional 
bureaus, which are responsible for the conduct and 
implementation of U.S. foreign policy through bilateral and 
multilateral engagements. Funds support U.S. embassies, 
consulates, and other diplomatic posts worldwide, and provide 
myriad services to U.S. citizens living, working, studying, and 
traveling abroad, including those who are arrested and 
imprisoned in foreign countries.
    The Secretary of State shall continue funding overseas 
inflation and Locally Employed Staff [LES] wage increases, 
including, as necessary, funds to annualize increases provided 
in fiscal year 2017, through funds made available in the Buying 
Power Maintenance account.
    Diplomatic Policy and Support.--The Committee recommends 
$774,957,000 for the operational programs of the Department of 
State functional bureaus to provide overall policy direction, 
coordination, and program management among U.S. missions 
abroad.
    Security Programs.--The Committee recommends $3,302,452,000 
for the operation of security programs, including 
$3,279,995,000 for WSP to protect diplomatic personnel, 
overseas diplomatic missions, information, residences, and 
domestic facilities. An additional $476,879,000 is included 
within the Human Resources function for salaries for a total of 
$3,756,874,000 for WSP.

                            EMBASSY SECURITY

    The Committee recommends a total of $5,814,174,000 for 
Embassy security, $915,000,000 above the President's budget 
request and equal to the level recommended by the Benghazi 
Accountability Review Board [ARB]. Funds are allocated 
according to the following table:

                            EMBASSY SECURITY
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                      Fiscal year 2018      Committee
          Program/Activity                 request       recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Worldwide Security Protection.......        $3,756,874        $3,756,874
Embassy Security, Construction, and          1,142,200         2,057,300
 Maintenance........................
                                     -----------------------------------
    Total...........................         4,899,174         5,814,174
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Section 7004(f) of the act provides the Secretary of State 
with the necessary flexibility to transfer funds between the 
D&CP and ESCM headings to implement the recommendation of the 
Benghazi ARB or to prevent or respond to security situations 
and requirements at diplomatic facilities abroad, following 
consultation with the Committee.
    Not later than 45 days after enactment of the act, the 
Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee the status of 
Department of State implementation of GAO recommendations 
contained in ``Embassy Evacuations: State Department Should 
Take Steps to Improve Emergency Preparedness'' (July 2017) 
(GAO-17-714).

                             PROGRAM ISSUES

    Bureau of Arctic Affairs Feasibility Study.--Not later than 
180 days after the enactment of the act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the Committee a feasibility study on 
establishing a Bureau of Arctic Affairs, headed by an Assistant 
Secretary of State for Arctic Affairs, to take the lead in 
developing, coordinating, and carrying out U.S. foreign policy 
in the Arctic. The study shall address options for the 
appropriate placement of the Bureau within the organizational 
structure of the Department of State, and a framework for 
ensuring coordination with existing regional and functional 
bureaus on the full range of Arctic issues, including the 
resources required to establish such Bureau and the impact on 
personnel.
    In addition, the Secretary shall concurrently submit a 
report to the Committee assessing accomplishments made during 
the U.S. chairmanship of the Arctic Council, along with a 
roadmap for the future of the Council pursuant to the Fairbanks 
Declaration's guidance on developing a strategic plan for 
consideration in 2019, and including options for increasing the 
capacity of the Arctic Council Secretariat and the Secretariats 
of the Arctic Council Working Groups. The Secretary shall 
consult with the Committee prior to submitting the report and 
roadmap.
    Cultural Heritage.--The Committee recommends $6,500,000 for 
Cultural Heritage programs, including not less than five large-
scale projects, and up to $500,000 for emergency response to 
stabilize and protect from further desecration cultural 
heritage sites and antiquities that have been damaged by armed 
conflict, natural disaster, or the actions of extremists. The 
Committee recognizes the public diplomacy role of this program, 
as well as its contribution to preserving some of the world's 
irreplaceable cultural heritage sites and antiquities. As in 
the past, the Department of State shall consult with the 
Committee prior to obligating funds for such purposes.
    The Committee recommends $1,000,000 for the Cultural 
Antiquities Task Force, which may be used for grants as 
authorized in section 7034(d)(3) of the act.
    Cybersecurity Report.--Not later than 90 days after 
enactment of the act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees an unclassified 
report, which may include a classified annex, that describes: 
(1) the steps the Department of State has taken since January 
1, 2017 to improve the security of its classified and 
unclassified networks; (2) the cyber defense practices used by 
the Department; (3) the accountability structure for preventing 
intrusions into the Department's network and protecting the 
confidentiality of information on government-issued mobile 
devices abroad; (4) the intrusions into the Department's 
classified and unclassified networks during the previous 2 
years, and steps the Department of State has taken to reduce 
the risk of subsequent intrusions; and (5) the steps taken by 
the Secretary of State to engage the global community on 
expected and acceptable cyber practices in the conduct of 
diplomacy.
    Delegation of Authority.--The Committee believes that 
rescinding delegations of authority from the Secretary of State 
and the USAID Administrator to other senior level officials 
will impede the conduct of diplomacy and development abroad, as 
well as the basic operations of the Department of State and 
USAID.
    Department of State Workforce Diversity.--The Committee 
recommends continued expansion of Department of State workforce 
diversity programs, and directs that qualified graduates of the 
Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program and 
the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program 
shall be inducted into the Foreign Service.
    Diplomatic Presence in Greenland.--Not later than 180 days 
after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State shall submit 
to the Committee a report assessing the costs and benefits of 
establishing a diplomatic presence in Greenland. The study 
shall consider the future benefits and challenges for the 
United States should Greenland become an independent nation 
within the next decade.
    Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.--The Secretary of 
State shall make publicly available on the Department of State 
Web site information regarding manufacturer annual registration 
fees received by category, the Department of State fund to 
which such fees are deposited, the annual balance of such fund, 
and a description of expenditures from such fund, including the 
amount and purpose of such expenditures. The Committee notes 
that the Department of State does not have an exemption for 
registration and other fees for the manufacturers of defense 
articles that do not export or import goods.
    Eligible Family Member Employment.--The Committee 
recognizes the added-value of eligible family member [EFM] 
employment at diplomatic facilities abroad to the Department of 
State, USAID, and other Federal departments and agencies that 
are traditionally located at such facilities. In many 
instances, EFM positions are paid from consular fees, other 
non-appropriated funds, or International Cooperative 
Administrative Support Services funds. The Committee believes 
that the suspension of this program by the Secretary of State 
is detrimental to the national security interest, and harmful 
to the safety and welfare of diplomats and dependents at 
embassies and consulates, particularly when positions such as 
physician assistant or security coordinator remain unfilled. 
Further, the suspension is a burden on U.S. taxpayers. For 
example, in Germany the cost associated with EFM employment is 
89 percent less than direct hires, and 25 percent less than 
LES. In Nepal, the annual cost savings associated with EFMs is 
estimated at $1,680,000.
    Not later than 45 days after enactment of the act, the 
Secretary of State, in consultation with a broad representation 
of Chiefs of Mission, shall submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees assessing the cost-savings associated 
with EFM employment at diplomatic facilities abroad. The report 
shall also detail the impact of the suspension of EFM 
employment on Embassy and Consulate operations, and on other 
Federal departments and agencies.
    Expanded Professional Associates Program.--The act provides 
funds for 250 full-time positions for the Expanded Professional 
Associates Program [EPAP], including 50 for Information 
Management. The Secretary shall staff EPAP at this level in 
fiscal year 2018, and shall consult with the Committee on the 
plan to sustain such level in subsequent fiscal years.
     Foreign Affairs Counter Threat Training.--The Foreign 
Affairs Counter Threat [FACT] training course is an essential 
training program provided to diplomatic personnel and their 
families. The Committee supports current Department of State 
plans to continue FACT training without disruption by 
maintaining such training at the Interim Training Facility 
until the new Foreign Affairs Security Training Center [FASTC] 
is fully operational. The Secretary of State shall continue to 
submit semiannual progress reports to the Committee on the 
status of FASTC, including construction costs, transition 
plans, and efforts to find alternative uses for the Interim 
Training Facility.
    Global Engagement Center.--The Committee notes that funds 
made available for the Global Engagement Center [GEC] in 
division B of Public Law 114-254 have not been obligated. In 
addition, the Secretary of State has not met the consultation 
and reporting requirements regarding the GEC under this heading 
in Senate Report 114-290. The Secretary of State shall meet 
such consultation and reporting requirements prior to the 
obligation of funds made available for the GEC by the act.
    Holocaust Era Assets.--The Secretary of State and the 
Office of the Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues shall update 
their fiscal year 2017 assessment of: (1) national laws or 
enforceable policies in foreign countries regarding the return 
of, or restitution for, wrongfully confiscated or transferred 
Holocaust era assets; and (2) progress on the resolution of 
claims of U.S. citizen Holocaust survivors and their families.
     Human Rights Vetting.--The Committee recommends not less 
than $9,000,000 for salaries, technology, training, and other 
expenses to implement section 620M of the FAA (the Leahy Law).
    Personnel Report.--Not later than 90 days after enactment 
of the act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
USAID Administrator, shall submit a report to the Committee 
describing the impact of Department of State and USAID 
personnel reductions implemented during the 1990s on the 
funding, operations, and staffing requirements of the 
Department and USAID during the period 2001 to 2016, 
particularly with respect to diplomatic operations in Iraq, 
Afghanistan, Pakistan, and other critical posts, and technical 
development expertise at USAID. The report shall include an 
analysis of the specific staff reductions by category during 
the 1990s (such as cuts to deputy assistant secretary positions 
by 25 percent, and general workforce positions by 2,200 from 
the period 1993 to 1996), and a detailed description of the 
requests by previous administrations to increase Department of 
State and USAID personnel from the period 2001 to 2016, 
including the justifications submitted to the Congress for such 
increases. The report shall conclude with an examination of 
lessons-learned from personnel reductions on diplomatic and 
development operations.
    Private Security Companies.--The Committee again notes U.S. 
leadership in developing and promoting principles, standards, 
and a code of conduct based on international law to ensure that 
private security companies operating overseas respect the rule 
of law, act in accordance with the code of conduct, and 
participate in oversight and accountability mechanisms. The 
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Defense, shall submit a report to the Committee not later than 
90 days after enactment of the act on efforts to ensure 
adherence to such standards by private security companies 
contracted by the Department of State, USAID, and other Federal 
departments and agencies utilizing funds appropriated by the 
act and prior acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs.
    Public Diplomacy-Educational and Cultural Exchange 
Programs.--The Committee recommends not less than 
$1,186,289,000 for public diplomacy and educational and 
cultural exchange programs and salaries, of which $552,146,000 
is under the D&CP heading and $634,143,000 is under the ECE 
heading.
    Real Property.--The Secretary of State shall help 
facilitate resolutions of commercial disputes for U.S. entities 
seeking return of real property seized, held, or expropriated 
by foreign governments, as appropriate.
    Trafficking in Persons.--Funds made available under this 
heading for the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in 
Persons are in addition to funds made available by the act for 
trafficking in persons [TIP] programs.
    Worldwide Aviation Support Services.--The Committee 
underscores support for aviation services for the Department of 
State that fully meet safety and security requirements in a 
cost-effective manner, and notes with concern allegations of 
impropriety regarding the Worldwide Aviation Support Services 
contract solicitation. The Department of State OIG shall submit 
a report to the Committee detailing the extent of such 
allegations, and a determination of whether further 
investigation into the solicitation process is warranted.

                        CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

Appropriations, 2017....................................     $12,600,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................      15,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      15,000,000

    The Committee recommends $15,000,000 for Capital Investment 
Fund.

                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriations, 2017....................................    $144,469,000
    Base funding........................................      87,069,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................      57,400,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................     140,662,000
    Base funding........................................      72,562,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................      68,100,000
Committee recommendation................................     145,729,000
    Base funding........................................      77,629,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................      68,100,000

    The Committee recommends $145,729,000 for Office of 
Inspector General, of which $68,100,000 is designated for OCO, 
including $54,900,000 for the Special Inspector General for 
Afghanistan Reconstruction [SIGAR].
    The Committee recommendation includes an additional 
$5,067,000 above the President's budget request for information 
and technology modernization and security upgrades, and for 
increased operational costs due to pay and price increases.
    The Inspectors General of the Department of State, USAID, 
and SIGAR shall continue to coordinate audit plans and 
activities to minimize unnecessary duplication, ensure 
comprehensive oversight plans, and maximize the effective use 
of resources.
    Section 7076 of the act requires the OIG to submit to the 
Committee a spend plan for funds appropriated under this 
heading, which shall be submitted not later than 30 days after 
enactment of the act.

               EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

Appropriations, 2017....................................    $634,143,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................     285,000,000
Committee recommendation................................     634,143,000

    The Committee recommends $634,143,000 for Educational and 
Cultural Exchange Programs.
    The Secretary of State shall implement a plan to broaden 
the participation of high priority groups in exchange programs 
that have been traditionally underrepresented, such as youth 
and other individuals from rural and impoverished areas, and 
minorities.
    The Secretary of State shall include in the operating plan 
required by section 7076 of the act fees estimated to be 
collected and available for obligation by the Bureau of 
Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State, in 
fiscal year 2018 and the uses of such fees, including the 
number of employees and contractors funded by such fees.
    The Committee continues to support efforts to reduce the 
administrative costs of exchange programs and expects that any 
savings will be used to increase the number of participants in 
such programs.
    Funds for certain Educational and Cultural Exchange 
Programs included in the CBJ are allocated according to the 
following table:

               EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Committee
                                                          recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Academic Programs:
    Fulbright Program...................................         240,000
    Global Academic Exchanges...........................          63,176
    Special Academic Exchanges..........................          16,950
        of which, Benjamin Gilman International                   12,550
         Scholarship Program............................
        of which, South Pacific Exchanges...............             375
        of which, Tibet Fund............................             675
        of which, Vietnam Education Foundation Act......           2,500
                                                         ---------------
      Total, Academic Programs..........................         320,126
                                                         ===============
Professional and Cultural Exchanges:
    International Visitor Program.......................          97,765
    Citizen Exchange Program............................         111,360
        of which, Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange.....           4,125
    Special Professional and Cultural Exchanges.........           5,575
        of which, Ngwang Choephel Fellows (Tibet).......             575
        of which, J. Christopher Stevens Virtual                   5,000
         Exchange.......................................
                                                         ---------------
      Total, Professional and Cultural Exchanges........         214,700
                                                         ===============
Young Leaders Initiatives...............................          28,500
Program and Performance.................................           7,383
Exchanges Support.......................................          63,434
                                                         ---------------
      Total, Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs.         634,143
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                PROGRAMS

    Coordination.--The Committee recognizes the importance of 
international exchanges and directs that programs funded under 
this heading support U.S. foreign policy objectives and be 
appropriately coordinated with Department of State regional 
bureaus.
    Critical Language Programs.--The Secretary of State shall 
prioritize critical language programs for U.S. students and 
exchange programs with countries of national security 
importance, including those with significant Muslim populations 
and the countries of the former Soviet Union.
    Cultural Property.--The Committee supports implementation 
of the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act 
(title III of Public Law 97-446) in a manner consistent with 
prior years, including reviews conducted by the Cultural 
Property Advisory Committee pursuant to section 303(f) of such 
act to determine whether each State Party seeking or 
participating in a memorandum of understanding [MOU] with the 
United States is taking measures consistent with the Convention 
on the means of prohibiting and preventing the illicit import, 
export, and transfer of ownership of cultural property to 
protect its cultural patrimony.
    Gender and Alumni Programs.--The Committee recommends 
funding for the Alumni Thematic International Exchange Series 
and the Women in Science Girls STEAM Camp.
    J. Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchange Program.--The 
Committee continues to recognize the value of virtual exchanges 
as a means to broaden understanding and engagement between 
youth in the United States, Middle East, and North Africa in a 
cost-effective manner, and recommends $5,000,000 for the J. 
Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchange program. The Committee 
intends that funds are made available for this program on a 
cost-matching basis, to the maximum extent practicable.
    Muskie Fellowships.--The Committee again recognizes that 
the Muskie Fellowship Program has helped individuals from 
Eurasia and Central Asia to promote mutual understanding, build 
democracy, and foster the transition to market economies, and 
the act continues the requirement that a portion of Fulbright 
awards for this region are designated as Edmund S. Muskie 
Fellowships.
    Report on Changes to Programs.--Not later than 45 days 
after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State shall submit 
a report to the Committee detailing any modifications made to 
existing educational and cultural exchange programs in the 
prior fiscal year, including for special academic and special 
professional and cultural exchanges.

                        REPRESENTATION EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2017....................................      $8,030,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................       7,000,000
Committee recommendation................................       8,030,000

    The Committee recommends $8,030,000 for Representation 
Expenses. The Secretary of State shall submit a semiannual 
report on the allotment and expenditure of representation 
funds.

              PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS

Appropriations, 2017....................................     $30,344,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................      30,890,000
Committee recommendation................................      30,890,000

    The Committee recommends $30,890,000 for Protection of 
Foreign Missions and Officials.
    The Secretary of State shall continue to submit a 
semiannual report on the number of claims for extraordinary 
protective services by eligible jurisdiction and certified as 
meeting program requirements, and the amount of unobligated 
funds available to pay such claims.

            EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE

Appropriations, 2017....................................  $3,011,070,000
    Base funding........................................   1,117,859,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................   1,893,211,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................   1,142,200,000
    Base funding........................................   1,142,200,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................................
Committee recommendation................................   2,057,300,000
    Base funding........................................   1,898,482,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................     158,818,000

    The Committee recommends $2,057,300,000 for Embassy 
Security, Construction, and Maintenance, of which: 
$1,302,841,000 is for worldwide security upgrades; $754,459,000 
is for other construction, operations, and maintenance; and 
$158,818,000 is designated for OCO.
    Funds are allocated according to the following table:

             EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                   Program/Activity                      recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Capital Security Cost Sharing and Maintenance Cost             1,120,000
 Sharing Programs.....................................
Tunisia Marine Security Guard Residence...............            20,000
American Center, Moscow...............................            32,000
Compound Security.....................................           101,000
Major Rehabilitations, Repairs, and Improvements......           110,800
Operations and Leases.................................           655,500
Domestic Renovations..................................            18,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Embassy Security, Construction, and               2,057,300
       Maintenance....................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Art in Embassies Program.--Not later than 180 days after 
enactment of the act, the Secretary of State shall update the 
report required under this heading in Senate Report 114-79, as 
necessary.
    The Secretary of State shall continue to include in 
diplomatic facility construction project notifications that 
include funds for a major purchase of art, a determination that 
such purchase is in the national interest of the United States. 
For major purchases of art that are not part of a diplomatic 
facility construction project, such determination shall be made 
and reported to the Committee prior to the obligation of funds 
for such purposes.
    Consulate Basrah, Iraq.--The Secretary of State shall 
update the report required by section 7041(c)(3)(A) of the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2014 (division K of Public Law 113-76) 
regarding operational alternatives for Consulate Basrah, Iraq, 
except that the U.S. Consul General in Basrah shall be 
consulted in the preparation of the report.
    Embassy Moscow, Russia.--Not less than $160,500,000 from 
funds available in the Maintenance Security Cost Sharing 
Program shall be made available for the compound renovation 
project at Embassy Moscow, Russia. In addition, of the funds 
appropriated under this heading, $32,000,000 is made available 
for an American Center at Embassy, Moscow.
    New Embassy Compound Hiring Freeze Waivers.--Not later than 
30 days after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the Committee a report detailing any request 
from a bureau of the Department of State to waive the 
Department-wide hiring freeze for the purposes of constructing, 
maintaining, and operating a New Embassy Compound [NEC]. The 
report shall include the status of such waiver requests. The 
Committee is concerned that given the substantial costs 
involved in the construction and management of NECs, the hiring 
freeze unnecessarily restricts the ability of the Department of 
State to hire competent staff necessary to construct, operate, 
and maintain such facilities.
    Operating Plans.--Section 7076 of the act requires the 
Secretary of State to submit an operating plan for funds 
appropriated under this heading, which should include all 
resources available to the Department of State in fiscal year 
2018 for operations, maintenance, and construction of 
diplomatic facilities, and an accounting of the actual and 
anticipated proceeds of sales for all projects in fiscal year 
2017.
    Review of Embassy Construction Projects.--The Committee 
notes with concern the frequency with which Embassy 
construction projects are exceeding cost and schedule estimates 
as well as proposed legislation that may restrict the 
flexibility of the Bureau of Overseas Building Operations to 
construct diplomatic facilities that support individual and 
often unique requirements.
    Not later than 180 days after enactment of the act, the 
Secretary of State shall review Embassy construction and 
rehabilitation processes, including project development, 
design, and construction, and submit a report to the Committee 
assessing whether the Excellence approach should be maintained 
and, if so, a description of the modifications necessary to 
ensure construction projects meet cost and schedule estimates. 
The Secretary shall consult with the Committee prior to 
initiating the review.

           EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE

Appropriations, 2017....................................      $7,900,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................       7,885,000
Committee recommendation................................       7,885,000

    The Committee recommends $7,885,000 for Emergencies in the 
Diplomatic and Consular Service. The Committee also authorizes 
the transfer of up to $10,000,000 under the D&CP heading for 
emergency evacuations and rewards.
    The quarterly reports required by section 124 of the 
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 
(Public Law 100-204), as amended, shall include, by category, 
actual expenditures for the prior two fiscal years and 
cumulative totals for the current fiscal year of the funds 
available under this heading.

                   REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Appropriations, 2017....................................      $1,300,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................       1,300,000
Committee recommendation................................       1,300,000

    The Committee recommends $1,300,000 for Repatriation Loans 
Program Account to support loans totaling up to $2,440,856, and 
an additional $774,000 for the administrative costs for the 
Repatriation Loans Program and $500,000 for expenses to support 
law enforcement activities related to passport and visa fraud 
investigations from fees under the Border Security Program.

              PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN

Appropriations, 2017....................................     $31,963,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................      26,312,000
Committee recommendation................................      31,963,000

    The Committee recommends $31,963,000 for American Institute 
in Taiwan, and an additional $1,120,000 from fees under the 
Border Security Program. The Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the Director of the American Institute in 
Taiwan, shall continue to report in the CBJ the amount of fees 
estimated to be received from the Department of State for 
consular services.

         International Center, Washington, District of Columbia

Appropriations, 2017....................................      $1,320,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................         743,000
Committee recommendation................................         743,000

    The Committee recommends $743,000 for International Center, 
Washington, District of Columbia.

     PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND

Appropriations, 2017....................................    $158,900,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................     158,900,000
Committee recommendation................................     158,900,000

    The Committee recommends $158,900,000 for Foreign Service 
Retirement and Disability Fund.

                      International Organizations

              CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Appropriations, 2017....................................  $1,359,206,000
    Base funding........................................   1,262,966,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................      96,240,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................     996,435,000
    Base funding........................................     900,195,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................      96,240,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,449,000,000
    Base funding........................................   1,352,760,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................      96,240,000

    The Committee recommends $1,449,000,000 for Contributions 
to International Organizations, of which $96,240,000 is 
designated for OCO.
    The Committee recognizes the importance of United States 
engagement with international organizations, including the 
United Nations [U.N.], the Organization for Economic 
Cooperation and Development, and the World Trade Organization. 
The Committee believes that fully meeting U.S. commitments to 
such organizations, combined with robust engagement to promote 
transparency and accountability to member states, is important 
to U.S. security and economic interests. The Committee 
recognizes and appreciates the leadership of the U.S. 
Ambassador to the United Nations and the U.N. Secretary-General 
in advancing reforms within the United Nations.
    Cost-Benefit Analysis.--Not later than 180 days after the 
enactment of the act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a cost-benefit 
analysis of each contribution made to an international 
organization receiving $5,000,000 or less in the most recent 
report of U.S. contributions to international organizations 
submitted pursuant to section 4(b) of the United Nations 
Participation Act (22 U.S.C. 287b(b)). The analysis shall 
include an assessment of: (1) the extent to which the U.S. 
contribution and the mission of such organization align with 
the U.S. national interest; (2) the efficacy and cost 
effectiveness of the operations and programs conducted by such 
organization; and (3) whether the organization conducts or 
funds programs and activities similar to other organizations 
included in the report, and the extent of any such overlap. The 
Secretary of State shall consult with the Committee prior to 
conducting the cost-benefit analysis.
     Food and Agriculture Organization.--The Committee again 
encourages the Food and Agriculture Organization to work with 
land grant institutions of higher learning in the United States 
to meet global food security challenges.
    International Energy Agency.--The Committee recommends 
$5,912,000 for the assessed costs of the International Energy 
Agency.
    Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol.--Prior to 
obligating or expending funds in the act for commitments under 
the Kigali amendment to the Montreal Protocol, the Secretary of 
State shall consult with the appropriate congressional 
committees.
    U.N. Budget and Voting Practices.--The Secretary of State 
shall transmit to the Committee concurrent with the submission 
of the President's budget request for fiscal year 2019 the most 
recent biennial budget prepared by the United Nations for the 
operations of the United Nations.
    In considering bilateral assistance for a foreign 
government, the Secretary of State shall review, among other 
factors, the voting practices of such government at the United 
Nations in relation to U.S. strategic interests.
    United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural 
Organization.--The Committee notes that the President's budget 
request did not include a U.S. contribution to the U.N. 
Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization [UNESCO] 
under this and the IO&P heading, which is prohibited by law, 
and none is provided.

        CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES

Appropriations, 2017....................................  $1,907,564,000
    Base funding........................................     552,904,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................   1,354,660,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................   1,196,110,000
    Base funding........................................     268,886,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................     927,224,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,382,100,000
    Base funding........................................     779,761,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................     602,339,000

    The Committee recommends $1,382,100,000 for Contributions 
for International Peacekeeping Activities, of which 
$602,339,000 is designated for OCO.
    When combined with carryover balances from fiscal year 2017 
totaling $294,800,000, the Committee recommendation provides 
sufficient funds for contributions under this heading equal to 
the 25 percent statutory limitation on such contributions.

                       International Commissions

 INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2017....................................     $48,134,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................      44,748,000
Committee recommendation................................      48,134,000

    The Committee recommends $48,134,000 for salaries and 
expenses of the International Boundary and Water Commission, 
United States and Mexico.
    Report.--The Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
IBWC Commissioner, shall submit to the Committee not later than 
45 days after enactment of the act an update of the report 
required in section 7045(g)(3) of the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, 2015 (division J of 
Public Law 113-235) detailing efforts to establish mechanisms 
to improve transparency of data on, and predictability of, the 
water deliveries from Mexico to the United States to meet 
annual water apportionments to the Rio Grande, in accordance 
with the 1944 Treaty between the United States and Mexico 
Respecting Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana 
Rivers and of the Rio Grande, and actions taken to minimize or 
eliminate future water deficits to the United States.
    Southwest Border Pollution.--The Committee is concerned 
that despite millions of dollars of U.S. infrastructure 
investments on both side of the U.S.-Mexico border over the 
past two decades, wastewater, trash, and sediment continues to 
flow from Tijuana, Mexico into San Diego County, resulting in 
unsanitary water conditions, pollution, and beach closures in 
coastal communities. The Secretary of State shall work with the 
IBWC Commissioner and the Government of Mexico to enhance 
efforts to mitigate pollution in the Tijuana River Valley, 
including to implement the recommendations from the IBWC's 
``Report of Transboundary Bypass Flows into the Tijuana River'' 
(April 2017) and to encourage the Government of Mexico to make 
additional investments to halt the discharge of waste into the 
United States.

                              CONSTRUCTION

Appropriations, 2017....................................     $29,400,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................      27,900,000
Committee recommendation................................      29,400,000

    The Committee recommends $29,400,000 for planning, 
preparation, and construction.

              AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS

Appropriations, 2017....................................     $12,258,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................      12,184,000
Committee recommendation................................      13,258,000

    The Committee recommends $13,258,000 for American Sections, 
International Commissions, of which $8,052,000 is for the 
International Joint Commission [IJC], $2,304,000 is for the 
International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada, 
and $2,902,000 is for the Border Environment Cooperation 
Commission.
    The Committee provides an additional $500,000 for the IJC 
to support the multi-year, U.S.-Canadian study on the causes 
and impacts of, and mitigation options for, flooding in the 
Lake Champlain-Richelieu River watershed, for a total of 
$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2018. The Committee continues 
authority to make up to $500,000 of funds for the IJC available 
until September 30, 2019.

                  INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS

Appropriations, 2017....................................     $37,502,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................      33,871,000
Committee recommendation................................      44,997,000

    The Committee recommends $44,997,000 for International 
Fisheries Commissions.
    The Committee recommends $32,290,000 for the Great Lakes 
Fisheries Commission [GLFC], of which $5,000,000 is for sea 
lamprey control, water quality improvements, and fish 
restoration in the Lake Champlain Basin, and $250,000 is for a 
binational assessment of the Lake Memphremagog fishery. The 
recommendation also includes $7,000,000 for additional sea 
lamprey control and fishery research for the Great Lakes Basin.
    The Committee is concerned by aging infrastructure in the 
Great Lakes Basin which threatens sea lamprey control efforts 
intended to protect the $7,000,000,000 economy supported by the 
region's fisheries. The Secretary of State shall work with the 
GLFC to develop a multi-year strategy and funding plan to 
improve such infrastructure as part of the broader sea lamprey 
control effort, including by leveraging funds from non-U.S. 
Government sources.

                             RELATED AGENCY

                    Broadcasting Board of Governors

                 INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS

Appropriations, 2017....................................    $776,908,000
    Base funding........................................     772,108,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................       4,800,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................     680,363,000
Committee recommendation................................     788,153,000
    Base funding........................................     783,353,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................       4,800,000

    The Committee recommends $788,153,000 for International 
Broadcasting Operations, of which $4,800,000 is designated for 
OCO.
    The Committee recommends $34,508,000 to remain available 
until expended under IBO for satellite transmission lease costs 
and BBG's global Internet freedom programs, which shall be 
prioritized to support the core mission of BBG.
    Funds in this account are allocated according to the 
following table and are subject to the provisions of section 
7019 of the act:

                  INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Committee
                    Program/Activity                      recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Federal Entities:
    Voice of America....................................         239,909
    Office of Cuba Broadcasting.........................          28,569
    International Broadcasting Bureau:..................          58,397
        of which, Internet Freedom......................          13,800
    Technology, Services and Innovation.................         180,875
                                                         ---------------
      Subtotal, Federal Entities........................         507,750
 
Independent Grantee Organizations:
    Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.....................         124,597
    Radio Free Asia.....................................          43,706
    Middle East Broadcasting Networks...................         112,100
                                                         ---------------
      Subtotal, Independent Grantee Organizations.......         280,403
                                                         ===============
        Total, International Broadcasting Operations....         788,153
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Countering Russian Disinformation.--The Committee supports 
programs to counter Russian disinformation, including the 
Current Time TV programming of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 
and the Voice of America, and recommends not less than the 
fiscal year 2017 level for such programs. BBG shall report to 
the Committee on any options under consideration to expand 
viewership of Current Time, including expansion to additional 
countries, along with an estimate of the cost of such options.
    Enhancements in Northeast Asia.--The Committee 
recommendation continues programming enhancements in Northeast 
Asia at not less than the fiscal year 2017 level.
    Voice of America Mission.--The Committee reaffirms the 
mission of VOA to be an accurate, objective and comprehensive 
source of news globally, and supports the use of circumvention 
and other technologies to counter censorship efforts by 
authoritarian governments to VOA broadcasts and Internet 
services. The Committee encourages VOA to provide accurate 
information on democracy and human rights in broadcasts, as 
appropriate, and to continue to serve as a news and information 
medium for persons abroad.

                   BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2017....................................      $9,700,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................       4,791,000
Committee recommendation................................       9,700,000

    The Committee recommends $9,700,000 for Broadcasting 
Capital Improvements.

                            RELATED PROGRAMS

                          The Asia Foundation

Appropriations, 2017....................................     $17,000,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................................
Committee recommendation................................      17,000,000

    The Committee recommends $17,000,000 for The Asia 
Foundation.

                    United States Institute of Peace

Appropriations, 2017....................................     $37,884,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................      19,117,000
Committee recommendation................................      37,884,000

    The Committee recommends $37,884,000 for United States 
Institute of Peace. The renovation, operations, and maintenance 
costs of buildings located within the Potomac Annex for 
training activities shall not be paid with appropriated funds.
    The Committee notes that the elimination of USIP, as 
proposed in the President's budget request, has not been 
justified.

         Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund

Appropriations, 2017....................................        $122,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................         140,000
Committee recommendation................................         140,000

    The Committee recommends $140,000 from interest and 
earnings from the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue 
Trust Fund.
    The Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund 
shall continue efforts to leverage existing funds to secure 
contributions from private and other public sources, to the 
maximum extent practicable. The Committee supports Department 
of State oversight of the annual grant to the Center; however, 
the Secretary of State shall not require prior approval of 
program participants.

                 Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program

Appropriations, 2017....................................        $350,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................         158,000
Committee recommendation................................         158,000

    The Committee recommends $158,000 from interest and 
earnings from the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust 
Fund.

                    Israeli Arab Scholarship Program

Appropriations, 2017....................................         $47,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................          65,000
Committee recommendation................................          65,000

    The Committee recommends $65,000 from interest and earnings 
from the Israeli Arab Scholarship Endowment Fund.

                            East-West Center

Appropriations, 2017....................................     $16,700,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................................
Committee recommendation................................      16,700,000

    The Committee recommends $16,700,000 for the East-West 
Center.
    The Committee notes that the elimination of the EWC, as 
proposed in the President's budget request, has not been 
justified.

                    National Endowment for Democracy

Appropriations, 2017....................................    $170,000,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................     103,500,000
Committee recommendation................................     170,000,000

    The Committee recommends $170,000,000 for the National 
Endowment for Democracy, of which $117,500,000 shall be 
allocated in the traditional and customary manner, including 
for the core institutes.
    The Committee recommends $52,500,000 for democracy 
programs, as well as for the next phase of NED's mid to long-
term strategic approach and response to immediate and 
unanticipated challenges or opportunities for the promotion of 
democracy abroad. The NED president shall consult with the core 
institutes on the uses of such funds, and the core institutes 
shall be eligible to receive funds for such purposes.
    The Committee again notes that the trend of increasing 
threats to democracy continues abroad, and that NED remains 
uniquely positioned to lead a response to such threats. The 
Committee recognizes the many assets that NED brings to this 
response, including decades-long experience working in the most 
hostile political terrain through the core institutes and its 
global grants and programs. The Committee expects NED, the 
Department of State and USAID to consult with one another on 
responses to such threats.
    The NED president shall submit reports to the Committee on 
the uses of such funds in a manner similar to prior fiscal 
years.

                           OTHER COMMISSIONS

      Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2017....................................        $888,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................         675,000
Committee recommendation................................         675,000

    The Committee recommends $675,000 for Commission for the 
Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad. The Committee also 
extends for an additional year the expanded procurement 
authority included in paragraph (3) of section 312304(b) of 
title 54, United States Code.

      United States Commission on International Religious Freedom

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2017....................................      $3,500,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................       4,500,000
Committee recommendation................................       4,500,000

    The Committee recommends $4,500,000 for United States 
Commission on International Religious Freedom, including not 
more than $4,000 for representation expenses.

            Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2017....................................      $2,579,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................       2,579,000
Committee recommendation................................       2,579,000

    The Committee recommends $2,579,000 for Commission on 
Security and Cooperation in Europe.

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

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2017....................................      $2,000,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................       2,000,000
Committee recommendation................................       2,000,000

    The Committee recommends $2,000,000 for Congressional-
Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China.

      United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2017....................................      $3,500,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................       3,500,000
Committee recommendation................................       3,500,000

    The Committee recommends $3,500,000 for United States-China 
Economic and Security Review Commission.

                                TITLE II

           UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                           OPERATING EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2017....................................  $1,361,689,000
    Base funding........................................   1,204,609,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................     157,080,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................   1,182,352,000
    Base funding........................................   1,045,797,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................     136,555,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,347,676,000
    Base funding........................................   1,189,609,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................     158,067,000

    The Committee recommends $1,347,676,000 for Operating 
Expenses, of which $158,067,000 is designated for OCO.
    Funds appropriated by the act for activities, bureaus, and 
offices under this heading in this title are allocated 
according to the following table:

                           OPERATING EXPENSES
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Committee
                 Bureau/Mission/Program                   recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Albania.................................................           1,797
Atrocities prevention training..........................             250
USAID Advisor for Indigenous Peoples Issues.............             250
Human Rights Division LGBTI Portfolio...................             400
Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian                   33,000
 Assistance.............................................
Jamaica.................................................           2,668
India...................................................           7,790
Regional Development Mission for Asia...................          15,900
Sri Lanka...............................................           2,395
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Funds appropriated under this heading shall support not 
less than 1,850 FSO positions and not less than 1,600 Civil 
Service positions (excluding political appointees), which were 
the onboard and authorized Foreign Service and Civil Service 
levels for USAID as of September 30, 2016. Any proposed changes 
to these levels shall require prior consultation with the 
Committee, and submission to the Committees of a detailed 
report explaining the reasons for such changes.
    The USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committee 
prior to the submission of the fiscal year 2018 operating plan, 
which shall include updated estimates of available funds from 
sources other than appropriations in the act, including 
recoveries and carryover balances. Funds from such sources 
reported in previous operating plans have been higher than the 
estimates included in the CBJ. The Committee supports USAID's 
efforts to improve management of obligated funds which have 
increased available resources.
    Construction Assessment Update.--The Committee 
recommendation includes sufficient funds to update the ``USAID 
Construction Assessment'' (November 2014), which shall include: 
(1) a review of the progress USAID has made addressing the key 
findings and implementing key recommendations of the previous 
assessment; and (2) a plan for ensuring that 100 percent of 
USAID construction projects receive qualified engineering and 
architectural oversight through the hire of additional USAID 
direct hire personnel, or the use of both U.S. and 
international engineering and architectural firms, as 
appropriate.
    Local Sustainable Development Officers.--Not later than 90 
days after enactment of the act, the USAID Administrator shall 
update the report required under this heading in Senate Report 
114-290.
    Mission Closings.--The USAID Administrator shall consult 
with the appropriate congressional committees when the closure 
of a USAID Mission abroad has been proposed within USAID, or 
with the Department of State or a foreign government.
    U.S. Small Business.--The USAID Administrator shall 
prioritize the participation of U.S. small businesses in USAID 
programs, as appropriate.
    The USAID Administrator shall update the report required 
under this heading in Senate Report 114-79 in the manner 
described, except that such report shall cover fiscal year 2017 
awards. Such report shall also include an update on the 
implementation of the directive in Senate Report 114-79 
regarding setting goals for overseas contracts and subcontracts 
with U.S. small business. The USAID Administrator shall include 
in such report a description of the incentives provided to 
overseas mission employees to work with small local and U.S. 
businesses, and information on how USAID will achieve 
government-wide percentage goals for all prime and subcontract 
awards to small business. The USAID Administrator shall 
consider revising ADS 304 regulations to include the 
utilization of small businesses, and include a description of 
steps taken to do so in such report.

                        CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

Appropriations, 2017....................................    $199,985,000
Base funding............................................     174,985,000
Overseas contingency operations.........................      25,000,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................     157,980,000
Committee recommendation................................     183,380,000

    The Committee recommends $183,380,000 for Capital 
Investment Fund.
    USAID Contribution to the Capital Security Cost Sharing 
Program.--The Committee is concerned by the administration's 
proposal to reduce contributions to the Capital Security Cost 
Sharing Program and Maintenance Cost Sharing Program. The 
recommendation includes an additional $25,400,000 above the 
President's budget request for such contributions, and the 
USAID Administrator shall make contributions for such programs 
at not less than the fiscal year 2017 levels, in accordance 
with section 7004(c) of the act.

                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriations, 2017....................................     $70,100,000
    Base funding........................................      67,600,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................       2,500,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................      71,500,000
    Base funding........................................      69,000,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................       2,500,000
Committee recommendation................................      71,500,000
    Base funding........................................      69,000,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................       2,500,000

    The Committee recommends $71,500,000 for Office of 
Inspector General, of which $2,500,000 is designated OCO.

                               TITLE III

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated To The President

                         GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS

Appropriations, 2017....................................  $8,724,950,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................   6,480,500,000
Committee recommendation................................   8,590,000,000

    The Committee recommends $8,590,000,000 for Global Health 
Programs, of which $2,920,000,000 is for USAID and 
$5,670,000,000 is for the Department of State.
    Funds in this account are allocated according to the 
following table and are subject to the provisions of section 
7019 of the act:

                         GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                   Program/Activity                      recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maternal and Child Health.............................           829,500
    of which, Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus...........             1,000
    of which, Polio...................................            51,500
    of which, the GAVI Alliance.......................           290,000
Nutrition (USAID).....................................           125,000
    of which, Iodine Deficiency Disorder..............             2,500
    of which, Micronutrients..........................            33,000
        Vitamin A (non-add)...........................            22,500
Vulnerable Children...................................            23,000
    of which, Blind Children..........................             3,500
HIV/AIDS (USAID)......................................           330,000
    of which, Microbicides............................            45,000
HIV/AIDS (Department of State)........................         5,670,000
    of which, Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Malaria           1,350,000
     and Tuberculosis.................................
    of which, UNAIDS..................................            45,000
Family Planning and Reproductive Health...............           544,000
Other Infectious Diseases (USAID).....................         1,188,500
    of which, Pandemic Influenza and Other Emerging               72,500
     Threats/Global Health Security and Emerging
     Health Threats...................................
    of which, Malaria.................................           755,000
        from reprogramming of funds from title IX of             100,000
         division J of Public Law 113-235 (non-add)...
    of which, Tuberculosis............................           261,000
        from reprogramming of funds from title IX of              20,000
         division J of Public Law 113-235 (non-add)...
        Global TB Drug Facility (non-add).............            15,000
    of which, Neglected Tropical Diseases/Other Public           100,000
     Health Threats...................................
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Global Health Programs...................         8,710,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Global Health Programs excluding                  8,590,000
       reprogramming of funds from title IX of
       division J of Public Law 113-235...............
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                       MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

    The Committee recommends $829,500,000 for maternal and 
child health activities under this heading.
    Maternal and Child Survival.--USAID shall continue to 
support programs aimed at ending preventable child and maternal 
deaths. The USAID Administrator shall submit a report to the 
Committee, which shall be posted on its Web site not later than 
December 31, 2018, detailing results in expanding evidence-
based, highest-impact interventions on a country-by-country 
basis.
    Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus.--The Committee recommends 
not less than $1,000,000 for public-private partnerships 
specifically focused on providing low-cost vaccines for women 
of childbearing age to prevent tetanus in newborn children.
    Polio.--The Committee recommends a total of not less than 
$59,000,000 in the act for polio eradication efforts, including 
not less than $7,500,000 under the ESF heading for programs for 
Pakistan and Afghanistan.
    Vaccines and Immunizations.--The Committee recommends 
$290,000,000 for a contribution to the GAVI Alliance. The USAID 
Administrator shall provide details on the planned uses of 
funds prior to making such contribution.
    Vulnerable Children.--The Committee recognizes that the 
U.S. Government Action Plan for Children in Adversity's [APCA] 
initial 5-year framework will be completed in December 2017. 
The USAID Administrator shall submit a progress report to the 
Committee including a detailed description of how the displaced 
children and orphans funds have been spent, outcomes achieved, 
and a plan to renew the APCA framework.
    The Committee encourages investment in technology that 
identifies and protects vulnerable children, facilitates case 
management, and reports outcomes, as well as programs that 
prevent unnecessary parent-child separation and increase the 
percentage of children living within family care instead of in 
institutions. The Committee encourages increased engagement 
with community and faith-based organizations in APCA and 
related programs, and shall take into account organizations of 
all sizes that have demonstrated expertise in family-based 
care.
    The Committee recommends support for programs that address 
autism spectrum disorders, including treatment and the training 
of healthcare workers to better diagnose such disorders.
    The Committee recommends not less than $3,500,000 for 
assistance for blind children, in addition to funds otherwise 
available for such purposes, and USAID shall administer such 
funds in a manner that delivers the maximum amount of funds to 
beneficiaries.

                               NUTRITION

    The Committee recommends $125,000,000 for nutrition 
programs under this heading, to be made available through 
USAID.
    Bio-fortification.--The Committee supports the continued 
use of bio-fortification as part of global food security 
efforts.
    Malnutrition Programs in Laos.--The Committee recommends 
$3,500,000, in addition to funds otherwise available, to 
address malnutrition among children in Laos.
    Micronutrients.--The Committee again recommends not less 
than $33,000,000 for micronutrients, of which not less than 
$22,500,000 is to address vitamin A deficiencies. The Committee 
recommends that nutrition programs, including micronutrients, 
also be funded by the Department of State and USAID within 
programs to combat Human Immune Deficiency/Acquired Immune 
Deficiency Syndrome [HIV/AIDS]. The Committee recommends not 
less than $2,500,000 for the USAID/U.N. Children's Fund 
[UNICEF] Iodine Deficiency Disorder program to prevent 
intellectual disability in children.

                  FAMILY PLANNING/REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

    The Committee recommends a total of not less than 
$622,500,000 in the act for family planning and reproductive 
health programs, including $544,000,000 under this heading, 
$41,000,000 under the ESF heading, and $37,500,000 for the 
United Nations Population Fund. The Committee recognizes that 
information and assistance for families interested in healthy 
timing and spacing of pregnancies can enhance maternal and 
child health and improve the chances of survival of women and 
children.

                                HIV/AIDS

    The Committee recommends a total of $6,000,000,000 for 
programs and activities to combat HIV/AIDS, of which 
$5,670,000,000 is for the Department of State and $330,000,000 
is for USAID.
    Global Fund.--The Committee recommends $1,350,000,000 for a 
U.S. contribution to the Global Fund. The Committee continues a 
provision allowing the contribution to exceed the cap for 
fiscal year 2018, consistent with the limitation from 2004. The 
Committee confirms that the U.S. contribution should not exceed 
33 percent of the encashment of funds to fulfill replenishment 
cycles at the Global Fund from 2019 onward.
    President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.--The Committee 
recognizes that the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief 
[PEPFAR] plays a key role in HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and 
treatment globally.
    The Committee encourages the Office of the U.S. Global Aids 
Coordinator [OGAC] to increase efforts to align existing 
programs for orphans and vulnerable children with the goals and 
objectives of the U.S. Government Action Plan on Children in 
Adversity.
    The Committee recommends that OGAC develop a strategy as a 
follow on to the Accelerating Children's HIV/AIDS Treatment 
Initiative that includes specific pediatric treatment targets 
and focuses on building capacity to ensure HIV diagnostics and 
antiretroviral treatment for children are scaled-up with a 
focus on early infant diagnosis, age-appropriate pediatric 
formulations of antiretroviral drugs, and adherence support.
    The Committee continues to encourage OGAC to prioritize 
treatment for HIV-positive pregnant women to prevent mother-to-
child transmission.
    The Committee emphasizes that section 403(b) of the United 
States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria 
Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7673(b)) requires 10 percent of total 
PEPFAR program funds to be allocated for programs focused on 
orphans and vulnerable children. The Committee again urges OGAC 
to seek civil society and government partners to achieve the 
goal of decreasing the number of children living outside of 
family care due to HIV/AIDS.
    Vaccine.--USAID shall continue to support research and 
development of a vaccine to combat the AIDS virus.

                       OTHER GLOBAL HEALTH ISSUES

    Birth Defects.--The Committee supports programs that 
address remediable birth defects in order to reduce or 
eliminate newborn deaths and the long-term disability suffered 
by those who survive.
    Contagious Infectious Disease Outbreaks.--The Committee 
recommends $72,500,000 to combat pandemic influenza and other 
highly virulent viruses and emerging diseases.
    In addition, section 7058(c) of the act provides additional 
authority to address emerging health threats, as described 
under such section in this report.
    Health Systems Strengthening.--The Committee recognizes 
existing initiatives for health systems strengthening currently 
being managed by several Federal departments and agencies, but 
notes that a comprehensive inter-agency plan to ensure proper 
oversight of such investments does not exist. The USAID 
Administrator, in consultation with the Global AIDS Coordinator 
at the Department of State, the Director of the Centers for 
Disease Control, and the heads of other relevant Federal 
departments and agencies, shall develop a comprehensive inter-
agency plan to strengthen the capacity of developing countries 
to effectively manage their national health systems with the 
goal of promoting country ownership and building resiliency.
    Human Papillomavirus.--The USAID Administrator shall report 
to the Committee not later than 120 days after enactment of the 
act on ways to utilize low cost Human Papillomavirus vaccines 
to significantly reduce mortality from cervical cancer in high-
prevalence, low-income countries.
    Malaria.--The Committee recommends $755,000,000, including 
a reprogramming of $100,000,000 from title IX of division J of 
Public Law 113-235, for programs to combat malaria and 
continues to encourage USAID to support public-private 
partnerships; research and development; diagnostic and vector 
control tools; access and delivery of anti-malarial medicines, 
including new, effective pediatric formulations and 
alternatives to artemisinin combination therapies to counter 
resistance; and to continue efforts to develop new insecticides 
and a malaria vaccine.
    The Committee reaffirms its support for the U.S. Global 
Malaria Coordinator, and the Secretary of State shall ensure 
that the Coordinator's authorities are fully implemented across 
relevant Federal departments and agencies.
    The Committee encourages USAID to support a pilot trial in 
Africa for the world's first malaria vaccine, as well as the 
development of next-generation vaccines, including those that 
seek to interrupt malaria transmission.
    Neglected Tropical Diseases.--The Committee recommends 
$100,000,000 for continued support for USAID's integrated 
Neglected Tropical Diseases [NTD] program to eliminate NTDs, 
including intestinal parasites, schistosomiasis, lymphatic 
filariasis, onchocerciasis, trachoma, and leprosy. The 
Committee supports research and development of NTDs, and notes 
the essential contributions of the private sector in improving 
diagnostic and therapeutic tools--and product innovation--to 
treat patients with NTDs.
    Research and Development.--The USAID Administrator shall 
develop a new, 5-year strategy on health-related research and 
development, and submit an annual report to the appropriate 
congressional committees on the new strategy, which shall also 
be posted on the USAID Web site not later than 180 days after 
enactment of the act. The new strategy shall detail 
coordination with the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention and other relevant Federal departments and agencies, 
nongovernmental organizations [NGOs], and other private sector 
partners, in support of innovative global health product 
development to address critical gaps.
    Tuberculosis.--The Committee recommends $261,000,000, 
including a reprogramming of $20,000,000 from title IX of 
division J of Public Law 113-235, for programs to combat 
tuberculosis, and USAID shall prioritize the use of U.S.-based 
entities for this purpose, consistent with the FAA.

                         DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

Appropriations, 2017....................................  $2,995,465,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................................
Committee recommendation................................   2,890,000,000

    The Committee recommends $2,890,000,000 for Development 
Assistance.
    Funds in this account are allocated according to the 
following table and are subject to the provisions of section 
7019 of the act:

                         DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                    Country/Program                      recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Africa:...............................................         1,265,397
    Liberia...........................................             5,000
    Niger.............................................             5,000
East Asia and the Pacific:............................           261,083
    Philippines.......................................            70,000
    Thailand..........................................             5,000
South and Central Asia:...............................           104,009
    Bangladesh........................................            89,525
Western Hemisphere....................................           484,419
 
Global Programs:
    American Schools and Hospitals Abroad.............            26,000
    Combating Child Marriage..........................            11,000
    Cooperative Development...........................            12,000
    Feed the Future Innovation Labs...................            50,000
    Global Crop Diversity Trust.......................            15,000
    Human Rights Division LGBTI Portfolio.............             3,000
    Reconciliation Programs...........................            16,000
    Relief and Recovery Fund..........................            72,850
    Trade Capacity Building...........................            10,000
    USAID Advisor for Indigenous Peoples Issues.......             3,500
 
Disability Programs:
    Patrick Leahy War Victims Fund....................            13,500
    Victims of Torture................................            12,000
    Wheelchairs.......................................             5,000
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               FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

    The Committee recommends $1,000,600,000 under title III of 
the act for food security and agricultural development 
programs. The Committee supports Feed the Future's [FtF] goal 
of creating long-term solutions to food insecurity and 
malnutrition. The Committee recognizes the importance of 
integrating women as key recipients of agriculture and 
technical assistance, and intends that programs are prioritized 
for women farmers, small-holder farmers, and other vulnerable 
populations.
    Feed the Future Innovation Labs.--The Committee recommends 
not less than $50,000,000 for the FtF Innovation Labs, and 
supports efforts to improve agricultural productivity, 
nutritional quality and security, and innovative research to 
prevent malnutrition.
    Global Crop Diversity Trust.--The Committee recommends 
$15,000,000 for the Global Crop Diversity Trust endowment, 
which seeks to ensure the viability of agriculture worldwide by 
conserving and making available collections of crop diversity.
    Land Grant Institutions.--The Committee supports the work 
of land grant institutions of higher learning, and encourages 
USAID to continue partnering with such institutions with 
specialized capability in agriculture research to assist 
developing countries improve food production.

                          ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

    Cooperative Development.--The Committee recommends not less 
than $12,000,000 for USAID's Cooperative Development Program, 
and recognizes the important role that U.S. cooperatives and 
credit unions play in overseas programs as a means to lift 
people out of poverty by mobilizing equity and savings for 
community-based economic growth.
    Global Labor Programs.--USAID and the Bureau of Democracy, 
Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, shall continue to 
support global labor strengthening programs at not less than 
the fiscal year 2017 funding level.
    Power Africa.--The Committee supports the Power Africa 
initiative. The USAID Administrator shall consult with the 
Committee prior to the obligation of funds made available by 
the act for the initiative.
    Public-Private Partnerships.--The Committee has long 
recognized the contributions of public-private partnerships in 
furthering national interests abroad, including Internet-
related governance and training, emergency communications, and 
cybersecurity. USAID shall continue to support such programs, 
particularly in Africa.
    Trade Capacity Building.--The Committee recommends not less 
than $10,000,000 under this heading and $10,000,000 under the 
ESF heading for trade capacity building programs. Prior to 
obligating such funds, the Secretary of State and the USAID 
Administrator shall coordinate the prioritization of trade 
capacity programs with the heads of other relevant Federal 
departments and agencies, including the Department of Labor's 
Bureau of International Labor Affairs [ILAB] and the Office of 
the U.S. Trade Representative [USTR], and report to the 
Committee on plans to implement such activities.
    Volunteers.--The USAID Administrator shall develop an 
agency-wide policy that attributes additional merit to 
proposals and applications that include the use of skilled U.S. 
and local volunteers (including, as appropriate, the use of the 
Peace Corps Response Corps and U.S. Government retirees) to 
implement a broad range of locally-driven development 
activities. The Administrator shall consult with the Committee 
on such policy not later than 120 days after enactment of the 
act.

                               EDUCATION

    American Schools and Hospitals Abroad Program.--The 
Committee recommends not less than $26,000,000 for the American 
Schools and Hospitals Abroad program. Grants shall be awarded 
through a competitive process and in accordance with all 
applicable rules and regulations.
    Global Partnership for Education.--The Committee recommends 
up to $75,000,000 for the Global Partnership for Education 
[GPE]. The USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committee 
on GPE efforts to improve monitoring and evaluation and the 
effectiveness and sustainability of programs.
    USAID shall post all funding opportunities for higher 
education institutions on its Web site. Partners should be 
selected through a competitive process.

                          ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMS

    The Committee recommends not less than $893,063,000 in the 
act for bilateral and multilateral environment programs.
    Funds for environment programs are allocated according to 
the following table and are subject to the provisions of 
section 7019 of the act:

                    FUNDING FOR ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                   Program/Activity                      recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Adaptation............................................           176,710
Clean Energy Programs.................................           177,790
Sustainable Landscapes................................           123,000
Biodiversity..........................................           269,000
    of which, Central Africa Regional Program for the             39,400
     Environment......................................
        U.S. Agency for International Development                 20,900
         [USAID] (non-add)............................
        U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [USFWS] (non-              18,500
         add).........................................
    of which, Andean Amazon...........................            20,000
    of which, Brazilian Amazon........................            10,000
    of which, Guatemala and Belize....................             5,000
        USAID (non-add)...............................             3,500
        Department of the Interior (non-add)..........             1,500
    of which, U.S. Forest Service.....................             5,000
    of which, USFWS...................................             5,000
    of which, Lacey Act...............................             2,500
    of which, Great Apes Conservation.................             7,900
        USAID (non-add)...............................             4,900
        USFWS (non-add)...............................             3,000
    of which, Migratory Birds.........................               500
    of which, Sea Turtles.............................                50
Toxic Chemicals and Waste Recycling...................            10,000
Global Environment Facility...........................           136,563
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Environment Programs.....................           893,063
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    Biodiversity.--The Committee recommends not less than 
$39,400,000 for the Central Africa Regional Program for the 
Environment, of which up to $20,900,000 is for USAID programs 
and not less than $18,500,000 is to be provided to the U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service [USFWS] by direct transfer.
    The Committee again recommends not less than $20,000,000 
for biodiversity conservation programs in the Andean Amazon and 
not less than $10,000,000 for such programs in the Brazilian 
Amazon.
    The Committee again notes the technical expertise of USFWS 
and the U.S. Forest Service [USFS] and directs that not less 
than $5,000,000 be provided to USFS by direct transfer for 
programs to protect wildlife, biodiversity, and forests in 
addition to funds otherwise available for USFS through USAID 
missions, and directs that not less than $5,000,000 be provided 
to USFWS by direct transfer for international conservation 
programs including the Multinational Species Conservation 
Funds.
    The Committee recommends not less than $5,000,000 for 
tropical forest conservation and the preservation of 
archeological sites in Guatemala and Belize, of which not less 
than $1,500,000 shall be provided to the Department of the 
Interior by direct transfer.
    The Committee recommends continued funding for wildlife 
conservation activities in South Sudan.
    The Committee recommends not less than $2,500,000 for 
implementation of the Lacey Act.
    Endangered Species.--The Committee recommends not less than 
$7,900,000 for programs to protect great apes in Central Africa 
and Indonesia, to include forest habitat conservation and law 
enforcement to prevent poaching, of which not less than 
$3,000,000 shall be provided to USFWS by direct transfer, which 
is in addition to other funds provided for USFWS in the act.
    The Committee recommends not less than $500,000 to protect 
the habitat of migratory birds along the Atlantic flyway and 
for shorebird habitat protection in Central and South America, 
and not less than $50,000 for programs in the Caribbean to 
protect sea turtle eggs and to develop fishing methods that 
protect sea turtles. These funds are to be provided to USFWS by 
direct transfer.
    Green Climate Fund.--The Committee does not include an 
appropriation for the Green Climate Fund, as no funds were 
included in the President's budget request.
    Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing.--The 
Committee recognizes that illegal, unreported, and unregulated 
fishing undermines sustainable fisheries management, the 
stability of coastal communities, and food security. USAID 
shall support efforts to build the capacity to comply with 
seafood import monitoring programs and promote adoption of 
sustainable fisheries management regimes.
    Large Dams.--The Committee notes the importance of 
hydropower as a renewable resource in providing power in 
developing countries, particularly for people who lack access 
to electricity.
    The Secretary of the Treasury, when evaluating a proposal 
by an international financial institution [IFI] to finance 
construction of a large dam, shall apply the Department of the 
Treasury's due diligence process, including reviewing for full 
compliance with IFI policies and legislative voting mandates, 
as well as consider the dam policies of relevant Federal 
departments and agencies, the Hydropower Sustainability 
Assessment Protocol, and other sources of hydropower and 
environmental expertise. The U.S. executive director of such 
IFI may vote to support such a project only if the Secretary, 
after consulting with the Secretary of State, USAID 
Administrator, and other technical personnel, as appropriate, 
determines that the IFI is taking the necessary steps to meet 
the safeguards enumerated under this heading in Senate Report 
114-79.
    Ocean and Other Marine Resources.--The Committee recommends 
funding for programs that help to protect, maintain, and 
restore the health of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes 
ecosystems and resources. The Committee continues to support 
efforts to protect and sustainably manage marine resources by 
U.S. research institutions that have established partnerships 
with marine science researchers in developing countries that 
depend on marine ecology and are vulnerable to the impacts of 
pollution and climate change.
    Toxic Chemicals and Waste Recycling.--The Committee notes 
the pervasive and increasing harm caused by toxic pollution, 
and recommends up to $10,000,000 for grants to local 
governments and community organizations to support efforts to 
address chemical pollution and to recycle waste that threatens 
human health and the environment, which shall be awarded on an 
open and competitive basis following consultation with the 
Committee.
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, and 
the Department of the Interior.--Funds provided by direct 
transfer to USFWS, USFS, and the Department of Interior [DoI] 
shall be transferred pursuant to section 634(a) of the FAA not 
later than 90 days after enactment of the act, and prior to the 
expenditure of funds USFWS, USFS, and DoI shall submit spend 
plans to the Committee and USAID detailing the intended uses of 
such funds.

                            GLOBAL PROGRAMS

    Children with Disabilities.--The Secretary of State and 
USAID Administrator shall work with UNICEF and the Special 
Olympics to expand programs in the poorest countries to protect 
the rights of, and increase access to services and 
opportunities for, children with disabilities.
    Clean Cookstoves.--The Committee remains concerned that 
exposure of billions of people in developing countries to smoke 
from traditional cookstoves causes premature deaths, primarily 
of women and young children, and contributes to deforestation, 
erosion, and drought. The Committee recommends funds for 
cookstoves that sustainably reduce fuel consumption and 
exposure to harmful smoke.
    Faith-Based Organizations.--The Committee recognizes and 
appreciates the historical contributions of the faith sector in 
the delivery of assistance, care and support at the grassroots 
level. The Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall 
continue to use the faith sector, in conjunction with the 
public and private sectors, for the delivery of assistance in 
developing countries under this heading and the GHP and ESF 
headings.
    Latrines.--The Committee recognizes that assaults against 
women and girls in developing countries often occur outside at 
night when they are vulnerable due to the lack of safe and 
accessible latrines. USAID shall consult with the Committee not 
later than 90 days after enactment of the act on a multi-year 
plan to support initiatives by local communities in Africa and 
Asia to build safe, public latrines. The act provides not less 
than $15,000,000 for such purpose.
    Ocean Freight Reimbursement Program.--The Committee 
recommends $1,500,000 for USAID's Ocean Freight Reimbursement 
Program to continue support for Private Voluntary Organizations 
through a competitive grant program pursuant to section 123(b) 
of the FAA. The USAID Administrator shall consult with the 
Committee on the administration of the program for fiscal year 
2018.
    Orphans, Abandoned, and Displaced Children.--The Committee 
supports USAID programs to assist foreign governments and NGOs 
in the poorest countries to increase the percentage of orphans, 
abandoned, and displaced children living with appropriate, 
permanent family care; reduce the percentage living in 
institutions; and improve nutrition, educational opportunities, 
and protection for such children.
    Patrick Leahy War Victims Fund.--The Committee recommends 
$13,500,000 for the Leahy War Victims Fund which assists 
persons severely disabled as a result of armed conflict.
    Trafficking in Persons.--The Committee recommends a total 
of $65,000,000 in the act for TIP programs under the GHP, DA, 
ESF, and INCLE headings.
    USAID Advisor for Indigenous Peoples Issues.--The Committee 
recommends not less than $3,500,000 for grants and other 
activities administered by the USAID Advisor for Indigenous 
Peoples Issues.

                   INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

Appropriations, 2017....................................  $4,427,786,000
    Base funding........................................     498,483,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................   3,929,303,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................   2,508,200,000
    Base funding........................................     690,259,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................   1,817,941,000
Committee recommendation................................   3,133,210,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................   3,133,210,000

    The Committee recommends $3,133,210,000 for International 
Disaster Assistance, which is designated for OCO. The 
recommendation is $311,524,000 above the prior fiscal year, 
excluding additional assistance for famine relief, which shall 
be made available for famine prevention, relief, and 
mitigation. These funds are in addition to other funds made 
available for such purposes.
    The Committee does not recommend an appropriation for Title 
II Food for Peace grants under the IDA heading, as proposed in 
the President's budget request. Such funds remain under the 
jurisdiction of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Subcommittee.

                         TRANSITION INITIATIVES

Appropriations, 2017....................................    $122,834,000
    Base funding........................................      35,600,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................      87,234,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................      92,043,000
    Base funding........................................      30,000,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................      62,043,000
Committee recommendation................................      67,000,000
    Base funding........................................      30,000,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................      37,000,000

    The Committee recommends $67,000,000 for Transition 
Initiatives, of which $37,000,000 is designated for OCO.
    USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives [OTI] shall submit 
a report at the end of the fiscal year summarizing new, 
ongoing, and completed country programs implemented by OTI in 
fiscal year 2018.

                          COMPLEX CRISES FUND

Appropriations, 2017....................................     $30,000,000
    Base funding........................................      10,000,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................      20,000,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................................
Committee recommendation................................      30,000,000
    Base funding........................................      10,000,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................      20,000,000

    The Committee recommends $30,000,000 for the Complex Crises 
Fund, of which $20,000,000 is designated for OCO.
    The Committee notes that the elimination of the CCF 
account, as proposed in the President's budget request, has not 
been justified.

                      DEVELOPMENT CREDIT AUTHORITY

                            PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Appropriations, 2017....................................     $50,000,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................      60,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      60,000,000

                        ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2017....................................     $10,000,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................       9,120,000
Committee recommendation................................      10,000,000

    The Committee recommends a ceiling of $60,000,000 for funds 
that may be transferred from other programs in this title to 
the Development Credit Authority, and recommends $10,000,000 
for administrative expenses.

                         ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

Appropriations, 2017....................................  $4,681,558,000
    Base funding........................................   1,041,761,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................   3,639,797,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................................
Committee recommendation................................   3,959,696,000
    Base funding........................................     912,577,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................   3,047,119,000

    The Committee recommends $3,959,696,000 for Economic 
Support Fund, of which $3,047,119,000 is designated for OCO.
    Funds in this account are allocated, unless otherwise 
noted, according to the following table, and are subject to the 
provisions of section 7019 of the act:

                          ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                    Country/Program                      recommendation
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Africa:
    Burundi...........................................             1,250
    Cameroon..........................................             1,000
    Central African Republic..........................             1,250
    Chad..............................................             1,000
    Cote d'Ivoire.....................................             4,374
    Democratic Republic of the Congo..................            75,188
    Djibouti..........................................             9,000
    Liberia...........................................            70,439
    Sierra Leone......................................             1,561
    Somalia...........................................            50,000
    South Sudan.......................................            55,000
    Sudan.............................................             4,817
    Zimbabwe..........................................            11,633
    African Union.....................................             1,600
    State Africa Regional.............................            45,660
        of which, West Africa anti-slavery............             2,000
        of which, Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism                   10,000
         Partnership..................................
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Africa................................           333,772
 
East Asia and Pacific:
    Burma.............................................            82,700
    People's Republic of China (Democracy, rule of                15,000
     law, and environment)............................
    Section 7043(c)(5) North Korea Human Rights                    8,000
     Promotion........................................
    Thailand..........................................             4,000
        of which, democracy and reconciliation                     4,000
         programs.....................................
    Tibet.............................................            17,000
        of which, Tibetan Autonomous Region...........             8,000
        of which, India and Nepal.....................             6,000
        of which, Tibetan Governance..................             3,000
    Vietnam...........................................            20,000
    State East Asia and Pacific Regional..............            15,944
    USAID Regional Development Mission for Asia.......             5,000
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, East Asia and Pacific.................           167,644
 
Near East:
    Egypt.............................................            75,000
    Iraq..............................................           100,000
    Jordan............................................         1,082,400
    Lebanon...........................................           110,000
    Morocco...........................................            20,000
    Tunisia...........................................            79,000
    West Bank and Gaza................................           196,500
    Middle East Multilaterals.........................               875
    Middle East Partnership Initiative................            47,500
        of which, scholarships........................            20,000
    Middle East Regional Cooperation..................             5,000
    Near East Regional Democracy......................            32,000
    Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership.........             3,000
    USAID Middle East Regional........................            11,950
    Reconciliation Programs...........................            10,000
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Near East.............................         1,773,225
 
South and Central Asia:
    Afghanistan.......................................           500,000
    India.............................................             3,000
    Maldives..........................................             6,000
    Nepal.............................................            75,000
    Pakistan..........................................           200,000
    Sri Lanka.........................................            35,000
    State South and Central Asia Regional.............             3,415
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, South and Central Asia................           822,415
 
Western Hemisphere:
    Colombia..........................................           187,328
    Cuba..............................................            15,000
        of which, democracy programs..................            15,000
    Haiti.............................................            51,000
        of which, reforestation.......................             8,500
    Mexico............................................            49,000
    Peru..............................................            36,960
    Venezuela.........................................            15,000
    State Western Hemisphere Regional.................           129,225
        of which, Caribbean Basin Security Initiative.            25,000
        of which, Central America Regional Security              104,225
         Initiative...................................
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Western Hemisphere....................           483,513
 
Global:
    Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund................            30,000
    State Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering                6,000
     Violent Extremism................................
    Family Planning and Reproductive Health (non-add              41,000
     within country funds)............................
    Economic Growth, Education, and Environment.......             9,500
    Energy Resources..................................             6,402
        of which, Caribbean Energy Security Initiative             2,000
    Relief and Recovery Fund..........................           200,000
    Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental              65,694
     Scientific Affairs...............................
    Office of U.S. Foreign Assistance Resources.......             4,031
    Polio (non-add for Afghanistan/Pakistan)..........             7,500
    Section 7032(j) Protection of Civil Society                    7,500
     Activists (non-add within country funds).........
    Trade Capacity Building (non-add from within                  10,000
     country funds)...................................
    Section 7033(b)(2) International Religious Freedom            10,000
     Protection and Investigation Programs............
    Section 7033(d) Atrocities Prevention.............             2,500
    Section 7034(b)(4) Forensic Assistance............            10,000
    Section 7042(f) Counter Lord's Resistance Army                10,000
     (non-add from within country funds)..............
    Section 7059(e) Women and Girls at Risk from                  19,000
     Extremism........................................
    UN Special Representative of the Secretary General  ................
     for Women in Conflict............................
    Special Representatives...........................            16,000
        of which, Office of the Coordinator for Cyber              5,000
         Issues.......................................
        of which, Secretary's Office of Global                     1,000
         Partnerships.................................
        of which, Ambassador-at-Large for Global                  10,000
         Women's Issues...............................
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Global................................           379,127
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Economic Support Fund....................         3,959,696
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    Caribbean Energy Security Initiative.--The Committee 
continues to support enhanced efforts to help Latin American 
and Caribbean countries achieve greater energy independence 
from Venezuela, including by improving governance, energy 
development, energy efficiency, and electrical inter-
connection, and recommends not less than $2,000,000 for the 
Caribbean Energy Security Initiative.
    Counter-Trafficking in Persons Policy.--The Committee 
continues to encourage the Department of State and USAID to 
implement the guiding principles of USAID's ``Counter-
Trafficking in Persons Policy'' (February 2012), particularly 
adopting an integrated approach to protection and prevention 
within core programs, as appropriate.
    Disability Programs.--The Committee recommends not less 
than $7,500,000 for grants to address the needs and protect and 
promote the rights of persons with disabilities in developing 
countries, in addition to funds otherwise available for such 
purposes in the act.
    Domestic Resource Mobilization.--The Committee continues to 
support efforts by USAID to encourage partner countries to 
increase their investments in health, education, and other 
development sectors by strengthening revenue generation and 
budgetary capacity, reducing losses from corruption and graft, 
and countering tax avoidance in partner countries. The 
Committee continues to support efforts by USAID to utilize 
funds from within sectors for domestic resource mobilization 
efforts. The USAID Administrator shall consult with the 
Committee prior to the obligation of funds for this purpose.
    Institutions of Higher Education.--The Committee supports 
continued funding for institutions of higher education in the 
Middle East and South Asia.
    Protecting U.S. Foreign Investment Abroad.--Not later than 
180 days after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal 
departments and agencies, shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a detailed description of the tools 
currently available to protect U.S. individuals and businesses 
investing abroad from public and private sector corruption, as 
well as recommendations for expanding such tools to better 
protect U.S. foreign investment against corruption. OMB shall 
include funding for programs to protect U.S. foreign 
investments abroad from corruption in the President's budget 
request for fiscal year 2019.
    Reconciliation Programs.--The Committee recommends not less 
than $26,000,000 under this and the DA headings for 
reconciliation programs and activities which bring together and 
facilitate direct communication between individuals of 
different ethnic, religious, and political backgrounds in 
countries affected by civil strife and war, including in the 
Middle East and North Africa. Funds should be leveraged, to the 
maximum extent practicable, to obtain contributions from other 
donors and governments.
    Rule of Law.--The Committee underscores that the rule of 
law is fundamental to democracy and sustainable development, 
and supports funds to strengthen independent judiciaries, 
protect human rights and freedom of the press, combat human 
trafficking and corruption, and increase public accountability 
and access to justice.
    U.S. Middle East Partnership Initiative Scholarships.--The 
Committee recommends $20,000,000 under this heading for 
scholarships for students in countries with significant Muslim 
populations at not-for-profit institutions of higher education 
in a manner consistent with prior fiscal years, and the 
awarding of funds shall be through an open and competitive 
process.

                 ECONOMIC SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT FUND

Appropriations, 2017....................................................
Budget estimate, 2018................................... $44,937,850,000
    Base funding........................................   2,229,350,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................   2,708,800,000
Committee recommendation................................................

    The Committee does not recommend an appropriation for 
Economic Support and Development Fund, and does not support 
consolidation of the DA, ESF, DF, and AEECA accounts under one 
heading, as proposed in the President's budget request.
    The Committee notes that the establishment of the ESDF 
account has not been justified.

                             DEMOCRACY FUND

Appropriations, 2017....................................    $210,500,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................................
Committee recommendation................................     210,500,000

    The Committee recommends $210,500,000 for Democracy Fund.
    The Committee notes that the elimination of the DF account, 
as proposed in the President's budget request, has not been 
justified.
    The Committee commends the democracy programs supported by 
the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of 
State, and encourages other bureaus, and relevant USAID 
offices, to develop and conduct such programs in a similar 
strategic manner.
    Consultation.--The Assistant Secretary of State for 
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor shall consult with the 
Committee on the uses of funds provided by the act for the 
Human Rights and Democracy Fund that are above the fiscal year 
2016 level.
    Discrimination Against LGBTI Persons.--The Committee 
directs the Department of State to include in its annual 
country human rights reports descriptions of official 
government discrimination of LGBTI persons and consider such 
discrimination in assistance decisions, and urges the 
Department and USAID to continue to allocate funding for the 
Global Equality Fund and the LGBTI Portfolio within USAID's 
Human Rights Division.

            ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA

Appropriations, 2017....................................    $902,334,000
    Base funding........................................     291,638,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................     610,696,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................................
Committee recommendation................................     750,334,000
    Base funding........................................     269,412,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................     480,922,000

    The Committee recommends $750,334,000 for Assistance for 
Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia, of which $480,922,000 is 
designated for OCO.
    The Committee notes that the elimination of the AEECA 
account, as proposed in the President's budget request, has not 
been justified.
    Assistance requested for countries in Europe, Eurasia and 
Central Asia under the GHP and INCLE headings are not included 
in this account, but shall be administered in accordance with 
the responsibilities of the Coordinator for U.S. Assistance to 
Europe and Eurasia.
    Funds in this account are allocated, unless otherwise 
noted, according to the following table, and are subject to the 
provisions of section 7019 of the act:

             ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                    Country/Program                      recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Europe and Eurasia:
    Albania...........................................             6,000
    Armenia...........................................            17,633
    Azerbaijan........................................             7,978
    Belarus...........................................             9,000
    Bosnia and Herzegovina............................            25,535
    Georgia...........................................            63,025
    Kosovo............................................            38,470
    Macedonia.........................................             6,908
    Moldova...........................................            41,121
    Poland............................................             3,000
    Serbia............................................            12,994
    Ukraine...........................................           250,000
    Europe and Eurasia Regional.......................            91,776
    Ireland...........................................             1,500
    Organization for Security and Cooperation in                  19,000
     Europe...........................................
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Europe and Eurasia....................           593,940
 
South and Central Asia:
    Kazakhstan........................................             6,183
    Kyrgyz Republic...................................            43,946
    Tajikistan........................................            28,555
    Turkmenistan......................................             4,100
    Uzbekistan........................................             6,828
    Central Asia Regional.............................            31,782
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Central Asia..........................           121,394
 
Countering Russian Influence Fund.....................            35,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and                  750,334
       Central Asia...................................
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                          Department of State

                    MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

Appropriations, 2017....................................  $3,359,000,000
    Base funding........................................     912,802,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................   2,446,198,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................   2,746,141,000
    Base funding........................................     715,241,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................   2,030,900,000
Committee recommendation................................   3,110,287,000
    Base funding........................................   1,443,280,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................   1,667,007,000

    The Committee recommends $3,110,287,000 for Migration and 
Refugee Assistance, of which $1,667,007,000 is designated for 
OCO.
    The Committee supports programs to expand education 
opportunities, including vocational and technical training, for 
children and adolescents in protracted refugee situations.

     UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION ASSISTANCE FUND

Appropriations, 2017....................................     $50,000,000
    Base funding........................................      10,000,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................      40,000,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................................
Committee recommendation................................      50,000,000
    Base funding........................................      10,000,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................      40,000,000

    The Committee recommends $50,000,000 for United States 
Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund, of which 
$40,000,000 is designated for OCO.
    The Committee notes that the elimination of the ERMA 
account, as proposed in the President's budget request, has not 
been justified.

                          Independent Agencies

                              PEACE CORPS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2017....................................    $410,000,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................     398,221,000
Committee recommendation................................     410,000,000

    The Committee recommends $410,000,000 for Peace Corps.
    The Peace Corps Director shall submit a spend plan to the 
Committee not later than 45 days after enactment of the act.

                    MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION

Appropriations, 2017....................................    $905,000,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................     800,000,000
Committee recommendation................................     905,000,000

    The Committee recommends $905,000,000 for Millennium 
Challenge Corporation.
    Funds in this account are subject to the requirements of 
section 7076 of the act.

                       INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION

Appropriations, 2017....................................     $22,500,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................       4,565,000
Committee recommendation................................      22,500,000

    The Committee recommends $22,500,000 for Inter-American 
Foundation.
    The Committee notes that the elimination of the IAF, as 
proposed in the President's budget request, has not been 
justified.

              UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

Appropriations, 2017....................................     $30,000,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................       8,332,000
Committee recommendation................................      30,000,000

    The Committee recommends $30,000,000 for United States 
African Development Foundation.
    The Committee notes that the elimination of the USADF, as 
proposed in the President's budget request, has not been 
justified.

                       Department of the Treasury

               INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Appropriations, 2017....................................     $30,000,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................      25,455,000
Committee recommendation................................      30,000,000

    The Committee recommends $30,000,000 for International 
Affairs Technical Assistance.

                                TITLE IV

                   INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE

                          Department of State

          INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

Appropriations, 2017....................................  $1,328,224,000
    Base funding........................................     889,664,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................     438,560,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................     891,800,000
    Base funding........................................     695,550,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................     196,250,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,275,094,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................   1,275,094,000

    The Committee recommends $1,275,094,000 for International 
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement, which is designated for 
OCO.
    Funds in this account are allocated, unless otherwise 
noted, according to the following table, and are subject to the 
provisions of section 7019 of the act:

           INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                    Country/Program                      recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Africa:
    Central African Republic..........................             2,500
    Democratic Republic of the Congo..................             2,000
    Kenya.............................................             1,000
    Liberia...........................................            12,100
    Somalia...........................................             1,650
    South Africa......................................             1,000
    South Sudan.......................................             3,000
    African Union.....................................               800
    State Africa Regional.............................            38,164
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Africa................................            62,214
 
East Asia and Pacific:
    Burma.............................................             3,500
    China.............................................               800
    Indonesia.........................................            10,625
    Laos..............................................             1,000
    Mongolia..........................................               500
    Philippines.......................................             7,000
    Thailand..........................................             1,900
    Timor-Leste.......................................               800
    Southeast East Asia Maritime Security Initiative               7,750
     (non-add from within country funds)..............
    Vietnam...........................................             6,000
    State East Asia and Pacific Regional..............            11,800
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, East Asia and Pacific.................            43,925
 
Europe and Eurasia:
    Albania...........................................             2,650
    Armenia...........................................             1,500
    Bosnia and Herzegovina............................             3,800
    Georgia...........................................             4,000
    Kosovo............................................             9,500
    Macedonia.........................................             1,600
    Moldova...........................................             3,510
    Montenegro........................................             1,695
    Serbia............................................             2,500
    Ukraine...........................................            30,000
    Europe and Eurasia Regional.......................             2,000
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Europe and Eurasia....................            62,755
 
Near East:
    Egypt.............................................             2,000
    Iraq..............................................             3,000
    Lebanon...........................................            10,000
    Morocco...........................................             5,000
    Tunisia...........................................            13,000
    West Bank and Gaza................................            60,000
    Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership.........             2,000
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Near East.............................            95,000
 
South and Central Asia:
    Afghanistan.......................................           160,000
    Bangladesh........................................             2,000
    Kazakhstan........................................             1,000
    Kyrgyz Republic...................................             1,000
    Nepal.............................................             2,230
    Pakistan..........................................            40,000
    Sri Lanka.........................................             1,000
    Tajikistan........................................             5,000
        of which, border security.....................             2,000
    Uzbekistan........................................             1,000
    Central Asia Regional.............................             4,000
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, South and Central Asia................           217,230
 
Western Hemisphere:
    Colombia..........................................           143,000
    Haiti.............................................             9,000
        of which, prison improvements.................             1,900
    Mexico............................................            90,000
    Peru..............................................            32,000
    State Western Hemisphere Regional.................           230,200
        of which, Caribbean Basin Security Initiative.            25,200
        of which, Western Hemisphere Regional Security            10,000
         Cooperation..................................
        of which, Central America Regional Security              195,000
         Initiative...................................
                                                       -----------------
    Subtotal, Western Hemisphere......................           504,200
 
Global:
    Alien Smuggling/Border Security...................               500
    Anti-Money Laundering Programs....................             2,300
    Combating Modern Slavery..........................            25,000
    Countering Russian Influence Fund.................            20,000
    Critical Flight Safety Program....................             4,500
    Criminal Justice and Assistance Partnership Act...             3,400
    Cyber Crime and Intellectual Property Rights......             7,500
    Section 7032(j) Protection of Civil Society                    7,500
     Activists (non-add within country funds).........
    Demand Reduction..................................            12,500
    Fighting Corruption...............................             3,500
    International Law Enforcement Academy.............            27,000
    Inter-regional Aviation Support...................            38,478
    International Organizations.......................             3,800
    International Organized Crime.....................            34,500
    International Police Peacekeeping Operations                   3,000
     Support..........................................
    Program Development and Support...................            34,142
    Relief and Recovery Fund..........................            27,150
    State Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in             40,000
     Persons..........................................
    Section 7033(d) Atrocities Prevention.............             2,500
    Wildlife Poaching and Trafficking (non-add under              50,664
     country and program funds).......................
        of which, International Organized Crime.......            26,000
        of which, State Africa Regional...............            10,164
        of which, State East Asia Pacific Regional....             3,800
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Global................................           289,770
                                                       -----------------
      Total, International Narcotics Control and Law           1,275,094
       Enforcement....................................
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    Combating Modern Slavery.--Funds appropriated under this 
heading that are made available for the purposes authorized by 
section 1298 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328) shall be awarded on a 
competitive basis and are subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committee.
    Coordination of Programs to Combat Trafficking in Persons 
and Modern Slavery.--The Secretary of State and USAID 
Administrator, as appropriate, shall report to the Committee on 
the implementation of guidelines to ensure that programs to 
combat trafficking in persons and modern slavery are 
coordinated and complementary, as required by section 
7060(f)(3) of division J of Public Law 115-31.
    Illicit Drug Interdiction.--The Committee supports the 
Department of State's country-specific, regional, and global 
programs to combat the manufacturing and interdict the 
trafficking of fentanyl, heroin, and other synthetic opioid 
compounds, and precursor chemicals, in coordination with other 
Federal departments and agencies and foreign governments, 
including through training on forensic technologies.
    Illicit Tobacco Trade.--Not later than 180 days after 
enactment of the act, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and 
agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a strategy for combating the international illicit 
tobacco trade, as described in the Department of State report 
entitled ``The Global Illicit Trade in Tobacco: A Threat to 
National Security'' (December 2015). The Secretary shall also 
coordinate development of such strategy with international 
organizations, as appropriate.
    Rule of Law Programs.--The Committee underscores that 
independent and transparent judicial systems are critical to 
the impartial and effective administration of justice, which is 
necessary for sustained, equitable development, particularly in 
countries with a history of impunity that are confronting 
networks of corruption, organized crime, and illicit narcotics 
and weapons trafficking. Funds made available under this 
heading shall expand programs that strengthen and promote 
independent judicial systems in such countries.
    Use of Regional Partners.--Funds appropriated under this 
heading shall be made available to support training and 
technical assistance for foreign law enforcement, corrections, 
and other judicial authorities, utilizing regional partners.
    War Crimes Investigations.--The Department of State shall 
provide funds made available under this heading to U.S. and 
international NGOs conducting criminal investigations of war 
crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in Syria and Iraq 
that prioritize strengthening the capacity of Syrian and Iraqi 
criminal investigators while supporting U.S. law enforcement 
efforts to identify and prosecute those who commit such crimes.

    NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS

Appropriations, 2017....................................    $970,450,000
    Base funding........................................     500,696,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................     469,754,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................     678,606,000
    Base funding........................................     312,766,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................     365,840,000
Committee recommendation................................     789,950,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................     789,950,000

    The Committee recommends $789,950,000 for Nonproliferation, 
Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs, which is 
designated for OCO.
    Funds in this account are allocated, unless otherwise 
noted, according to the following table, and are subject to the 
provisions of section 7019 of the act:

     NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                    Program/Country                      recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nonproliferation Programs:
    Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund.............            30,000
    Export Control and Related Border Security........            62,500
    Global Threat Reduction...........................            70,000
    International Atomic Energy Agency Voluntary                  94,800
     Contribution.....................................
    Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.............            29,000
    Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Special                  3,000
     Contributions....................................
    Weapons of Mass Destruction Program...............             6,150
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Nonproliferation Programs.............           295,450
 
Anti-Terrorism Programs:
    Anti-terrorism Assistance.........................           155,000
        of which, Anti-terrorism Assistance Programs..           155,000
    Counterterrorism Financing........................            12,500
    Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund................            50,000
    Counterterrorism Engagement with Allies...........             5,000
    Terrorist Interdiction Program....................            33,000
    Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (non-               18,446
     add).............................................
      Subtotal, Anti-terrorism Programs...............           255,500
 
Conventional Weapons Destruction......................           189,000
    of which, Humanitarian Demining/Unexploded                   151,500
     Ordnance Clearance...............................
        Laos (non-add)................................            30,000
        Vietnam (non-add).............................            12,500
Relief and Recovery Fund..............................            50,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism,                   789,950
       Demining and Related Programs..................
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    Conventional Weapons Destruction.--The Committee recommends 
$189,000,000 for Conventional Weapons Destruction programs, 
including $151,500,000 for programs to remove landmines, 
cluster munitions, and other unexploded ordnance [UXO], which 
should be prioritized in areas where such ordnance was caused 
by the United States. The Secretary of State shall conduct an 
assessment of such programs, which should include: (1) an 
explanation of the U.S. national interest served; (2) the risk 
factors and casualty data in each country associated with such 
removal; (3) the cooperation of partner governments in program 
implementation; and (4) support for such programs from sources 
other than the U.S. Government. The Secretary of State shall 
develop short and long-term goals for each country in which 
such U.S.-funded programs are currently implemented or intended 
to be implemented, and consult with the Committee on such goals 
and the results of such assessment.
    Demining and UXO Clearance in Areas Liberated from 
Extremists.--The Committee recognizes the increased need for 
resources for demining and UXO clearance in areas liberated 
from extremists in Iraq and Syria. Successful activities will 
help accelerate the return of internally displaced persons 
[IDPs] and refugees to their homes.

                        PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

Appropriations, 2017....................................    $659,014,000
    Base funding........................................     135,041,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................     523,973,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................     301,400,000
    Base funding........................................     122,300,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................     179,100,000
Committee recommendation................................     497,350,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................     497,350,000

    The Committee recommends $497,350,000 for Peacekeeping 
Operations, which is designated for OCO.
    Funds in this account are allocated, unless otherwise 
noted, according to the following table, and are subject to the 
provisions of section 7019 of the act:

                         PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                    Country/Program                      recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Africa:
    Central African Republic..........................             8,000
    Democratic Republic of the Congo..................             9,000
    Liberia...........................................             2,000
    Somalia...........................................           255,500
    South Sudan.......................................            25,000
    Africa Regional...................................            26,250
        of which, Partnership for Regional East Africa            10,000
         Counterterrorism.............................
        of which, Africa Conflict Stabilization and                8,300
         Border Security..............................
        of which, Africa Military Education Program...             3,000
        of which, Africa Maritime Security Initiative.             2,000
        of which, African Union Rapid Deployment                   2,950
         Capability...................................
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Africa................................           325,750
 
Near East:
    Multinational Force and Observers.................            31,000
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Near East.............................            31,000
 
Political-Military Affairs:
    Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership.........            20,100
    Global Peacekeeping Operations Initiative.........            40,000
    Maritime Security Technical Experts Program.......               500
    Relief and Recovery Fund..........................            80,000
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Political-Military Affairs............           140,600
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Peacekeeping Operations..................           497,350
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    Defense Reform.--The Committee does not recommend an 
appropriation for a new program to promote defense reform, as 
proposed in the President's budget request.
    Multinational Force and Observers.--The act provides 
$31,000,000 for the Multinational Force and Observers [MFO] 
mission in the Sinai, which includes $26,000,000 for operating 
expenses and an additional $5,000,000 for emergent and/or 
contingency requirements to protect and sustain the MFO 
mission.

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

             INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Appropriations, 2017....................................    $110,300,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................     100,160,000
Committee recommendation................................     110,300,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................     110,300,000

    The Committee recommends $110,300,000 for International 
Military Education and Training, which is designated for OCO.
    Funds in this account are allocated, unless otherwise 
noted, according to the following table, and are subject to the 
provisions of section 7019 of the act:

              INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                        Program                          recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Africa:
    Angola............................................               525
    Benin.............................................               300
    Botswana..........................................               725
    Burkina Faso......................................               345
    Cabo Verde........................................               150
    Cameroon..........................................               500
    Central African Republic..........................               150
    Chad..............................................               500
    Comoros...........................................               150
    Cote d'Ivoire.....................................               340
    Democratic Republic of the Congo..................               310
    Djibouti..........................................               500
    Ethiopia..........................................               570
    Gabon.............................................               350
    Ghana.............................................               850
    Guinea............................................               340
    Guinea-Bissau.....................................               150
    Kenya.............................................               850
    Liberia...........................................               360
    Madagascar........................................               250
    Malawi............................................               300
    Mali..............................................               400
    Mauritania........................................               500
    Mauritius.........................................               150
    Mozambique........................................               400
    Namibia...........................................               150
    Niger.............................................               500
    Nigeria...........................................               800
    Republic of the Congo.............................               250
    Rwanda............................................               500
    Sao Tome and Principe.............................               150
    Senegal...........................................             1,000
    Seychelles........................................               150
    Sierra Leone......................................               400
    Somalia...........................................               365
    South Africa......................................               750
    Swaziland.........................................               125
    Tanzania..........................................               500
    The Gambia........................................               150
    Togo..............................................               300
    Uganda............................................               720
    Zambia............................................               350
                                                       -----------------
        Subtotal, Africa..............................            17,125
 
East Asia and Pacific:
    Cambodia..........................................               250
    Fiji..............................................               200
    Indonesia.........................................             2,650
    Laos..............................................               450
    Malaysia..........................................             1,000
    Mongolia..........................................             2,500
    Papua New Guinea..................................               200
    Philippines.......................................             2,000
    Samoa.............................................               100
    Timor-Leste.......................................               500
    Tonga.............................................               250
    Vietnam...........................................             1,500
                                                       -----------------
        Subtotal, East Asia and Pacific...............            11,600
 
Europe and Eurasia:
    Albania...........................................             1,000
    Armenia...........................................               600
    Azerbaijan........................................               600
    Bosnia and Herzegovina............................             1,000
    Bulgaria..........................................             2,000
    Croatia...........................................             1,100
    Czech Republic....................................             1,955
    Estonia...........................................             1,200
    Georgia...........................................             2,200
    Greece............................................               425
    Hungary...........................................             1,000
    Kosovo............................................               750
    Latvia............................................             1,200
    Lithuania.........................................             1,200
    Macedonia.........................................             1,100
    Malta.............................................               200
    Moldova...........................................             1,150
    Montenegro........................................               600
    Poland............................................             2,000
    Portugal..........................................               100
    Romania...........................................             1,700
    Serbia............................................             1,050
    Slovakia..........................................               900
    Slovenia..........................................               650
    Turkey............................................             3,110
    Ukraine...........................................             2,900
                                                       -----------------
        Subtotal, Europe and Eurasia..................            31,690
 
Near East:
    Algeria...........................................             1,400
    Bahrain...........................................               800
    Egypt.............................................             1,800
    Iraq..............................................             1,000
    Jordan............................................             4,000
    Lebanon...........................................             2,750
    Morocco...........................................             2,000
    Oman..............................................             2,000
    Saudi Arabia......................................                10
    Tunisia...........................................             2,300
                                                       =================
        Subtotal, Near East...........................            18,060
 
South and Central Asia:
    Afghanistan.......................................               800
    Bangladesh........................................             1,500
    India.............................................             1,300
    Kazakhstan........................................               700
    Kyrgyz Republic...................................               950
    Maldives..........................................               300
    Nepal.............................................               900
    Pakistan..........................................             4,800
    Sri Lanka.........................................               500
    Tajikistan........................................               525
    Turkmenistan......................................               285
    Uzbekistan........................................               300
                                                       -----------------
        Subtotal, South and Central Asia..............            12,860
 
Western Hemisphere:
    Argentina.........................................               350
    Belize............................................               250
    Brazil............................................               625
    Chile.............................................               500
    Colombia..........................................             1,400
    Costa Rica........................................               725
    Dominican Republic................................               600
    El Salvador.......................................               800
    Guatemala.........................................               800
    Guyana............................................               250
    Haiti.............................................               255
    Honduras..........................................               800
    Jamaica...........................................               600
    Mexico............................................             1,500
    Nicaragua.........................................               145
    Panama............................................               725
    Paraguay..........................................               460
    Peru..............................................               600
    Suriname..........................................               215
    The Bahamas.......................................               200
    Trinidad and Tobago...............................               325
    Uruguay...........................................               500
    Barbados and Eastern Caribbean....................               840
                                                       -----------------
        Subtotal, Western Hemisphere..................            13,465
 
Other Funding:
    Administrative Expenses, Political-Military                    5,500
     Affairs..........................................
                                                       -----------------
        Subtotal, Other Funding.......................             5,500
                                                       =================
            Total, International Military Education              110,300
             and Training.............................
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                   FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM

Appropriations, 2017....................................  $6,311,613,000
    Base funding........................................   4,785,805,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................   1,525,808,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................   5,120,713,000
    Base funding........................................   4,670,713,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................     450,000,000
Committee recommendation................................   5,620,213,000
    Overseas contingency operations.....................   5,620,213,000

    The Committee recommends $5,620,213,000 for Foreign 
Military Financing Program, which is designated for OCO.
    Funds in this account are allocated, unless otherwise 
noted, according to the following table, and are subject to the 
provisions of section 7019 of the act:

                   FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                    Country/Program                      recommendation
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Africa:
    Djibouti..........................................               500
    Ethiopia..........................................               500
    Ghana.............................................               300
    Kenya.............................................             1,000
    Liberia...........................................             2,500
    Nigeria...........................................               500
    Senegal...........................................               300
    South Africa......................................               300
    State Regional Africa.............................            20,448
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Africa................................            26,348
 
East Asia and Pacific:
    Indonesia.........................................            14,000
    Mongolia..........................................             2,600
    Philippines.......................................            40,000
    Vietnam...........................................            12,000
    State East Asia and Pacific Regional..............            25,000
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, East Asia and Pacific.................            93,600
 
Europe and Eurasia:
    Albania...........................................             2,400
    Armenia...........................................             1,000
    Azerbajan.........................................             1,000
    Bosnia and Herzegovina............................             4,000
    Bulgaria..........................................             5,000
    Croatia...........................................             1,000
    Estonia...........................................             2,000
    Georgia...........................................            35,000
    Kosovo............................................             4,000
    Latvia............................................             2,000
    Lithuania.........................................             2,000
    Macedonia.........................................             3,600
    Moldova...........................................            12,750
    Montenegro........................................             1,000
    Poland............................................             6,250
    Romania...........................................             4,400
    Serbia............................................             1,800
    Ukraine...........................................            95,000
    Countering Russian Influence Fund.................            65,000
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Europe and Eurasia....................           249,200
 
Near East:
    Bahrain...........................................             5,000
    Egypt.............................................         1,000,000
    Iraq..............................................           250,000
    Israel............................................         3,100,000
    Jordan............................................           400,000
    Lebanon...........................................           105,000
    Morocco...........................................             5,000
    Oman..............................................             2,000
    Tunisia...........................................            65,000
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Near East.............................         4,932,000
 
South and Central Asia:
    Bangladesh........................................             2,000
    Maldives..........................................               400
    Nepal.............................................             1,700
    Pakistan..........................................           100,000
    Sri Lanka.........................................               500
    Central Asia Regional.............................             3,200
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, South and Central Asia................           107,800
 
Western Hemisphere:
    Belize............................................             1,000
    Colombia..........................................            38,525
    Costa Rica........................................             1,400
    El Salvador.......................................             1,900
    Guatemala.........................................             1,740
    Haiti.............................................             1,200
    Honduras..........................................             4,500
    Mexico............................................             3,000
    Panama............................................             2,000
    Peru..............................................             1,000
    State Western Hemisphere Regional.................            17,500
        of which, Central America.....................            12,500
        of which, Caribbean Basin Security Initiative.             5,000
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Western Hemisphere....................            73,765
 
Global:
    Relief and Recovery Fund..........................            70,000
    Administrative Expenses...........................            67,500
                                                       -----------------
    Subtotal, Global..................................           137,500
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Foreign Military Financing Program.......         5,620,213
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    Global Fund.--The Committee does not recommend an 
appropriation for a new Global Fund, as proposed in the 
President's budget request.
    Security Sector Reform.--Security sector reform programs 
funded by the act shall be implemented in a manner consistent 
with the roles, responsibilities, and guiding principles of the 
``Security Sector Reform'' paper (February 2009) prepared 
jointly by the Departments of State and Defense, and USAID.
    Security Sector Assistance Steering Committee.--The 
Committee supports the establishment of the joint ``State-DoD 
Security Sector Assistance Steering Committee'' to enhance 
planning on the development and implementation of security 
assistance. The Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Defense, shall provide to the appropriate 
congressional committees information on the organization and 
objectives of the Steering Committee, including personnel 
requirements and metrics for measuring progress in improving 
the management and oversight of such assistance.
    Transition from Grants to Loans.--The Committee does not 
support transitioning FMF assistance from grants to loans, as 
proposed in the President's budget request. The Committee notes 
that prior to the submission of the CBJ no study was conducted 
on the impact of the proposal to the U.S. national security 
interest or the security and stability of allies and partners, 
including the loss of influence through increased arms sales by 
the PRC and Russia to FMF grant recipients.

                                TITLE V

                        MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS

Appropriations, 2017....................................    $339,000,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................................
Committee recommendation................................     363,000,000

    The Committee recommends $363,000,000 for International 
Organizations and Programs.
    The Committee notes that the elimination of the IO&P 
account, as proposed in the President's budget request, has not 
been justified.
    Funds in this account are allocated according to the 
following table and are subject to the provisions of section 
7019 of the act:

                INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
                        Program                          recommendation
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change/U.N.                    10,000
 Framework Convention on Climate Change...............
International Chemicals and Toxins Programs...........             3,175
International Civil Aviation Organization.............               800
International Conservation Programs...................             7,000
International Development Law Organization............               400
International Maritime Organization...................               325
Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund...................            32,000
Organization of American States [OAS] Development                    500
 Assistance Programs..................................
OAS Fund for Strengthening Democracy..................             4,000
OAS Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.........             5,000
    of which, Special Rapporteur for Freedom of                      500
     Expression.......................................
Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and                50
 Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia..................
U.N. Capital Development Fund.........................               500
U.N. Children's Fund..................................           137,500
    of which, Combating Female Genital Mutilation                  5,000
     Programs.........................................
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights...............            10,500
U.N. Democracy Fund...................................             3,000
U.N. Development Program..............................            80,000
U.N. Environment Program..............................             7,000
U.N. Human Settlements Program........................               700
U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian                   2,500
 Affairs..............................................
U.N. Special Representative of the Secretary-General               1,750
 for Sexual Violence in Conflict......................
U.N. Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women.........             1,000
U.N. Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture............             6,550
U.N. Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the               1,150
 Field of Human Rights................................
U.N. Women............................................             8,500
U.N. Population Fund..................................            37,500
World Meteorological Organization.....................             1,000
World Trade Organization Technical Assistance.........               600
                                                       -----------------
      Total, International Organizations and Programs.           363,000
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    Organization of American States.--The Committee remains 
concerned with the budgetary challenges facing the Organization 
of American States [OAS], particularly the Inter-American 
Commission on Human Rights and the Special Rapporteur for 
Freedom of Expression, which play important roles in providing 
access to justice for victims of crimes against humanity and 
other human rights violations and in defending freedom of the 
press. The Committee urges the OAS Secretary-General to seek 
increases in voluntary contributions from other member states, 
and to develop a multi-year financial plan that emphasizes the 
comparative advantages of the OAS in supporting democracy, 
monitoring electoral processes, and protecting human rights.
    Posting of United Nations Voluntary Contributions.--The 
Secretary of State shall continue to post U.S. voluntary 
contributions under this heading which are provided to the U.N. 
and its affiliated agencies on the Department of State Web site 
in a timely manner.
    UNDP Stabilization Program in Iraq.--The Committee notes, 
in particular, the important contribution of the U.N. 
Development Program [UNDP] to stability and development in 
areas liberated from ISIS and other extremists in Iraq, and in 
facilitating the return of millions of IDPs to such areas. The 
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations shall work with the U.N. 
Secretary-General and the heads of relevant U.N. agencies to 
replicate the UNDP's stabilization program in Iraq in other 
stabilization efforts globally.

                  International Financial Institutions

Appropriations, 2017....................................  $1,770,577,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................   1,480,498,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,514,686,000

    The Committee recommends $1,514,686,000 for U.S. 
contributions to International Financial Institutions.
    Global Agriculture and Food Security Program.--The 
Committee does not recommend funding for a contribution to the 
Global Agriculture and Food Security Program, but notes that 
prior year funds remain available for such purpose due to 
decreased pledges from other donor nations. The Committee 
directs that such funds be made available for such purpose in 
fiscal year 2018.
    World Bank Safeguards.--The Committee expects the World 
Bank to set an example for other international financial 
institutions by fully implementing effective social and 
economic safeguards to ensure that those whose lives and 
livelihoods may be harmed by Bank-financed projects are 
consulted and adequately compensated.

                      GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY

Appropriations, 2017....................................    $146,563,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................     102,375,000
Committee recommendation................................     136,563,000

    The Committee recommends $136,563,000 for Global 
Environment Facility.

       CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION

Appropriations, 2017....................................  $1,197,128,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................   1,097,010,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,097,010,000

    The Committee recommends $1,097,010,000 for Contribution to 
the International Development Association.

               CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

Appropriations, 2017....................................     $99,233,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................      47,395,000
Committee recommendation................................      47,395,000

    The Committee recommends $47,395,000 for Contribution to 
the Asian Development Fund.

              CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

Appropriations, 2017....................................     $32,418,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................      32,418,000
Committee recommendation................................      32,418,000

    The Committee recommends $32,418,000 for Contribution to 
the African Development Bank.

              LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

    The Committee recommends a limitation on the amount that 
the U.S. Governor of the AfDB may subscribe to the callable 
portion of the U.S. share of the sixth General Capital Increase 
in an amount not to exceed $507,860,808 in fiscal year 2018.

              CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

Appropriations, 2017....................................    $214,332,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................     171,300,000
Committee recommendation................................     171,300,000

    The Committee recommends $171,300,000 for Contribution to 
the African Development Fund.

  CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

Appropriations, 2017....................................     $30,000,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................      30,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      30,000,000

    The Committee recommends $30,000,000 for Contribution to 
the International Fund for Agricultural Development for the 
third of three installments for the tenth replenishment.

                                TITLE VI

                    EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE

                Export-Import Bank of the United States

                           INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriations, 2017....................................      $5,700,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................       5,700,000
Committee recommendation................................       5,700,000

                        ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2017....................................    $110,000,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................      95,500,000
Committee recommendation................................     110,000,000

    The Committee recommends $5,700,000 for the Inspector 
General and $110,000,000 for administrative expenses for the 
Export-Import Bank.
    The Committee recognizes that EXIM's expenses for which it 
may charge fees include expenditures associated with 
implementing the pilot program for reinsurance authorized by 
section 51008 of the Export-Import Bank Reform and 
Reauthorization Act of 2015 (division E of Public Law 114-94).
    Operating Plan.--Section 7076 of the act requires the EXIM 
president to submit an operating plan at the program, project, 
and activity level. For EXIM, this refers only to funds for 
administrative and operating costs, and shall be at the same 
level of detail as provided in the CBJ.
    Quorum Requirement.--Section 7080 of the act modifies the 
quorum requirement for EXIM, consistent with the modifications 
contained in section 1 of Public Law 106-46 (12 U.S.C. 635a 
note).
    Small and Medium Sized Businesses.--EXIM shall increase its 
outreach efforts to small and medium sized businesses, 
especially in under-served rural states, and report to the 
Committee on such efforts.

                Overseas Private Investment Corporation

                           NONCREDIT ACCOUNT

                        ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2017....................................     $70,000,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................      60,800,000
Committee recommendation................................      79,200,000

                            PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Appropriations, 2017....................................     $20,000,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................................
Committee recommendation................................      20,000,000

    The Committee recommends $79,200,000 for administrative 
expenses and $20,000,000 for program account for the subsidy 
costs of direct and guaranteed loans for the Overseas Private 
Investment Corporation.
    The Committee notes that the elimination of OPIC, as 
proposed in the President's budget request, has not been 
justified.
    Operating Plan.--Section 7076 of the act requires the OPIC 
president to submit an operating plan at the program, project, 
and activity level. For OPIC, this refers only to funds for 
administrative and operating costs, and shall be at the same 
level of detail as provided in the CBJ.
    Monitoring and Evaluation.--The Committee recommendation 
includes not less than $8,000,000 to strengthen OPIC's 
monitoring of its projects, including more systematic and 
comprehensive environmental and social impact analyses and 
increased site monitoring visits.
    Inspector General Oversight.--The OPIC president shall 
implement a fiscal year 2018 agreement with the USAID OIG, 
including an inspection/audit plan, as authorized, and allocate 
not less than $500,000 to support such mutually agreed upon 
plan in fiscal year 2018 to reimburse the USAID OIG for costs 
related to oversight and audit functions.
    Small and Medium Sized Businesses.--OPIC shall increase its 
outreach efforts to small and medium sized businesses, 
especially in under-served rural states, and report to the 
Committee on such efforts.

                      TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

Appropriations, 2017....................................     $75,000,000
Budget estimate, 2018...................................      12,105,000
Committee recommendation................................      79,500,000

    The Committee recommends $79,500,000 for the Trade and 
Development Agency.
    The Committee notes that the elimination of the TDA, as 
proposed in the President's budget request, has not been 
justified.
    Small and Medium Sized Businesses.--TDA shall increase its 
outreach efforts to small and medium sized businesses, 
especially in under-served rural states, and report to the 
Committee on such efforts.

                               TITLE VII

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

    Funds included in the tables under this title, unless 
otherwise noted, are subject to the provisions of section 7019 
of the act.

                                  ***

    Sec. 7001. Allowances and Differentials.
    Sec. 7002. Unobligated Balances Report.
    Sec. 7003. Consulting Services.
    Sec. 7004. Diplomatic Facilities.
    Notification and Information Requirements.--Notifications 
made pursuant to subsection (d) shall include, at a minimum, 
the information required under this heading in the ESCM account 
in Senate Report 114-290.
    Interim and Temporary Facilities Abroad.--The uses of funds 
made available pursuant to subsection (e)(1) shall be the 
responsibility of the Assistant Secretary of State for 
Diplomatic Security in consultation with the Director of the 
Bureau of Overseas Building Operations.
    Temporary Structures.--The Secretary of State shall, as 
appropriate, inform the appropriate congressional committees of 
any modification to the standard operating procedures and best 
practices associated with the delivery, construction, and 
protection of temporary structures in high threat and conflict 
environments required by section 7004(f)(3) of the Department 
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2016 (division K of Public Law 114-113).
    Soft Targets.--Funds made available pursuant to subsection 
(g) shall be administered by the Assistant Secretary of State 
for Diplomatic Security in consultation with the Director of 
the Bureau of Overseas Building Operations.
    Sec. 7005. Personnel Actions.
    Sec. 7006. Department of State Management.
    Sec. 7007. Prohibition Against Direct Funding for Certain 
Countries.
    Sec. 7008. Coups d'Etat.
    Sec. 7009. Transfer of Funds Authority.
    Sec. 7010. Prohibition on Certain Operational Expenses.
    Sec. 7011. Availability of Funds.
    Sec. 7012. Limitation on Assistance to Countries in 
Default.
    Sec. 7013. Prohibition on Taxation of United States 
Assistance.
    Prohibition on Taxation Report.--Not later than 90 days 
after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal 
departments and agencies, shall submit an update to the report 
required pursuant to section 7013(h) of division J of Public 
Law 115-31.
    Sec. 7014. Reservations of Funds.
    Sec. 7015. Notification Requirements.
    Department of Defense Programs.--The Committee remains 
concerned with the ability of the Department of State to 
sustain programs initiated with Department of Defense funding, 
including funding pursuant to section 1206 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-
163; 119 Stat. 3456); section 2282 of title 10 United States 
Code; and section 333 of title 10, United States Code (as added 
by section 1241 of Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2497). 
Subsection (d)(1) consolidates prior year requirements under 
the FMF heading regarding justification for such programs, and 
the notification requirement for such programs under this 
section.
    Trust Funds.--Notifications submitted pursuant to 
subsection (g) shall include the information required for trust 
funds in the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying division 
J of Public Law 115-31.
    Sec. 7016. Notification on Excess Defense Equipment.
    Not later than 60 days after enactment of the act, the 
Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Defense, shall submit a report to the Committee including: (1) 
a list of countries for which an implementation note 
restricting or prohibiting the transfer of excess defense 
articles to a unit of a foreign security force was included in 
a Letter of Agreement signed during fiscal years 2015 through 
2017, in addition to a description of each such restriction or 
prohibition; (2) an explanation of the process and criteria 
used to determine which such units are subject to such 
implementation notes; (3) steps taken to monitor compliance 
with such implementation notes; and (4) a description of steps 
taken if a unit prohibited from receiving assistance under U.S. 
law receives excess defense articles transferred pursuant to 
section 516 of the FAA, including steps to recover such 
equipment, hold the recipient government accountable, and 
prevent future such transfers.
    Sec. 7017. Limitation on Availability of Funds for 
International Organizations and Programs.
    Sec. 7018. Prohibition on Funding for Abortions and 
Involuntary Sterilization.
    Sec. 7019. Allocations and Reports.
    Sec. 7020. Representation and Entertainment Expenses.
    Sec. 7021. Prohibition on Assistance to Governments 
Supporting International Terrorism.
    Sec. 7022. Authorization Requirements.
    Sec. 7023. Definition of Program, Project, and Activity.
    Sec. 7024. Authorities for the Peace Corps, Inter-American 
Foundation and the United States African Development 
Foundation.
    Sec. 7025. Commerce, Trade and Surplus Commodities.
    Sec. 7026. Separate Accounts.
    Sec. 7027. Eligibility for Assistance.
    Sec. 7028. Local Competition.
    Sec. 7029. International Financial Institutions.
    Sec. 7030. Debt-for-Development.
    Sec. 7031. Financial Management and Budget Transparency.
    Networks of Corruption.--In submitting the updated report 
required by subsection (d), the Secretary of State shall 
include, to the extent possible: (1) a diagram depicting the 
public and private individuals and entities that make up each 
corrupt network; (2) identification of any government agency or 
other public entity that is directly or indirectly involved in 
such network (such as the judiciary, tax authority, central 
bank, specific military or police units, or elements of 
subnational governance); (3) identification of the area of 
operation of such network and its key economic activities, 
licit and illicit, as well as other significant revenue streams 
benefitting the network (such as embezzlement of public funds, 
extortion, or bribery); and (4) identification of entities and 
individuals that enable corrupt practices (such as banks, law 
firms, accounting firms, or real estate agents).
    Sec. 7032. Democracy Programs.
    Review and Report.--Not later than 90 days after enactment 
of the act, the USAID Administrator shall review the 
``Amplifying Guidance on Planning and Project Design in 
Relation to Acquisition and Assistance Instruments for 
Democracy, Human Rights and Governance Programs'' and submit a 
report to the Committee that summarizes the findings of such 
review and includes specific recommendations for enhancing the 
efficiency and effectiveness of such programs.
    Protection of Civil Society Activists.--For purposes of 
developing the strategy and allocating funds under subsection 
(j), the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human 
Rights, and Labor shall consult with the Committee and with 
representatives of civil society and independent media 
organizations whose members have been threatened or killed. The 
uses of funds shall include strengthening the capacity of such 
organizations, protecting their members who have been 
threatened, supporting the enactment of laws to protect 
freedoms of expression, association, and assembly, and 
educating the public about the legitimate role of such 
activists and journalists in society.

                           DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                    Region/Program                       recommendation
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Africa................................................           314,271
East Asia and the Pacific.............................           146,461
Europe and Eurasia....................................           218,141
Near East.............................................           280,111
South and Central Asia................................           516,757
Western Hemisphere....................................           551,245
Global Programs.......................................           281,531
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Democracy Programs.......................         2,308,517
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    Sec. 7033. International Religious Freedom.
    Subsection (a) recommends not less than $8,000,000 for the 
Office of International Religious Freedom, including not less 
than $6,000,000 for the Office of the Ambassador-at-Large for 
International Religious Freedom (the Ambassador-at-Large), and 
not less than $2,000,000 for the Special Envoy to Promote 
Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and 
South Central Asia, including for support staff.
    The Committee recognizes the importance of the Ambassador-
at-Large to U.S. foreign policy interests, and encourages the 
Secretary of State to ensure that the Ambassador-at-Large has 
both the resources and authority necessary to advance 
international religious freedom as an important element of U.S. 
foreign policy.
    Anti-Semitism Programs.--The Committee recommends not less 
than $1,000,000 for programs to combat anti-Semitism abroad. 
The Secretary of State shall consult with the appropriate 
congressional committees on plans to counter anti-Semitism, 
racism, and intolerance in Europe, including through new 
initiatives supported by the Organization for Security and 
Cooperation in Europe.
    Atrocity Prevention.--The Committee recommends not less 
than $500,000 under the D&CP heading and $250,000 under the 
USAID OE heading to train personnel at the Department of State 
and USAID in genocide and mass atrocity prevention and to 
support full participation in the Atrocities Prevention Board 
[APB], including staff to carry out the responsibilities of the 
APB. The Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, 
Democracy, and Human Rights shall administer such funds.
    In addition, subsection (d) recommends not less than 
$5,000,000 under the INCLE and ESF headings for atrocities 
prevention programs to prevent atrocities and to implement the 
recommendations of the APB, including with respect to the 
evaluation required by section 7033(d) of division K of Public 
Law 114-113. The uses of such funds shall be the responsibility 
of such Under Secretary.
    Countries of Particular Concern.--The Committee recognizes 
the importance of the proper designations of countries of 
particular concern [CPC] for religious freedom, and urges the 
President and the Secretary of State to update the CPC list 
annually. If the situation in a given country calls for such 
country to be designated as a CPC for religious freedom prior 
to the annual review, the President shall make the designation 
and promptly update the CPC list. If the U.S. Commission on 
International Religious Freedom recommends a country for CPC 
designation, and such country is not designated as a CPC, the 
Secretary of State shall provide the rationale for such action 
to the appropriate congressional committees within 30 days of 
such decision.
    Curriculum Report.--The Committee continues to recommend 
funds for the development of an international religious freedom 
curriculum for FSOs, particularly entry level diplomats, to be 
incorporated into mandatory orientation training programs. The 
Secretary of State shall report to the Committee not later than 
30 days after the enactment of the act on the status of 
implementation of the training program, and the development of 
a religious freedom curriculum.
    Sanctions.--The Committee notes that Congress has provided 
the President with sanction authority in section 212(a)(2)(G) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182) and 
section 1263(a) of Public Law 114-328 for use against 
government officials responsible for egregious violations of 
human rights, especially religious freedom. Not later than 90 
days after the enactment of the act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit a report to the Committee detailing: (1) the use 
of such sanction authority, including how many times each 
authority was used in the prior 3 fiscal years; (2) the 
justification for the use of such authority; and (3) the 
criteria used for determining when it was appropriate to use 
such authority.

                     INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                        Account                          recommendation
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Democracy Fund........................................            10,000
    of which, section 7033(b)(1) International                    10,000
     Religious Freedom Programs.......................
Economic Support Fund.................................            10,000
    of which, section 7033(b)(2) Protection and                   10,000
     Investigation Programs...........................
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...             5,000
    of which, section 7033(b)(4) Transitional Justice,             5,000
     Reconciliation, and Reintegration Programs (from
     within the Relief and Recovery Fund).............
                                                       -----------------
      Total, International Religious Freedom..........            25,000
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    Sec. 7034. Special Provisions.
    Assistance to Eliminate Torture.--Not later than 90 days 
after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State shall submit 
a report to the Committee detailing the obligation and 
expenditure of funds in fiscal year 2017 to implement section 
7066(b) of Public Law 115-31.
    Forensic Assistance.--Subsection (b)(4)(1) of the act 
includes not less than $10,000,000, in addition to other funds 
in the act that are available for assistance for countries, for 
forensic assistance in countries where large numbers of people 
were killed or forcibly disappeared and are presumed dead as a 
result of armed conflict. The Committee recognizes that there 
is an ongoing need for DNA analysis and identification of 
exhumed remains, including in Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, 
Iraq, Sri Lanka, and Syria, and for judicial investigations and 
prosecution of those responsible for crimes against humanity 
and other gross violations of human rights. The Secretary of 
State shall consult with the Committee on the proposed uses of 
funds. The Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human 
Rights, and Labor shall administer such funds.
    Inhumane Prison Conditions.--For purposes of subsection 
(b)(5), the Committee intends that funds shall be used to 
eliminate inhumane conditions (including the excessive use of 
solitary confinement and the high incidence of prolonged pre-
trial detention) that cause harm to human health.
    Local Sustainability Awards Program.--The Committee is 
concerned that USAID programs are often unsustainable, 
particularly in countries with weak and corrupt institutions; 
lack local buy-in; and are conducted by large contractors and 
NGOs at unnecessary expense. Small local and U.S. NGOs and 
contractors have had difficulty in obtaining USAID funding, 
including for meritorious unsolicited proposals, and sub-
awardees are not sufficiently involved in project design.
    The Small Grants Program [SGP] was established by the 
Committee to provide a mechanism to address these concerns, 
including to reform the former Development Grants Program which 
was not implemented by USAID as intended by the Congress. 
Subsection (p)(3) renames the SGP the Local Sustainability 
Awards Program [LSAP]. The Committee recommends not less than 
$47,000,000 for the LSAP in fiscal year 2018.
    The USAID Administrator shall post on the USAID Web site 
information describing how the LSAP will be used to promote 
locally owned and led development efforts that have as their 
primary goal the sustainability of results, by supporting: (1) 
meritorious unsolicited proposals from eligible partners; (2) 
significant local investment in program design and priority-
setting; (3) experimental prime-sub award structures (either 
acquisition or assistance) pairing ineligible partners with 
eligible partners to pilot closely monitored partnerships, to 
ensure that large contractors and NGOs minimize overhead and 
empower small, locally connected sub-awardees in all aspects of 
programming (including but not limited to project design, 
implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and communication with 
USAID); (4) feedback mechanisms connecting beneficiaries, 
implementing partners, and USAID in order to maximize 
communication about the efficiency and effectiveness of 
programming, and the sustainability of results; (5) a systems 
approach to understanding and addressing the underlying factors 
that influence development outcomes; (6) comprehensive risk 
assessment that focuses on risk that a program will fail to 
attain local ownership of development solutions, the 
development process, and the sustainability of results; and (7) 
a culture of learning, experimenting, and sharing for the 
benefit of USAID as a whole. Meritorious unsolicited proposals 
are those which include promising ideas outside of existing 
plans derived from traditional USAID design activities. These 
may be developed independently of USAID, or through 
collaborative efforts, as permitted by the Federal Acquisition 
Regulations.
    The LSAP is not a substitute for agency-wide policy, 
personnel, and procurement reforms that should include career-
enhancing incentives and opportunities for USAID personnel to 
devote the time necessary to build relationships with, and 
support initiatives of, local organizations and communities 
that lack the knowledge or ability to compete for USAID 
funding. The USAID Administrator shall report to the Committee 
not later than 180 days after enactment of the act on steps 
already taken and intended to be taken to implement the 
requirements under this heading, as well as an agency-wide 
strategy to prioritize support for demand driven, locally-owned 
sustainable development. The strategy should be based on input 
from Local Solutions, LSAP, a broad selection of relevant USAID 
stakeholders (such as the Offices of Acquisition and 
Assistance, General Counsel, and Budget and Resource 
Management), and anonymous input and suggestions from USAID 
personnel globally. The report should include an assessment of 
lessons-learned and identify any obstacles, regulatory or 
otherwise, that may require changes in policy and/or 
legislation to overcome.
    Program to Leverage Additional Contributions.--Subsection 
(c)(2) makes funds available to leverage additional 
contributions for the World Food Programme [WFP] from sources 
other than the U.S. Government. The Committee notes with 
concern that the Gulf Cooperation Council [GCC] countries only 
contributed a total of $678,332,161 to the WFP between 2012 and 
2017. Over the same period, the U.S. contribution is estimated 
to be $11,500,000,000. The Secretary of State and USAID 
Administrator shall use the authority of subsection (c)(2) to 
encourage GCC countries to increase their contributions to WFP.
    Protections and Remedies for Employees of Diplomatic 
Missions and International Organizations.--With respect to the 
implementation of section 203(a)(2) of the William Wilberforce 
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 
(Public Law 110-457), the Secretary of State shall consider the 
following as sufficient to determine that a diplomatic mission 
``tolerated such actions'': the failure to provide a 
replacement passport within a reasonable period of time to a T-
visa recipient; the existence of multiple concurrent civil 
suits against members of the diplomatic mission; or a failure 
to satisfy a civil judgment against an employee of the 
diplomatic mission.
    Sec. 7035. Arab League Boycott of Israel.
    Sec. 7036. Palestinian Statehood.
    Sec. 7037. Restrictions Concerning the Palestinian 
Authority.
    Sec. 7038. Prohibition on Assistance to the Palestinian 
Broadcasting Corporation.
    Sec. 7039. Assistance for the West Bank and Gaza.
    Sec. 7040. Limitation on Assistance for the Palestinian 
Authority.
    Sec. 7041. Middle East and North Africa.
    Bahrain.--The Secretary of State shall update the report 
required under the FMF heading in Senate Report 114-79 in the 
manner described, and work with the Government of Bahrain on 
implementation of reforms that provide greater rights and 
opportunities for the people of Bahrain.
    The Committee remains concerned that restrictions on 
peaceful dissent and free expression in Bahrain may have the 
unintended consequence of increasing instability in that 
country.
    Egypt.--Subsection (a)(2)(A) of the act recommends not less 
than $10,000,000 for Egyptian students with high financial need 
to attend not-for-profit institutions of higher education that 
meet standards equivalent to those required for U.S. 
institutional accreditation by a regional accrediting agency 
recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Students should 
be eligible for scholarships based on need, outstanding 
academic record, and leadership potential to contribute to the 
long-term political, economic, and social development of Egypt. 
The curriculum of such institutions should encourage critical 
thinking and be taught in the English language.
    The act provides that funds appropriated under the ESF 
heading for assistance for Egypt shall be made available for 
development programs in the Sinai. The Committee notes that 
efforts by the Government of Egypt to establish security and 
stability in the Sinai will not be achieved through military 
force alone, and that a comprehensive development strategy is 
necessary to achieve this end. The Secretary of State shall 
consult with the Committee on the proposed uses of funds.
    Not later than 90 days after enactment of the act, the 
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Defense and the Government of Egypt, shall submit a report to 
the appropriate congressional committees describing U.S. policy 
regarding cash-flow financing for assistance for Egypt made 
available under the FMF heading.
    Sections 7034(o)(1) and (2) of the act provide authority 
for loan guarantees and an enterprise fund for Egypt, 
respectively.

                                  EGYPT
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                        Account                          recommendation
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Economic Support Fund.................................            75,000
    of which, scholarships............................            10,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...             2,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related             3,000
 Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training.........             1,800
Foreign Military Financing Program....................         1,000,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Egypt....................................         1,081,800
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    Iran.--Subsection (b) continues provisions regarding Iran 
that are similar to the prior fiscal year.
    Not later than 180 days after the enactment of the act, the 
Secretary of State shall update the report required under this 
heading in Senate Report 114-79 regarding steps taken to 
implement section 415 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria 
Human Rights Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-158).
    Iraq.--The Committee recommends $969,109,000 for diplomatic 
operations in Iraq under the D&CP and ESCM headings.
    The Committee supports the use of funds made available 
under section 7004(e)(1) of the act, and similar provisions in 
prior acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs, for security upgrades 
and projects at the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center.
    The Committee notes the need for replacement of fully 
armored vehicles in Iraq, particularly at Consulate Basrah, and 
expects the provision of such vehicles to be a priority for the 
Department of State.
    Not later than 90 days after enactment of the act, the 
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Defense, shall submit a report to the Committee detailing the 
number of personnel in Iraq under Chief of Mission authority, 
and other individuals supported by Department of State 
operations.
    Funds made available for the Kurdistan Region of Iraq [KRI] 
under the ESF heading shall be made available for programs to 
further economic reforms, diversify the economy, develop 
agricultural opportunities, and support the creation of small 
and medium-sized enterprises. Additional assistance is 
available under the IDA and MRA headings to mitigate the impact 
of IDPs and refugees in the KRI.
    The Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall 
consult with the Committee on the proposed uses and management 
of funds made available by the act for the Marla Ruzicka Iraqi 
War Victims Fund.
    The Committee expects the administration to conduct 
effective monitoring of the use in Iraq of U.S. assistance for 
training and equipment recommended under the FMF heading.
    Authority for loan guarantees for Iraq is included in 
section 7034(o)(1) of the act.

                                  IRAQ
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                        Account                          recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund.................................           100,000
    of which, Marla Ruzicka Iraq War Victims Fund.....             7,500
    of which, democracy programs......................            60,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...             3,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related            25,425
 Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training.........             1,000
Foreign Military Financing Program....................           250,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Iraq.....................................           379,425
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    Israel.--The Committee recommends not less than 
$3,100,000,000 for assistance for Israel under the FMF heading.
    The Committee recommends $7,500,000 for refugee 
resettlement in Israel under the MRA heading, to be awarded 
through an open and competitive process.
    Section 7048(c) of the act continues current law regarding 
U.S. participation in the U.N. Human Rights Council.
    Jordan.--The Committee recommends not less than 
$1,500,000,000 for assistance for Jordan. Additional assistance 
is available under the IDA and MRA headings to address the 
needs of refugees in Jordan from neighboring countries, 
including for communities hosting such refugees.
    The Secretary of State shall negotiate an MOU with Jordan 
in a timely manner, particularly as the current MOU expired in 
fiscal year 2017.
    Section 7034(o)(1) of the act includes authority for loan 
guarantees for Jordan.

                                 JORDAN
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                        Account                          recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund.................................         1,082,400
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related            13,600
 Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training.........             4,000
Foreign Military Financing Program....................           400,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Jordan...................................         1,500,000
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    Lebanon.--Subsection (e) conditions assistance for Lebanon 
in a manner similar to the prior fiscal year.
    The Committee again notes that sections 620A and 620G of 
the FAA restrict assistance to any country the Secretary of 
State determines has repeatedly supported acts of international 
terrorism and require the withholding of assistance to the 
government of any country that provides assistance to such 
country so determined by the Secretary, respectively. Hezbollah 
has been designated a FTO pursuant to section 219 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189), as amended, 
since 1997. The Committee again expects that no funds made 
available by the act will directly or indirectly benefit or 
otherwise legitimize Hezbollah, including within the Government 
of Lebanon, or any other FTO operating in Lebanon.
    The Committee recommends $12,000,000 for scholarships for 
students in Lebanon with high financial need at not-for-profit 
educational institutions in Lebanon that meet standards 
comparable to those required for U.S. accreditation, to be 
awarded on a competitive basis. Students graduating from public 
and private high schools in Lebanon should be eligible for such 
scholarships if they demonstrate financial need and meet the 
academic requirements. In addition, the Committee recommends 
$2,000,000 from funds made available for the Relief and 
Recovery Fund to continue the pilot program at such 
institutions to establish a degree and/or certificate program 
for refugees in Lebanon, of any nationality, who have completed 
secondary education.

                                 LEBANON
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                        Account                          recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund.................................           110,000
    of which, scholarships............................            12,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...            10,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related             5,760
 Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training.........             2,750
Foreign Military Financing Program....................           105,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Lebanon..................................           233,510
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    Libya.--Assistance for Libya is included under the Relief 
and Recovery Fund.
    The Secretary of State shall include in the certification 
required by subsection (f)(3) a detailed description of the 
vetting procedures used for recipients of assistance for 
security forces provided by the act.
    Morocco.--The Secretary of State shall update the report 
required under the FMF heading in Senate Report 114-79.

                                 MOROCCO
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                        Account                          recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund.................................            20,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...             5,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related             1,500
 Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training.........             2,000
Foreign Military Financing Program....................             5,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Morocco..................................            33,500
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    Relief and Recovery Fund.--The Committee continues the 
Relief and Recovery Fund [RRF] to provide assistance for areas 
liberated or at risk from, or under the control of, ISIS, other 
terrorist organizations, or violent extremists in and around 
the Near East and Africa. Assistance included in the 
President's budget request for Iraq (excluding bilateral 
programs), Libya, Syria, and Yemen are included in the RRF.
    The Committee supports reconciliation programs in 
communities previously occupied by ISIS and in other 
marginalized areas. The Secretary of State shall encourage and 
assist the Government of Iraq to provide relief to such 
communities consistent with respect for human rights and the 
rule of law.
    The Secretary of State shall consult with the Committee 
prior to exercising the transfer authority contained in 
subsection (h)(3).

                        RELIEF AND RECOVERY FUND
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                        Account                          recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Development Assistance................................            72,850
Economic Support Fund.................................           200,000
    of which, scholarships for refugees...............             4,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...            27,150
    of which, section 7033(b)(4) Transitional Justice,             5,000
     Reconciliation, and Reintegration Programs.......
    of which, section 7041(h)(4) Transitional Justice.             5,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related            50,000
 Programs.............................................
Peacekeeping Operations...............................            80,000
Foreign Military Financing Program....................            70,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Relief and Recovery Fund.................           500,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Saudi Arabia.--The Committee is concerned with human rights 
in Saudi Arabia, including the imprisonment of blogger Raif 
Badawi and his lawyer Waleed Abu al-Khair.
    Syria.--Funds appropriated by the act for assistance for 
Syria shall be made available for programs to build the 
capacity of Syrian civil society, including through core 
support, to address the immediate and long-term needs of the 
Syrian people in Syria.
    For purposes of subsection (i)(1) the term ``armed 
opposition'' means non-extremist, moderate Syrian groups and 
organizations opposing FTOs and other extremists in Syria and 
the Assad Syrian regime.
    Tunisia.--Not later than 45 days after enactment of the 
act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary 
of Defense and the Government of Tunisia, shall submit a report 
to the Committee assessing the feasibility of establishing a 
multi-year MOU between the Governments of the United States and 
Tunisia, which may provide greater predictability required to 
consolidate democratic and economic gains, and combat 
terrorism, in Tunisia.
    Sections 7034(o)(1) and (2) of the act provide authority 
for loan guarantees and an enterprise fund for Tunisia, 
respectively.

                                 TUNISIA
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                        Account                          recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund.................................            79,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...            13,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related             6,100
 Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training.........             2,300
Foreign Military Financing Program....................            65,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Tunisia..................................           165,400
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    West Bank and Gaza.--Sections 7013(b), 7035, 7037, 7038, 
7040, 7041(k), and 7048(d) of the act continue requirements on 
assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, in a manner similar to 
the prior fiscal year. The Committee retains sections 7036 and 
7039 in the act, which were not included in the President's 
budget request.

                           WEST BANK AND GAZA
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                        Account                          recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund.................................           196,500
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...            60,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related             1,000
 Programs.............................................
                                                       -----------------
      Total, West Bank and Gaza.......................           257,500
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Western Sahara.--The Committee is concerned with the lack 
of progress in resolving the protracted dispute over the 
political status of the Western Sahara. The U.S. Ambassador to 
the United Nations shall engage the U.N. Security Council on 
this matter, particularly implementation of U.N. Security 
Council Resolution 2351 (April 28, 2017).
    Sec. 7042. Africa.
    Anti-Slavery.--The Committee again recommends $2,000,000 to 
combat slavery in Mauritania and neighboring countries.
    Cameroon.--Not later than 30 days after enactment of the 
act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
Committee on steps taken by the Government of Cameroon to 
credibly investigate and address allegations of torture and 
extrajudicial killings by such government's security forces, 
including those alleged to have taken place in Salak, Cameroon. 
The report shall also describe any assistance proposed to be 
provided to such security forces in fiscal year 2018 and how 
the use of such assistance will be monitored.
    Conflict Minerals.--The Committee again recommends support 
for local and international NGOs to conduct oversight of the 
trafficking in conflict minerals out of Eastern Congo to Rwanda 
and Uganda.
    Democratic Republic of the Congo.--Funds appropriated under 
the ESF heading shall support programs to improve democracy, 
governance, and the rule of law, and strengthen civil society, 
in the DRC, including accountability for abuses committed by 
the Government of the DRC.
    The Committee continues to recognize the success of public-
private partnerships in integrating small farmers into 
agricultural development initiatives in the DRC, and encourages 
USAID to continue to support such partnerships and projects.

                    DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                        Account                          recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Global Health Programs (Department of State)..........            55,470
Global Health Programs (USAID)........................           136,550
Economic Support Fund.................................            75,188
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...             2,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related             2,000
 Programs.............................................
Peacekeeping Operations...............................             9,000
International Military Education and Training.........               310
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Democratic Republic of the Congo.........           280,518
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Djibouti.--The Committee continues to recognize the 
importance of Djibouti to U.S. security interests, and 
recommends $9,000,000 under the ESF heading to implement 
programs to expand economic opportunities and strengthen 
democracy in Djibouti, including to support civil society.
    Ethiopia.--The Committee notes that the Secretary of State 
has not submitted the report required under this heading in the 
Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying division J of Public 
Law 115-31. The Secretary shall submit such report, and shall 
also include a description of steps taken or intended to be 
taken to ensure that U.S. assistance will not be used to 
violate human rights, including the rights of ethnic 
minorities, journalists, members of political opposition 
parties, and civil society organizations, or in any other 
manner that is inconsistent with the intended uses of such 
assistance as justified to the Congress.
    Kenya.--The Committee remains concerned with disappearance, 
torture, and extra-judicial killings of human rights defenders 
in Kenya, including the lack of accountability for such crimes. 
The Secretary of State shall support programs to strengthen the 
oversight of, and accountability for, Kenyan security forces, 
and consult with the Committee on such efforts.
    Somalia.--The Committee recommends $50,000,000 under the 
ESF heading for programs, including to promote dialogue and 
reconciliation between the central Government of Somalia and 
the rest of the country, and for programs to strengthen the 
rule of law, government institutions, civil society 
participation in peace-building activities, and education and 
employment opportunities for the people of Somalia.
    South Sudan.--The Secretary of State shall ensure that data 
collected by the Ceasefire and Transitional Security 
Arrangements Monitoring Mechanism, including archival data and 
data collected by any successor organization, is shared in a 
timely manner and in its entirety with the U.S. Government, 
including relevant bureaus and offices of the Department of 
State, and is made publicly available, as appropriate.
    The Committee supports programs to improve the capacity of 
civil society in South Sudan to document human rights 
violations and strengthen justice and accountability 
mechanisms.
    War Crimes in Africa.--The Committee continues to support 
efforts by the United States, the United Nations, African 
Union, and governments in Central Africa to capture Joseph Kony 
and other top commanders of the Lord's Resistance Army [LRA], 
and to assist victims of the LRA's crimes. Subsection (f) 
recommends not less than $10,000,000 to implement the Lord's 
Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 
2009 (Public Law 111-172), including for programs to improve 
physical access, for telecommunications infrastructure and 
early-warning mechanisms, and to support the disarmament, 
demobilization, and reintegration of former LRA combatants, 
especially child soldiers.
    Sec. 7043. East Asia and the Pacific.
    Bangladesh.--The Committee recommends not less than 
$3,000,000 under the DA heading for programs to strengthen the 
capacity of the Government of Bangladesh to inspect and enforce 
garment factory safety standards, and improve labor conditions 
in Bangladesh by strengthening the capacity of independent 
workers' organizations in readymade garment, shrimp, and fish 
export sectors. The USAID Administrator shall consult with the 
heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies in 
developing and implementing such programs, including ILAB and 
USTR.
    The Committee notes the need for greater transparency and 
accountability in Bangladesh, particularly within the judicial, 
law enforcement, and electoral sectors, and recommends 
$8,000,000 under the DA heading for democracy assistance for 
that country.
    Burma.--Subsection (a) continues current requirements 
regarding assistance for Burma, except paragraph (4) withholds 
15 percent of funds made available for assistance for Burma 
under the ESF heading until the Secretary of State certifies 
that the Government of Burma has taken certain actions 
regarding North Korea and human rights.
    The Secretary of State shall make the plight of the 
Rohingya minority in Burma a priority in bilateral relations 
with Burma.
    No assistance for Burma is included in the President's 
budget request under the IMET and the FMF headings, and none is 
provided by the act.

                                  BURMA
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                        Account                          recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Global Health Programs (Department of State)..........             8,000
Global Health Programs (USAID)........................            22,000
Economic Support Fund.................................            82,700
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...             3,500
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Burma....................................           116,200
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    Cambodia.--The Committee is alarmed by the deliberate 
effort of the Government of Cambodia to undermine democracy in 
Cambodia, including by targeting the press, civil society, and 
opposition political parties. The Committee views such actions 
as manipulation of the electoral environment by the ruling 
Cambodian People's Party prior to the 2018 parliamentary 
elections.
    Not later than 45 days after enactment of the act and every 
60 days thereafter until September 30, 2018, the Secretary of 
State, following consultation with the heads of other like-
minded countries and international organizations, shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees an assessment of 
the electoral environment in Cambodia, including a 
determination whether the requirements and conditions for free 
and fair elections exist, and specific recommendations for 
improving such requirements and conditions.
    The Secretary of State shall continue to seek reimbursement 
from the Principal Donors Group for the Documentation Center of 
Cambodia for costs incurred in support of the Extraordinary 
Chambers in the Court of Cambodia [ECCC].
    No funds are included in the President's budget request for 
a U.S. contribution to the ECCC, and none are provided in the 
act.
    Funds made available by the act for assistance for Cambodia 
shall be made available for research and education programs 
associated with the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia.

                                CAMBODIA
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                        Account                          recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Global Health Programs (Department of State)..........             6,000
Global Health Programs (USAID)........................            32,000
Development Assistance................................            44,250
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related             4,490
 Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training.........               250
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Cambodia.................................            86,990
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    Hong Kong.--Not later than 45 days after enactment of the 
act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees an update to the report described in 
section 301 of the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 
(22 U.S.C. 5731).
    Not later than 45 days after enactment of the act, the 
Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report identifying persons 
reportedly responsible for the surveillance, abduction, 
detention, or forced confessions of certain booksellers and 
journalists in Hong Kong. Such identification shall include the 
country of origin of such persons and any known affiliation 
with law enforcement or security services. The report shall 
also include specific recommendations for sanctioning such 
persons, including consideration of visa denials for travel to 
the United States.
    Indonesia.--No assistance shall be made available to any 
individual or unit of the Indonesian security forces that has 
aided or abetted the Front Pembela Islam or other gangs or 
extremist organizations involved in political or religious 
violence or intimidation.
    The Secretary of State shall update the report on the 
Indonesian military required under the FMF heading in Senate 
Report 113-195 accompanying the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 (S. 
2499, as reported to the Senate on June 19, 2014).
    The Secretary of State shall update the report required 
under the FMF heading in Senate Report 114-290 regarding 
information on crimes against humanity in Indonesia.
    No funds are included in the President's budget request for 
assistance for Indonesian military personnel deployed to West 
Papua, and none are provided in the act.

                                INDONESIA
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                        Account                          recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Global Health Programs (Department of State)..........             1,000
Global Health Programs [USAID]........................            45,725
Development Assistance................................            59,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...            10,625
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related             6,000
 Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training.........             2,650
Foreign Military Financing Program....................            14,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Indonesia................................           139,000
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    Mekong River Programs.--The Committee supports assistance 
for Vietnamese and Laotian communities along the Mekong River 
to mitigate and adapt to drought, flooding, and dam 
construction which threatens food production and livelihoods.
    People's Republic of China Consultation Requirement.--Not 
later than 90 days after enactment of the act, the Secretary of 
State and USAID Administrator, as appropriate, shall consult 
with the Committee regarding funds made available under the ESF 
heading for democracy, rule of law, and environment programs in 
the PRC.
    Philippines.--The Committee recommends up to $3,000,000 for 
the demand reduction program in the Philippines described in 
subsection (e)(2), including to: (1) conduct research on 
effective outpatient programs for individual and group therapy 
that reflect best practices for programs in the United States 
and elsewhere; (2) train health staff in such areas as patient 
assessment and referral, case management, and treatment and 
interventions; (3) conduct community-based programs that 
mobilize civil society for outreach and peer education; (4) 
establish vocational training programs for patients who 
participate in voluntary outpatient rehabilitation programs; 
and, (5) monitor and evaluate progress.
    Tibet.--The Committee notes that the resilience of Tibetan 
culture and the community in exile is dependent upon the 
economic development and well-being of Tibetans, including 
through the establishment of, and support for, a Tibetan bank.
    Subsection (f)(2)(C) provides not less than $3,000,000 for 
programs to strengthen the capacity of Tibetan institutions and 
governance, including the Tibetan Administration. The Committee 
recognizes the progress made by the Tibetan community in South 
Asia in establishing democratic institutions to ensure the 
welfare of such communities and the preservation of Tibetan 
culture in exile. Programs shall include activities to 
strengthen democracy, governance, information and international 
outreach, and research.
    Thailand.--No assistance for Thailand is recommended under 
the IMET and FMF headings, as such assistance is prohibited by 
section 7008 of the act.
    Timor-Leste.--The Committee continues to support assistance 
for Timor-Leste.

                               TIMOR-LESTE
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                        Account                          recommendation
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Global Health Programs (USAID)........................             2,000
Development Assistance................................            16,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...               800
International Military Education and Training.........               500
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Timor-Leste..............................            19,300
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    Vietnam.--The Committee again recommends not less than 
$20,000,000 for activities related to the remediation of dioxin 
contamination sites in Vietnam under the ESF heading, and not 
less than $10,000,000 to expand programs to assist persons with 
severe physical or cognitive disabilities in areas sprayed with 
Agent Orange or contaminated with dioxin under the DA heading. 
The Committee intends that funds for health/disability programs 
will be provided, to the maximum extent practicable, through 
local Vietnamese organizations, including to improve their 
capacity to deliver services. The USAID Administrator shall 
consult with the Committee on the proposed uses of funds.
    The Committee recommends $2,500,000 under the ECE heading 
and $2,500,000 under the ESF heading for Fulbright University 
Vietnam [FUV], and understands that an additional $3,700,000 
derived from debt forgiveness will be provided for a total of 
$8,700,000 for FUV in fiscal year 2018. The Committee supports 
FUV, and notes that this is a multi-year commitment by the U.S. 
Government to help establish the first university in Vietnam 
that meets U.S. standards of academic freedom. The Committee 
understands that construction-related costs will be financed 
through private donations.

                                 VIETNAM
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                        Account                          recommendation
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Global Health Programs (Department of State)..........            30,000
Development Assistance................................            55,250
Economic Support Fund.................................            20,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...             6,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related            13,070
 Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training.........             1,500
Foreign Military Financing Program....................            12,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Vietnam..................................           137,820
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    Sec. 7044. South and Central Asia.
    Afghanistan.--The Committee recommends $857,539,000 for 
diplomatic operations in Afghanistan under the D&CP heading.
    The Committee recommends $697,800,000 for assistance for 
Afghanistan. Prior fiscal year carryover funds for assistance 
for Afghanistan are projected to total $1,525,142,000.
    The Committee intends that gender-related programs will be 
a top priority of the Governments of the United States and 
Afghanistan, particularly activities that prioritize women's 
participation in political and security processes and programs, 
and that address gender-based violence. The Committee supports 
the inclusion of women in reconciliation negotiations and 
reintegration efforts. The Committee urges implementation of 
the 2015 National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security 
developed by the Government of Afghanistan, and supports 
funding to enable civil society to monitor its implementation.
    The Committee notes the July 2017 SIGAR report on sexual 
abuse of children by Afghan security forces, and the reported 
failure to effectively implement the Leahy Law. The Secretary 
of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the 
heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall 
develop and implement, in coordination with the appropriate 
ministries of the Government of Afghanistan, a plan to 
implement the Leahy Law and to improve accountability of Afghan 
security forces. The Secretary of State shall report to the 
Committee not later than 90 days after enactment of the act on 
such plan and its implementation, which shall be updated every 
90 days thereafter until September 30, 2019.
    The Committee recommends not less than $10,000,000 under 
the INCLE heading for programs to increase the recruitment, 
training, and retention of women in law enforcement positions 
and in the judiciary, and to train Afghan security personnel to 
prevent and address gender-based violence, human trafficking, 
and other challenges that disproportionately impact women and 
girls.
    The Committee is concerned with reports of inadequate 
monitoring of budget support provided to the Government of 
Afghanistan, including through the Afghanistan Reconstruction 
Trust Fund. The Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Treasury and the USAID Administrator, shall 
submit a report to the Committee not later than 90 days after 
enactment of the act describing how the monitoring of such 
assistance is conducted, including the extent to which 
information obtained through monitoring and evaluation 
conducted by the World Bank and the United Nations is shared 
with the U.S. Government.
    The Secretary of State shall submit the report required by 
section 7044(a)(1)(B) of division J of Public Law 115-31 in the 
manner described.
    The USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committee on 
the proposed uses of funds made available by the act for the 
Afghan Civilian Assistance Program. As in prior fiscal years, 
such funds shall be available for assistance for civilians who 
suffer losses as a result of military operations.

                               AFGHANISTAN
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                        Account                          recommendation
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Economic Support Fund.................................           500,000
    of which, Afghan Civilian Assistance Program......            10,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...           160,000
    of which, recruitment and training of women in law            10,000
     enforcement and the judiciary....................
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related            37,000
 Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training.........               800
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Afghanistan..............................           697,800
 
Carryover Balances....................................         1,525,142
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Afghanistan with Carryover Balances......         2,222,942
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    Maldives.--The Committee recommends $6,000,000 under the 
ESF heading for civil society programs to counter violent 
extremism in the Maldives, to be administered by USAID.
    Not later than 30 days after enactment of the act, the 
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committee 
detailing steps taken by the Government of the Maldives to 
dismiss charges against individuals persecuted for peaceful 
expression, including former President Mohamed Nasheed, to 
protect due process and freedom from political persecution for 
the people of the Maldives, and to counter extremism.
    Nepal.--The Committee remains concerned with the slow 
recovery from the devastating earthquake in Nepal.

                                  NEPAL
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                        Account                          recommendation
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Global Health Programs (USAID)........................            41,650
Economic Support Fund.................................            75,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...             2,230
International Military Education and Training.........               900
Foreign Military Financing Program....................             1,700
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Nepal....................................           121,480
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    Pakistan.--The Committee recommends $112,396,000 for 
diplomatic operations in Pakistan under the D&CP heading.
    The Committee recommends $372,100,000 for assistance for 
Pakistan. Prior fiscal year carryover funds for assistance for 
Pakistan are projected to total $1,039,580,000.
    Subsection (c) continues current requirements regarding 
assistance for Pakistan, except the waiver provided for the 
Secretary of State certification on Pakistan's cooperation on 
counterterrorism efforts against the Haqqani Network and other 
extremists has been modified to 75 percent of funds 
appropriated under the FMF heading. The Committee remains 
concerned with the commitment by Pakistan to U.S. strategic 
objectives in the region, including combating terrorism.
    Subsection (c)(3)(E) of the act continues to withhold from 
obligation $33,000,000 of funds made available for assistance 
for Pakistan under titles III and IV of the act until the 
Secretary of State reports to the Committee that Dr. Shakil 
Afridi has been released from prison and cleared of all charges 
related to the assistance provided to the United States in 
locating Osama bin Laden.
    Subsection (e)(2) requires that funds shall be made 
available to enhance the recruitment, professionalism, and 
retention of women in the judiciary, police, and other security 
forces in South and Central Asia, and the Committee recommends 
not less than the fiscal year 2017 level for such purposes in 
Pakistan.
    The USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committee on 
the proposed uses of funds made available by the act for the 
Pakistan Civilian Assistance Program. As in prior fiscal years, 
such funds shall be available for assistance for civilians who 
suffer losses as a result of military operations.

                                PAKISTAN
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                        Account                          recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Global Health Programs (USAID)........................            22,500
    of which, Pakistan Civilian Assistance Program....            10,000
Economic Support Fund.................................           200,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...            40,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related             4,800
 Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training.........             4,800
Foreign Military Financing Program....................           100,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Pakistan.................................           372,100
 
Carryover Balances....................................         1,039,580
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Pakistan with Carryover Balances.........         1,411,680
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    Sri Lanka.--The Committee recognizes and supports the 
efforts of the Government of Sri Lanka to advance democracy and 
the rule of law, and encourages further steps to address the 
underlying causes of the armed conflict by promoting justice 
and reconciliation. Given the geostrategic importance of the 
country, the Committee does not support the President's budget 
request for Sri Lanka, which proposed a 92 percent reduction in 
assistance from the prior fiscal year.

                                SRI LANKA
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                        Account                          recommendation
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Economic Support Fund.................................            35,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...             1,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining, and                    6,880
 Related Programs.....................................
International Military Education and Training.........               500
Foreign Military Financing Program....................               500
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Sri Lanka................................            43,880
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    South Asia Strategy.--Not later than 15 days after 
enactment of the act, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
report to the Committee clarifying the roles and 
responsibilities of the Department of State and USAID in 
implementing the South Asia strategy, including: (1) an 
explanation of the assertion that such strategy ``will 
integrate all instruments of American power--diplomatic, 
economic, and military--in a way that is sustainable and cost-
effective''; (2) an assessment of the personnel changes, if 
any, required by the new strategy on a country-by-country 
basis; (3) a projection of the costs of operations and 
assistance on a country-by-country basis over a five-year 
period to implement the new strategy; and (4) a detailed 
description of the conditions on assistance intended to be 
imposed by the administration on respective recipients of such 
assistance, particularly Pakistan.
    Sec. 7045. Latin America and the Caribbean.
    Central America.--For purposes of subsection (a)(1), the 
Secretary of State shall work to establish a cost-matching 
requirement that leverages from governments in Central America 
$5 for every $1 appropriated by the act for implementation of 
the U.S. Strategy for Engagement in Central America.
    The updated, multi-year spend plan required in subsection 
(a)(2) shall include: (1) an explanation of how funds will be 
prioritized to address the key factors in countries in Central 
America that contribute to the migration of undocumented 
Central Americans to the United States, the incidence of crime 
in the United States by individuals with ties to Central 
American-based criminal organizations, and the flows of illicit 
narcotics and money into the United States; and (2) a detailed 
description of 3-year, 5-year, and 10-year goals and benchmarks 
for specific economic, security, and governance indicators, 
against which the long-term success of the U.S. Strategy for 
Engagement in Central America should be measured.
    The Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee any 
updates to the U.S. Strategy for Engagement in Central America 
in a timely manner.
    The Committee recognizes that long-term, sustained economic 
growth for Central America can be significantly facilitated 
through regional economic integration, leveraging all of 
Central America's economies to achieve a globally competitive 
investment climate.
    The Committee recognizes the importance of encouraging 
small and medium-size enterprise growth in the Northern 
Triangle of Central America as a crucial generator of 
employment in the formal economy, to further U.S. interests of 
economic development and improved security in the region. The 
Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall consider 
positively each country's respective ease of doing business, 
especially for small and medium-size enterprises, when 
allocating funds.
    The Committee remains concerned with the extent that 
corruption has permeated the Northern Triangle countries of 
Central America due, in part, to the weakness of respective 
judicial systems and cultures of impunity. The Committee 
recognizes that independent Attorney Generals are essential to 
combating corruption, and recommends funding to support their 
offices in such countries.
    The Committee reaffirms its support for the International 
Commission against Impunity in Guatemala [CICIG] in 
strengthening the rule of law by combating corruption and 
impunity, and directs the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and 
agencies, to make available to CICIG and the Guatemala Attorney 
General, if requested, any information available to the 
Secretary that could assist in their investigations and 
prosecutions, and to seek similar support for such 
investigations and prosecutions from the heads of other 
relevant Federal departments and agencies. Not later than 90 
days after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State shall 
report to the Committee on steps taken to provide such 
information.
    The Committee reaffirms the importance of the Government of 
Guatemala fulfilling its commitment under the financing 
agreement for the Chixoy Reparations Plan in a timely manner.
    The Secretary of State shall consider assistance provided 
by the central Government of Honduras to the victims of the May 
2012 killings at Ahuas, and its support for a credible and 
thorough investigation of the death of Berta Caceres and the 
killings of other civil society activists and journalists, in 
determining amounts of assistance for the Government of 
Honduras.
    The Committee recognizes that the ability of the Mission to 
Support the Fight against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras 
[MACCIH] to successfully carry out its mission depends on the 
willingness of the Government of Honduras to fully cooperate 
with investigations and prosecutions by MACCIH and the Honduran 
Attorney General, including providing access to documents and 
other information, and to implement reforms of the electoral 
and judicial systems recommended by MACCIH including enactment 
of an effective plea bargaining law.
    The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
States executive directors to the World Bank and the Inter-
American Development Bank to vote against any loan, credit, 
guarantee, or other financing, except to meet basic human 
needs, for the central government of a country whose officials 
act to obstruct justice or otherwise impede the functions of 
CICIG, the CICIG Commissioner, the MACCIH, or the MACCIH 
Spokesman.
    The Committee recommends that of funds made available under 
the DA heading for Central America, not less than $12,000,000 
shall be transferred to the Inter-American Foundation.
    The Committee recommends not less than $5,000,000 to 
support efforts by the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees and 
NGOs in Central America and Mexico to improve the capacity of 
national asylum systems to appropriately address the needs of 
repatriated migrants, refugees seeking asylum, and victims of 
human smuggling and trafficking.

        UNITED STATES STRATEGY FOR ENGAGEMENT IN CENTRAL AMERICA
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                                                            Committee
                    Country/Program                      recommendation
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Development Assistance:
    El Salvador.......................................            61,000
        of which, transfer to the Inter-American                   4,000
         Foundation [IAF].............................
    Guatemala.........................................           103,000
        of which, transfer to the IAF.................             4,000
    Honduras..........................................            81,000
        of which, transfer to the IAF.................             4,000
    Nicaragua.........................................            13,135
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Development Assistance................           258,135
 
Economic Support Fund:
    State Western Hemisphere Regional.................           104,225
        of which, Central America Regional Security              104,225
         Initiative [CARSI]...........................
            Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for                 500
             Human Rights in Honduras (non-add).......
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Economic Support Fund.................           104,225
 
Foreign Military Financing Program:
    Belize............................................             1,000
    Costa Rica........................................             1,400
    El Salvador.......................................             1,900
    Guatemala.........................................             1,740
    Honduras..........................................             4,500
    Panama............................................             2,000
    State Western Hemisphere Regional.................            12,500
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Foreign Military Financing Program....            25,040
 
Global Health Programs (USAID):
    Guatemala.........................................            13,000
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Global Health Programs (USAID)........            13,000
International Military Education and Training:
    Belize............................................               250
    Costa Rica........................................               725
    El Salvador.......................................               800
    Guatemala.........................................               800
    Honduras..........................................               800
    Panama............................................               725
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, International Military Education and               4,100
       Training.......................................
 
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement:
    State Western Hemisphere Regional.................           195,000
        of which, CARSI...............................           195,000
            Office of the El Salvador Attorney General            10,500
             (non-add)................................
            Office of the Guatemala Attorney General              11,000
             (non-add)................................
            Office of the Honduras Attorney General                6,500
             (non-add)................................
            International Commission Against Impunity              6,000
             in Guatemala (non-add)...................
            Mission to Support the Fight Against                   5,500
             Corruption and Impunity in Honduras (non-
             add).....................................
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, International Narcotics Control and              195,000
       Law Enforcement................................
 
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related
 Programs:
    Panama............................................               500
                                                       -----------------
      Subtotal, Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism,                    500
       Demining and Related Programs..................
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Central America Strategy.................           600,000
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    Colombia.--Subsection (b)(1) recommends not less than 
$391,253,000 for assistance for Colombia, including to 
implement a peace agreement between the Government of Colombia 
and illegal armed groups in accordance with constitutional and 
legal requirements in Colombia. The Committee understands that 
the Government of Colombia will invest substantial political 
and economic capital in the implementation of the peace 
agreement.
    Subsection (b)(2) provides that no funds in the act or 
prior acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs for assistance for 
Colombia may be made available for payment of reparations to 
conflict victims or compensation to demobilized combatants 
associated with the peace agreement.
    The Committee is concerned that representatives of Afro-
Colombian, indigenous, and other minority groups, as well as 
rural women, are not sufficiently integrated into the process 
of implementing the peace agreement, and urges the Government 
of Colombia to prioritize engagement with these communities, 
including through economic and social development programs. The 
Committee underscores the importance of security and stability 
in formerly-held FARC areas, particularly in the Pacific coast 
region.
    The Committee continues to support programs in partnership 
with the Government of Colombia and NGOs to protect 
biodiversity and indigenous reserves in Colombia, and 
recommends not less than $5,000,000 for such programs.
    The Secretary of State shall update the spend plan required 
under this subsection in the Joint Explanatory Statement 
accompanying division J of Public Law 115-31.
    In accordance with subsection (b)(5), 20 percent of the 
funds under the INCLE heading that are made available for 
assistance for Colombia may be obligated only if the Secretary 
of State certifies and reports to the Committee that the 
counternarcotics strategy of the Government of Colombia is 
designed to: (1) significantly reduce illicit drug production; 
(2) encourage voluntary eradication by providing viable, licit 
alternatives to coca and opium cultivation; and (3) strengthen 
the capacity of the Office of the Attorney General to 
investigate and prosecute corruption, money laundering, and 
other drug-related crimes.
    In accordance with subsection (b)(6), 20 percent of the 
funds under the FMF heading that are made available for 
assistance for Colombia may be obligated only if the Secretary 
of State certifies and reports to the Committee that: (1) the 
Peace Tribunal and other judicial bodies within the special 
jurisdiction for peace are independent and have authority to 
document ``truth declarations'' from perpetrators of gross 
violations of human rights and to sentence such perpetrators to 
meaningful sanctions, including guarantee of non-repetition and 
deprivation of liberty; (2) the Government of Colombia is 
continuing to dismantle illegal armed groups, taking effective 
steps to protect the rights of human rights defenders, 
journalists, trade unionists, and other civil society 
activists, and protecting the rights and territory of 
indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities; and (3) military 
personnel responsible for ordering, committing, or covering up 
cases of false positives are being prosecuted and appropriately 
punished, including removal from positions of command.

                                COLOMBIA
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                        Account                          recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Economic Support Fund.................................           187,328
    of which, Section 7045(b)(4) Colombia refugee                  7,000
     transfer to Migration and Refugee Assistance.....
    of which, Afro-Colombian and indigenous                       20,000
     communities......................................
    of which, biodiversity............................             5,000
    of which, Colombia human rights programs..........             9,000
        Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human             1,000
         Rights in Colombia (non-add).................
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...           143,000
    of which, Environmental Crimes Unit of the Office              3,500
     of the Attorney General..........................
    of which, Human Rights Unit of the Office of the              10,000
     Attorney General.................................
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related            21,000
 Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training.........             1,400
Foreign Military Financing Program....................            38,525
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Colombia.................................           391,253
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    Cuba.--Subsection (c) recommends $15,000,000 for democracy 
programs for Cuba under the ESF heading.
    Haiti.--The Committee notes the unobligated balance for 
assistance for Haiti totals $168,402,000.
    The Committee notes the tragic deaths of more than 9,000 
Haitians from cholera resulting from the negligence of 
personnel of the U.N. Stabilization Mission in Haiti. The act 
includes authority to apply $11,750,000 in U.N. credits 
attributable to the United States to support a multi-party U.N. 
trust fund to assist cholera victims in Haiti.
    The Committee remains concerned with overcrowding and 
inhumane conditions at Haiti's National Penitentiary and other 
prisons, where most inmates are in pretrial detention. The 
Committee recommends not less than $1,900,000 for improvements 
at the National Penitentiary, especially to meet basic health 
care needs, and for such improvements at other prisons in 
Haiti. The Secretary of State shall consult with the Committee 
on the uses of funds. Not later than 90 days after enactment of 
the act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID 
Administrator and relevant Government of Haiti officials, shall 
submit a report to the Committee on the most urgent needs in 
Haiti's prisons.
    Mexico.--The Committee supports joint U.S.-Mexican efforts 
to strengthen judicial and law enforcement capacity to address 
narcotics trafficking, violent crime, and corruption in Mexico.
    In order to ensure the effectiveness of U.S. assistance for 
Mexico, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID 
Administrator and the Government of Mexico, shall submit a 
report to the Committee not later than 90 days after enactment 
of the act detailing a multi-year strategy for assistance for 
Mexico, including metrics for measuring progress. The report 
shall: (1) include lessons learned from prior investments in 
support of the Merida Initiative; (2) identify specific goals; 
and (3) describe how U.S. assistance will decrease the flow of 
illicit drugs into the United States, reduce drug-related 
violence and corruption in Mexico, and improve the 
professionalism and accountability of Mexico's justice system 
and security forces.
    The Committee remains concerned with disappearances and 
other unsolved crimes in which the security forces are 
implicated. Of the funds available for assistance for Mexico 
under the FMF heading, 25 percent shall be withheld from 
obligation until the Secretary of State determines and reports 
to the Committee that the Government of Mexico is: (1) 
thoroughly and credibly investigating and prosecuting 
violations of human rights in civilian courts, including the 
killings at Tlatlaya in June 2014 and the disappearance of 43 
students at Ayotzinapa in September 2014, in accordance with 
Mexican law; (2) vigorously enforcing prohibitions against 
torture and the use of testimony obtained through torture; and 
(3) searching for the victims of forced disappearances and 
credibly investigating and prosecuting those responsible for 
such crimes.
    Nicaragua.--Not later than 90 days after enactment of the 
act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of 
other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit a 
report to the appropriate congressional committees on the 
involvement of senior officials of the Government of Nicaragua, 
including members of the Supreme Electoral Council, the 
National Assembly, and the judiciary, in corrupt practices or 
violations of human rights in Nicaragua. The report shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
annex.
    Paraguay.--Prior to the obligation of funds in the act for 
assistance for the Government of Paraguay, the Secretary of 
State shall submit an update to the report required under the 
ESF heading in Senate Report 114-290, including steps taken by 
the commission established to investigate allegations of police 
misconduct and by the Government of Paraguay to justly resolve 
criminal cases of members of the Marina Cue community.
    Peru.--The Committee remains concerned with the health and 
welfare of Amazon indigenous communities due to oil spills in 
or the near the Amazon River and tributaries. The Secretary of 
State shall engage the Government of Peru, affected 
communities, and PetroPeru on efforts to address this problem, 
and to support such efforts if warranted.
    Sec. 7046. Europe and Eurasia.
    Georgia.--The Committee recommends not less than 
$105,325,000 for assistance for Georgia.
     Section 7070(c) of the act continues restrictions on 
assistance regarding the Russian occupation of Abkhazia and 
Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia. The Committee remains 
concerned with continued Russian aggression toward Georgia and 
efforts to undermine its democratic development, including 
through the use of hostile propaganda. The Committee 
underscores support for Georgia's sovereignty and territorial 
integrity.

                                 GEORGIA
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                        Account                          recommendation
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Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia.......            63,025
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...             4,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related             1,100
 Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training.........             2,200
Foreign Military Financing Program....................            35,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Georgia..................................           105,325
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    Ireland.--The Committee recommends $1,500,000 under the 
AEECA heading to support the economic and social development 
and reconciliation goals of the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support 
Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-415).
    Nagorno-Karabakh.--The Committee recommends assistance for 
victims of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in amounts consistent 
with prior fiscal years, and for ongoing needs related to the 
conflict. The Committee urges a peaceful resolution of the 
conflict.
    Ukraine.--Subsection (a)(2) recommends not less than 
$420,780,000 for assistance for Ukraine.
    The Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall work with the 
Government of Ukraine to develop alternative sources of energy 
to reduce Ukraine's dependence on energy imports from Russia.
    Section 7034(o)(1) of the act provides authority for loan 
guarantees for Ukraine, although none are anticipated for 
fiscal year 2018.

                                 UKRAINE
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                        Account                          recommendation
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Global Health Programs (Department of State)..........            30,000
Global Health Programs (USAID)........................             2,800
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia.......           250,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement...            30,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related            10,000
 Programs.............................................
International Military Education and Training.........             2,900
Foreign Military Financing Program....................            95,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Ukraine..................................           420,780
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    Sec. 7047. War Crimes Tribunals.
    Subsection (b) provides that funds may be made available 
for assistance to support international judicial investigations 
and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war 
crimes. The Committee intends such efforts to be focused on 
Joseph Kony, Omar al-Bashir, Bashir al-Assad, and other high 
profile foreign nationals who are accused of such crimes.
    Sec. 7048. United Nations.
    National Security Interest Withholding.--Subsection (j) 
provides a withholding of 5 percent of the funds appropriated 
by the act under the CIO heading if the Secretary of State 
determines and reports to the Committee that a U.N. specialized 
agency or other entity has taken an official action that is 
against the national security interest of the United States or 
a U.S. ally, including Israel. Withheld funds can either be 
released if the Secretary determines and reports to the 
Committee that such agency or entity is taking steps to address 
the action, or reprogrammed for activities under the CIO 
heading.
    Report on Anti-Israel Bias at the United Nations.--Not 
later than 90 days after enactment of the act, the U.S. 
Ambassador to the United Nations shall submit a report to the 
Committee describing instances of anti-Israel bias at the 
United Nations, including an identification of the agencies and 
entities where such bias has been demonstrated in the past.
    Report on Arrears.--The Secretary of State shall update the 
report on arrears required by section 7048(j) of division J of 
Public Law 115-31.
    United Nations Capital Projects.--Operating plans submitted 
for United Nations capital projects shall include the 
information described under this section in the Joint 
Explanatory Statement accompanying division J of Public Law 
115-31.
    Sec. 7049. Community-Based Police Assistance.
    Sec. 7050. Prohibition on Publicity or Propaganda.
    Sec. 7051. International Conferences.
    Sec. 7052. Aircraft Transfer, Coordination, and Use.
    Sec. 7053. Parking Fines and Real Property Taxes Owed By 
Foreign Governments.
    Sec. 7054. Landmines and Cluster Munitions.
    Sec. 7055. Continuous Supervision and General Direction of 
Economic and Military Assistance.
    Sec. 7056. International Family Planning and Reproductive 
Health.
    Sec. 7057. United States Agency for International 
Development Management.
    Sec. 7058. Global Health Activities.
    Subsection (c)(1) provides authority to use $250,000,000 in 
unobligated balances of funds made available to address the 
Ebola crisis in title IX of division J of Public Law 113-235 as 
follows: (1) $130,000,000 for programs to prevent, prepare for, 
and respond to unanticipated and emerging health threats only 
if the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 
Committee that it is in the national interest to respond to 
such threats; (2) $100,000,000 for programs to combat malaria; 
and (3) $20,000,000 for programs to combat tuberculosis.
    Sec. 7059. Gender Equality.
    Gender Equality.--The Committee directs that funds be made 
available for gender programs, including to implement a 
multiyear strategy to respond to gender-based violence.
    Combating Child Marriage.--The Committee recommends not 
less than $11,000,000 for programs to reduce the incidence of 
child marriage and address the needs of married girls 
consistent with section 1207 of the Violence Against Women 
Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-4). The USAID 
Administrator shall consult with the Committee prior to the 
obligation of funds.
    Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting.--The Committee 
recommends not less than $5,000,000 under title V of the act 
and prior acts making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs for UNICEF to 
support the Joint Program on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting.
    Political Participation.--Subsection (b) recommends not 
less than $50,000,000 under title III for programs to increase 
women's participation in the political process, including 
political parties, elections, and leadership positions in local 
and national governments. Funds should be awarded on an open 
and competitive basis.
    Report on Integration of Women into Security Forces.--Not 
later than 90 days after enactment of the act, the Secretary of 
State, in consultation with the USAID Administrator, shall 
submit a report to the Committee detailing the amount of 
funding, on a country-by-country basis, provided in prior acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs to promote the integration of 
women into security forces, consistent with section 
7059(c)(1)(B) of division J of Public Law 115-31 and similar 
provisions of law in prior fiscal years.
    Sec. 7060. Sector Allocations.
    Basic, Secondary, and Higher Education.--The Committee 
recommends up to $500,000,000 for assistance for basic 
education, which shall include secondary education.
    The obligated but unexpended funds appropriated for basic 
education from fiscal years 2007 through 2017 total 
$1,383,866,415. The unobligated balances from fiscal years 2016 
and 2017 total $911,624,228. The combined basic education 
pipeline totals $2,295,490,643.
    Funds made available pursuant to subsection (a)(1) should 
be used to implement the objectives of basic education programs 
for each Country Development Strategy or similar strategy 
regarding basic education established by USAID.
    Not later than 30 days after enactment of the act, the 
Secretary of State shall update the report required by 
subsection (a)(1)(B) of division J of Public Law 115-31. Such 
report shall be updated on a quarterly basis until September 
30, 2019.
    Subsection (a)(1)(A) clarifies that funds made available 
for basic education programs may also be made available for 
secondary education programs. The Committee supports greater 
use of funds for secondary education, with a particular 
emphasis on adolescent girls.
    Funds made available pursuant to subsection (a)(2) shall be 
made available for programs to rescue scholars from Iraq, 
Syria, and other countries where their lives are threatened on 
account of their academic pursuits.
    Funds made available pursuant to subsection (a)(2) shall be 
made available for new partnerships between higher education 
institutions in the United States and developing countries, and 
shall be for human and institutional capacity building and 
awarded on an open and competitive basis, including through a 
new competition during fiscal year 2018.
    Combating Wildlife Trafficking.--Subsection (c)(2)(B) 
provides not less than $90,664,000 to combat wildlife poaching 
and trafficking, of which not less than $10,000,000 shall be 
made available for programs to combat rhinoceros poaching, to 
be used primarily for site-based, anti-poaching activities.

                           SECTOR ALLOCATIONS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                        Sector                           recommendation
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Basic Education.......................................           500,000
Environment Programs..................................           893,063
Higher Education......................................           235,000
Local Sustainability Awards Program...................            47,000
Food Security and Agricultural Development............         1,000,600
Microenterprise and Microfinance......................           265,000
Reconciliation Programs...............................            26,000
Trafficking in Persons................................            65,000
Anti-Slavery..........................................            25,000
Water and Sanitation..................................           400,000
Wildlife Trafficking..................................            90,664
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    Sec. 7061. Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
    Sec. 7062. Arms Trade Treaty.
    Sec. 7063. Inspectors General.
    Sec. 7064. Reporting Requirements Concerning Individuals 
Detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
    Sec. 7065. Multi-Year Pledges.
    Sec. 7066. Prohibition on Use of Torture.
    Sec. 7067. Extradition.
    Sec. 7068. Commercial Leasing of Defense Articles.
    Sec. 7069. Strategy, Review and Country Transition Plan.
    National Diplomacy and Development Strategy.--In addition 
to other relevant information, the National Diplomacy and 
Development Strategy [NDDS] required by subsection (a)(2) and 
(3) shall include a description of the following: (1) the 
leading worldwide interests and objectives of the United 
States, categorized as vital, highly important, or important, 
in accordance with the categories defined by the Secretary of 
State, in order to delineate a clear prioritization of 
interests and objectives; (2) the leading threats, challenges, 
and opportunities associated with such interests and 
objectives; (3) an overview of the diplomatic and development 
tools and sources of leverage necessary to address or minimize 
the leading threats and challenges or maximize opportunities; 
(4) a plan to utilize available diplomatic and development 
tools, sources of leverage, and resources to address or 
minimize the leading threats and challenges or maximize 
opportunities; (5) an identification of resources (operational 
and programmatic) or statutory authorizations necessary to 
implement the NDDS, including on a multi-year basis; (6) a 
description of how regional and functional bureaus will support 
the NDDS; (7) a description of the relationship with, and 
contributions of, other Federal departments and agencies in 
executing the NDDS; (8) an identification of the desired role 
of allies, partners, international organizations, and NGOs in 
furthering the NDDS and a coherent plan to encourage their 
cooperation; and (9) an identification of the sources of 
strategic, institutional, programmatic, fiscal, and 
technological risks associated with the NDDS and a plan to 
mitigate such risks. The NDDS shall be transmitted in 
classified form, and may include an unclassified summary.
    Sec. 7070. Countering Russian Influence and Aggression.
    Countering Russian Influence Fund.--Subsection (d)(1) 
continues the Countering Russian Influence Fund, and the 
requirement for the submission of a spend plan within 45 days 
of enactment of the act.

                    COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE FUND
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                        Account                          recommendation
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Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia.......            35,000
International Narcotics and Law Enforcement...........            20,000
Foreign Military Financing Program....................            65,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Countering Russian Influence Fund........           120,000
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    Occupation of Georgia Reporting Requirement.--Not later 
than 90 days after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit an update to the report required by section 
7070(c)(4) of division J of Public Law 115-31.
    Reports on Promotion of Rule of Law.--The Secretary of 
State shall submit the reports required by section 202(a) of 
the Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei 
Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 (Public Law 
112-208) to the appropriate congressional committees in the 
manner described, except such reports shall include an analysis 
of whether actions taken to promote the claims of U.S. 
investors in Yukos Oil Company should be more aggressively 
pursued.
    Russia Reporting Requirements.--Not later than 45 days 
after enactment of the act, the Secretary of State shall update 
the reports required by section 7071(b)(2), (c), and (e) of 
division K of Public Law 113-76.
    Sec. 7071. International Monetary Fund.
    Sec. 7072. Special Defense Acquisition Fund.
    Sec. 7073. Stability and Development in Regions Impacted by 
Extremism and Conflict.
    Comprehensive Plan Implementation.--Subsection (c) requires 
that funds appropriated by the act be made available to 
implement the comprehensive plan required by section 7080 of 
division J of Public Law 115-31. The Department of State and 
USIP shall consult with the Committee on appropriate candidate 
countries.
    Counter Extremism Report.--Not later than September 30, 
2018, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of 
other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit 
to the Committee, in classified form if necessary, a report 
describing the activities of the administration to counter 
extremism in fiscal years 2016 and 2017, the amounts and 
sources of funds dedicated to such purposes, and a description 
of mechanisms to coordinate such programs among and between 
such departments and agencies. The report shall also include an 
assessment of the effectiveness of such efforts.
    Sec. 7074. Enterprise Funds.
    Sec. 7075. Use of Funds in Contravention of this Act.
    Sec. 7076. Budget Documents.
    Regional Security Initiatives.--Pursuant to subsection 
(b)(1)(C), the Secretary of State shall submit spend plans for 
the following regional security initiatives: Caribbean Basin 
Security Initiative; Central America Regional Security 
Initiative; the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership; the 
Partnership for Regional East Africa Counterterrorism; the 
Global Peace Operations Initiative, including Africa 
Contingency Operations Training and Assistance; the Africa 
Conflict Stabilization and Border Security program; the African 
Military Education Program; the Africa Maritime Security 
Initiative; the Africa Regional Counterterrorism program; the 
Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund; and the Countering Russian 
Influence Fund.
    Sec. 7077. Reports and Records Management.
    Email Records Management and Cybersecurity Requirements.--
Not later than 90 days after enactment of the act, the 
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committee 
detailing steps taken to implement the recommendations of the 
Office of Inspector General Report ``Office of the Secretary: 
Evaluation of Email Records Management and Cybersecurity 
Requirements'' (May 2017) (ESP-16-03).
    Sec. 7078. Global Internet Freedom.
    Broadcasting Board of Governors.--The Committee recognizes 
that BBG language services create programs for the Internet and 
social media platforms, and work with local audiences, 
journalists, and broadcasters to circumvent Internet censorship 
through the production and distribution of guides on 
circumvention techniques, Quick Response codes to directly link 
to blocked Web sites, and training journalists on circumvention 
tools.
    The Committee recommends $71,477,000 for BBG program 
delivery costs (including shortwave, mediumwave, FM, satellite, 
Internet freedom and affiliates), which is 9.1 percent of the 
total amount recommended for IBO. The Committee recommendation 
for the Internet freedom program is $13,800,000, which is 19.3 
percent of the program delivery budget.
    The Committee intends that funds recommended for the BBG 
Internet freedom program are in addition to funds for 
International Broadcasting Bureau [IBB] and Radio Free Asia 
[RFA] employees overseeing such program. The Committee 
recommends not less than the fiscal year 2017 level for such 
personnel expenses.
    The BBG Chief Executive Officer [CEO] shall include in the 
operating plan required by section 7076(a) of the act total BBG 
resources, including funds and employees, supporting digital 
programs available on the Internet, including language service 
staff, digital teams, and technical support, and $13,800,000 
for the Internet freedom program. The BBG CEO shall consult 
with the Committee prior to providing this information.
    Evaluation.--Not later than 90 days after enactment of the 
act, the Secretary of State and the BBG CEO shall jointly 
provide the Committee an evaluation of the effectiveness of 
Internet freedom programs in the PRC supported by the 
Department of State and BBG, including an estimate of the 
number of individuals using tools developed through such 
programs, and an analysis of the challenges presented by the 
PRC's continued efforts through laws and regulations to 
restrict access to information on the Internet.
    Peer Review.--The Department of State and BBG shall make 
any new Internet freedom tool or technique funded in fiscal 
years 2017 and 2018 available for peer review by an independent 
organization to evaluate the comparative value of such tool or 
technique over others previously developed.
    Prioritization.--The Department of State, USAID, and the 
BBG shall prioritize Internet freedom programs funded by the 
act to countries which obstruct Internet access, through 
legislation, regulation, and firewalls.
    Strategic Focus.--Effective Internet freedom programs must 
support the goals and objectives of clear and comprehensive 
strategies, including the President's International Strategy 
for Cyberspace (May 2011) and the Department of State 
International Cyberspace Policy Strategy (March 2017). Such 
programs are comprised of interdependent components, including 
the provision of tools and techniques that enable individuals 
to use circumvention technology to access and disseminate 
information; training for activists on protection and detection 
avoidance; and coordinated civil society efforts to challenge 
legislation, regulations, and laws that seek to restrict 
Internet freedom. The Committee encourages the Secretary of 
State to review and update such strategies.

                         GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                                                            Committee
                        Account                          recommendation
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Economic Support Fund.................................            14,275
    of which, Near East Regional Democracy Program....             9,000
Democracy Fund (Department of State)..................            13,000
Democracy Fund (USAID)................................             3,500
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia.......             4,725
International Broadcasting Operations.................            15,000
    of which, programs................................            13,800
    of which, Radio Free Asia personnel costs.........             1,200
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Global Internet Freedom..................            50,500
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    Sec. 7079. Impact on Jobs in the United States.
    Sec. 7080. Quorum Requirement.
    Sec. 7081. Disability Programs.
    Sec. 7082. Assistance for United States Citizens and 
Nationals Unlawfully or Wrongfully Detained Abroad.
    Sec. 7083. Reorganization or Redesign of the Department of 
State and the United States Agency for International 
Development.
    Notification, Report, and Review.--Pursuant to subsection 
(b)(1), any proposal or plan for the reorganization or redesign 
of any department, agency, or organization funded by the act is 
subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
notification procedures of, the Committee, except a detailed 
report justifying such proposal and plan shall be submitted 
concurrently with the notification.
    Pursuant to subsection (b)(2), prior to the submission of 
the notification required in subsection (b)(1), the Comptroller 
General shall review any reorganization or redesign proposal or 
plan, which shall be submitted to the Committee.
    Reviews.--The Department of State and USAID OIGs shall 
review the process by which any reorganization or redesign plan 
submitted by Federal departments and agencies to OMB pursuant 
to the March 31, 2017 Executive Order [EO] 13781 on a 
Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch was 
formulated, or other reorganizations taken by departments and 
agencies outside of the EO since January 23, 2017, including 
the extent to which recommendations in such plans were proposed 
by career employees of such departments or agencies, 
contractors, and Federal employees outside such departments or 
agencies; and compliance with the requirements of the act and 
any other act.
    Sec. 7084. North American Development Bank.
    Sec. 7085. Multilateral Development Bank Replenishments.
    Sec. 7086. Designation Requirement.
    Sec. 7087. Strengthening Diplomacy and Development.
    Sec. 7088. Consular Notification Compliance.

  COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7, RULE XVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE 
                                 SENATE

    Rule XVI, paragraph 7 requires that every report on a 
general appropriation bill filed by the Committee must identify 
each recommended amendment, with particularity, which proposes 
an item of appropriation which is not made to carry out the 
provisions of an existing law, a treaty stipulation, or an act 
or resolution previously passed by the Senate during that 
session.
    The Committee is filing an original bill, which is not 
covered under this rule, but reports this information in the 
spirit of full disclosure.
    Items providing funding for fiscal year 2018 which lack 
authorization are as follows:
  Administration of Foreign Affairs;
  International Organizations;
  International Commissions;
  Department of State and Related Agency:
  Broadcasting Board of Governors;
  United States Institute of Peace;
  USAID Operating Expenses;
  USAID Capital Investment Fund;
  USAID Inspector General Operating Expenses;
  Global Health Programs;
  Development Assistance;
  International Disaster Assistance;
  Transition Initiatives;
  Complex Crises Fund;
  Development Credit Authority;
  Economic Support Fund;
  Democracy Fund;
  Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia;
  Migration and Refugee Assistance;
  United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance 
        Fund;
  Peace Corps;
  Millennium Challenge Corporation;
  Inter-American Foundation;
  United States African Development Foundation;
  Department of the Treasury, International Affairs Technical 
        Assistance;
  International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement;
  Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 
        Programs;
  Peacekeeping Operations;
  International Military Education and Training;
  Foreign Military Financing Program;
  Global Security Contingency Fund;
  International Organizations and Programs;
  International Financial Institutions;
  Overseas Private Investment Corporation, Administrative 
        Expenses; and
  Overseas Private Investment Corporation, Program Account.

COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(c), RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE 
                                 SENATE

    Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, on September 7, 
2017, the Committee ordered favorably reported an original bill 
(S. 1780) making appropriations for the Department of State, 
foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes, provided 
that the bill be subject to amendment and that the bill be 
consistent with its subcommittee funding guidance, and provided 
that the Chairman of the Committee or his designee be 
authorized to offer the substance of the original bill as a 
Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute to the House 
companion measure, by a recorded vote of 31-0, a quorum being 
present. The vote was as follows:
        Yeas                          Nays
Chairman Cochran
Mr. McConnell
Mr. Shelby
Mr. Alexander
Ms. Collins
Ms. Murkowski
Mr. Graham
Mr. Blunt
Mr. Moran
Mr. Hoeven
Mr. Boozman
Mrs. Capito
Mr. Lankford
Mr. Daines
Mr. Kennedy
Mr. Rubio
Mr. Leahy
Mrs. Murray
Mrs. Feinstein
Mr. Durbin
Mr. Reed
Mr. Tester
Mr. Udall
Mrs. Shaheen
Mr. Merkley
Mr. Coons
Mr. Schatz
Ms. Baldwin
Mr. Murphy
Mr. Manchin
Mr. Van Hollen

 COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 12, RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE 
                                 SENATE

    Paragraph 12 of rule XXVI requires that the Committee 
report on a bill or joint resolution repealing or amending any 
statute or part of any statute include ``(a) the text of the 
statute or part thereof which is proposed to be repealed; and 
(b) a comparative print of that part of the bill or joint 
resolution making the amendment and of the statute or part 
thereof proposed to be amended, showing by stricken-through 
type and italics, parallel columns, or other appropriate 
typographical devices the omissions and insertions which would 
be made by the bill or joint resolution if enacted in the form 
recommended by the Committee.''
    In compliance with this rule, changes in existing law 
proposed to be made by the bill are shown as follows: existing 
law to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets; new matter is 
printed in italic; and existing law in which no change is 
proposed is shown in roman.

              TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE


           Chapter 7--International Bureaus, Congresses, Etc.


         Subchapter XIII--International Development Association


SEC. 29. MULTILATERAL DEBT RELIEF.

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SEC. 30. EIGHTEENTH REPLENISHMENT.

    (a) The United States Governor of the International 
Development Association is authorized to contribute on behalf 
of the united states $3,291,030,000 to the eighteenth 
replenishment of the resources of the association, subject to 
obtaining the necessary appropriations.

    (b) In order to pay for the United States contribution 
provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be 
appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $3,291,030,000 
for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.

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                 Subchapter XIV--Asian Development Bank


SEC. 35. TENTH REPLENISHMENT.

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SEC. 36. ELEVENTH REPLENISHMENT.

    (a) The United States Governor of the Bank is authorized to 
contribute, on behalf of the United States, $189,580,000 to the 
eleventh replenishment of the resources of the Fund, subject to 
obtaining the necessary appropriations.

    (b) In order to pay for the United States contribution 
provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be 
appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $189,580,000 for 
payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.

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               Subchapter XXII--African Development Fund


SEC. 224. MULTILATERAL DEBT RELIEF.

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SEC. 225. FOURTEENTH REPLENISHMENT.

    (a) The United States Governor of the Fund is authorized to 
contribute on behalf of the United States $513,900,000 to the 
fourteenth replenishment of the resources of the Fund, subject 
to obtaining the necessary appropriations.

    (b) In order to pay for the United States contribution 
provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be 
appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $513,900,000 for 
payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.

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                     Chapter 32--Foreign Assistance


              Subchapter II--Military Assistance and Sales


                      PART II--MILITARY ASSISTANCE

Sec. 2321h. Stockpiling of defense articles for foreign countries

(b) Fiscal year limits on new stockpiles or additions to 
            existing stockpiles located in foreign countries

    (1) * * *

    (2)(A) The value of such additions to stockpiles of defense 
articles in foreign countries shall not exceed $200,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, [and 2018] 2018, 
and 2019.

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                    Chapter 38--Department of State

(c) Assistant Secretaries

    (2) Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human 
            Rights, and Labor

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            (iv) Performing other responsibilities which serve 
        to promote increased observance of internationally 
        recognized human rights by all countries.

            (3) Assistant secretary of state for population, 
        refugees, and migration.--

                    (A) There shall be in the Department of 
                State an Assistant Secretary of State for the 
                Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration 
                (PRM) who shall be responsible to the Secretary 
                of State for matters pertaining to population, 
                refugees, and migration in the conduct of 
                foreign policy and such other related duties as 
                the Secretary may from time to time designate.

                    (B) The Assistant Secretary for Population, 
                Refugees, and Migration shall maintain 
                responsibility and continuous observation and 
                review of all matters pertaining to population, 
                refugees, and migration in the conduct of 
                foreign policy, including the following:

                            (i) Directing the Department of 
                        State's population, refugee, and 
                        migration policy development.

                            (ii) Providing protection, easing 
                        suffering, and resolving the plight of 
                        persecuted and uprooted people around 
                        the world by providing life-sustaining 
                        assistance, working through 
                        multilateral systems to build global 
                        partnerships, promoting best practices 
                        in humanitarian response, and ensuring 
                        that humanitarian principles are 
                        thoroughly integrated into United 
                        States foreign and national security 
                        policy.

                            (iii) Determining the level of 
                        United States contributions to 
                        international organizations for 
                        humanitarian assistance and protection-
                        related programs and participating in 
                        governing bodies of international 
                        organizations to ensure effective use 
                        of United States funds.

                            (iv) Working through multilateral 
                        systems to build global partnerships 
                        promoting best practices in 
                        humanitarian response, and ensuring 
                        that humanitarian principles are 
                        thoroughly integrated into United 
                        States policies toward refugees, asylum 
                        seekers, internally displaced persons, 
                        stateless persons, and other forced 
                        migrants.

                            (v) Seeking and promoting durable 
                        solutions for refugees, including--

                                    (I) voluntary repatriation 
                                in safety and dignity for 
                                people who no longer face a 
                                well-founded fear of 
                                persecution on account of their 
                                religion, race, political 
                                opinion, or social or ethnic 
                                group;

                                    (II) local integration of 
                                refugees in countries of first 
                                asylum; and

                                    (III) voluntary 
                                resettlement of refugees in a 
                                third country.

                            (vi) Developing and implementing 
                        refugee resettlement policies for the 
                        United States and to promote durable 
                        solutions for, and the protection of, 
                        refugees.

                            (vii) Recommending to the President 
                        the number of refugees to be admitted 
                        annually to the United States and 
                        directing programs for selection, 
                        processing, and transportation of 
                        refugees to be admitted to the United 
                        States.

                            (viii) Overseeing efforts to 
                        encourage greater participation in 
                        refugee assistance and resettlement on 
                        the part of foreign governments.

                            (ix) Promoting healthy and educated 
                        populations.

                            (x) Guiding the activities of 
                        refugee assistance offices at United 
                        States diplomatic missions and of 
                        United States missions to international 
                        organizations concerned with refugee 
                        assistance, protection, and 
                        resettlement.

                            (xi) Using humanitarian diplomacy 
                        to increase access and assistance to 
                        those in need in the absence of 
                        political solutions, highlighting the 
                        humanitarian impact of military and 
                        political action, and working with 
                        partners to ensure transition from 
                        relief to development.

                            (xii) Promoting humane and 
                        effective migration policies and 
                        multilateral migration efforts that 
                        advance United States foreign policy.

    [(3)] (4) Nomination of Assistant Secretaries

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                      Chapter 52--Foreign Service


                  Subchapter II--Management of Service


Sec. 3929. Inspector General

(g) Review of activities and operations of chiefs of mission
    Under the general supervision of the Secretary of State, 
the Inspector General may review activities and operations 
performed under the direction, coordination, and supervision of 
chiefs of mission for the purpose of ascertaining their 
consonance with the foreign policy of the United States and 
their consistency with the responsibilities of the Secretary of 
State and the chief of mission.

(h) Waiver of Annuity Limitations for Certain Rehired Foreign 
Service Annuitants.--

        (1) The Inspector General shall have the authority to 
        waive the provisions of subsections (a) through (d) of 
        section 824(a) (22 U.S.C. 4064(a)) on a case-by-case 
        basis for an annuitant reemployed by the Inspector 
        General on a temporary basis--

                (A) if, and for so long as, such waiver is 
                necessary due to an emergency involving a 
                direct threat to life or property or other 
                unusual circumstances; or

                (B) if the annuitant is employed in a position 
                for which there is exceptional difficulty in 
                recruiting or retaining a qualified employee.

        (2) The Inspector General should prescribe procedures 
        for the exercise of any authority under paragraph 
        (1)(B), including criteria for any exercise of 
        authority and procedures for a delegation of authority.

        (3) A reemployed annuitant as to whom a waiver under 
        this subsection is in effect shall not be considered a 
        participant for the purposes of subchapter I or II of 
        chapter 8 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
        4041 et seq., 4071 et seq.), or an employee for 
        purposes of chapter 83 or 84 of title 5.
                                ------                                


                    FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961, 
                           PUBLIC LAW 87-195


SEC. 104C. ASSISTANCE TO COMBAT MALARIA.

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *


SEC. 104D. ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regulation, or 
policy, in determining eligibility for assistance under 
sections 104, 104A, 104B, and 104C, a foreign nongovernmental 
organization--

            (1) shall not be ineligible for such assistance 
        solely on the basis of health or medical services, 
        including counseling and referral services, provided by 
        such organization with non-United States Government 
        funds if such services--

                    (A) are permitted in the country in which 
                they are being provided; and

                    (B) would not violate United States law if 
                provided in the United States; and

            (2) shall not be subject to requirements relating 
        to the use of non-United States Government funds for 
        advocacy and lobbying activities other than those that 
        apply to United States nongovernmental organizations 
        receiving assistance under this part.
                                ------                                


      FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
              APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1990, PUBLIC LAW 101-167


    Sec. 599D. (a) In General. --* * *

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

    (b) Establishment of Categories.--

            (1) * * *

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

            (3) Within the number of admissions of refugees 
        allocated for for each of fiscal years 1990, 1991, and 
        1992 for refugees who are nationals of the Soviet Union 
        under section 207(a)(3) of the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act and within the number of such 
        admissions allocated for each of fiscal years 1993, 
        1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 
        2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 
        2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, [and 2017] 2017, and 2018 
        for refugees who are nationals of the independent 
        states of the former Soviet Union, Estonia, Latvia, and 
        Lithuania under such section, notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, the President shall allocate one 
        thousand of such admissions for such fiscal year to 
        refugees who are within the category of aliens 
        described in paragraph (2)(B).

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

    (e) Period of Application.--

            (1) Subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on 
        the date of the enactment of this Act and shall only 
        apply to applications for refugee status submitted 
        before October 1, [2017] 2018.

            (2) Subsection (c) shall apply to decisions made 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act and before 
        October 1, [2017] 2018.

            (3) Subsection (d) shall take effect on the date of 
        the enactment of this Act and shall only apply to 
        reapplications for refugee status submitted before 
        October 1, [2017] 2018.

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

    Sec. 599E. (a) In General. --* * *

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

    (b) Aliens Eligible for Adjustment of Status.--* * *

            (1) * * *

            (2) was inspected and granted parole into the 
        United States during the period beginning on August 15, 
        1988, and ending on September 30, [2017] 2018, after 
        being denied refugee status.
                                ------                                


NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION ACT, PUBLIC LAW 103-
                                  182


 TITLE V--NAFTA TRANSITIONAL ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE AND OTHER PROVISIONS


      Subtitle D--Implementation of NAFTA Supplemental Agreements


     Part 2--North American Development Bank and Related Provisions


SEC. 546. GRANTS OUT OF PAID-IN CAPITAL RESOURCES

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *


SEC. 547. FIRST CAPITAL INCREASE.

    (a) Subscription Authorized.--

            (1) The Secretary of the Treasury may subscribe on 
        behalf of the United States to 150,000 additional 
        shares of the capital stock of the Bank.

            (2) Any subscription by the United States to the 
        capital stock of the Bank shall be effective only to 
        such extent and in such amounts as are provided in 
        advance in appropriations Act.

    (b) Limitations on Authorization of Appropriations.--

            (1) In order to pay for the increase in the United 
        States subscription to the Bank under subsection (a), 
        there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal 
        year limitation, $1,500,000,000 for payment by the 
        Secretary of the Treasury.

            (2) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated 
        under paragraph (1)--

                    (A) $225,000,000 shall be for paid in 
                shares of the Bank; and

                    (B) $1,275,000,000 shall be callable shares 
                of the Bank.
                                ------                                


                           PUBLIC LAW 106-46


SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF QUORUM REQUIREMENT FOR THE EXPORT-IMPORT 
                    BANK OF THE UNITED STATES.

    (b) Notwithstanding section 3(c)(6) of the Export-Import 
Bank Act of 1945, if, during the period that begins on [July 
21, 1999, and ends on December 2, 1999] October 1, 2017, and 
ends on September 30, 2019, there are fewer than three persons 
holding office on the Board of Directors of the Export-Import 
Bank of the United States, the entire membership of such Board 
of Directors shall constitute a quorum until the end of such 
period.
                                ------                                


   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2005, PUBLIC LAW 108-287


                         TITLE X--OTHER MATTERS


                               CHAPTER 2


   BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT


                    General Provisions, This Chapter

    Sec. 12001. (a)(1) * * *

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

    (d) No transfer may be made under the authority of this 
section after September 30, [2018] 2019.
                                ------                                


 COUNTERING AMERICA'S ADVERSARIES THROUGH SANCTIONS ACT, 2017, PUBLIC 
                               LAW 115-44


    TITLE II--SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND 
               COMBATING TERRORISM AND ILLICIT FINANCING


 Subtitle A--Sanctions and Other Measures With Respect to the Russian 
                               Federation


 PART I--CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF SANCTIONS IMPOSED WITH RESPECT TO THE 
                           RUSSIAN FEDERATION

SEC. 216. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF CERTAIN ACTIONS RELATING TO SANCTIONS 
                    IMPOSED WITH RESPECT TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

    (a) Submission To Congress Of Proposed Action.--

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

            (2) Actions Described.--

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

                    (B) Sanctions described.--The sanctions 
                described in this subparagraph are--

                            (i) sanctions provided for under--

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

                                    (III) the Ukraine Freedom 
                                Support Act of 2014 (22 U.S.C. 
                                8921 et seq.)[; and] ;

                                    (IV) the Sergei Magnitsky 
                                Rule of Law Accountability Act 
                                of 2012 (title IV of Public Law 
                                112-208; 22 U.S.C. 5811 note); 
                                and
                                ------                                


                        BUDGETARY IMPACT OF BILL


  PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SEC. 308(A), PUBLIC LAW 93-344, AS
                                                     AMENDED
                                            [In millions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 Budget authority               Outlays
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
                                                              Committee    Amount  in    Committee    Amount  in
                                                             guidance\1\      bill      guidance\1\      bill
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee guidance
 to its subcommittees of amounts for 2018: Subcommittee on
 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs:
    Mandatory.............................................           159          159           159       \2\159
    Discretionary.........................................        30,410       51,195        42,323    \2\50,652
        Security..........................................  ............  ...........  ............  ...........
        Nonsecurity.......................................        30,410       51,195            NA           NA
Projections of outlays associated with the recommendation:
    2018..................................................  ............  ...........  ............    \3\19,008
    2019..................................................  ............  ...........  ............       12,987
    2020..................................................  ............  ...........  ............        8,585
    2021..................................................  ............  ...........  ............        5,035
    2022 and future years.................................  ............  ...........  ............        5,938
Financial assistance to State and local governments for               NA  ...........            NA  ...........
 2018.....................................................
 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\There is no section 302(a) allocation to the Committee on Appropriations for fiscal year 2018.
\2\Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
\3\Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
 
NA: Not applicable.
 
NOTE.--Consistent with the funding recommended in the bill for overseas contingency operations and in accordance
  with subparagraph (A)(ii) of section 251(b)(2) of the BBEDCA of 1985, the Committee anticipates that the
  Budget Committee will provide, at the appropriate time, a 302(a) allocation for the Committee on
  Appropriations reflecting an upward adjustment of $20,785,000,000 in budget authority plus the associated
  outlays.


  COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL
                                                                        YEAR 2018
                                                                [In thousands of dollars]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                        Senate Committee recommendation
                                                                                                                            compared  with (+ or -)
                             Item                                     2017         Budget estimate      Committee    -----------------------------------
                                                                  appropriation                      recommendation         2017
                                                                                                                        appropriation    Budget estimate
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY
 
                      Department of State
 
               Administration of Foreign Affairs
 
Diplomatic and consular programs..............................        4,247,775         3,903,034         4,223,975           -23,800          +320,941
    Overseas contingency operations...........................        2,410,386         2,975,971         2,975,971          +565,585   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal................................................        6,658,161         6,879,005         7,199,946          +541,785          +320,941
 
    Worldwide security protection.............................        1,899,479         1,380,752         1,380,752          -518,727   ................
        Overseas contingency operations.......................       (1,815,210)       (2,376,122)       (2,376,122)        (+560,912)  ................
        Overseas contingency operations (transfer to other              (-5,000)          (-5,000)          (-5,000)  ................  ................
         agencies)............................................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Subtotal............................................        1,899,479         1,380,752         1,380,752          -518,727   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Diplomatic and consular programs.................        8,557,640         8,259,757         8,580,698           +23,058          +320,941
                                                               =========================================================================================
Capital investment fund.......................................           12,600            15,000            15,000            +2,400   ................
Office of Inspector General...................................           87,069            72,562            77,629            -9,440            +5,067
    Overseas contingency operations...........................           54,900            68,100            68,100           +13,200   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal................................................          141,969           140,662           145,729            +3,760            +5,067
 
Educational and cultural exchange programs....................          634,143           285,000           634,143   ................         +349,143
Representation expenses.......................................            8,030             7,000             8,030   ................           +1,030
Protection of foreign missions and officials..................           30,344            30,890            30,890              +546   ................
Embassy security, construction, and maintenance...............          759,161           754,459           754,459            -4,702   ................
    Worldwide security upgrades...............................          358,698           387,741         1,144,023          +785,325          +756,282
        Overseas contingency operations.......................        1,238,800   ................          158,818        -1,079,982          +158,818
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Subtotal............................................        1,597,498           387,741         1,302,841          -294,657          +915,100
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Embassy security.................................        2,356,659         1,142,200         2,057,300          -299,359          +915,100
                                                               =========================================================================================
Emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service............            7,900             7,885             7,885               -15   ................
 
Repatriation Loans Program Account:
    Direct loans subsidy......................................            1,300             1,300             1,300   ................  ................
Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan...................           31,963            26,312            31,963   ................           +5,651
International Chancery Center, Washington, District of                    1,320               743               743              -577   ................
 Columbia.....................................................
Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund.          158,900           158,900           158,900   ................  ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Administration of Foreign Affairs................       11,942,768        10,075,649        11,672,581          -270,187        +1,596,932
                                                               =========================================================================================
                  International Organizations
 
Contributions to international organizations..................        1,262,966           900,195         1,352,760           +89,794          +452,565
    Overseas contingency operations...........................           96,240            96,240            96,240   ................  ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal................................................        1,359,206           996,435         1,449,000           +89,794          +452,565
 
Contributions for international peacekeeping Activities,                552,904           268,886           779,761          +226,857          +510,875
 current year assessment......................................
    Overseas contingency operations...........................        1,354,660           927,224           602,339          -752,321          -324,885
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal................................................        1,907,564         1,196,110         1,382,100          -525,464          +185,990
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, International Organizations......................        3,266,770         2,192,545         2,831,100          -435,670          +638,555
                                                               =========================================================================================
                   International Commissions
 
International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and
 Mexico:
    Salaries and expenses.....................................           48,134            44,748            48,134   ................           +3,386
    Construction..............................................           29,400            27,900            29,400   ................           +1,500
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Boundary and Water Commission....................           77,534            72,648            77,534   ................           +4,886
                                                               =========================================================================================
American sections, international commissions..................           12,258            12,184            13,258            +1,000            +1,074
International fisheries commissions...........................           37,502            33,871            44,997            +7,495           +11,126
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, International commissions........................          127,294           118,703           135,789            +8,495           +17,086
                                                               =========================================================================================
                        Related Agency
 
                Broadcasting Board of Governors
 
International broadcasting operations.........................          772,108           680,363           783,353           +11,245          +102,990
    Overseas contingency operations...........................            4,800   ................            4,800   ................           +4,800
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal................................................          776,908           680,363           788,153           +11,245          +107,790
 
Reappropriation of surge capacity funds.......................  ................            3,000   ................  ................           -3,000
Broadcasting capital improvements.............................            9,700             4,791             9,700   ................           +4,909
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Broadcasting Board of Governors..................          786,608           688,154           797,853           +11,245          +109,699
                                                               =========================================================================================
                       Related Programs
 
The Asia Foundation...........................................           17,000   ................           17,000   ................          +17,000
United States Institute of Peace, Operating expenses..........           37,884            19,117            37,884   ................          +18,767
Center for Middle Eastern-Western dialogue....................              122               140               140               +18   ................
Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship program........................              350               158               158              -192   ................
Israeli Arab scholarship program..............................               47                65                65               +18   ................
East-West Center..............................................           16,700   ................           16,700   ................          +16,700
National Endowment for Democracy..............................          170,000           103,500           170,000   ................          +66,500
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Related programs.................................          242,103           122,980           241,947              -156          +118,967
                                                               =========================================================================================
                       Other Commissions
 
     Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage
 
                            Abroad
 
Salaries and expenses.........................................              888               675               675              -213   ................
 
         Commission on International Religious Freedom
 
Salaries and expenses.........................................            3,500             4,500             4,500            +1,000   ................
 
       Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
 
Salaries and expenses.........................................            2,579             2,579             2,579   ................  ................
 
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of
                             China
 
Salaries and expenses.........................................            2,000             2,000             2,000   ................  ................
 
  United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission
 
Salaries and expenses.........................................            3,500             3,500             3,500   ................  ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, title I, Department of State and Related Agency..       16,378,010        13,211,285        15,692,524          -685,486        +2,481,239
                                                               =========================================================================================
 TITLE II--UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
             ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE
 
              Funds Appropriated to the President
 
Operating expenses, USAID.....................................        1,204,609         1,045,797         1,189,609           -15,000          +143,812
    Overseas contingency operations...........................          152,080           136,555           158,067            +5,987           +21,512
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal................................................        1,356,689         1,182,352         1,347,676            -9,013          +165,324
 
Capital Investment Fund.......................................          174,985           157,980           183,380            +8,395           +25,400
Office of Inspector General, USAID............................           67,600            69,000            69,000            +1,400   ................
    Overseas contingency operations...........................  ................            2,500             2,500            +2,500   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal................................................           67,600            71,500            71,500            +3,900   ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
      Total, title II, Administration of Foreign Assistance...        1,599,274         1,411,832         1,602,556            +3,282          +190,724
                                                               =========================================================================================
           TITLE III--BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
 
              Funds Appropriated to the President
 
Global Health Programs:
    U.S. Agency for International Development.................        3,054,950         1,505,500         2,920,000          -134,950        +1,414,500
    Department of State.......................................        5,670,000         4,975,000         5,670,000   ................         +695,000
        (Global fund contribution)\1\.........................       (1,350,000)       (1,125,000)       (1,350,000)  ................        (+225,000)
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Global Health Programs...........................        8,724,950         6,480,500         8,590,000          -134,950        +2,109,500
                                                               =========================================================================================
Development assistance........................................        2,995,465   ................        2,890,000          -105,465        +2,890,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Development Assistance...........................        2,995,465   ................        2,890,000          -105,465        +2,890,000
                                                               =========================================================================================
International disaster assistance.............................          498,483           690,259   ................         -498,483          -690,259
    International Disaster Assistance (overseas contingency           3,313,203         1,817,941         3,133,210          -179,993        +1,315,269
     operations)..............................................
    Overseas contingency operations (famine prevention,                (990,000)  ................  ................        (-990,000)  ................
     relief, and mitigation)..................................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal................................................        3,811,686         2,508,200         3,133,210          -678,476          +625,010
 
Transition initiatives........................................           35,600            30,000            30,000            -5,600   ................
    Overseas contingency operations...........................           37,000            62,043            37,000   ................          -25,043
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal................................................           72,600            92,043            67,000            -5,600           -25,043
 
Complex Crises fund...........................................           10,000   ................           10,000   ................          +10,000
    Overseas contingency operations...........................           20,000   ................           20,000   ................          +20,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal................................................           30,000   ................           30,000   ................          +30,000
 
Development Credit Authority:
    (By transfer).............................................          (50,000)          (60,000)          (60,000)         (+10,000)  ................
    Administrative expenses...................................           10,000             9,120            10,000   ................             +880
                                                               =========================================================================================
Economic Support Fund.........................................        1,041,761   ................          912,577          -129,184          +912,577
    Overseas contingency operations...........................        2,609,242   ................        3,047,119          +437,877        +3,047,119
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal................................................        3,651,003   ................        3,959,696          +308,693        +3,959,696
 
Economic Support and Development Fund.........................  ................        2,229,350   ................  ................       -2,229,350
    Overseas contingency operations...........................  ................        2,708,800   ................  ................       -2,708,800
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal................................................  ................        4,938,150   ................  ................       -4,938,150
 
Democracy Fund:
    Human Rights and Democracy Fund, Department of State......          145,375   ................          145,375   ................         +145,375
    Bureau of Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian                      65,125   ................           65,125   ................          +65,125
     Assistance, USAID........................................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Democracy Fund...................................          210,500   ................          210,500   ................         +210,500
                                                               =========================================================================================
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia...............          291,638   ................          269,412           -22,226          +269,412
    Overseas contingency operations...........................          453,696   ................          480,922           +27,226          +480,922
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal................................................          745,334   ................          750,334            +5,000          +750,334
 
                      Department of State
 
Migration and refugee assistance..............................          912,802           715,241         1,443,280          +530,478          +728,039
    Overseas contingency operations...........................        2,146,198         2,030,900         1,667,007          -479,191          -363,893
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal................................................        3,059,000         2,746,141         3,110,287           +51,287          +364,146
 
United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund.           10,000   ................           10,000   ................          +10,000
    Overseas contingency operations...........................           40,000   ................           40,000   ................          +40,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal................................................           50,000   ................           50,000   ................          +50,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Department of State..............................        3,109,000         2,746,141         3,160,287           +51,287          +414,146
                                                               =========================================================================================
                     Independent Agencies
 
Peace Corps...................................................          410,000           398,221           410,000   ................          +11,779
Millenium Challenge Corporation...............................          905,000           800,000           905,000   ................         +105,000
Inter-American Foundation.....................................           22,500             4,565            22,500   ................          +17,935
United States African Development Foundation..................           30,000             8,332            30,000   ................          +21,668
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Independent Agencies.............................        1,367,500         1,211,118         1,367,500   ................         +156,382
                                                               =========================================================================================
                  Department of the Treasury
 
International Affairs Technical Assistance....................           30,000            25,455            30,000   ................           +4,545
                                                               =========================================================================================
      Total, title III, Bilateral economic assistance.........       24,758,038        18,010,727        24,198,527          -559,511        +6,187,800
          Appropriations......................................      (16,138,699)      (11,391,043)      (15,773,269)        (-365,430)      (+4,382,226)
          Overseas contingency operations.....................       (8,619,339)       (6,619,684)       (8,425,258)        (-194,081)      (+1,805,574)
      (By transfer)...........................................          (50,000)          (60,000)          (60,000)         (+10,000)  ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
          TITLE IV--INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE
 
                      Department of State
 
International narcotics control and law enforcement...........          889,664           695,550   ................         -889,664          -695,550
    Overseas contingency operations...........................          412,260           196,250         1,275,094          +862,834        +1,078,844
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal................................................        1,301,924           891,800         1,275,094           -26,830          +383,294
 
Nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related                  500,696           312,766   ................         -500,696          -312,766
 programs.....................................................
    Overseas contingency operations...........................          341,754           365,840           789,950          +448,196          +424,110
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal................................................          842,450           678,606           789,950           -52,500          +111,344
 
Peacekeeping operations.......................................          135,041           122,300   ................         -135,041          -122,300
    Overseas contingency operations...........................          473,973           179,100           497,350           +23,377          +318,250
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal................................................          609,014           301,400           497,350          -111,664          +195,950
 
              Funds Appropriated to the President
 
International Military Education and Training.................          110,300           100,160   ................         -110,300          -100,160
    Overseas contingency operations...........................  ................  ................          110,300          +110,300          +110,300
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal................................................          110,300           100,160           110,300   ................          +10,140
 
Foreign Military Financing Program............................        4,785,805         4,670,713   ................       -4,785,805        -4,670,713
    Overseas contingency operations...........................        1,325,808           450,000         5,620,213        +4,294,405        +5,170,213
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal................................................        6,111,613         5,120,713         5,620,213          -491,400          +499,500
 
    Grants:
        Israel................................................       (3,100,000)       (3,100,000)       (3,100,000)  ................  ................
        Egypt.................................................       (1,300,000)       (1,300,000)       (1,000,000)        (-300,000)        (-300,000)
        Other.................................................         (385,805)         (270,713)       (1,452,713)      (+1,066,908)      (+1,182,000)
            Limitation on Administrative Expenses.............          (80,000)          (70,000)          (67,500)         (-12,500)          (-2,500)
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Total, Foreign Military Financing Program.......        6,111,613         5,120,713         5,620,213          -491,400          +499,500
                                                               =========================================================================================
              Total, title IV, Security assistance............        8,975,301         7,092,679         8,292,907          -682,394        +1,200,228
                                                               =========================================================================================
               TITLE V--MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE
 
                    Multilateral Assistance
 
              Funds Appropriated to the President
 
International Organizations and Programs......................          339,000   ................          363,000           +24,000          +363,000
 
             International Financial Institutions
 
                       World Bank Group
 
Global Environment Facility...................................          146,563           102,375           136,563           -10,000           +34,188
International Development Association.........................        1,197,128         1,097,010         1,097,010          -100,118   ................
 
The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
 [IBRD]:
    IBRD paid in capital......................................            5,963   ................  ................           -5,963   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, IBRD..........................................            5,963   ................  ................           -5,963   ................
 
Global agriculture and food security program..................           23,000   ................  ................          -23,000   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, World Bank Group.................................        1,372,654         1,199,385         1,233,573          -139,081           +34,188
                                                               =========================================================================================
             Inter-American Development Bank Group
 
Inter-American Development Bank paid in capital...............           21,940   ................  ................          -21,940   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Inter-American Development Bank..................           21,940   ................  ................          -21,940   ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
              Asian Development Bank Group (IDB)
 
Asian Development Fund........................................           99,233            47,395            47,395           -51,838   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Asian Development Bank...........................           99,233            47,395            47,395           -51,838   ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
                African Development Bank Group
 
African Development Bank Paid in capital......................           32,418            32,418            32,418   ................  ................
    (Limitation on callable capital)..........................         (507,861)         (507,861)         (507,861)  ................  ................
African Development Fund......................................          214,332           171,300           171,300           -43,032   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, African Development Bank.........................          246,750           203,718           203,718           -43,032   ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
International Fund for Agricultural Development...............           30,000            30,000            30,000   ................  ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, International Financial Institutions.............        1,770,577         1,480,498         1,514,686          -255,891           +34,188
                                                               =========================================================================================
      Total, title V, Multilateral assistance.................        2,109,577         1,480,498         1,877,686          -231,891          +397,188
        (Limitation on callable capital)......................         (507,861)         (507,861)         (507,861)  ................  ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
          TITLE VI--EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE
 
            Export-Import Bank of the United States
 
Administrative expenses.......................................          110,000            95,500           110,000   ................          +14,500
Inspector General.............................................            5,700             5,000             5,700   ................             +700
Offsetting collections........................................         -530,000          -264,700          -254,700          +275,300           +10,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Export-Import Bank of the United States..........         -414,300          -164,200          -139,000          +275,300           +25,200
                                                               =========================================================================================
            Overseas Private Investment Corporation
 
Noncredit account:
    Administrative expenses...................................           70,000            60,800            79,200            +9,200           +18,400
    Insurance fees and other offsetting collections...........         -341,000          -270,000          -350,000            -9,000           -80,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal................................................         -271,000          -209,200          -270,800              +200           -61,600
 
Program account...............................................           20,000   ................           20,000   ................          +20,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Overseas Private Investment Corporation..........         -251,000          -209,200          -250,800              +200           -41,600
                                                               =========================================================================================
              Funds Appropriated to the President
 
Trade and Development Agency..................................           75,000            12,105            79,500            +4,500           +67,395
                                                               =========================================================================================
      Total, title VI, Export and investment assistance.......         -590,300          -361,295          -310,300          +280,000           +50,995
                                                               =========================================================================================
                 TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
ESF rescission of funds.......................................           -6,000   ................  ................           +6,000   ................
North American Development Bank Rescission....................  ................  ................  ................  ................  ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
      Total, title VII, General Provisions....................           -6,000          -165,000   ................           +6,000          +165,000
                                                               =========================================================================================
                     OTHER APPROPRIATIONS
 
                      Department of State
 
               Administration of Foreign Affairs
 
    Security Assistance Act (Public Law 114-254) (OCO/GWOT)...        1,052,400   ................  ................       -1,052,400   ................
        (Worldwide security protection) (OCO/GWOT)............         (927,189)  ................  ................        (-927,189)  ................
 
Office of Inspector General:
    Security Assistance Act (Public Law 114-254) (OCO/GWOT)...            2,500   ................  ................           -2,500   ................
 
Embassy security, construction, and maintenance:
    Security Assistance Act (Public Law 114-254) (OCO/GWOT)...          654,411   ................  ................         -654,411   ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
      United States Agency for International Development
 
              Funds Appropriated to the President
 
Operating expenses of USAID:
    Security Assistance Act (Public Law 114-254) (OCO/GWOT)...            5,000   ................  ................           -5,000   ................
 
Capital Investment Fund, USAID:
    Security Assistance Act (Public Law 114-254) (OCO/GWOT)...           25,000   ................  ................          -25,000   ................
 
USAID Office of Inspector General:
    Security Assistance Act (Public Law 114-254) (OCO/GWOT)...            2,500   ................  ................           -2,500   ................
 
                 Bilateral Economic Assistance
 
              Funds Appropriated to the President
 
International Disaster Assistance:
    Security Assistance Act (Public Law 114-254) (OCO/GWOT)...          616,100   ................  ................         -616,100   ................
 
Transition Initiatives:
    Security Assistance Act (Public Law 114-254) (OCO/GWOT)...           50,234   ................  ................          -50,234   ................
 
Economic Support Fund:
    Security Assistance Act (Public Law 114-254) (OCO/GWOT)...        1,030,555   ................  ................       -1,030,555   ................
 
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia:
    Security Assistance Act (Public Law 114-254) (OCO/GWOT)...          157,000   ................  ................         -157,000   ................
 
Migration and Refugee assistance (MRA):
    Security Assistance Act (Public Law 114-254) (OCO/GWOT)...          300,000   ................  ................         -300,000   ................
 
International narcotics control and law enforcement:
    Security Assistance Act (Public Law 114-254) (OCO/GWOT)...           26,300   ................  ................          -26,300   ................
 
    Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related
                       programs [NADR]:
    Security Assistance Act (Public Law 114-254) (OCO/GWOT)...          128,000   ................  ................         -128,000   ................
 
Peacekeeping Operations [PKO]:
    Security Assistance Act (Public Law 114-254) (OCO/GWOT)...           50,000   ................  ................          -50,000   ................
 
Foreign Military Financing program:
    Security Assistance Act (Public Law 114-254) (OCO/GWOT)...          200,000   ................  ................         -200,000   ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
      Total, Other Appropriations.............................        4,300,000   ................  ................       -4,300,000   ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
      Grand Total.............................................       57,523,900        40,680,726        51,353,900        -6,170,000       +10,673,174
          Appropriations......................................      (36,744,900)      (28,825,262)      (30,568,900)      (-6,176,000)      (+1,743,638)
          Overseas contingency operations, This bill..........      (16,485,000)      (12,017,464)      (20,785,000)      (+4,300,000)      (+8,767,536)
          Overseas contingency operations, Security Assistance       (4,300,000)  ................  ................      (-4,300,000)  ................
           Act (Public Law 114-254)...........................
          Rescissions.........................................          (-6,000)        (-165,000)  ................          (+6,000)        (+165,000)
      (By transfer)...........................................          (50,000)          (60,000)          (60,000)         (+10,000)  ................
      (Limitation on administrative expenses).................          (80,000)          (70,000)          (67,500)         (-12,500)          (-2,500)
      (Limitation on callable capital)........................         (507,861)         (507,861)         (507,861)  ................  ................
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\1\The Bill includes authority for a Global Fund contribution and the accompanying report recommends up to $1,350,000 for such a contribution.

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