[House Report 117-401]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


117th Congress    }                                   {      Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session       }                                   {      117-401

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 STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 
                                  2023

                                _______
                                

  July 1, 2022.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

                                _______
                                

     Ms. Lee of California, from the Committee on Appropriations, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                             together with

                             MINORITY VIEWS

                        [To accompany H.R. 8282]

    The Committee on Appropriations submits the following 
report in explanation of the accompanying bill making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2023, and for other purposes.

                        INDEX TO BILL AND REPORT

                                                            Page Number

                                                            Bill Report
Overview...................................................
Title I--Department of State and Related Agency:
Department of State:
        Administration of Foreign Affairs..................     2
                                                                     10
                Diplomatic Programs........................     2
                                                                     10
                 Capital Investment Fund...................     5
                                                                     18
                 Office of Inspector General...............     5
                                                                     19
                 Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs     6
                                                                     19
                 Representation Expenses...................     7
                                                                     23
                 Protection of Foreign Missions and 
                    Officials..............................     7
                                                                     23
                Embassy Security, Construction, and 
                    Maintenance............................     7
                                                                     23
                Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular 
                    Service................................     8
                                                                     25
                Repatriation Loans Program Account.........     8
                                                                     26
                Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan     8
                                                                     26
                International Center, Washington, District 
                    of Columbia............................     9
                                                                     26
                Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement 
                    and Disability Fund....................     9
                                                                     27
International Organizations:
        Contributions to International Organizations.......     9
                                                                     27
        Contributions for International Peacekeeping 
            Activities.....................................    10
                                                                     28
International Commissions:
        International Boundary and Water Commission, United 
            States and Mexico..............................    13
                                                                     29
        American Sections, International Commissions.......    15
                                                                     30
        International Fisheries Commissions................    15
                                                                     31
Related Agency:
        United States Agency for Global Media..............    16
                                                                     31
                International Broadcasting Operations......    16
                                                                     32
                Broadcasting Capital Improvements..........    18
                                                                     34
Related Programs:
        The Asia Foundation................................    18
                                                                     34
         United States Institute of Peace..................    18
                                                                     34
         Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust 
            Fund...........................................    18
                                                                     35
        Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program.............    19
                                                                     35
        Israeli Arab Scholarship Program...................    19
                                                                     35
        East-West Center...................................    20
                                                                     35
        National Endowment for Democracy...................    20
                                                                     36
Other Commissions:
        Commission for the Preservation of America's 
            Heritage Abroad................................    20
                                                                     37
        United States Commission on International Religious 
            Freedom........................................    21
                                                                     37
        Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe...    21
                                                                     37
        Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's 
            Republic of China..............................    22
                                                                     37
        United States-China Economic and Security Review 
            Commission.....................................    22
                                                                     38
Title II--United States Agency for International 
    Development:
Funds Appropriated to the President
                Operating Expenses.........................    23
                                                                     38
                 Capital Investment Fund...................    24
                                                                     41
                Office of Inspector General................    24
                                                                     41
Title III--Bilateral Economic Assistance:
Funds Appropriated to the President
                Global Health Programs.....................    25
                                                                     41
                Development Assistance.....................    30
                                                                     48
                International Disaster Assistance..........    30
                                                                     53
                Transition Initiatives.....................    31
                                                                     55
                Complex Crises Fund........................    32
                                                                     55
                 Economic Support Fund.....................    32
                                                                     56
                Democracy Fund.............................    32
                                                                     58
                Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central 
                    Asia...................................    33
                                                                     59
Department of State:
                Migration and Refugee Assistance...........    35
                                                                     60
                United States Emergency Refugee and 
                    Migration Assistance Fund..............    35
                                                                     62
Independent Agencies:
                Peace Corps................................    36
                                                                     63
                Millennium Challenge Corporation...........    37
                                                                     63
                Inter-American Foundation..................    38
                                                                     64
                United States African Development 
                    Foundation.............................    38
                                                                     65
Department of the Treasury:
                International Affairs Technical Assistance.    39
                                                                     65
                Debt Restructuring.........................    40
                                                                     66
                Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation    40
                                                                     66
Title IV--International Security Assistance:
Department of State
                International Narcotics Control and Law 
                    Enforcement............................    41
                                                                     66
                Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining 
                    and Related Programs...................    42
                                                                     69
                Peacekeeping Operations....................    44
                                                                     70
Funds Appropriated to the President
                International Military Education and 
                    Training...............................    45
                                                                     71
                 Foreign Military Financing Program........    46
                                                                     72
Title V--Multilateral Assistance:
Funds Appropriated to the President
                International Organizations and Programs...    48
                                                                     73
        International Financial Institutions...............    49
                                                                     75
                 Global Environment Facility...............    49
                                                                     75
                 Contribution to the Green Climate Fund....    49
                                                                     75
                Contribution to Clean Technology Fund......    49
                                                                     75
                Contribution to the International Bank for 
                    Reconstruction and Development.........    50
                                                                     75
                Contribution to the International 
                    Development Association................    50
                                                                     75
                 Contribution to the Asian Development Fund    51
                                                                     76
                Contribution to the African Development 
                    Bank...................................    51
                                                                     76
                Contribution to the African Development 
                    Fund...................................    51
                                                                     76
                 Contribution to the International Fund for 
                    Agricultural Development...............    51
                                                                     76
                Global Agriculture and Food Security 
                    Program................................    52
                                                                     77
                Contributions to International Monetary 
                    Fund Facilities and Trust Funds........    52
                                                                     77
Title VI--Export and Investment Assistance:
        Export-Import Bank of the United States............    52
                                                                     77
        United States International Development Finance 
            Corporation....................................    55
                                                                     78
        Trade and Development Agency.......................    59
                                                                     81
Title VII--General Provisions..............................    60
                                                                     81

                  Summary of Committee Recommendation

    The Committee recommendation for fiscal year (FY) 2023 for 
the activities under the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs totals 
$64,575,000,000 in new discretionary budget authority, which is 
$8,475,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and 
$1,763,519,000 below the fiscal year 2023 request. The funding 
included in this bill underscores the need for parity between 
diplomacy, development, and defense funding as integral parts 
of national security and provides the resources necessary to 
strengthen our foreign policy agencies and institutions to meet 
the myriad of global challenges faced by the United States.

                                 SUMMARY TABLE: AMOUNTS IN NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY
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                                                                              FY 2023 Budget   FY 2023 Committee
                         Title                            FY 2022 Enacted        Request         Recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Title I--Department of State and Related Agency........    $17,054,577,000    $18,418,485,000    $17,857,329,000
Title II--United States Agency for International             1,974,147,000      2,112,950,000      2,087,354,000
 Development...........................................
Title III--Bilateral Economic Assistance...............     27,377,442,000     31,133,241,000     30,866,189,000
Title IV--International Security Assistance............      8,899,353,000      8,999,780,000      8,996,980,000
Title V--Multilateral Assistance.......................      2,374,460,000      4,726,715,000      4,671,515,000
Title VI--Export and Investment Assistance.............        323,800,000        787,348,000        540,633,000
Title VII--General Provisions..........................     -1,903,779,000        160,000,000       -445,000,000
                                                        --------------------------------------------------------
    Total..............................................    $56,100,000,000    $66,338,519,000    $64,575,000,000
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                    EMBASSY AND DIPLOMATIC SECURITY

    The Committee continues to prioritize the safety and 
security of diplomatic and development staff and facilities. 
The Committee recommendation includes funds to ensure Embassy 
and Diplomatic Security has sufficient resources for training, 
equipment, and support to evolve with the ever-changing 
security context.
    The explanatory statement that accompanied the Commerce, 
Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 
directed the Attorney General to ensure implementation of 
evidence-based training programs on de-escalation, the use-of 
force, and the protection of civil rights, that are broadly 
applicable and scalable to all Federal law enforcement 
agencies. Several agencies funded by this Act employ Federal 
law enforcement officers and are Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Centers partner organizations. These agencies are 
again directed to consult with the Attorney General regarding 
the implementation of these programs for their law enforcement 
officers. The Committee further directs such agencies to submit 
a report to the Committees on Appropriations on their efforts 
relating to such implementation not later than 90 days after 
consultation with the Attorney General. In addition, the 
Committee continues to direct such agencies to the extent that 
they are not already participating, to consult with the 
Attorney General and the Director of the FBI regarding 
participation in the National Use-of-Force Data Collection. The 
Committee further directs such agencies to submit a report to 
the Committees on Appropriations not later than 180 days after 
enactment of this Act on their efforts to so participate.

                  DIPLOMATIC AND DEVELOPMENT WORKFORCE

    The Committee provides robust funding to bolster and expand 
both the Foreign Service and Civil Service workforce for the 
Department of State and the United States Agency for 
International Development (USAID) to address the ongoing and 
emerging crises of the world. The Committee recognizes that a 
robust and inclusive workforce is critical and complementary to 
program implementation and oversight and to advancing the 
Administration's diplomatic and development priorities.

            DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ACCESSIBILITY

    The Committee is encouraged by the actions of agencies to 
prioritize and elevate issues of diversity, equity, inclusion, 
and accessibility (DEIA) in the foreign policy workforce as 
well as in programs supported by this Act. The hiring of Chief 
Diversity Officers and establishment of DEIA offices within 
respective agencies will help support advancing these 
initiatives that improve access and participation for 
minorities within the diplomatic and development workforce as 
well as support professional growth to ensure the next 
generation of leaders better represent the American people. The 
diversity of the American people is one of our country's 
strongest assets and central to our values as a nation. The 
United States must continually reassess and reflect with 
humility when we fall short of upholding these values. The 
Committee continues providing funds to support DEIA initiatives 
throughout all agencies funded by this bill.

                        MULTILATERAL COOPERATION

    The Committee recommendation affirms support for 
multilateral organizations and leverages United States tax 
dollars to galvanize and increase partner participation and 
financial contributions to tackle the world's greatest 
challenges. As demonstrated by the global response to combating 
the COVID-19 pandemic to supporting the government of Ukraine 
to defending against Russian President Vladimir Putin's 
invasion to working to achieve the United Nations Sustainable 
Development Goals (SDGs), global partnerships are key to 
furthering goals of peace and prosperity for all people. The 
Committee recommendation seeks to strengthen our global 
partnerships and reinforce the United States as an active, 
committed, and reliable partner and leader.
    The Committee directs the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the USAID Administrator and other United 
States assistance agencies, to submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations, not later than 180 days after 
enactment of this Act, on how the United States is contributing 
to the achievement of the seventeen Sustainable Development 
Goals by 2030.

                     COVID-19 RESPONSE AND RECOVERY

    The Committee recognizes that the global community 
continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic. Many countries 
are still waiting on critical global health resources while 
simultaneously trying to recover from secondary impacts brought 
on by the pandemic. The Committee recommendation continues 
funding to strengthen global health systems to prevent future 
pandemics by proactively mitigating, and responding to, 
emerging health threats.
    The pandemic has not only revealed the weakness within 
health systems but also the disproportionate harm to those 
communities who were already the most vulnerable and 
marginalized. The Committee provides assistance to those 
vulnerable and marginalized communities in addition to 
resources to address the secondary impacts of the pandemic on 
education, economic livelihoods, public safety, and governance.

                                REGIONS

    The Caribbean and Small Island Developing States.--The 
Committee recognizes the existential threat brought on by 
climate change to countries in the Caribbean, the Pacific 
Islands, and other Small Island Developing States. The 
Committee provides increased funds to those countries in 
recognition of the long-standing need for more resources, 
including towards combating climate change, increasing 
inclusive economic growth, strengthening governance and the 
rule of law, and promoting United States leadership to counter 
malign influences.
    Middle East and North Africa.--The Committee believes 
strongly that the United States must continue to pursue a two-
state solution in the Middle East. The Committee affirms strong 
support for the normalization agreements between Israel and 
Arab states, including the Abraham Accords, and appreciates the 
Secretary of State's commitment to strengthening and expanding 
upon such agreements. The Committee applauds the advances that 
have been created in the areas of economic development, 
investment, scientific collaboration, security cooperation, 
religious tolerance, cultural exchanges, and people-to-people 
programming through such agreements. Participants in the 
Abraham Accords, as well as Egypt and Jordan, should expand on 
the success of normalization by helping to defuse tensions on 
the ground between Israelis and Palestinians, promote 
cooperation, rebuild opportunities for dialogue and direct 
engagement, and work to include the Palestinians in such 
agreements, all of which would also help encourage other 
countries to join in normalizing relations with Israel. The 
Committee directs the Secretary of State to report to the 
Committee on Appropriations, on an annual basis, on the United 
States strategy to strengthen, expand, and promote 
normalization agreements with Israel, including opportunities 
created by such agreements to advance the prospects for peace 
between Israelis and Palestinians, consistent with Sections 105 
and 106 of division Z of Public Law 117-103.
     Northern Triangle.--The Committee maintains support for 
the urgent needs of the people of El Salvador, Guatemala, and 
Honduras and continues assistance to address the root causes of 
migration, promote human rights, combat corruption, and advance 
economic opportunity and the rule of law. The Committee 
recommendation also provides additional resources for human 
rights defenders, including government officials who are 
harassed and threatened for upholding justice and the rule of 
law, and reinforces the United States commitment to the region 
and to those individuals that continue to fight corruption and 
impunity.
    Ukraine.--The Committee remains steadfast in supporting the 
government of Ukraine following Vladimir Putin's unprovoked 
invasion of the country, a grave breach of sovereignty. Yet in 
the face of great odds and devastation, the people and 
government of Ukraine continue to fight, demonstrating great 
spirit and resilience. The Committee stands firm with the 
country of Ukraine and provides continued security, economic, 
and humanitarian assistance in the fight against Vladimir 
Putin's oppression.
    The Committee provided additional resources to respond to 
Putin's invasion of Ukraine through the FY 2022 Supplemental 
Appropriations Act (Public Law 117-103) and the FY 2022 
Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act (Public Law 
117-128). The Department of State, USAID, and the Department of 
the Treasury are directed to keep the Committee updated on 
emerging needs arising from the conflict as well as 
strengthening structures to ensure proper procedures are in 
place for oversight and accountability.

                        CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT

    The Committee reaffirms the Administration's prioritization 
of protecting the environment and combating climate change, an 
existential threat to our nation and the planet, and continues 
a concerted effort to advance more resources into these 
programs both bilaterally and multilaterally. The Committee 
also recognizes that climate change harms the most vulnerable 
and marginalized communities disproportionately, commonly women 
and children, and urges the Department of State and USAID to 
take into consideration such disparities in the implementation 
of any climate and environment programs. The Committee provides 
additional resources to address the needs of Small Island 
Developing States who are uniquely vulnerable to the 
destruction caused by climate change and whose needs for 
assistance often go unaddressed because of their income status.

                        DEMOCRACY & HUMAN RIGHTS

    The Committee was encouraged by the Administration's first 
Summit for Democracy and remains a committed partner with the 
Administration to strengthen and preserve democracy worldwide. 
The Committee provides resources for initiatives stemming from 
the Summit for Democracy and the subsequent Year of Action 
leading up to the next summit. Democracies continue to be 
tested whether by external factors such as Vladimir Putin's 
invasion of Ukraine or by internal factors such as corruption 
that corrode governance, the rule of law, and democratic 
institutions. A healthy democracy requires investment and 
commitment, and the Committee allocates funds to support 
struggling democracies stand firm against authoritarianism and 
threats that seek to undermine democratic values.
    The Committee remains committed to the preservation of 
dignity for all people, including those most vulnerable and 
marginalized. The Committee recognizes the risk and sacrifice 
individuals and organizations take in order to increase 
transparency, counter disinformation, combat corruption, and 
uphold these core values. The Committee increases funding for 
the protection of human rights defenders, who protect and 
promote human rights even at the high cost of their own dignity 
and safety.

                           SECURITY PROGRAMS

    The Committee recognizes that security programs complement 
development programs, and both are vital in advancing the 
national security interests of the United States. The Committee 
continues support for security programs, including those that 
promote core values of governance through combating corruption, 
supporting judicial reform, and strengthening rule of law. 
Further, the Committee remains committed to the security of our 
allies and partners and continues support for Israel, Jordan, 
Mexico, and Colombia as well as Ukraine, Georgia, and the 
Baltic allies who are on the front lines in opposition to 
renewed Russian aggression.

          RESULTS, OVERSIGHT, TRANSPARENCY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY

    The Committee recognizes the need for accountability for 
American taxpayer dollars and for the effective implementation 
and progress towards diplomatic and development goals. To 
conduct proper oversight and accountability of funds, the 
Committee includes various notification requirements, spend 
plans, and operational plans to increase transparency on the 
allocation and obligation of funds. To better assess whether 
funds are fulfilling their respective diplomatic and 
development purposes, the Committee requires and provides funds 
for project monitoring and evaluation, which are comprised of 
quantitative and qualitative assessments throughout the life 
cycle of the project as well as after completion of a program. 
Such actions help measure progress towards foreign assistance 
objectives and promote accountability by providing 
opportunities to reassess programs as necessary.
    The recommendation continues to prioritize the proper 
management of taxpayer dollars, including strong internal 
controls, reduced inefficiency, ineffectiveness, and waste, 
fraud, or abuse; and a focus on results, and customer service 
for all United States Government agencies under the 
jurisdiction of this Act. The Committee continues its focus on 
reducing unnecessary expenditures and expects the departments 
and agencies funded by this Act to work with the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to identify cost savings and 
efficiencies where possible.
    The Committee believes that better use of social and 
behavior change communication can improve results for foreign 
assistance programs. The Committee encourages greater 
integration of media and communication across global health and 
development programming, especially through locally relevant 
content and multimedia partnerships. The Committee directs the 
USAID Administrator to submit a report to the Committees on 
Appropriations, not later than 90 days after enactment of this 
Act, on the use of social and behavior change communications in 
recent programming and the best practices and evidence of 
effectiveness for integrating this approach for better health 
and development outcomes.
    The Committee understands that, as the largest advertiser 
in the United States, the Federal government should work to 
ensure fair access to its advertising contracts for small, 
disadvantaged businesses, and businesses owned by minorities 
and women. The Committee directs the Department of State and 
agencies under the jurisdiction of this Act to include the 
following information in the fiscal year 2024 budget 
justification: expenditures for fiscal year 2023 and expected 
expenditures for fiscal year 2024, respectively, for (1) all 
contracts for advertising services; and (2) contracts for the 
advertising services of (a) socially and economically 
disadvantaged small business concerns (as defined in section 
8(a)(4) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(4)); and 
(b) women- and minority-owned businesses aggregated by race and 
gender.

 REPROGRAMMING, NOTIFICATION, REPORTING, AND CONSULTATION REQUIREMENTS

    The Committee recommendation grants limited reprogramming 
authorities to ensure that funds are devoted to the highest 
priorities, particularly due to changes in circumstances of 
countries facing unrest, terrorism, and violence. The Committee 
notes that reprogramming notifications must be submitted 
subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations. For the purposes of this Act and 
report, ``regular notification procedures'' means notification 
must be provided at least 15 days in advance of obligation of 
funds unless otherwise specified. The Committee continues to 
permit the waiver of such notification procedures, pursuant to 
section 7015(e) of this Act, only if failure to do so would 
pose a substantial risk to human health or welfare. The 
Committee expects the use of this authority to be extremely 
rare and directs the Secretary of State and the USAID 
Administrator to use this authority judiciously.
    The Committee further directs the Secretary of State and 
USAID Administrator to submit notifications for the obligation 
of funds made available by this Act and prior Acts not later 
than 60 days prior to the expiration of such funds. 
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, shall, to the maximum extent practicable, contain 
detailed information about the sources of the funds and why 
such funds are no longer intended to be used as previously 
justified.
    The Committee is concerned that spend plans consistently 
submitted well past when required, and often after funds have 
already been notified, diminishes the usefulness of such spend 
plans for strategic planning as well as oversight. To address 
these concerns, the Committee returns to prior practice of 
directing that all required spend plans be submitted prior to 
such funds being obligated.
    The Committee directs that for the purposes of this Act and 
report, the term ``prior consultation'' means a pre-decisional 
engagement between a relevant Federal agency and the Committees 
on Appropriations during which the Committees are provided a 
meaningful opportunity to provide facts and opinions to inform: 
(1) the use of funds; (2) the development, content, or conduct 
of a program or activity; or (3) a decision to be taken.
    The Committee continues to stress its expectation that the 
Department of State, USAID, and the other international affairs 
agencies under the jurisdiction of this Act will prudently, and 
in a timely fashion, obligate the funds appropriated by the 
fiscal year 2023 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, and prior Acts, during 
their periods of availability.

                           BILL ORGANIZATION

    The Committee recommendation, as detailed in this Act and 
report, deletes, modifies, or moves previously provided 
legislative provisions that are addressed elsewhere in 
permanent law, outdated, pending consideration by the 
appropriate authorizing committee, or are no longer necessary 
or applicable.
    The tables in the report within the appropriations headings 
in titles III through V and under the sections in title VII are 
subject to the terms and conditions of section 7019 of this Act 
and shall be used as the basis for the section 653(a) report 
that is due to Congress 30 days after enactment of this Act.
    The Committee believes the funds provided by this Act are 
essential for addressing the ever-evolving global challenges 
from providing the most basic of human needs such as food, 
clean water, and health to addressing complex threats from 
climate change, conflict, authoritarianism, among others. The 
Committee provides these resources to demonstrate the will of 
Congress to remain engaged in the global world as both a leader 
and partner with other countries to foster a more tolerant, 
inclusive, and prosperous world.

            TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE


                   Administration of Foreign Affairs

    The Committee recommendation for Administration of Foreign 
Affairs provides funds for the broad range of activities 
necessary to support the operations and activities of more than 
275 diplomatic and consular posts in 190 countries. The 
Committee recommends a total of $13,092,944,000 for the 
activities of the Department of State in fiscal year 2023. Of 
the total amount provided, $12,934,044,000 is appropriated as 
discretionary funds by this Act and $158,900,000 is 
appropriated as mandatory funds by the Foreign Service Act of 
1980.
    Embassy security.--The Committee recommendation provides 
$5,771,528,000 for embassy security, which is $180,000 above 
the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and equal to the fiscal year 
2023 request. Funds are made available for: (1) the purchase of 
property and for construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance 
of safe and secure United States diplomatic and consular 
missions and other posts overseas; (2) the cost to the 
Department of State associated with the Marine Security Guard 
Program; (3) domestic security responsibilities; and (4) the 
personnel and equipment required to protect United States 
Government property and employees and their families under 
Chief of Mission (COM) authority overseas.

                            EMBASSY SECURITY
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Program/Activity                     Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Worldwide Security Protection.......................          $3,813,707
Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance.....           1,957,821
                                                     -------------------
    Total, Embassy Security.........................          $5,771,528
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                          DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................    $9,178,789,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................     9,637,707,000
Committee recommendation..............................     9,637,707,000
  Change from enacted level...........................      +458,918,000
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $9,637,707,000 for 
Diplomatic Programs, including up to $3,813,707,000 for 
Worldwide Security Protection (WSP).
    Funds made available under this heading are allocated in 
the following manner:
    Human resources.--The Committee recommendation includes 
$3,441,076,000 for human resources, of which $684,767,000 is 
for WSP. Funds support American salaries at overseas and 
domestic United States diplomatic missions.
    Overseas programs.--The Committee recommendation includes 
$1,934,833,000 for overseas programs. Funds for overseas 
programs support the operational programs of regional bureaus 
of the Department of State and the operations of United States 
embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic posts worldwide. 
The Committee directs that the operating plan required by 
section 7062 of this Act include funding and projected hiring 
levels for mid-level Foreign Service Officers.
    Diplomatic policy and support.--The Committee 
recommendation includes $1,104,740,000 for the operational 
programs and management offices of the functional bureaus of 
the Department of State. The Committee recommendation includes 
$1,000,000 for the Office of the Special Coordinator for 
Tibetan Issues to carry out the responsibilities detailed in 
section 21(d) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-228).
    Security programs.--The Committee recommendation includes 
$3,157,058,000 for security programs, of which $3,128,940,000 
is for WSP. Funds support the personnel, equipment, and 
training necessary for the protection of diplomatic personnel, 
overseas diplomatic missions, residences, and domestic 
facilities and information.

Worldwide Security Protection

    The Committee recommendation includes $3,813,707,000 for 
WSP, of which $684,767,000 is for Human Resources and 
$3,128,940,000 is for Security Programs.
    The WSP program provides critical funding for the 
protection of life, property, and information of the Department 
of State and supports a worldwide guard force protecting more 
than 275 overseas diplomatic missions, residences, and 
facilities and 105 domestic offices. The resources provided 
will support more than 3,100 regional security officers and 
40,000 guards to provide perimeter security and access control. 
Funds also support enhanced high threat protection, security 
technology, cyber and information security, secure diplomatic 
courier operations, and protective services for the Secretary 
of State, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations 
(UN), and foreign dignitaries visiting the United States.
    The Committee understands the increased risks caused by 
unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and the danger they can pose to 
United States diplomatic facilities and personnel in foreign 
countries. The Committee recommendation includes sufficient 
funds for the Department to review and acquire, as appropriate, 
commercially available counter-drone solutions and 
technologies.
    Visa and Passport Fraud Investigation.--The Committee is 
supportive of the work carried out by the Visa and Passport 
Analysis Branch within Diplomatic Security to protect the 
national security of the United States through the continuous 
identification of emergent threats to United States travel 
documents by improving the Investigative Management System 
(IMS) data enhancement, analytics, and governance, in addition 
to other capabilities. Further, the Committee recommendation 
includes additional funding above the prior year level to 
continue IMS upgrades and enhancements.

Other Matters

    Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy.--The 
recommendation includes funding at not less than the request 
level for the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy. The 
Committee directs the Secretary of State to consult with the 
Committees on Appropriations on the use of funds for such 
purpose.
    Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and 
Scientific Affairs.--The recommendation includes funding at not 
less than the request level for the Bureau of Oceans and 
International Environmental and Scientific Affairs. The 
Committee directs the Secretary of State to consult with the 
Committees on Appropriations on the use of funds for such 
purpose.
    Central America Sanctions Policy and Implementation.--The 
Committee recommendation includes up to $500,000 above the 
prior year for additional staff in the Office of Economic 
Sanctions Policy dedicated to Central America. The Committee 
directs that the operating plan required by section 7062 of 
this Act include the projected budget and staffing level for 
the Office.
    Combating Anti-Semitism.--The Committee recognizes the 
important work of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-
Semitism and recommends not less than $1,500,000 for the 
Office, as authorized by the Global Anti-Semitism Review Act of 
2004 (Public Law 108-332).
    Commercial Diplomacy.--The Committee recognizes the need 
for continuing education of U.S. diplomats in the area of 
commercial diplomacy and directs the Department of State to 
establish a training program through partnerships with 
universities and other institutions that specialize in training 
and educating diplomats on effective commercial diplomacy. The 
training program shall rely on expertise and a curriculum 
developed by such partners in conjunction with senior 
government officials. The Secretary of State shall consult with 
the Committees on Appropriations on the timeline for creating 
and implementing a training program as described.
    Congressional oversight.--A core responsibility of the 
Committees on Appropriations is to conduct oversight of the 
funds appropriated and made available for assistance for 
countries. This includes being able to visit the countries and 
communities where such assistance is being delivered. The 
Committee urges the Secretary of State to work with governments 
receiving assistance from funds appropriated by this Act to 
ensure Members of Congress are granted the necessary travel 
documents and approvals to exercise oversight of such 
assistance.
    Conventional Arms Transfer Policy oversight.--The Committee 
recommendation includes $20,000,000 to increase staffing and 
resources for the Bureaus of Political-Military Affairs and 
Democracy, Human Rights and Labor to enable efficient 
management and robust oversight of United States security 
assistance programs, related statutory requirements, and 
implementation of the Conventional Arms Transfer Policy.
    Cybersecurity capacity building.--The Committee recommends 
the Department of State expand efforts to hire experienced 
personnel to support cybersecurity capacity building.
    Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility.--The 
Committee recommendation includes not less than the budget 
request for diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility to 
expand the Department of State's efforts to increase diversity 
in hiring, retention, and promotion within its workforce, 
including to continue and expand its recruitment programs, 
professional development activities for mid-career and senior 
executives, and outreach efforts.
    The Committee supports ongoing partnerships between the 
Department of State and community colleges, universities, and 
other institutions to improve the diversity and excellence of 
the United States Foreign Service (Foreign Service) by 
preparing both graduate and undergraduate students for 
positions in the Foreign Service, and includes $5,000,000 each 
for the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship and 
Charles B. Rangel International Affairs programs to further 
this goal. The Committee encourages the Secretary of State to 
explore new opportunities to partner with Hispanic-Serving 
Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, 
Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving 
institutions, and Tribal Colleges and Universities to further 
the goal of increasing workforce diversity. The Committee 
includes further language under Reports in this heading.
    Distributed ledger technologies.--The Committee encourages 
the Department of State, in coordination with other relevant 
agencies, to support partnerships between the United States and 
its allies on the establishment of standards for distributed 
ledger technologies.
    Global Engagement Center (GEC).--The Committee 
recommendation includes funding at not less than the request 
for the GEC. The Committee remains concerned about foreign 
propaganda, disinformation, the malicious use of social media, 
and other hybrid threats directed at the United States and our 
allies and partners, especially as carried out by the People's 
Republic of China (PRC), Russia, Iran, and extremist groups. 
The Committee directs the GEC to expand, as appropriate, the 
use of technologies and techniques to counter these threats. 
The operating plan required by section 7062 of this Act should 
describe the GEC's coordination with other Department of State 
bureaus and the Department of Defense with respect to the 
proposed use of all funds in fiscal year 2023.
    Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act.--The 
Committee recommendation includes $3,000,000 for implementation 
of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, 
including $1,000,000 each for the Bureau of Economic and 
Business Affairs, the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law 
Enforcement, and the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and 
Labor.
    Holocaust issues.--The Committee recognizes the important 
work of the Office of Holocaust Issues and recommends 
$1,500,000 for the Office to continue efforts to bring a 
measure of justice and assistance to Holocaust victims and 
their families and to assure that the Holocaust is remembered 
properly and accurately.
    The Committee supports the United States Helsinki 
Commission and the Office of International Religious Freedom's 
On the Road to Inclusion program as well as other efforts by 
the Department of State to encourage representative governance 
and advance social inclusion and social cohesion in European 
societies.
    Mid-level career and cross-learning.--The Committee directs 
the Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID 
Administrator, to increase training and other career 
advancement programs for mid-level personnel, strengthen cross-
learning between the workforces of the Department of State and 
USAID, and to assess the benefits of expanding mid-level 
conversion programs from the Civil Service to Foreign Service 
and creating interagency exchanges between the Department and 
USAID.
    Minority rights.--The Committee directs the Secretary of 
State to take steps to ensure that Department of State funded 
programs adhere to non-discrimination policies and protect 
minority rights.
    Modernization of Commercial Law.--The Committee appreciates 
the engagement of the Department's Office of Private 
International Law to work with non-profit legal reform 
organizations on efforts to modernize commercial law to promote 
economic development and poverty reduction abroad.
    Monitoring and combating trafficking in persons.--The 
Committee recommendation includes $17,000,000 for the Office to 
Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, as authorized by the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, as amended.
    The Committee directs the Secretary of State to publicly 
post resources for victims of human trafficking, including 
hotlines and websites, in all United States embassies and 
consulates in areas where visa applications are processed.
    Office of the Special Advisor for International Disability 
Rights.--The Committee recommendation includes additional funds 
above the prior year level for the Office of the Special 
Advisor for International Disability Rights and directs the 
Secretary of State to consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations on the use of funds for such purpose.
    Paid Internships.--The Committee recommendation includes 
not less than $18,000,000 for paid internships and directs the 
Secretary of State to plan and take all necessary steps to 
transition all Department of State internships to paid 
internships. This Act also includes authority for the 
Department of State to offer compensated internships during 
fiscal year 2023.
    Press Freedom Curriculum.--The Committee directs the 
Secretary to develop a press freedom curriculum for the Foreign 
Service Institute that enables Foreign Service Officers to 
better understand issues of press freedom and the tools that 
are available to help protect journalists and promote freedom 
of the press norms, and to consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations on the development of such curriculum.
    Procurement.--The Secretary of State is directed to expand 
opportunities for cooperatives and small businesses to compete 
for Department of State contracts and grants, including 
minority owned, veteran, and disadvantaged small businesses, as 
well as faith-based organizations.
    Race, Ethnicity, and Social Inclusion Unit (RESIU).--The 
recommendation includes $2,000,000 to support the expansion of 
RESIU to a Department-wide office, and to continue and expand 
activities to address racial and ethnic equality and inclusion 
across regional bureaus of the Department. Further, RESIU shall 
coordinate and implement the Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay, and 
U.S.-European Union action plans that combat anti-Semitism, 
racism, and intolerance, work to realize the goals of the 
International Decade for People of African descent, and work to 
ensure that discrimination towards people of African descent is 
included in human rights reports. Further language is included 
under Reports in this heading.
    Regional China Officers.--The Committee recommendation 
includes funds to support public diplomacy activities of 
Regional China Officers posted at United States missions 
overseas.
    Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs.--The 
Committee continues to support the important work of the 
Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, which leads and 
coordinates United States diplomatic engagements on overseas 
hostage-related matters.
    Strengthen equity and transparency in promotions and 
assignments.--The Committee directs the Department of State to 
update the study of gender parity and racial equity in the 
employee performance evaluation processes and diversity in 
promotions required by the explanatory statement accompanying 
the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-103). The 
study should include a data-driven analysis on barriers to 
promotion in the foreign and civil service.
    Sustainable operations.--The Committee recognizes the 
importance of sustainable operations of the Department of State 
and minimizing the environmental footprint of United States 
diplomatic facilities. The Committee encourages the Department 
to reduce the use of single-use, petroleum-based plastics 
products in daily operations both at domestic facilities and 
diplomatic posts overseas, and encourages the use, as 
appropriate, of materials that are American-made and certified 
to be ocean degradable, compostable, and that reduce 
environmental contamination.
    Synthetic biology.--The Committee encourages the State 
Department's Special Envoy for Critical and Emerging Technology 
to promote innovation and security in synthetic biology as an 
important dimension of U.S. strategic competition.
    Timely Processing of Passports and Visas.--The Committee 
notes the return of fee collections available to the Consular 
and Border Security Programs account to pre-pandemic levels or 
greater and directs the Secretary of State to dedicate the 
necessary resources to ensure passport and visa applications 
are processed in a timely and efficient manner to ensure that 
unnecessary delays do not impact the public. The Committee 
directs the Department to continue to proactively seek 
technological and procedural alternatives to streamline 
processes where possible to enhance consular services 
domestically and overseas. Not later than 60 days after 
enactment of this Act, the State Department shall brief the 
Committees on Appropriations on its plan to return to visa 
processing at full capacity at all embassies and consulates.
    The Committee further directs the Secretary to 
appropriately weigh the impact of increased passport and visa 
fees on applicants and petitioners prior to making any such 
increases.
    The Committee notes American farmers have narrow time 
windows associated with planting and harvesting perishable 
crops and that the security of the United States food supply 
chain is dependent on timely processing of H-2A visa 
applications. Therefore, the Committee directs the Secretary of 
State to plan for and allocate resources to address needs at 
United States embassies and consulates responsible for 
processing H-2A visa applications during peak demand. The 
Committee further directs the Secretary to appropriately weigh 
the impact of increases in visa processing fees on petitioners 
and employers prior to increasing such fees.
    The Committee recognizes that foreign-trained medical 
professionals play a critical role in ensuring the health and 
safety of many Americans, especially in rural communities and 
underserved areas which suffer from provider shortages, 
requiring residents to travel significant distances to receive 
care. The Committee directs the Secretary of State to take 
appropriate actions to ensure the timely processing of visas 
for such workers.
    Finally, the Committee directs the State Department to 
prioritize processing visas in a timely manner for facilitating 
the entry of legitimate travelers invited to the United States 
for congressional business.
    Further language is included under Reports in this heading.
    United States citizens' deaths overseas.--Section 204(c) of 
the Foreign Relations Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 
(Public Law 107-228) mandates that, to the maximum extent 
practicable, the Department of State collect and make available 
on the Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs website 
information with respect to each United States citizen who dies 
in a foreign country from a non-natural cause. To improve data 
collection, the Committee recommends the Department consider, 
as appropriate, the age and gender of the deceased and, when 
available, specific details on the site and circumstances of 
the incident.
    Women's reproductive rights.--The Committee directs the 
Department of State to include in its annual country human 
rights reports violations of women's reproductive rights.

Reports

    Combating Anti-Semitism.--The Committee is concerned by the 
reports of anti-Semitic graffiti found within the Department of 
State's headquarters in Washington, and reports of Department 
staff espousing anti-Semitic views online. Not later than 90 
days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on 
the status of the investigations into these incidents, 
including the status of any employee found to have committed 
such acts. The report should also include recommendations for 
how the Department can improve tolerance and non-discrimination 
among its staff, including through required, targeted trainings 
for Department employees.
    Countering global racism.--The Committee is concerned by 
the rise in global ethnic and racial discrimination. The 
Committee directs the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
the USAID Administrator, to submit a report to the Committees 
on Appropriations, not later than 90 days after enactment of 
this Act, on all Department of State and USAID programs and 
initiatives that address racial and ethnic discrimination, 
including grants and exchanges, and the associated funding 
levels of such programs.
     Diplomatic and Development Presence in the Pacific 
Islands.--The Committee directs the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the USAID Administrator, to submit a report 
to the appropriate congressional committees, not later than 120 
days after enactment of this Act, on the diplomatic and 
development presence of the United States in the Pacific 
Islands. Such report shall include an analysis of staffing and 
resourcing of Department of State and USAID operations in the 
Pacific Islands, including an assessment of any limitations 
caused by current staffing levels, and provide recommendations 
on how to bolster the United States diplomatic presence in the 
region, including by expanding the United States diplomatic and 
development footprint to advance United States strategic 
objectives.
    Foreign Missions.--Not later than 90 days after enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
Attorney General, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees an assessment of whether any foreign entities 
operating in the United States, including but not limited to 
cultural institutes, funded by the Government of the People's 
Republic of China meet the criteria for designation as a 
foreign mission of the Government of the People's Republic of 
China.
    Humane and Equitable Treatment.--The Secretary of State and 
USAID Administrator are directed to work with governments and 
partners to investigate reports of disparate treatment and 
violence against third-country nationals fleeing conflict. The 
Secretary and Administrator shall work to ensure that all 
individuals fleeing conflict, whether nationsl of a country or 
third-country nationals living in such country, are treated 
humanely and have equal access to humanitarian assistance and 
protection, especially during a time of war. Not later than 45 
days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary in consultation 
with the Aministrator, shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations a report on how principles of equal access to 
humanitarian assistance and protection against violence are 
being carried out with partners implementing United States 
assistance and in diplomatic and humanitarian dialogues with 
other governments. The report shall include a review of 
allegations of disparate treatment of third-country nationals 
fleeing Russian aggression in Ukraine by government border 
control and other security forces and the steps that were taken 
to engage officials of such governments to ensure fair and 
equitable treatment of all individuals fleeing the conflict.
    Indigenous Engagement.--The Committee directs the Secretary 
of State, in coordination with the Secretary of the Interior 
and in consultation with other relevant Federal departments and 
agencies, to submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees, not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act 
a report on international indigenous engagement and diplomacy. 
The Secretary is directed to consult with the appropriate 
congressional committees regarding the content of the report 
prior to submission and to include in the report planned 
actions and steps under consideration to increase such 
engagement.
    Materials.--Not later than 90 days after enactment of this 
Act, Secretary of State shall submit an update to the report 
required on passport stock under the heading ``Consular and 
Border and Security Programs''' in House Report 117-84.
    RESIU.--The Committee directs the Secretary of State to 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later 
than 45 days after enactment of this Act, that describes the 
activities of RESIU prior to expansion to a Department-wide 
office and how this initiative is being expanded to additional 
regions.
    Sexual Harassment and Misconduct.--The Committee expects 
the Department of State to improve its handling of sexual 
misconduct by fully implementing the recommendations in the 
Office of the Inspector General's report from September 2020 
(ESP 20-06) on the Department's response to reports of sexual 
harassment. Not later than 180 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations detailing the Department's 
progress in implementing the recommendations contained in the 
report. The Committee further directs that the report includes 
a review of interagency policies for responding to and 
preventing sexual misconduct at overseas posts under chief of 
mission of authority and include recommendations on how to 
improve interagency sexual misconduct response at overseas 
posts, including at high threat posts.
    Timely Processing of Passports and Visas.--Not later than 
90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
regarding lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, including 
the adoption of remote services, the feasibility of increased 
interview waivers, and remote visa interviews, and any other 
processing improvements that would enhance consular services 
domestically and overseas, while maintaining security 
requirements.
    Workforce diversity.--The Committee directs the Secretary 
of State to submit a report to the Committees on 
Appropriations, not later than 45 days after enactment of this 
Act, that describes all workforce diversity activities, 
including the associated funding, results of such initiatives, 
and the benchmarks for measuring such results and maintaining 
accountability.
    Funds in this Act under this heading are allocated 
according to the following table and are subject to sections 
7015 and 7062 of this Act.

                           DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Bureau/Office (includes salary and bureau-managed
                        funds)                          Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bureau of Administration
    Freedom of Information Act.......................          [$41,300]
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
    Human Rights Vetting.............................           [15,000]
    Atrocities Prevention Training...................              [500]
    Special Advisor for International Disability                   [750]
     Rights..........................................
    Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of                   [500]
     LGBTQI+ Persons.................................
Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs
    Office of the Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues.            [1,500]
Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs
    Office of Terrorism Financing and Economic                  [10,375]
     Sanctions Policy................................
Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs
    Special Envoy for Yemen..........................              [500]
Institute for Transatlantic Engagement...............              2,000
Office of International Religious Freedom............              8,840
    Religious freedom curriculum development.........              [500]
Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons..             17,000
Office of the Secretary
    Office of Diversity and Inclusion................            [6,950]
    Office of Global Women's Issues..................           [15,000]
    Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism.......            [1,500]
    Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues...........            [1,000]
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                        CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................      $300,000,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................       470,180,000
Committee recommendation..............................       350,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................       +50,000,000
  Change from request.................................      -120,180,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $350,000,000 for 
Capital Investment Fund (CIF).
    Funds appropriated for the CIF support enterprise-level 
investments in information technology (IT) modernization and 
essential IT services to sustain the Department's mission, and 
address cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
    Not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations a report on the progress of the Department of 
State in implementing Executive Order 14028 on Improving the 
Nation's Cybersecurity. Such report may be submitted in 
classified form if necessary.

                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................      $131,458,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................       133,700,000
Committee recommendation..............................       133,700,000
  Change from enacted level...........................        +2,242,000
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $133,700,000 for 
support of the oversight personnel and activities of the Office 
of Inspector General (OIG) at the Department of State. Of this 
amount, up to $38,000,000 is provided for the Special Inspector 
General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR).
    Funds provided under this heading will support the audits, 
investigations, and inspections of worldwide operations and 
programs of the Department of State and United States Agency 
for Global Media (USAGM). The Committee expects the OIG to 
continue the coordination of audit plans and activities 
involving Department of State operations and programs in 
Afghanistan with the SIGAR in order to ensure the development 
of comprehensive oversight plans and to avoid duplication.

               EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................      $753,000,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................       741,300,000
Committee recommendation..............................       773,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................       +20,000,000
  Change from request.................................       +31,700,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $773,000,000 for 
Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs. The Committee 
recognizes the importance of international exchange programs 
and directs that funds made available under this heading be 
directed to support United States foreign policy objectives and 
be appropriately coordinated with Department of State regional 
bureaus.
    Funds made available under this heading are allocated in 
the following manner and are subject to the requirements of 
sections 7015 and 7062 of this Act.

               EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Program/Activity                     Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Academic Programs
    Fulbright Program................................           $285,000
    Global Academic Exchanges........................             64,510
    Special Academic Exchanges.......................             21,908
        Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship            [17,000]
         Program.....................................
    Subtotal, Academic Programs......................            371,418
Professional and Cultural Exchanges
    International Visitor Leadership Program.........            105,000
    Citizen Exchange Program.........................            115,000
        Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange............            [4,125]
Special Professional and Cultural Exchanges..........              6,250
        J. Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchange......            [6,000]
                                                      ------------------
Subtotal, Professional and Cultural Exchanges........            226,250
Special Initiatives
    Young Leaders Initiatives........................             36,000
    Countering State disinformation and pressure.....             12,000
    Community Engagement Exchange Program............              6,000
                                                      ------------------
    Subtotal, Special Initiatives....................             54,000
Program and Performance..............................             11,932
American Spaces......................................             15,000
U.S. Speaker Program.................................              4,000
Exchanges Support....................................             90,400
                                                      ------------------
    Total, Educational and Cultural Exchanges........           $773,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    American Spaces and the United States Speaker Program.--The 
Committee continues to support public diplomacy programming 
conducted by United States Embassies and Consulates, including 
American Spaces and the United States Speaker program.
    The Committee recognizes the importance of increasing 
United States engagement with, and presence in, the Caribbean, 
particularly the eastern Caribbean, and directs the Secretary 
of State to prioritize public diplomacy programming in the 
region during fiscal year 2023. The Committee directs that the 
fiscal year 2023 operating plan for funds made available under 
this heading include details on the planned expansion of such 
activities.
    Citizen Exchange Program.--The Committee recommendation 
includes $115,000,000 for the Citizen Exchange Program. Citizen 
exchange programs provide American and foreign participants the 
opportunity to gain knowledge and share expertise and 
experiences through professional, youth, cultural, and other 
exchanges. Funds are provided to support new competitive awards 
administered in cooperation with the various divisions within 
the Office of Citizen Exchanges, including through the Youth 
Programs Division to foster interaction between United States 
and foreign youth artists. The Committee supports the Bureau of 
Educational and Cultural Affairs engagement with unique 
American cultural and artistic assets to further United States 
public diplomacy.
    Civil Rights.--The Committee directs that the Secretary of 
State prioritize support for projects and activities raising 
awareness and understanding of the Civil Rights Movement and 
the cause of racial justice internationally, and directs the 
Secretary to consult with the Committees on Appropriations on 
use of funds provided under this heading for such purpose in 
fiscal year 2023.
    Community Engagement Exchange Program.--The Committee 
recommends funds for the Community Engagement Exchange Program, 
consistent with the enacted prior year level, to provide civil 
society activists, particularly in minority and 
underrepresented populations, with the tools, networks, and 
resources to address local challenges. During fiscal year 2023, 
the program should continue to include: (1) trainings on 
technical skills, including advocacy, program design, 
organizational leadership, and evaluations; (2) short-term 
workshops and reverse exchanges for foreign and domestic 
participants; (3) networking opportunities; and (4) other 
mechanisms to support the goals of the program.
    Critical language programs.--Within the funds provided, the 
Committee urges the Secretary of State to prioritize critical 
language programs for United States students and exchange 
programs with countries of national security importance.
    Displaced scholars.--The Committee recommendation includes 
an additional $1,000,000 under this heading for residential 
fellowships to foreign scholars who face threats to their lives 
or careers in their home countries or have been displaced due 
to conflict.
    Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Program.--The 
Committee recognizes the importance of building educational and 
cultural ties between the United States and countries in Latin 
America and the Caribbean to maintaining and increasing United 
States influence in the region. The Committee includes funds 
for such purpose and directs that special emphasis be given to 
placement of Fulbright English Teaching Assistants in 
underserved communities across Latin America and the Caribbean. 
In addition, the Committee recommendation includes not less 
than prior year level for the Fulbright English Teaching 
Assistant Program in Africa.
    Global Academic Exchanges.--The Committee recommendation 
includes an additional $400,000 under Global Academic Exchanges 
for additional faculty development seminars at Department of 
State funded research centers abroad and for additional costs 
associated with the operations of such centers.
    Historically Black Colleges and Universities.--The 
Committee includes not less than $4,000,000 under this heading 
for the Department of State to expand two-way international 
academic and professional and cultural exchanges for 
individuals of African descent, including the development of 
partnerships with Historically Black Colleges and Universities 
(HBCU) and Minority Serving Institutions (MSI). Not later than 
60 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall report to the Committees on Appropriations on the 
Department of State's work with HBCU and MSI stakeholders to 
support two-way international exchanges and scholarships for 
Afro-descent students, faculty, and professionals.
    Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for U.S. Students 
(IDEAS).--The Committee recommendation includes $2,500,000 for 
the IDEAS program.
    Other exchanges.--The Committee recognizes the value of 
competitive exchange programs for young people, including the 
Youth Exchange and Study program; the Future Leaders Exchange; 
educator programs; and programs providing overseas training in 
strategic languages for Americans.
    Oversight of Educational and Cultural Exchange funding.--
The Committee supports the role of the Assistant Secretary of 
State for Educational and Cultural Affairs in implementing 
exchange programs and overseeing funding appropriated under 
this heading. The Committee expects robust coordination of 
public diplomacy activities, while maintaining strong oversight 
of funds, program implementation and accountability to the 
Committees on Appropriations. The Committee directs the 
Secretary of State to consult with the Committees on 
Appropriation prior to any decision to realign responsibility 
related to budgetary planning or the management of funds, 
including grants management, appropriated under this heading.
    Pacific Islands.--The Committee recommendation includes 
additional funds above the prior year level for the Young 
Pacific Leaders program and to expand the Fulbright Program in 
the region. The Committee encourages the Secretary of State to 
increase number of scholarships available to bring Pacific 
Islanders to the United States to study, including for post-
baccalaureate degrees.
    Pawel Adamowicz Exchange Program.--The Committee directs 
the Secretary of State to make available $1,000,000 from funds 
under this heading for the Community Engagement Exchange 
Program for the Pawel Adamowicz Exchange Program, and to 
consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the use of 
funds for the program.
    Professional Fellows Program.--The Committee continues to 
support implementation of the Professional Fellows Program 
consistent with prior years.
    TechGirls Program.--The Committee recommendation includes 
not less than the prior year enacted level for the TechGirls 
program.
    Special academic, professional, and cultural exchanges.--
The Committee recommendation includes funds to support at prior 
year levels special academic, professional, and cultural 
exchange programs where consistent with strategic priorities, 
including Mexico and Central America and the academic and 
cultural Tibetan exchanges and fellowships. The Committee 
expects funds for such programs to be awarded on a competitive 
basis and the planned levels for each to be included in the 
fiscal year 2023 operating plan.
    Ukrainian Veterans.--The Committee recognizes the sacrifice 
of the Ukrainian veterans and supports efforts to expand access 
to programs funded under this heading to Ukrainians with 
military service in the armed forces or territorial defense 
force of Ukraine, and directs the Secretary of State to brief 
the Committees on Appropriations on options for expanding 
access to such programs for Ukrainian veterans, including the 
Community Solutions Program.
    Unobligated balances.--Section 7062 of this Act includes a 
requirement that the Secretary of State submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations an operating plan for funds 
appropriated under this heading. The Committee expects that 
such plan will include the distribution of unobligated balances 
and recoveries, as well as any transfers to this account from 
other accounts in fiscal year 2023.
    Young Leaders Initiatives.--The Committee recommendation 
includes $36,000,000 for the Young Leaders Initiatives, 
including not less than the enacted prior year levels for the 
Young African Leaders, Young Southeast Asia Leaders, and Young 
Leaders in the Americas initiatives. In addition to the funds 
provided for the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative, the 
Committee directs the Secretary of State to prioritize students 
from underrepresented Indo-Pacific countries through other 
scholarships and fellowship programs funded under this heading.
    Vietnam Education Foundation Act.--The Committee 
recommendation includes $2,500,000 under this heading for 
grants authorized by section 211 of the Vietnam Education 
Foundation Act of 2000, as amended.

                        REPRESENTATION EXPENSES

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................        $7,415,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................         7,415,000
Committee recommendation..............................         7,415,000
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $7,415,000 for 
Representation Expenses authorized by section 905 of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1980.
    Funds provided under this heading are used to reimburse 
Foreign Service officers for expenditures incurred in their 
official capacities abroad in establishing and maintaining 
relations with officials of foreign governments and appropriate 
members of local communities. The Secretary of State is 
directed to submit semi-annual reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations containing detailed information on the allotment 
and expenditure of the funding provided under this heading.

              PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................       $30,890,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................        30,890,000
Committee recommendation..............................        30,890,000
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $30,890,000 for 
Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials.
    Funds provided under this heading are used to reimburse 
local governments and communities for the extraordinary costs 
incurred in providing protection for international 
organizations, foreign missions and officials, and foreign 
dignitaries under certain circumstances. The Committee expects 
the Department of State to provide reimbursement to local 
jurisdictions on a timely basis if claims are fully justified.
    The Department of State shall continue to submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations a semi-annual report on the number 
of claims for extraordinary protective services that have been 
submitted by eligible jurisdictions that are certified as 
meeting the program requirements and the amount of unobligated 
funds available to pay such claims.
    Section 7034(j) of this Act continues authority for the 
Secretary of State to transfer expired unobligated balances 
from funds made available under Diplomatic Programs. The 
Committee directs the Department of State to include any 
expired balances transferred to this heading in the report 
required by the previous paragraph.

            EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................    $1,983,149,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................     1,957,821,000
Committee recommendation..............................     1,957,821,000
  Change from enacted level...........................       -25,328,000
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $1,957,821,000 for 
Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance. Within the 
amount provided, $1,055,206,000 is for Worldwide Security 
Upgrades (WSU) and $902,615,000 is for repair, construction, 
and operations.
    Worldwide Security Upgrades.--Within the funds made 
available for WSU, $940,206,000 under this heading is for the 
Department of State's contribution to the Capital Security Cost 
Savings (CSCS) and Maintenance Cost Sharing (MCS) programs. 
This amount, combined with the estimated $1,101,726,000 in CSCS 
and MCS program contributions from other agencies and 
$162,285,000 from available consular fees, will provide a total 
of $2,204,217,000 in fiscal year 2023 for the design, 
construction, and maintenance of United States diplomatic 
facilities overseas.
    The Secretary of State shall promptly inform the Committees 
on Appropriations of agencies that are delinquent in fulfilling 
their capital security cost sharing obligation as required by 
section 604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and 
Counterterrorism Act of 1999.
    Notification and reporting requirements.--Section 7004(c) 
of this Act continues the notification requirements from prior 
Acts as a means of ensuring the Committees on Appropriations 
have the necessary information to conduct appropriate oversight 
of construction projects. The Department is directed to clearly 
define and consistently report on the elements of each project 
factor and include an explanation of any changes from previous 
reports or notifications for a project.
    Congressional notifications made pursuant to section 
7004(c) shall include, at a minimum, the following project 
factors: (1) the location and size of the property to be 
acquired, including the proximity to existing United States 
diplomatic facilities and host government ministries; (2) the 
justification of need for acquiring the property and 
construction of new facilities and the reconciled appraised 
value of the project; (3) a detailed breakdown of the total 
project costs, including, at a minimum, the following cost 
categories: (a) site acquisition, (b) project development, (c) 
design contract, (d) primary construction, (e) other 
construction costs, including: (i) procurement of art, (ii) 
furniture, (iii) project supervision, (iv) construction 
security, (v) contingency, and (vi) value added tax, and (f) 
any other relevant costs; (4) the revenues derived from, or 
estimated to be derived from, real property sales and gifts 
associated with the project, if applicable; (5) any unique 
requirements of the project that may increase the cost of the 
project, such as consular workload, legal environment, physical 
and/or security requirements, and seismic capabilities; (6) the 
number of waivers required pursuant to section 606 of Appendix 
G of Public Law 106-113, if applicable; (7) any religious, 
cultural, or political factors that may affect the cost, 
location, or construction timeline; (8) the current and 
projected number of desks, agency presence, and the projected 
number of United States direct hire staff, Locally Employed 
Staff, and Third Country Nationals; (9) the current and 
projected number of beds, if applicable; (10) the most recent 
rightsizing analysis, and a justification for exceeding the 
staffing projections of such rightsizing analysis, if 
applicable; (11) with respect to new projects not previously 
justified to the Committees on Appropriations, confirmation 
that the Department of State has completed the requisite value 
engineering studies required pursuant to OMB Circular A-131 and 
Bureau of Overseas Building Operations Policy and Procedure 
Directive, Cost 02 and the Department's adjudication of those 
recommendations; (12) the project's scheduled start and 
completion date, actual start and current estimated completion 
date, and an explanation of any changes; and (13) any increase 
in cost to the project resulting from the suspension, 
termination, or delay of project work during the COVID-19 
pandemic.
    Operations.--The Committee recommendation includes 
$705,200,000 for Operations. Funding for Operations provides 
support for the five major organizational components of the 
Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations: Planning and Real 
Estate; Program Development, Coordination and Support; 
Construction, Facility and Security Management; Operations; 
Resource Management; and Domestic Renovations.
    Operating plan.--Section 7062 of this Act requires the 
Secretary of State to submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations an operating plan for funds appropriated under 
this heading. Such plan should include all resources available 
to the Department of State in fiscal year 2023 for operations, 
maintenance, and construction, and an accounting of the actual 
and anticipated proceeds of sales or gifts for all projects in 
fiscal year 2022.
    Repair and Construction.--The Committee recommendation 
includes $197,400,000 for repair and construction programs. 
These funds support the repair, rehabilitation, improvement, 
and upgrade of diplomatic facilities around the world. Within 
the total, $100,000,000 is for the Minor Construction and 
Improvement Program, $32,000,000 is for American Center 
projects, $25,700,000 is for the Safe Housing Projects program, 
and $5,000,000 is for the Accessible Housing Program. These 
projects are not included as part of the larger MCS program.

Reports

    Contingency savings.--The Committee understands from the 
information included in the notifications received in prior 
years that the Department of State has contingency savings on 
previously appropriated construction projects. The Committee 
directs the Secretary of State to continue to submit a report 
to the Committees on Appropriations at the end of each fiscal 
quarter on such contingency savings.
    Quarterly reports.--The Secretary of State is directed to 
continue to submit quarterly reports on the Beirut Embassy, 
Mexico City Embassy, New Delhi Embassy, and Erbil Consulate 
projects. Such reports shall include the following information: 
(1) a detailed breakout of the project factors that formed the 
basis of the initial cost estimate used to justify such project 
to the Committees on Appropriations; (2) a comparison of the 
current project factors as compared to the project factors 
submitted pursuant to (1), and an explanation of any changes; 
(3) the impact of currency exchange rate fluctuations on 
project costs; and (4) a copy of the most current working 
estimate that supports the basis for each report.

           EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................        $7,885,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................         8,885,000
Committee recommendation..............................         8,885,000
  Change from enacted level...........................        +1,000,000
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $8,885,000 to enable 
the Secretary of State to meet unforeseen emergencies arising 
in the Diplomatic and Consular Service. Funding provided under 
this heading is available until expended.
    The recommendation provides resources for the Department of 
State to meet emergency requirements in the conduct of foreign 
affairs, including for the following purposes: (1) travel and 
subsistence expenses for relocation of American employees of 
the United States Government and their families from troubled 
areas to the United States or safe-haven posts; (2) allowances 
granted to Department of State employees and their dependents 
evacuated to the United States for the convenience of the 
Government; and (3) payment of rewards for information 
concerning terrorist activities.
    The recommendation continues prior year language providing 
the authority to transfer up to $1,000,000 from this heading to 
Repatriation Loans Program. This authority will ensure an 
adequate level of resources for loans to American citizens 
through the Repatriation Loans Program, should additional funds 
be required due to an unanticipated increase in the number of 
loans.

                   REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................        $1,300,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................         1,300,000
Committee recommendation..............................         1,300,000
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $1,300,000 for the 
subsidy cost of repatriation loans.

              PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................       $32,583,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................        32,583,000
Committee recommendation..............................        32,583,000
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $32,583,000 for 
Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan. The Committee 
recommendation supports operating expenses of the American 
Institute in Taiwan (AIT), and funds may also be made available 
for special projects and consular upgrades including support 
for the Global Cooperation and Training Framework.
    The Taiwan Relations Act requires that programs concerning 
Taiwan be carried out by the AIT and authorizes funds to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of State to carry out the 
provisions of this Act. The Institute administers programs in 
the areas of economic and commercial services, cultural 
affairs, travel services, and logistics. The Department of 
State contracts with the AIT to carry out these activities.

         INTERNATIONAL CENTER, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................          $743,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................           743,000
Committee recommendation..............................           743,000
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $743,000 for site 
security and routine maintenance and repairs to public spaces 
of the International Center, Washington, D.C.

     PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................      $158,900,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................       158,900,000
Committee recommendation..............................       158,900,000
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $158,900,000 for 
Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund.
    These funds are mandatory for budget scorekeeping purposes 
and are appropriated by the Foreign Service Act of 1980, for 
the unfunded liability created by new benefits, new groups of 
beneficiaries, or increased salaries on which benefits are 
computed. The Retirement Fund is maintained through 
contributions made by participants, matching government 
contributions, special government contributions (including this 
account), interest on investments, and voluntary contributions.

                      International Organizations


              CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................    $1,662,928,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................     1,658,239,000
Committee recommendation..............................     1,659,739,000
  Change from enacted level...........................        -3,189,000
  Change from request.................................        +1,500,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $1,659,739,000 for 
Contributions to International Organizations.
    Inter-Parliamentary Union.--The Committee supports efforts 
by Members of Congress to engage with their international 
counterparts in order to promote parliamentary democracy, the 
protection of human rights, and international peace and 
security. Therefore, the Committee includes the necessary 
resources for a contribution under this heading to facilitate 
the United States' readmission and participation in the Inter-
Parliamentary Union (IPU).
    Universal Postal Union.--The Committee remains concerned 
with the use of the international postal system to send opioids 
and other illicit drugs to the United States, especially from 
China. The Committee directs the Secretary of State to continue 
working with the Universal Postal Union to adopt and implement 
measures to further strengthen the security of the mail system, 
including improvements to the quality of data collection and 
further adoption of the advanced electronic data system. The 
Department of State should continue to consult with the 
Committees on Appropriations on steps being taken to address 
these concerns.

Report

    Credits.--The Committee directs the Secretary of State to 
report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than May 
1, 2023, and 30 days after the end of fiscal year 2023, on any 
credits attributable to the United States, including from the 
United Nations Tax Equalization Fund, and provide updated 
fiscal year 2023 and fiscal year 2024 assessment costs 
including offsets from available credits and updated foreign 
currency exchange rates. The Committee directs that such 
credits shall only be made available for United States assessed 
contributions to the United Nations regular budget and directs 
the Secretary of State to notify the Committees on 
Appropriations when such credits are applied to any assessed 
contribution, including any payment of arrearages. Any 
notification regarding funds appropriated by this Act or prior 
Acts or any operating plan submitted pursuant to section 7062 
of this Act, shall include an estimate of all known credits 
currently attributable to the United States and provide updated 
assessment costs including offsets from available credits and 
updated foreign currency exchange rates.

        CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................    $1,498,614,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................     2,327,235,000
Committee recommendation..............................     1,797,500,000
  Change from enacted level...........................      +298,886,000
  Change from request.................................      -529,735,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $1,797,500,000 for 
Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities. 
Consistent with the fiscal year 2023 request, the Committee has 
included in this Act authority for the Secretary of State to 
pay the full share of United States assessed peacekeeping costs 
consistent with United States obligations under the Charter of 
the United Nations, and includes more than $200,000,000 to pay 
arrears from prior year peacekeeping assessments. The Committee 
provides funding to pay assessed expenses and arrears for the 
United Nations Support Office in Somalia under Peacekeeping 
Operations instead of under this heading.
    New or expanded missions.--The Committee recommendation 
continues language requiring notification at least 15 days in 
advance of voting for any new or expanded mission, including 
the estimated cost and duration of the mission, the objectives 
of the mission, the national interest that will be served, and 
the exit strategy. The Committee notes that the notification 
may be provided less than 15 days in advance of voting for a 
new or expanded mission in the event of an emergency. The 
Committee expects the Secretary of State to ensure the 
appropriate and judicious application of this provision.
    Trafficking in persons and sexual exploitation and abuse.--
The Committee recommendation includes language carried in prior 
years prohibiting the obligation of funds under this heading 
unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations on a peacekeeping mission-by-
mission basis that the United Nations (UN) is implementing 
effective policies and procedures to prevent UN employees, 
contractor personnel, and peacekeeping troops serving in such 
mission from trafficking in persons, exploiting victims of 
trafficking, or committing acts of sexual exploitation and 
abuse or other violations of human rights.

Report

    Credits.--The Committee directs the Secretary of State to 
report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than May 
1, 2023, and 30 days after the end of fiscal year 2023, on any 
credits attributable to the United States, including those 
resulting from UN peacekeeping missions or the United Nations 
Tax Equalization Fund, and provide updated fiscal year 2023 and 
fiscal year 2024 assessment costs including offsets from 
available credits.

                       International Commissions


 INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................      $103,000,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................       101,735,000
Committee recommendation..............................       103,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................        +1,265,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes a total of 
$103,000,000 for International Boundary and Water Commission 
(IBWC), United States and Mexico, including $51,970,000 for 
Salaries and Expenses and $51,030,000 for Construction.
    The Committee recommendation includes funds consistent with 
prior fiscal years for the Rio Grande Flood Control System 
Rehabilitation Project to continue and maintain levee projects 
along the Rio Grande, including environmental, hydrologic, 
hydraulic, and low water weir studies along the Rio Grande 
Valley that are consistent with the projects outlined within 
the Mexican Water Treaty of 1944, Treaty Series 994. The 
Committee also supports efforts to reduce the amount of 
sediment and other activities, including eradication and 
mechanical control of carrizo cane, to maintain the health of 
the river.
    The Committee recommendation includes $250,000 under the 
Salaries & Expenses heading for additional IBWC staffing and 
other resources to sufficiently review lease compliance, in 
coordination with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal 
and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), and work with 
lessees to amend or renew their agreements should an 
environmental assessment support continuance of a grazing lease 
program. An additional $250,000 is provided under this heading 
to process public input in accordance with the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and determine the best use for 
this land in the interests of the Federal government and the 
environment. The Commission is directed to report back to the 
Committees on Appropriations, within 60 days after enactment of 
this Act, on progress made in this regard.
    Engagement with institutions of higher education.--The 
Committee recognizes the need to equip the IBWC with more 
access for research to address issues like sediment management 
and supports the strengthening of its engagement with 
institutions of higher education along the southern border to 
conduct research relevant to the mission of the commission.
    International Outfall Interceptor.--The Committee supports 
the rehabilitation of the International Outfall Interceptor and 
recommends funding be used to install a debris screen to avoid 
blockages if IBWC determines that such a screen would be 
effective and consistent with its authorities and mandate.
    Release of effluent.--The Committee is concerned about the 
adverse impact on communities in the United States from the 
release of effluent from Mexico. The Committee directs the 
Secretary of State and the United States Commissioner to the 
IBWC to work with the Government of Mexico to take appropriate 
steps to facilitate a resolution.

Report

    Sediment and carrizo cane reduction.--The Committee 
recommendation includes funding for efforts to eradicate and 
control carrizo cane, reduce sediment, and maintain the health 
of rivers, as appropriate. The Committee directs the United 
States Commissioner to the IBWC to submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations on these efforts, not later than 
90 days after enactment of this Act, including how to improve 
effectiveness, halt erosion stemming from sediment deposits 
including in the Rio Grande River, and coordinate with federal, 
state, and local entities and stakeholders.

              AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................       $15,008,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................        13,204,000
Committee recommendation..............................        16,204,000
  Change from enacted level...........................        +1,196,000
  Change from request.................................        +3,000,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $16,204,000 for 
American Sections, International Commissions, of which 
$10,881,000 is for the International Joint Commission (IJC), 
$2,323,000 is for the International Boundary Commission, and 
$3,000,000 is for the North American Development Bank.
    Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Adaptive Management 
Committee.--The Committee includes the amount requested to 
support the IJC's Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Adaptive 
Management Committee and Phase II of the IJC's expedited review 
of the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Plan 2014 and the Lake 
Superior Plan 2012.

Report

    United States-Mexico environmental challenges.--The 
Committee is concerned about the environmental challenges along 
the United States border with Mexico. The Committee directs the 
United States Federal Agency Board Members of the North 
American Development Bank (NADBank) to use their voice and vote 
to approve NADBank budget authority for the Bank to carry out a 
comprehensive study to assess short and medium term needs and 
make recommendations related to costs, benefits, and priorities 
to improve the wastewater infrastructure on both sides of the 
United States-Mexico border. Within 30 days of NADBank's 
completion of such study, the United States Federal Agency 
Board Members shall submit the study to the Committee on 
Appropriations.

                  INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................       $62,846,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................        53,766,000
Committee recommendation..............................        62,846,000
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................        +9,080,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $62,846,000 for 
International Fisheries Commissions.
    The Committee recommendation includes funds necessary to 
fully support the anticipated United States assessments, other 
expenses related to these commissions, and for the 
participation of non-government United States commissioners to 
the various commissions.
    Funds in this Act under this heading are allocated 
according to the following table and are subject to sections 
7015 and 7062 of this Act.

                   INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 Commission/Activity                   Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Great Lakes Fisheries Commission....................             $47,060
  of which, Grass Carp..............................             [1,000]
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission.............               1,750
Pacific Salmon Commission...........................               5,935
International Pacific Halibut Commission............               4,582
Other Marine Conservation...........................               3,519
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Great Lakes Fishery Commission (GLFC).--The Committee 
recommendation includes $47,060,000 for the Great Lakes Fishery 
Commission of which not less than $37,560,000 is for 
operations, sea lamprey control requirements, and fishery 
research, for the Great Lakes. The recommendation also includes 
not less than $1,000,000 to address grass carp in the Great 
Lakes. The Committee intends that the funds made available for 
the GLFC be prioritized for meeting the United States 
obligations under the 1954 Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries. 
The Committee is concerned by aging infrastructure in the Great 
Lakes Basin and supports the implementation of the Commission's 
infrastructure plan.
    Arctic Council.--The Committee recommendation includes not 
less than the United States share of operating expenses for the 
Arctic Council. The Committee recognizes the value of United 
States engagement at the Arctic Council and encourages the 
Secretary of State to prioritize engagement at the council as a 
key element of United States' strategy in the Arctic.

                             RELATED AGENCY


                 United States Agency for Global Media


 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................      $860,000,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................       840,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................       862,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................        +2,000,000
  Change from request.................................       +22,000,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $862,000,000 to carry 
out United States international communications activities and 
operations overseen by the United States Agency for Global 
Media (USAGM), of which $852,300,000 is for International 
Broadcasting Operations and $9,700,000 is for Broadcasting 
Capital Improvements.

                 INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS

    The Committee recommendation includes $852,300,000 for 
International Broadcasting Operations, which is $22,000,000 
above the request.
    International Broadcasting Operations (IBO) funds the 
operating, programming, and engineering costs of the Agency, 
including the Voice of America (VOA), and the Office of Cuba 
Broadcasting (OCB), as well as the independent grantees: Radio 
Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL); Radio Free Asia (RFA); the 
Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN); and the Open 
Technology Fund (OTF). Funds made available under this heading 
are allocated according to the following table and are subject 
to the requirements of sections 7015 and 7062 of this Act:

                  INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Entities/Grantees                    Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Federal Entities:
    International Broadcasting Bureau Operations....             $50,303
    Voice of America................................             262,000
    Office of Cuba Broadcasting.....................              12,973
    Office of Technology, Services and Innovation...             182,851
                                                     -------------------
        Subtotal, Federal Entities..................             508,127
Independent Grantee Organizations:
    Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.................             145,000
    Radio Free Asia.................................              62,384
    Middle East Broadcasting Networks...............             106,789
    Open Technology Fund............................              30,000
                                                     -------------------
        Subtotal, Grantees..........................             344,173
                                                     -------------------
            Total, International Broadcasting                   $852,300
             Operations.............................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Central and Eastern Europe and countering Russian 
disinformation.--The Committee remains deeply concerned with 
significant media polarization and consolidation in the hands 
of government-friendly outlets in Central and Eastern European 
nations. Limited free press creates increased opportunities for 
the spread of disinformation and influence from Russia and 
facilitates the entrenchment of corruption, hate-speech against 
minorities, threats to journalists, and continued erosion of 
freedom of the press and expression in the region. The 
Committee recognizes that RFE/RL has a significant impact in 
small, medium, and large media markets and serves as a credible 
and independent platform for objective sources of information. 
The Committee supports the efforts of RFE/RL to support 
Belarusian language services and to devote additional funding 
and operations to counter Russian disinformation particularly 
related to Russia's war on Ukraine and continued malign 
influence in former states of the Soviet Union.
    Hungary.--The Committee supports RFE/RL's Hungarian 
language service programming and encourages the prioritization 
on coverage in rural areas.
    Latin America.--The Committee supports the programming and 
activities of the Latin America Division of VOA. The Committee 
expects USAGM to continue the focus on countries such as 
Venezuela and Nicaragua, where governments censor news 
coverage, access to independent media is restricted, and 
interference from countries such as Russia and China continues 
to increase.
    Mongolia.--The Committee supports the establishment of a 
Mongolian language service at VOA to serve as a source of 
independent news and information to ethnic Mongolians living 
under censorship and state-run media from the People's Republic 
of China.
    North Korea.--Section 7043(d)(2) of this Act continues the 
directive from prior years that funds under this heading be 
made available to maintain broadcast hours into North Korea at 
not less than the levels of the previous year.
    Office of Cuba Broadcasting.--The Committee recommendation 
includes $12,973,000 for OCB radio and TV Marti, which is the 
same as the prior fiscal year.
    Pacific Islands.--The Committee supports coverage of Voice 
of America on digital and conventional media to the Pacific 
Islands, including through the pursuit of regional affiliates. 
The Committee directs USAGM to include plans for such coverage 
in its fiscal year 2023 program plan.
    People's Republic of China.--The Committee supports the 
role of VOA and RFA in countering disinformation from the 
People's Republic of China and providing essential news and 
information through the Mandarin, Tibetan, Uyghur, and 
Cantonese language services.
    The Committee supports the Tibetan language services of the 
VOA and RFA, which the Committee understands provide the only 
sources of independent information accessible to the people of 
Tibet. The Committee directs USAGM to continue Tibetan language 
programming at not less than current levels.
    The Committee supports the expansion of the Uyghur Service 
of RFA, including the daily radio broadcast digital content and 
social media operations and original reporting, especially in 
light of information about atrocities occurring in the Xinjiang 
Uyghur Autonomous Region.
    Pakistan-Sindhi Service.--The Committee supports the launch 
of VOA's Sindhi language service and supports additional 
funding for language service staffing and affiliate support in 
Pakistan.

Report

    Office of Cuba Broadcasting.--The Committee directs USAGM, 
in consultation with OCB, to submit a report, not later than 90 
days after enactment of this Act, to the Committees on 
Appropriations, outlining reforms taken to address deficiencies 
identified in the USAGM-commissioned internal and external 
reviews of OCB's editorial policies and oversight procedures, 
implementation of the recommendations identified by the State 
Department Office of the Inspector General, and plans for 
aligning OCB's personnel and activities with the budget request 
level.

                   BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

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

                            RELATED PROGRAMS


                          The Asia Foundation


 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................       $21,500,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................        20,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................        22,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................          +500,000
  Change from request.................................        +2,000,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $22,000,000 for The 
Asia Foundation. Additional funds should be prioritized for 
increasing staff in the Pacific Islands as well continuing 
programs across the Indo-Pacific, including in Burma, 
Indonesia, and the Philippines.
    The Committee directs The Asia Foundation (TAF) to continue 
to work in consultation with the Department of State to develop 
priorities and programming.
    The Committee supports the efforts of TAF to seek 
additional sources of funding to sustain program activities. 
The Committee directs TAF to include a summary table in the 
congressional budget justification (CBJ) for fiscal year 2024 
detailing total revenue and support by category for fiscal year 
2022 and projected for fiscal year 2023.

                    United States Institute of Peace


 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................       $54,000,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................        47,250,000
Committee recommendation..............................        54,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................        +6,750,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $54,000,000 for 
United States Institute of Peace.
    The Committee notes that, in addition to appropriated 
funds, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) receives 
resources from interagency transfers, reimbursements, and 
offsetting receipts to support USIP programs. The Committee 
directs USIP to fully implement fee-based or reimbursable 
agreements, where appropriate, as a means of sustaining USIP 
activities. In addition, the Committee directs USIP to include 
information in the CBJ for fiscal year 2024 on the amount of 
funds received from other Federal agencies and the amount of 
revenue generated from fees and reimbursable agreements.
    The Committee recommendation includes sufficient funds for 
continued support to USIP's program and office in Colombia. The 
Committee encourages USIP to deepen and expand its outreach and 
support of peacebuilding, reconciliation, and reform activities 
in Colombia, including support for Colombia's transitional 
justice system and the facilitation of dialogues between former 
combatants and victims.
    The Committee is aware of the importance of human rights 
education, outreach, and practice in fostering democratic 
values domestically and globally and the critical role they 
play in preventing and resolving violent conflict. The 
Committee urges USIP as part of its 2023 grant competition to 
solicit research proposals to develop innovative efforts to 
disseminate democratic knowledge, values, and skills through 
the study and application of human rights training at home and 
abroad.

         Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund


 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................          $180,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................           180,000
Committee recommendation..............................           180,000
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends an appropriation for fiscal year 
2023 of interest and earnings from the Center for Middle 
Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, as authorized by section 
633 of Public Law 108-199. Interest and earnings for fiscal 
year 2023 are projected to total $180,000.

                 Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program


 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................          $170,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................           170,000
Committee recommendation..............................           170,000
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends an appropriation for fiscal year 
2023 of interest and earnings from the Eisenhower Exchange 
Fellowship Program Trust Fund, as authorized by sections 4 and 
5 of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990. Interest 
and earnings for fiscal year 2023 are projected to total 
$170,000.

                    Israeli Arab Scholarship Program


 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................          $119,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................           119,000
Committee recommendation..............................           119,000
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends an appropriation for fiscal year 
2023 of interest and earnings from the Israeli Arab Scholarship 
Endowment Fund, as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign 
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993. 
Interest and earnings for fiscal year 2023 are projected to 
total $119,000.

                            East-West Center


 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................       $19,700,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................        19,700,000
Committee recommendation..............................        21,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................        +1,300,000
  Change from request.................................        +1,300,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $21,000,000 for the 
East-West Center to promote people-to-people engagement in the 
Indo-Pacific region and the United States through cooperative 
study, training, and research.

                    National Endowment for Democracy


 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................      $315,000,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................       300,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................       310,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................        -5,000,000
  Change from request.................................       +10,000,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $310,000,000 for 
National Endowment for Democracy. The fiscal year 2022 
agreement included funds for unanticipated expenses, and the 
Committee notes that such expenses are not expected in fiscal 
year 2023. Of this amount, and consistent with current 
practice, $205,840,000 shall be allocated in the traditional 
and customary manner, including for the core institutes. The 
remaining $104,160,000 shall be for democracy, human rights, 
and rule of law programs as well as for supporting the National 
Endowment for Democracy's (NED) mid-to long-term strategic 
approach and response to immediate and unanticipated challenges 
or opportunities. The President of the NED shall consult with 
the core institutes on the use of such funds, and the core 
institutes shall be eligible to receive funds for such 
purposes.
    The Committee encourages the Department of State and USAID 
to support coordination and cooperation with the NED on 
developing a comprehensive approach to defending democratic 
norms and values.
    Funds made available under this heading shall continue to 
be provided directly to the NED and shall not be subject to 
prior approval by the Department of State or USAID. 
Administrative or management surcharges, and minimal expenses, 
if any, should be charged to Department of State operating 
expenses. The NED should not be precluded from competitively 
bidding on other grant solicitations.
    The Committee recommendation includes language exempting 
funds made available under this heading from the operating plan 
requirements of section 7062(a) of this Act.
    Central and Eastern Europe.--The Committee is concerned by 
the erosion of democracy in Central and Eastern Europe and 
directs the NED to prioritize the region and implement 
programming in additional countries in Central and Eastern 
Europe to protect democratic gains and counter malign 
influences from Russia and the People's Republic of China.
    Tibetan communities.--The Committee recommendation includes 
funding at not less than the prior year level to promote human 
rights and democracy in Tibetan communities.

Report

    Uses of funds.--The Committee directs the President of the 
NED to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not 
later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, on the proposed 
uses of the funds provided under this heading on a regional and 
country basis. The report should include a description of 
programmatic goals for each region and country and how the 
planned use of funds will meet such goals. The Committee 
directs the NED to consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations in advance of any significant deviation from the 
plans outlined in such report.

                           OTHER COMMISSIONS


      Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................          $642,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................           655,000
Committee recommendation..............................           819,000
  Change from enacted level...........................          +177,000
  Change from request.................................          +164,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $819,000 for 
Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad, 
as authorized.

      United States Commission on International Religious Freedom


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................        $4,500,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................         4,500,000
Committee recommendation..............................         4,500,000
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $4,500,000 for United 
States Commission on International Religious Freedom, as 
authorized by title II of the International Religious Freedom 
Act of 1998. The Committee is aware of efforts to reauthorize 
the Commission on International Religious Freedom and directs 
the Commission to consult with the Committees on Appropriations 
following passage of such legislation.

            Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................        $2,908,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................         2,908,000
Committee recommendation..............................         2,908,000
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $2,908,000 for 
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, as authorized 
by Public Law 94-304.

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


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................        $2,250,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................         2,300,000
Committee recommendation..............................         2,300,000
  Change from enacted level...........................           +50,000
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $2,300,000 for 
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of 
China.
    The Committee directs the Commission to report annually to 
the President and Congressional leadership on the compliance of 
the People's Republic of China with international human rights 
standards, track the rule of law in the People's Republic of 
China, and make recommendations for policy action and 
legislation, when appropriate.

      United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................        $4,000,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................         4,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................         4,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $4,000,000 for United 
States-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
    The Committee recommendation continues by reference the 
authorities, conditions, and limitations carried in the second 
through fifth provisos under this heading in division F of 
Public Law 111-117 that provide an administrative framework for 
the operations of the Commission.

      TITLE II--UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT


                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                           OPERATING EXPENSES

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................    $1,635,947,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................     1,743,350,000
Committee recommendation..............................     1,743,350,000
  Change from enacted level...........................      +107,403,000
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $1,743,350,000 for 
Operating Expenses.
    Funds under this heading are provided for salaries and 
expenses of employees of USAID, personal service contractors, 
and employees hired by other Federal agencies but assigned to 
USAID. The recommendation includes funding above the prior year 
to expand diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and 
support the agency's multi-year workforce plan, the Global 
Development Partnership Initiative.
    Gender advisors.--The Committee supports USAID's commitment 
to putting a qualified and dedicated Gender Advisor in every 
overseas Mission, Regional Platform, and Washington Bureau and 
provides additional funds for this purpose.USAID shall identify 
funds for this purpose in the operating plan submitted to the 
Committees on Appropriations for fiscal year 2023.
    Gender training.--The Committee recommendation includes 
funds above the prior year level for additional training, 
technical assistance, and staff with gender expertise and 
gender training to equip USAID with the technical capacity to 
carry out section 3 of the Women's Entrepreneurship and 
Economic Empowerment Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-428).
    Human Rights Division.--The Committee recommendation 
includes funding at not less than the prior year level for the 
Human Rights Division and LGBTQI+ persons portfolio.
    Locally led Development.--The Committee commends USAID's 
launch of the Work with USAID website that helps lower barriers 
faced by nontraditional partners in working with USAID and 
supports the USAID Administrator's initiative on locally led 
development. The Committee encourages the agency to continue to 
expand this public website into a more global platform, such as 
by providing availability in different languages. The costs for 
the website and any plans to expand its accessibility should be 
included in the operating plan required pursuant to section 
7062(a).
    Mid-level career and cross-learning.--The Committee directs 
the USAID Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of 
State, to increase training and other career advancement 
programs for mid-level personnel and strengthen cross-learning 
between the workforces of the Department of State and USAID to 
include an assessment of the benefits of expanding mid-level 
conversion programs for civil service to foreign service and 
creating interagency exchanges between the Department and 
USAID.
    Non-discrimination policies.--The Committee directs the 
USAID Administrator to review and revise, where necessary, 
USAID's non-discrimination policies in the delivery of USAID-
funded programs and services, and consult with the appropriate 
congressional committees prior to such review.
    Pacific Islands.--The Committee encourages USAID to hire 
locally employed staff in the Pacific Islands to promote and 
expand diplomatic and development engagement between the United 
States and the region.
    Partner diversification.--The Committee supports USAID's 
efforts to find additional opportunities to work with new 
partners, including the consideration of appropriate funding 
mechanisms, in order to assist in the development of local 
capacity. The USAID Administrator is directed to provide 
regular updates to the Committees on Appropriations on progress 
in this area.
    Procurement.--The Committee directs the USAID Administrator 
to consult with the Committees on Appropriations on any 
proposed significant or substantive change to USAID guidance or 
directives related to acquisition and assistance prior to 
issuing such guidance or directives to USAID posts worldwide.
    As in prior years, USAID is directed to notify the 
Committees on Appropriations 15 days prior to any procurement 
action that involves raising the ceiling on an existing 
Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) and issuing a new IQC. The 
Committee directs that the thresholds for notification be the 
same as in prior years.
    The Committee continues to be concerned about the 
difficulty with which United States companies, including small, 
minority-owned, and disadvantaged business enterprises; 
universities; and non-governmental organizations have in 
navigating the acquisitions and assistance process at USAID. 
The Committee expects that, to the maximum extent practicable, 
the USAID Administrator shall ensure that United States small, 
minority-owned, veteran, and disadvantaged business enterprises 
and faith-based organizations fully participate in the 
provision of goods and services especially if they have a 
proven record of promoting local self-reliance and democratic 
governance.
    Workforce diversity initiatives.--The Committee 
recommendation includes not less than $29,500,000 for 
diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at USAID, 
including fellowships to promote diversity and excellence in 
the Foreign Service, such as the Donald M. Payne International 
Development Graduate Fellowship Program. The Committee supports 
recruiting talent from non-traditional talent pools as well as 
from underrepresented communities in foreign affairs. Further, 
the agency should bolster efforts to retain and strengthen 
professional development in order to retain diverse staff and 
equip them for advanced opportunities by including diversity 
and inclusion precepts for promotion from mid-level to senior 
ranks.

Reports

    Collection of USAID Workforce Data.--The Committee directs 
the USAID Administrator, in consultation with the Director of 
the Office of Personnel Management and the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget, to submit a report to the 
appropriate congressional committees, not later than 180 days 
after enactment of this Act, on USAID's workforce data that 
includes disaggregated demographic data and other information 
regarding the diversity of the workforce of USAID. Such report 
shall include the following data to the maximum extent 
practicable and permissible by law: 1) demographic data of 
USAID workforce disaggregated by grade or grade-equivalent; 2) 
assessment of agency compliance with the Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission Management Directive 715; and 3) data on 
the overall number of individuals who are part of the 
workforce, including all U.S. Direct Hires, personnel under 
personal services contracts, and Locally Employed staff at 
USAID. The report shall also be published on a publicly 
available website of USAID in a searchable database format.
    Locally led development.--The Committee directs the USAID 
Administrator to submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees, not later than 180 days after 
enactment of this Act, assessing the agency's progress in 
advancing locally led development, including a clear definition 
of ``local entity''; a description of how the agency is 
tracking funds to local entities; a breakdown of funds 
advancing this initiative; and a strategy to reach Agency 
targets in this area.
    Obligation reporting.--The Committee recognizes USAID's 
efforts to increase the transparency of Operating Expenses 
obligations and directs the USAID Administrator to continue to 
provide quarterly obligation reports as described under this 
heading in the explanatory statement accompanying the 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2020.
    Procurement.--The Committee directs the USAID Administrator 
to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not 
later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, on any 
procurement actions for which competition was limited, and the 
justification for each such action taken, during fiscal years 
2021 and 2022.
    Workforce diversity initiatives.--The Committee directs 
that the USAID Administrator submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees, not later than 60 days after 
enactment of this Act, on the implementation of current 
workforce diversity activities, including the associated 
funding and results of such initiatives, as well as proposals 
for new initiatives aimed at increasing and retaining a more 
diverse and inclusive workforce at USAID in relation to 
implementing the agency's Global Development Partnership 
Initiative. The report shall also set clear goals and 
benchmarks for measuring progress and holding agency officials 
accountable for results.

                        CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................      $258,200,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................       289,100,000
Committee recommendation..............................       263,504,000
  Change from enacted level...........................        +5,304,000
  Change from request.................................       -25,596,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $263,504,000 for 
Capital Investment Fund to fund the USAID Capital Security Cost 
Sharing bill and information technology investments. The 
Committee notes that USAID must submit an operating plan to the 
Committees on Appropriations as required in section 7062(a) of 
this Act.

                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................       $80,000,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................        80,500,000
Committee recommendation..............................        80,500,000
  Change from enacted level...........................          +500,000
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $80,500,000 for 
Office of Inspector General and directs the OIG to submit its 
annual audit plan within the first quarter of fiscal year 2023.

                TITLE III--BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE


                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                         GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................    $9,830,000,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................    10,576,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................    10,976,500,000
  Change from enacted level...........................    +1,146,500,000
  Change from request.................................      +400,500,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $10,976,500,000 for 
Global Health Programs.
    Funds for certain programs under this heading are allocated 
according to the following table and subject to section 7019 of 
this Act:

                         GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Program/Activity                     Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maternal and Child Health............................           $890,000
    of which, Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus..........              2,000
    of which, Polio..................................             75,000
    of which, The GAVI Alliance......................            290,000
Nutrition (USAID)....................................            160,000
    of which, Iodine Deficiency Disorder.............              3,500
    of which, Micronutrients.........................             33,000
        Vitamin A (non-add)..........................           [22,500]
Vulnerable Children..................................             30,000
    of which, Blind Children.........................              4,000
HIV/AIDS (USAID).....................................            330,000
    of which, Microbicides...........................             45,000
HIV/AIDS (Department of State).......................          6,395,000
    of which, Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Malaria           2,000,000
     and Tuberculosis................................
    of which, Joint U.N. Programme on HIV/AIDS                    50,000
     (UNAIDS)........................................
Family Planning and Reproductive Health..............            760,000
Global Health Security...............................          1,000,000
Malaria..............................................            820,000
Tuberculosis.........................................            469,000
    of which, Global TB Drug Facility................             15,000
Other Public Health Threats..........................            122,500
    of which, Neglected Tropical Diseases............            112,500
------------------------------------------------------------------------

USAID Global Health Programs

    The Committee recommendation includes $4,581,500,000 for 
USAID global health programs to be directly apportioned to 
USAID.
    Global Health Security.--The Committee recommendation 
includes increased funding to promote global health security, 
address emerging health threats overseas, and prevent future 
pandemics. The Committee encourages the USAID Administrator to 
integrate global health security programming with other health 
programming at the country level. Funds available for global 
health security should also support the strengthening of the 
primary health care system in partner countries as a foundation 
to rapidly detect and effectively respond to emerging health 
threats and to strengthen laboratory and surveillance 
capabilities. The Committee includes further language under 
Reports in this heading.
    Global health security programming should address the risks 
of zoonotic spillover posed by greater human contact with 
wildlife driven, in large part, by deforestation and wildlife 
degradation. The Committee supports the prioritization of 
zoonotic surveillance and spillover prevention under global 
health security and pandemic preparedness, including through 
the multilateral financial intermediary fund.
    The Committee supports funding for the Coalition for 
Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), consistent with the 
fiscal year 2022 enacted level, to develop vaccines for 
emerging infectious diseases, deadly viruses, and other 
pathogenic threats, and to make those vaccines globally 
accessible, pursuant to section 6501 of Public Law 117-81.
    The Committee supports United States participation in the 
World Health Organization's ACT-Accelerator (ACT-A) program and 
the use of assistance provided for global health security to 
accelerate development, production, and equitable access to 
COVID-19 tests, treatments, and vaccines. The Committee 
acknowledges the critical work of ACT-A to bring together 
governments and businesses in pursuit of ending the COVID-19 
pandemic.
    The Committee recognizes that drug-resistant bacterial 
infections are increasing, posing a threat to global health 
security, and impacting gains made in management of infectious 
diseases and maternal and child health. USAID is encouraged to 
support research, development of, and access to antibiotics in 
its global health security work to safeguard gains made through 
its global health programs and boost collaboration with 
international partners.
    Health Resilience Fund.--The Committee recommendation 
includes additional funding under ``Other Public Health 
Threats'' in the ``Global Health Programs'' table to support 
cross-cutting global health activities including health service 
delivery, health workforce, health information systems, access 
to essential medicines, health systems financing, and 
governance, in challenging environments and countries in 
crisis.
    Health systems strengthening.--The Committee recognizes the 
importance of strong health systems in low- and middle-income 
countries to the sustainment of global health success, 
preparedness for emerging health threats, research to prevent 
and cure chronic diseases, and progress in preventing and 
responding to non-communicable diseases, including cancers 
affecting women and children and severe, chronic conditions 
such as type 1 diabetes, childhood heart disease, lupus, and 
sickle cell disease. By strengthening health systems, countries 
will be able to better address non-communicable diseases, many 
that affect children and disproportionately impact underserved 
communities even in cases where effective interventions exist.
    The Committee directs the USAID Administrator and the 
Global AIDS Coordinator to ensure that, for operating units 
implementing more than one Global Health program area, not less 
than 10 percent of each program line in the ``Global Health 
Programs'' table, including HIV/AIDS, is spent on cross-cutting 
health system capacity to ensure these systems are affordable, 
accessible, reliable, and accountable to the people served. 
These funds should be in addition to ongoing health system 
capacity building that supports individual programs, and 
programs should be jointly funded. The Committee includes 
further language under Reports in this heading.
    The Committee encourages the USAID Administrator, in 
consultation with the United States Office of the Global AIDS 
Coordinator (OGAC) and the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC), to increase access to quality 
health care through strengthening frontline health workers, 
particularly at the community level, as part of their strategy 
to prevent child and maternal deaths and build sustainable 
health systems.
    The Committee recognizes the need to increase the capacity 
and resilience of national health systems and institutions to 
respond to and manage climate-sensitive health risks and 
directs USAID to support policies to address the needs of 
specific communities disproportionately affected by pollution 
and environmental degradation.
    Innovative technology.--The Committee directs that funds be 
made available above the prior year to support the research, 
development, and introduction of innovative technologies 
related to child survival activities and disease programs, 
including diagnostics, therapeutics, vaccines, and devices. The 
USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations, representatives from other Federal research 
agencies, representatives of affected communities in low- and 
middle-income countries, and representatives of relevant 
technical and nongovernmental organizations specializing in 
biomedical product research and development, on the most 
effective use of funds for such innovations.
    Maternal and child health.--The Committee continues funds 
for programs that have proven effective in reducing maternal 
and child mortality. The Committee directs USAID to support, at 
not less than the prior year level, programs to prevent and 
treat obstetric fistula. The Committee encourages the promotion 
of early childhood development interventions through USAID's 
maternal and child health activities.
    Malaria.--Within the funds made available for malaria, the 
Committee encourages USAID's continued support for public-
private partnerships; research and development; diagnostics and 
vector control; and access and delivery of anti-malarial 
medicine, including effective pediatric formulations and 
alternatives to counter resistance. The Committee continues to 
encourage USAID to support the development and introduction of 
anti-malarial tools targeted to young children and those that 
interrupt transmission of the disease. The Committee encourages 
USAID to explore methods of integrating malaria control 
programming into other development sectors including food 
security and water and sanitation.
    Mental health.--The Committee recognizes the necessity of 
integrating mental health screenings for vulnerable 
populations, particularly in conflict-affected areas, and 
supports training and education in psychosocial support 
services for relevant personnel.
    Neglected Surgical Conditions.--The USAID Administrator 
shall support efforts to strengthen surgical health capacity to 
address such health issues as cleft lip and cleft palate, club 
foot, cataracts, hernias, fistulas, and untreated traumatic 
injuries in underserved areas in developing countries, 
including in contexts without water or electricity. 
Strengthening surgical health systems includes the training of 
local surgical teams and assisting ministries of health to 
develop and implement national surgical, obstetric, trauma, and 
anesthesia plans. Not later than 90 days after enactment of 
this Act, the USAID Administrator shall brief the Committees on 
Appropriations on the planned uses of funds for these purposes 
in fiscal year 2023.
    Neglected Tropical Diseases.--The Committee supports the 
integration of neglected tropical disease programs with 
complementary development and global health programs including 
water, sanitation and hygiene.
    Nutrition.--The Committee supports effective nutrition 
interventions, including to reduce stunting and wasting, 
increase breastfeeding and nutrition supplementation for 
pregnant women, promote early childhood development, and treat 
severe malnutrition, including through multilateral mechanisms. 
The Committee supports implementation of the Multi-Sectoral 
Nutrition Strategy to cohesively meet the needs of vulnerable 
women and children, including integration with deworming and 
water and sanitation efforts. The Committee encourages USAID to 
make funding available for program implementation research, 
including in cooperation with other donors and through public-
private partnerships, to develop and adopt best practices in 
nutrition that enhance health outcomes. The Committee includes 
further language under Reports in this heading.
    The Committee notes the increase in cases of child wasting 
globally as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and humanitarian 
crises and that there is a shortage of therapeutic food 
treatments. Therefore, the Committee encourages the USAID 
Administrator to consider scaling-up procurement of American-
made Ready-To-Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTF).
    Other health matters.--The Committee directs that USAID 
consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the estimated 
need and cost-effectiveness of supporting programs that focus 
on children with hydrocephalus or autism. The Committee 
supports consideration of public-private partnerships that 
strengthen health systems and address childhood cancer.
    Research.--The Committee supports USAID's role in health-
related research and supports continued investments in new 
global health technologies. The Committee encourages USAID to 
include efforts to find new diagnostic and treatment tools for 
tuberculosis and effective, affordable contraceptives in their 
research agenda.
    Risk management and insurance.--In order to manage the 
risks associated with the worldwide delivery of sensitive 
global health commodities, USAID and the Department of State 
shall collect data on risks to product quality in the supply 
chain and ensure adequate insurance is in place to protect 
against losses. The Secretary of State and the USAID 
Administrator should consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations on the implementation of these measures.
    Tuberculosis (TB).--The Committee recommendation includes 
funding to combat drug-susceptible and drug-resistant 
tuberculosis. The Committee encourages support for new products 
to prevent and treat tuberculosis and encourages investment in 
new drugs, vaccines, and diagnostics. The USAID Administrator 
is directed to consult with the Committees on Appropriations 
regarding the use of funds in this Act for such purposes. The 
Committee includes further language under Reports in this 
heading.
    Vaccines.--The Committee supports continued efforts at not 
less than the prior year level to create effective vaccines for 
malaria and HIV/AIDS as part of a comprehensive prevention, 
diagnostic, and treatment strategy. The Committee notes the 
potential of advances in development of broadly neutralizing 
antibodies for long-lasting prevention of HIV infection as part 
of this research and supports multilateral efforts that expand 
research and development and leverage funding from other 
donors.
    The Committee directs the USAID Administrator to undertake 
vaccine development efforts to prevent and respond to outbreaks 
from deadly viruses from funds provided for global health 
security. In working to address COVID-19, USAID should 
prioritize outbreak hotspots and potential vaccine diplomacy 
efforts. The Committee directs the USAID Administrator to 
consult with the Committees on Appropriations on amounts 
proposed for vaccine development and administration for fiscal 
year 2023.
    The Committee supports efforts to expand vaccine research, 
development, and manufacturing capabilities in Africa for the 
purposes of advancing global health security and furthering 
local capacity to effectively respond to infectious disease 
pandemics. Not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, 
the USAID Administrator shall consult with the appropriate 
congressional committees on opportunities for public-private 
partnerships to advance such efforts.
    The Committee notes that combating vaccine hesitancy is 
essential to achieving global vaccination goals, including to 
combat COVID-19. The Committee encourages USAID to develop 
digital tools and multimedia partnerships with local content 
creators and media outlets to combat vaccine hesitancy and 
misinformation. The USAID Administrator is directed to consult 
with the Committees on Appropriations regarding the use of 
funds in this Act for such purposes.
    Vulnerable children.--The Committee supports USAID's 
objectives of building strong beginnings, putting family care 
first, and protecting children from violence, abuse, and 
neglect through the United States Government Strategy on 
Advancing Protection and Care for Children in Adversity 
(APCCA). USAID should partner with organizations that 
demonstrate an expertise promoting permanent family-based care, 
foster care programs in and outside of family networks, and 
preventing unnecessary family separation. Children recovering 
from trauma, those in fragile contexts, and migrant children on 
the move should be prioritized. Funds should also support 
inclusive, early childhood education, including training health 
and education professionals to work effectively with autistic 
children. The Committee encourages additional support for 
mental health and psychosocial support programs for vulnerable 
caregivers and children particularly in light of COVID-19 
impacts. The Committee directs the USAID Administrator to 
regularly update the Committees on Appropriations on APCCA 
implementation.

Reports, USAID

    Global health security.--The Committee recommendation 
includes increased funding to promote global health security, 
address emerging health threats overseas, and prevent future 
pandemics. Not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, 
and prior to the initial obligation of funds, the Committee 
directs the USAID Administrator to submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations a report on the proposed uses of such funds on a 
country and project basis including possible contributions to 
multilateral mechanisms. The report shall also detail research 
and development of antibiotics to be used in low- and middle-
income countries. The Committee directs that such report shall 
be updated and submitted to the Committees on Appropriations 
every 90 days until the funds are fully obligated.
    Health systems.--The USAID Administrator and United States 
Global AIDS Ambassador are directed to submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations, not later than 90 days after enactment of 
this Act, a report detailing progress on the integration and 
joint funding of health systems strengthening activities 
including the implementation of the 10 percent directive. The 
report should include a description of how USAID and OGAC are 
designing these integrated efforts by operating unit, including 
Washington-based programming, and the expected result of this 
integration on improved performance of country health systems. 
In addition, the report should include: (1) a baseline 
accounting of ongoing systems strengthening contributions from 
each program line in the table under Global Health Programs; 
(2) performance indicators used to track and coordinate such 
efforts; and (3) a description of steps taken, or planned to be 
taken, to ensure systems strengthening investments are 
sustained by host countries. The report should include cross-
cutting efforts to strengthen local health workforces.
    Nutrition.--The USAID Administrator is directed to report 
to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 90 days 
after enactment of this Act, on the nutrition outcomes achieved 
over the previous fiscal year, which shall also include: (1) 
the outcomes, disaggregated by USAID bureau, including 
nutrition-specific treatment and prevention interventions on a 
country-by-country basis; (2) the approximate number of 
additional children treated for severe acute malnutrition and 
receiving vitamin A as a result of United States Government 
assistance; and (3) the approximate number of women receiving 
prenatal vitamins and breastfeeding education and support as a 
result of such assistance. The report should be publicly 
available and track progress towards the 2025 World Health 
Assembly global targets on stunting, wasting, anemia, and 
breastfeeding.
    Tuberculosis.--The Committee directs the USAID 
Administrator to submit a report to the Committees on 
Appropriations not later than 180 days after enactment of this 
Act on progress in implementing a comprehensive strategy to (1) 
achieve TB elimination by simultaneously searching actively for 
TB disease and infection, (2) treat TB disease and infection 
(including multi-drug resistant TB), (3) enable infection 
control at key congregate settings including hospitals and 
prisons, (4) support patients so they are able to complete 
their treatment, (5) develop appropriate and accessible 
vaccines against tuberculosis for use in low resource settings, 
and (6) support the development and implementation of TB 
recovery plans in the countries most impacted by COVID-19. Such 
report may be combined with existing reporting requirements.

HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment

    The Committee recommendation includes a total of 
$6,725,000,000 to fight HIV/AIDS. Of this amount, the Committee 
recommendation includes $6,395,000,000 to be directly 
apportioned to the Department of State.
    The Committee recommends that OGAC build upon the success 
of the Accelerating Children's Treatment Initiative, 
particularly for infants and young children at the highest risk 
of dying without treatment. OGAC is encouraged to develop 
targets and track the prevention, treatment, and care of 
children and adolescent populations in HIV-affected communities 
and collect and evaluate detailed data by age in order to 
strengthen the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief's 
(PEPFAR) efforts. The Committee urges OGAC to ensure that women 
and girls have adequate access through their existing health 
providers to HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment services. 
Outcomes based on such targets shall be included in PEPFAR's 
Annual Report. OGAC should include pediatric data in its 
Population-based HIV Impact Assessment Studies to ensure 
investments are targeted and effective.
    In order to reach the Sustainable Development Goal of 
ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030, the Committee 
believes there should be a deeper integration of the social 
services system alongside the health system, and a stronger 
focus on addressing the drivers of HIV such as poverty, gender 
inequality, violence, stigma and discrimination, mental health 
issues particularly among mothers living with HIV, and limited 
access to education especially for adolescent girls and young 
women.
    Cervical cancer.--The Committee understands OGAC and USAID 
are exploring partnerships to prevent the spread of human 
papillomavirus and cervical cancer through screening and 
treatment programs in low-income countries with high prevalence 
and directs OGAC and USAID to consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations on plans for and progress of such partnerships.
    Global Fund.--The Committee recommendation includes 
$2,000,000,000 for the first installment of the seventh 
replenishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, 
and Malaria. The Committee notes that this amount shall be 
fully obligated for this first installment unless the 
conditions of section 202(d) of the United States Leadership 
Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003, as 
amended, have not been met, or the maximum threshold in such 
section has been exceeded. Oversight of the Global Fund remains 
a top priority, as well as continued support for an independent 
Office of the Inspector General.
    Microbicides.--The Committee recommends continued support 
for microbicide development and directs OGAC to coordinate with 
USAID, the National Institutes of Health, other Federal 
agencies, and donors to expedite microbicide development and 
implementation. The Committee directs OGAC to work with USAID 
on a plan for product rollout and access and update the 
Committees on Appropriations on a regular basis on the use of 
funds in fiscal year 2023.
    Programs for vulnerable children.--The Committee encourages 
OGAC to continue to align existing programs for vulnerable 
children with the goals and objectives of APCCA and ensure that 
orphans and vulnerable children remain a priority within PEPFAR 
country programs. The Committee directs the Secretary of State 
to include in the next Annual Report how the ten percent target 
for orphans and vulnerable children was met for that fiscal 
year including country-level accounting.

Report, OGAC

    Key populations.--The Committee directs the Secretary of 
State to submit a report not later than 60 days after enactment 
of this Act to the Committees on Appropriations on efforts to 
reach key populations in bilateral and multilateral prevention 
and treatment programs including efforts to address root causes 
of stigma and discrimination.

                         DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................    $4,140,494,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................     4,769,787,000
Committee recommendation..............................     4,769,787,000
  Change from enacted level...........................      +629,293,000
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $4,769,787,000 for 
Development Assistance. Programs funded by this account should 
be directed for long-term development programs to build the 
resilience and stability of communities, support broad-based 
economic growth, and contribute to the achievement of the 
Sustainable Development Goals. The Committee recommendation 
includes most countries' long-term development programs even if 
they are also receiving support under Economic Support Fund.
    Funds for certain programs under this heading are allocated 
according to the following table and subject to section 7019 of 
this Act:

                         DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
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Africa:
    Counter-Lord's Resistance Army/Illicit Armed                 $10,000
     Groups Program.................................
    Democratic Republic of the Congo................              95,000
    Liberia.........................................              70,500
    Malawi..........................................              65,500
    Higher education programs.......................              10,000
    Somalia.........................................              55,000
    Power Africa....................................             100,000
    Prosper Africa..................................              80,000
    Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI).........              20,000
East Asia and the Pacific:
    Laos
    Combating trafficking in persons................               2,000
    Greater Mekong rule of law and environment......               5,000
    Timor-Leste.....................................              16,000
Middle East and North Africa:
    USAID Middle East Regional
    Refugee Scholarships Program in Lebanon.........              10,000
South and Central Asia:
    Bangladesh
    Labor programs..................................               3,000
Global Programs:
    Bureau for Resilience and Food Security
    Feed the Future Innovation Labs.................              65,000
    Global Crop Diversity Trust.....................               5,500
    Combating child marriage........................              23,000
    Development Innovation Ventures.................              40,000
    Disability Programs.............................              15,000
    Ocean Freight Reimbursement Program.............               2,500
    Office of Education.............................              35,000
    Trade Capacity Building.........................              20,000
    Victims of Torture..............................              12,000
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Agriculture

    The Committee recommendation includes not less than 
$1,200,000,000 for food security and agriculture development as 
authorized by the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (Public Law 
114-195). The Committee appreciates the whole-of-government 
approach presented in the Global Food Security Strategy and 
directs the USAID Administrator to consult with the Committees 
on Appropriations on such strategy, including the benchmarks 
and performance metrics.
    The Committee supports Feed the Future's comprehensive 
approach to combating global food insecurity and poverty and 
intends that programs are prioritized for small-holder farmers, 
particularly for women, and other vulnerable populations. The 
Committee recommends that USAID continue the implementation of 
a multi-faceted food and nutrition security program, in order 
to prioritize such populations. These investments are 
especially critical as the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's war 
in Ukraine has placed enormous pressure on the global food 
supply chain as unprecedented quarantine orders and border 
closures have disrupted trade and created labor shortages. The 
Committee also recognizes the importance of building and 
scaling local entrepreneurial networks that directly serve 
smallholder farmers and supports further development of such 
efforts in Africa.
    The Committee supports efforts to ensure there are adequate 
storage facilities and distribution systems available in 
recipient countries to prevent spoilage or waste, and 
encourages the deployment of American technology and management 
systems to enhance post-harvest food safety and security.
    Agricultural research.--The Committee recommendation 
includes not less than $160,000,000 for the research 
initiatives of the Bureau for Food Security, of which 
$65,000,000 is for the Feed the Future Innovation Labs. The 
Committee directs that the request level for the research and 
development initiatives be designated in the CBJ for fiscal 
year 2024. The Committee urges the USAID Administrator to 
support partners working in the agriculture-biotechnology 
research field that focus on durable resistance to climate 
change, plant disease, and pests, and would benefit smallholder 
farmers.
    Accountability in agriculture.--The Committee directs the 
USAID Administrator to consult with the appropriate 
congressional committees on prioritizing locally led, 
smallholder farmers over larger-scale, commercial farming 
entities in order to ensure that local perspectives on 
increasing crop productivity, protecting the environment, and 
reducing rates of poverty are represented in USAID's programs. 
Furthermore, the Committee urges USAID to hold food security 
implementers accountable for commitments they've made to build 
capacity among local partners and produce sustainable results.
    Coffee production.--The Committee is concerned about the 
growing pressure on worldwide coffee production from pests, 
pathogens, and reductions to growing zones hospitable to coffee 
production. The Committee encourages the USAID Administrator to 
prioritize coffee agricultural research, with a focus on 
solutions that benefit smallholder farmers and long-term, 
sustainable, and resilient agricultural development.

Economic Growth

    Microenterprise and microfinance.--The Committee 
recommendation includes funds for micro, small, and medium-
sized enterprises and directs the USAID Administrator to 
prioritize such investments in sub-Saharan Africa to reach the 
poorest and most marginalized. The Committee supports 
microfinance programs to promote economic development in 
communities throughout the developing world and encourages 
USAID to continue such programs in Mexico and Central America.
    Trade capacity building.--The Committee continues to 
support capacity building activities, specifically on labor 
rights and environmental standards, in countries with free 
trade agreements with the United States to ensure that United 
States workers and businesses can compete on a level playing 
field. The Committee directs that not less than half of such 
funding be allocated for labor activities, including efforts to 
support formal employment, build organizing and bargaining 
capacity among workers, enforce labor rights, and access to 
labor justice for workers in both formal and informal 
employment. The Committee includes further direction under 
Reports in this section.

Education

    American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA).--The 
Committee recommendation includes not less than $33,000,000 for 
the ASHA program. The Committee continues to recognize the 
important contributions made to United States foreign policy 
interests by institutions funded by this program, including 
fostering a positive image of the United States around the 
world. The Committee expects USAID to allocate funds to 
administer the ASHA program from funds provided under Operating 
Expenses on a proportionate basis with other agency programs. 
The Committee directs the USAID Administrator to notify the 
Committees on Appropriations prior to making any changes to the 
annual solicitation for ASHA, including consulting with the 
Committees on Appropriations not less than 15 days prior to 
issuing the annual solicitation for ASHA.
    Basic education.--The Committee recommendation includes not 
less than $985,000,000 for basic education programs in this 
Act. The Committee includes further direction under Reports in 
this heading.
    The Committee recognizes that increased investments in 
bilateral and multilateral basic education programs provides 
the foundational skills essential to success for millions of 
children. With a record number of children out of school or 
unable to access educational resources due to the COVID-19 
pandemic, the USAID Administrator should expand access to 
distance learning materials and technology, support safe school 
reopening plans, including reenrollment campaigns for out-of-
school children and youth, and prioritize assessments of 
student learning levels, remedial and accelerated learning, and 
curriculum adaptation, and renew efforts to reach marginalized 
students, including girls, children with disabilities, and 
those living in displaced persons camps. The Committee 
encourages USAID to build local capacity and leadership 
development in the education sector and to continue the 
deployment of inclusive education methodologies.
    Higher education.--The Committee supports funds for higher 
education programs in countries impacted by economic crisis and 
in the Western Hemisphere. The Committee notes that reaching 
underserved populations with educational programs of sufficient 
duration to provide leadership, language skills, and career 
training is important for countries' economic and social 
development. Therefore, the Committee urges USAID to prioritize 
educational opportunities at post-secondary institutions for 
underserved populations.
    Scholarship program for refugees.--The Committee 
recommendation includes funds to continue the university 
scholarship pilot program for refugees in Lebanon. Such funds 
are in addition to funds made available for assistance for 
Lebanon under Economic Support Fund. The USAID Administrator is 
directed to consult with the Committees on Appropriations on an 
ongoing basis on how the program will be administered 
consistent with the Lebanon scholarship program at not-for-
profit educational institutions in Lebanon that meet the 
standards required for American accreditation, and other 
matters related to implementation.

Global Programs

    Ocean Freight Reimbursement.--The Committee supports 
USAID's Ocean Freight Reimbursement Program to provide 
competitive grants for Private Voluntary Organizations to 
deliver commodities, especially learning materials, to 
countries overseas, especially to Africa. The USAID 
Administrator is directed to consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations on the administration of the program for fiscal 
year 2023.
    Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).--The Committee 
recommendation includes not less than $500,000,000 in this Act 
for long-term, sustainable water supply, sanitation, and 
hygiene projects pursuant to Public Law 109-121, as amended by 
Public Law 113-289.
    The Committee notes that access to adequate water, 
sanitation, and hygiene is a critical component of disease 
prevention, and that a lack of access to toilets, adequate 
sanitation, and hygiene products impacts women and girls in 
particular. The Committee urges USAID to address this issue in 
the design of WASH programs, especially in response to COVID-
19.
    The Committee notes the importance of sustainable access to 
water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in healthcare facilities 
(HCFs) to provide quality and safe care and urges USAID and the 
State Department to promote the inclusion of programming that 
improves or sustains WASH services in healthcare facilities, 
including access to clean drinking water, adequate sanitation 
and hygiene, and access to menstrual hygiene products, proper 
disposal, and handwashing stations. The Committee encourages 
USAID to support partner governments to implement local 
priorities and include WASH services in national health sector 
strategic plans and address challenges in executing health 
budgets to ensure that quality health services are delivered. 
The Committee includes further language under Reports in this 
heading.
    The Committee encourages USAID to explore using American 
expertise in drilling methods that reach deeper aquifers and 
avoid contamination to expand inexpensive, sustainable access 
to water.

Reports

    Adolescent girls.--The Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the USAID Administrator, is directed to submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees, not later than 45 days 
after enactment of this Act, a report on the actions taken over 
the previous 12 months to implement the United States Global 
Strategy to Empower Adolescent Girls including programs to 
reduce the incidence of child and forced marriage and address 
the needs of already married adolescent girls, encourage the 
abandonment of female genital cutting and address the needs of 
those who have already undergone these procedures, and the 
training of staff on the specific challenges and needs of 
adolescent girls.
    Basic education.--The Committee directs that, pursuant to 
the Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act 
(Public Law 115-56), the annual report to Congress on the 
United States Government Strategy on International Basic 
Education should include programmatic funding by education 
level (pre-primary, primary, secondary, post-secondary/non-
higher education, and higher education) as well as a list of 
indicators that will be used to monitor performance for each of 
these education levels and the criteria used to prioritize 
country programs. Data should be disaggregated by age, sex, and 
disability when practicable and appropriate. The report should 
also include funds made available during the previous fiscal 
year to maintain education access for children in emergencies 
and conflict.
    Locally led development.--The Committee supports USAID's 
commitment to locally led development, including new goals to 
fund local entities, and efforts to work with countries and 
partners to achieve locally-sustained results. The Committee 
directs the USAID Administrator, not later than 120 days after 
enactment of this Act, to submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations a report on funding under this heading for 
programs implemented directly by local and national 
nongovernmental entities. The report should include a 
description on how USAID is working to increase funding to 
capable local and national nongovernmental entities as well as 
how USAID tracks funding to local entities, how USAID is 
progressing toward its stated locally-led development targets, 
and how the Agency plans to reach targets in subsequent fiscal 
years.
    Tracking of Funding for Children and Youth.--Not later than 
90 days after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator 
shall report on steps being taken under the new Youth in 
Development Policy to improve the tracking and disaggregation 
of funding benefiting children and youth, including for 
programs related to the protection, education, support and 
safety of children and youth.
    Trade Capacity Building.--The Committee directs the 
Secretary of State and USAID Administrator, not later than 60 
days after enactment of this Act, to provide a joint report on 
plans to implement trade capacity building activities in fiscal 
year 2023, including in the Western Hemisphere and how projects 
are coordinated and prioritized with other U.S. agencies or 
Departments.
    WASH.--The Committee directs the USAID Administrator, not 
later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, to update the 
report to the Committees on Appropriations on how women's 
access to adequate sanitation facilities and feminine hygiene 
products are included in the design and implementation of the 
Agency's WASH programs, especially for frontline health 
workers. The report should also include progress made in 
providing WASH services in healthcare facilities, including the 
number of health care facilities where USAID provided support 
for WASH activities as part of infection prevention.

                   INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................    $3,905,460,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................     4,699,362,000
Committee recommendation..............................     4,395,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................      +489,540,000
  Change from request.................................      -304,362,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $4,395,000,000 for 
International Disaster Assistance.
    This account funds humanitarian relief, rehabilitation, and 
reconstruction in countries affected by natural and man-made 
disasters, as well as support for disaster mitigation, disaster 
risk reduction, prevention, and preparedness. This includes the 
purchase of commodities, such as temporary shelter, blankets, 
and supplementary and therapeutic food; potable water; medical 
supplies; and agricultural rehabilitation. Program 
beneficiaries include disaster victims, conflict victims, and 
internally displaced persons. Funds are also provided for the 
Emergency Food Security Program, as authorized in the Global 
Food Security Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-195).
    The Committee urges USAID to expedite the process of 
reporting to the Committees on Appropriations on planned use of 
humanitarian funding and making such funding available for 
obligation to programs.
    Air transport.--The Committee recognizes the critical need 
to provide swift humanitarian aid to save lives and ease 
suffering in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. The 
Committee supports an assessment by USAID of the efficacy of 
air drop technology for large-scale humanitarian aid delivery 
for quicker response time.
    Child malnutrition.--The Committee notes that there has 
been a global spike in cases of child malnutrition as a result 
of the COVID-19 pandemic and persisting and emerging 
humanitarian crises, increasing the need for Ready-to-Use 
Therapeutic Foods (RUTF). The Committee requests the USAID 
Administrator to include in its reporting to the Committees on 
Appropriations information on its procurement of RUTF, 
including the status of a multi-year strategy to scale-up 
procurement of RUTF, and efforts to scale up RUTF producers in 
high burden countries.
    Child protection.--The Committee recognizes the need for 
additional protection of children in conflict and crisis 
settings. The Committee encourages the USAID Administrator to 
play an increasing leadership role to protect children in 
humanitarian crises and ensure that protection is integrated 
across other humanitarian sectors, consistent with Global Child 
Thrive Act (Public Law 116-283).
    Education and flexible learning.--The Committee recognizes 
that education and flexible learning opportunities in 
humanitarian emergencies, both acute and protracted, play an 
essential role in supporting internally displaced and host 
community child development and well-being at a time when they 
are at their most vulnerable and should be included as part of 
humanitarian response efforts. The Committee encourages USAID 
to allocate funds made available under this heading for the 
support of safe, inclusive, quality education for internally 
displaced children, including for adolescent girls.
    Emergency food security program.--The Committee urges USAID 
to continue to make funds made available under this heading to 
support USAID's emergency food security program, which 
addresses food security emergencies through strengthening 
existing functional local markets.
    Gender-based violence.--The Committee urges USAID to 
support at not less than the prior year level programs to 
address gender-based violence in humanitarian settings, 
including continued support of the Safe from the Start program.
    Local entities.--The Committee recognizes that local and 
national nongovernmental leadership is critical for an 
effective, meaningful and sustainable humanitarian response. 
The Committee urges the USAID Administrator to prioritize 
making funds available to local and national nongovernmental 
entities to improve local self-reliance.

Reports

    Gender advisors.--Not later than 90 days after enactment of 
this Act, the USAID Administrator shall submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations on the feasibility, capacity, 
cost, and technical assistance needed to put a qualified Gender 
Advisor on each Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) team. 
The report shall identify how the Gender Advisor would be 
integrated into the DART and plans for transitioning the Gender 
Advisor to a stabilization role once the DART is no longer 
required.
    Local entities.--Not later than 120 days after enactment of 
this Act, the USAID Administrator shall submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations detailing programs awarded to 
local and national nongovernmental entities from funds made 
available under this heading in the previous two fiscal years. 
The report should include a description of how USAID is working 
to increase funding to capable local and national 
nongovernmental entities.

                         TRANSITION INITIATIVES

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................       $80,000,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................       102,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................        93,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................       +13,000,000
  Change from request.................................        -9,000,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $93,000,000 for 
Transition Initiatives.
    Funds provided in this account support programs targeting 
key transitions to democracy for countries in crisis and quick-
impact activities for conflict prevention or stabilization.
    Funds made available under this heading may only be 
administered by the Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI).
    Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the 
USAID Administrator shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations a report summarizing new, ongoing, and completed 
country programs implemented by OTI in fiscal year 2022, 
including programs supported with transferred funds.
    Venezuela.--The Committee encourages the Office of 
Transition Initiatives to continue support for programs that 
assist Venezuela with a democratic transition, as circumstances 
permit.

                          COMPLEX CRISES FUND

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................       $60,000,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................        40,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................        60,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................       +20,000,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $60,000,000 for the 
Complex Crises Fund.
    The Complex Crises Fund (CCF) enables the USAID 
Administrator to support programs and activities that prevent 
or respond to emerging or unforeseen events, and complex crises 
overseas, including activities in support of the Global 
Fragility Strategy, and contribute to United States foreign 
policy or national security goals. USAID deploys CCF when there 
is an unanticipated and overwhelming urgent need where United 
States assistance can help stem the rise of violent conflict 
and instability or advance the consolidation of peace and 
democracy.

                         ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................    $4,099,000,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................     4,122,463,000
Committee recommendation..............................     4,128,268,000
  Change from enacted level...........................       +29,268,000
  Change from request.................................        +5,805,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $4,128,268,000 for 
Economic Support Fund.
    The Committee notes that funds recommended under this 
heading are provided to advance United States interests by 
helping countries meet political and security needs. The 
Committee recommendation includes short-term, diplomatic 
activities under this heading even if countries are also 
receiving support under Development Assistance.
    Funds for certain programs under this heading are allocated 
according to the following table and subject to section 7019 of 
this Act:

                          ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                   Country/Program                      Budget Authority
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East Asia and the Pacific
    Greater Mekong democracy, rule of law, and                   $11,000
     environment.....................................
    Global Cooperation and Training Framework........              3,000
Middle East and North Africa
    Iraq.............................................            150,000
        Scholarships.................................             10,000
        Democracy....................................             25,000
        Justice sector assistance....................              2,500
    Lebanon
        Lebanon scholarships.........................             14,000
    Middle East Partnership Initiative...............             27,200
        Scholarship program..........................             20,000
    Middle East Regional Cooperation.................              8,000
    Near East Regional Democracy.....................             55,000
    Nita M. Lowey Middle East Partnership for Peace               50,000
     Act.............................................
South and Central Asia
    Maldives.........................................              2,000
Western Hemisphere
    Mexico...........................................             55,000
Global Programs
    Atrocities Prevention............................              3,000
    Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues....             20,000
    Bureau for Oceans and International Environment
     and Scientific Affairs
        Arctic Council...............................              1,000
    Conflict and Stabilization Operations............              5,000
    House Democracy Partnership......................              2,300
    Implementation of Public Law 99-415..............              4,000
    Information Communications Technology Training...              1,000
    Small Island Developing States...................             60,000
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    The Committee provides additional direction on programs in 
Africa (Sec. 7042), East Asia and the Pacific (Sec. 7043), 
South and Central Asia (Sec. 7044), and Latin America and the 
Caribbean (Sec. 7045) under title VII of this report.

Middle East and North Africa

    The Committee provides additional direction on programs in 
the region under section 7041 of this report.
    Lebanon scholarships.--The Committee recommendation 
includes funds for scholarships for Lebanese students with high 
financial need to attend not-for-profit educational 
institutions in Lebanon that meet standards comparable to those 
required for American accreditation. Students in Lebanon should 
be eligible for scholarships if they demonstrate financial 
need, have strong academic records, and show potential to 
contribute to the long-term political, economic, and social 
development of Lebanon. The Committee directs that these funds 
be awarded through an open and competitive process.
    Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI).--The Committee 
supports continued funding for the MEPI scholarship program. 
Scholarships should be made available for institutions that 
meet standards comparable to those required for American 
accreditation and should be awarded in a manner consistent with 
prior fiscal years, including on an open and competitive basis.
    Middle East Partnership Initiative Availability and 
Consultation Requirement.--The Committee recommends funds under 
title III of the Act, which shall be made available for 
assistance for the Western Sahara. Not later than 90 days after 
enactment of this Act, and prior to the obligation of such 
funds, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID 
Administrator, shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations on the proposed uses of such funds.
    Middle East Regional Cooperation (MERC).--The Committee 
supports increased funding for the MERC program to facilitate 
research collaboration in the Middle East, including between 
Israelis and Palestinians.
    USAID-Israel international development cooperation.--The 
Committee is supportive of cooperative projects, and the 
recommendation includes $2,000,000 to support local solutions 
to address sustainability challenges relating to water 
resources, agriculture, and energy storage.

Global Programs

    Independent media.--The Committee encourages USAID and the 
Department of State to strengthen independent media programs, 
especially where independent information sources are 
increasingly under internal and external threat, including many 
countries in sub-Saharan Africa including in Tanzania, Central 
African Republic, Kenya and Uganda; the Indo-Pacific region 
including Burma and Cambodia; as well as Venezuela, Central 
America, Afghanistan, and Ukraine.
    Information Communication Technology Training.--The 
Committee includes funds to support public-private partnerships 
that provide capacity building technology training for 
professionals from developing countries to advance a consistent 
global regulatory framework on critical information 
communication technology issues.
    Post-Conflict/Peace Process Implementation Assessments.--
The Committee includes funds under this heading for the Bureau 
of Conflict and Stabilization Operations, including to support 
programs that utilize independent, evidence-based assessments 
of peace accord implementation in Colombia, and for expansion 
of such assessments in other fragile settings where peace 
processes and stabilization efforts are underway. Impartial 
standards and methodologies for measuring the progress of peace 
in Colombia and other post-conflict settings by gathering 
information from public, private, and nongovernmental entities 
provides a valuable oversight tool for congressional 
stakeholders.
    Global Cooperation Training Framework.--Not later than 60 
days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
consult with the appropriate congressional committees on 
implementation plans for funding provided under this heading 
from fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023.

                             DEMOCRACY FUND

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................      $340,700,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................       290,700,000
Committee recommendation..............................       345,700,000
  Change from enacted level...........................        +5,000,000
  Change from request.................................       +55,000,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $345,700,000 for 
Democracy Fund. Of the funds provided, $215,450,000 shall be 
for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of 
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) at the Department of 
State, and $130,250,000 shall be for the Bureau for 
Development, Democracy, and Innovation (DDI) at USAID.
    Funds under this heading are allocated according to the 
following table and subject to section 7019 of this Act:

                             DEMOCRACY FUND
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Program/Activity                     Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor,
 Department of State:
    of which, Global Equality Fund...................            $25,000
    of which, International Religious Freedom........             10,000
    of which, Promotion of Disability Rights.........              5,000
Bureau for Development, Democracy, and Innovation,
 USAID:
    of which, Global Labor Program...................             12,500
    of which, Protection of LGBTQI+ Persons..........             25,000
    of which, Legislative Strengthening Programs.....              5,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Annual human rights report.--The Committee directs the 
Department of State to include in its Country Reports on Human 
Rights Practices descriptions of stigma, violence, and 
discrimination, including the prevalence of conversion therapy, 
against LGBTQI+ persons conducted by both state and non-state 
actors and consider discrimination by the government in 
assistance decisions.
    Digital risk impact assessments.--The Committee supports 
USAID's Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment initiative, which 
identifies development opportunities and risks in a country's 
digital ecosystem on digital connectivity and infrastructure; 
digital society, rights, and governance; and digital economy, 
and provides additional funds for USAID to complete such an 
assessment for each bilateral Mission.
    Global Labor Program.--Prior to the obligation of funds for 
the Global Labor Program or any planned restructuring, the 
USAID Administrator shall consult with the appropriate 
congressional committees.

Reports

    Human rights.--The Committee directs the Secretary of 
State, in consultation with the USAID Administrator, to submit 
a report, not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, 
on the activities of the Special Envoy to Advance the Human 
Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons at the Department of State and the 
Senior LGBTQI+ Coordinator at USAID in promoting U.S. 
engagement with governments, citizens, civil society, and the 
private sector on these issues.
    Uses of Funds.--The Committee directs the Secretary of 
State and the USAID Administrator respectively, to submit a 
report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 60 
days after enactment of this Act, on the uses of funds under 
this heading for fiscal years 2021, 2022, and proposed for 
2023. Prior to the submission of the report, the Secretary of 
State and USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees 
on Appropriations on the details of the report, which should 
describe how funds are allocated at the program level to the 
extent practicable.

            ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................      $500,000,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................       984,429,000
Committee recommendation..............................       850,334,000
  Change from enacted level...........................      +350,334,000
  Change from request.................................      -134,095,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $850,334,000 for 
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia.
    Funds for certain programs under this heading are allocated 
according to the following table and subject to section 7019 of 
this Act:

             ASSISTANCE FOR EUROPE, EURASIA AND CENTRAL ASIA
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Country                          Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Georgia..............................................            $88,025
Moldova..............................................             47,850
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    Building cybersecurity capacity in Eastern Europe.--The 
Committee recommendation includes funds above the prior year 
enacted level under this heading for international 
cybersecurity capacity-building efforts to strengthen 
collective commitments to security in cyberspace, improve 
incident response and remediation capabilities, train 
appropriate personnel on the applicability of international law 
in cyberspace and the policy and technical aspects of 
attribution of cyber incidents. The Secretary of State is 
directed to consult with the Committees on Appropriations with 
respect to the use of funds for such purposes.
    Cyprus.--The Committee notes that no funds were requested 
for Cyprus under this heading, but should the Secretary of 
State decide to provide funds, such assistance should only be 
used for measures aimed at reunification and designed to reduce 
tensions and promote peace and cooperation between the two 
communities in Cyprus. The Committee notes that such programs 
are subject to the requirements of section 7015 of this Act. 
Funding for the United States assessed cost of the UN 
Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus are provided under Contributions 
for International Peacekeeping Activities.
    Research and training.--The Committee recommendation 
includes funding above the prior year enacted level to for 
programs pursuant to section 7034(d)(1) of this Act for 
research and training authorized by the Soviet-Eastern European 
Research and Training Act of 1983.
    Use of notwithstanding authority.--Any notification of 
funds made available under this heading in this Act or prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs shall include information (if 
known on the date of transmittal of such notification) on the 
use of notwithstanding authority, if applicable. If subsequent 
to the notification of assistance it becomes necessary to rely 
on notwithstanding authority, the Committees on Appropriations 
should be informed at the earliest opportunity and to the 
extent practicable.

                          Department of State


                    MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................    $2,912,188,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................     3,912,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................     3,700,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................      +787,812,000
  Change from request.................................      -212,000,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $3,700,000,000 for 
Migration and Refugee Assistance.
    Child protection.--The Committee recognizes the need for 
additional protection of children in conflict and crisis 
settings. The Committee encourages the Bureau of Population, 
Refugees, and Migration to play an increasing leadership role 
to protect children in humanitarian crises and ensuring that 
protection is integrated across other humanitarian sectors.
    Education and flexible learning.--The Committee recognizes 
that education and flexible learning opportunities in 
humanitarian emergencies are important components of supporting 
children's development and wellbeing, both for those displaced 
and those in host communities. The Committee encourages the 
Department of State to allocate resources made available under 
this heading to ensure support for safe, inclusive, quality 
education for refugee and internally displaced children, 
including adolescent girls.
    Gender-based violence.--The Committee is concerned by the 
rising rates and challenges of gender-based violence in 
humanitarian settings and urges the Secretary of State to 
continue providing support to implementing agencies to 
prioritize these needs and critical services to prevent and 
respond to such violence.
    Higher education.--The Committee recognizes the need to 
close the gap between refugees and their peers in the area of 
higher levels of education. The Committee encourages the 
Secretary of State to set an ambitious target, consistent with 
the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) 
goals, for the enrollment of eligible refugees in post-
secondary education, including technical and vocational 
training, connected and traditional degree and diploma 
programs, in host and third countries by 2030.
    Mexico.--The Committee recommendation includes sufficient 
funds under this heading to continue assistance to enhance and 
expand the capacity of the Mexican Commission for Refugee 
Assistance to process asylum applications of, and provide 
protection to, refugees in Mexico.
    Resettlement in Israel.--The Committee recommendation 
includes funds for refugees from the former Soviet Union, 
Ukraine and other Eastern European states, and other refugees 
resettling in Israel, which is the same as the request.
    Rohingya refugees.--The Committee continues to be deeply 
concerned about the forced relocation of Rohingya refugees to 
Bhasan Char but recognizes the humanitarian imperative to 
continue support for meeting the basic needs of Rohingya 
refugees in Bangladesh. Not later than 180 days after enactment 
of this Act, the Department of State shall brief the 
appropriate congressional committees on whether: (1) a 
comprehensive and independent system of monitoring has been 
established to ensure that any relocation efforts are voluntary 
and include meaningful informed consent; (2) the Rohingya have 
the ability to freely return to Cox's Bazar or elsewhere, if 
they so choose; (3) there are clear contingency and evacuation 
plans in the event of emergencies or natural disasters, 
including the pre-positioning of backup food supplies and other 
relief materials on Bhasan Char; (4) there are effective 
protection services provided by the UN and national and 
international NGOs; and (5) the Government of Bangladesh is 
upholding its commitments to allow education according to the 
Myanmar curriculum and skills-building/livelihood activities.
    Tibetan refugees.--The Committee supports the continued 
allocation of funds to assist Tibetan refugees in Nepal and 
India at levels commensurate with prior years. The Committee 
remains concerned that Tibetans living in Nepal are restricted 
from enjoying certain basic rights, including lack of access to 
secondary education, right to work, right to free expression 
and peaceful assembly, and that agreements in recent years 
between the governments of Nepal and China have resulted in 
increased vulnerability for Tibetans in and transiting through 
Nepal. The Committee encourages the Secretary of State to urge 
the Government of Nepal to honor the agreement reached with the 
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to respect the 
principle of non-refoulement that prohibits countries from 
expelling or returning people to a country where they would be 
at risk of irreparable harm or serious human rights violations, 
and to provide safe transit for Tibetan refugees and legal 
protections to Tibetans residing in Nepal.
    Uyghur refugees.--The Committee is concerned about the 
vulnerability of Uyghur and other Turkic Muslim refugees who 
have fled persecution in the PRC and who have difficulty 
getting access to humanitarian assistance and basic services in 
their places of refuge, and who remain at risk of refoulement. 
The Committee recommendation includes funds under this heading 
to support the humanitarian needs of Uyghur and other Turkic 
Muslim refugees, including health, education, and psychosocial 
support. The Committee supports efforts by the Secretary of 
State to work with host governments to provide access to basic 
services to such refugees and to prevent their refoulement to 
the PRC where they could face torture and other gross violation 
of human rights.
    Venezuelan migrants.--The Committee recommendation includes 
funds to expand support for refugees fleeing economic collapse 
and repression in Venezuela. Furthermore, the Committee urges 
the Secretary of State to press other donor countries to make 
more substantial commitments to help Colombia and other 
neighboring countries deliver needed humanitarian services to 
migrants who have fled Venezuela.
    The Committee directs USAID and the Department of State to 
focus greater attention and resources to address the violence, 
abuse, and exploitation suffered by Venezuelan women and 
children, including by disaggregating data by sex and age in 
needs assessments and program reporting. Additionally, the 
Committee recognizes the need to increase diplomatic 
initiatives and humanitarian assistance to strengthen 
protections for Venezuelan refugees and migrants and their host 
communities, with an emphasis on the protection of women and 
children. This includes better protection and assistance for 
Venezuelan refugees and migrants subject to gender-based 
violence, malnutrition, human trafficking, recruitment to 
illegal groups and activities, and xenophobia.

Report

    Migrant protection protocols.--Not later than 90 days after 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with other relevant agencies, shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations a report on the following: (1) monthly data of 
the number of individuals receiving services after being 
returned to Mexico disaggregated by gender, nationality, and 
port of entry, including transportation from international 
organizations, housing in shelters, know-your-rights 
orientations, and access to telephonic or video communications 
with legal counsel; (2) reports of kidnapping and human rights 
violations experienced by individuals waiting in Mexico and any 
United States assistance and training to support Mexican 
prosecutors in the investigations of these crimes; (3) the 
number of Migrant Protection Protocol (MPP) returnees 
participating in the International Organization for Migration 
(IOM) Assisted Voluntary Return program, which has been funded 
with funds made available under this heading; and (4) the total 
amount of funding allocated for international organizations to 
provide services, including transportation and COVID-19 
testing, to individuals returned under MPP.

     UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION ASSISTANCE FUND

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................          $100,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................       100,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................           100,000
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................       -99,900,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $100,000 for United 
States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund. The 
bill also directs the transfer to Migration and Refugee 
Assistance of any balances in the Fund that exceed the 
limitation in paragraph (2) of section 2(c) of the Migration 
and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962.

                          Independent Agencies


                              PEACE CORPS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................      $410,500,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................       430,500,000
Committee recommendation..............................       430,500,000
  Change from enacted level...........................       +20,000,000
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $430,500,000 for 
Peace Corps, of which $7,300,000 is for the Office of the 
Inspector General.
    The Committee recommendation for Peace Corps will provide 
support as the agency works to return volunteers back into 
service overseas and continues to prioritize volunteer safety 
and security operations in the post-pandemic environment. The 
Committee urges the Peace Corps to prioritize reopening its 
program in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated 
States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau and directs the 
Director of the Peace Corps to assess expanding the presence of 
the Peace Corps in the Pacific Islands and consult with the 
Committees on Appropriations on the feasibility of such 
expansion.
    Increasing Diversity.--The Committee directs the Director 
of the Peace Corps to increase recruitment and outreach efforts 
to minority serving institutions and from underrepresented 
communities to diversify the Volunteer corps.

Reports

    Collection of Peace Corps workforce and volunteer data.--
The Committee directs the Director of the Peace Corps to submit 
a report to the appropriate congressional committees, not later 
than 90 days after enactment of this Act, on Peace Corps' 
workforce and volunteer data that includes disaggregated 
demographic data, including race, ethnicity, and gender, and 
other information regarding the diversity of the workforce of 
the Peace Corps and of Peace Corps Volunteers.

                    MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................      $912,000,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................       930,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................       915,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................        +3,000,000
  Change from request.................................       -15,000,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $915,000,000 for 
Millennium Challenge Corporation. The Committee recommendation 
includes a limitation of $115,000,000 for administrative 
expenses and not more than $100,000 may be for representational 
expenses.
    Funding included for administrative expenses is made 
available until expended.
    Administrative expenses.--The Millennium Challenge 
Corporation (MCC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is directed to 
provide to the Committees on Appropriations quarterly 
obligation reports of administrative expenses by the cost 
categories detailed in the CBJ, starting not later than 30 days 
after enactment of this Act. Such report shall also include 
information on administrative expenses deobligated from prior 
year appropriations.
    Deobligation notification.--Consistent with section 7015(c) 
of this Act, the reobligation of funds deobligated by the MCC 
is subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
Committees on Appropriations. In any notification of 
reobligation, the MCC shall indicate the compact or activity 
that is the source of the deobligation and the year in which 
the deobligation occurred.
    Inclusion and gender.--The Committee supports the MCC's 
work to empower women and make inclusion central to the 
translation of growth into poverty reduction. The Committee 
directs MCC to continue and increase the use of administrative 
expenses for training, technical assistance, and staff with 
gender expertise to ensure that the MCC has the capacity to 
shape its programs with gender analysis.
    MCC mandate.--The Committee continues to direct the CEO of 
the MCC to include the corresponding economic rate of return 
estimated for each line item funded in the compact in 
congressional notifications submitted for new compacts.
    Threshold program.--The CEO of the MCC shall consult with 
the Committees on Appropriations if a planned threshold program 
will cause the total amount obligated for purposes of carrying 
out section 616 of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (Public 
Law 108-199), as amended, to exceed 5 percent in fiscal year 
2023.
    Threshold programs after compacts.--The Committee did not 
include prior year bill language prohibiting threshold programs 
with countries that previously had a compact. The Committee 
expects the MCC to provide justification for such threshold 
programs and consult with the Committees on Appropriations in 
advance of any action to move forward with a threshold program 
in countries that previously had a compact.

                       INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................       $42,000,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................        38,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................        47,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................        +5,000,000
  Change from request.................................        +9,000,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $47,000,000 for 
Inter-American Foundation.
    The Committee applauds the work of the Inter-American 
Foundation (IAF) in supporting community-led solutions for 
building resiliency to disasters, improving economic 
opportunity, and empowering civil society, while advancing 
United States priorities in the region. The Committee supports 
the IAF's commitment to expanding its investments in the 
eastern Caribbean, and the IAF's strategy in the Northern 
Triangle, which focuses on building resilience and sustainable 
solutions for communities impacted by food insecurity, 
corruption, poverty, marginalization, environmental 
degradation, and violence.
    The Committee includes $1,725,000 to expand the economic 
exchange program between indigenous IAF grantees and Native 
American tribes, including to increase export, trade, and 
investment opportunities and improve the capacity of IAF 
grantees to engage in, and benefit from, such economic 
exchanges with indigenous and Native American tribes. The IAF 
shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on next 
steps for the exchange program.
    Within the increase provided, the Committee recommends 
additional IAF investments to help address the impacts of 
COVID-19 abroad and enable the IAF to further facilitate 
recovery from the pandemic and strengthen resilience to future 
disasters and shocks in Latin America and the Caribbean.
    The Committee notes that section 7062(a) of this Act 
requires an operating plan for funds made available under this 
heading.

              UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................       $40,000,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................        33,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................        45,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................        +5,000,000
  Change from request.................................       +12,000,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $45,000,000 for 
United States African Development Foundation.
    The Committee applauds the work of United States African 
Development Foundation (USADF) in addressing food insecurity, 
energy poverty, and unemployment, particularly among women and 
youth, as well as spurring economic development, improving 
lives and livelihoods, and contributing to increased peace and 
stability in critical regions.
    The Committee encourages the USADF to continue partnering 
with African diaspora entities and individuals in the United 
States and to allocate $500,000 to support new, collaborative 
projects between USADF grantees and Africa diaspora communities 
in order to expand such mutually beneficial and meaningful 
relationships.
    The Committee directs the USADF to consult with the 
Committees on Appropriations prior to exercising the authority 
in section 7024 of this Act for new grants. The Committee notes 
that section 7062(a) of this Act requires an operating plan for 
funds made available under this heading.

                       Department of the Treasury


               INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................       $38,000,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................        38,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................        38,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $38,000,000 for 
International Affairs Technical Assistance at the Department of 
the Treasury, of which $9,500,000 is available for 
administrative expenses. The operating and spend plans required 
under section 7062 of this Act shall include estimated program 
and administrative costs by fiscal year of appropriation.

                           DEBT RESTRUCTURING

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................       $52,000,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................        52,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................        52,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $52,000,000 for Debt 
Restructuring to support the Debt Service Suspension Initiative 
and the Common Framework on Debt Treatments to provide economic 
relief stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.

              TROPICAL FOREST AND CORAL REEF CONSERVATION

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................       $15,000,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................        15,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................        20,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................        +5,000,000
  Change from request.................................        +5,000,000
 

    The agreement includes $20,000,000 for Tropical Forest and 
Coral Reef Conservation. In implementing the Tropical Forest 
and Coral Reef Conservation Act, the Department of the Treasury 
should seek to negotiate agreements with eligible partners in 
the most expeditious manner possible.

              TITLE IV--INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE


                          Department of State


          INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................    $1,391,004,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................     1,466,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................     1,450,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................       +58,996,000
  Change from request.................................       -16,000,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $1,450,000,000 for 
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.
    Funds for certain programs under this heading are allocated 
according to the following table and subject to section 7019 of 
this Act:

           INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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              Country/Program/Activity                 Budget Authority
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Atrocities prevention...............................              $3,000
Combating wildlife trafficking......................              50,000
Combating Trafficking in persons....................              77,000
    Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in                   66,000
     Persons........................................
Cybercrime and intellectual property rights.........              20,000
Demand reduction....................................              20,000
Fighting Corruption.................................              30,000
Global Crime and Drugs Policy.......................               7,000
International Law Enforcement Academies.............              39,000
International Organized Crime.......................              68,150
West Bank and Gaza..................................              40,000
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    Atrocities prevention.--The Committee recommendation 
includes funds under this heading for atrocities prevention 
programs and activities. Additional funds are also recommended 
under Economic Support Fund.
    Combating wildlife trafficking.--The Committee 
recommendation includes funds under this heading for programs 
to combat wildlife poaching and trafficking. The Committee 
supports the use of the authority provided in section 484(a)(2) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for transfer of title of 
aircraft to support anti-poaching activities.
    Cybercrime and intellectual property rights.--The Committee 
recommendation supports the efforts of United States Government 
agencies to build the capacity of partner nations to improve 
cybercrime policies and regulations and strengthen law 
enforcement capabilities to hold malign actors accountable in 
the areas of cybercrime and intellectual property rights. The 
Committee notes the spend plan requirements contained in 
section 7062(b) apply to such funds.
    Demand reduction.--The Committee recommendation includes 
funds for the centrally-managed, evidence-based global demand 
reduction program to ensure that these funds will continue to 
achieve reductions in drug use and crime in countries around 
the world.
    DNA forensic technology to combat human trafficking in 
Central America and Mexico.--Pursuant to section 7034(b)(2) of 
this Act, the bill provides not less than $10,000,000 under 
this heading for DNA forensic technology programs to combat 
human trafficking in Central America and Mexico. The Committee 
notes that DNA forensic science and DNA databases have a unique 
capability to confirm identities and have proven to be an 
effective tool in deterring and preventing human trafficking. 
The Committee expects the Department of State to work in 
partnership to further develop the capacity of the governments 
of Central America and Mexico to utilize DNA forensic science 
and databases to combat trafficking in persons.
    DNA infrastructure to combat sexual violence in Africa.--
Sexual violence and human trafficking in Africa are both 
pervasive and under-reported. DNA forensic science and DNA 
databases have the unique ability to identify offenders and 
have been a vital tool in convicting perpetrators of violent 
crime where such technology is present. DNA evidence is also 
critical to connecting seemingly unrelated cases of sexual 
assault and human trafficking and identifying serial 
perpetrators. The Committee directs the Secretary of State to 
consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the use of 
funds provided in this Act for development of DNA technology 
and infrastructure in countries in Africa.
    International Law Enforcement Academies (ILEA).--The 
Committee recommendation provides funds for ILEA to support 
regional law enforcement training. The Committee urges the 
Secretary of State to review the feasibility of expanding 
coverage of the International Law Enforcement Academies (ILEA) 
program for the Pacific Islands, including by expanding 
coverage of the regional program located in Bangkok, Thailand. 
The review should include consultation and coordination with 
the Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police and civil society, 
including entities focused on human rights and specializing in 
victim-centered approaches. Not later than 180 days after 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall brief the Committees 
on Appropriations on the review and plans for such expansion.
    International Organized Crime.--The Committee 
recommendation provides funds for International Organized 
Crime, which includes amounts requested for programs to further 
the objectives of Executive Order 13773 on Enforcing Federal 
Law with Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations and 
Preventing International Trafficking. The Committee notes the 
spend plan requirements contained in section 7062(b) apply to 
such funds.
    Money laundering.--The Committee recognizes that money 
laundering in the PRC is becoming of increasing concern as it 
relates to drug trafficking. The Committee encourages the 
Department of State to press the PRC to implement a more robust 
and expansive anti-money laundering framework which extends to 
less traditional actors, including online lenders and 
designated non-financial businesses and professions. Not later 
than one year after enactment of this Act, the Department of 
State should brief the Committees on Appropriations on the 
implementation of such efforts.
    Opioids and other illicit drugs.--The Committee continues 
to support Department of State efforts and activities to 
address the flow of illegal opioids into the United States, 
including: (1) programs to assist the Government of Mexico in 
securing its borders and reducing poppy cultivation and heroin 
and synthetic drug production; (2) programs to thwart 
transnational criminal organizations involved in the 
trafficking of heroin and fentanyl; (3) diplomatic efforts to 
strengthen precursor chemical control and training on 
international treaty obligations related to opioids; (4) 
measures to strengthen the security of the international postal 
system to prevent illegal shipments of opioids from entering 
the United States, particularly from the PRC; and (5) global 
demand reduction programs. The Committee encourages the 
Department of State to create a policy framework to engage with 
PRC to improve the regulation of its chemical industries.
    The Committee recognizes the importance of effective early-
warning networks to collect critical information on drug harms. 
The Committee commends the Department of State for the 
resources it has helped develop, such as the UN Toolkit on 
Synthetic Drugs, and its efforts to encourage other countries 
to adopt the recommendations in the Toolkit, and encourages 
continued work in this regard.
    The Committee recognizes that Mexico is the principal 
source of illicit fentanyl and its analogues, manufactured by 
cartels in undisclosed laboratories. A number of these 
synthetic opioid variants are less costly and difficult to 
produce than heroin, making them appealing alternatives to 
criminals to lace into illicit drugs, including counterfeit 
pills. The Committee directs the Department of State to 
encourage Mexican counternarcotics authorities to expand 
efforts to target counterfeit pill operations and the illegal 
importation of machinery and equipment used to manufacture 
tablets. The Department of State should work with the 
Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and 
appropriate Mexican counterparts to increase the efficacy of 
these efforts. The Department of State shall provide an update 
on the implementation of such directives in its next 
International Narcotics Control Strategy (INCSR) Report.
    Passive screening.--The Committee is aware of ongoing 
efforts with foreign governments to deploy passive, non-
intrusive screening technologies to detect small quantities of 
person-borne opioids, fentanyl, and other narcotics as well as 
U.S. currency, related to drug trafficking. The Committee 
supports this ongoing effort and encourages the Department of 
State to consider expanding these efforts with international 
partners to other United States bound airports and pedestrian 
ports of entry. Not later than 60 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall brief the Committees on 
Appropriations on a training and procurement strategy to 
expedite the implementation of these and other related 
solutions and provide an overview of planned funding levels for 
fiscal years 2022 and 2023.
    Unarmed civilian protection.--The Committee supports the 
allocation of funds appropriated under this heading for grants 
and contracts, awarded on a competitive basis, for unarmed 
civilian protection programs implemented by international and 
nongovernmental organizations.

Report

    Narcotics Control.--Not later than 120 days after enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall update the reports 
required under this heading in House Report 117-84.

    NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................      $900,000,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................       900,247,000
Committee recommendation..............................       920,247,000
  Change from enacted level...........................       +20,247,000
  Change from request.................................       +20,000,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $920,247,000 for 
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 
Programs. Such funds are allocated according to the following 
table and subject to section 7019 of this Act:

     NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Program/Activity                     Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund...............             $15,000
International Atomic Energy Agency..................              95,000
Conventional weapons destruction....................             264,603
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Anti-terrorism programs.--The Committee recommendation 
includes $330,397,000 for anti-terrorism programs, including 
$192,000,000 for the Anti-terrorism Assistance Program, which 
provides counterterrorism law enforcement training to partner 
countries.
    Conventional Weapons Destruction.--The Committee 
recommendation includes $264,603,000 for Conventional Weapons 
Destruction programs, of which $80,000,000 is for programs in 
Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia, of which $50,000,000 is for Laos, 
and $10,000,000 is for programs in Sri Lanka, $10,000,000 is 
for programs in Angola, $4,000,000 is for programs in Zimbabwe, 
and $30,000,000 is for programs in Afghanistan.
    The Committee recommends that of funds allocated to 
Conventional Weapons Destruction activities in Afghanistan, 
$5,000,000 should be directed to support the clearance of 
improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan.
    The Committee continues to support the Department of 
State's demining activities in Colombia, Syria, the West Bank, 
among other areas.
    In addition, the Committee recommendation also includes not 
less than $2,000,000 for demining activities in Nagorno-
Karabakh.
    International cooperation in science.--The Committee 
recommendation includes funds for assistance to international 
scientific and technological facilities in the Middle East 
region that foster mutual understanding and tolerance through 
international cooperation in science. Funding is intended to 
promote scientific excellence in the Middle East region and 
prevent the loss of scientific expertise that is holding back 
science education and research in the region.
    Nonproliferation programs.--The Committee includes 
$300,247,000 for nonproliferation programs. The Committee 
emphasizes that nonproliferation programs of the Department of 
State and other Federal agencies are critical to United States 
national security. The Committee urges close coordination among 
all agencies involved in such activities.
    The Committee recommendation includes $95,000,000 for a 
voluntary contribution to the International Atomic Energy 
Agency to support programs that promote nuclear safeguards, 
nuclear safety and security, the responsible use of nuclear 
energy, and the peaceful uses of nuclear technologies.

                        PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................      $455,000,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................       463,559,000
Committee recommendation..............................       460,759,000
  Change from enacted level...........................        +5,759,000
Change from request...................................        -2,800,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $460,759,000 for 
Peacekeeping Operations. Such funds are allocated according to 
the following table and subject to section 7019 of this Act:

                         PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Country/Program/Activity                 Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Africa Regional.....................................             $59,050
Somalia.............................................             233,209
Multinational Force and Observers...................              25,000
Global Peacekeeping Operations Initiative...........              71,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Child soldiers.--The Committee includes language in section 
7035(c) of this Act requiring that funds should not be used to 
support military training or operations that include child 
soldiers.
    Near East.--The Committee recommendation includes 
$25,000,000 for the Multinational Force and Observers Mission 
(MFO) in the Sinai, including $1,000,000 above the request for 
force protection requirements. The Committee notes the 
invaluable service provided by the MFO in preserving stability 
in a very volatile part of the world with relatively few 
personnel and a small budget. United States leadership and 
participation in the MFO is important to the national security 
interests of the United States.
    Office of Regional Peace and Security.--The Committee 
recommendation includes $59,050,000 for Africa regional 
programs, including not less than $10,000,000 to continue 
support for the Office of Regional Peace and Security's 
infrastructure programs. The Committee supports the goal of 
improving the infrastructure used by African partner nations in 
their efforts to reduce the capacity of terrorist networks and 
enhance border security in areas of terrorist activities. These 
partner nations include, but are not limited to, selected 
participant nations in the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism 
Partnership, the Partnership for Regional East Africa 
Counterterrorism, and Somalia. Therefore, the Committee urges 
the Department of State to ensure that the full resources 
appropriated to the Office of Regional Peace & Security, 
without rescission or reprogramming from other activities, 
include rapid infrastructure as a priority. This includes fast-
tracking improved structural technology for rapid impact on 
counterterrorism efforts.
    Somalia.--The Committee recommendation includes the funding 
requested for the United Nations Support Office in Somalia 
(UNSOS), including for arrears. Pursuant to the third proviso 
under this heading in the Act, the authority under 
Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities in this 
Act to exceed the limitation in section 404(b)(2) of the 
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 
1995, as amended (22 U.S.C. 287e note) shall apply to funds 
made available by this Act for UNSOS.

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


             INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................      $112,925,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................       112,925,000
Committee recommendation..............................       112,925,000
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $112,925,000 for 
International Military Education and Training.
    Africa.--The recommendation includes additional funds above 
the prior year to increase International Military Education and 
Training (IMET) programming for countries in Africa.
    Indo-Pacific.--The Committee notes that the allocation of 
funds made available for the IMET program should reflect the 
importance of the Indo-Pacific region, especially in enhancing 
military-to-military relationships with key partners and allies 
in the region and strengthening the professionalism and 
democratic values among security partners in the Indo-Pacific.
    Northern Triangle.--Funds appropriated under this heading 
in this Act and made available for assistance for Guatemala, 
Honduras, and El Salvador shall only be made available for 
military professionalization and human rights training of such 
countries' security forces.

                   FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................    $6,040,424,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................     6,057,049,000
Committee recommendation..............................     6,053,049,000
  Change from enacted level...........................       +12,625,000
  Change from request.................................        -4,000,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $6,053,049,000 for 
Foreign Military Financing Program (FMF).
    Assistance provided under this heading helps facilitate 
strong military-to-military cooperation; promotes United States 
trade and economic interests; enables greater interoperability 
of friends and allies with United States military forces; and 
increases participation in coalition operations. The program 
provides grant and loan assistance to partner countries in 
coordination with the Department of Defense.
    Funds for certain programs under this heading are allocated 
according to the following table and subject to section 7019 of 
this Act:

                   FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Country                         Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Europe and Eurasia:
    Estonia.........................................             $10,000
    Georgia.........................................              35,000
    Latvia..........................................              10,000
    Lithuania.......................................              10,000
Western Hemisphere:
    Colombia........................................              38,525
    Costa Rica......................................               7,500
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Cybersecurity.--The Committee supports the use of funding 
under this heading for bolstering allies' and partners' 
capability to provide for their own cybersecurity.
    East Asia and the Pacific.--The Committee remains concerned 
about the military modernization of the People's Republic of 
China (PRC) and the PRC's claims in territorial disputes, 
including on the seas and in cyberspace. The Committee 
encourages the Secretary of State to continue to engage with 
allies in the region on the political, economic, and military 
implications of the strategic rise of the PRC, including 
through military assistance and sales programs. FMF resources 
should emphasize building the maritime security capabilities of 
United States partners in Southeast Asia and the Pacific.
    Lebanon.--The Committee recommendation includes language in 
section 7041(f) of this Act requiring that certain conditions 
be met prior to the obligation of funds under this heading for 
assistance for Lebanon. The Committee intends that assistance 
provided to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) not be used against 
Israel, and such assistance will not affect Israel's 
qualitative military edge in the region. The Committee notes 
that section 7041(f) prohibits funds for the Lebanese Internal 
Security Forces or the LAF if either organization is controlled 
by a foreign terrorist organization and the Committee directs 
the Secretary of State to regularly consult with the Committee 
regarding the rigorous implementation of this provision and on 
the activities of the LAF and assistance provided by the United 
States. The Committee includes further language under Reports 
in this heading.

Reports

    Lebanon.--Not later than 45 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Committee directs the Secretary of State to submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations an updated report, in 
classified form if necessary, on the performance of the LAF, 
including an assessment of the operational capabilities of such 
forces and how the training, curriculum, and equipment provided 
by the United States contributes to those capabilities.
    Vetting.--Not later than 45 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
appropriate congressional committees on foreign assistance 
cases submitted for vetting for purposes of section 620M of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 during the preceding fiscal 
year, including: (i) the total number of cases submitted, 
approved, suspended, or rejected for human rights reasons; and 
(ii) for cases rejected, a description of the steps taken to 
assist the foreign government in taking effective measures to 
bring the responsible members of the security forces to 
justice, in accordance with section 620M(c) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961. The report shall be submitted in 
unclassified form but may be accompanied by a classified annex.

                    TITLE V--MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE


                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................      $423,000,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................       457,200,000
Committee recommendation..............................       592,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................      +169,000,000
  Change from request.................................      +134,800,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $592,000,000 for 
International Organizations and Programs (IO&P).
    Such funds are allocated according to the following table 
and subject to the conditions under this heading and section 
7019 of this Act:

                INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Organizations/Programs                  Budget Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
International Chemicals and Toxins Programs..........             $3,175
International Civil Aviation Organization............              1,200
International Conservation Programs..................              7,000
International Development Law Organization...........                400
International Maritime Organization..................                325
Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund..................             64,000
Organization of American States (OAS)................              8,000
    of which, Development Assistance.................            [3,000]
    of which, Fund for Strengthening Democracy.......            [5,000]
Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy                    50
 and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia.............
UN Capital Development Fund..........................              1,000
UN Children's Fund...................................            145,000
    of which, Joint Program on Eliminating Female                [5,000]
     Genital Mutilation..............................
UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf                 100
 (UNCLCS)............................................
UN Democracy Fund....................................              3,500
UN Development Program...............................             81,550
UN Environment Program...............................             10,200
UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change/ UN                  21,000
 Framework Convention on Climate Change..............
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights................             18,300
    of which, Honduras...............................            [1,000]
    of which, Colombia...............................            [3,000]
    of which, Guatemala..............................            [1,500]
    of which, Mexico.................................            [1,000]
UN Human Settlements Program.........................                700
UN Junior Professional Officer Program...............              1,500
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian                     3,500
 Affairs.............................................
UN Office of the Special Coordinator on Improving the              1,500
 UN Response to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse........
UN Peacebuilding Fund................................              1,000
UN Population Fund...................................             70,000
UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)...................            100,000
UN Resident Coordinator System.......................             23,000
UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General                 1,750
 for Sexual Violence in Conflict.....................
UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women..........              1,500
UN Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the                 1,150
 Field of Human Rights...............................
UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture.............              8,000
UN Women.............................................             12,000
World Meteorological Organization....................              1,000
World Trade Organization Technical Assistance........                600
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Funds appropriated under this heading are made available 
for core contributions for each entity listed in the above 
table unless: (1) otherwise provided for in this Act or such 
table; or (2) the Secretary of State justifies the proposed 
uses of funds other than for core contributions in the 
congressional notification submitted for funds under this 
heading. The Secretary shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations prior to submitting any such notification.
    The Committee encourages the United Nations and specialized 
United Nations agencies to engage with a wide variety of 
private enterprises in the spirit of dialogue and engagement.
    Sustainable Development Goals.--The Committee notes the 
importance of the Sustainable Development Goals in establishing 
an international blueprint to end poverty, protect the planet, 
and strive toward peace and prosperity for all peoples by 2030. 
The Committee urges the Secretary of State and USAID 
Administrator to recommit to implementing United States 
commitments under the Sustainable Development Goals and to 
consider supporting the Joint Sustainable Development Goals 
(SDG) Fund, which serves as a public and private financing 
vehicle for programs aimed at achieving the Sustainable 
Development Goals.
    UNRWA.--In addition to amounts made available for UNRWA 
under Migration and Refugee Assistance, the Committee 
recommends $100,000,000 under this heading to be made available 
to maintain the provision of food assistance to vulnerable 
Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza in response to rising 
food and transport costs.

                  International Financial Institutions


                      GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................      $149,288,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................       150,200,000
Committee recommendation..............................       150,200,000
  Change from enacted level...........................          +912,000
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $150,200,000 for 
Global Environment Facility for the first of four installments 
for the GEF-8 replenishment.

                 CONTRIBUTION TO THE GREEN CLIMATE FUND

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................                $0
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................     1,600,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................     1,600,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................    +1,600,000,000
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $1,600,000,000 for 
Contribution to the Green Climate Fund.
    The Committee encourages fully funding the United States 
pledge of $3,000,000,000 to the Green Climate Fund and provides 
funding towards this effort.

               CONTRIBUTION TO THE CLEAN TECHNOLOGY FUND

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................      $125,000,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................       550,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................       350,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................      +225,000,000
  Change from request.................................      -200,000,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $350,000,000 for 
Contribution to the Clean Technology Fund.

     CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND 
                              DEVELOPMENT

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................      $206,500,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................       206,500,000
Committee recommendation..............................       206,500,000
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $206,500,000 for 
Contribution to the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development.

              LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

    The Committee recommendation includes not to exceed 
$1,421,275,728.70 for Limitation on Callable Capital 
Subscriptions.

       CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................    $1,001,400,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................     1,430,256,000
Committee recommendation..............................     1,430,256,000
  Change from enacted level...........................      +428,856,000
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $1,430,256,000 for 
Contribution to the International Development Association 
towards the third of three installments for IDA-19 and for the 
first of three installments for IDA-20.

               CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................       $53,323,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................        43,610,000
Committee recommendation..............................        43,610,000
  Change from enacted level...........................        -9,713,000
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $43,610,000 for 
Contribution to the Asian Development Fund towards AsDF-13.

              CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................       $54,648,752
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................        54,648,752
Committee recommendation..............................        54,648,752
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $54,648,752 for 
Contribution to the African Development Bank.
    United States Presence.--The Committee urges the Secretary 
of the Treasury to work with the African Development Bank to 
establish an office presence in the United States and directs 
the Secretary to brief the Committees on Appropriations, not 
later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, on the status 
of such efforts.

              LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

    The Committee recommendation includes not to exceed 
$856,174,624 for Limitation on Callable Capital Subscriptions.

              CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................      $211,300,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................       171,300,000
Committee recommendation..............................       171,300,000
  Change from enacted level...........................       -40,000,000
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $171,300,000 for 
Contribution to the African Development Fund towards the third 
of three installments to AfDF-15.

  CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................       $43,000,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................        43,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................        43,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................                 0
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $43,000,000 for 
Contribution to the International Fund for Agricultural 
Development. This is the second of three installments in 
support of the twelfth replenishment for the International Fund 
for Agricultural Development.

              GLOBAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................        $5,000,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................                 0
Committee recommendation..............................        10,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................        +5,000,000
  Change from request.................................       +10,000,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $10,000,000 for 
Global Agriculture and Food Security Program.
    Global Agriculture Food Security Program (GAFSP).--The 
Committee supports GAFSP in its work advancing the UN 
Sustainable Development Goal to end hunger and achieve food 
security and urges the Secretary of the Treasury on behalf of 
the United States government to consider submitting a pledge in 
support of the 2020-2025 replenishment period and to work with 
countries to secure further donor pledges for the program.

 CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND FACILITIES AND TRUST 
                                 FUNDS

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................      $102,000,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................        20,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................        20,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................       -82,000,000
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $20,000,000 for 
Contributions to the International Monetary Fund Facilities and 
Trust Funds.

               TITLE VI--EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE


                Export Import Bank of the United States


                           INSPECTOR GENERAL

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................        $6,500,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................         6,415,000
Committee recommendation..............................         7,500,000
  Change from enacted level...........................        +1,000,000
  Change from request.................................        +1,085,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $7,500,000 for Office 
of Inspector General. The Committee directs the OIG to submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations its annual audit plan 
within the first quarter of fiscal year 2023.

                        ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................      $114,000,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................       129,800,000
Committee recommendation..............................       120,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................        +6,000,000
  Change from request.................................        -9,800,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $120,000,000 for 
Administrative Expenses and does not include funds for a 
subsidy appropriation. The Committee expects continuation of 
Export-Import Bank's (EXIM) current policy that Members of the 
Board of Directors and political appointees are ineligible to 
receive administratively determined pay and also directs any 
changes to such policy be subject to prior consultation with 
the Committees on Appropriations.
    Support for minority-owned businesses.--The Committee 
directs the President of EXIM to submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations, not later than 90 days after 
enactment of this Act, on financing support provided to 
minority-owned business partners disaggregated by race, 
ethnicity, and gender.

                     PROGRAM BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................        $5,000,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................        25,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................        10,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................        +5,000,000
  Change from request.................................       -15,000,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $10,000,000 for 
Program Budget Appropriations to cover subsidy costs to better 
position United States companies to compete internationally.

      United States International Development Finance Corporation


                           INSPECTOR GENERAL

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................        $2,800,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................         5,133,000
Committee recommendation..............................         5,133,000
  Change from enacted level...........................        +2,333,000
  Change from request.................................                 0
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $5,133,000 for Office 
of Inspector General. The Committee directs the OIG to submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations its annual audit plan 
within the third quarter of fiscal year 2023.

                       CORPORATE CAPITAL ACCOUNT

 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................      $698,000,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................     1,000,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................       813,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................      +115,000,000
  Change from request.................................      -187,000,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $813,000,000 for the 
Corporate Capital Account for the United States International 
Development Finance Corporation (DFC). Within that amount, 
$220,000,000 is provided for administrative expenses and 
project-specific transaction costs; and $593,000,000 for 
programs, including for equity financing, credit subsidy, 
technical assistance, and feasibility studies, which may be 
paid to the DFC Program Account.
    Accountability.--The Committee provides funding at not less 
than the prior year level for the DFC's independent 
accountability mechanism, including for the Office of 
Accountability.
    Budget request.--The Committee directs the DFC CEO to 
include in the congressional budget justification for fiscal 
year 2024 a confidential annex that describes new loans, 
guarantees, insurance, feasibility studies and technical 
assistance grants, and equity agreements approved or 
anticipated in the prior year, current year, and budget year 
by: category, recipient, country; level of DFC resources 
provided; source year of financing used; and additional details 
including a description of the positive and negative subsidy 
assigned to the largest projects and the level of guarantee 
provided.
    Collaboration and Partnerships.--The Committee urges the 
DFC CEO to pursue more Memorandums of Understanding and 
Investment Incentive Agreements with countries or institutions 
in the Caribbean, Africa, and the Indo-Pacific region to 
facilitate greater collaboration and partnerships on 
development.
    Contribution to Capital Security Cost Sharing program.--The 
Committee directs the DFC CEO to make a contribution to the 
Capital Security Cost Sharing program for any personnel under 
Chief of Mission authority in fiscal year 2023 consistent with 
the requirements of section 7004 of this Act and title 22 
United States Code 4865 note.
    Ocean plastics.--The Committee supports and encourages 
investment in the DFC's Ocean Plastics Initiative to engage the 
private sector in eliminating plastic waste and marine debris.
    Private sector development.--The Committee notes that the 
DFC is an important tool to counter predatory lending and other 
malign activity by the People's Republic of China, particularly 
in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa, as well as to address 
economic needs in regions like the Northern Triangle. The 
Committee directs the DFC to comply with sections 1411 and 1412 
of the BUILD Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-254) and prioritize 
projects with a significant potential for advancing United 
States development priorities, including facilitating market-
based private sector development and inclusive economic growth, 
especially in low- and lower-middle income countries.
    Revision of policies.--The Committee directs the DFC to 
ensure that all major policies, including its environmental and 
social policies and independent accountability mechanisms, that 
are issued or revised are subject to public notice, prior 
consultation, and public comment on the proposed policy 
revision.
    Three Seas Initiative.--The Committee supports the Three 
Seas Initiative and expects the DFC to work in coordination 
with the Department of State and USAID to uphold the diplomatic 
pledge of United States financing into the Three Seas Funds and 
advance transparent alternative sources of investment for 
energy projects in Europe while executing full oversight of 
funds.
    Vaccines.--The Committee directs the DFC CEO to support the 
research, development, and manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccines, 
treatments, and therapeutics on the continent of Africa. The 
Committee also urges the DFC to provide financing to entities 
in less developed countries for the purpose of enhancing the 
production, delivery, storage, and distribution of vaccines, 
particularly in regions with the lowest vaccination rates such 
as sub-Saharan Africa.

Reports

    2X gender lens investing.--The Committee commends DFC's 
efforts to advance the 2X initiative and support women's 
economic empowerment and entrepreneurship. The Committee 
directs the DFC CEO to submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees, not later than 90 days after 
enactment of this Act, on the 2X initiative. Such report should 
assess DFC commitments to 2X transactions for fiscal years 2021 
and 2022, disaggregated per transaction by the type of 
transaction, the percentage of such transaction qualifying as 
``2X'', and the sector/development objective advanced, and 
describe steps to be taken to increase such initiative 
throughout DFC's portfolio.
    Collection of DFC workforce data.--The Committee directs 
the DFC CEO to submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
committees, not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, 
on DFC's workforce data that includes disaggregated demographic 
data, including by race, ethnicity, and gender, and other 
information regarding the diversity of the DFC workforce.
    Corruption.--The Committee directs the DFC CEO to submit a 
report to the appropriate congressional committees not later 
than 180 days after enactment of this Act on 1) its required 
policies and procedures to mitigate risks of corruption and 
money laundering, particularly in Central America; 2) any 
challenges implementing projects in countries with high degrees 
of known corruption; and 3) recommendations for improving 
implementation of projects in such environments.
    Investment in the Pacific Islands and the Caribbean.--The 
Committees urges the DFC to prioritize investments in the 
Pacific Island countries and the Caribbean, especially 
investments that support minority- and women-owned businesses 
and promote women's economic empowerment. The Committee directs 
the DFC CEO to submit a report to the Committees on 
Appropriations, not later than 90 days after enactment of this 
Act, on efforts to increase DFC investments in the Pacific 
Islands and the Caribbean, projects being implemented or under 
consideration, and challenges to increasing such investment. 
Such report should also include DFC's participation in the 
Small and Less Populous Island Economies (SALPIE) Initiative.
    Northern Triangle.--Not later than 60 days after enactment 
of this Act, the DFC CEO shall submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations detailing assistance provided by 
the DFC for assistance for El Salvador, Guatemala, and 
Honduras. The report shall include the objectives and 
benchmarks for the use of such assistance, the mechanisms for 
safeguarding the assistance from corrupt influences, and how 
such assistance promotes economic growth within those 
respective countries. Such report should also include a plan 
outlining DFC's objectives and priorities in Central America 
and its role in strengthening the bilateral economic 
relationship between the United States and Central America.
    Support for minority-owned businesses.--The Committee 
directs the DFC CEO to submit a report to the Committees on 
Appropriations, not later than 90 days after enactment of this 
Act, on financing support provided to minority-owned business 
partners disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and gender. Such 
report shall include planned initiatives to expand outreach to 
minority-owned businesses.
    Transparency and oversight of financial intermediary 
projects.--The Committee commends the DFC for publicly 
publishing public summaries for Financial Intermediary (FI) 
projects and continues to encourage the DFC to increase 
transparency and oversight on FI projects. The Committee 
directs the DFC CEO to submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees, not later than 60 days after 
enactment of this Act, on improving transparency and oversight 
on FI projects, including on disclosure practices. Such report 
should include agency efforts to increase transparency and 
oversight of FI transactions, including by: differentiating FI 
projects from other types of projects in public summaries; 
publicly disclosing environmental and social standards for each 
respective FI project, especially if the FI is not adopting DFC 
standards; publishing non-business confidential project 
information in a more accessible and searchable form; and 
providing more information on the estimated and actual 
development impact in public summaries.

                            PROGRAM ACCOUNT

    The Committee recommendation includes amounts paid to, or 
transferred into, this account that shall be available for the 
costs of direct and guaranteed loans.

                      Trade and Development Agency


 
 
 
Fiscal Year 2022 enacted level........................       $79,500,000
Fiscal Year 2023 request..............................        98,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................        87,000,000
  Change from enacted level...........................        +7,500,000
  Change from request.................................       -11,000,000
 

    The Committee recommendation includes $87,000,000 for Trade 
and Development Agency.
    Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership.--The 
Committee provides funding above the prior year level for the 
Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership to 
strengthen cybersecurity capabilities.

Report

    Support for minority-owned businesses.--The Committee 
directs the Director of Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) to 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later 
than 90 days after enactment of this Act, on technical 
assistance and other support provided to minority-owned 
business partners disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and gender. 
Such report shall include planned initiatives to expand 
outreach to minority-owned businesses.

                     TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

    The Committee recommends the following new, revised and 
retained provisions:
    Section 7001 (Allowances and Differentials)
    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
regarding allowances and differentials.
    Section 7002 (Unobligated Balances Report)
    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
requiring agencies to provide quarterly reports on the 
cumulative balances of any unobligated funds.
    Section 7003 (Consulting Services)
    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
requiring that consulting service contracts shall be a matter 
of public record.
    Section 7004 (Diplomatic Facilities)
    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
with respect to the construction and use of diplomatic 
facilities, setting limitations, expanding notification and 
oversight requirements, and placing conditions and restrictions 
on certain funds. Further direction concerning notification and 
oversight of diplomatic facilities is included under Embassy 
Security, Construction, and Maintenance.
    The Secretary of State is directed to promptly inform the 
Committees on Appropriations of each instance in which a 
Federal department or agency is delinquent in providing the 
full amount of funding required by section 604(e) of the Secure 
Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999.
    Section 7005 (Personnel Actions)
    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
regarding certain personnel actions and the authority to 
transfer funds between appropriations accounts.
    Section 7006 (Prohibition on Publicity or Propaganda)
    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
prohibiting the use of funds in this Act for publicity or 
propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise 
authorized by law.
    Section 7007 (Prohibition Against Direct Funding for 
Certain Countries)
    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
prohibiting assistance for the governments of Cuba, North 
Korea, Iran, and Syria.
    Section 7008 (Coups d'Etat)
    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
prohibiting assistance for countries whose duly elected head of 
government is deposed by military coup or decree, or a coup or 
decree in which the military plays a decisive role; requiring a 
determination; and providing a waiver under certain conditions.
    Section 7009 (Transfer of Funds Authority)
    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
setting limitations and conditions on transfers between 
appropriations accounts and requiring audits of certain 
transfers.
    The Committee directs the Secretary of State and the USAID 
Administrator to submit a report to the Committees on 
Appropriations, not later than October 31, 2023, detailing all 
transfers to another United States government agency made 
pursuant to sections 632(a) and 632(b) of the FAA and include a 
listing of each transfer with the funding level, appropriations 
account, and receiving agency. This requirement shall not apply 
to agreements entered into between USAID and the Department of 
State.
    All funds transferred pursuant to section 1434(j) of the 
BUILD Act of 2018 shall be subject to the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
    Section 7010 (Prohibition and Limitation on Certain 
Expenses)
    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
prohibiting first-class travel, setting certain limitations on 
computer networks, the promotion of tobacco, and representation 
and entertainment expenses.
    Section 7011 (Availability of Funds)
    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
regarding the availability of funds appropriated by this Act.
    Section 7012 (Limitation on Assistance to Countries in 
Default)
    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
prohibiting assistance for countries in default and allowing 
exceptions in certain circumstances.
    Section 7013 (Prohibition on Taxation of United States 
Assistance)
    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
withholding assistance to a country where such assistance is 
subject to taxation, unless the Secretary of State makes 
certain determinations.

Report

    Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on 
Appropriations on the steps taken by the Department of State 
and other relevant Federal agencies to comply with the 
requirements contained under this section of this Act. The 
report shall include rules, regulations, and policy guidance 
issued and updated pursuant to subsection (f).
    Section 7014 (Reservations of Funds)
    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
regarding the reservation of funds and the designation of 
certain funding levels.
    Section 7015 (Notification Requirements)
    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
establishing the notification requirements for funds made 
available by this Act.
    Subsection (c) requires that notifications submitted 
pursuant to this section shall include information (if known on 
the date of transmittal of such notification) on the use of any 
notwithstanding authority. Additionally, if subsequent to a 
notification of assistance it becomes necessary to rely on 
notwithstanding authority, the Committees on Appropriations 
should be informed at the earliest opportunity and to the 
extent practicable.
    Notifications submitted in accordance with subsection (g) 
shall include the following information: (1) the office or 
bureau at the Department of the Treasury, USAID, or the 
Department of State that will oversee programs and expenditures 
of the trust fund; (2) the website link to publicly available 
expenditures of the trust fund; and (3) whether direct 
government assistance will be provided by the trust fund and 
what specific risk mitigation steps are being taken by the 
trust fund.
    Individuals Detained at United States Naval Station, 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.--Not later than 5 days after the 
conclusion of an agreement with a country, including a state 
with a compact of free association with the United States, to 
receive by transfer or release individuals detained at the 
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the 
Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on 
Appropriations in writing of the terms of the agreement, 
including whether funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts 
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs will be made available for 
assistance for such country pursuant to such agreement.
    Section 7016 (Documents, Report Posting, Records 
Management, and Related Cybersecurity Protections)
    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
concerning public posting of reports and documents, records 
management, and related cybersecurity protections.
    The Committee acknowledges and commends efforts by the 
Department of State and USAID to publicly post reports on a 
public website and encourages posting reports collectively on a 
single webpage to advance accessibility and transparency.
    Section 7017 (Use of Funds in Contravention of this Act)
    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
prohibiting funds for programs in contravention of this Act.
    Section 7018 (Prohibition on Funding for Involuntary 
Sterilization)
    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
prohibiting funding for involuntary sterilization.
    Section 7019 (Allocations and Reports)
    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
regarding compliance with: (1) funding directives in certain 
tables in the accompanying report; and (2) reporting directives 
in such report.
    Section 7020 (Multi-Year Pledges)
    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
prohibiting the use of funds in this Act to make a multi-year 
pledge unless such pledge meets the requirements of section 
7066 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F of Public 
Law 116-6).
    Section 7021 (Prohibition on Assistance to Governments 
Supporting International Terrorism)
    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
prohibiting assistance for governments that support 
international terrorism.
    Section 7022 (Authorization Requirements)
    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
regarding authorization requirements.
    Section 7023 (Definition of Program, Project, and Activity)
    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
defining the terms ``program, project, and activity''.
    Section 7024 (Authorities for the Peace Corps, Inter-
American Foundation, and United States African Development 
Foundation)
    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
regarding certain authorities for the Peace Corps, IAF, and the 
USADF.
    Section 7025 (Commerce, Trade and Surplus Commodities)
    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
relating to commerce, trade, and surplus commodities.
    Section 7026 (Separate Accounts)
    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
regarding the requirement that separate accounts be established 
for cash transfers and assistance that generates local 
currencies and establishing certain conditions on the use of 
those funds.
    Section 7027 (Eligibility for Assistance)
    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
regarding assistance through nongovernmental organizations and 
assistance provided under the Food for Peace Act.
    Section 7028 (Disability Programs)
    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
regarding disability programs.
    The Committee provides funds under Development Assistance 
for USAID disability programs in developing countries, which 
may include initiatives focusing on independent living, 
economic self-sufficiency, advocacy, education, employment, 
transportation, sports, political and electoral participation, 
and integration of individuals with disabilities. Funds should 
also be available to support disability rights advocacy 
organizations.
    Section 7029 (International Financial Institutions)
    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
regarding: evaluations; social and environment safeguards; the 
compensation level of the United States executive director to 
each international financial institution (IFI); human rights 
promotion; fraud and corruption; beneficial ownership; 
whistleblower protections; and grievance mechanisms.
    Pursuant to subsection (d) concerning human rights, the 
Committee directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the 
United States executive director of each IFI to promote human 
rights by determining whether: (1) the IFI has an explicit 
policy commitment to respect human rights; (2) the IFI conducts 
assessments of how proposed loans, grants, policies, or 
strategies may impact human rights; (3) the IFI's due diligence 
process is informed by information and recommendations from the 
United Nations, regional human rights entities, or other human 
rights organizations, as appropriate; (4) the IFI has a 
specific policy and procedures for consulting local communities 
and other stakeholders as part of the due diligence process; 
(5) the IFI requires free, prior and informed consent for 
loans, grants, policies, or strategies affecting indigenous 
peoples; (6) the IFI has a specific policy and procedures for 
responding to intimidation and reprisals against people 
adversely affected by IFI loans, grants, policies, or 
strategies; and (7) the IFI has accessible, efficient, and 
effective accountability and grievance mechanisms in place at 
the national and project levels.
    Pursuant to subsection (g) concerning whistleblower 
protections, the Committee directs the Secretary of the 
Treasury to instruct the United States executive director of 
each IFI to use the voice of the United States to encourage 
each such institution to effectively implement and enforce 
policies and procedures for the protection of whistleblowers 
from retaliation, including best practices for: (1) protection 
against retaliation for internal and lawful public disclosure; 
(2) legal burdens of proof; (3) statutes of limitation for 
reporting retaliation; (4) access to binding independent 
adjudicative bodies, including shared cost and selection 
external arbitration; and (5) results that eliminate the 
effects of proven retaliation, including provision for the 
restoration of prior employment.
    The Committee directs the Secretary of the Treasury to 
instruct the United States executive directors of each 
international financial institution to use the voice and vote 
of the United States to oppose projects in the Xinjiang Uyghur 
Autonomous Region that involve violations of human rights 
towards Uyghurs or other ethnic minorities.
    The Committee is concerned that the current structure for 
the allocation of financial assistance, particularly from 
multilateral institutions, does not properly account for the 
vulnerability of particular states to large scale shocks such 
as climate disasters regardless of their income category. The 
Committee directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
consultation with the executive directors of each IFI, to look 
for ways to address this gap and consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations on tools or mechanisms to increase such 
countries' access to finance in recognition of their needs.

Reports

    Evaluations.--Pursuant to subsection (a), the Committee 
directs the Secretary of the Treasury to submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations, not later than 90 days after 
enactment of this Act, on steps taken in fiscal year 2022 by 
the United States executive directors of the European Bank for 
Reconstruction and Development and the Inter-American 
Development Bank consistent with subsection (a) compared to the 
previous fiscal year.
    Beneficial ownership information.--Pursuant to subsection 
(f), the Committee directs the Secretary of the Treasury to 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later 
than 90 days after enactment of this Act, on steps taken in 
fiscal year 2022 by the United States executive directors and 
the international financial institutions consistent with 
subsection (f) compared to the previous fiscal year.
    Section 7030 (Insecure Communications Networks)
    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
making funds available to advance the adoption of secure 
communications networks and counter the adoption of insecure 
networks and services.
    Section 7031 (Financial Management and Budget Transparency)
    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
regarding management of direct assistance to governments, 
budget transparency of recipient countries, corruption and 
human rights violations, and the foreign assistance website.
    For the purposes of this section, the term ``direct 
government-to-government assistance'' shall include cash 
transfers, non-project sector assistance, and other forms of 
assistance where funds appropriated by this Act are provided 
directly to the recipient government.
    The Committee directs that any planned government-to-
government assistance should be included with the fiscal year 
2024 CBJ and should include the proposed funding amount, source 
of funds, and type of assistance.
    For the purposes of subsection (b), ``minimum requirements 
of fiscal transparency'' shall mean the public disclosure of a 
country's national budget, including income and expenditures by 
ministry, and government contracts and licenses for natural 
resource extraction, including bidding and concession 
allocation practices. The report required by this subsection 
should identify steps taken by a government to disclose 
additional budget documentation, contracts, and licenses, which 
are additional to information disclosed in the previous year, 
as well as recommendations of short- and long-term steps such 
government should take to improve fiscal transparency. The 
report should also include a description of how funds 
appropriated by this Act, including those provided pursuant to 
subsection (b)(3), are being used to improve fiscal 
transparency and identify benchmarks for measuring progress.
    In making the determination or in considering whether or 
not the Secretary of State has credible information pursuant to 
subsection (c) on significant corruption, the Secretary shall 
consider such individuals or foreign officials' involvement in 
narcotics trafficking, campaign finance through narcotics 
trafficking, misuse of official office, and obstruction of 
legal processes, including those individuals listed in the 
report submitted to the Committees on Appropriations pursuant 
to the requirement under the heading ``Corrupt officials'' 
under section 7045(a) of House Report 116-444. The Secretary 
should also make every effort to make application of section 
7031(c) visa restrictions public to send a strong message on 
anti-corruption.
    Pursuant to subsection (d)(2), the United States may 
support such assistance if the recipient government has adopted 
laws, regulations, or procedures that: (1) accurately account 
for and publicly disclose payments to the government by 
companies involved in the extraction and export of natural 
resources; (2) include independent auditing of accounts 
receiving such payments and the public disclosure of such 
audits; and (3) require public disclosure of agreement and 
bidding documents, as appropriate.

Report

    Government-to-government report.--Not later than 45 days 
after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report that 
details all assistance provided through government-to-
government mechanisms by country, funding source and amount, 
and type of procurement instrument, including whether the 
assistance was provided on a reimbursable basis.
    Section 7032 (Democracy Programs)
    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
regarding democracy programs funded in this Act.
    Nothing in subsection (f) shall be construed to affect the 
ability of any entity, including United States small 
businesses, from competing for proposals from USAID-funded 
civil society programs.
    With respect to the provision of assistance made available 
in this Act for democracy programs, the Secretary of State and 
USAID Administrator should prioritize using organizations with 
significant experience implementing such programs and that 
demonstrate successful outcomes.
    For the purposes of subsection (g), programs to advance 
digital security and counter disinformation should address 
digital security to enhance safety of implementers and 
beneficiaries; support civil society organizations working to 
counter government surveillance, censorship, and repression by 
digital means; combat weaponized technology, including the 
misuse of social media; prevent the digital manipulation of 
elections, electoral data, and critical infrastructure; and 
counter disinformation propagated by malign actors, including 
the PRC and the Russian Federation.
    For the purposes of subsection (i), ``human rights 
defenders'' is defined as an individual or entity that acts to 
address any human right on behalf of individuals or groups and 
seek the promotion and protection of civil and political 
rights. Such human rights defenders may include civil society 
activists, journalists, government officials, civil servants, 
and members of the private sector.
    Funds provided under subsection (i) may be made available 
to support civil society in developing countries that are 
working to prevent harm to the environment including 
organizations that work to prevent poaching and wildlife 
trafficking, particularly if members of those organizations 
have been the target of government-sanctioned harassment, 
threats, and other forms of abuse.
    The Committee directs the Secretary of State, in 
coordination with the USAID Administrator, to review its ``U.S. 
Support for Human Rights Defenders Guidance'' document and 
assess whether the guidance provides the necessary and 
essential support to at-risk and embattled journalists and 
human rights defenders in an evolving environment that is 
increasingly hostile to such individuals, and to brief the 
appropriate congressional committees following such review.
    Funds provided under subjection (j) should support the 
implementation of the updated action plan required under 
7032(h) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
related Programs Appropriations Act, 2021 (division K of Public 
Law 116-260).
    Pursuant to subsection (k), the Committee directs the USAID 
Administrator to submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees on steps taken to build capacity 
within the agency to implement programs that support labor 
rights, strengthen worker organizing, and build capacity in 
collective bargaining as well as an update on the status of 
current and future program implementation efforts. The 
Committee commends the agency's actions to hire a labor expert 
and build labor expertise and capacity for implementing labor 
programs within the agency and continues to urge the USAID 
Administrator to prioritize building such capacity within the 
agency, working with relevant stakeholders in civil society 
groups and in Congress.
    The Committee urges the Department of State and USAID to 
prioritize supporting and strengthening independent media and 
freedom of expression programs, especially where independent 
information sources are under threat, including in sub-Saharan 
Africa and the Indo-Pacific region. Further, the Department of 
State and USAID should apply appropriate measures, such as the 
visa restriction policy pursuant to section 212(a)(3)(C) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act also known as ``the Khashoggi 
Ban'', on foreign entities that commit gross violations of 
human rights against independent media.
    The Committee directs the Secretary of State to brief the 
appropriate congressional committees, not later than 60 days 
after enactment of this Act, on the implementation of the 
Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-
166) and provide recommendations for how to advance press 
freedom abroad.
    The Committee continues to support efforts to engage 
parliamentarians and parliamentary organizations, like the 
Parliamentary Forum for Democracy, in support of democratic 
norms and values. The Committee directs the Secretary of State 
and the USAID Administrator, in consultation with the NED, to 
consult with the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 
60 days after enactment of this Act, on how to expand such 
efforts.
    The Committee is encouraged that USAID includes conversion 
therapy as a violation of the agency's non-discrimination 
policy and urges that any such violation be subject to 
applicable contract and grant remedies available to the 
government. The Committee encourages USAID to continue closely 
monitoring any allegation of such activities and respond 
accordingly.

Reports

    Democracy and Gender Equality.--The Committee directs the 
USAID Administrator to submit a report, not later than 90 days 
after enactment of this Act, to the appropriate congressional 
committees on activities of the Bureau for Development, 
Democracy, and Innovation that advance democracy and gender 
equality, describing how USAID is reinforcing gender equality, 
addressing the overlap between attacks on democracy and 
struggles over gender equality, and investing in women's 
political leadership, including through the Partnerships for 
Democracy initiative.
    Legislative Strengthening Programs.--The Committee provides 
additional funds for USAID to support legislative strengthening 
programs to build the capacity of national legislative bodies 
and civil society organizations that interact with them to be 
effective, accountable, and transparent. In determining 
programming, the Committee encourages the Administrator to take 
into account countries where the House Democracy Partnership is 
actively engaged. Not later than 60 days after enactment of 
this Act, the Committee directs the USAID Administrator, to 
consult with, and report to, the Committees on Appropriations, 
on expanding efforts for legislative strengthening programs, 
including technical assistance for emerging and transitioning 
democracies.
    Women's and Girls' Civic and Political Participation.--The 
Committee directs the Secretary of State, in coordination with 
the USAID Administrator, to submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees, not later than 180 days after 
enactment of this Act, a comprehensive strategy on 
strengthening the participation of adolescent girls in 
democracy, human rights, and governance as part of the 
Advancing Women's and Girls' Civic and Political Leadership 
Initiative announced during the Summit for Democracy. The 
Secretary and Administrator are directed to consult with the 
appropriate congressional committees prior to the development 
of the strategy.
    Section 7033 (International Religious Freedom)
    This section continues language carried in the prior year 
regarding international religious freedom.
    Subsection (a) designates funds under Diplomatic Programs 
to be made available for the Office of International Religious 
Freedom, and funds for the Office of International Religious 
Freedom shall be made available for the continued development 
and implementation of an international religious freedom 
curriculum in accordance with section 708 of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980.
    The Committee directs that funds made available under 
Economic Support Fund and Democracy Fund pursuant to subsection 
(b) shall be the responsibility of the Ambassador-at-Large for 
International Religious Freedom, in consultation with other 
relevant United States Government officials, and shall be 
subject to prior consultation with the Committees on 
Appropriations.
    The Committee recommendation includes not less than 
$10,000,000 under Economic Support Fund for programs to protect 
and investigate the persecution of religious minorities, and 
not less than $10,000,000 for international religious freedom 
programs under Democracy Fund.
    Funds designated for the Prevention and Stabilization Fund 
shall also be made available for international religious 
freedom programs to support transitional justice, 
reconciliation, and reintegration programs for vulnerable and 
persecuted religious minorities.
    Pursuant to subsection (b), the Committee directs that 
humanitarian assistance shall be made available for vulnerable 
and persecuted religious minorities, including victims of 
genocide, ethnic cleansing, and other crimes against humanity, 
and urges the Secretary of State to expedite the delivery of 
such assistance, work to enhance protection of conflict 
victims, and help establish livelihoods for displaced and 
persecuted persons in their communities or in secure locations. 
Furthermore, the Committee urges the prioritization of 
assistance for such minorities, including access to secure 
locations for receiving humanitarian services and the 
restoration of residential services such as water, electricity, 
sewage, health, and education.
    The Committee supports the expansion of psychosocial 
support programs for religious and ethnic minorities. The 
Committee also supports funding for trauma-based care for such 
groups in post-conflict zones and capacity building in mental 
health and psychosocial support for health responders and other 
aid workers.

Report

    Strategy.--The Committee directs the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the USAID Administrator, to submit a report 
to the appropriate congressional committees, not later than 120 
days after enactment of this Act, on a strategy to address the 
humanitarian needs of persons who have fled persecution in 
countries in which the Secretary has made a genocide 
determination, with a particular focus on the psychosocial 
needs of those who have suffered trauma associated with acts 
related to genocide and crimes against humanity and who are not 
receiving adequate assistance. The strategy should include an 
assessment of the challenges that such persons, especially 
women and children, face in their country of first asylum or 
where they have established non-durable communities of origin.
    Section 7034 (Special Provisions)
    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
granting certain special authorities and limitations relating 
to funds made available by this Act.
    Subsection (d)(1) directs that funds appropriated under 
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia shall be made 
available to carry out the Program for Research and Training on 
Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet 
Union as authorized by the Soviet-Eastern European Research and 
Training Act of 1983 (22 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.).
    Subsection (d)(3) extends the availability of certain 
funds, up to $50,000,000, for an additional year if they are 
being used for private sector partnerships following 
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.
    Subsection (d)(9) temporarily increases the default rate 
cap at the Export-Import Bank from two percent to four percent 
through September 30, 2023, in light of the economic impacts of 
the COVID-19 pandemic and Russian aggression in Ukraine on the 
global economy.
    For the purposes of subsection (e), partner vetting shall 
mean the required submission of personal identifiable 
information prior to the conduct of a program. The Committee 
urges the Secretary of State and USAID Administrator to ensure 
that adequate staffing and resources are made available to 
conduct partner and beneficiary vetting in a timely fashion.
    Subsection (k)(5) continues prior year language commonly 
known as ``the Lautenberg Amendment''. The Committee notes that 
this provision is needed to preserve a safe and reliable 
mechanism for eligible persecuted religious minorities to seek 
freedom and safety in the United States, including certain 
refugees fleeing the conflict in Ukraine.
    Subsection (l) makes funds available to be used for ex-post 
evaluations of the sustainability of United States Government-
funded assistance programs. Not later than 60 days after 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and USAID 
Administrator shall jointly consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations on the development of a plan for the use of such 
funds across multiple sectors. Such plan shall be submitted to 
such Committees not later than 120 days after enactment of this 
Act and shall include: (1) a timeline for implementing ex-post 
evaluations with such funds; (2) steps that will be taken to 
incorporate ex-post evaluation criteria in future project 
design, as appropriate; (3) a description of which sectors and 
countries will be selected for such ex-post evaluations, 
including the criteria for selection; and (4) a description of 
the manner in which such ex-post evaluations will be conducted.
    Subsection (n) modifies language carried in prior years 
authorizing funds made available under Economic Support Fund 
and Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia by this Act 
to be made available for support of loan guarantees to certain 
countries. The bill extends such authority to Small Island 
Developing States as a means of better equipping the State 
Department and USAID to assist such states in meeting the 
challenge of climate change and the growing number of 
devastating storms confronting such states.

Reports

    Lautenberg Amendment.--Not later than 60 days after 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations a report on the Lautenberg 
Amendment program for fiscal years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 
2022. The report shall include data by fiscal year on 
Lautenberg program applicants, including the number in process, 
the number awaiting security review, the number approved and 
awaiting admission, and the number admitted to the United 
States. The report shall also include a description of program 
policy changes since fiscal year 2021.
    Local Works.--Not later than 180 days aftr enactment of 
this Act, the USAID Administrator shall submit an update to the 
report on prioritization of funding to marginalized groups 
required under this heading in House Report 117-84.
    Section 7035 (Law Enforcement and Security)
    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
related to assistance, authorities, limitations, and 
notifications regarding law enforcement and security matters.

Report

    Security assistance coordination.--The Committee supports 
measures to ensure that security assistance programs supported 
by this Act are strategic, address clearly defined goals and 
objectives, and are integrated with other programs. Not later 
than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations an update to the 
strategy required under this heading in the explanatory 
statement accompanying the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 
(division K of P.L. 117-103).
    Section 7036 (Impact on Jobs in the United States)
    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
establishing certain limitations on assistance that may impact 
jobs in the United States.
    The Committee requests agencies funded by this Act to take 
into consideration the impact on United States domestic jobs 
and exports when considering the enforcement of any rule, 
regulation, policy or guideline that would have the effect of 
prohibiting power-generation projects.
    Section 7037 (Palestinian Statehood)
    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
establishing limitations on the use of funds in support of a 
Palestinian state.
    Section 7038 (Prohibition on Assistance to the Palestinian 
Broadcasting Corporation)
    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
restricting assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting 
Corporation.
    Section 7039 (Assistance for the West Bank and Gaza)
    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
placing conditions on assistance for the West Bank and Gaza.
    Section 7040 (Limitation on Assistance for the Palestinian 
Authority)
    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
placing limitations on any assistance for the Palestinian 
Authority and regarding Hamas.
    Section 7041 (Middle East and North Africa)
    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
regarding policies and countries in the Middle East and North 
Africa.
    Arab League Boycott of Israel.--It is the sense of the 
Congress that--(1) the Arab League boycott of Israel, and the 
secondary boycott of American firms that have commercial ties 
with Israel, remain an impediment to trade and investment in 
the Middle East and should be terminated forthwith, as should 
the Central Office for the Boycott of Israel; (2) several Arab 
states and Israel have made important progress toward peace 
through treaties, the Abraham Accords, and normalization 
agreements, opening a path toward a more stable and prosperous 
Middle East; (3) all Arab League states should join Egypt, 
Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan 
in establishing and normalizing relations with Israel, in 
addition to promoting peace negotiations, economic cooperation, 
and security cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians; (4) 
the President and the Secretary of State should continue to 
vigorously oppose the Arab League boycott of Israel and; (5) 
the President should support broadening and deepening 
participation in the Abraham Accords, or other normalization 
agreements, and report annually to the appropriate 
congressional committees on the United States Government's 
strategy and steps being taken by the United States to 
encourage additional Arab League and other Muslim-majority 
states to normalize relations with Israel, in addition to 
advancing the prospects for peace between Israelis and 
Palestinians.
    Annual report to Congress.--The Committee remains concerned 
about international efforts to stigmatize and isolate Israel 
through the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement. 
The Committee directs, as part of the report required in the 
previous paragraph, that the President add information about 
the BDS campaign, covering companies, international 
organizations, countries, and other organizations, including 
state investment vehicles, that are involved in promoting the 
movement, as well as specific steps the Department of State has 
taken and expects to take to discourage or end politically-
motivated efforts to boycott, divest from, or sanction Israel 
or Israeli entities. The Committee further directs the 
Secretary of State and USAID Administrator to strengthen 
policies and procedures to ensure organizations supported 
through funding are not participants in such efforts.
    Bahrain.--The Committee remains concerned with ongoing 
reports of the widespread violations of human rights, including 
the use of arbitrary detention, harsh prison conditions, 
restrictions on political participation, and severe limitations 
on freedom of expression, the press, and assembly. The 
Committee urges the Department of State to prioritize working 
with the Government of Bahrain to release political prisoners, 
provide detainees with due process of law, and ensure that 
parliamentary elections are free, fair, and include the 
participation of political parties and independent media 
outlets.
    Egypt.--The Committee recommends assistance for Egypt at 
levels consistent with the prior fiscal year. The Committee 
notes the United States and Egypt share a mutual interest in 
Middle East peace and stability, economic opportunity, and 
regional security. Since the Camp David Accords, United States 
assistance to Egypt has played a central role in the country's 
economic and military development. The Committee recognizes the 
enduring Egyptian-Israeli peace agreement as well as Egypt's 
ongoing efforts to combat terrorism and counter Iran's malign 
influence in the region. Promoting a stable, democratic, and 
prosperous Egypt, where the government empowers civil society 
and protects human rights, shall continue to be a core 
objective of United States policy.
    The Committee continues to support $40,000,000 for higher 
education programs in Egypt, including $15,000,000 for 
scholarships. Not later than 45 days after enactment of this 
Act, the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees 
on Appropriations on implementation of funds made available for 
scholarships in Egypt.
    Funds made available for assistance for Egypt shall be 
subject to prior consultation and the regular notification 
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. Such funds 
should be made available for democracy programs and for 
development programs in the Sinai. Funds shall not be made 
available for cash transfer assistance or budget support. The 
Secretary of State shall take all practicable steps to ensure 
that mechanisms are in place for monitoring, oversight, and 
control of funds made available by this subsection for 
assistance for Egypt.
    Withholding.--Pursuant to subsection (a)(3), the Secretary 
of State shall withhold $170,000,000 of the funds provided for 
Egypt under Foreign Military Financing Program until the 
Secretary certifies and reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations that the Government of Egypt is meeting the 
governance and human rights conditions described under Reports 
in this section. The national security waiver included in this 
Act is applicable only to paragraph (3)(A).
    In addition to the funds withheld pursuant to subparagraph 
(A), $130,000,000 of the total funds provided for Egypt under 
Foreign Military Financing Program are also withheld from 
obligation pursuant to subparagraph (C), and excluded from the 
waiver, until the Secretary of State determines and reports to 
the Committees on Appropriations that--(i) the Government of 
Egypt is making clear and consistent progress in releasing 
political prisoners, providing detainees with due process of 
law, and preventing the intimidation and harassment of American 
citizens; and (ii) that the Government of Egypt has provided 
American citizens with fair and commensurate compensation for 
injuries caused during an attack against a tour group by the 
Egyptian military. The Secretary, in making the determination 
with respect to whether the Government of Egypt has provided 
American citizens with fair and commensurate compensation for 
injuries suffered as a result of an attack against a tour group 
by the Egyptian military, shall consider the case of American 
citizen, April Corley, and her severe injuries and losses 
sustained during an attack on her tour group by Egyptian armed 
forces on September 13, 2015.
    Iran.--Subsection (b) continues language from the prior 
year. Pursuant to paragraph (1), funds appropriated under 
Diplomatic Programs, Economic Support Fund, and 
Nonproliferation, Antiterrorism, Demining and Related Programs 
shall be made available for the following: (1) to support the 
United States policy to prevent Iran from achieving the 
capability to produce or otherwise obtain a nuclear weapon; (2) 
to support an expeditious response to any violation of United 
Nations Security Council Resolutions or to efforts that advance 
Iran's nuclear program; (3) to support the implementation, 
enforcement, and renewal of sanctions against Iran for its 
support of nuclear weapons development, terrorism, human rights 
abuses, and ballistic missile and weapons proliferation; and 
(4) for democracy programs for Iran, to be administered by the 
Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, Department of 
State, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for 
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State.
    Iraq.--Subsection (c) continues language from the prior 
year. Pursuant to paragraph (1), funds shall be made available 
for bilateral economic assistance and international security 
assistance, including in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), 
and for programs to protect and assist religious and ethnic 
minority populations in Iraq.
    Funds made available under International Disaster 
Assistance and Migration and Refugee Assistance should be made 
available to support programs that address the needs of 
internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees throughout all 
regions of Iraq, including in the KRI, as well as their host 
communities. Additionally, funds under Economic Support Fund 
should continue to support programs that mitigate the impact of 
such IDPs and refugees in such region.
    Within the amount provided for assistance to Iraq, the 
Committee recommendation includes funds to support American-
style higher education institutions in Iraq, including in the 
Kurdistan region, on an open and competitive basis. The 
Secretary of State or USAID Administrator, as appropriate, 
shall include funds to be allocated for this purpose in the 
spend plan submitted pursuant to section 7062(b) of this Act.
    The Committee urges the Department of State and USAID, in 
collaboration with civil society partners, the Kurdish Regional 
Government, and other appropriate U.S. government entities, to 
develop an integrated strategy dedicated to religious and 
ethnic minorities in Iraq to help ensure that such populations 
can stay in, or return to, their homeland. The Committee notes 
that such a strategy should include a ten-year recovery plan 
for affected religious minorities in Iraq, including their safe 
return, and outline how U.S. assistance to Iraq contributes to 
such efforts.
    The Committee encourages the Department of State to work 
with the relevant Federal agency partners to expedite the 
processing of the backlog of Iraqi Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) 
applications as well as their family members. The Committee 
notes the critical role of the SIV program in assisting the 
United States mission in Iraq. The Committee encourages the 
State Department to expand the days and hours of operation for 
consular services in Erbil, as appropriate, to better 
accommodate the demand for services.
    Israel.--Subsection (d) includes language carried in the 
prior year recommending $3,300,000,000 in grants for military 
assistance under the Foreign Military Financing (FMF) Program 
to Israel, which is the same as the budget request. The 
Committee reaffirms its support for the 2016 United States--
Israel Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which demonstrates 
the unshakable commitment of the United States to the security 
of Israel and to ensuring that Israel's qualitative military 
edge and defense capabilities are maintained. The Committee 
notes the continued importance of Israel as a major strategic 
partner and ally of the United States in an unstable and 
critical region of the world. The Committee strongly believes 
in the right and ability of Israel to defend itself against the 
wide range of threats it faces and believes that a close United 
States-Israel security partnership benefits the interests of 
both countries. The Committee further believes that by 
contributing to a safe and secure Israel, United States 
assistance also positively contributes to broader efforts aimed 
at achieving a negotiated two-state solution. Therefore, the 
Committee urges the Secretary of State to address in bilateral 
consultations with Israel the importance of ensuring that MOU-
supported equipment is not used in any way that undermines the 
prospects of a negotiated two-state solution.
    Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.--The Committee reaffirms the 
longstanding, bipartisan support for a two-state solution to 
the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and notes that a negotiated 
two-state solution is essential to achieving the goal of a 
democratic Jewish State of Israel and a viable, democratic 
Palestinian state living side-by-side in peace, security, and 
mutual recognition. The Committee remains concerned by the 
absence of direct negotiations and urges both sides to refrain 
from engaging in unilateral action that jeopardizes the chances 
for dialogue and returning to the negotiating table, or of 
eventual achievement of a two-state solution. This includes 
Palestinian incitement of violence, ongoing prisoner and 
``martyr'' payments that incentivize or reward terrorism, and 
pursuing recognition as a state and membership in international 
organizations in lieu of achieving a two-state solution through 
negotiations. This also includes Israeli annexation of 
territory and settlement expansion outside of an agreement 
negotiated between the two sides and extremist settler violence 
in the West Bank. The Committee fully supports efforts that 
foster reconciliation and engagement, and therefore recommends 
$50,000,000 under Economic Support Fund for the Nita M. Lowey 
Middle East Partnership for Peace Act for fiscal year 2023 in 
order to continue critically needed people-to-people 
programming and joint economic partnerships between Israelis 
and Palestinians.
    The Committee continues to support the People-to-People 
Partnership for Peace Fund Advisory Board created under the 
Nita M. Lowey Middle East Partnership for Peace Act of 2020. 
Advisory Board members play an integral role in making 
recommendations to the USAID Administrator regarding the types 
of projects that should be considered for funding through the 
Fund. The Committee directs USAID to provide the Advisory Board 
members the appropriate information to carry out their 
responsibilities, other than information that is considered 
procurement-sensitive. This information shall include, but not 
be limited to: grantee recipient names and awards once 
available; progress reports on the status of current grantees; 
total number of applications; and geographic and demographic 
information of recipients. The Committee further directs USAID 
to continue consulting with the Committees on Appropriations on 
implementation of the Nita M. Lowey Middle East Partnership for 
Peace Act of 2020.
    Jordan.--The Committee notes the importance of the 
relationship with the Kingdom of Jordan and the strong 
leadership that Jordan continues to play in advancing peace and 
stability in the region. The Committee is supportive of the 
historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the 
governments of the United States and Jordan and expects all 
parties to work consistently towards its success. The Secretary 
of State and USAID Administrator shall continue to support 
critical economic reforms by providing budget support and 
incentive funds to help ensure Jordan's long-term stability, 
strengthen Jordan's borders with Iraq and Syria, and help 
mitigate the impact of hosting large numbers of refugees.
    Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, and 
every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary of State and USAID 
Administrator shall update the Committees on Appropriations on 
efforts to support the Government of Jordan in making 
sustainable economic reforms, including in the water and public 
sectors, on progress being made to meet negotiated benchmarks 
toward reforms agreed upon between the United States and the 
Government of Jordan, and the budget support being provided per 
the new MOU.
    Lebanon.--Subsection (f) continues language from the prior 
year. The Committee supports increasing assistance for Lebanon 
above the prior fiscal year, given the rising economic 
challenges facing Lebanon and the country's ongoing political 
crises and instability. The Committee urges the Secretary of 
State and USAID Administrator to continue providing 
humanitarian assistance, including through local NGOs, to help 
communities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the global 
food security crisis. The Committee notes the important and 
enduring partnerships with institutions of higher education in 
Lebanon and directs the Secretary of State and USAID 
Administrator to consult with the Committees on Appropriations 
on funding for such institutions.
    Libya.--Subsection (g) includes language from the prior 
year. The Committee recommends that assistance for Libya be 
made available to support a Libyan-led, inclusive, and 
negotiated political solution to the conflict, facilitated 
through the UN, and in full compliance with the Libyan 
ceasefire agreement. The Committee directs the Secretary of 
State and USAID Administrator to strengthen the Libyan 
political process to help ensure free, fair, and credible 
elections as well as ongoing efforts to remove foreign forces 
and mercenaries from Libya.
    Prior to the initial obligation of funds made available by 
this Act for assistance for Libya, the Secretary of State shall 
certify and report to the Committees on Appropriations that all 
practicable steps have been taken to ensure that mechanisms are 
in place for monitoring, oversight, and control of such funds.
    Morocco.--Subsection (h) continues language from the prior 
year. Within the amount provided for Morocco, the Committee 
recommendation includes not less than $10,000,000 under 
Economic Support Fund, not less than $10,000,000 under 
Development Assistance, and $10,000,000 under Foreign Military 
Financing Program.
    The Committee recognizes the longstanding partnership 
between the United States and the Kingdom of Morocco based on 
mutual interests of stability, tolerance, and economic 
prosperity in the Middle East and Africa. The Committee 
encourages the diversification of the US-Morocco strategic 
partnership in order to strengthen trilateral cooperation with 
countries of the Sahel and West Africa to promote peace and 
security in this region.
    Saudi Arabia.--Subsection (i) includes language carried in 
the prior year prohibiting the Government of Saudi Arabia from 
receiving funds under International Military Education and 
Training.
    Syria.--Pursuant to subsection (j)(1), funds appropriated 
or otherwise made available by this Act may be made available 
for non-lethal stabilization assistance for Syria, including 
emergency medical and rescue response and chemical weapons use 
investigations.
    Prior to the initial obligation of any funds appropriated 
by this Act for assistance for Syria, the Secretary of State 
shall take all practicable steps to ensure that mechanisms are 
in place for monitoring, oversight, and control of such 
assistance inside Syria.
    The Committee remains deeply concerned by the rapidly 
deteriorating food security crisis in Syria, which makes the UN 
cross-border assistance critical to the well-being of civilians 
who rely on aid to survive. The Committee continues to support 
United States efforts to lead the humanitarian response and 
urges the Administration to redouble its efforts in the UN 
Security Council to reauthorize existing UN cross-border access 
and reinstate other UN border crossings to enable the delivery 
of life-saving aid.
    The Committee encourages the Secretary of State and USAID 
Administrator to utilize humanitarian and stabilization funds 
for Syrian local and diaspora NGOs as well as international 
NGOs to help implement early recovery and resilience activities 
alongside increased support for lifesaving interventions in 
Syria. The Committee notes that the equitable distribution of 
stabilization assistance in northeast Syria is critical to 
addressing serious economic challenges and building capacity of 
trusted partners to help ensure that the region remains stable 
and secure.
    The Committee is concerned about smuggling, arms trading, 
drug trafficking, and other illicit activities that further 
destabilize Syria, provide illicit revenue to the regime of 
Bashar al-Assad, and pose a significant threat to U.S. allies 
and partners in the region. The Committee supports the 
development of a strategy to guide appropriate action against 
narcotics production and trafficking in Syria, particularly 
involving the Syrian-produced drug known as Captagon and other 
illegal amphetamines.
    Tunisia.--Subsection (k) includes language carried in the 
prior year and notes that a stable and viable democratic 
Tunisia is critical to regional security. The Committee 
recommends that assistance be made available to support the 
Tunisian people in holding free and fair elections and 
strengthening democratic governance, fighting corruption, 
promoting economic growth, empowering the private sector, and 
maintaining regional security. Additionally, the Committee 
directs the Secretary of State to raise concerns both publicly 
and privately with the Government of Tunisia on democratic 
backsliding and coordinate with the international community on 
an appropriate response to such action.
    In addition to the reporting requirement pursuant to 
subsection (k)(3), and prior to the obligation of assistance 
for Tunisia under Foreign Military Financing Program and 
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement, the 
Secretary of State shall determine and report to the 
appropriate congressional committees whether the Government of 
Tunisia has: (1) ceased the use of military courts to try 
politicians, journalists, or other civilians; (2) removed 
military personnel and assets from outside of the Tunisian 
Parliament building; (3) ceased the use of excessive force 
against protesters and respect freedom of assembly; and (4) 
ceased the repression of fundamental rights of civilians and 
political and media figures to criticize the government, 
security forces, and public officials.
    UN Political Process on Western Sahara.--The Secretary of 
State shall continue to support a United Nations-led political 
process that achieves a just, lasting, and mutually acceptable 
political solution in accordance with relevant United Nations 
Security Council resolutions.
    West Bank and Gaza.--Subsection (l) includes similar 
language carried in the prior year regarding assistance for the 
West Bank and Gaza.
    Assistance to the Palestinians.--The Committee 
recommendation includes $225,000,000 under Economic Support 
Fund for humanitarian and development assistance for the 
Palestinian people in the West Bank and Gaza and believes such 
assistance is critically needed to help provide for basic 
needs, such as food, water, health, shelter, protection, 
education, and livelihoods; to promote peace and development; 
and to support the East Jerusalem Hospital Network. The 
Committee urges the Secretary of State to continue supporting--
with United States assistance--Palestinian economic 
development, security coordination, and Israeli-Palestinian 
reconciliation, which are the underpinnings to any sustainable 
two-state solution. The Committee directs the Secretary of 
State to promptly inform the Committees on Appropriations of 
any alleged incident involving any United States assistance 
used in such a way that adversely affects or jeopardizes these 
objectives.
    Yemen.--The Committee recommends funds under title III and 
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs 
for health, humanitarian, and stabilization efforts for Yemen, 
including demining operations.

Reports

    Bahrain.--Not later than 60 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations detailing U.S. government actions 
taken to ensure that parliamentary elections in Bahrain are 
conducted according to international standards and respect the 
free will of the people of Bahrain.

Subsection (a)--Egypt

    Governance and human rights.--The certification and report 
required by section 7041(a)(3)(A) shall include whether the 
Government of Egypt is taking, on a sustained and effective 
basis, steps to: (i) strengthen the rule of law, democratic 
institutions, and human rights in Egypt, including to protect 
religious minorities and the rights of women, which are in 
addition to steps taken during the previous calendar year for 
such purposes; (ii) implement reforms that protect freedoms of 
expression, association, and peaceful assembly, including the 
ability of civil society organizations, human rights defenders, 
and the media to function without interference; (iii) hold 
Egyptian security forces accountable, including officers 
credibly alleged to have violated human rights; (iv) 
investigate and prosecute cases of extrajudicial killings and 
forced disappearances; and (v) provide regular access for 
United States officials to monitor such assistance in areas 
where the assistance is used.
    Political prisoners and American citizens.--The Committee 
notes with concern the treatment of human rights defenders and 
political prisoners held in Egypt. Not later than 45 days after 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
report to the appropriate congressional committees on the 
treatment and conditions of political prisoners in Egyptian 
custody as well as the steps taken to secure the release of 
wrongfully detailed American citizens from Egypt and to prevent 
the intimidation or harassment of Americans citizens.
    Religious freedom.--Not later than 90 days after enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall update the report 
required under this heading in House Report 117-84.

Subsection (b)--Iran

    Sanctions.--Pursuant to subsection (b)(2), not later than 
180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall report on Iran's compliance with the Joint Comprehensive 
Plan of Action (JCPOA) as well as on the status of United 
States bilateral sanctions on Iran, the re-imposition and 
renewed enforcement of secondary sanctions, and the impact such 
sanctions have had on Iran's destabilizing activities 
throughout the Middle East. Such report shall also include any 
entities involved in providing significant support for the 
development of a ballistic missile by the Government of Iran, 
including shipping and financing, and note whether such 
entities are currently under United States sanctions. The 
report shall be submitted in an unclassified form and contain a 
classified annex if necessary.

Subsection (c)--Iraq

    Religious minorities.--The Committee remains concerned for 
ethnic and religious minorities in Iraq and directs the 
Secretary of State to provide a report to the Committees on 
Appropriations, not later than 45 days after enactment of this 
Act, on the status of humanitarian assistance for vulnerable 
and persecuted religious minorities. Such report shall include 
information regarding the status of restoring residential 
services such as water, electricity, sewage, health, and 
education.

Subsection (f)--Lebanon

    Lebanon report.--The Committee continues to be concerned 
about Hezbollah's growing influence within the Government of 
Lebanon. The Committee directs the Secretary of State to submit 
a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 45 
days after enactment of this Act, on: (1) the extent of 
Hezbollah's influence within such government, including the 
LAF; (2) what steps are being taken to prevent the use of 
Lebanon as a safe haven for terrorist groups; (3) the 
implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 
1701; (4) the prevention of building of cross-border tunnels 
into Israel and weapons factories inside Lebanon; and (5) the 
risks associated with the reported development of precision 
guided missiles by Hezbollah.

Subsection (l)--West Bank and Gaza

    Security report.--The reporting requirements in section 
1404 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 
110-252) shall apply to funds made available by this Act, 
including a description of modifications, if any, to the 
security strategy of the Palestinian Authority.

Other reports

    Incitement report.--Not later than 90 days after enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to 
the appropriate congressional committees detailing steps taken 
by the Palestinian Authority to counter terrorism and 
incitement of violence against Israelis and to promote peace 
and coexistence with Israel. The report shall also include 
efforts by the Government of Israel to counter incitement of 
violence against Palestinian civilians and promote peace and 
coexistence with Palestinians.
    United States Consulate in Jerusalem.--The Committee 
recommendation includes sufficient funds under Embassy 
Security, Construction, and Maintenance to support the 
Administration's plan to reopen the United States Consulate in 
Jerusalem. The Committee directs the Secretary of State to 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later 
than 45 days after enactment of this Act, detailing the steps 
necessary to reopen the United States Consulate in Jerusalem, a 
timeline for restoring staffing levels within the Consulate, 
and the extent to which such a diplomatic mission complements 
the broader strategy of improving relations with the 
Palestinian people.
    Section 7042 (Africa)
    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
regarding assistance for Africa.
    The Committee acknowledges that global development, 
diplomacy, and defense are pertinent to protecting United 
States national security and advancing United States policy 
toward Africa and notes the important role the countries of 
Africa play with respect to global security and stability. The 
Committee also recognizes that the underlying causes of 
instability and conflict in the region, including extreme 
poverty, poor health, food insecurity, climate change, and 
environmental degradation, are critical areas for United States 
involvement through foreign assistance. The Secretary of State 
should prioritize issues affecting the future of these 
countries and ensure adequate diplomatic and assistance 
resources are made available to support the continent.
    The Committee encourages the Secretary of State to continue 
to work with the leaders of Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan to 
address concerns over water security and development needs. The 
Committee believes substantive negotiations, such as under the 
leadership of the African Union, are the only path to resolving 
the dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
    Africa counterterrorism.--The Committee continues to 
support African counterterrorism initiatives such as the 
Partnership for Regional East Africa Counterterrorism and the 
Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TSCTP). The 
Committee recommends an increase over the fiscal year 2022 
enacted level for TSCTP.
    Cameroon.--The Committee remains concerned about gross 
violations of human rights committed against Cameroonian 
citizens, including displaced people in the Anglophone regions 
of Cameroon, and urges the Secretary of State to encourage the 
Government of Cameroon to support a genuinely inclusive 
political dialogue. The Secretary of State shall ensure that 
any security assistance from the United States is not used in 
the perpetration of human rights abuses and shall consult with 
the Committees on Appropriations on the uses of funds made 
available by this Act for Cameroon.
    Central African Republic.--The Committee is concerned about 
widespread intercommunal tensions in the Central African 
Republic that have led to violence, conflict, and humanitarian 
suffering. The Committee supports additional funding to support 
peacebuilding, reconciliation, food security, democracy, and 
livelihoods programming to help civilians rebuild their lives, 
communities, and local economies.
    Counter Lord's Resistance Army.--The Committee directs the 
Department of State to make funds available for programs and 
activities in areas affected by the Lord's Resistance Army 
(LRA) consistent with the goals of the Lord's Resistance Army 
Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009 (Public 
Law 111-172). In addition, these funds may be used to expand 
programs to areas neighboring LRA-affected regions threatened 
by other illicit armed groups to address gaps in 
telecommunications, early warning systems, and psychosocial 
assistance.
    Ethiopia.--The Committee remains deeply concerned about the 
humanitarian impacts of the conflict in Ethiopia on civilian 
populations and notes that conditions have been exacerbated by 
increasing food and fertilizer prices resulting from the war in 
Ukraine. The Committee supports efforts to facilitate sustained 
humanitarian access, address human rights abuses and 
accountability, and help secure an immediate and lasting peace 
for the country.
    Lake Chad Basin.--Funds made available for Cameroon, Chad, 
Niger, and Nigeria should support (1) democracy, development, 
and health programs; (2) assistance for individuals targeted by 
foreign terrorist and other extremist organizations, including 
Boko Haram; (3) assistance for individuals displaced by violent 
conflict; and (4) counterterrorism programs.
    Malawi.--The Committee expects higher education investments 
in Malawi to increase access to higher education, governance, 
and economic growth in Malawi. USAID is encouraged to design a 
comprehensive higher education program to address job growth 
and the need for a skilled workforce, specifically in the 
agriculture sector. The program should provide training and 
livelihood opportunities to students graduating from secondary 
school and enrolling in post-secondary education. Self-
sustaining business models should be encouraged.
    Power Africa.--The Committee supports Power Africa's goal 
to double access to electricity in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030. 
The Committee recommendation includes increased funding for the 
initiative and encourages the prioritization of health facility 
electrification, including through solar power, to increase 
access, improve operations, and reduce costs.
    Prosper Africa.--The Committee supports efforts to assist 
African Union member states meet the objectives in the African 
Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) and the AfCFTA 
Secretariat, including the protection of intellectual property 
rights, digitization of border crossings, development of local 
capital markets, promotion of regional economic integration, 
and expansion of small and medium-sized enterprises. The 
Committee encourages the Secretary of State and relevant 
federal agencies, including the Office of the U.S. Trade 
Representative, the U.S. International Development Finance 
Corporation, and USAID, to work closely with U.S. private 
corporations and business associations to assist with requested 
capital investments and technical assistance in key industries 
such as telecommunications and technology, transportation and 
logistics, and customs and border control to help African 
nations develop their own capacities for intracontinental 
trade.
    Rwanda.--In determining whether to provide assistance to 
the Government of Rwanda, the Secretary of State shall 
prioritize whether such government is respecting freedom of 
expression and association, the right of due process, 
transparency and fairness in judicial and electoral processes, 
and the humane treatment of prisoners.
    Sahel.--The Committee notes with concern the increasing 
terrorist attacks and violence against civilians in the Sahel 
region. Funds made available for Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso 
should also prioritize efforts to counter violent extremism; 
integrate community peacebuilding programs, including through 
inter-faith dialogue; improve health outcomes and foster 
economic opportunity and community resilience.The Committee 
believes that USAID and other international donors must remain 
focused on long-term development and governance needs of 
countries in the Sahel in addition to addressing the current 
humanitarian and security crisis.
    South Sudan.--Funds made available to support civil society 
organizations in South Sudan should prioritize organizations 
that advocate for an end to ethnic violence, displacement, and 
government corruption, and in support of conditions conducive 
to holding free and fair elections, strengthening democratic 
institutions, and economic development that is equitable and 
reaches all, including the most marginalized.
    The Committee supports implementing wildlife conservation 
programs in Boma and Badingilo National Parks and the wildlife 
migration corridors within the larger Boma-Badingilo Landscape 
to build capacity for community conservancies to continue to 
protect wildlife in South Sudan.

Reports

    Democratic Republic of the Congo.--The Committee is 
concerned by the ongoing violence and instability in the 
eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) 
affecting civilian and minority communities, including the 
Banyamulenge. Not later than 90 days after enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations on efforts to protect minority 
communities in the DRC as well as efforts to address the 
structural causes of the ongoing violence, including combating 
illegal trafficking of natural resources and strengthening 
international institutions. The report shall also describe 
humanitarian assistance provided and any sanctions levied 
against responsible individuals.
    Ethiopia.--The Committee directs the Secretary of State to 
submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees, 
not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, on the 
extent to which the Government of Ethiopia and other parties to 
the conflict--(A) have ceased offensive military operations; 
(B) have taken credible steps toward a political dialogue to 
end the conflict; (C) are providing unimpeded access to 
humanitarian assistance; (D) are taking effective steps to 
protect human rights and comply with international humanitarian 
law and international refugee law; and (E) are cooperating with 
independent investigations of gross violations of human rights.
    Prosper Africa.--The Committee directs the USAID 
Administrator, in consultation with other relevant Federal 
agencies, to submit a report to the Committees on 
Appropriations, not later than 60 days after enactment of this 
Act, on the achievements of Prosper Africa in the prior fiscal 
year and metric-based goals to be achieved in fiscal year 2023.
    Section 7043 (East Asia and the Pacific)
    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
containing limitations, directives on assistance, and 
authorities for diplomatic and development activities and 
programs in East Asia and the Pacific.
    Burma.--Pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(A), the Committee 
directs that funds be made available for assistance for Burma 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, except section 7008 
of this Act. Assistance is provided to address the ongoing 
humanitarian and development crisis in Burma. The Committee 
continues to condemn the military coup in Burma and does not 
provide any assistance to the Tatmadaw, State Administration 
Council, or entities affiliated with the military junta.
    Pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(B), the Committee directs 
that funds shall be made available for programs supporting: (1) 
conflict mitigation and stabilization; (2) democracy, human 
rights, civil society, independent media, and rule of law (3) 
health; (4) education; (5) rural economic development and 
agriculture; and (6) humanitarian assistance.
    The Committee expects that any new programs and activities 
initiated in fiscal year 2022 in Burma shall be subject to 
prior consultation with the appropriate congressional 
committees.
    The Committee urges the Secretary of State to provide 
robust diplomatic engagement and assistance for refugees and 
other displaced people from Burma, including those who have 
fled violence as a result of the military coup, ethnic 
cleansing, and other attacks.
    The Committee encourages funding at not less than prior 
year levels in support of democratic governance activities that 
engage the non-military aligned and democratically elected 
members of Parliament, the National Unity Government, and civil 
society organizations in a way that builds trust and 
cooperation among ethnic groups and communities. Such 
activities should include building capacity and promoting 
participation and inclusion in elections and political and 
democratic processes.
    Cambodia.--The Committee recommendation includes language 
modified from the prior year containing directives on 
assistance and a certification on providing assistance to the 
Government of Cambodia.
    Pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(A), the Committee directs 
that none of the funds made available by this Act that are made 
available for assistance for the Government of Cambodia may be 
obligated or expended unless the Secretary of State certifies 
and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such 
Government is taking effective steps to: (1) strengthen 
regional security and stability, particularly regarding 
territorial disputes in the South China Sea and the enforcement 
of international sanctions with respect to North Korea; (2) 
assert its sovereignty against interference by the People's 
Republic of China, including by verifiably maintaining the 
neutrality of Ream Naval Base, other military installations in 
Cambodia, and dual use facilities such as the Dara Sakor 
development project; (3) cease violence, threats, and 
harassment against civil society and the political opposition 
in Cambodia and dismiss any politically motivated criminal 
charges against critics of the government; and (4) respect the 
rights, freedoms, and responsibilities enshrined in the 
Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia as enacted in 1993.
    The Committee directs that none of the funds made available 
by this Act be used to negotiate or enter into an agreement 
with the Kingdom of Cambodia for the repatriation of any 
citizen, former citizen, or national of Cambodia who arrived in 
the United States before March 22, 2022.
    Indo-Pacific Strategy and the Countering PRC Influence 
Fund.--The Committee recommendation includes funding for the 
Countering PRC Influence Fund to counter the strategic 
influence of the People's Republic of China.
    Funds for the Countering PRC Influence Fund are allocated 
according to the following table and subject to 7019 of this 
Act:

                      COUNTERING PRC INFLUENCE FUND
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Account                         Budget Authority
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Development Assistance..............................            $100,000
Economic Support Fund...............................             105,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.              70,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and                    25,000
 Related Programs...................................
Foreign Military Financing Program..................              50,000
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    Pursuant to subsection (c)(2), the uses of the Countering 
PRC Influence Fund should be allocated to activities that 
provide the highest strategic impact to counter PRC influence 
globally. The Secretary of State in coordination with the USAID 
Administrator should develop a strategic impact measurement 
system that assesses PRC influence globally and measures the 
strategic impact of United States government involvement in 
such country by sector and activity. Such system should be used 
to help prioritize and guide the allocation and obligation of 
funds from the Countering PRC Influence Fund. The Committee 
directs the Secretary of State to provide a briefing to the 
appropriate congressional committees, not later than 60 days 
after enactment of this Act, detailing the framework and 
processes for administering the Countering PRC Influence Fund.
    The Committee urges the State Department, USAID, and the 
DFC to focus on economic development projects that help 
countries counter economic coercion and mitigate 
vulnerabilities stemming from using Huawei equipment and 
infrastructure.
    Japan.--The Committee supports and encourages continued 
regional partnership between the United States Government with 
Japan and allies in the region in pursuing policies that 
enhance stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
    Laos.--The Committee directs that none of the funds made 
available by this Act be used to negotiate or enter into an 
agreement with the Government of Laos for the repatriation of 
any citizen, former citizen, national, or former national of 
Laos who arrived in the United States before the date of 
enactment of this Act.
    The Committee provides funds under Development Assistance 
to combat trafficking in persons in Laos and encourages USAID 
to address vulnerability to trafficking along the northern 
border.
    Mekong-U.S. Partnership.--The Committee includes not less 
than $12,000,000 for the Mekong-U.S. Partnership.
    North Korea.--The Committee directs that the Secretary of 
State shall report to the appropriate congressional committees 
if the Secretary has credible information that a government 
receiving assistance by this Act is currently contributing 
materially to the malicious cyber-intrusion capabilities of the 
Government of North Korea.
    The Committee urges the Office of North Korean Human 
Rights, in consultation with Korean American community 
organizations, to identify Korean Americans who wish to be 
reunited with their family in North Korea in anticipation of 
future reunions.
    Pacific Islands.--The Committee recommendation includes 
funds under title III to enhance engagement with Pacific 
Islands nations and supports increased investment in the region 
to improve health outcomes, strengthen resilience in 
communities against malign influences, promote development and 
good governance, and support economic growth.
    The Committee directs the USAID Administrator to provide a 
briefing to the appropriate congressional committees, not later 
than 60 days after enactment of this Act, on USAID's strategy 
to promote the development of civil society in the Pacific 
Islands for the purpose of strengthening independent media and 
press freedom; empowering citizens to freely organize and 
communicate; strengthening rule of law and increasing 
government accountability; and promoting democratic political 
culture. The briefing shall also include the impact of foreign 
investment on media in the Pacific Islands, governmental 
restrictions on freedom of expression, and efforts by foreign 
media actors to interfere with local media.
    The Committee recommendation includes not less than 
$4,000,000 for trade capacity building activities to improve 
the enabling environment for trade and investment in the 
Pacific Islands.
    The Committee recommendation includes not less than 
$20,000,000 for efforts to bolster climate resilient 
development and climate mitigation and adaptation efforts in 
the Pacific Islands.
    The Committee encourages the Department of State, in 
coordination with the Department of Defense, to support and 
address shared security challenges, including on fragility and 
development, in the Pacific Islands.
    People's Republic of China.--The Committee is concerned 
about threats to the cultural and linguistic heritage of ethnic 
and other minority communities in the PRC and directs the 
Secretary of State to brief the appropriate congressional 
committees on how the Department is assisting such communities 
to preserve their cultural and ethnic heritage.
    The Committee supports the Energy Resource Governance 
Initiative in addressing the vulnerabilities that enable the 
PRC to dominate the rare earth mineral supply chains and 
threaten the national security interests of the United States 
and our allies.
    Philippines.--Pursuant subsection (g), none of the funds 
appropriated by this Act may be made available for 
counternarcotics assistance for the Philippines, with certain 
exceptions.
    The Committee continues to direct the Department of State 
to strictly monitor United States assistance, including funding 
provided under Foreign Military Financing Program and 
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement, made 
available for the Philippines with respect to human rights, 
abuses or violence against journalists or human rights 
activists, and the accountability and professionalism of 
security forces personnel.
    The Committee provides funds under title III of this Act 
for USAID to continue to support the national and community-
based drug treatment and demand reduction program implemented 
by the Philippine Department of Health and local entities. Such 
funds should be made available on a cost-matching basis to the 
maximum extent practicable.
    The Committee directs the Secretary of State to provide a 
briefing to the appropriate congressional committees, not later 
than 60 days after enactment of this Act, on how the Department 
of State is coordinating with the Department of the Treasury to 
jointly implement Global Magnitsky sanctions on foreign 
individuals for direct or indirect involvement in significant 
corruption or gross violations of human rights in the 
Philippines, as appropriate.
    South Korea.--The Committee directs the Secretary of State 
to brief the Committees on Appropriations on efforts to 
harmonize export control regimes with South Korea and provide 
recommendations to better protect strategic commodities and 
technical data from foreign exploitation.
    The Committee is concerned about the abolishment of the 
South Korean Ministry of Equality and Family and urges the 
Secretary of State to remain actively engaged with efforts to 
advance women's empowerment and gender equality in the country.
    The Committee encourages the State Department to expand the 
trilateral relationship with South Korea and Japan.
    Tibet.--Funds provided under subsection (h)(3) shall be the 
responsibility of the Assistant Secretary of State for 
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor in coordination with the 
United States Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues.
    Vietnam.--The Committee directs that no funds made 
available by this Act be used to negotiate or enter into an 
agreement with the Government of Vietnam for the repatriation 
of any citizen, former citizen, or national of Vietnam who 
arrived in the United States before July 12, 1995.
    The Committee recommendation includes $9,000,000 under 
title III for the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000.

Reports

    Burma.--The Committee directs the Secretary of State to 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later 
than 180 days after enactment of this Act, detailing the steps 
taken by the United States government to provide cross-border 
humanitarian assistance to populations in need in Burma and 
initiatives to strengthen the financial and technical capacity 
of civil society organizations channeling such cross-border 
humanitarian assistance.
    Indo-Pacific.--The Committee directs the Secretary of State 
to submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees, 
not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, assessing 
resource levels necessary to adequately support maritime 
security and enhance maritime awareness for certain countries 
in the Indo-Pacific region. The Secretary shall consult with 
the appropriate congressional committees on the selection of 
countries prior to submitting such report.
    Trade Capacity-Building in the Pacific Islands.--The 
Committee directs the Secretary of State, in coordination with 
the USAID Administrator, MCC CEO, DFC CEO, and USTDA Director, 
to develop and submit a trade capacity-building strategy for 
the Pacific Islands to the appropriate congressional committees 
not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act. Such 
strategy should include an assessment of legal, economic, 
governance, and infrastructure impediments to increased United 
States investment in the Pacific Islands and include ways to 
develop human and institutional capacity and infrastructure 
across multiple economic sectors.
    Transnational Crime in the Pacific Islands.--The Committee 
directs the Secretary of State to submit a report to the 
appropriate congressional committees, not later than 60 days 
after enactment of this Act, on the progress of each country of 
the Pacific Islands towards ratifying and implementing 
international legal conventions related to transnational crime 
such as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered 
Species of Wildlife Fauna and Flora; the Agreement on Port 
State Measures; and relevant protocols supplementing the United 
Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, such 
as the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in 
Persons, Especially Women and Children; and the Protocol 
Against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea, and Air. Such 
report should also include the United States' plans for 
assisting those countries that have yet to fully ratify such 
conventions.
    Debt Trap Diplomacy.--Not later than 45 days after 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall update the 
report required under this heading in division K of H.R. 2471--
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-103).
    Humanitarian Needs.--The Committee directs the Secretary of 
State, in consultation with the USAID Administrator, to submit 
a report to appropriate congressional committees, not later 
than 120 days after enactment of this Act, on a strategy to 
address the humanitarian needs of persons who have fled 
persecution in countries in which the Secretary has made a 
genocide determination, with a particular focus on the 
psychosocial needs of those who have suffered trauma associated 
with acts related to genocide and crimes against humanity.
    Rare Earth Minerals.--The Committee directs the Secretary 
of State to submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
committees, not later than 120 days after enactment of this 
Act, on steps taken to address the national security threat 
posed by the PRC control of an estimated two thirds of the 
global supply of rare earth minerals. The report shall include: 
(1) a description of the extent to which the United States has 
engaged with the other countries of the Quadrilateral Security 
Dialogue and in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa to 
promote market-oriented policies, shared investment and 
development of rare earth minerals; and (2) a description of 
steps planned to be taken to produce a more reliable and secure 
global supply chain of such minerals.
    Philippines.--The Committee directs the Secretary of State 
to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not 
later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, assessing the 
extent to which the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the 
Philippines National Police are respecting human rights and the 
rule of law.
    Section 7044 (South and Central Asia)
    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
containing limitations, directives, and authorities for 
diplomatic and development activities and programs in South and 
Central Asia and for regional programs.
    Afghanistan.--The Committee continues to be concerned about 
Afghans and their families who have provided valuable service 
to the United States and are facing threats against them and 
their families due to such service. The Committee strongly 
supports the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program 
established in the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 
U.S.C. 1101 note) to provide a visa pathway for Afghan 
nationals who meet the requirements described in the Act. The 
Committee has been pleased in recent years to extend the SIV 
program with additional visas for Afghan nationals facing 
danger as a result of their work with the U.S. government in 
Afghanistan. The Committee is concerned, however, about the 
backlog and delays of current applications that continue to 
hamper the program and expects the Department of State to 
eliminate processing backlogs and expedite adjudication of 
Afghan SIV cases.
    The Committee strongly supports efforts to ensure women and 
girls in Afghanistan have access to education and encourages 
USAID to consider the feasibility of supporting methods of 
online education for girls in Afghanistan who would otherwise 
be unable or severely limited in their ability to attend 
school.
    The Committee supports continued funding for the American 
University of Afghanistan (AUAF), which is providing online 
education for Afghan students and educational opportunities in 
third countries for such students in Qatar, Iraq, and Central 
Asia, and directs the Secretary of State and USAID 
Administrator to consult with the Committees on Appropriations 
not later than 15 days after enactment of this Act on plans to 
support AUAF.
    Bangladesh.--The Committee directs the Secretary of State 
and USAID Administrator to continue to prioritize humanitarian 
assistance to help displaced Rohingya who have fled from Burma 
to Bangladesh. Such assistance should include improving 
cooperation with host communities in Bangladesh. The Committee 
continues to be concerned by the forced relocation of Rohingya 
to the island of Bhasan Char.
    The Committee directs that funds made available by this Act 
for assistance for Bangladesh support programs to improve labor 
conditions including by strengthening the capacity of 
independent workers organizations in readymade garment, shrimp, 
and fish industries and to support non-governmental 
organizations that have a history of working with independent 
labor unions on labor rights advocacy related to these sectors. 
USAID should consult with the United States Department of 
State, the International Labor Affairs Bureau in the United 
States Department of Labor, and the Office of the United States 
Trade Representative prior to allocating these funds. The 
Committee directs the USAID Administrator to consult with the 
Committees on Appropriations prior to making any changes to 
labor programs in Bangladesh.
    India.--The Committee is concerned with the deterioration 
of human rights and religious freedom in the Kashmir region of 
India including journalistic freedom and reports of the jailing 
of journalists and political dissidents. The Committee directs 
the Secretary of State to continue to report on these issues in 
the State Department's annual Country Reports on Human Rights 
Practices.
    Pakistan.--The Committee supports funding for Pakistan for 
democracy and gender programs consistent with the prior year 
level.
    The Committee continues to be concerned with court rulings 
regarding child marriage in Pakistan that violate international 
human rights standards. The Secretary of State should urge the 
government of Pakistan to take steps to end child marriage 
consistent with international norms.

Reports

    Afghanistan.--The Committee recommendation includes 
additional support for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) 
program and directs the Secretary of State to submit a report, 
not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, to the 
Committees on Appropriations on the status of such program and 
the specific actions taken to provide additional personnel, 
operational, and technical support to eliminate processing 
backlogs and expedite the adjudication of Afghan Special 
Immigrant Visa cases including the National Visa Center (NVC) 
and the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (ASIV) Unit and the 
Department's progress on meeting the conditions as described in 
section 7076(b) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019.
    Pakistan.--The Committee directs the Secretary of State to 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later 
than 90 days after enactment of this Act, on the status of Dr. 
Shakil Afridi and the actions the United States Government has 
taken to try to secure his release from prison and ensure that 
he has been cleared of all charges related to the assistance 
provided in locating Osama bin Laden.
    Sri Lanka.--The Committee directs the Secretary of State to 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later 
than 90 days after enactment of this Act, with a classified 
annex if necessary, on: (1) the Government of Sri Lanka's 
compliance with United Nations Human Rights Council resolutions 
including Resolution 46/1, adopted on March 23, 2021; (2) the 
status of security reforms in Sri Lanka including an update on 
the report required under this heading in Senate Report 116-126 
in the manner described; (3) the involvement of Sri Lankan 
police and military officers, of whatever rank, who have been 
involved in ordering, condoning, carrying out, or covering up 
crimes of arbitrary and incommunicado detention, torture, and 
extortion of Tamils; and (4) the involvement of Sri Lankan 
officials, of whatever rank, in significant acts of corruption.
    Section 7045 (Latin America and the Caribbean)
    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
regarding programs and funding for countries in Latin America 
and the Caribbean.
    Central America.--Subsection (a)(1) directs that funds 
appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act be made 
available for assistance for Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, 
Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama, including to 
implement the U.S. Strategy for Addressing the Root Causes of 
Migration in Central America and through the Central America 
Regional Security Initiative. Such assistance shall be 
prioritized for programs that address factors that contribute 
to irregular migration, including violence, poverty, and 
corruption, and promote economic growth that is equitable and 
reaches all, including the most marginalized.
    Funds for certain assistance for Central America are 
allocated according to the following table:

                 SELECTED ASSISTANCE FOR CENTRAL AMERICA
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                   Account/Program                      Budget Authority
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Development Assistance:
    Central America Youth Empowerment Program........            $50,000
    Honduras.........................................            126,650
    El Salvador......................................
    National Commission for the Search of Persons                [1,000]
     Disappeared in the Context of the Armed Conflict
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement:
    Central America Pilot Program to Protect                       2,500
     Prosecutors, Judges, and Journalists............
    Central America Regional Security Initiative.....
    Costa Rica.......................................           [32,500]
International Military Education and Training:
    Costa Rica.......................................                725
Foreign Military Financing Program:
    Costa Rica.......................................              7,500
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    The Committee supports the implementation of the United 
States Strategy for Addressing the Root Causes of Migration in 
Central America and recognizes that the systemic change 
envisioned will take time to achieve. Funds made available 
under Development Assistance and Economic Support Fund for 
assistance for Central America shall include support for 
programs that promote the opportunity and desire to remain in 
one's community of origin, including for improving access to 
basic health, educational services, and to stable and formal 
jobs, especially for youth. Funds also should be available for 
enhancing access to, and management of, fertile land and the 
ability to adapt to climate change to improve agricultural 
productivity.
    Certification requirement.--Subsection (a)(2)(A) withholds 
60 percent of funds made available pursuant to paragraph (1) 
under Economic Support Fund and title IV for assistance for the 
central governments of such countries pending a certification 
by the Secretary of State that such government is--
          (i) combating corruption and impunity, including 
        investigating and prosecuting government officials, 
        military personnel, and civilian police officers 
        credibly alleged to be corrupt;
          (ii) implementing reforms, policies, and programs to 
        strengthen the rule of law, including increasing the 
        transparency of public institutions, strengthening the 
        independence of judicial and electoral institutions, 
        and improving the transparency of political campaign 
        and political party financing;
          (iii) protecting the rights of human rights 
        defenders, trade unionists, journalists, civil society 
        groups, opposition political parties, and the 
        independence of the media;
          (iv) providing effective and accountable law 
        enforcement and security for its citizens, curtailing 
        the role of the military in public security, and 
        upholding due process of law;
          (v) effectively implementing programs to reduce 
        violence against women and girls;
          (vi) implementing policies to reduce poverty and 
        promote equitable economic growth and opportunity, 
        including the implementation of reforms to strengthen 
        educational systems, vocational training programs, and 
        programs for at-risk youth;
          (vii) improving border security and combating human 
        smuggling and trafficking and countering the activities 
        of criminal gangs, drug traffickers, and transnational 
        criminal organizations;
          (viii) informing its citizens of the dangers of the 
        journey to the southwest border; and
          (ix) implementing policies that improve the 
        environment for foreign investment, including executing 
        tax reform in a transparent manner, ensuring effective 
        legal mechanisms for reimbursements of tax refunds owed 
        to United States businesses, and resolving disputes 
        involving the confiscation of real property of United 
        States entities.
    In the event the Secretary of State is unable to make one 
or more of the certifications required above, subsection 
(a)(2)(B) permits the Secretary of State to reprogram such 
assistance for civil society organizations in such country or 
for assistance for other countries in Latin America and the 
Caribbean, subject to the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations.
    Funds shall only be made available to entities of the 
central governments that have demonstrated an effective 
partnership with the United States government; no credible 
allegations of corruption, including under section 7031(c) of 
this Act; and compliance with relevant government-to-government 
assistance requirements, including those referenced in section 
7031(a)(1) of this Act.
    The Committee is concerned by reports that United States 
businesses operating in the Northern Triangle frequently 
encounter barriers to expansion. In Guatemala and Honduras, it 
is especially troubling that tax refunds that might otherwise 
serve as working capital for reinvestment are held captive due 
to the lack of effective legal mechanisms to both adjust 
withholdings to minimize overpayment of tax or to issue timely 
reimbursements. Such problems are not issues unique to the 
Northern Triangle, but also occur in other Central American 
countries and the Caribbean. The Committee directs the 
Secretary of State to provide the Committees on Appropriations 
with an update on steps taken by the Department of State to 
work with local governments to promote a pro-investment 
environment, including reducing or eliminating trade-related 
barriers and facilitating tax refunds owed to U.S. businesses.
    Combating corruption.--Pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(A)(i), 
not less than $65,000,000 shall be for support of entities and 
activities in Central America to: (1) combat crime, corruption, 
and impunity; (2) protect and advance human rights; and (3) 
hold partner governments accountable.
    The Committee emphasizes that advancing the rule of law and 
combating corruption must be priorities for United States 
engagement in the countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and 
Honduras in order to help address root drivers of migration, 
ensure accountability for United States assistance, and promote 
effective regional partnerships. The Committee encourages the 
State Department and USAID to use of all of their diplomatic 
and development tools, as appropriate, to strengthen civil 
society, increase the capacity of governments to hold corrupt 
officials accountable, increase prosecutions of corrupt actors, 
and strengthen the legal and regulatory framework to improve 
the transparency of official actions and decision-making. The 
State Department and USAID should use such funds to support 
regional anti-corruption mechanisms that seek to coordinate and 
collaborate on these efforts. If funding recipients are not 
able to effectively carry out this work, the funding should be 
redirected.
    The Committee recommendation includes funds for support of 
anti-corruption mechanisms, including UN-led mechanisms. 
However, prior to providing such support, the Secretary of 
State shall ensure such entity has sufficient authority, 
autonomy, and legal mandate to carry out independent 
investigations and support prosecutions against corrupt actors. 
The Committee understands the Government of Honduras is 
discussing with the UN the establishment of such a mechanism 
and urges the Secretary of State to support such an anti-
corruption entity if it meets the above-mentioned criteria.
    Within the funds made available pursuant to subsection 
(a)(1), the Committee recommendation also includes assistance 
for offices of Attorneys General, particularly for support of 
special prosecutorial units dedicated to anticorruption, money 
laundering, financial crimes, human rights crimes, asset 
forfeitures, and criminal analysis, if the Secretary of State 
determines such offices and units have the authority, 
independence, and will to hold corrupt and illicit actors 
accountable. Additionally, the Committee recommendation 
includes $500,000 for the Guatemalan Human Rights Ombudsman's 
Office (Procuraduria de los Derechos Humanos); and recommends 
support for the Specialized Prosecutor's Unit against Networks 
of Corruption (UFERCO) in Honduras, to the extent such entity 
demonstrates the autonomy and capacity to assist in the fight 
against corruption and impunity.
    Within the funds provided for anti-corruption activities, 
the Committee recommendation also includes assistance for civil 
society organizations, particularly to support efforts to 
increase government oversight and transparency; advance human 
rights and anticorruption initiatives; protect journalists and 
human rights defenders, and investigate, collect, and 
disseminate public information on corrupt individuals and 
activities.
    The Committee recommendation includes $500,000 under 
Diplomatic Programs for the Department of State's Bureau of 
Economic and Business Affairs' Office of Economic Sanctions 
Policy and Implementation to be used for increased staffing 
focused on Central America.
    Child protection and care.--In implementing the U.S. 
Strategy for Addressing the Root Causes of Migration in Central 
America, the Committee directs the USAID Administrator to 
consult with child development experts to scale up successful 
child-centered and child-sensitive approaches to programming 
funding in line with the implementation of the APCCA strategy.
    Disaster resilience.--The Committee recommendation includes 
funding for USAID to work with Central American countries on 
implementing programs to adapt to climate change, increase 
resilience to natural disasters, and reduce post-disaster 
migration surges.
    Gender-based violence.--Pursuant to subsection 
(a)(1)(A)(ii), the bill includes not less than $75,000,000 for 
programs to combat gender-based violence, of which not less 
than $20,000,000 should be made available for the Secretary of 
State to enter into bilateral agreements known as Women and 
Children Protection Compacts with the countries of El Salvador, 
Honduras, and Guatemala, with the purpose of: (1) strengthening 
the Compact Countries' criminal justice systems and civil 
protection courts to protect women and children and serve 
victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse 
and neglect and hold perpetrators accountable; (2) securing, 
creating, and sustaining safe communities, building on current 
place-based approaches to prevent and deter violence against 
women and children; (3) ensuring schools are safe, such as 
aligning bus routes with school hours, and promoting the 
prevention and early detection of gender-based and domestic 
abuse within communities in the Compact Countries; and (4) 
providing security within the region to families and 
unaccompanied children fleeing domestic, gang, or drug 
violence. Compacts should establish a multi-year plan for 
achieving shared objectives articulated in Compacts, and should 
also include--(1) identification of areas of highest incidence 
of violence against women and children; (2) evaluation of women 
and child victims' access to protection and justice; (3) 
evaluation of justice system capacity to respond to reports of 
femicide, sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse 
and neglect and to hold perpetrators accountable; (4) 
identification of measurable goals to protect women and 
children to deter crimes against them that the Compact commits 
to achieve during the term of the Compact; (5) indicators to 
monitor and measure progress toward achieving these objectives, 
including reductions in prevalence of femicide, sexual assault, 
domestic violence, and child abuse and neglect; and (6) 
provisions to ensure funds provided under the Compact are fully 
auditable.
    Honduras.--The Committee is encouraged by the positive 
steps taken by the recently elected Government of Honduras to 
address corruption, inequality, and poverty and urges the new 
Government to strengthen support for the rule of law, advance 
equity in its judicial and security sectors, and improve the 
function and transparency of its institutions. The Committee 
commends the Government for formally requesting discussions 
with the UN on creating and independent commission to address 
corruption and impunity and urges a quick conclusion of such 
talks.
    Locally led development.--The Committee supports USAID's 
commitment to locally led development through the Centroamerica 
Local initiative and efforts to work with countries and 
partners to achieve locally sustainable results. Pursuant to 
subsection (a)(1)(B) of this Act, not less than $100,000,000 of 
the funds made available for assistance for Central America 
should be made available for programs that support locally led 
development.
    Furthermore, the Committee directs the USAID Administrator 
to develop a clear and consistent definition of ``local 
entity'' and shall consult with the appropriate congressional 
committees at least 30 days prior to finalizing such 
definition.
    Limitation on major infrastructure projects.--The Committee 
directs that none of the funds appropriated by this Act that 
are made available for assistance for Central America may be 
used for assistance for major infrastructure plans, nor to 
finance infrastructure or energy projects, that contribute to 
environmental damage, violate labor laws, disregard community 
land rights including indigenous land rights, or are opposed by 
local residents.
    Natural protected areas.--The Committee recognizes that a 
large proportion of the Northern Triangle's international 
borders are contained within, or contiguous with, natural 
protected areas. The Committee notes in particular the 
importance of the Maya Forest areas of Guatemala, Belize, and 
Mexico and the Moskitia Forest region of Honduras. The 
Committee recommendation includes funds to support the 
comprehensive strategy to support activities to strengthen 
security and governance in these areas, including funds for 
support of scientific investigation, heritage conservation, law 
enforcement, and sustainable tourism.
    Nicaragua.--The Committee recommendation includes 
$15,000,000 for assistance for Nicaragua for programs that 
promote democracy and the rule of law. No funds are provided 
for the central government of Nicaragua or for security 
assistance under title IV of this Act.
    Notification and spend plans.--The Committee recommendation 
maintains the special notification and spend plan requirements 
related to Central America and emphasizes the importance of 
utilizing these tools to provide the appropriate congressional 
committees with timely updates on United States assistance and 
its relationship to: corresponding regional and country-
specific strategies; goals and objectives; performance 
monitoring indicators and benchmarks; context indicators, 
including obstacles and opportunities for growth; the results 
of assessments and evaluations; and the role of other key 
stakeholders including donors and counterpart governments.
    Peace accord implementation.--The Committee recommendation 
includes $1,000,000 for support of peace accord implementation 
in El Salvador and Guatemala, including through coordination 
with civil society groups.
    Reintegration assistance.--The Committee recommendation 
includes not less than $10,000,000 for programs that assist 
with the reintegration of migrant children returning from the 
United States to Northern Triangle countries. These programs 
should include a range of services for children and families, 
including education, job training and placement, case 
management, health and mental health services, as well as 
gender-focused services to address the unique needs of 
returning girls and survivors of gender-based violence.
    The Committee recognizes that severe problems confirming 
the identity and background of migrants contributes to the 
massive processing backlog. The Committee encourages the 
Department of State to consult with the governments of El 
Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras regarding backlogs and other 
challenges at migrant processing facilities and to provide 
support, as appropriate.
    Research.--The Committee supports the launch of a 
collaborative Central America Open Source Research Initiative 
comprised of private sector leaders and university research 
stakeholders from the United States and the Western Hemisphere, 
focused on Central America, to provide the State Department and 
other partner agencies with academic research capability that 
fuses ground-level, open source political, economic, security, 
social, health, energy and environmental, and traditional and 
emerging media expertise with intra-governmental analysis.
    Support for and protection of journalists.--The Committee 
recommendation includes funding to support independent, 
investigative journalists in Central America, to help collect 
and disseminate high-quality, fact-based, and actionable 
information for citizens and authorities to effectively fight 
corruption. Additionally, the Committee notes that section 
7032(i) of this Act directs not less than $40,000,000 for 
programs to protect human rights defenders, including 
journalists that advance international freedom of expression 
and independent media. The Committee expects that a portion of 
those funds will be made available for the protection of 
journalists and independent media organizations under threat in 
Central American countries.
    Youth empowerment program.--The Committee recommendation 
includes funding for the continuation of the Central America 
Youth Empowerment Program (CAYEP) established pursuant to 
section 7045(a)(1)(C) of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 
(division K of Public Law 117-103). The Committee directs that 
the spend plan on assistance for the countries of Central 
America required by section 7062 of this Act shall detail the 
proposed uses of funds for CAYEP.
    Colombia.--The Committee notes that 2022 marks the 200th 
anniversary of diplomatic relations between the United States 
and Colombia. The Committee acknowledges and appreciates this 
longstanding partnership and recognizes the strategic 
importance of Colombia. The Committee looks forward to the 
continued partnership and to building on the progress made in 
recent years with the adoption of the peace accord. The 
Committee also commends the Government and people of Colombia 
for their longstanding support of Venezuelan migrants.
    Pursuant to subsection (b), not less than $487,375,000 of 
the funds appropriated by this Act should be made available for 
assistance for Colombia, of which not less than $40,000,000 
shall be made available to enhance rural security in coca 
producing municipalities and other municipalities with high 
levels of illicit activities. Such funds are allocated 
according to the following table and subject to section 7019 of 
this Act:

                                COLOMBIA
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                   Account/Program                     Budget Authority
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Development Assistance..............................             $95,000
    Biodiversity....................................              11,500
Economic Support Fund...............................             156,000
    Afro-Colombian and indigenous communities.......              25,000
    Human rights....................................              15,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.             175,000
    Rule of Law and Human Rights....................              36,000
    Of which, Justice Sector Institutional                      [19,000]
     Strengthening & Reform.........................
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and                    21,000
 Related Programs...................................
International Military Education and Training.......               1,850
Foreign Military Financing Program..................              38,525
                                                     -------------------
        Total.......................................            $487,375
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    Pursuant to subsection (b)(1), funds appropriated under 
titles III and IV of this Act and made available for assistance 
for Colombia shall be made available for programs and 
activities that support the efforts of the Government of 
Colombia to: (1) implement the Colombian peace agreement, 
including through assistance for expanding the presence of 
civilian institutions in rural areas and for vocational 
training and reintegration programs for former combatants, and 
to advance humanitarian agreements in conflict ridden areas to 
protect civilians; (2) assist communities impacted by 
significant refugee, internally displaced, or migrant 
populations; (3) dismantle illegal armed groups and drug 
trafficking organizations, including those with regional 
connections; (4) assist farmers eradicating and replacing coca 
as agreed to in the peace accord, including by creating 
economic alternatives and livelihoods; (5) promote equitable 
economic and social development in consultation with local 
communities, including small farmers, women, and indigenous and 
Afro-Colombian peoples, in areas affected by the conflict, 
including by improving access through demining programs and by 
land titling and supporting the return of land to displaced 
persons; (6) strengthen and expand governance, the rule of law, 
access to justice, and respect for human rights throughout 
Colombia, particularly in former conflict areas; (7) enhance 
rights-respecting security and stability in Colombia and the 
region; and (8) provide protection to human rights defenders 
and communities, in particular Afro-Colombian and indigenous 
persons, facing high risk.
    Economic and development assistance.--The Committee 
recommendation includes a total of $251,000,000 under 
Development Assistance and Economic Support Fund for assistance 
for Colombia, which shall be apportioned directly to the USAID 
Administrator. Within the total, not less than $3,000,000 shall 
be for the Colombian Representative of the U.N. High 
Commissioner for Human Rights to monitor human rights and 
verify implementation of human rights provisions of the peace 
accord; not less than $5,000,000 shall be for the United 
Nations Political Mission in Colombia; not less than 
$25,000,000 shall be for Afro-Colombian and indigenous 
communities; and not less than $15,000,000 shall be for human 
rights programming. Further, $500,000 should be provided to 
support the National Unit to Search for Disappeared Persons and 
$500,000 to support the Commission for the Clarification of 
Truth, Coexistence, and Non-Repetition (Truth Commission) 
established by the peace accord.
    Funds should continue support for the Colombian 
government's Victims Unit and Land Unit for Reparations and 
Land Restitution. In addition, the Committee recommendation 
includes not less than $500,000 shall be provided to the 
independent Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP). Funds made 
available pursuant to subsection (b)(1) should support civil 
society entities that promote truth, justice, and 
reconciliation; victims and advocacy for their rights; protect 
human rights defenders; verify implementation of the accords; 
and provide civic education for a culture of peace. 
Comprehensive rural development should advance agrarian 
chapters of the peace accord and guarantee free, prior, and 
informed consent of communities.
    Eradication programs.--The Committee directs the Secretary 
of State to ensure that eradication programs supported by funds 
appropriated by this Act are designed and executed in 
compliance with any requirements of the Constitutional Court of 
Colombia and within the framework and provisions of the peace 
accord, including ensuring that basic needs of communities are 
addressed, such as land titling, food security, and the 
establishment of a lasting and responsive state presence in 
coca-growing zones. Such programs shall also ensure the 
protection of indigenous reserves and reservations; Afro-
Colombian collective territories; natural parks of Colombia, 
whether national or regional; strategic ecosystems like 
paramos, wetlands as defined by the Ramsar Convention, and 
mangroves; population centers; settlements of populations; and 
bodies of water.
    Humanitarian demining.--The Committee recommendation 
includes $21,000,000 for humanitarian demining efforts in 
Colombia.
    Narcotics control and law enforcement.--The Committee 
recommendation includes $175,000,000 under International 
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement for assistance for 
Colombia, of which not less than $10,000,000 should be provided 
to support the work of the Special Unit to Dismantle Organized 
Crime and Paramilitary Successor Groups established by the 
peace accord and not less than $17,000,000 should be provided 
for the Human Rights Unit of the Attorney General's Office, 
including support for investigations into threats against human 
rights defenders. The Committee directs the Secretary of State 
to ensure that entities receiving United States assistance 
remain viable, active, and capable of advancing the intended 
outcomes and holding accountable those responsible for 
committing violations of human rights. The Committee is 
especially concerned over the increasing murders, assaults, and 
threats against human rights defenders and indigenous leaders 
and directs the Secretary of State to place the highest 
priority on their protection, the prosecution of the 
perpetrators, and the dismantling of structures that perpetuate 
violence against civilians.
    Security assistance accountability.--The Committee 
recommendation updates limitations and conditions on the 
obligation of funds made available by this Act under Foreign 
Military Financing Program and International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement, pursuant to subsection (b)(3). The 
Committee directs that not later than 60 days prior to issuing 
a certification required by subsection (b)(3) the State 
Department consult with United States and Colombian human 
rights organizations regarding progress in meeting the 
conditions contained in such subsection.
    Costa Rica.--The Committee recommends not less than prior 
year enacted funding levels for assistance for Costa Rica.
    Cuba.--The Committee recommendation includes $20,000,000 
under Economic Support Fund for democracy building, human 
rights, and civil society programs for Cuba. Within the amount 
provided, not less than $5,000,000 is for programs to provide 
technical and other assistance to the Cuban people to support 
the development of private enterprise and private business 
organizations in Cuba and for people-to-people educational and 
cultural activities. No such funds may be used for assistance 
for the Government of Cuba.
    Dominican Republic.--The Committee recognizes the Dominican 
Republic as a key United States ally in the Americas central to 
building more secure supply chains integrated with the United 
States market, and fighting corruption and drug trafficking. 
The Committee applauds the effectiveness of counternarcotics 
efforts, including through the Caribbean Basin Security 
Initiative, and the steps taken to confront public corruption 
and increase transparency in government. The Committee supports 
increased bilateral cooperation to confront crime and violence, 
improve public safety and security, support at-risk youth 
programs, and prosecute corruption.
    Haiti.--Subsection (d) includes language from the prior 
year concerning assistance for Haiti. The Committee expects the 
Secretary of State and USAID Administrator to support dialogue 
aimed at resolving the political crisis and ensuring that any 
elections are transparent, Haitian-led, and inclusive. The 
Committee urges the Secretary of State to take stronger action 
against individuals engaged in human rights abuses or 
corruption in Haiti and to continue to work for policies and 
programs that provide support, security, and opportunity to the 
Haitian people.
    Mexico.--The Committee recommendation includes funds for 
assistance for Mexico.
    Assistance priorities.--Funds made available for assistance 
for Mexico shall prioritize protection of human rights and the 
investigation and prosecution of human rights violators; 
efforts to search for and identify disappeared persons; 
training and equipment to enhance forensics capacity; capacity-
building in Mexican security and justice sector institutions to 
combat and prosecute transnational criminal organizations, 
including the investigation of illicit finance; and activities 
to address the flow of illegal opioids into the United States 
and to keep citizens and communities safe on both sides of the 
border.
    Within the funds provided under Economic Support Fund and 
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement and made 
available for assistance for Mexico, the Committee recommends: 
(1) not less than $5,000,000 for violence prevention programs 
at Mexico's northern border to protect migrants, with a 
particular focus on the protection needs of children, women and 
LGBTQI+ individuals; (2) not less than $10,000,000 to build the 
capacity of Mexico's national child protection system 
(SIPINNA), child welfare agency (DIF), and federal and local 
child protection authorities (Procuradurias de Proteccion de 
Ninas, Ninos, y Adolescentes) to ensure that the rights of 
migrant children are protected; and not less than $10,000,000 
for programs to strengthen Mexico's capacity and practices to 
search for and identify disappeared persons and to investigate 
such disappearances and other serious human rights violations.
    The Committee also recognizes that Mexico's southern border 
security issues present significant obstacles to the efficient 
flow of commerce and trade to the United States. The Committee 
supports efforts to enhance United States-Mexico trade through 
investment at Mexico's southern border.
    Humanitarian assistance.--Funds appropriated under 
Migration and Refugee Assistance should continue to be made 
available to strengthen Mexico's refugee agency, Comision 
Mexicana de Ayuda a Refugiados (COMAR), and its migration 
agency, Instituto Nacional de Migracion (INM), to improve 
intake facilities and asylum case management and processing.
    Human rights along the border.--The Committee encourages 
the Department of State and the United States Mission to the 
United Nations to strengthen coordination to boost regional 
cooperation, alleviate inhumane conditions, and strengthen 
human rights along the United States-Mexico border.
    Sargassum seaweed blooms.--The Committee is concerned about 
the spread of Sargassum seaweed blooms along the Gulf Coast of 
the United States and Mexico. This has negatively affected 
tourism and may permanently damage fishing industries in the 
region. The Department of State, in coordination with the 
United States Geological Survey's Contaminant Biology Program, 
is directed to explore the United States environmental 
contributions to this phenomenon and work with Mexican 
officials through the High-Level Economic Dialogue to examine 
the economic costs, and potential solutions, to the issue.
    Security assistance.--The Committee notes that no funds 
were requested, and no funds are provided for assistance for 
Mexico under Foreign Military Financing Program. The Committee 
directs that none of the funds appropriated by this Act and 
made available for assistance for Mexico be used to support 
military involvement in law enforcement in Mexico. Further, the 
Committee directs that funds appropriated by this Act and made 
available to support Mexican law enforcement shall include 
support for effective internal and external control mechanisms.
    The Caribbean.--The Committee is concerned that United 
States diplomatic and development engagement in the Caribbean 
remains neglected, particularly in the small and developing 
island states of the Eastern and Southern Caribbean. This 
neglect has led many neighboring states in the Caribbean to 
turn to competing nations, such as the PRC, for assistance, 
especially for investment financing and reconstruction 
assistance in the wake of destructive storms when multilateral 
or United States bilateral assistance is not available. The 
Committee commends the State Department and USAID for 
acknowledging this dynamic and significantly expanding 
assistance to the region in its fiscal year 2023 budget 
request. The Committee recommendation for assistance for the 
Caribbean supports and expands upon those recommendations in 
the manner outlined below.
    Diplomatic and development presence.--The Committee directs 
the Secretary of State and USAID Administrator to, not later 
than 90 days after enactment of this Act, review the United 
States diplomatic and development presence in the Caribbean and 
develop and submit to the Committees on Appropriations a plan 
for expanding such presence, with a particular focus on the 
Eastern and Southern Caribbean. Such plan shall review and 
examine the personnel, facility, and transportation assets, 
particularly options for improved methods for transit between 
islands, needed to reengage in a region and in countries where 
there is no regular presence of United States diplomatic or 
development personnel and provide an estimate of resources 
required and a timeline for the plan's implementation.
    Assistance.--Funds appropriated by this Act and made 
available for assistance for the Caribbean shall be allocated 
according to the following table:

                              THE CARIBBEAN
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                       Account                         Budget Authority
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Development Assistance:
Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean..................             $19,000
Dominican Republic..................................              17,000
USAID Caribbean Development Program.................              13,000
USAID Latin America and the Caribbean Regional
    Strengthening Resilience to Natural Disasters...              17,000
    Inclusive Economic Growth.......................              12,000
    Digital Agenda for Transformation in the                       5,000
     Americas.......................................
Economic Support Fund:
    State--Western Hemisphere Regional
        Caribbean Basin Security Initiative.........              37,000
    State--Energy Resources
        Caribbean Energy Security Initiative........               3,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement:
    State--Western Hemisphere Regional
        Caribbean Basin Security Initiative.........              35,000
Foreign Military Financing Program:
    State--Western Hemisphere Regional
        Caribbean Basin Security Initiative.........              10,000
                                                     -------------------
            Subtotal, Caribbean Basin Security                   $82,000
             Initiative.............................
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    The Committee recommendation includes $12,000,000 under 
Development Assistance to support initiatives aimed at 
promoting inclusive economic growth in the Caribbean region, 
with a primary focus on small grants that advance 
entrepreneurship efforts of women, youth, and other 
disadvantaged populations, as appropriate. Not later than 45 
days after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall 
consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the 
implementation of this program in fiscal year 2022 and the 
plans for fiscal year 2023.
    The Committee understands that many Caribbean nations face 
growing security complexities and requirements. The complex and 
multidimensional impacts of climate change coupled with 
increasingly sophisticated, armed illicit actors require a more 
robust response and a greater range of capabilities. In 
implementing the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) the 
Secretary of State should consider the needs of Caribbean 
states to replace or upgrade equipment needed to better respond 
to natural disasters, detect and interdict illicit drug 
traffickers, and investigate and dismantle transnational 
criminal organizations. The Secretary should also consider 
utilizing the authority of section 516 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act to transfer excess defense articles, such as 
radars, boats, and helicopters, to partner countries to meet 
such needs.
    Loan guarantee authority.--To address concerns expressed by 
several Caribbean state leaders regarding their particular 
vulnerabilities as small island nations and the challenge of 
access to affordable financing, section 7034(n) expands prior 
year loan guarantee authority to Small Island Developing States 
(SIDS). The Committee encourages the State Department and USAID 
to use such tool to assist SIDS in the Caribbean that rely on 
external financing to help prepare for, and recover from, 
climate-related disasters and to manage their growing debt 
burden.
    Venezuela.--The Committee recommendation includes 
$50,000,000 for programs to address the crisis in Venezuela, 
including bilateral democracy assistance for Venezuela. 
Additionally, the Committee recommendation includes funding to 
support the long-term needs of countries in the region 
receiving Venezuelans fleeing their country and the communities 
hosting them. The Committee urges the Secretary of State and 
USAID Administrator to allocate additional funds for support of 
a peaceful democratic transition in Venezuela as conditions 
permit. The Committee recommendation also includes funds under 
International Disaster Assistance and Migration and Refugee 
Assistance to assist in the response to humanitarian needs 
resulting from the Venezuelan migration both inside Venezuela 
and in the region.
    The Committee directs USAID and the Department of State to 
focus greater attention and resources to address the violence, 
abuse, and exploitation suffered by Venezuelan women and 
children, including by disaggregating data by sex and age in 
needs assessments and program reporting. Additionally, the 
Committee recognizes the need to increase diplomatic 
initiatives and humanitarian assistance to strengthen 
protections for Venezuelan refugees and migrants and their host 
communities, with an emphasis on the protection of women and 
children. This includes more targeted protection and assistance 
for Venezuelan refugees and migrants subject to gender-based 
violence, malnutrition, human trafficking, recruitment to 
illegal groups and activities, and xenophobia.
    The Committee includes additional direction regarding 
Venezuelan migrants under Migration and Refugee Assistance in 
this report.
    The Committee notes that the United States remains 
committed to identifying and tracking assets taken from the 
people of Venezuela through theft, corruption, money 
laundering, or other illicit means. The Committee further notes 
that the United States remains committed to asset repatriation 
when the funds can be transferred and administered in a public, 
transparent, and accountable manner to ensure that they benefit 
the Venezuelan people. In fiscal year 2022, House Report 117-
184 directed the Department of State to customize a vehicle for 
repatriating the proceeds of Venezuelan corruption in a manner 
that benefits the Venezuelan people while providing 
transparency and accountability in the return and disposition 
of recovered assets. The Committee looks forward to receiving 
the strategy for carrying out the activity described above.
            Other Latin America and the Caribbean
    Higher education.--The Committee urges the USAID 
Administrator to prioritize educational opportunities at post-
secondary institutions for underserved populations in the Latin 
America and the Caribbean, including funding for new and on-
going partnerships between higher education institutions in the 
United States and developing countries focused on building the 
capacity of higher education institutions and systems in 
developing countries.
    Trade agreements.--The Committee directs the Secretary of 
State to review whether the parties to the Dominican Republic-
Central America-United States Free Trade agreement are 
compliant with obligations under such agreement and are taking 
steps to improve conditions for United States trade and 
investment including both compliance and the investment 
environment. The review should include whether such governments 
are minimizing undue country of origin inquiries on United 
States products, fairly assessing the value of goods in 
imposing taxes, implementing a fair tax system, adequately 
justifying delayed shipments, and ensuring effective legal 
mechanisms for reimbursement of tax refunds owed to United 
States businesses.
    Trade capacity building activities.--The Committee 
recommendation includes funds under Development Assistance for 
labor and environmental capacity building activities relating 
to free trade agreements with countries of Central America, 
Colombia, Peru, and the Dominican Republic.

Reports

Subsection (a)--Central America

    CAYEP.--Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, 
the USAID Administrator shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations a plan for the implementation of the Central 
America Youth Empowerment Program (CAYEP). Such report shall 
include: (1) a timeline for implementation of the program; (2) 
the target participant populations, identified by age and 
community, taking into consideration available migration 
information, local NGO capacity, and other relevant factors; 
(3) types of community service projects for the communities 
identified; (4) program components that will foster a sense of 
community and rootedness, including a shared skills development 
curriculum, financial inclusion interventions and partnership 
with local NGOs that have a presence in selected communities; 
and (5) the operational design of the program, to include the 
process of selecting, engaging, and sustaining partners and 
participants, as well as a strategy to obtain matching funds by 
private sector donors and local governments.
    CARSI.--Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, 
the Committee directs the Secretary of State, in coordination 
with the USAID Administrator, to provide to the Committees on 
Appropriations a report on the uses of all funds provided for 
CARSI on a country-by-country basis for each program, project, 
and activity for fiscal years 2015 through 2022, and integrate 
such information into the ForeignAssistance.gov website, as 
appropriate.
    Electricity theft.--Not later than 90 days after enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to 
the Committees on Appropriations on efforts by the United 
States Government and Guatemalan officials to track and disrupt 
individuals and entities involved in, or providing material 
support to, those causing a significant interruption or 
impairment of a function of an energy facility involved in the 
transmission or distribution of electricity in Guatemala.
    El Mozote massacre.--Not later than 45 days after enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall provide a report to 
the Committees on Appropriations on the status of the release 
of documents by all relevant Federal departments and agencies 
to appropriate Salvadoran judicial authorities, including to 
Judge Guzman, the former presiding judge in San Francisco de 
Gotera. The release and delivery shall include all documents, 
correspondence, reproductions of Salvadoran documents, and 
other similar materials from January 1981 through January 1983 
relevant to the December 1981 massacre at El Mozote, El 
Salvador, and surrounding communities. The Secretary shall 
provide the Committees with a specific timeline for completion 
of this mandate by all relevant Federal departments and 
agencies, which should not exceed 120 days after enactment of 
this Act.
    International Military Education and Training.--Not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on assistance under 
International Military Education and Training that has been 
made available to the countries of Central America for the 
period of fiscal year 2012 through fiscal year 2022. The report 
shall include the units receiving such training by country and 
by year. The report shall also include whether the Secretary 
has credible information that any of the units trained with 
such funds have used assistance provided by the United States 
against United States personnel or in violation of an end-use 
agreement or otherwise contrary to United States national 
security policy. The Secretary of State shall consult with the 
appropriate congressional committees not later than 45 days 
after enactment of this Act on the scope and content of the 
report.
    Local entities.--Not later than 180 days after enactment of 
this Act, the USAID Administrator shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations a report on funding made available 
for assistance for Central America and implemented by local 
entities in the previous two fiscal years. The report should 
include a description of how USAID tracks funding to local 
entities, how USAID is progressing toward stated locally led 
development targets, and how it plans to reach such targets in 
subsequent fiscal years. The USAID Administrator may 
consolidate the above report with the related report directive 
under Operating Expenses.
    Metrics.--The Committee is concerned about the lack of 
articulated metrics used for monitoring and evaluating the 
impact of the funds made available to address the root causes 
of migration. Not later than 120 days after enactment of this 
Act, the State Department and USAID shall jointly submit a 
report to the appropriate congressional committees identifying 
the methodology and benchmarks used to assess the effectiveness 
of such programs towards achieving stated objectives and the 
plan to conduct oversight of programs and activities in the 
Northern Triangle.
    Natural protected areas strategy.--Not later than 60 days 
after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on plans to 
further the strategy developed pursuant to the directive in 
House Report 116-78 and to ensure its complementary and 
integration with the U.S. strategy in the region.
    Women's reproductive healthcare in El Salvador.--Not later 
than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the Committee 
directs the Secretary of State to submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations on the availability of women's 
reproductive healthcare in El Salvador, including access to 
pre- and post-natal care and access to abortion and post-
abortion care.
            Mexico
    Bicentennial framework.--Not later than 90 days after 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the USAID Administrator, shall submit a report to 
appropriate congressional committees on the impact of programs, 
projects, and activities implemented as part of the 
Bicentennial Framework. The review shall include a selection of 
activities that have demonstrated success, and which could be 
scaled up. The review shall also include programs that have not 
resulted in the intended outcomes, including those that have 
been discontinued. In addition, the review shall discuss the 
impact of United States assistance programs on human rights in 
Mexico. Finally, the report should include the plans to 
reestablish regular bilateral meetings between high-level and 
working-level Mexican officials and provide a timeline for such 
dialogues and goals for such talks.
    Human rights.--Prior to the obligation of funds 
appropriated by this Act under International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement and Foreign Military Financing Program, but 
not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on 
Appropriations on the extent to which the Government of Mexico 
is: (1) credibly investigating and prosecuting violations of 
human rights in civilian courts; (2) enforcing prohibitions 
against torture and the use of testimony obtained through 
torture; and (3) searching for victims of forced disappearances 
and credibly investigating and prosecuting those responsible 
for such crimes. Prior to the submission of such report, the 
State Department shall consult with United States and Mexican 
human rights organizations regarding progress in meeting the 
elements detailed in this paragraph.
    Migration and law enforcement agents.--The Committee 
expresses concern about the involvement of United States-
trained Mexican police agents in the massacre of nineteen 
people in northern Mexico, as well as irregularities committed 
by Mexican migration enforcement agents in connection with this 
and other cases. Not later than 90 days after enactment of this 
Act, the State Department shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations a report describing the amounts, recipient 
units, equipment, and the types of training provided through 
U.S. support to Mexican migration and law enforcement agents, 
including specialized units, operating in the northern and 
southern border zone since 2016. This report should also 
include any United States training to support improved 
screening of apprehended migrants to detect possible protection 
concerns.
    Resiliency of North American supply chains.--The Committee 
notes that House Report 117-84 required that not later than 180 
days after enactment of the Act, the Department of State, shall 
submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on 
a strategy for bolstering cooperation with Mexico and Canada on 
supply chain resiliency. Further, the report directed that the 
strategy shall define steps the United States is taking, and 
plans to take, to work with Mexico and Canada to build 
resilient and trusted North American supply chains, including 
on critical and emerging technologies, such as semiconductors 
and healthcare industry products. The Committee directs the 
State Department to expeditiously submit such report, and to 
provide an update to such committees on the implementation of 
the strategy not later than September 30, 2023.
            The Caribbean
    CBSI.--Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, 
the Committee directs the Secretary of State, in coordination 
with the USAID Administrator, to provide to the Committees on 
Appropriations a report on the uses of all funds provided for 
the CBSI on a country-by-country basis for each program, 
project, and activity for fiscal years 2015 through 2021, and 
integrate such information into the ForeignAssistance.gov 
website, as appropriate.
    Disaster resiliency.--Not later than 45 days after 
enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall submit a 
report to the Committees on Appropriations, detailing the uses, 
and intended uses, of all funds provided by this Act and prior 
year Acts for strengthening resilience to natural disasters of 
countries in the Caribbean.
    Access to Maternal Care in Haiti.--The Committee is 
concerned about the availability of quality prenatal, neonatal, 
and maternal care in Haiti and the resulting impact of Haitians 
seeking such care in neighboring countries. Not later than 45 
days after the enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report on 
proposed resources and programs to improve access to needed 
services for women, as well as assistance for impacted 
communities.
            Other Latin America and the Caribbean
    Tax refunds to United States businesses.--Not later than 
180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations an update to 
the report required under this heading in this section of House 
Report 117-84.
    Section 7046 (Europe and Eurasia)
    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
regarding Europe and Eurasia.
    Armenia.--The Committee recommendation includes not less 
than $60,000,000 for Armenia for economic development, private 
sector productivity, energy independence, democracy and the 
rule of law, and other purposes.
    Belarus.--The Committee recommendation includes not less 
than $30,000,000 for democracy programs, including for civil 
society, rule of law, independent media and human rights in 
Belarus.
    Conflict in the Caucasus.--The Committee remains concerned 
about the humanitarian impact of the conflict in the Nagorno-
Karabakh and resulting challenges in the areas of housing, food 
security, water and sanitation, health care and other human 
needs. The Committee notes the important role United Nations 
agencies play in administering such needs. Not later than 60 
days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the USAID Administrator, is directed to 
develop and submit to the Committees on Appropriations an 
assistance strategy for addressing humanitarian and recovery 
needs arising from the conflict. The strategy shall identify 
resources and programs available to address the ongoing crisis, 
along with an estimate of resources available for such purpose.
    Georgia.--The Committee recommendation includes not less 
than $132,025,000 for assistance for Georgia. The Committee 
directs the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator to 
prioritize programs aimed at strengthening the rule of law and 
democratic institutions to promote transparency and good 
governance. The ongoing military invasion of Ukraine by the 
Russian government underscores the importance of continuing 
U.S. foreign assistance to former communist countries, 
including Georgia.
    Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State shall update and submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations the report described under this section in the 
explanatory statement accompanying the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2021.
    Greece.--The Committee welcomes increased cooperation 
between the United States and Greece and encourages the 
Secretary to deepen engagement between public and private 
institutions in the United States and Greece, particularly 
around issues of climate adaptation, clean energy 
infrastructure development, and resilience against wildfires 
and drought.
    The Committee recommendation includes $1,800,000 for Greece 
under International Military Education and Training. In 
addition, the Committee directs the Secretary of State to 
facilitate and, as appropriate, defray the costs of the 
meetings of the Interparliamentary Group established by the 
United States-Greece Defense and Interparliamentary Partnership 
Act of 2021. The Interparliamentary Group is expected to meet 
at least once a year and will serve as the legislative 
component to the 3+1 process between the United States, Israel, 
Greece, and Cyprus.
    Moldova.--The Committee reaffirms long-standing support for 
Moldova's sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, 
and encourages the State Department and USAID to increase 
cooperation, coordination, and support for Moldova's democratic 
development, economic prosperity, energy diversification, 
security, and efforts to combat and root out corruption.
    Responsibilities of the Coordinator for United States 
Assistance to Europe and Eurasia.--Assistance requested for 
countries in Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia under Global 
Health Programs and International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement are not included in this account, but shall be 
administered in accordance with the responsibilities of the 
Coordinator for United States Assistance to Europe and Eurasia.
    Ukraine.--The Committee continues to support funding for 
Ukraine to respond to Russia's unprovoked and unjustified 
invasion of Ukraine and notes that over $25,000,000,000 has 
been appropriated in supplemental funding to date in fiscal 
year 2022 for the Department of State, USAID and other agencies 
funded in this Act for such purposes. The Committee directs the 
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
Treasury and the USAID Administrator, to consult with the 
Committees on Appropriations on the use of supplemental funds 
enacted during fiscal year 2022, the use of resources 
appropriated by this Act, and any supplemental appropriations 
enacted during fiscal year 2023, as well as additional needs 
that may arise. Further, the Committees expect to be consulted 
prior to the public announcement of commitments using such 
funds.
    The Committee appreciates the Department of State and 
USAID's efforts to strengthen cooperation with Ukraine on 
veterans' issues including bolstering psycho-social, health, 
and reintegration programs. The Committee directs the Secretary 
of State to facilitate exchanges between Ukrainian American 
diasporic groups with veteran care experience and Ukrainian 
medical veteran affairs professionals.
    The Committee continues to support USAID efforts to 
increase economic opportunity for Ukrainian women who are 
smallholder farmers, medium sized producers, and rural growers 
through direct support programs. The Committee is concerned 
that access to finance will be limited as a consequence of 
Russia's invasion and will hamper Ukraine's economic recovery 
and agriculture sector. The Committee directs the USAID 
Administrator, in consultation with the heads of other relevant 
Federal agencies, as appropriate, to establish initiatives 
targeting these women producers as part of USAID's Agricultural 
Capacity Development programs. The Committee directs the USAID 
Administrator to report to the Committees on Appropriations on 
the progress of program development, including funding levels, 
not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act.
    The Committee is concerned about Russia's use of offensive 
cyber operations that are being employed in concert with 
conventional military operations in the ongoing invasion of 
Ukraine. The Committee recognizes that Ukraine's artificial 
intelligence strategy is important to its national security, 
and that the United States can benefit from Ukrainian 
innovation and cooperation in this area. The Committee directs 
the State Department and USAID to cooperate with Ukraine on the 
implementation of its artificial intelligence national strategy 
to enhance Ukraine's resilience to Russian cyber operations.
    The Committee notes the proactive role of the members of 
Ukraine's parliament during Russia's invasion and the continued 
need to support the Rada, as directed by the Committees on 
Appropriations in prior years. Not later than later 90 days 
after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the USAID Administrator, is directed to 
report to the Committees on ongoing efforts to support the 
Rada, including efforts related to, and costs associated with, 
establishing a non-partisan legislative research office.
    The Committee supports additional funds being made 
available to collect, analyze, and preserve evidence and 
information related to war crimes and other atrocities 
committed during the invasion of Ukraine for use in prosecuting 
those responsible for such crimes.
    Section 7047 (Countering Russian Influence and Aggression)
    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
regarding programs to counter Russian influence and aggression.
    Countering Russian Influence Fund.--The Committee 
recommends that not less than $300,000,000 be made available 
from funds in this Act for Countering Russian Influence Fund to 
be allocated according to the following table, subject to 
section 7019 of this Act:

                    COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE FUND
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                       Account                         Budget  Authority
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Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia......            $90,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement..             50,000
International Military Education and Training........              5,000
Foreign Military Financing Program...................            155,000
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    Democracy Programs.--Not later than 90 days after enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
USAID Administrator, shall develop and submit to the Committee 
a multi-year strategy for the promotion of democracy in non-
presence countries in Eurasia.
    Section 7048 (United Nations)
    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
relating to conditions on funds for the UN and other 
international organizations.
    Transparency and Accountability.--Pursuant to subsection 
(a), not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on 
Appropriations on whether international organizations, 
including the United Nations and its specialized agencies, 
regional and Inter-American organizations, which receive 
assessed and voluntary contributions from the United States, 
are meeting the required transparency and accountability 
standards.
    United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).--None of the 
funds appropriated by this Act may be made available in support 
of the United Nations Human Rights Council unless the Secretary 
of State determines and reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations that participation in the Council is important 
to the national interest of the United States and that such 
Council is taking significant steps to remove Israel as a 
permanent agenda item and ensure integrity in the election of 
members to such Council. The report shall include a description 
of the national interest served and the steps taken to remove 
Israel as a permanent agenda item and ensure integrity in the 
election of members to such Council. The Secretary of State 
shall report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 
September 30, 2023, on the resolutions considered in the United 
Nations Human Rights Council during the previous 12 months, and 
on steps taken to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item and 
ensure integrity in the election of members to such Council.
    The Committee notes with disappointment the ascension to 
UNHRC of countries with poor human rights records, and 
therefore urges the Secretary of State and the United States 
Ambassador to the United Nations to continue to exercise the 
renewed influence of the United States in the Council to 
vigorously press other countries to uphold human rights, 
respect the rule of law, and treat their citizens with dignity. 
The Committee directs the Secretary of State and the United 
States Ambassador to the United Nations to continue to publicly 
denounce, and work to reverse, the disproportionate focus of 
the UNHRC on Israel, including the 2021 establishment of the 
unprecedented Commission of Inquiry to investigate Israel, 
which perpetuates the unfair singling out of Israel in the UN 
and represents an unnecessary obstacle to the cause of peace. 
The Committee continues to disapprove of UNHRC resolution A/
HRC/31/L.39, which is counterproductive to achieving peace 
between Israel and the Palestinians.
    United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).--Prior to 
the initial obligation of funds for the United Nations Relief 
and Works Agency (UNRWA), the Secretary of State shall report 
to the Committees on Appropriations, in writing, on whether 
UNRWA is: (1) utilizing Operations Support Officers in the West 
Bank, Gaza, and other fields of operation to inspect UNRWA 
installations and reporting any inappropriate use; (2) acting 
promptly to address any staff or beneficiary violation of its 
own policies (including the policies on neutrality and 
impartiality of employees) and the legal requirements under 
section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; (3) 
implementing procedures to maintain the neutrality of its 
facilities, including implementing a no-weapons policy, and 
conducting regular inspections of its installations, to ensure 
they are only used for humanitarian or other appropriate 
purposes; (4) taking necessary and appropriate measures to 
ensure it is operating in compliance with the conditions of 
section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and 
continuing regular reporting to the Department of State on 
actions it has taken to ensure conformance with such 
conditions; (5) taking steps to ensure the content of all 
educational materials currently taught in UNRWA administered 
schools and summer camps is consistent with the values of human 
rights, dignity, and tolerance and does not induce incitement; 
(6) not engaging in operations with financial institutions or 
related entities in violation of relevant United States law, 
and is taking steps to improve the financial transparency of 
the organization; and (7) in compliance with the United Nations 
Board of Auditors' biennial audit requirements and is 
implementing in a timely fashion the Board's recommendations.
    The Committee commends the Administration's decision to 
resume humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people, including 
contributions to UNRWA and notes that over 70 percent of 
UNRWA's program budget is dedicated to education and 
healthcare. As part of the Administration's ongoing 
reengagement with UNRWA, the Committee urges the Secretary of 
State to secure additional contributions to the Agency from 
countries in the region, work with the Government of Lebanon on 
job opportunities for refugees, and work with UNRWA on 
overcoming residual financial impacts to the Agency created by 
the 2018 suspension of U.S. contributions.
    In addition to the reports required prior to the obligation 
of funds made available by this Act to UNRWA, the Secretary of 
State shall take additional steps to ensure that UNRWA adheres 
to the UN humanitarian principles of independence, 
impartiality, humanity, and neutrality, and redoubles efforts 
to (1) implement procedures to maintain the neutrality of its 
facilities, including implementing a no-weapons policy and 
conducting regular inspections of its installations, to ensure 
they are only used for humanitarian or other appropriate 
purposes; and (2) take steps to ensure that the content of all 
educational materials taught in UNRWA-administered schools and 
summer camps is: (A) consistent with the value of dignity for 
all persons; and (B) does not induce or encourage incitement, 
violence, or prejudice.

Reports

    Annual report on anti-Israel bias.--The Committee directs 
the Secretary of State to submit a report to the Committees on 
Appropriations 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, 
including those that appear under this heading in title I of 
House Report 116-444.
    UNHRC.--The Committee directs the Secretary of State to 
submit an updated report to the Committees on Appropriations, 
not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, on all 
United States contributions to the UNHRC for the preceding 
fiscal year, including amounts provided through the UN Regular 
Budget and through voluntary contributions. Such report shall 
also include a description of the extent to which United States 
participation in the Council serves the national interest and 
the steps the Council has taken to remove Israel as a permanent 
agenda item.
    United Nations Relief and Works Agency.--Not later than 90 
days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on 
the degree to which UNRWA is complying with the policies and 
procedures described under the heading ``United Nations Relief 
and Works Agency'' and the areas in which the Department is 
partnering with the Agency on new guidelines or reform efforts. 
Such report shall include an updated description of the 
mechanisms UNRWA has in place to identify incitement and other 
unacceptable subject matters, including anti-Semitic content, 
in locally-produced textbooks and the procedures in place to 
substitute such material with curriculum that emphasizes the 
importance of human rights, tolerance, and non-discrimination.
    Section 7049 (War Crimes Tribunals)
    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
regarding authority for the President to draw down certain 
funds to support war crimes tribunals or commissions.
    Section 7050 (Global Internet Freedom)
    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
directing that not less than $80,500,000 be made available for 
programs to promote internet freedom globally and establishing 
certain limitations and conditions on the use of such funds. 
Within the total, $30,000,000 are from funds appropriated under 
International Broadcasting Operations for the Open Technology 
Fund (OTF) and $50,500,000 are from funds appropriated under 
title III of this Act and shall be allocated according to the 
following table, subject to section 7019 of this Act:

                         GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                       Account                          Budget Authority
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Economic Support Fund................................            $27,000
    of which, Near East Regional Democracy...........             16,750
Democracy Fund (Department of State).................             14,000
Democracy Fund (USAID)...............................              3,500
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia.....              6,000
International Broadcasting Operations, OTF...........             30,000
                                                      ------------------
Subtotal, Global Internet Freedom....................            $80,500
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    Pursuant to section 7050(b)(1)(B) funds to promote internet 
freedom globally shall be made available: (1) to implement the 
cyberspace strategies of the Department of State and the 
comprehensive strategy to promote Internet freedom access to 
information in Iran, as required by section 414 of the Iran 
Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012; (2) for 
programs that support efforts of civil society to counter the 
development of repressive Internet-related laws; (3) for 
research of key threats to Internet freedom; and (4) for the 
continued development and implementation of technologies that 
provide or enhance access to the Internet, including 
circumvention tools that by pass Internet blocking, filtering, 
and other censorship techniques used by authoritarian 
governments.
    Section 7051 (Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or 
Degrading Treatment or Punishment)
    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
prohibiting funds for the use of torture.
    Section 7052 (Aircraft Transfer, Coordination, and Use)
    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
relating to aircraft transfer and coordination.
    Section 7053 (Parking Fines and Real Property Taxes Owed by 
Foreign Governments)
    This section includes prior year language relating to 
unpaid parking fines and real property taxes owed by foreign 
governments.
    Section 7054 (International Monetary Fund)
    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
regarding the International Monetary Fund.
    Section 7055 (Extradition)
    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
prohibiting funds for a country that does not cooperate in the 
extradition to the United States of certain individuals.
    Section 7056 (Enterprise Funds)
    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
establishing restrictions on enterprise funds.
    Section 7057 (United Nations Population Fund)
    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
regarding assistance provided to UNFPA and to address women's 
health.
    Section 7058 (Global Health Activities)
    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
regarding global health activities and provides certain 
authorities to better prepare for, and respond to, emerging 
health threats.
    Section 7059 (Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment)
    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
regarding programs that support gender equality.
    The Committee supports robust funding for gender equity and 
equality and applauds the Administration's commitment to 
programming not less than $2,600,000,000 specifically on such 
goals. The Committee directs the Secretary of State, the USAID 
Administrator, and each department or agency that receives 
humanitarian and development assistance by this Act to 
prioritize the empowerment of women and girls worldwide, 
including by addressing impediments to women and girls' full 
participation and access to opportunity, in their programming 
and reporting. To support such efforts, the Committee supports 
increasing staff in each relevant department or bureau 
dedicated to gender-specific programing and to assist in 
implementing gender integration across all programing.
    With respect to subsection (c), gender programs should 
incorporate coordinated efforts to combat a variety of forms of 
gender-based violence, including child marriage, rape, female 
genital cutting and mutilation, and domestic violence. Funds 
made available for gender-based violence should support the 
increased use of sexual assault evidence kits, especially in 
Africa, and ensure that training and technical assistance are 
available for local healthcare workers on medical and 
psychological care and the collection of evidence following 
sexual assault. Funding for DNA evidence collection and 
analysis should also be increased, as DNA forensic science and 
DNA databases have the ability to identify perpetrators and 
have proven to be an effective tool in deterring, preventing, 
and prosecuting cases of gender-based violence. The Committee 
is concerned about the rise in gender-based violence as a 
direct result of the coronavirus pandemic and resulting 
economic lockdowns and recognizes that women in conflict and 
humanitarian situations are particularly vulnerable.
    With respect to subsection (d), the Committee recognizes 
the important role the Office of Global Women's Issues at the 
State Department and USAID's Bureau for Conflict Prevention and 
Stabilization play in implementing Women, Peace, and Security 
strategies. The Secretary of State and USAID Administrator 
shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on 
operational requirements, including staffing and training, to 
carry out these responsibilities.
    Women and girls at risk from extremism and conflict.--The 
Committee is strongly supportive of proactive and well-designed 
programs in support of the Women, Peace, and Security strategy. 
The Committee directs that programs to support women and girls 
at risk of extremism and conflict shall be a core element 
within the implementation of such strategy and funded at levels 
above prior years. Such programs should be built on the 
respective expertise of USAID's Bureau for Conflict Prevention 
and Stabilization in collaboration with the Office of Global 
Women's Issues at the State Department. The Secretary of State 
and USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations on the coordination on the use of funds made 
available for the Global Fragility Act strategy and the Women, 
Peace, and Security implementation plans.
    The Committee is concerned about women's safety online and 
recommends funding for programs, especially for human rights 
defenders and journalists, that promote and protect the safe 
usage of the Internet by providing training, resources, and 
support for a legal environment that respects their rights.

Reports

    Gender.--The Committee is concerned that according to the 
United States own reporting to the Organization for Economic 
Cooperation and Development (OECD), only 20 percent of the 
United States' official development assistance integrates 
gender or promotes gender equality. The Committee directs that, 
not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID 
Administrator, shall submit a report to the Committees on 
Appropriations on the percentage of development programs 
focused on gender integration as reported to the OECD and plans 
to improve the United States' performance.
    Gender-based violence in humanitarian settings.--The 
Committee remains concerned about the alarming rates of gender-
based violence in humanitarian crises and acknowledges that 
coordinated action is critical to mitigating such violence. The 
Committee directs the Secretary of State, in coordination with 
the USAID Administrator, not later than 90 days after enactment 
of this Act, to submit a report to the Committees on 
Appropriations on the steps taken by the United States to 
prevent, mitigate, and respond to gender-based violence in 
humanitarian emergencies. The report should include an analysis 
of the key drivers of gender-based violence in such settings; 
gaps in existing response mechanisms; progress made through 
existing models to address such violence, such as Safe from the 
Start; care for survivors; and ways to build the capacity of 
local NGOs to better respond.
    Section 7060 (Sector Allocations)
    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
regarding assistance for programs related to basic education, 
higher education, food security and agriculture development, 
microenterprise, combating trafficking in persons, 
reconciliation, and water and sanitation.
    Basic education.--Of the funds made available by subsection 
(a)(1)(B), $140,000,000 is included for the Global Partnership 
for Education and $35,000,000 is included for Education Cannot 
Wait. The Committee expects that funds provided to Education 
Cannot Wait should be derived from funding accounts in a manner 
consistent with prior years. The Committee recognizes that 
these organizations leverage additional funding and complement 
bilateral efforts to address international basic education 
needs, including mitigating the immediate and long-term 
disruptions to education caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
    The Committee is aware that the need for basic education 
assistance has increased substantially, particularly in Africa, 
as education globally was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. 
The Committee recognizes the immediate and urgent need to 
increase access to basic, uninterrupted education on the 
continent of Africa to improve literacy, strengthen education 
systems, expand access to safe learning, and promote education 
as a foundation for sustained economic growth.
    Pursuant to paragraph (2) of such amounts provided for 
higher education, after consultation with the Committees on 
Appropriations, not less than $35,000,000 shall be made 
available for human and institutional capacity building 
partnerships between higher education institutions in the 
United States and developing countries, including $15,000,000 
for new partnerships. The Committee directs USAID to initiate 
new competitive grants for partnerships of a sufficient length 
and size to make a transformational impact on colleges and 
universities in developing nations.
    Funds for higher education shall also be used to support 
institutions of higher education in countries experiencing 
economic crisis and should prioritize United States-accredited 
institutions of higher education in the Middle East and not-
for-profit, coeducational American institutions in the Middle 
East and Asia.
    Pursuant to subsection (c), $1,200,000,000 is included to 
expand food security. The Committee acknowledges the increasing 
importance of such programming to address the food security 
needs of countries facing rising food prices, climate shocks, 
and instability. The USAID Administrator shall, in partnership 
with United States and international institutions, including 
higher education and nongovernmental organizations, develop 
approaches focused on safe, sustainable food systems that 
support and incentivize the replacement of terrestrial wildlife 
in diets while ensuring that existing wildlife and associated 
habitat are not harmed.
    Pursuant to subsection (d), $265,000,000 is included to 
support the development of, and access to financing for, micro, 
small, and medium-sized enterprises that benefit the poor, 
especially women. The Committee urges the USAID Administrator 
to look for ways to further advance economic growth, financial 
inclusion, and employment opportunities in the Caribbean.
    Pursuant to subsection (e), $112,200,000 is included for 
programs to combat trafficking in persons under Development 
Assistance, Economic Support Fund, Assistance for Europe, 
Eurasia and Central Asia, and International Narcotics Control 
and Law Enforcement to be coordinated by the Office to Monitor 
and Combat Trafficking in Persons. Of the amounts provided, not 
less than $77,000,000 is included under International Narcotics 
Control and Law Enforcement. The Committee directs that 
$10,000,000 of such funds be made available for child 
protection compacts. The Committee expects that funds will be 
prioritized for countries with the greatest need and continue 
to support child protection compacts pursuant to Public Law 
113-4. The Committee includes up to $25,000,000 under 
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement for 
programs to end modern slavery, which support transformational 
efforts to achieve a measurable and substantial reduction of 
the prevalence of modern slavery in targeted populations in 
specific countries or regions worldwide. Within the increase 
provided for fiscal year 2023, the Committee directs the 
Secretary of State and USAID Administrator to increase programs 
to counter human trafficking in Eastern Europe to assist 
vulnerable individuals fleeing Ukraine.
    The Committee notes an additional $17,000,000 is provided 
under Diplomatic Programs for the operational costs of the 
Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, which is 
described further under title I of this report.

Report

    Basic education obligations.--Pursuant to subsection 
(a)(1), the Committee directs that not later than 30 days after 
enactment of this Act and semiannually thereafter until 
September 30, 2023, the USAID Administrator shall report to the 
Committees on Appropriations on the status of cumulative 
unobligated balances and obligated, but unexpended, balances in 
each country where USAID provides basic education assistance 
and such report shall also include details on the types of 
contracts and grants provided and the goals and objectives of 
such assistance.
    Section 7061 (Environment Programs)
    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
regarding United States bilateral and multilateral environment 
programs.
    Funds for certain programs under this heading are allocated 
according to the following table and subject to section 7019 of 
this Act:

                    FUNDING FOR ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                   Account/Program                     Budget Authority
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Andean Amazon.......................................             $25,000
Central Africa Regional Program for the Environment.              50,000
Guatemala/Belize....................................               8,000
Lacey Act...........................................               6,000
United States Fish and Wildlife Service.............               7,000
    of which, migratory bird conservation...........               1,500
    of which, endangered sea turtles................                 150
United States Forest Service........................               8,500
Toxic Chemicals.....................................               9,000
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    The Committee recognizes the Administration's pledge of 
$11,400,000,000 for climate finance and includes funding for 
biodiversity, adaptation, sustainable landscapes, clean energy, 
as well as other bilateral and multilateral initiatives to 
support such climate pledge and help protect developing 
countries and those most vulnerable to the effects of climate 
change. Funds provided for adaptation programs should support 
the implementation of the President's Emergency Plan for 
Adaptation and Resilience (PREPARE) initiative.
    The Committee directs the Secretary of State, in 
coordination with the USAID Administrator, to provide a 
briefing to the appropriate congressional committees, on the 
implementation of funds for the Plan To Conserve Global Forests 
initiative.
    The Committee includes $3,000,000 for the Maya Biosphere 
Reserve.
    The Committee is concerned with the increase in jaguar 
poaching, timber trafficking, unregulated cattle and narco-
ranching in the Honduras-Guatemala-Mexico border forest regions 
and includes funds above the prior year level for border 
cooperation for anti-poaching and counter-fire regimes.
    Pursuant to subsection (b)(2), the Committee remains 
concerned about the crisis of wildlife trafficking and the 
continued negative effect it is having on international 
security and stability and the implications for endangered 
species. The Committee encourages the monitoring of wet markets 
and illegal wildlife trade that incentivize poaching and have 
consequences for human health. The Committee notes that funds 
from biodiversity programs are used to meet the wildlife 
trafficking directive.
    The Committee urges that law enforcement programs to deter 
and prevent wildlife criminals apply the latest criminology, 
behavioral, or social sciences practices and that such programs 
be considered for long-term multi-year national initiatives to 
strengthen cooperation and coordination between government 
agencies to combat wildlife trafficking and illicit supply 
chains at a global level.
    The Committee urges the Secretary of State to work 
collaboratively with the United Nations as well as 
international organizations, such as Interpol and the World 
Organization for Animal Health, to address the risks of 
commercial wildlife markets and trade for human consumption and 
increasing enforcement of existing laws to end wildlife 
trafficking.
    The Committee recognizes the need to integrate climate 
impacts into State Department's strategies and policies and 
encourages greater coordination and collaboration between the 
State Department's Policy Planning staff, the Special 
Presidential Envoy for Climate, the Bureau of Oceans and 
International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, and 
regional bureaus.
    The Committee includes funds for the Central Africa 
Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE), which may be 
transferred to other federal agencies, such as the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service International, United States 
Forest Service, Department of Interior, and National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, for implementation to leverage 
their technical agency capacity and partnerships.
    The Committee supports the development of programming and 
partnerships on climate forecasting and early warning and 
response systems, including in Mongolia and other areas that 
lack climate forecasting tools.
    The Committee provides funds to address toxic chemical 
pollution in Africa, Asia, and Latin America to reduce public 
exposure to lead associated with the unsafe disposal or 
recycling of batteries, contaminated cookware, or other sources 
of lead exposure. Prior to the initial obligation of funds, the 
USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on 
Appropriations on a multi-year strategy targeting such exposure 
and materials in severely affected countries.
    Based on the CARPE model, the Committee supports continuing 
and expanding transnational approaches throughout sub-Saharan 
Africa, including the Okavango River Basin. Not less than 
$5,000,000 should be made available to implement the Delta Act 
(Public Law 115-353) and should focus on the headwaters of the 
Okavango Delta which originate in Angola and should integrate 
demining efforts, public private partnership for conservation, 
prevention of wildlife trafficking and development of eco-
tourism. The Secretary of State should consider utilizing 
sustainable arrangements for the rehabilitation and long-term 
management of national parks in partnership with local 
communities.
    The Committee directs the Secretary of State, the USAID 
Administrator, and the Director of United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service to consult within 90 days after enactment of 
this Act with the Committees on Appropriations on the use of 
funds provided for programs to combat wildlife trafficking. 
Further, the Committee directs that the CBJ for fiscal year 
2023 include country and program funding levels for such 
programs. The Committee also directs USAID and the Bureau of 
International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs to include 
monitoring and evaluation components in wildlife trafficking 
implementation agreements and include data from such monitoring 
and evaluation efforts in its reports to Congress.
    Funds made available for national parks and protected areas 
should only be made available if agreements for the obligation 
of funds between implementing partners and the Department of 
State and USAID include provisions requiring that: (1) 
information detailing the proposed project and potential 
impacts is shared with local communities and the free, prior, 
and informed consent of affected indigenous communities is 
obtained in accordance with international standards; (2) the 
potential impacts of the proposed project on existing land or 
resource claims by affected local communities or indigenous 
peoples are considered and addressed in any management plan; 
(3) any eco-guards, park rangers, and other law enforcement 
personnel authorized to protect biodiversity will be properly 
trained and monitored; and (4) effective grievance and redress 
mechanisms for victims of human rights violations and other 
misconduct exist. Funds made available for the management of 
national parks and protected areas may be made available to 
support implementation of the above requirements, and 
implementing partners shall provide information on these 
requirements to the Department of State and USAID on request. 
The Secretary of State and USAID Administrator shall consult 
with the Committees on Appropriations not later than 45 days 
after enactment of this Act on the implementation of these 
requirements.

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    Women and Climate.--The Committee directs the Secretary of 
State, in consultation with the USAID Administrator and other 
relevant Federal agencies, to submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations, not later than 180 days after enactment of this 
Act, an interagency strategy to respond to the effects of 
climate change on women. The Secretary shall consult with the 
Committees on Appropriations prior to formulation of the 
strategy.
    Section 7062 (Budget Documents)
    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
requiring operating and spend plans for funds appropriated by 
this Act.
    Section 7063 (Reorganization)
    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
concerning consultation, notification, and reporting 
requirements involving any agency reorganization.
    Section 7064 (Department of State Management)
    This section includes language carried in the prior year 
regarding management of the Department of State including 
financial management, personnel levels, and information 
technology.
    Section 7065 (United States Agency for International 
Development Management)
    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
regarding management of USAID including personnel levels and 
hiring authorities.
    The Committee directs the USAID Administrator to provide a 
briefing to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 60 
days after enactment of this Act, updating on the status of 
USAID's pilot accountability mechanism and how the mechanism is 
operating with international best practices. Such briefing 
should explain such best practices, including features such as 
a compliance review of project requirements, dispute 
resolution, and advisory services. Further, the briefing should 
also provide details on the tracking and monitoring of 
complaints, the agency's communications strategy to increase 
awareness of the mechanism, as well as staffing for the 
mechanism.

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    The Committee directs the USAID Administrator to submit a 
report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 30 
days after enactment of this Act, on steps required to create 
and implement an acquisition and assistance Working Capital 
Fund. Such report should explain the necessity for such a Fund 
and assess how USAID's systems would be set up to implement and 
manage such a Fund.
    Section 7066 (Stabilization and Development in Regions 
Impacted by Extremism and Conflict)
    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
related to assistance to regions impacted by extremism and 
conflict.
    Prevention and Stabilization Fund.--The Committee 
recommendation provides that, from amounts made available by 
this Act, not less than $150,000,000 shall be made available 
for the Prevention and Stabilization Fund to be allocated 
according to the following table and subject to section 7019 of 
this Act:

                    PREVENTION AND STABILIZATION FUND
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
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                   Account/Program                     Budget Authority
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Economic Support Fund...............................             $90,000
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.              15,000
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and                    15,000
 Related Programs...................................
Peacekeeping Operations.............................              12,500
Foreign Military Financing Program..................              17,500
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    Total, Prevention and Stabilization Fund........            $150,000
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    Unarmed civilian protection.--The Committee directs the 
Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID 
Administrator, to provide funds for use of unarmed civilian 
protection organizations and evaluate the potential use of such 
organizations to provide direct physical protection to civilian 
populations, to strengthen the local non-violent peacekeeping 
capacity of communities currently experiencing or at risk of 
violent conflict, and to assist United States-funded 
stabilization efforts. The Secretary shall consult with the 
Committees on Appropriations on such programs.
    Youth.--Of the funds provided for the Prevention and 
Stabilization Fund, not less than $2,500,000 shall be made 
available for to support activities implemented by youth civil 
society organizations and youth peace building implementers in 
regions impacted by extremism.
    Section 7067 (Debt-for-Development)
    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
regarding debt-for-development and debt-for-nature exchanges.
    Section 7068 (Extension of Consular Fees and Related 
Authorities)
    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
extending certain consular fees and related authorities.
    Section 7069 (Rescission)
    This section includes language modified from the prior year 
rescinding $20,000,000 in unobligated balances from prior year 
appropriations for the Peace Corps.
    Section 7070 (Management of International Transboundary 
Water Pollution)
    This section includes new language regarding water 
management in the United States-Mexico border region.
    Section 7071 (Waiver Authority)
    This section includes new language regarding United States 
participation in international organizations.
    The Committee notes that the United Nations Educational, 
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is involved in a 
variety of activities that advance United States interests, 
including mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on education 
systems, women and girls' empowerment, protecting cultural 
heritage, Holocaust education, and recommending ethical 
standards for artificial intelligence. Therefore, the Committee 
includes the authority and funding necessary to resume United 
States annual contributions to UNESCO. At the same time, the 
Committee directs the Secretary of State and the United States 
Ambassador to the United Nations to continue efforts to deter 
the UN and its specialized agencies from recognizing the 
Palestinian Authority as a member-state outside of an agreement 
negotiated between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
    Section 7072 (Assistance for Foreign Nongovernmental 
Organizations)
    This section includes new language regarding restrictions 
on foreign nongovernmental organizations.
    Section 7073. (Ukraine Oversight)
    Subsection (b) requires notifications for assistance for 
Ukraine to include for each program notified: (1) total funding 
appropriated for such program, by account and fiscal year; (2) 
funding that remains unobligated for such programs; (3) funding 
that is obligated but unexpended for such program; and (4) 
funding committed, but not yet notified for such program.

             House of Representatives Reporting Requirement

    The following materials are submitted in accordance with 
various requirements of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives:

                          Full Committee Votes

    Pursuant to the provisions of clause 3(b) of rule XIII of 
the House of Representatives, the results of each roll call 
vote on an amendment or on the motion to report, together with 
the names of those voting for and those against, are printed 
below.

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         Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives

    Pursuant to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the following is a statement of 
general performance goals and objectives for which this measure 
authorizes funding: The Committee on Appropriations considers 
program performance, including a program's success in 
developing and attaining outcome-related goals and objectives, 
in developing funding recommendations.

                              Rescissions

    Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the following table is submitted 
describing the rescissions recommended in the accompanying 
bill:

 
 
 
Peace Corps...........................................       $20,000,000
 

                           Transfers of Funds

    Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the following list includes the 
transfers of funds included in the accompanying bill:
    In title I, under Diplomatic Programs, language is included 
to transfer funds to Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular 
Service for emergency evacuations and rewards, and to transfer 
funds to the Capital Investment Fund.
    In title I, under Emergencies in the Diplomatic and 
Consular Service, language is included to transfer funds to 
Repatriation Loans Program.
    In title I, under International Boundary and Water 
Commission--Construction, language is included to transfer 
funds to Salaries and Expenses.
    In title III, under United States Emergency Refugee and 
Migration Assistance Fund, language is included to transfer 
funds in excess of the limitation carried in underlying 
authority to Migration and Refugee Assistance.
    In title III, under Peace Corps, language is included to 
transfer funds to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations Account.
    In title VI, under the United States International 
Development Finance Corporation, language is included to 
transfer funds to the Program Account.
    Under title VII, language is included under section 7009 to 
transfer funds under title I for the Department of State and 
the United States Agency for Global Media.
    Under title VII, language is included under section 7009 to 
transfer funds under title III for the United States 
International Development Finance Corporation.
    Under title VII, language is included under section 7009 to 
transfer funds under Millennium Challenge Corporation to United 
States International Development Finance Corporation.
    Under title VII, language is included under section 7034 to 
transfer funds to Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials 
from unobligated balances of expired funds under Diplomatic 
Programs for extraordinary protection.
    Under title VII, language is included under section 7041 to 
transfer funds under Foreign Military Financing Program to an 
interest-bearing account in the Federal Reserve Bank of New 
York.
    Under title VII, language is included under section 7043(c) 
to transfer funds under International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement; Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and 
Related Programs; and Foreign Military Financing Program under 
such heading.
    Under title VII, language is included under 7057 to 
transfer funds provided for UNFPA to Global Health Programs.
    Under title VII, language is included under section 7058 to 
authorize the transfer of funds between accounts under title 
III to respond to a Public Health Emergency of International 
Concern.
    Under title VII, language is included under section 7065 to 
transfer funds from the program account to funds under 
Operating Expenses in title II.
    Under title VII, language is included under section 7066 to 
transfer funds under Economic Support Fund; International 
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement; Non-proliferation, Anti-
terrorism, Demining and Related Programs; Peacekeeping 
Operation; and Foreign Military Financing Program to the 
Prevention and Stabilization Fund. Language is also included to 
transfer funds under Economic Support Fund to the Department of 
the Treasury.
    Under title VII, language is included under section 7069 to 
transfer funds under Administration of Foreign Affairs and 
discretionary unobligated balances under such heading to the 
Consular and Border Security Programs.

   Disclosure of Earmarks and Congressionally Directed Spending Items

    Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives, neither the bill nor this report contain 
any congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited 
tariff benefits as defined in clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives.

          Compliance With Rule XIII, Cl. 3(e) (Ramseyer Rule)

  In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by 
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law 
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new 
matter is printed in italics, existing law in which no change 
is proposed is shown in roman):

      FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1990



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       establishing categories of aliens for purposes of refugee 
                             determinations

  Sec. 599D. (a) In General.--In the case of an alien who is 
within a category of aliens established under subsection (b), 
the alien may establish, for purposes of admission as a refugee 
under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, that 
the alien has a well-founded fear of persecution on account of 
race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social 
group, or political opinion by asserting such a fear and 
asserting a credible basis for concern about the possibility of 
such persecution.
  (b) Establishment of Categories.--
          (1) For purposes of subsection (a), the Attorney 
        General, in consultation with the Secretary of State 
        and the Coordinator for Refugee Affairs, shall 
        establish--
                  (A) one or more categories of aliens who are 
                or were nationals and residents of an 
                independent state of the former Soviet Union or 
                of Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania and who share 
                common characteristics that identify them as 
                targets of persecution in that state on account 
                of race, religion, nationality, membership in a 
                particular social group, or political opinion,
                  (B) one or more categories of aliens who are 
                or were nationals and residents of Vietnam, 
                Laos, or Cambodia and who share common 
                characteristics that identify them as targets 
                of persecution in such respective foreign state 
                on such an account; and
          (C) one or more categories of aliens who are or were 
        nationals and residents of the Islamic Republic or Iran 
        who, as members of a religious minority in Iran, share 
        common characteristics that identify them as targets of 
        persecution in that state on account of race, religion, 
        nationality, membership in a particular social group, 
        or political opinion.
          (2)(A) Aliens who are (or were) nationals and 
        residents of an independent state of the former Soviet 
        Union or of Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania and who are 
        Jews or Evangelical Christians shall be deemed a 
        category of alien established under paragraph (1)(A).
          (B) Aliens who are (or were) nationals of an 
        independent state of the former Soviet Union or of 
        Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania and who are current 
        members of, and demonstrate public, active, and 
        continuous participation (or attempted participation) 
        in the religious activities of, the Ukrainian Catholic 
        Church or the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, shall be 
        deemed a category of alien established under paragraph 
        (1)(A).
          (C) Aliens who are (or were) nationals and residents 
        of Vietnam, Laos, or Cambodia and who are members of 
        categories of individuals determined, by the Attorney 
        General in accordance with ``Immigration and 
        Naturalization Service Worldwide Guidelines for 
        Overseas Refugee Processing'' (issued by the 
        Immigration and Naturalization Service in August 1983) 
        shall be deemed a category of alien established under 
        paragraph (1)(B).
          (3) Within the number of admissions of refugees 
        allocated 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, and 1996 for refugees who are nationals of 
        the independent states of the former Soviet Union, 
        Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania under such section) 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, 
        2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, [and 2022] 2022, and 2023 
        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).
  (c) Written Reasons for Denials of Refugee Status.--Each 
decision to deny an application for refugee status of an alien 
who is within a category established under this section shall 
be in writing and shall state, to the maximum extent feasible, 
the reason for the denial.
  (d) Permitting Certain Aliens Within Categories to Reapply 
for Refugee Status.--Each alien who is within a category 
established under this section and who (after August 14, 1988, 
and before the date of the enactment of this Act) was denied 
refugee status shall be permitted to reapply for such status. 
Such an application shall be determined taking into account the 
application of this section.
  (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, [2022] 2023.
          (2) Subsection (c) shall apply to decisions made 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act and before 
        October 1, [2022] 2023.
          (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, [2022] 2023.

    adjustment of status for certain soviet and indochinese parolees

  Sec. 599E. (a) In General.--The Attorney General shall adjust 
the status of an alien described in subsection (b) to that of 
an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence if the 
alien--
          (1) applies for such adjustment,
          (2) has been physically present in the United States 
        for at least 1 year and is physically present in the 
        United States on the date the application for such 
        adjustment is filed,
          (3) is admissible to the United States as an 
        immigrant, except as provided in subsection (c), and
          (4) pays a fee (determined by the Attorney General) 
        for the processing of such application.
  (b) Aliens Eligible for Adjustment of Status.--The benefits 
provided in subsection (a) shall only apply to an alien who--
          (1) was a national of an independent state of the 
        former Soviet Union or of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, 
        Vietnam, Laos, or Cambodia, and
          (2) was inspected and granted parole into the United 
        States during the period beginning on August 15, 1988, 
        and ending on September 30, [2022] 2023, after being 
        denied refugee status.
  (c) Waiver of Certain Grounds for Inadmissibility.--The 
provisions of paragraphs (4), (5), and (7)(A) of section 212(a) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act shall not apply to 
adjustment of status under this section and the Attorney 
General may waive any other provision of such section (other 
than paragraph (2)(C) or subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (E) of 
paragraph (3)) with respect to such an adjustment for 
humanitarian purposes, to assure family unity, or when it is 
otherwise in the public interest.
  (d) Date of Approval.--Upon the approval of such an 
application for adjustment of status, the Attorney General 
shall create a record of the alien's admission as a lawful 
permanent resident as of the date of the alien's inspection and 
parole described in subsection (b)(2).
  (e) No Offset in Number of Visas Available.--When an alien is 
granted the status of having been lawfully admitted for 
permanent residence under this section, the Secretary of State 
shall not be required to reduce the number of immigrant visas 
authorized to be issued under the Immigration and Nationality 
Act.

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        EMERGENCY WARTIME SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2003



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                                TITLE I

WAR-RELATED APPROPRIATIONS

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CHAPTER 5--BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

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                       LOAN GUARANTEES TO ISRAEL

  During the period beginning March 1, 2003, and ending 
[September 30, 2023] September 30, 2028, loan guarantees may be 
made available to Israel, guaranteeing 100 percent of the 
principal and interest on such loans, the principal amount, any 
part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed 
$9,000,000,000, of which up to $3,000,000,000 may be issued 
prior to October 1, 2003, or thereafter and of which 
$3,000,000,000 may be issued subsequent to September 30, 2004: 
Provided, That such guarantees shall constitute obligations, in 
accordance with the terms of such guarantees, of the United 
States and the full faith and credit of the United States is 
hereby pledged for the full payment and performance of such 
obligations: Provided further, That if less than the full 
amount of guarantees authorized to be made available is issued 
prior to [September 30, 2023] September 30, 2028, the authority 
to issue the balance of such guarantees shall extend to the 
subsequent fiscal year: Provided further, That guarantees may 
be issued under this section only to support activities in the 
geographic areas which were subject to the administration of 
the Government of Israel before June 5, 1967: Provided further, 
That the amount of guarantees that may be issued shall be 
reduced by an amount equal to the amount extended or estimated 
to have been extended by the Government of Israel during the 
period from March 1, 2003, to the date of issue of the 
guarantee, for activities which the President determines are 
inconsistent with the objectives and understandings reached 
between the United States and the Government of Israel 
regarding the implementation of the loan guarantee program: 
Provided further, That the President shall submit a report to 
Congress no later than September 30 of each fiscal year during 
the pendency of the program specifying the amount calculated 
under the preceding proviso and that will be deducted from the 
amount of guarantees authorized to be issued in the next fiscal 
year: Provided further, That the interest rate for loans 
guaranteed under this heading may include a reasonable fee to 
cover the costs and fees incurred by the borrower in connection 
with this program or financing under this heading in the event 
the borrower elects not to finance such costs or fees out of 
loan principal: Provided further, That no appropriations under 
this heading are available for the subsidy costs for these loan 
guarantees: Provided further, That the Government of Israel 
will pay the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Federal 
Credit Reform Act of 1990, as amended, including any non-
payment exposure risk, associated with the loan guarantees 
issued in any fiscal year, on a pro rata basis as each 
guarantee is issued during that year: Provided further, That 
all fees (as defined in section 601(e) of Public Law 102-391) 
associated with the loan guarantees shall be paid by the 
Government of Israel to the Government of the United States: 
Provided further, That funds made available for assistance to 
Israel under chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, as amended, may be utilized by the Government of 
Israel to pay such fees to the United States Government: 
Provided further, That the President shall determine the terms 
and conditions for issuing guarantees, taking into 
consideration
  the budgetary and economic reforms undertaken by Israel: 
Provided further, That if the President determines that these 
terms and conditions have been breached, the President may 
suspend or terminate the provision of all or part of the loan 
guarantees not yet issued under this heading.

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                UNITED NATIONS PARTICIPATION ACT OF 1945



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  Sec. 9. The Secretary of State may, under such regulations as 
he shall prescribe, and notwithstanding section 3648 of the 
Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 529) and section 5536 of title 5, 
United States Code:
          (1) Make available to the Representative of the 
        United States to the United Nations and the Deputy 
        Permanent Representative of the United States to the 
        United Nations living quarters leased or rented by the 
        United States (for periods not exceeding ten years) and 
        allowances for unusual expenses incident to the 
        operation and maintenance of such living quarters 
        similar to those and to be considered for all purposes 
        as authorized by section 22 of the Administrative 
        Expenses Act of 1946, as amended by section 311 of the 
        Overseas Differentials and Allowances Act.
          (2) Make available in New York to no more than [30] 
        41 foreign service employees of the staff of the United 
        States Mission to the United Nations, other 
        representatives, and no more than two employees who 
        serve at the pleasure of the Representative, living 
        quarters leased or rented by the United States (for 
        periods not exceeding ten years). The number of 
        employees to which such quarters will be made available 
        shall be determined by the Secretary and shall reflect 
        a significant reduction over the number of persons 
        eligible for housing benefits as of the date of 
        enactment of this provision. No employee may occupy a 
        unit under this provision if the unit is owned by the 
        employee. The Secretary shall require that each 
        employee occupying housing under this subsection 
        contribute to the Department of State a percentage of 
        his or her base salary, in an amount to be determined 
        by the Secretary of State toward the cost of such 
        housing. The Secretary may reduce such payments to the 
        extent of income taxes paid on the value of the leased 
        or rented quarters any payments made by employees to 
        the Department of State for occupancy by them of living 
        quarters leased or rented under this section shall be 
        credited to the appropriation, fund, or account 
        utilized by the Secretary of State for such lease or 
        rental or to the appropriation, fund, or account 
        currently available for such purpose.
          (3) provide such allowance as the Secretary considers 
        appropriate, to each Delegate and Alternate Delegate of 
        the United States to any session of the General 
        Assembly of the United Nations who is not a permanent 
        member of the staff of the United States Mission to the 
        United Nations, in order to compensate each such 
        Delegate or Alternate Delegate for necessary housing 
        and subsistence expenses incurred by him with respect 
        to attending any such session.
          (4) The Inspector General shall review the program 
        established by this section no later than December 1989 
        and periodically thereafter with a view to increasing 
        cost savings and making other appropriate 
        recommendations.

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                     FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961



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                                 PART I

Chapter 1--Policy; Development Assistance Authorizations

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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) do not violate the laws of the country in 
                which they are being provided; and
                  (B) would not violate United States Federal 
                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.

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               Changes in the Application of Existing Law

    Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1)(A) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, the following statements are 
submitted describing the effect of provisions in the 
accompanying bill that directly or indirectly change the 
application of existing law.
    Language is included in various parts of the bill to 
continue ongoing activities in fiscal year 2023 that require 
annual authorization or additional legislation, which to date 
has not been enacted. The bill includes provisions that place 
limitations on the use of funds in the bill or change existing 
limitations and that might under some circumstances be 
construed as changing the application of existing law. The bill 
includes a number of provisions that have been virtually 
unchanged for many years, which are technically considered 
legislation. The bill provides that several of the 
appropriations shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year. In all cases it is deemed desirable to 
carry such language in order to provide for orderly 
administration of such programs and effective use of funds. In 
various places in the bill, the Committee recommendation 
continues the prior year practice of designating amounts within 
appropriation accounts in order to fund specific programs and 
has adjusted some designations.
    The bill contains general provisions and other language 
that have been carried in the bill in past years that include 
limitations and conditions on funding provided in the Act.
    Additional changes in the fiscal year 2023 bill, which may 
be construed as changing existing law, are as follows:

Title I

    Under Diplomatic Programs, language modified from the prior 
year providing transfer authority to other accounts within 
Administration of Foreign Affairs; limitations on certain 
programs, offices, and activities; designating the availability 
and use of certain fees and transfers from other agencies; and 
conditioning the obligation of certain funds made available for 
security training.
    Under Office of Inspector General, language carried in the 
prior year notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 as it relates to post inspections.
    Under Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs, language 
designating amounts for certain programs and activities.
    Under Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance, 
language carried in the prior year placing limitations on the 
uses of funds and restricting representation expenses.
    Under Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service, 
language carried in the prior year permitting the transfer of 
not to exceed $1,000,000 to Repatriation Loans Program Account.
    Under Repatriation Loans Program Account, language carried 
in the prior year directing that costs shall be defined as in 
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and capping 
total loan principle.
    Under Contributions to International Organizations, 
language similar to the prior year requiring submission to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the United Nations biennial 
budget, limiting the use of funds, and establishing a number of 
notification and reporting requirements.
    Under Contributions for International Peacekeeping 
Activities, language similar to the prior year limiting the use 
of funds and establishing a number of notification and 
reporting requirements. Additional language included allowing 
amounts appropriated to Contributions for International 
Peacekeeping Activities to be made available above the amount 
authorized in section 404(b)(2) of the Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995.
    Under International Boundary and Water Commission, United 
States and Mexico and American Sections, International 
Commissions, language carried in the prior year providing a 
limitation on the amount available for representation expenses.
    Under International Fisheries Commissions, language carried 
in the prior year providing authority to pay United States 
expenses in advance, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3324.
    Under International Broadcasting Operations, language 
carried in the prior year setting limitations on funds 
available for certain expenses and receipts, requiring the 
United States Agency for Global Media to make funds available 
to expand unrestricted access to information on the Internet, 
requiring a review of certain programs, restricting 
representation expenses, requiring notifications.
    Under The Asia Foundation, language similar to the prior 
year designating funds for certain purposes.
    Under United States Institute of Peace, language similar to 
the prior year related to the period of availability.
    Under Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program, language 
carried in the prior year limiting the use of funds relating to 
compensation.
    Under East-West Center, language similar to the prior year 
designating funds for certain purposes.
    Under National Endowment for Democracy, language similar to 
the prior year setting an extended period of availability.
    Under Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage 
Abroad, language carried in the prior year allowing the 
Commission to procure certain services notwithstanding 
paragraph (3) of section 312304(b) of Public Law 113-287 during 
fiscal year 2023 and requiring notification.
    Under United States Commission on International Religious 
Freedom, language similar to the prior year placing a 
limitation on representation expenses.
    Under Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, 
Salaries and Expenses, language carried in the prior year 
limiting representation expenses.
    Under Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's 
Republic of China and United States-China Economic and Security 
Review Commission, language carried in the prior year placing a 
limitation on representation expenses.
    Under United States-China Economic and Security Review 
Commission, language carried in the prior year incorporating by 
reference several provisos relating to personnel and financial 
management authorities that were carried in the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Appropriations Act, 
2010.

Title II

    Under Operating Expenses, language similar to the prior 
year limiting financing of construction or entering into 
leases, allowing transfers of funds, and restricting 
representation and entertainment expenses.
    Under Capital Investment Fund, language carried in the 
prior year requiring notifications.

Title III

    Under Global Health Programs, language similar to the prior 
year requiring direct apportionment to agencies, designating 
the use of funds, requiring notifications, and setting a cap on 
administrative expenses.
    Under International Disaster Assistance, language carried 
in the prior year regarding apportionment.
    Under Transition Initiatives, language carried in the prior 
year designating the use of funds, requiring a report prior to 
the initiation or termination of a country program, requiring 
prior consultations, and allowing the use of additional funds 
in this Act for the same purposes as funds under this heading 
following consultation.
    Under Complex Crises Found, language carried in the prior 
year requiring the direct apportionment of funding to USAID and 
providing notwithstanding authority.
    Under Democracy Fund, language carried in the prior year 
providing assistance for the promotion of democracy globally 
through the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, 
Department of State, and the Bureau for Development, Democracy, 
and Innovation, United States Agency for International 
Development.
    Under Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia, 
language carried in the prior year providing notwithstanding 
authority, transfer authority, and related notification 
requirements, designating coordination responsibilities, 
certain payments, and designating certain funds for purposes of 
administrative authorities.
    Under Migration and Refugee Assistance, language similar to 
the prior year designating amounts for refugees resettling in 
Israel.
    Under United States Emergency Refugee and Migration 
Assistance Fund, language carried in the prior year providing 
certain transfer authority to Migration and Refugee Assistance.
    Under Peace Corps, language modified from the prior year 
limiting representation expenses, requiring consultations, 
allowing the Director to transfer funds to help mitigate 
exchange rate losses, and placing limitations on certain 
activities.
    Under Millennium Challenge Corporation, language similar to 
the prior year placing a cap on administrative expenses, 
establishing certain funding conditions and notification 
requirements, and limiting and restricting entertainment and 
representation allowances.
    Under Inter-American Foundation, language carried in the 
prior year limiting representation expenses.
    Under United States African Development Foundation, 
language similar to the prior year allowing for the investment 
of project funding by grantees, limiting the use of interest 
earned, allowing certain building leases, and requiring a 
report.
    Under International Affairs Technical Assistance, language 
carried in the prior year designating funds for certain 
purposes.
    Under Debt Restructuring, language carried in the prior 
year providing funds for debt restructuring programs. Language 
is included for providing funds for the Debt Service Suspension 
Initiative and the Common Framework.
    Under Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation, language 
carried in the prior year providing funds for tropical forest 
and coral reef conservation programs and an extended period of 
availability.

Title IV

    Under International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement, 
language carried in the prior year designating funding for 
certain training, giving the Department of State the authority 
to provide excess property to a foreign country, subject to 
notification, waiving a section of the Foreign Assistance Act, 
subject to notification, and requiring notification for certain 
transfers.
    Under Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining, and 
Related Programs, language carried in the prior year 
designating the use of funds, providing authorities for funds, 
and establishing certain funding conditions and notification 
requirements.
    Under Peacekeeping Operations, language carried in the 
prior year designating the use of funds, providing certain 
authorities, establishing prohibitions for the use of funds, 
and requiring notifications.
    Under International Military Education and Training, 
language carried in the prior year allowing certain civilian 
personnel to receive training and limiting entertainment 
allowances.
    Under Foreign Military Financing Program, language similar 
to the prior year designating the use of funds, requiring 
consultations and notifications, establishing requirements for 
the disbursement and transfer of certain funds, establishing 
limitations and conditions on funds, and limiting 
representation and entertainment expenses.

Title V

    Under International Organizations and Programs, language 
similar to the prior year providing contributions to 
international organizations.
    Under Global Environment Facility, language carried in the 
prior year is included providing funds designated for certain 
purposes.

Title VI

    Under Export-Import Bank of the United States, Program 
Account, language carried in the prior year allowing for 
certain expenditures and setting limitations on funds.
    Under Export-Import Bank of the United States, 
Administrative Expenses, language carried in the prior year 
limiting representation expenses, allowing for the collection 
of certain fees, providing administratively determined pay 
authority, and requiring notifications.
    Under Export-Import Bank of the United States, Program 
Budget Appropriations, language carried in the prior year 
providing funds for the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, 
insurance, and tied-aid grants.
    Under Export-Import Bank of the United States, Receipts 
Collected, language carried in the prior year requiring 
sufficient fees to cover costs.
    Under United States International Development Finance 
Corporation, Corporate Capital Account, language carried in the 
prior year making funds available to carry out the activities 
described in the BUILD Act of 2018.
    Under United States International Development Finance 
Corporation, Program Account, language similar to the prior 
year is included to carry out the activities described in the 
BUILD Act of 2018.
    Under Trade and Development Agency, language carried in the 
prior year restricting representation and entertainment 
allowances and designating the use of funds.

Title VII

    Sec. 7001 includes language carried in the prior year 
regarding allowances and differentials.
    Sec. 7002 includes language carried in the prior year 
requiring agencies to provide quarterly reports on the 
cumulative balances of any unobligated funds.
    Sec. 7003 includes language carried in the prior year 
requiring that consulting service contracts shall be a matter 
of public record.
    Sec. 7004 includes language similar to the prior year with 
respect to the construction and use of diplomatic facilities, 
setting limitations, expanding notification and oversight 
requirements, and placing conditions and restrictions on 
certain funds. Further direction concerning notification and 
oversight of diplomatic facilities is included under Embassy 
Security, Construction, and Maintenance.
    Sec. 7005 includes language carried in the prior year 
regarding certain personnel actions and the authority to 
transfer funds between appropriations accounts.
    Sec. 7006 includes language carried in the prior year 
prohibiting the use of funds in this Act for publicity or 
propaganda purposes within the United States not otherwise 
authorized by law.
    Sec. 7007 includes language carried in the prior year 
prohibiting assistance for certain governments.
    Sec. 7008 includes language carried in the prior year 
prohibiting assistance for countries whose duly elected head of 
government is deposed by military coup or decree, or a coup or 
decree in which the military plays a decisive role; requiring a 
determination; and providing a waiver under certain conditions.
    Sec. 7009 includes language modified from the prior year 
setting limitations and conditions on transfers between 
appropriations accounts and requiring audits of certain 
transfers.
    Sec. 7010 includes language carried in the prior year 
prohibiting first-class travel, setting certain limitations on 
computer networks, the promotion of tobacco, and representation 
and entertainment expenses.
    Sec. 7011 includes language carried in the prior year 
regarding the availability of funds appropriated by this Act.
    Sec. 7012 includes language carried in the prior year 
prohibiting assistance for countries in default and allowing 
exceptions in certain circumstances.
    Sec. 7013 includes language carried in the prior year 
withholding assistance to a country where such assistance is 
subject to taxation, unless the Secretary of State makes 
certain determinations.
    Sec. 7014 includes language carried in the prior year 
regarding the reservation of funds and the designation of 
certain funding levels.
    Sec. 7015 includes language similar to the prior year 
establishing the notification requirements for the obligation 
of certain funds made available by this Act.
    Sec. 7016 includes language modified from the prior year 
concerning public posting of reports and documents, records 
management, and related cybersecurity protections.
    Sec. 7017 includes language carried in the prior year 
prohibiting the use of funds for programs in contravention of 
this Act.
    Sec. 7018 includes language modified from the prior year 
prohibiting funding for involuntary sterilization.
    Sec. 7019 includes language similar to the prior year 
regarding compliance with: (1) funding directives in certain 
tables in the accompanying report; and (2) reporting directives 
in such report.
    Sec. 7020 includes language carried in the prior year 
prohibiting the use of funds in this Act to make a multi-year 
pledge unless such pledge meets the requirements of section 
7066 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F of Public 
Law 116-6).
    Sec. 7021 includes language carried in the prior year 
prohibiting assistance for governments that support 
international terrorism.
    Sec. 7022 includes language carried in the prior year 
regarding authorization requirements.
    Sec. 7023 includes language carried in the prior year 
defining the terms ``program, project, and activity''.
    Sec. 7024 includes language carried in the prior year 
regarding certain authorities for the Peace Corps, Inter-
American Foundation, and the United States African Development 
Foundation.
    Sec. 7025 includes language carried in the prior year 
relating to commerce, trade, and surplus commodities.
    Sec. 7026 includes language carried in the prior year 
regarding the requirement that separate accounts be established 
for cash transfers and assistance that generates local 
currencies and establishing certain conditions on the use of 
those funds.
    Sec. 7027 includes language carried in the prior year 
regarding assistance through nongovernmental organizations and 
assistance provided under the Food for Peace Act.
    Sec. 7028 includes language modified from the prior year 
regarding disability programs.
    Sec. 7029 includes language modified from the prior year 
regarding: evaluations; social and environment safeguards; the 
compensation level of the United States executive director to 
each international financial institution (IFI); human rights 
promotion; fraud and corruption; beneficial ownership; 
whistleblower protections; and grievance mechanisms.
    Sec. 7030 includes language carried in the prior year 
making funds available to advance the adoption of security 
communications networks and counter the adoption of insecure 
networks and services.
    Sec. 7031 includes language carried in the prior year 
regarding management of direct assistance to governments, 
budget transparency of recipient countries, corruption and 
human rights violations, and the foreign assistance website.
    Sec. 7032 contains language modified from the prior year 
regarding democracy programs funded in this Act.
    Sec. 7033 includes language carried from the prior year on 
assistance regarding international religious freedom.
    Sec. 7034 includes language similar to the prior year 
granting or extending certain special authorities and 
limitations relating to funds made available by this Act.
    Sec. 7035 includes language modified from the prior year 
related to assistance, authorities, limitations, and 
notifications regarding law enforcement and security matters.
    Sec. 7036 includes language modified from the prior year 
establishing certain limitations on assistance that may impact 
jobs in the United States.
    Sec. 7037 includes language carried in the prior year 
establishing limitations on the use of funds in support of a 
Palestinian state.
    Sec. 7038 includes language carried in the prior year 
restricting assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting 
Corporation.
    Sec. 7039 includes language carried in the prior year 
placing conditions on assistance for the West Bank and Gaza.
    Sec. 7040 includes language carried in the prior year 
placing limitations on any assistance for the Palestinian 
Authority and regarding Hamas.
    Sec. 7041 includes language modified from the prior year 
regarding policies and countries in the Middle East and North 
Africa.
    Sec. 7042 includes language modified from the prior year 
regarding assistance for Africa.
    Sec. 7043 includes language modified from the prior year 
containing limitations, directives on assistance, and 
authorities for diplomatic and development activities and 
programs in East Asia and the Pacific.
    Sec. 7044 includes language modified from the prior year 
containing limitations, directives, and authorities for 
diplomatic and development activities and programs in South and 
Central Asia and for regional programs.
    Sec. 7045 includes language similar to the prior year 
directing assistance levels, limitations, and conditions 
regarding assistance for certain countries in Latin America and 
the Caribbean.
    Sec. 7046 includes language modified from the prior year 
regarding Europe and Eurasia.
    Sec. 7047 includes language similar to the prior year 
regarding programs to counter Russian influence and aggression.
    Sec. 7048 includes language modified from the prior year 
relating to conditions on funds for the UN and other 
international organizations.
    Sec. 7049 includes language carried in the prior year 
regarding authority for the President to draw down certain 
funds to support war crimes tribunals or commissions.
    Sec. 7050 includes language modified from the prior year 
directing that funds be made available for programs to promote 
internet freedom globally and establishing certain limitations 
and conditions on the use of such funds.
    Sec. 7051 includes language carried in the prior year 
prohibiting funds for the use of torture.
    Sec. 7052 includes language carried in the prior year 
relating to aircraft transfer and coordination.
    Sec. 7053 includes language carried in the prior year 
relating to unpaid parking fines and real property taxes owed 
by foreign governments.
    Sec. 7054 includes language carried in the prior year 
regarding the International Monetary Fund.
    Sec. 7055 includes language carried in the prior year 
prohibiting funds for a country that does not cooperate in the 
extradition to the United States of certain individuals.
    Sec. 7056 includes language carried in the prior year 
establishing restrictions on enterprise funds.
    Sec. 7057 includes language modified from prior year 
regarding assistance provided to the United Nations Population 
Fund.
    Sec. 7058 includes language modified from the prior year 
regarding global health activities.
    Sec. 7059 includes language modified from the prior year 
regarding programs that support gender equality.
    Sec. 7060 includes language modified from the prior year 
regarding assistance for programs related to basic education, 
higher education, food security and agriculture development, 
microenterprise, programs to combat trafficking in persons, 
reconciliation, and water and sanitation.
    Sec. 7061 includes language modified from the prior year 
regarding United States bilateral and multilateral environment 
programs.
    Sec. 7062 includes language modified from the prior year 
requiring operating and spend plans for funds appropriated by 
this Act.
    Sec. 7063 includes language carried in the prior year 
concerning consultation, notification, and reporting 
requirements involving any agency reorganization.
    Sec. 7064 includes language carried in the prior year 
regarding management of the Department of State including 
financial management, personnel levels, and information 
technology.
    Sec. 7065 includes language modified from the prior year 
regarding management of USAID including personnel levels and 
hiring authorities.
    Sec. 7066 includes language modified from the prior year 
related to assistance to regions impacted by extremism and 
conflict.
    Sec. 7067 includes language carried in the prior year 
regarding debt-for-development and debt-for-nature exchanges.
    Sec. 7068 includes language modified from the prior year 
extending certain consular fees and related authorities.
    Sec. 7069 includes language modified from the prior year 
rescinding $20,000,000 in unobligated balances from prior year 
appropriations from Peace Corps.
    Sec. 7070 includes new language authorizing certain water 
management activities in the United States-Mexico border 
region.
    Sec. 7071 includes new language regarding United States 
participation in international organizations.
    Sec. 7072 includes new language regarding restrictions on 
foreign nongovernmental organizations.

                  Appropriations Not Authorized by Law

    Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1)(B) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, the following table lists the 
appropriations in the accompanying bill which are not 
authorized by law for the period concerned:

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                                                                           Appropriations in
         Agency/Activity               Last Year         Authorization       Last Year of      Appropriations in
                                      Authorized             Level           Authorization         the Bill
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Department of State/              2003..............  $5,290,390,000....  $5,874,914,000....  $13,092,944,000
 Administration of Foreign
 Affairs.
Department of State/Embassy       2022..............  $1,983,149,000....  $1,983,149,000....  $1,957,821,000
 Security, Construction and
 Maintenance.
Department of State/              2003..............  $1,529,702,000....  $1,672,000,000....  $3,457,239,000
 International Organizations.
Department of State/              2003..............  $71,385,000.......  $57,730,000.......  $182,050,000
 International Commissions.
U.S. Agency for Global Media      2003..............  $644,486,000......  $599,560,000......  $862,000,000
 (formerly Broadcasting Board of
 Governors).
Department of State/Related       2003..............  $72,000,000.......  $69,986,000.......  $407,469,000
 Programs.
United States Institute of Peace  2014..............  Such sums as may    $37,000,000.......  $54,000,000
                                                       be necessary.
USAID/Operating Expenses........  1987..............  $387,000,000......  $340,600,000......  $1,743,350,000
USAID/Capital Investment Fund...  None..............  NA................  NA................  $263,504,000
USAID/Inspector General.........  1987..............  $21,750,000.......  $21,000,000.......  $80,500,000
Global Health Programs (see note  Population (1987);  Population          Population          $4,581,000,000
 below).                           Health and          ($290,000,000);     ($234,625,000);     (includes not
                                   Disease             Health and          Health and          less than
                                   Prevention          Disease             Disease             $760,000,000 for
                                   (1987); Child       Prevention          Prevention          Population)
                                   Survival Fund       ($180,000,000);     ($166,762,000);
                                   (1987).             Child Survival      Child Survival
                                                       Fund                Fund (75,000,000).
                                                       ($75,000,000).
Global Health Programs: HIV/AIDS
Development Assistance (see note  2013 Agriculture;   $48,000,000,000     $5,720,499,000      $6,395,000,000
 below).                           (1987) Education    over 5 years        Agriculture        $4,769,787,000
                                   (1987); Energy      Agriculture         ($693,613,000);     (program levels
                                   and selected        ($760,000,000);     Education           too difficult to
                                   development         Education           ($155,000,000);     determine due to
                                   activities (1987).  ($180,000,000);     Energy and          changing
                                                       Energy and          selected            definitions of
                                                       selected            development         programs since
                                                       development         activities          last authorized)
                                                       activities          ($149,990,000).
                                                       ($207,000,000).
International Disaster            2018..............  $2,794,184,000....  $2,696,534,000....  $4,395,000,000
 Assistance.
Transition Initiatives..........  None..............  NA................  NA................  $93,000,000
Democracy Fund..................  None..............  NA................  NA................  $345,700,000
Assistance for Europe, Eurasia    1993..............  $410,000,000......  N/A...............  $850,334,000
 and Central Asia.
Migration and Refugee Assistance  2003..............  $820,000,000......  $781,884,000......  $3,700,000,000
Peace Corps.....................  2003..............  $365,000,000......  $295,069,000......  $430,500,000
Millennium Challenge Corporation  2005..............  Such sums as may    $1,488,000,000....  $915,000,000
                                                       be necessary.
Inter-American Foundation.......  1993..............  $31,000,000.......  $30,960,000.......  $47,000,000
United States African             1987..............  $3,872,000........  $6,500,000........  $43,000,000
 Development Foundation.
Department of the Treasury,       1999..............  $5,000,000........  $1,500,000........  $38,000,000
 International Affairs Technical
 Assistance.
Economic Support Fund...........  1987..............  $3,800,000,000....  $3,555,000,000....  $4,128,268,000
International Narcotics Control   1994..............  $171,500,000......  $100,000,000......  $1,450,000,000
 and Law Enforcement.
Nonproliferation, Anti-           2003..............  $226,200,000......  NA................  $920,247,000
 terrorism, Demining and Related
 Programs (see note below).
Peacekeeping Operations.........  1999..............  $83,000,000.......  $76,500,000.......  $460,759,000
International Military Education  2003..............  $85,000,000.......  $79,480,000.......  $112,925,000
 and Training.
Foreign Military Financing......  2003..............  $4,107,000,000....  $6,104,632,000....  $6,053,049,000
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Note: Programs recommended herein under ``Global Health Programs'' were last authorized under a different
  account structure than that recommended in this bill; the account structure included a number of functional
  accounts, as described above.
Note: Programs recommended herein under ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs''
  include some major programs for which authorizations of appropriations were provided for fiscal year 2002;
  these programs include $73,000,000 authorized for antiterrorism assistance and $142,000,000 authorized for
  nonproliferation activities. In addition, some programs now in this account were previously in accounts which
  had authorizations of appropriations in prior years.

                 Comparison With the Budget Resolution

    Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives and section 308(a)(1)(A) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the following table compares 
the levels of new budget authority provided in the bill with 
the appropriate allocation under section 302(b) of the Budget 
Act.

                                            [In millions of dollars]
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                                                         302(b) Allocation                   This Bill
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
                                                      Budget                          Budget
                                                     Authority        Outlays        Authority        Outlays
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Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee
 allocations to its subcommittees Subcommittee
 on State, Foreign Operations, and Related
 Programs
    Discretionary...............................          64,575          69,000       64,575\1\          68,823
    Mandatory...................................             159             159             159             159
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\1\Includes outlays from pnor-year budget authority.

    NOTE--The amounts in this report do not include $500 
million in estimated outlays from provisions in this bill that 
are designated as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress) Consistent 
with the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, in the House of 
Representatives such amounts do not count against the 
Committee's allocation.

                      Five Year Outlay Projections

    Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII and section 
308(a)(1)(B) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the 
following table contains five-year projections associated with 
the budget authority provided in the accompanying bill as 
provided to the Committee by the Congressional Budget Office.

                        [In millions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Outlays
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Projection of outlays associated with the
 recommendations:
    2023.............................................          \1\24,795
    2024.............................................             16,371
    2025.............................................             10,536
    2026.............................................              5,881
    2027 and future years............................              6,550
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\1\Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.

          Financial Assistance to State and Local Governments

    Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII and section 
308(a)(1)(C) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the 
Congressional Budget Office has provided the following 
estimates of new budget authority and outlays provided by the 
accompanying bill for financial assistance to State and local 
governments.

                        [In millions of dollars]
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                                     Budget Authority       Outlays
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Financial assistance to State and                   0               \1\0
 local governments for 2023.......
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                          Program Duplication

    No provision of this bill establishes or reauthorizes a 
program of the Federal Government known to be duplicative of 
another Federal program, a program that was included in any 
report from the Government Accountability Office to Congress 
pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111-139, or a program 
related to a program identified in the most recent Catalog of 
Federal Domestic Assistance.

                           Committee Hearings

    Pursuant clause 3(c)(6) of rule XII, the following hearings 
were used to develop or consider the State, Foreign Operations 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023.
    The Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs held an oversight hearing on April 6, 2022, entitled 
``U.S. International Assistance to Combat Narcotics 
Trafficking''. The Subcommittee received testimony from:
          James Walsh, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
        Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement 
        Affairs, Department of State
    The Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs held a budget hearing on April 28, 2022, entitled 
``Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the Department of 
State''. The Subcommittee received testimony from:
          The Honorable Antony Blinken, Secretary, Department 
        of State
    The Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs held a budget hearing on May 11, 2022, entitled 
``Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the United States Agency 
for International Development''. The Subcommittee received 
testimony from:
          The Honorable Samantha Power, Administrator, United 
        States Agency for International Development
    The Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs held a budget hearing on May 17, 2022, entitled 
``Fiscal Year 2023 Member Day Hearing.'' The Subcommittee 
received oral testimony and/or written testimony from:
          The Honorable Ed Case, Member of Congress
          The Honorable Steve Cohen, Member of Congress
          The Honorable Jim Costa, Member of Congress
          The Honorable Veronica Escobar, Member of Congress
          The Honorable John Garamendi, Member of Congress
          The Honorable Sylvia R. Garcia, Member of Congress
          The Honorable Kaiali'i Kahele, Member of Congress
          The Honorable Tom Malinowski, Member of Congress
          The Honorable James P. McGovern, Member of Congress
          The Honorable Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen, Member 
        of Congress
    The Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs held a budget hearing on June 8, 2022, entitled 
``Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the United Nations 
(UN)''. The Subcommittee received testimony from:
          The Honorable Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. 
        Ambassador to the United Nations

      Comparative Statement of New Budget (Obligational) Authority

    The following table provides a detailed summary, for each 
department and agency, comparing the amounts recommended in the 
bill with fiscal year 2021 enacted amounts and budget estimates 
presented for fiscal year 2022:

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                             MINORITY VIEWS

    We thank the Chairs of the Full Committee and the 
Subcommittee for crafting a State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2023 that 
includes several priorities that support our national security 
and advance United States interests. Unfortunately, the fifteen 
percent increase included in the bill is far too much given 
record-high national debt and inflation. It is also based on a 
topline funding level that only the Majority has agreed to, and 
resources have been allocated to many misguided priorities that 
do not prioritize national security or reflect today's global 
reality. In addition, the removal of longstanding provisions in 
the bill to protect unborn children has resulted in one of the 
most extreme bills reported from this Committee.
    We appreciate that $3.3 billion in the Foreign Military 
Financing Program was included for our great ally, Israel, and 
that the bill continues support for other key partners around 
the globe. In addition, the bill's focus on Pacific Island 
partners as part of our efforts to counter China's malign 
influence is a welcome step. We also are pleased that the bill 
maintains robust funding for embassy security to help ensure 
the safety of our people and facilities overseas.
    We were pleased the Majority agreed to address in the 
Manager's Amendment several issues important to our Members, 
such as prohibiting funds to the Wuhan Institute of Virology, 
reinserting a notification requirement regarding detainees held 
at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and supporting programs to hold 
Russian officials accountable for war crimes committed in 
Ukraine.
    We also were glad that amendments offered by our Members to 
ensure the American taxpayer is not footing the bill for 
controversial spending were passed by voice vote. These 
include: an amendment offered by Mr. Womack to prohibit funds 
from Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities to 
pay for the procurement of Russian equipment in United Nations 
peacekeeping missions; an amendment offered by Mr. Diaz-Balart 
to prohibit funds to implement an agreement with Iran relating 
to their nuclear program unless the program is approved by 
Congress and to prohibit funds to revoke the designation of the 
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a Foreign Terrorist 
Organization; an amendment offered by Mr. Reschenthaler to 
prohibit funds to the EcoHealth Alliance for programs in China; 
and another amendment by Mr. Reschenthaler to prohibit funds to 
the United Nations Human Rights Council's Commission of Inquiry 
that has demonstrated its deeply anti-Israel agenda. Finally, 
an amendment offered by Mr. Cline to provide robust oversight 
requirements for assistance going to Ukraine also passed by 
voice vote.
    In other areas, stark policy differences remain. Some of 
the priorities Republicans tried to address were rejected by 
the Majority, including: continuing longstanding pro-life 
protections; prioritizing security assistance for Taiwan; 
reducing domestic energy costs; reining in unchecked spending 
on international climate finance projects; restoring 
longstanding conditions on funding to the United Nations; and 
continuing our unwavering commitment to supporting Israel.
    Mr. Diaz-Balart offered an amendment to prohibit funds to 
upgrade the Palestinian Affairs Unit to serve as the unofficial 
United States consulate to the Palestinians in Jerusalem. The 
amendment was defeated by voice vote.
    Mr. Calvert offered a budget-neutral amendment to provide 
Taiwan with $450,000,000 in Foreign Military Financing Program 
funds, increase Foreign Military Financing Program funding 
within the Countering People's Republic of China (PRC) 
Influence Fund from $50,000,000 to $100,000,000, and decrease 
the Economic Support Fund account by $500,000,000. Following 
Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, the attention of the 
world has been drawn to the strategic vulnerability of Taiwan 
to military coercion or aggression by the People's Liberation 
Army. These funds would reduce that vulnerability for our 
partners in the Indo-Pacific. The amendment was defeated 24-31, 
but deterring communist China's aggression remains a top 
priority for Republicans.
    Mr. Moolenaar offered an amendment that would prohibit 
funds from being used to shut down the Line 5 pipeline that 
runs from Canada through Michigan and supplies energy to the 
Midwest. Despite record-breaking gas prices and bipartisan 
support for the amendment, it was defeated 25-30.
    Mr. Diaz-Balart offered an amendment to restore important 
conditions on the United Nations that have been carried in the 
bill for many years. The amendment would withhold funds from 
the United Nations Human Rights Council until the Secretary of 
State certifies that the Council is taking significant steps to 
remove Israel as a permanent agenda item, in addition to other 
requirements. It also would require, prior to obligation of 
funds, that the Secretary report on whether the United Nations 
Relief and Works Agency is meeting certain requirements to 
ensure funds are not misused or diverted to terrorists. Despite 
the need for these important measures, the amendment was 
defeated 23-32. Our Members will remain vigilant in our 
oversight of the United Nations.
    Mrs. Hinson offered an amendment to restore the 
longstanding pro-life protections in the bill, including the 
Helms language that prohibits funds from being used to pay for 
abortion, Kemp-Kasten language on coercive abortion, 
requirements for voluntary family planning, and striking a 
provision that permanently prohibits implementation of the 
Mexico City Policy. Republican Members supported this amendment 
because these provisions have been critically important in 
protecting the sanctity of life and maintaining bipartisan 
support of global health programs over the last several 
decades. The amendment was defeated 23-32, but the fight to 
protect the most basic pro-life protections will continue.
    Ms. Letlow offered another pro-life amendment to strike the 
funding increase mandated for the United Nations Population 
Fund (UNFPA) and for family planning programs and to insert a 
funding prohibition for UNFPA given that the organization 
violates the most basic respect for human life through its 
support for coercive abortion and forced sterilization. The 
amendment was defeated 24-32, but Republicans were unified in 
their concerns about funding for UNFPA.
    Finally, Mr. Cline offered an amendment to strike 
$1,600,000,000 for the Green Climate Fund, citing it as a 
significant example of misguided spending priorities in the 
bill. Questions regarding the oversight and management of the 
organization were acknowledged even by current Treasury 
Secretary Janet Yellen; however, the amendment still was 
defeated by the Majority.
    In closing, we remain concerned about the spending levels 
and partisan riders in this bill that could jeopardize 
enactment of final legislation. We want to work with the 
Majority as we proceed through the legislative process, so the 
many bipartisan issues of great national importance in this 
bill will receive the support they deserve.
                                   Kay Granger.
                                   Harold Rogers.

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